Articles written by Aniket Verma - Benzinga

Not Trump Coin But This Token With A Whopping 1400% Rally Was The January Chart Topper

|January was a month of significant development in the cryptocurrency space. A meme coin directly linked to the president of the U.S. was launched and quickly became a big talking point worldwide, running into billions of dollars in capitalization on the way.

Bitcoin Backer BlackRock Boosted Exposure To RGTI Stock Right Before Its Jaw-Dropping 1,400% Surge In Quantum Computing Hype

|BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), the world’s largest asset management organization, is noted for having a diverse investment portfolio, leveraging trillions of dollars at its disposal to bag shares in companies worldwide. The company has made several successful bets over the years.

Are Fartcoin, MooDeng Tokens Securities? Solana-based Memecoin Creator Pump.fun Slapped With Class-Action Lawsuit

|Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based meme coin launchpad Pump.fun was hit with a class-action lawsuit on Thursday, claiming that all tokens created on the platform are unregistered securities.

Dogecoin Might 'Outperform' Bitcoin And Lead The Altcoin Season, Says Analyst

|Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) corrected sharply this week, but the dog-themed cryptocurrency could gain upsides in the days to come, according to a popular trader's analysis on Thursday.

Tether Is Bringing USDT To Bitcoin Network, Which Will Allow 'Millions' To Send Dollars Globally

|Cryptocurrency firm Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) announced the launch of USDT, the world’s most valuable stablecoin by market cap, on the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) blockchain on Thursday.

Shiba Inu's Burn Rate Explodes 43325% As A Billion SHIB Tokens Kicked Out Of Circulation

|About a billion Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) tokens were removed from circulation on Thursday, applying further deflationary pressure on the popular dog-themed cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin, Dogecoin Trade Flat, Ethereum Rises Ahead Of Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Release: Will Bitcoin Peak In Early 2027?

|Leading cryptocurrencies lost their early gains on Thursday as investors awaited the release of crucial inflation data.

TRUMP Coin Can Buy You Donald Trump-Themed Watches And Sneakers: Here's How

Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Rebound Overshadowed By Fartcoin, Pepe In Memecoin Rally

Crypto Firm Gemini Halts MIT Hiring Due To Gary Gensler's Presence — Winklevoss Twin Calls Appointing Former SEC Chair A 'Bad Idea'

|Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, announced a hiring boycott against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday due to its association with former SEC Chair Gary Gensler.

Litecoin Spikes Over 11% After SEC Acknowledges ETF Filing—Market Regulator Says LTC 'Very Similar' To Bitcoin

|Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) soared to double-digit gains on Wednesday after the SEC formally acknowledged its exchange-traded fund application.

Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Rebound Overshadowed By Fartcoin, Pepe In Memecoin Rally

|The meme coin segment gained momentum on Wednesday, riding high on a broader market rebound. What happened: Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based Fartcoin spearheaded the rally, jumping more than 11% in the last 24 hours.

TRUMP Coin Can Buy You Donald Trump-Themed Watches And Sneakers: Here's How

|Platforms selling President Donald Trump-branded merchandise have started to accept his multibillion-dollar-valued meme coin as payment.

Former Senator Bob Menendez Who Said 'Bitcoin Will Open Doors Of Corruption In El Salvador' Gets 11-Year Jail Term For Accepting Bribes

|Former Senator Bob Menendez was handed an 11-year prison term for accepting bribes, including gold bars, and foreign agent offenses, in return for political favors on Wednesday.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Rise, Defy Stocks Decline As Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged: Top Trader Sees Possible 40% Downside For This Large-Cap Crypto

|Leading cryptocurrencies lifted on Wednesday, defying the stock market's decline as the Federal Reserve snapped its interest rate-cutting streak.

Elon Musk's Tesla Records $600 Million In Paper Gains On Bitcoin In Q4 Thanks To New Accounting Rule

|Electric vehicle behemoth Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) reported an unrealized gain of $600 million on its cryptocurrency holdings in the fourth quarter.

Shytoshi Kusama's 'Biggest Announcement Ever' Tease Triggers Rally In Shiba Inu Ecosystem Tokens

|Shytoshi Kusama, the lead ambassador of the Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) fraternity, said on Monday he was preparing to make the “biggest announcement” ever connected to the blockchain ecosystem.

Kusama-Themed Token Surges 25% After Shiba Inu Dev Teases Major Partnership

Lunar New Year 2025 Will Spring A Bitcoin Rally? History Says So

|China and other Asian countries are celebrating the Spring Festival today, a deeply rooted cultural festival that marks the beginning of a new year based on the lunisolar calendar.

Elizabeth Warren Pressures Trump's Commerce Secretary Pick Howard Lutnick Over Tether Links Ahead Of Key Senate Hearing

|Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) demanded answers from Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick on Tuesday with regard to his association with the controversial stablecoin-issuing company Tether (CRYPTO: USDT).