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BTC

$108,061.00

-0.01%

ETH

$2,518.44

-0.13%

BNB

$654.65

0.02%

SOL

$147.93

0.09%

TRX

$0.283764

0.22%

ADA

$0.573667

-0.81%

WBTC

$107,978.00

-0.04%

BCH

$484.26

0.07%

XLM

$0.238129

-0.08%

SHIB

$0.00001152

0.12%

XMR

$315.89

0.24%

PEPE

$0.00000971

-1.31%

PI

$0.448068

-4.71%

OKB

$48.62

-0.72%

TAO

$320.95

-0.55%

CRO

$0.080739

-0.36%

ETC

$16.31

-0.40%

KAS

$0.074558

-1.84%

MNT

$0.560178

-0.88%

GT

$15.13

-1.49%

VET

$0.02049422

-2.06%

FET

$0.655438

-2.63%

BONK

$0.00002176

18.22%

LBTC

$107,875.00

0.07%

SKY

$0.076282

-2.03%

POL

$0.180466

0.32%

ENA

$0.254456

-0.04%

ARB

$0.324516

-0.21%

QNT

$107.10

-0.90%

WLD

$0.870053

-1.21%

SEI

$0.263635

0.62%

JUP

$0.440569

0.41%

TKX

$15.69

-25.31%

FLR

$0.01669026

-0.02%

XDC

$0.064544

4.56%

INJ

$10.67

-1.33%

STX

$0.64344

-0.41%

S

$0.306199

-2.25%

OP

$0.53147

-0.26%

WBTC

$107,853.00

-0.05%

WIF

$0.855858

0.13%

IP

$2.94

0.65%

GRT

$0.082605

-0.27%

IMX

$0.417638

-2.41%

A

$0.477001

-1.13%

CRV

$0.494364

-0.98%

LDO

$0.720471

-0.75%

GALA

$0.01386358

-0.78%

ZEC

$38.24

-3.93%

ENS

$18.41

-0.22%

BTT

$0.0000006

-0.35%

WAL

$0.410331

-2.08%

TBTC

$107,778.00

-0.20%

XTZ

$0.521209

-1.85%

AB

$0.00812438

1.26%

APE

$0.598585

-0.91%

BSV

$23.99

-0.99%

XCN

$0.01374726

-1.25%

NFT

$0.00000044

0.01%

BDX

$0.060177

-0.40%

DOG

$0.00423659

1.87%

RSR

$0.00694859

-0.04%

MOG

$0.00000095

-2.24%

CFX

$0.072196

-0.73%

XEC

$0.00001831

-0.86%

EBTC

$107,671.00

-0.21%

DAI

$0.999908

-0.03%

TEL

$0.00378864

-1.85%

B

$0.346681

-9.57%

JST

$0.03438636

0.33%

EOS

$0.476853

-1.18%

CHZ

$0.03503694

-0.22%

KET

$0.334776

-2.72%

OHM

$20.30

-0.10%

WBTC

$107,973.00

0.01%

AR

$5.00

-1.65%

SUN

$0.01712724

-0.15%

ZK

$0.04463993

-2.58%

RON

$0.479988

-1.38%

AXL

$0.31623

0.02%

LUNC

$0.00005594

0.37%

W

$0.064938

-3.24%

GHO

$0.999347

0.00%

BEAM

$0.00575162

-2.06%

GNO

$109.77

0.03%

AMP

$0.00342916

-2.21%

AKT

$1.062

-5.67%

TWT

$0.690096

-0.33%

ABTC

$108,092.00

0.03%

CTC

$0.588613

-1.39%

DCR

$15.48

-1.59%

ATH

$0.02594498

-1.75%
Price data by
Simon Chandler

Simon Chandler

Simon Chandler is a journalist based in London. He writes about technology, markets and politics, and has bylines for Forbes, Digital Trends, CCN, Wired, TechCrunch, the Verge, the Sun, the New Internationalist, and TruthOut, among many others. Disclosure: No significant crypto holdings.

Stories by Simon Chandler

  • Sweden's Minister of Justice, Gunnar Strömmer

    Sweden Orders Police to Increase Seizures of Criminal Crypto Profits

    Sweden’s Minister of Justice has called on the police, Tax Agency and Enforcement Authority to increase its efforts to seize criminal profits, including in the form of cryptocurrency. Gunnar Strömmer, of the Moderate Party, called on the authorities to take greater advantage of forfeiture legislation introduced last November, which permits enforcement agencies to seize property “regardless of whether or not it can be proven that someone has committed an actual offence.” This means that if autho...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Babylonian cuneiform text. Image: University of Baghdad/Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Researchers Use AI to Reconstruct 3,000-Year-Old Babylonian Hymn

    Researchers from LMU Munich and the University of Baghdad have used AI to reconstruct a Babylonian poem that had been lost for over 2,000 years. Named the Hymn of Babylon, the text—which praises Babylon and the god Marduk—was written 3,000 years ago and last studied in 100 BC. According to the team behind its rediscovery, it has been pieced together from 30 clay fragments that have been excavated over the years, with artificial intelligence being used to join the dots. “We used a specialized AI...

