Alex LeRoux
1505 posts
Editor-in-Chief for CoinAcademy.
Curious and passionate about innovation, cryptocurrencies attracted me in 2017 while NFTs absorbed me in 2021.
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The Ethereum Foundation has distributed 32.6 million dollars in grants in Q1 2025, focusing on education, community, and…
Missed Opportunity: US Senate Rejects Key Stablecoin Regulation Law
Coup d’arrêt brutal pour la régulation des stablecoins aux États-Unis. Le Sénat a rejeté de justesse le GENIUS…
May 9, 2025
Celsius Founder Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Alex Mashinsky, founder of Celsius, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for securities and derivatives fraud…
May 9, 2025
Bitcoin Skyrockets Amid Short Squeeze, Altcoins Rebound
Bitcoin Soars Past $104,000 Amid Massive Short Squeeze, Triggering $400 Million in Short Positions Liquidated in a Single…
May 9, 2025
Trump’s Crypto Tweet Fiasco
Donald Trump published a message endorsing XRP, Solana, and Cardano, suggested by a lobbying firm linked to Ripple,…
May 8, 2025
Bitcoin Surges: Trade Shifts and $100k Rebound
Bitcoin has bounced back from $75,000 to over $101,000 in less than a month, following a collapse triggered…
May 8, 2025
Coinbase’s Acquisition of Deribit: A Game-Changer in Crypto Derivatives Market
The announcement sent shockwaves through the crypto derivatives market. Coinbase has just sealed a deal to acquire Deribit,…
May 8, 2025
Robinhood’s Move to Tokenize US Stocks in Europe
Robinhood is poised to shake up the financial markets. According to Bloomberg, the broker is developing a new…
May 8, 2025
France Legalizes Crypto Lombard Credit
Since April 30, 2025, France has made a historic breakthrough in the Monetary and Financial Code: it is…
May 8, 2025
Unraveling the Trends in US Crypto Regulation
The U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent aims to position the United States as the leading global destination for…
May 7, 2025
Ethereum Standoff: Inside New York’s Push for SEC Accountability and Regulatory Clarity
Coinbase hits hard. The platform has just released an explosive set of internal SEC documents, obtained through the…
May 7, 2025
Russia Emerging as a Winner Amid Trump’s Mining Tariffs
Donald Trump’s tariff increases on mining equipment from Asia are threatening the profitability of American miners, who are…
May 7, 2025
Bitcoin Rallies as US-China Trade Talks Loom
The Bitcoin surged past $97,000 after a 3% increase, driven by the announcement of upcoming trade talks between…
May 7, 2025
Revolutionizing Ethereum: The Pectra Update
The Pectra update now allows staking up to 2,048 ETH per validator, compared to 32 previously, revolutionizing the…
May 7, 2025
New Hampshire Pioneers Bitcoin Investment in Public Funds
The state of New Hampshire has made history by becoming the first in the United States to legalize…
May 6, 2025
AI-Designed Strike & Strife for Strategy’s Bitcoin Play
Michael Saylor redefines the rules of financial game. The head of Strategy announces that the new preferred stocks…
May 6, 2025
Europe Accelerates Trials for Digital Euro
The phase of preparation for the future digital euro is entering its final stretch. The European Central Bank…
May 6, 2025
eToro Sets Sights on Nasdaq IPO with Ambitious Valuation Target
eToro is gearing up for a major IPO on the Nasdaq, aiming for a valuation of $4 billion…
May 6, 2025
Bitcoin Core Sparks Conflict Over OP_RETURN Removal
Bitcoin Core plans to remove the 80-byte limit on OP_RETURN, reigniting tensions between developers advocating for more flexibility…
May 6, 2025
CZ’s Bold Move: Proposing a National Crypto Reserve in Kyrgyzstan
The former CEO of Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, is engaging in the crypto strategy of Kyrgyzstan. The co-founder…
May 5, 2025
Simplifying Ethereum: Striking a Balance Between Simplicity and Power
Vitalik Buterin Proposes to Simplify Ethereum While Maintaining Power and Decentralization Vitalik Buterin is advocating for a significant…
