Author: CryptoPress

The New York Times published a 18-month investigation identifying Adam Back as the most likely individual behind the Satoshi Nakamoto pseudonym. The report relies on stylometric analysis, technical overlaps with Back’s Hashcash, and suspicious gaps in his online activity during Bitcoin’s development. Back has firmly denied the claims, attributing linguistic similarities to “confirmation bias” and his long-term...

Bitcoin jumped over 4% to trade near $71,500 after U.S. President Donald Trump reached a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran. The deal includes a complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, easing global supply chain and energy concerns that had weighed on risk assets. Crypto-linked stocks, including MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Coinbase (COIN), saw significant pre-market gains as market sentiment shifted back to a “risk-on”...

Algorand’s native token, ALGO, dropped 10% over the last 24 hours, hitting a low of $0.11 after a week of outperformance driven by quantum-resistance narratives. Bitcoin and major altcoins like ETH and XRP fell as rising oil prices and fading ceasefire hopes in the Middle East pressured risk assets. Bitcoin struck a low of $68,157 before a mild rebound, while total market liquidations climbed amid a shift in investor sentiment. The crypto...

Chaos Labs announced its departure from the Aave DAO on Monday, ending a three-year tenure as the protocol’s primary risk management provider. The exit follows similar departures from BGD Labs and the Aave Chan Initiative (ACI), leaving the lending platform without its three largest independent contributors. Chaos cited a fundamental misalignment over the scope of Aave V4, lack of profitability, and a breakdown in governance transparency as...