Crypto News

- Bitcoin Could 'Easily' Reach $200,000 This Year, Says Tom Lee Bitcoin can still reach $200,000 per coin by year-end, crypto bull and Fundstrat Global Advisors Managing Partner Tom Lee told CNBC on Monday. Lee, who has made bold predictions in the past, said that the U.S. central bank's expected incoming interest rate cut at its next monetary policy meeting on September 17 would push the asset higher. "Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies like Ethereum are super sensitive to monetary policy," Lee said. "I think September 17 is an important catalyst." He added: "I think Bitcoin can easily get to $200,000 before the end of the year, and I know that's a big move.” Bitcoin was recently trading for a little over $112,000, up less than a...

- Putin Advisor Accuses US of Using Crypto, Gold to Escape Massive Debt An advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the United States is attempting to use crypto and gold to escape its massive debt. In a final press briefing at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Forum and Putin advisor Anton Kobyakov said that the U.S. is trying to ease its debt burden at “the world’s expense.” “The U.S. is now trying to rewrite the rules of the gold and cryptocurrency markets. Remember the size of their debt—35 trillion dollars. These two sectors (crypto and gold) are essentially alternatives to the traditional global currency system,” said Kobyakov according to a...

- Hackers have poisoned popular JavaScript packages with crypto-stealing malware, potentially threatening millions of developers and users worldwide. The large-scale attack targeted a prominent developer’s account after tricking them with fake emails — a technique known as phishing — to then inject malicious code into packages that get downloaded over one billion times per week. The malware silently replaces wallet addresses when users try to send funds, instead redirecting the money to wallets controlled by the attackers. Security experts discovered the attack when routine software builds started failing unexpectedly. They’re now urging everyone to avoid making crypto transactions until the infected packages are removed. “If you...

- Key Points It wasn't too long ago that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was very difficult to invest in without owning the digital currency directly. But since the first Bitcoin ETFs were approved in early 2024, dozens of exchange-traded funds that invest in the digital currency or adjacent assets are available for investors to trade. I personally don't own any Bitcoin in my portfolio right now, but I've been thinking about adding some, mainly for diversification purposes. With that in mind, here are two Bitcoin ETFs on my radar that I'm considering, and one that I'm absolutely going to avoid. A pure-play Bitcoin ETF The six largest Bitcoin ETFs on the market are all pure plays, also known as spot Bitcoin ETFs, meaning that they simply own...

- Google Meet outage disrupts thousands of users worldwide Google Meet users reported a large outage on September 8, with disruptions increasing sharply in the past hour. According to outage tracking site Downdetector, reports of issues with Google's video-conferencing service had reached around 10,000 by late morning. Many customers reported being unable to join meetings or experiencing unexpected call dropouts. Google has yet to publish an official statement on the cause, but the dramatic increase in outage reports indicates a widespread service disruption. While the outage wasn’t limited to the crypto sector, several developers and traders flagged the incident as a blocker to scheduled meetings and coordination tasks. "Was...

- A senior Russian advisor to President Vladimir Putin claimed the United States is conspiring to restructure its ballooning national debt by manipulating cryptocurrency and gold markets. Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Anton Kobyakov said Washington is looking to "rewrite the rules" of the cryptocurrency and gold industries as an alternative to the current global currency system to reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar. "The US is now trying to rewrite the rules of the gold and cryptocurrency markets. Remember the size of their debt, 35 trillion dollars," Kobyakov said in comments subsequently amplified by the Russian government media outlet RT. Kobyakov proposed the U.S. might work to convert parts of its...

- Wall Street Giant Cantor Debuts Bitcoin Fund With Gold Insurance Wall Street giant Cantor Fitzgerald debuted a new fund Monday that aims to give investors exposure to Bitcoin's gains and downside protection with gold. The fund, the Cantor Fitzgerald Gold Protected Bitcoin Fund, which was announced in May at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, aims to address the concerns of investors scared of Bitcoin. Monday's announcement said that the fund "minimizes the risk of short-term volatility and reduces the impact of correlation spikes while continuing to benefit from the long-term upside trend of Bitcoin." "This gold-protected Bitcoin strategy spans five years and tackles both risks head-on: it captures Bitcoin's...