May 5, 2025
Tether Enters the AI Market: Pioneering a Radical Vision
Tether launches Tether.AI, an open-source peer-to-peer artificial intelligence platform without API or central authority, aiming to create a…
May 5, 2025
Solana Takes Swift Action to Address Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability
Solana Fixes Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability Solana has quietly fixed a critical zero-day vulnerability that could have allowed for…
May 5, 2025
Trump Memecoin: Profits, Doubts, and Token Association
Despite generating $900,000 in two days through entities associated with him, Donald Trump claims that he does not…
May 5, 2025
Movement Labs Co-Founder Suspended in Market Manipulation Scandal
Movement Labs Co-Founder Rushi Manche Suspended Amid Market Manipulation Case We confirm that Rushi Manche has been suspended…
May 2, 2025
Strategy Announces $21 Billion Fundraising to Continue BTC Accumulation
Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has announced a new fundraising of $21 billion to continue its accumulation of…
May 2, 2025
Bunq Crypto: Integrating 300+ Crypto Assets into Banking App
Bunq integrates over 300 crypto assets into its banking app through a partnership with Kraken, aiming for a…
April 30, 2025
Arizona on the Brink of Integrating Bitcoin into Public Investments
The Arizona legislature has approved a bill to establish a public Bitcoin reserve, pending approval by Democratic Governor…
April 30, 2025
Founder of Celsius Faces 20 Years in Prison for Orchestrating Deliberate Fraud
Founder of Celsius Faces 20 Years in Prison for Orchestrating Deliberate Fraud The founder of Celsius, Alex Mashinsky,…
April 29, 2025
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Dominates Market as Leverage Retreats
BlackRock continues to dominate the market of Bitcoin ETFs. Its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) recorded net inflows of…
April 29, 2025
Mastercard Unveils Complete Infrastructure for Stablecoin Adoption
Mastercard unveils comprehensive infrastructure for integrating stablecoins into daily use. Through partnerships with OKX, Nuvei, and Circle, Mastercard…
April 29, 2025
Tether Reveals First Attestation of XAUT, Its Gold-Backed Stablecoin
Tether Publishes First Official Attestation of XAUT, Revealing $770 Million Market Cap Backed by 7.7 Tons of Physical…
April 28, 2025
Bitcoin Emerges as Top Choice for Safe-Haven Asset Amidst Geopolitical Tensions
Bitcoin asserts itself as a sovereign alternative amidst geopolitical tensions Far from displaying the jitteriness of stock and…
April 28, 2025
Saylor and Strategy Buy $1.42 Billion Worth of Bitcoin
Saylor and Strategy Buy $1.42 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Michael Saylor continues to make waves. Strategy (MSTR) announced…
April 28, 2025
Nvidia Withdraws from Crypto Partnership, Arbitrum Exits Ignition AI Accelerator
Nvidia withdraws from crypto partnership, Arbitrum exits Ignition AI Accelerator The Arbitrum Foundation has announced its withdrawal from…
April 28, 2025
Bitcoin ETFs Attract Over $3 Billion in a Week, Second Biggest Inflow Ever
Bitcoin ETFs Attract Over $3 Billion in a Week, Second Biggest Inflow Ever The appetite for Bitcoin remains…
April 27, 2025
Solana Foundation Implements New Validator Policy
The Solana Foundation has announced a major change in its token delegation program to strengthen the resilience of…
April 25, 2025
Trump Coin Team Debunks Rumors About Dinner with Donald Trump
The Trump Coin Team Debunks Rumors About Dinner with Donald Trump The team behind Trump Coin has firmly…
April 25, 2025
SEC Delays Decision on Grayscale Polkadot ETF
Despite advances since January 2024, the SEC maintains a slow and controlled approach, balancing positive signals, regulatory uncertainties,…
April 25, 2025
Lazarus: North Korean Hacker Group Expands Cybercriminal Operations
