Author: John Smith
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Citigroup enters stablecoin custody and blockchain payments, signaling a major leap for crypto adoption. Summary Citigroup enters stablecoin custody, signaling crypto’s move into mainstream finance. Little Pepe presale surges as investors eye high-potential tokens. With exchange listings secured, LILPEPE aims to lead 2025’s top crypto performers. The digital asset market is preparing for its next major leap as Citigroup, a $2.57 trillion banking giant, confirms its push into stablecoin custody and blockchain-based payments. With Wall Street preparing to integrate…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. DOGE jumps 23%, sparking interest in Little Pepe, Dogwifhat, and Bonk as analysts eye 25x potential gains. Summary DOGE surges 23%, fueling interest in high-potential memecoins like LILPEPE, WIF, and BONK. Little Pepe presale nears sellout, offering 25–44x potential with Layer-2 blockchain perks. Analysts spotlight LILPEPE’s fair-launch, low-fee network as a top meme token to watch in 2025. The memecoin market is heating up again. In the past week, Dogecoin (DOGE), the first and leading meme token, has increased…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Little Pepe emerges as Dogecoin’s new rival, with analysts eyeing massive gains in the next 90 days. Summary Little Pepe presale nears $22m as investors eye massive gains in a few months. DOGE sits steady at $0.23, but Little Pepe’s presale hype is exploding fast. With only 870m tokens left, Little Pepe could be crypto’s next meme crown winner. It’s no news in the crypto space that memecoins keep stealing the spotlight, attracting small-time and big-money investors. Dogecoin (DOGE)…
Trish Turner has stepped down from her position leading the Internal Revenue Service’s crypto division. This is after approximately three months in the role. Summary IRS digital assets chief Trish Turner resigns after 3 months. Turner joins Crypto Tax Girl as tax director amid rising crypto compliance needs. Her exit adds to ongoing leadership churn in the IRS’s crypto division. The departure is another leadership change for the agency’s cryptocurrency unit. The agency has also experienced frequent turnover as it works to establish regulatory frameworks for digital asset taxation. Turner announced her departure on Friday through LinkedIn and concluded over…
The week of August 17-23, 2025, recorded $63.77 million in crypto funding across 13 projects, with DigiFT’s $11 million strategic round leading. Summary Crypto funding hit $63.7 million across 13 projects, down from $1.5 billion last week DigiFT led with $11 million, as Irys and Block Earner raised $10 million and $8 million Smaller rounds included DecentralGPT, Overtake, LO:TECH, and Legion Multi-chain and cross-ecosystem projects dominated this week’s funding as per Crypto Fundraising data. Here’s a detailed overview of this week’s crypto funding activity: DigiFT DigiFT raised $11 million in a Strategic round Investors include SBI Holdings, Mirana Ventures, and…
In an interview with Stripe’s John Collison, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shared details on tactics North Korean hackers use to infiltrate Coinbase. Attempts by deceptive agents to bribe the exchange’s support team or get jobs at Coinbase resulted in stricter security standards. What did we learn about hackers from the DPRK? Summary In a new interview, Brian Armstrong emphasized that North Korea is trying to infiltrate tech companies with a large number of its agents disguised as remote IT workers. Armstrong said it feels like around 500 new agents graduate from special schools every quarter. According to Armstrong, threat actors…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Believe it or not, DeFi has a transparency problem. Transparency is one of the cornerstones of decentralized finance, but radical transparency also comes with unintended costs. While it may be fine for pseudonymous retail users, it creates strategic friction for capital allocators, institutional players, and protocol builders. Summary Transparency has hidden costs: In DeFi, wallet doxxing, alpha leakage, and MEV extraction turn “openness” into a disadvantage, compromising privacy, safety, and competitiveness. Unfair market dynamics: Public mempools enable…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. After DOGE and SHIB made millionaires, new token Little Pepe under $0.0025 is capturing investor attention. Summary Little Pepe builds a Layer-2 hub for memecoins, with low fees, speed, and fairness. Its presale is 93% sold and has so far raised $20.57 million. CertiK-audited LILPEPE targets $0.088, aiming to be 2025’s standout memecoin. The hunt for the next explosive memecoin never stops, and crypto traders know that timing is everything. In 2021, Dogecoin (DOGE) turned small stakes into life-changing…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Bitcoin fees incentivize miners and speed confirmations, but costs can spike during market congestion. Summary Bitcoin fees range from cents to triple digits in busy times. Average BTC fee is $0.87, down from $4.88 a year ago; spikes hit $7.68 in 2024. ForumPay helps businesses integrate crypto payments with real-time fee tracking. Bitcoin transaction fees are a core part of how the Bitcoin network operates. These fees primarily serve as an incentive for miners to process transactions promptly, adding…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. XRP rallies, PI Network grows on community power, while XYZVerse presale gains momentum as a 2025 breakout contender. Summary XRP rallies, Pi Network grows while XYZVerse presale draws strong community buzz. XYZVerse fuses sports fandom with meme energy as it aims for 2025 breakout status. Community power is driving XRP, Pi, and XYZVerse into the spotlight this cycle. Crypto markets are once again proving that community strength can be just as powerful as technology or institutional backing. XRP has…