Steve Muchoki

Bitcoin (BTC) price is showing resilience amid mounting political, economic, and geopolitical uncertainty.  From the $6.3 billion Binance hack and rising inflation to stalled US-Iran negotiations, expectations of another Federal...

President Donald J. Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures could face increased congressional scrutiny as Democrats prepare to investigate the Trump family’s crypto business dealings after regaining control of Congress in January 2027. ...

As of November 4, 2026, according to CoinMarketCap data, the top 10 performing cryptocurrency tokens in the last 24 hours feature a mix of decentralized exchange (DEX) assets like Morpho...

Ripple minted $110.57 million in RLUSD on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) in a single transaction on November 2, hours before Binance began restoring customer withdrawal services across dozens of assets...

XRP is showing a notable divergence between its network adoption and price performance. Onchain data shows 7,934 new wallets created on November 1, while XRP’s price hovers around $1.25.  This...

Crypto cards that allow Indian residents to spend digital assets on domestic purchases and withdraw cash using offshore wallets have come under the scrutiny of the Reserve Bank of India...

TCPay Server’s incident response investigation team identified an attack vector granting unauthorized admin access and hot wallet drains on BTCPay Server versions 2.4.1, released on July 23, 2026, and older...

The first week of November could prove decisive for global financial markets as investors brace for an exceptionally busy period from November 1–6, 2026.  Eight major macroeconomic and policy events,...

Binance’s latest hack, involving an estimated $6.3 billion in losses, has sparked fresh worries about the security of centralized exchanges and the safety of cryptocurrency assets.  However, the incident has...

Elon Musk has weighed in on reports of a major security breach at Binance, where approximately $6.3 billion was reportedly drained from hot wallets across Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC), and...

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has carried out searches in Bengaluru and Madhya Pradesh as part of its investigations into alleged cryptocurrency-based cross-border transfers bypassing the legitimate Reserve Bank of India...

Indian law enforcement agencies have uncovered three major financial fraud networks, including a probe into a crypto racket worth NPR37.64 crore, a ₹90.2 lakh Facebook scam, and a ₹3.93 crore...

Ahead of the October 28, 2026 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision, a Bitcoin (BTC) whale has taken a high-conviction bearish stance, opening a $94.6 million BTC short position at...

XRP’s recovery toward the $1.34 breaker block has stalled as severe selling pressure builds. However, CoinGlass data is showing a substantial liquidity imbalance between the ask-wall and the bid-wall, with...

As of October 27, 2026, the Crypto Times’ India USDT Premium Index (CTPI-USDT-SPOT-INR) holds above 6% at 6.54%, having seen a peg-adjusted premium of 6.32% at its last fix on...

LayerZero (ZRO) price dropped sharply on October 27, 2026, after recording the steepest decline of 7.14% among the top 100 cryptocurrencies as traders assess the impact of scheduled token unlocks. ...

On October 27, 2026, the cryptocurrency market faced mixed performance, with XDC Network (XDC) leading the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization after gaining nearly 8%.  Bitcoin (BTC) has reclaimed...

Electrum disclosed a high-severity vulnerability on October 24 via Replace-by-Fee (RBF) attacks affecting all Electrum versions earlier than 4.8.3. Version 4.8.3 introduced additional transaction-signature checks.  Electrum’s advisory describes how malicious...

In mid-October 2026, total volume in crypto-related prediction markets on Kalshi and Polymarket hit a record $2.7 billion in one week, driven heavily by short-term bets on Bitcoin’s (BTC) price...

HSBC Holdings plc (HSBA) launched its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin, RedCoin (RCHKD), opening stablecoin access to 3.3 million users and more than 100,000 merchants.  However, an analysis has highlighted that...

On October 23, 2026, the cryptocurrency market experienced significant divergence, with large-cap tokens exhibiting selling pressure while some small-cap and meme tokens rallied.  While Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) fell...

On October 23, 2026, the Indian rupee (INR) weakened to 94.96 against the US dollar (USD) as soaring oil prices and artificial intelligence (AI)-related jitters fuelled risk aversion, outweighing relief...

Indian government bond yields have surged to multi-year highs, raising concerns about borrowing costs, household finances, and investment returns. The rise comes as oil prices remain elevated above $110 a...

A crypto trader reportedly opened leveraged long positions in crude oil (CL) and Brent oil (BRENTOIL) through a newly created wallet the previous day, shortly before reports emerged that the...

The release of Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) on November 19, 2026, could cost the U.S. economy roughly $1 billion in a single day as an estimated 1.5 million...