North Korean Hacker Group Lazarus Expands its Cybercriminal Operations The group of North Korean hackers, Lazarus, continues to…
April 25, 2025
US Banking Regulators Embrace Crypto Innovation and Encourage Adoption
US Banking Regulators Reverse Course on Cryptocurrency Regulations The Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the…
April 25, 2025
PayPal and Coinbase Join Forces to Democratize PYUSD
PayPal and Coinbase have announced a major collaboration to remove all transaction fees for PYUSD transactions, their stablecoin…
April 24, 2025
CME Group Announces Launch of XRP Futures Contracts: An Expansion of Crypto Offerings
CME Group to Launch XRP Futures Contracts, Following BTC, ETH, and SOL CME Group, the derivatives giant, plans…
April 24, 2025
Revolut Breaks Records: $1.4 Billion Profit Thanks to Crypto
Revolut: Record Profits of $1.4 Billion Thanks to Crypto Revolut has reached a historic milestone, recording a pre-tax…
April 24, 2025
ZKSync Hacker Restitutes Stolen Funds in Exchange for Bounty
The ZKSync Hacker returns stolen $5 million in exchange for a 10% bounty The ZKSync protocol can breathe…
April 24, 2025
TRUMP Memecoin Soars on Announcement of Private Dinner
The TRUMP token jumped more than 70% after the announcement of a private dinner with Donald Trump reserved…
April 24, 2025
Trump Considers Significant Reduction in Tariffs on China
L’Administration Trump Considers Reducing Tariffs on China The Trump administration is reportedly considering a significant shift in its…
April 23, 2025
Tesla Holds $951 Million in Bitcoin, Bases Value on Market Price
Tesla Holds $951 Million in Bitcoin, Bases Value on Market Price As of March 31, 2025, Tesla still…
April 23, 2025
Bitcoin Surpasses Google in Market Capitalization, Becoming 5th Largest Asset
Bitcoin Overtakes Google in Market Capitalization, Becoming the 5th Largest Asset Worldwide Bitcoin has reached a new historic…
April 23, 2025
Brandon Lutnick Launches $3 Billion Crypto Fund Inspired by MicroStrategy
Brandon Lutnick Launches 21 Capital, a $3 Billion Crypto Fund Inspired by MicroStrategy Brandon Lutnick, son of the…
April 23, 2025
Telegram Stands Against Encryption Weakening in France and Europe
Pavel Durov Vows to Leave France Instead of Implementing Backdoors in Encryption Systems The European Union and France…
April 21, 2025
Strategy Acquires 6,556 BTC for $555 Million, Boosting Holdings
Strategy Acquires 6,556 BTC for $555 Million, Boosting its Total Holdings to 538,200 BTC Strategy, led by Michael…
April 21, 2025
Circle Launches New USDC Transfer Network to Challenge Visa and Mastercard
Circle Relaunches Global Payments Strategy with New USDC Cross-Border Transfer Network In its quest to compete with Visa…
April 21, 2025
Trump Contemplates Firing Powell: Effects on Markets
Trump’s Potential Dismissal of Powell Sends Shockwaves Reports of Donald Trump considering the removal of Jerome Powell, the…
April 21, 2025
Arizona Advances towards Creating a Digital Asset Reserve
Arizona Takes a Decisive Step towards Creating a Digital Asset Reserve The state of Arizona could become the…
April 18, 2025
Hyperliquid Takes Control of the Decentralized Perps Market
Hyperliquid Dominates the Decentralized Perpetual Contracts Market with Nearly 70% Market Share and $175 Billion Traded in March…
April 18, 2025
Kraken’s Workforce Reductions Aimed at Streamlining Operations
Kraken lays off employees ahead of IPO The cryptocurrency exchange platform Kraken has quietly conducted a series of…
April 18, 2025
Trump’s Threats to Fire Jerome Powell Create Uncertainty in Financial Markets
Trump Threatens to Fire Jerome Powell, Creating Uncertainty in Financial Markets The economic climate in the United States…
April 18, 2025
Massive BTC Withdrawal Shakes Babylon’s DeFi Ecosystem
Babylon experiences massive BTC withdrawal, causing a 32% drop in TVL The Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon has just…
April 17, 2025
Coinhouse Revamps Pricing and Launches Humorous Campaign to Demystify Crypto
