10 March 2026
Austin, Texas, USA

Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai

Articles by Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai

OKX founder defends asset freezes after user admits buying KYC accounts

CryptoJanuary 13, 2026

OKX founder and CEO Star Xu defended the exchanges asset-freezing policies after a user accused the platform of locking up $40,000 in stablecoins held in accounts that were purchased rather than regiâ...

Powell investigation may introduce ‘risk premia’ for Bitcoin: Analysts

CryptoJanuary 13, 2026

Bitcoins role as a non-sovereign risk asset may benefit from renewed investor focus thanks to the criminal investigation into US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Federal prosecutors opened a criâ...

Bitcoin holds $90K as ETFs wobble and institutions reposition: Finance Redefined

CryptoJanuary 10, 2026

Cryptocurrency markets experienced a limited recovery this week as investor liquidity gradually returned after the holidays. Bitcoin (BTC) topped a weekly high of $94,458 on Monday, before decliningâ...

Sharplink pockets $33M from Ether staking, deploys another $170M ETH

CryptoJanuary 10, 2026

Public companies and crypto-focused treasury firms are increasingly turning to staking as a source of passive income. Sharplink Gaming, the worlds second-largest corporate Ether (ETH) holder, generaâ...

Zcash sees developer slowdown as ZEC extends two-month slide

CryptoJanuary 10, 2026

Developer activity linked to the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash has fallen to its lowest level in years, as a governance dispute and a prolonged price decline weigh on the projects ecosystem. â...

Vulnerability found in Babylon staking code could slow block production

CryptoJanuary 10, 2026

A newly disclosed software flaw in the Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon may allow malicious validators to disrupt parts of the networks consensus process, potentially slowing block production during â...

Zcash backer Bootstrap says split due to clash over nonprofit rules, Zashi future

CryptoJanuary 9, 2026

Bootstrap, the nonprofit that supports the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash, said a recent governance dispute that led to the departure of key board members stemmed from the legal limits nonprofiâ...

Binance expands into precious metals with gold, silver futures settled in USDT

CryptoJanuary 9, 2026

Binance has launched new perpetual futures contracts tied to gold and silver, expanding the crypto exchanges derivatives offering beyond digital assets as demand grows for exposure to traditional safâ...

BitMine buys $105M Ether to kick off 2026, still holds $915M in cash

CryptoJanuary 9, 2026

BitMine Immersion Technologies, the largest known corporate holder of ether, resumed purchases of the cryptocurrency in the new year, signaling continued confidence in Ethereum even as some analysts â...

2025 crypto bear market was ‘repricing’ year for institutional capital: Analyst

CryptoJanuary 8, 2026

The steep decline in altcoins over the past year may reflect a broader reassessment of which blockchain networks are likely to attract long-term capital, as institutional investors begin a gradual, mâ...