  • Mastercard. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Bitget Wallet Launches Crypto-Linked Mastercard in Partnership with Immersve

    Bitget Wallet is launching a payment card in partnership with Mastercard and infrastructure provider Immersve, enabling its users to spend crypto with over 150 million merchants worldwide. Available through the Bitget Wallet app, the Bitget Wallet Card imposes no fees and enables real-time funding through on-chain swaps and deposits, while purchases are settled on-chain via crypto-to-fiat conversions. It will initially launch in the UK and the European Union, before rolling out later in Latin A...

    NewsBusiness
    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Barclays. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Barclays Joins List of UK Banks Restricting Credit Card Crypto Buys

    Barclays has joined a growing list of UK banks imposing restrictions on crypto transactions after blocking its customers from purchasing cryptocurrencies with their credit cards. Announcing the move on its Barclaycard website, Barclays said, “From 27 June 2025, we’ll block crypto-transactions made with a Barclaycard because we recognise there are certain risks with purchasing crypto-currencies.”  The bank went on to explain that it has imposed the block because a decline in cryptocurrency price...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • The UK and crypto. Image: Shutterstock

    UK Bitcoin Reserve Company Buys More BTC, Stock Continues to Rise

    The Smarter Web Company has seen its stock surge 254% this month as it brings its total Bitcoin reserve holdings up to 543.52 BTC. Based in Bristol, the Smarter Web Company is a British web design and online marketing firm that began accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment in 2023. Its Bitcoin reserve began following its IPO in April. It raised $2.86 million (£2.1 million) upon listing on the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market on April 25, and has since seen its stock rise from £4.50 to £292.50...

    NewsMarkets
    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Elliptic, Internet Watch Foundation Team Up to Combat Crypto Financing of Child Abuse Material

    Blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic has become a member of the Internet Watch Foundation, as part of its ongoing efforts to combat the financing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) via cryptocurrency. The partnership between the two parties means that Elliptic gains access to the IWF’s range of services, including its virtual currency alerts. These alerts will provide the London-based company with real-time data on cryptocurrency transactions that involve the purchase of CSAM, identifying th...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Russia Paying Teenage and Untrained Spies Using Bitcoin: Report

    Russian intelligence services have been using Bitcoin to pay teenage and untrained spies, according to a Reuters investigation conducted in partnership with blockchain analytics firms Global Ledger and Recoveris. A report from Reuters detailed the recent case of Laken Pavan, a Canadian national who in December was sentenced to 20 months in prison in Poland after pleading guilty to aiding Russian intelligence. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) had recruited Pavan in late April 2024, aft...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Crypto-Related Anti-Money Laundering Reports Rose by 8% in Germany Last Year: FIU

    Anti-money laundering reports involving cryptocurrencies rose by 8.2% in Germany last year, according to the annual report from the German Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Total crypto-related reports climbed from 8,049 in 2023 to hit 8,711, accounting for a record 3.3% of all suspicious activity reports (SARs) submitted to the FIU, the agency responsible in Germany for combating money laundering. The total figure marks a 23.6% increase since 2020, with Bitcoin predominating in the vast majori...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Image: Shutterstock

    AI Sparks Fear and 'Obsolescence' Among UK Film Industry

    Growth in the use of generative AI is provoking fears of job losses and “obsolescence” among individuals working in the UK film and screen sector, according to a new report commissioned by the British Film Institute. Authored by researchers at the multi-institutional CoSTAR Foresight Lab, the report is the first UK-wide review of the impact AI is having on the British screen industry. It also highlights opportunities, challenges and threats related to the use of AI. While acknowledging how AI in...

  • Source: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    DOJ Seeks $7.7 Million Forfeiture in Crypto From North Korean Hackers Masquerading as IT Workers

    The U.S. Department of Justice last week filed a civil forfeiture claim for $7.74 million in crypto laundered by North Korean IT workers who fraudulently gained employment with companies in the U.S. and abroad. The U.S. government seized the funds as part of an operation against a North Korean scheme to evade sanctions, with authorities indicting a North Korean Foreign Trade Bank representative, Sim Hyon Sop, in connection with the scheme in April 2023. According to the DOJ, North Korean IT work...

    NewsLaw and Order
    5 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Source: Ripple/Decrypt

    Ripple Gains Regulatory Approval for RLUSD Stablecoin in Dubai

    The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) approved Ripple’s RLUSD token for use within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), making it the third stablecoin to gain regulatory approval under the DIFC’s cryptocurrency regime. RLUSD’s certification comes after Ripple itself received approval (in March) to offer blockchain payment services within the DIFC, making it the first crypto-focused company to pass such a regulatory hurdle. These two approvals mean that Ripple can integrate RL...