Coinhouse Overhauls Pricing Strategy and Launches Humorous Campaign to Demystify Crypto Coinhouse is revamping its pricing structure with…
April 17, 2025
Coinbase’s Base Accused of Promoting Rugpull in Crypto Controversy
Base, Coinbase’s blockchain, has been accused of promoting a rugpull after a 95% drop in the ‘Base is…
April 17, 2025
Jerome Powell Hints at Easing of Banking Regulations on Cryptocurrencies
Jerome Powell hints at possible easing of banking regulations on cryptocurrencies Jerome Powell, the chairman of the US…
April 17, 2025
OM Token Crashes without Explanation
Mantra’s OM token loses over 90% of its value with no clear explanation, causing widespread panic and loss…
April 16, 2025
DWF Labs Invests $25 Million in DeFi World Liberty Financial
DWF Labs Invests $25 Million in DeFi Protocol World Liberty Financial to Strengthen Presence in the United States…
April 16, 2025
Cryptocurrencies Make Waves in French Political Debate
The Entrance of Cryptocurrencies into French Political Debate After advocating for the innovation savings account (a savings account…
April 16, 2025
US Relaunches Trade War with China Through Tariffs
The United States has reignited the trade war with China by imposing tariffs of up to 245% on…
April 16, 2025
China Illegally Selling Seized Bitcoin to Fill Budget Deficit
The article focuses on the conflicting approach of China towards cryptocurrencies. While officially banned, local authorities continue to…
April 16, 2025
Confusion Arises Over US Customs Announcement on Electronics Tariffs
Confusion Surrounds US Customs Announcement Regarding Electronics Tariffs The US Customs briefly announced an exemption for electronics from…
April 15, 2025
Trump Administration’s Strategy to Fund Bitcoin Reserve Without Public Funds
The Trump Administration’s Strategy to Fund a Bitcoin Reserve Without Public Funds The Trump administration is exploring ways…
April 15, 2025
Centralized Cloud Dependency: Binance, KuCoin, and Web3 Services Disrupted by AWS Outage
Centralized Cloud Dependency: Binance, KuCoin, and Web3 Services Disrupted by AWS Outage The exchanges Binance and KuCoin briefly…
April 15, 2025
Euro Stablecoin Experiences Soaring Growth amid US Economic Tensions
The Euro’s Soaring Growth Driven by US Economic Tensions The EURC stablecoin, issued by Circle and backed by…
April 15, 2025
Kraken Revolutionizes Trading with Commission-Free US Stocks and ETFs
Kraken Revolutionizes Trading by Introducing Commission-Free US Stocks and ETFs Cryptocurrency platform Kraken has entered a new era…
April 14, 2025
Strategy Continues to Accumulate BTC
Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, has just announced the acquisition of 3,459 new bitcoins for a total of…
April 14, 2025
Solana Excels while Ethereum Faces Challenges
Solana Surpasses Expectations, Ethereum Struggles The market has spoken. In just one week, the price of SOL has…
April 14, 2025
Mysterious Fall of Mantra Token: Losses and Speculations
Mantra Token Plummets by More Than 90% in Mysterious Circumstances In just a few hours, the OM token…
April 14, 2025
Bitcoin ETFs Experience Six Consecutive Days of Outflows Amid Investor Nervousness
Bitcoin ETFs See Six Consecutive Days of Capital Outflows, Signaling Investor Nervousness In the midst of escalating trade…
April 11, 2025
US Dollar Slumps as China Escalates Trade War
US Dollar Falls Below 100 Points, Reaching Lowest Level Since April 2022, and Loses More Than 10% From…
April 11, 2025
Historic Political Victory: Trump Administration Repeals IRS Rule for DeFi Platforms
The Trump administration has repealed an IRS rule that required DeFi platforms to transmit tax data from their…
April 11, 2025
Babylon Launches Genesis: A New Era for Bitcoin-Based DeFi
Babylon launches Genesis, a Layer 1 blockchain designed to allow BTC holders to generate yield through staking without…
April 10, 2025
US Inflation Drops: Market Reaction and the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Dilemma
