1. Bitcoin Fell Below $100,000 — First Time in Months
Bitcoin dropped to around $100,900, which is the lowest it’s been since June. Why? People are nervous. They’re worried that AI companies (like those making ChatGPT) might be over-hyped, and when those stocks go down, crypto feels it too. Think of it like a domino effect.
2. USDC (a “Stable” Crypto Dollar) Is Booming
A company called Circle makes a digital dollar called USDC. Right now, there’s $73.7 billion worth of it out there — double what it was a year ago. That means more people and businesses are using it to pay or save, kind of like digital cash.
3. Woman Jailed in UK for $6.6 Billion Crypto Scam
A lady called the “Goddess of Wealth” tricked 128,000 people into giving her money for fake crypto investments. She stole £5 billion (about $6.6 billion) in Bitcoin. UK police caught her — it’s the biggest crypto crime case in UK history.
4. US Politicians Want New Crypto Rules
Some senators in the US just shared a new plan for how crypto should be regulated. They want the CFTC (a government agency) to be in charge of crypto trading, not the SEC. This could make things clearer and safer for investors.
5. Telcoin Just Became the First “Real” Crypto Bank
A crypto project called Telcoin got official approval to act like a real bank for digital money. It’s the first one to do this legally. Big news sites like Yahoo are talking about it, and its coin jumped 15% in value.
6. China Says the US Stole $13 Billion in Bitcoin
China claims the US government hacked one of their crypto exchanges and stole $13 billion in Bitcoin. No proof yet, but it’s making people talk about crypto being used in spy games between countries.
7. SoFi (Like a Banking App) Now Lets You Buy Crypto
SoFi — the app where people do banking and
investing — just added real crypto trading. You can now buy Bitcoin and Ethereum right in the app. Their boss said crypto is the “next big thing,” like AI.
8. XRP Might Get Its Own ETF Soon
There’s talk that XRP (a popular crypto) could soon have its own ETF — like a stock you can buy in a normal investment account. That would be huge. Some AI tools even predict XRP could hit $6 by the end of the year.
9. Crypto Scammers in Russia Got Killed by Angry Victims
A couple in Russia stole $10 million in crypto, then ran to Thailand. Their victims were so mad, they hunted them down and killed them. Police found their bodies cut up. A scary reminder: crypto scams can turn deadly.
10. There Are Now 37 Million Cryptos — But Most Are Junk
Anyone can make a crypto token now. There are 37 million of them! But 99% are dead — no one uses them, they have no value. Only a few hundred are actually worth anything.