- Dogecoin founder just had a bizarre dream about MrBeast Dogecoin founder Billy Markus, known as @BillyM2k on X, recently shared a bizarre dream about the popular YouTuber MrBeast. Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast on the video-sharing platform, is the most-followed YouTuber, with over 432 million subscribers. He hosts elaborate challenges whose popularity has turned him into a billionaire. Markus had a dream in which he won a "sweet electric bike" from a difficult MrBeast challenge, but then he woke up, he shared on X. But then, he missed the bike he did "all that dream work for." Markus himself is a well-known figure whose biggest pop culture moment was launching Dogecoin as a prank on Bitcoin. However, it turns out the meme...

- What Happened? Shares of technology real estate company Opendoor (NASDAQ:OPEN) fell 7.5% in the afternoon session after it entered a correction following a period of massive, speculative gains. The decline follows an extraordinary surge that saw the stock gain over 900% in the last three months, fueled by what some have described as "meme-stock mania." This rapid ascent created a "volatile battleground" for the stock, which has high short interest, with about 24% of its available shares being bet against by investors. Despite the recent stock frenzy, the company's fundamentals present a different picture. Opendoor has scaled back on home purchases and expects its third-quarter revenue to drop between 38% and 43% year-over-year...

- Why Is the Crypto Token Worldcoin (WLD) Skyrocketing Today? The crypto Worldcoin (CRYPTO: WLD) is surging on Monday, up 44.1% in the last 24 hours as of 3:10 p.m. ET. The jump comes as the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.4%. The Sam Altman-backed token is flying on news that Eightco Holdings will add Dan Ives to its board and adopt a Worldcoin accumulation strategy. This little-known packaging company will buy Worldcoin Eightco Holdings, a small packaging and e-commerce company, announced Monday morning that Wedbush Securities' Dan Ives is joining as chairman of the board. The company simultaneously revealed plans to raise $250 million through a private placement to fund what it calls a "first-of-its-kind"...

- Key Takeaways As more crypto firms hit the public markets, they are getting looked over by Wall Street's analysts. One of the latest IPOs has some analysts feeling lukewarm—even though the shares have cooled off since trading started. Analysts at Citi, Jefferies, and Oppenheimer on Monday all started coverage of crypto platform operator Bullish (BLSH), giving the company credit for its institutional focus, which differentiates them from rivals. However, its oversubscribed IPO and subsequent trading day pop prevented them from taking more positive stances, citing valuation. And that's even as shares of Bullish have fallen well off their $90 mid-August opening price—though they remain above their $37 IPO price. (The stock finished...

- Tokenization of private credit could unlock transparency and growth, says Kadena exec Tokenization is one of the hottest trends in digital assets today, but not every asset class benefits equally from the shift. Cesar Pereira, who serves as VP of Business Development for Kadena Labs, says tokenized stocks are unlikely to gain traction, while private credit could be the breakout use case that defines the next wave of adoption. “When we talk about tokenized stocks, or what I call equities, that's a very mature marketplace today,” Pereira said. “Just because you can tokenize something doesn't mean you should tokenize something." Why equities are not the best asset to tokenize Regulators have recently flagged concerns that many...

- Swathes of crypto users could be at risk of having their funds stolen following the discovery of compromised JavaScript code packages, Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet warned Monday. NPM is a prominent package manager for JavaScript, and Guillemet said on X that the entire programming language’s ecosystem could be vulnerable after a reputable developer’s account was compromised, potentially spreading a malicious payload to various websites. “The malicious payload works by silently swapping crypto addresses on the fly to steal funds,” he said, adding that compromised packages have been downloaded more than 1 billion times. Guillemet added that funds on "potentially all chains" could be vulnerable to the exploit. “I would strongly...