LATEST US INFLATION DATA: CPI Drops, Bitcoin and Stock Markets React The latest release of the Consumer Price…
April 10, 2025
Pakistan to Harness Electricity Surplus for Bitcoin Mining and AI Centers
Pakistan to Use Surplus Electricity for Bitcoin Mining and AI Centers Pakistan plans to turn its chronic electricity…
April 10, 2025
Paul Atkins: Bringing Change to SEC
Paul Atkins: Shaking up Financial Regulation in the US Paul Atkins has been appointed as chairman of the…
April 10, 2025
Trump Imposes Surcharge on Chinese Imports, Offers Tariff Pause to Allies
Trump Imposes 125% Surcharge on Chinese Imports, Offers 90-day Tariff Pause to Allies In an escalation of trade…
April 9, 2025
EU Imposes Tariffs on US Products in Response to Trade Dispute
The European Union (EU) is taking a decisive step in its ongoing trade dispute with the United States…
April 9, 2025
China Escalates Trade War Tensions with Additional Tariffs
China Increases Trade War Tensions with Additional Tariffs China has announced the immediate imposition of an additional 50%…
April 9, 2025
Binance Introduces LDUSDT: Margin Token with Yield
Binance is launching LDUSDT, a hybrid asset that allows futures users to use their locked USDT in Simple…
April 9, 2025
Trump-Backed DeFi Project World Liberty Sells ETH at a Colossal Loss
Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Sells ETH at a Colossal Loss World Liberty Financial, a DeFi project backed by…
April 9, 2025
Ripple Acquires Hidden Road: Becomes First Global Crypto Prime Broker
Ripple Acquires Hidden Road: A Historic Move in the Crypto Industry Today, Ripple announced it is acquiring Hidden…
April 8, 2025
Trump Administration Shifts Approach to Crypto Regulation
The crypto division of the Ministry of Justice, the NCET, created in 2021, has been dissolved by the…
April 8, 2025
Will Yuan Devaluation Revive Interest in Bitcoin?
Amidst escalating trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, all eyes are on the People’s Bank of China (PBOC).…
April 8, 2025
Teucrium Launches First-Ever XRP ETF with 2x Leverage on NYSE Arca
Teucrium launches the first-ever XRP ETF with 2x leverage on NYSE Arca Teucrium Investment Advisors, based in Vermont,…
April 8, 2025
Panic in the Markets: Trump Considers a 90-Day Tariff Pause, Triggers Volatility
Just a hint of hesitation from the White House was enough to electrify Wall Street. In a matter…
April 7, 2025
CZ Takes on Strategic Advisory Role in Pakistan’s Web3 Strategy
CZ Becomes Strategic Advisor to Pakistan Crypto Council, Reinforcing the Country’s Ambition to Become a Regional Leader in…
April 7, 2025
Hong Kong Embraces Crypto Staking: A Gateway to Innovation
Hong Kong Opens Up to Crypto Staking, Aiming to Become a Major Digital Asset Hub The Securities and…
April 7, 2025
dYdX Surge Program: Rewarding On-Chain Engagement
Surge Program: dYdX’s Initiative to Reward On-Chain Engagement dYdX protocol has launched the Surge program, a nine-month trading…
April 7, 2025
Bitcoin Plunges Below $75K as Global Markets Panic
Bitcoin Plunges Below $75K as Global Markets Panic The global markets, including the Nikkei (-8%) and TSMC, triggered…
April 7, 2025
Coinbase Announces Launch of XRP Futures Contracts
Coinbase Derivatives to Launch XRP Futures Contracts Coinbase Derivatives, the derivatives branch of the American cryptocurrency giant, is…
April 4, 2025
Fortnite’s Secret Mining Farm Sparks Real-World Crypto Frenzy
Fortnite Introduces Secret Mining Farm, Creating Real-World Crypto Ripple Fortnite has once again stirred up interest in the…
April 4, 2025
Bitcoin ETF Withdrawals: Trump Tariffs Spark Panic on Markets
Bitcoin ETFs underwent nearly $100 million in outflows following Trump’s announcement of new tariffs, causing panic in the…
April 4, 2025
The Future of Solidity: Shaking Up the Ethereum Ecosystem
The Debate on the Future of Solidity Shakes the Ethereum Ecosystem A simple message posted on X by…
April 4, 2025