    NewsMarkets
    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Bitcoin is the largest crypto asset by market cap. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Metaplanet Grows Bitcoin Treasury to 8,888 BTC With New Buy

    Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet has added to its growing reserve of Bitcoin, purchasing 1,088 BTC at a price of approximately $117.3 million. According to a notice published today, the company now holds 8,888 BTC at an average purchase price of $93,354, giving it a return of 10.6% on today’s Bitcoin price. Metaplanet also revealed that in the past 12 months it has achieved a yield of 225% on its BTC-purchasing strategy, which it calculates as a ratio of its total Bitcoin holdings to it...

    NewsCoins
    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Crime. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    French Police Arrest 12 Suspects in Crypto Kidnapping Investigations

    French police have arrested at least 12 suspects in connection with two recent crypto-kidnapping incidents in Paris. The Brigade de Répression du Banditisme, a special police unit focused on armed and serious robberies, made the arrests in the Paris region and the Loire-Atlantique, with several minors among the detained. The charges include criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and attempted kidnapping, with investigators alleging that pseudonymous ringleaders have been recruiting younger individuals...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Bitcoin logo. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    This Project Lets You Send Bitcoin Without Internet Access

    A new open-source project has created infrastructure that will enable users without Internet access to send Bitcoin transactions. Named darkwire and submitted to the Bitcoin 2025 Official Hackathon, the open-source project makes use of long-range radio and is designed to enable off-grid communication. It has been conceived and designed by pseudonymous programmer ‘cyber’ who is currently pursuing a degree in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Talking to Decrypt, cyber explained that da...

    NewsTechnology
    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • US Capitol building in DC. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Sen. Hagerty Suggests GENIUS Act Will ‘Extend Demand’ for US Treasuries

    Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) argued in an interview that the GENIUS Act will boost demand for U.S. Treasuries and reinforce the U.S. dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency. Speaking to Squawk Box on CNBC, Hagerty explained that the bill—which recently passed a key Senate vote—will establish a framework through which entities can legally issue stablecoins. And a key requirement of the bill is that any “permitted payment stablecoin issuer” shall maintain reserves on at least a 1:1...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Law and Order/Decrypt Style

    Iowa Court Rules in Favor of Bitcoin ATM Operator in Scammed Money Case

    The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that money paid into a Bitcoin Depot ATM as part of separate scams must be returned to the company, and not to the victims, reversing a lower court ruling. The two scams happened in July 2023 and February 2024, when the corresponding victims were separately contacted by scammers and coerced into transferring Bitcoin worth $14,000 via a Bitcoin Depot ATM in Linn County. Police had seized the deposited cash as part of their investigations but were unable to retriev...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Crime and crypto. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Crypto Playing ‘Growing Role’ in Crime Across Western Balkans: NGO

    Criminals are making increasing use of cryptocurrency in Western Balkan nations such as Albania and Serbia, according to research from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). Writing in one of two new risk bulletins for this month, the Geneva-based NGO found that seizing illicitly sourced crypto remains a big challenge in the Balkans, with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia home to “only three documented cases of crypto a...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Image: Shutterstock

    FBI Begins Process to Seize $1.2M in Bitcoin from GirlsDoPorn Boss

    The FBI has seized $51,533 in Bitcoin from a wallet belonging to Michael Pratt, a New Zealand pornographer who was arrested in 2022 on charges related to sex trafficking. U.S. authorities submitted a forfeiture order against Pratt and accomplices in July 2024, with the filing including a request to seize three Bitcoin wallets that contained a total of 8.13 BTC. This amounts to $840,000 at today’s Bitcoin price, and according to a forfeiture notice posted by the FBI today, the agency has successf...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • Bitcoin SV. Image: Shutterstock

    Bitcoin SV Investors File to Revive 'Loss of Chance' Claim in $13.3 Billion Case With Binance

    Bitcoin SV (BSV) investors have asked the UK Court of Appeal to readmit their claim that Binance’s delisting of BSV in April 2019 caused them to lose out on significant growth in the value of their holdings. In July 2024, the Competition Appeal Tribunal struck out a particular element of the group’s complaint, which argued that the Binance delisting resulted in a “forgone growth effect,” preventing BSV from developing into a “top tier” cryptocurrency. It’s this particular claim that would allow...

    NewsLaw and Order
    5 min read
    Simon Chandler
  • The EU. Image: Shutterstock

    EU to Track Crypto Transfers Under New AML Rules: Eurogroup President

    The European Union is planning to track cryptocurrency transfers, according to remarks made by Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe. Speaking yesterday at the European Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2025, Donohoe, also Ireland’s Minister for Finance, discussed how the EU is working to apply long-standing AML regulation to crypto. Specifically, the Eurogroup President explained that the EU seeks “to record data on the senders and recipients of funds [so it] now applies to crypto-asset service provide...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Simon Chandler
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