Key Takeaways A LastPass security breach is linked to the theft of 213 million XRP tokens from Chris Larsen. The LastPass breach has resulted in total losses of $250 million due to ongoing crypto theft. Share this article Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen’s $150 million crypto theft in January 2024 has been linked to a LastPass…
World Liberty Financial (WLF), a decentralized finance (DeFi) project backed by the US President Donald Trump and family, has made headlines with a $20 million cryptocurrency acquisition, mainly Bitcoin and Ethereum, just hours before the White House’s first-ever Crypto Summit scheduled to take place today. According to a 7 March 2025 Bloomberg report, “A digital…
Coinbase-incubated Layer 2 network Base has announced acquiring the development team behind Iron Fish, a privacy-focused blockchain project. The latest move aims to boost privacy features within Base. The acquisition focuses on integrating the expertise of Iron Fish’s team and does not involve the Iron Fish blockchain or its native token, both of which will…
In a speech delivered today at the U.S. Monetary Policy Forum in New York City, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized the central bank’s cautious approach amid prevailing economic uncertainties. Powell reiterated the Federal Reserve’s readiness to maintain current interest rates, adopting a “wait and see” stance as it monitors the impacts of recent policy…
Key Takeaways Gemini has confidentially filed for an IPO with the assistance of Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. Ark Invest sees new policies driving crypto industry growth and facilitating public listings for digital asset companies. Share this article Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss’ crypto firm Gemini has confidentially filed paperwork with the SEC for an initial public…
Bitcoin hitting $1 million by 2025? Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3, says bet on it and hyperbitcoinization. The long-time crypto zealot sees this as more of an explosion than a climb, predicting the leap will be swift and violent, unfolding over mere months. This comes before Thursday night, when President Donald Trump signed off on…
President Donald Trump hosted the first White House Digital Asset Summit on Friday, with a handful of major crypto executives and relevant members of his administration. Trump repeated his promises from his Thursday executive order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, and to never sell America’s Bitcoin. “From this day on, America will follow the…
On Mar. 7, 2025, crypto investor and Wolf of All Streets podcast host Scott Melker dedicated a huge part of his Wolf Den newsletter to the meaning of the Bitcoin reserve launch and the public reaction to it. Later that day, he added several statements via his X account, explaining the importance of this historic…
Key Takeaways The OCC confirms that national banks can provide crypto custody and stablecoin services without prior approval. Banks must implement robust risk management controls equivalent to traditional banking operations when engaging in crypto activities. Share this article The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has clarified that national banks can now offer…
Why Is XRP Dropping? Trump’s executive order on Thursday didn’t just affirm Bitcoin; it made it official—a US strategic asset with a title and a purpose in the form of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. For Bitcoin maximalists, it’s a defining moment. For the rest of crypto—left watching from the bleachers as altcoins like XRP were…
