The Bitcoin Wallet Built for “Grandma Investors:” BitBox Review
You don’t usually meet a hardware Bitcoin wallet founder who could just as easily be lecturing on synapses and brain plasticity. Yet that is exactly the lane shift taken by Dr. Douglas Bakkum, a former neuroscience researcher, and the BitBox team, creating a
Trump Shuts Down SBF Pardon Talk as Crypto Justice Hardens
President Donald Trump said he has no plans to pardon Sam Bankman-Fried, the former FTX CEO who is serving a 25-year federal prison sentence. Bitcoin stayed close to its recent price range after the comment, which suggests traders did not see it as
Crypto Fear Gauge Crawls Out of ‘Extreme’ Zone: Should You Buy?
The popular Crypto Fear & Greed Index finally climbed out of “extreme fear” this week, flashing a score of 29 (“fear”) as Bitcoin still hovers under the $90,000 mark. Bitcoin trades under pressure after recent macro jitters and ETF outflows, while many altcoins
Crypto Billionaires Warn California: ‘Billionaire Tax’ Risks Web3 Exodus
California is planning to hit billionaires with a new one-time wealth tax in 2026, and it sparked loud warnings from tech and crypto founders about an “innovation exodus.” However, crypto markets did not swing on the headlines, but the battle over where builders
Samourai Wallet Founder Gets 5 Years: What It Means for Bitcoin Privacy
US prosecutors just sent Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez to prison for five years over Bitcoin money-laundering charges, in one of the toughest blows yet to crypto privacy tools. Bitcoin price barely reacted, as BTC USD traded in a tight range around major
FTX Execs Hit With 10‑Year Wall Street Ban: What It Signals Next
Merry Christmas, everyone. Your present this year – US regulators just banned several top FTX and Alameda Research executives from serving as public company directors or officers for up to 10 years after their role in the exchange’s collapse. Bitcoin and the broader
SEC Quietly Changes Rules, Letting Wall Street Control Your Bitcoin
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has quietly, for those who may not be aware, updated its guidance on how broker-dealers handle cryptocurrencies, making it easier for Wall Street giants like Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to act as custodians. This change
Life Sours For Terra’s Do Kwon: Will Disgraced Crypto Kid Face Second Sentence Or Trump Crypto Pardon?
Do Kwon, founder of the now-infamous Terraform Labs and its LUNA crypto token and the UST stablecoin, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the US, and news is beginning to spread that a second sentence could await him in his
Crypto Market News Today, December 11: The Rise and Fall of Do Kwon as 15-Year Jailtime Sentenced, YouTube PayPal Stablecoin Payout, All While Bitcoin Price About to Pounce
The crypto market started the day with three stories dominating the headlines: Do Kwon 15 years sentence, the new YouTube PayPal stablecoin payout option, and the bullish Bitcoin price after a depressing few weeks. These tidings intersect more than people think. Sentiment, regulation,
Why is Elon Musk Shuffling BTC Ahead of Rumored SpaceX IPO?
What’s going on with SpaceX and its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings? The privately held company has been in the news for a while regarding its BTC reshuffling activities, and has once again made the news for the same reason. On-chain data suggests that the
