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Chainalysis, a major player in crypto analysis and forensics, has acquired Alterya, an Israeli startup specializing in detecting fraud using AI agents, the company said Monday. The total purchase price was about $150 million, sources familiar with the acquisition told Business Insider. Alterya, founded in 2022 and backed by $9.8 million in seed funding from Battery Ventures, Y Combinator, NFX, and Nyca, uses AI agents to detect and prevent scams targeting financial institutions, fintech, and crypto service providers. This investment allows Chainalysis to move beyond reactive investigations and offer proactive fraud prevention. With Alterya’s advanced AI-driven tools, the company could…

A notorious wallet, sbfonchain.sol, displays renewed meme token activity. Previously, the whale has been known to be an early holder of peak memes, though not always achieving the best returns. A Solana vanity address, sbfonchain.sol, has been busy in the past day, moving funds into new meme tokens. The wallet, suspiciously named after the initials of Sam Bankman-Fried, is not necessarily connected to the former founder of the FTX exchange. However, the wallet is curious enough to track for meme token insights, while showing signs it may be related to FTX in some form. The wallet became highly active, just…

Santori made the announcement on Wednesday and said he would remain at the company in a senior advisory role, amid rumors that he will soon seek a position in the Trump administration. Kraken’s Chief Legal Officer Calls It Quits After Five Years Marco Santori, chief legal officer at cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced his resignation on Wednesday, took a jab at SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, and appeared to extend an olive branch to regulators by calling them “lovely people,” giving credibility to rumors that he will soon be vying for a spot in the Trump administration. The veteran lawyer led Kraken’s…

Publicly traded U.S. crypto mining companies doubled their bitcoin (BTC) holdings last year, taking the total to 92,473 valued at $8.6 billion as of end-December while the price of the largest cryptocurrency rose 120%, according to data from TheMiningMag. The biggest amount, almost half of the total, is held by MARA Holdings (MARA) with 44,893 BTC. MARA has the second-largest stash among publicly listed companies, surpassed only by MicroStrategy’s (MSTR) 450,000 BTC. The strategy of investing in bitcoin and keeping it for the long term, known as HODL after a typing error made more than a decade ago, has grown…

Analyst Benjamin Cowen is leaning bullish on Bitcoin (BTC) while warning that one factor could delay the flagship crypto asset from reaching $100,000 before the end of this year. In an appearance on The David Lin Report, Cowen says that Bitcoin is primed to hit a six-figure price based on historical precedent. “If you go look at like year-to-date return on investment (ROI)… and you average out all the prior halving years, we’re actually tracking it pretty closely. So if you average out 2012, 2016 and 2020 and then you overlay 2024, right now Bitcoin is at its average of…

Ethereum price started a fresh recovery wave above the $3,250 zone. ETH is holding gains and might aim for a fresh increase above the $3,480 zone. Ethereum started a decent recovery wave above the $3,240 zone. The price is trading above $3,300 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a connecting bearish trend line with resistance at $3,320 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to rise if it clears the $3,400 resistance level. Ethereum Price Stays Above The Key Support Ethereum price started a decent upward move above…

Bison Digital Assets, a subsidiary of Portugal’s Bison Bank, has partnered with Circle to provide access to regulated stablecoins that comply with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets framework. The partnership integrates Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) and Euro Coin (EURC) into BDA’s platform, allowing customers to use these stablecoins for deposits, withdrawals, and payments. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a consistent value by being backed 1:1 by traditional currencies like the euro or U.S. dollar. USDC and EURC, issued by Circle, are backed entirely by cash or cash-equivalent assets held at regulated financial institutions, according to a company…

Ripple Labs launched the XRPL Foundation in France to boost innovation, developer participation, and regulatory progress for the XRPL ecosystem. XRP surged 200% in three weeks to $1.43 amid optimism over Ripple’s SEC case and the announced resignation of SEC Chair Gary Gensler. The XRPL Foundation focuses on long-term growth, aiming to attract developers, institutional partnerships, and mainstream blockchain adoption. Ripple Labs, a leading blockchain company, has unveiled the XRPL Foundation in France. This non-profit initiative, established under French law, aims to strengthen the XRP Ledger (XRPL) ecosystem. Notably, the foundation seeks to foster innovation, expand developer participation, and attract…

Senator Cynthia Lummis has threatened criminal referrals for FDIC staff allegedly involved in destroying documents linked to “Operation Choke Point 2.0.” Whistleblowers at the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have alerted policymakers to alleged efforts within the agency to withhold and destroy information regarding what industry advocates have dubbed an anti-crypto campaign. The initiative, referred to as “Operation Choke Point 2.0” (OCP 2.0), involves a multi-agency crackdown on crypto businesses, with the primary goal of denying the nascent sector access to banking services. In a Jan. 16 letter addressed FDIC Chair Marty Gruenberg, Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming warned agency…