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In brief Five individuals have pleaded guilty in connection with FireBunnyUSA, a dark web vendor that distributed cocaine, MDMA, and ketamine between 2019 and 2022. Ringleader Nan Wu received a 6 1⁄2 year prison sentence and was ordered to forfeit 20 BTC, 3,297 XMR, and $12,857 in cash. The ring converted Monero into Bitcoin and…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors rebound 1-2%; BTC at $109,500 a16z releases ‘State of Crypto 2025’ highlighting newest trends BlackRock says it will stay focused…
In brief Zcash (ZEC) surged over the past week to its highest level since April 2022, leading a sector-wide rally for privacy coins including Railgun and Dash. The rally comes as concerns mount over financial surveillance and sanctions, with investors seeking assets that offer greater privacy and protection from capital freezes amid geopolitical uncertainty. Analysts…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors chop on the day, Bitcoin holds at $123,000 ZCash soars 35% leading all crypto movers; RAIL jumps 100% Jack Dorsey’s…
In brief The network reorganized 18 blocks and invalidated 118 transfers in its deepest rollback yet. Observers linked the event to Qubic’s withheld mining and potential majority hash control. The incident follows Qubic’s attempts last month to do a 51% attack on the network. Monero has shrugged off its biggest chain rollback in its 12-year…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors dip 3-6% overnight; BTC holds at $115,000 Gemini files to go public with ticker GEMI, timing TBD BTCS becomes first…
In brief Qubic said that it had momentarily achieved control of 51% of the hash rate of privacy blockchain Monero. The firm said the event was an “experiment” and a way to “help” the network. However, a few experts said there had been no independent verification of the attack. AI protocol Qubic said it had…
In brief The price of Monero (XMR) has dropped 15.96% on the week so far. XMR investors are rushing for the exists as news spreads of a 51% network attack by the Qubic mining pool. The charts show bearish momentum is accelerating. The majority of the crypto market may be rejoicing today, but the king…
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BTC $55111. ↑7.0% $812.9M ETH $3585.4 ↑2.0% $370.0M USDT $1.0004 ↓0.01% $248.1M ADA $2.2171 ↓0.8% $70.7M USDC $0.9999 ↓0.01% $62.3M DOT $32.566 ↑3.6% $58.9M SOL $155.44 ↓5.7% $52.2M DOGE $0.2517 ↓0.08% $33.9M XTZ $7.8876 ↓0.7% $30.6M XRP $1.0796 ↓0.4% $26.5M LINK $26.821 ↓1.5% $24.8M LTC $181.88 ↑4.6% $19.2M ATOM $35.250 ↓4.2% $18.9M ALGO $1.8354 ↓6.1% $15.9M AXS $127.73 ↓4.1% $12.7M SC $0.0188 ↑2.4% $12.2M OMG $14.591 ↓6.0% $9.73M XMR $288.5 ↑6.6% $9.53M BCH $617.97 ↑3.6% $8.73M XLM $0.3406 ↑6.8% $7.06M MATIC $1.2633 ↓4.1% $6.82M FIL $70.992 ↑0.19% $6.48M DYDX $22.615 ↓0.4% $6.36M MINA $4.59 ↓2.3% $5.75M DAI $1.0003 ↓0.03% $5.75M KSM $332.83 ↓1.4% $5.49M UNI $25.178 ↓1.9% $5.16M EOS $4.8036 ↑1.5% $5.1M TRX $0.0953 ↓0.9% $4.26M FLOW $19.298 ↓4.9% $3.83M AAVE $309.15 ↑0.3% $3.5M DASH $186.62 ↑2.0% $2.91M MOVR $312.00 ↑1.0% $2.86M ETC $54.305 ↓0.14% $2.79M OCEAN $0.7931 ↑5.5% $2.79M KAVA $6.2381 ↓2.8% $2.73M KEEP $0.4214 ↑3.1% $2.33M QTUM $13.410 ↑1.0% $2.33M ICX $2.2180 ↓3.7% $2.0M SNX $10.22 ↓2.5% $1.92M NANO $5.3298 ↓4.0% $1.89M MLN $133.27 ↓2.7% $1.77M CRV $2.7678 ↓5.2% $1.74M CQT $1.4280 ↑2.0% $1.71M GRT $0.7239 ↓4.4% $1.67M YFI $32100. ↑0.23% $1.6M ZEC $124.95 ↑1.3% $1.59M STORJ $1.3154 ↓1.8% $1.41M BADGER $25.826 ↑8.4% $1.35M WAVES $26.957 ↓2.2% $1.31M ENJ $1.629 ↓4.3% $1.31M MANA $0.7649 ↓2.1% $1.09M REN $1.1275 ↓6.8% $1.04M COMP $303.94 ↓1.9% $1.04M PAXG $1765.5 ↓0.11% $990K…
