Author: Isabella Taylor

South Korean investors cut their crypto holdings by more than half over the past year as capital moved toward the stock market.  Summary South Korean crypto holdings dropped from $83.3 billion to $41.4 billion within a year. Trading volume on five major exchanges fell sharply as investors moved toward equities. New AML checks and a 2027 crypto tax may add pressure on local exchanges. Bank of Korea data submitted to Rep. Cha Gyu-geun showed holdings fell from 121.8 trillion won, or $83.3 billion, at the end of January 2025 to 60.6 trillion won, or $41.4 billion, by the end of…

Avalanche founder Emin Gün Sirer has warned that Bitcoin may face a long-term security issue as miner rewards continue to fall after each halving. Summary Emin Gün Sirer says Bitcoin’s future risk may come from falling miner rewards. Up to 20% of Bitcoin miners may be unprofitable. The debate centers on whether fees can replace shrinking Bitcoin block rewards. Sirer argued that Bitcoin’s reward model could become a larger concern than quantum computing or rival tokens. His view centers on whether miners will still earn enough to secure the network when block rewards keep shrinking. Bitcoin’s security budget faces fresh…

Michael Saylor has moved to clarify Strategy’s position after recent comments raised questions about whether the company could sell part of its Bitcoin holdings. Summary Saylor says Strategy may sell Bitcoin but remain a net buyer over time. Strategy holds 818,334 BTC after reporting a $12.54 billion Q1 loss. Dividend costs and Peter Schiff’s Ponzi claims keep pressure on Strategy’s model. The Strategy co-founder said his well-known “never sell your Bitcoin” line was less precise than the company’s actual policy. He said the clearer position is that Strategy should never become a net seller of Bitcoin. Strategy may sell BTC…

Seven major Bitcoin mining pools have joined the Stratum V2 working group as the industry seeks a common open standard for communication between pools and miners. Summary Seven mining pools joined Stratum V2 to improve pool communication and miner choice. Foundry and AntPool control a large share of global Bitcoin mining hashrate. Crypto.news reported that up to 20% of Bitcoin miners may be unprofitable. The new members include AntPool, Block Inc., F2Pool, Foundry, MARA Foundation, SpiderPool, and DMND. The group will work on wider adoption of Stratum V2, a protocol built to improve how mining pools share work with individual…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. SHR Miner gains attention as investors seek stable crypto income amid Fed-driven market volatility. Summary Market volatility after Fed updates is driving investors toward passive crypto income platforms like SHR Miner. SHR Miner combines AI-powered mining, global infrastructure, and multi-asset support for passive earning. As crypto markets fluctuate, SHR Miner attracts attention with compliance, security, and automated rewards. Amid heightened macroeconomic volatility following the recent U.S. Federal Reserve policy update, the cryptocurrency market continues to draw investor attention. Over…

Acting Labor Secretary Sandlin’s push for earlier Fed cuts clashes with a cautious central bank, leaving crypto trading a “higher for longer” regime even as the political drumbeat for easing grows louder. Summary ECB Governing Council member Joachim Nagel says the central bank is “highly vigilant” about rising inflation risks from the Iran war and will act if energy costs start feeding into broader prices. The comments come as eurozone inflation has already ticked back up to around 3% year-on-year on the back of a double‑digit jump in energy prices, complicating any case for rapid rate cuts. For crypto, a…

Revolut briefly showed Bitcoin trading near zero for some users while every major exchange and index still had BTC around $79,000. Summary Revolut briefly showed Bitcoin trading at near-zero levels for some users, even as every major exchange and index provider had BTC around $79,000. The anomaly appears isolated to Revolut’s pricing and display stack, raising hard questions about how neobanks source liquidity, route orders, and protect clients from internal misfires. At Revolut’s scale — 70 million users, over $1 trillion in annual volume — this isn’t a meme; it’s a structural warning about app-layer infrastructure in a market that…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Crypto conferences filled venues and dominated social feeds in 2025, but fresh traffic data suggests the hype barely translated into meaningful audience growth for crypto media outlets. Crypto conference season was noisy last year. The booths were full, the panels were stacked with premier speakers, and the side events and parties ran late. Social feeds made it look like the entire digital asset market took over conference halls and parts of major cities. So we asked the…

TeraWulf’s Q1 2026 results show $21 million in AI/HPC hosting revenue versus under $13 million from Bitcoin mining, marking the first quarter where high‑performance compute has overtaken BTC as the company’s primary revenue driver. Summary TeraWulf generated $21 million from high-performance computing (HPC) hosting in Q1, surpassing less than $13 million from Bitcoin mining for the first time. Total Q1 revenue was $34 million, roughly flat year-on-year, while net loss widened to $427.6 million due largely to a non‑cash warrant revaluation. The company is rapidly converting mining infrastructure into AI/HPC data center capacity, a trend mirrored by rivals like Riot…

Josh Shapiro has sued Character.AI after a chatbot falsely posed as a licensed Pennsylvania psychiatrist and offered medical advice to a state investigator. Summary A Character.AI bot named “Emilie” claimed to be a licensed Pennsylvania psychiatrist and provided a fake state medical license number during a state investigation. The bot offered depression assessments and told an investigator its consultations were “within my remit as a Doctor.” Pennsylvania is seeking a preliminary injunction to bar Character.AI bots from practicing medicine without a license. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sued Character.AI on May 6, targeting the company’s chatbots for allegedly practicing medicine without…