- Popular Wall Street analysts are getting in on a hot new crypto side hustle The crypto treasury strategy has proliferated in 2025, and it's lured some well known Wall Street analysts to join the party in leadership roles at firms that are amassing vast troves of tokens. Dan Ives is the latest getting in on the crypto rush. The senior equity research analyst at Wedbush Securities, who has a large public following for his views on tech stocks and launched an ETF earlier this year, will be the new chairman of the board of Eightco Holdings, the firm said on Monday. The Nasdaq-listed Eightco will essentially be a holding company predominantly for Worldcoin, a crypto created by Sam Altman-founded World. It will buy $250 million of...

- Why Sharplink's Plan to Stake Ethereum on Linea Got a Muted Response From Investors Ethereum treasury company Sharplink got a muted response from investors when it announced plans to stake a portion of the $3.6 billion worth of ETH in its treasury on Linea once mainnet goes live. The company’s shares, trading under the SBET ticker, are currently valued at $15.73, marking an 11% decline over the past five trading days. Investors on Myriad, a prediction market, are skeptical that Sharplink will accumulate enough Ethereum to reach 1 million ETH before September 16. Currently, the company holds 837,230 ETH, valued at approximately $3.62 billion at current prices. At the start of the month, the odds shifted to 70% of users betting that...

- Key Points Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ: OPEN) stock popped by as much as 10% Monday morning. The stock remains highly volatile, and its next move showed investors why it's a risky bet. Shares lost all of those gains and more in heavy midday trading. As of 1:22 p.m. ET, Opendoor stock was lower by 3.8% on the day. Meme stocks aren't for investors Traders who frequent the forums on social media platforms have turned Opendoor into a meme stock. That has led to retail traders and some investors following it closely. Shares popped early Monday after reports were published highlighting a 30,000-share purchase by Opendoor's interim CEO. Those reports triggered some heavy trading in the name; it surpassed its 65-day average trading...

- Signal introduces free and paid backup plans for your chats Privacy-focused messaging app Signal announced on Monday that it’s introducing a feature that allows users to back up their text conversations for free, along with the last 45 days of media. It’s also debuting its first paid feature by offering full media backups with up to 100GB of storage. Historically, the messaging app didn’t let users store any kind of backup of your conversations on the platform. This could be especially troublesome if you lost or broke your phone. While you could transfer conversations from one phone to another, there was no cloud backup in place. The new feature finally solves that problem, making Signal a more valuable app for secure messaging...

- OpenSea Reveals 'Flagship' NFT Treasury Stockpile as SEA Token Drop Nears Prominent NFT marketplace OpenSea announced that it has committed over $1 million to acquiring culturally relevant NFTs in preparation for the launch of its native ecosystem token, SEA. The marketplace's reserve, named the Flagship Collection, will begin with CryptoPunk #5273. This NFT was last purchased for $282,000 on August 25 and then transferred to a new address. OpenSea plans to further acquire and highlight pieces from emerging artists. The CEO stated that NFTs are cultural and the Flagship Collection aims to select pieces that will remain significant over time. The selection process involves a committee of OpenSea employees and external advisors to...

- Food Delivery Powers JD's Growth: Can New Businesses Turn Profitable? JD.com's JD second-quarter 2025 results highlight a striking contrast between explosive growth and mounting losses. The company’s New Businesses segment, led by food delivery, achieved an impressive 199% year-over-year revenue surge, driven by massive subsidies, zero-commission policies for merchants and an expanded rider network exceeding 150K. Daily orders now surpass 25 million, with over 1.5 million high-quality merchants onboard, reinforcing JD’s aggressive push into this market. However, this rapid growth comes at a steep cost. The segment posted a stunning operating loss of RMB 14.8 billion in the quarter, translating to a negative operating margin of...

- Dan Ives-backed Eightco sees stock explode nearly 3,000% after unveiling Worldcoin treasury strategy Eightco Holdings (OCTO) stock surged nearly 3,000% on Monday after the company announced plans to pursue a Worldcoin (WDC-USD) treasury strategy, making it the latest public company to flip its balance sheet into a warehouse for digital currencies. The company said Monday it would sell $250 million worth of stock in a private placement transaction to buy up Worldcoin tokens. Worldcoin is the token of the World network, which was co-founded by Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI (OPAI.PVT). As part of its transaction, Eightco also named tech analyst Dan Ives as the chairman of its board. Ives has become one of the most prominent tech...