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Bitcoin user accidentally sent $60,000 in fees—Don’t make the same mistake

RBF lets you resend unconfirmed transactions with higher fees, but it requires a clear understanding of fee units, wallet behavior and transaction structure.

Is crypto still taxed in Australia? Major legal update explained

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDYvMDE5Nzg3YTMtYTc5NC03NzU1LThhNTktMzIyOWI1ZTU3ZjJh.jpg" alt="Is crypto still taxed in Australia? Major legal update explained"></p><p>Australia now taxes crypto as property, with capital gains on swaps, DeFi and wrapped tokens, plus new ATO data sweeps targeting 1.2 million users.</p>

Bitcoin gets Fed rate pause &#039;tailwind&#039; as BTC eyes $106K short squeeze

Bitcoin price trajectory is primed to benefit from both macroeconomic and crypto derivatives trends, said new research from CryptoQuant.

South Korea to investigate fees of local crypto exchanges

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjQtMTIvMDE5NDE3NWEtYjRlOS03NTZmLTgzN2UtMTFkNTU0MTk1Yjcw.jpg" alt="South Korea to investigate fees of local crypto exchanges"></p><p>South Korea’s newly elected president Lee Jae-myung reportedly promised to reduce crypto trading transaction costs as part of his presidential campaign.</p>

Global stocks fall, oil futures rise, on a report U.S. may soon strike Iran

Asian and European stocks fell on Thursday, and oil futures rose, as reports suggested a U.S. military strike against Iran could happen this weekend.

Nobitex source code leaked after $100M hack by pro-Israel group

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDYvMDE5Nzg3MjYtODhmZi03MzYxLTliNjYtN2I4NTQzYjBmNTk4.jpg" alt="Nobitex source code leaked after $100M hack by pro-Israel group"></p><p>Hackers behind the $100 million Nobitex exploit have released the exchange’s full source code, escalating tensions amid the Israel-Iran conflict.</p>

History shows what has to happen for the Israel-Iran conflict to boost oil prices

Deposing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his regime may cause a sustained spike in oil prices

Zero interest-rate policy is back as Switzerland cuts rates by a quarter-point down to nothing

The era of zero interest-rate policy is back, after the Swiss National Bank on Thursday lowered interest rates to zero.

Here’s how bitcoin is entering investor portfolios through the back door

Many investors are getting exposure to bitcoin whether they want to or not.

Binance’s CZ suggests ‘will function’ to distribute crypto in case of death

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said crypto platforms must prepare for the inevitable by enabling users to pass on digital assets after they die.

Canada’s Sol Strategies files with SEC to list on the Nasdaq

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjQtMTEvMDE5MzE5N2UtNTVhNC03NmNmLWFkYjctYjY1N2IzMjZjYjA2.jpg" alt="Canada’s Sol Strategies files with SEC to list on the Nasdaq"></p><p>Sol Strategies’ stock price rose by more than 4% following the announcement that it has filed to be listed on the Nasdaq exchange.</p>

Pacific nation Nauru passes law to establish a crypto regulator

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDYvMDE5Nzg2NWMtZTg5NC03Zjg3LTk0YzAtYTg4NjM0YzY5MDUx.jpg" alt="Pacific nation Nauru passes law to establish a crypto regulator"></p><p>The brother of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried once plotted to buy Nauru and build a doomsday bunker using funds from the now-defunct crypto exchange.</p>

Bitcoin to Ether shift going unnoticed with ‘bear market PTSD’ — Trader

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDEvMDE5NDcyN2UtZTA3OS03NDZmLWEwZWItZTY1ZWU0Mzk2Mzdk.jpg" alt="Bitcoin to Ether shift going unnoticed with ‘bear market PTSD’ — Trader"></p><p>A crypto analyst says the altcoin season “we are all craving for” now hinges on Ether doing better and showing strength.</p>

Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI faces lawsuit over data center air pollution

xAI has received a legal threat over its use of gas turbines at its Memphis AI hub, as Big Tech and AI firms frantically build their AI capabilities.

Iran orders crypto exchange curfew after $100M Nobitex hack

Chainalysis’s head of national security intelligence told Cointelegraph the curfew is likely an attempt to prevent people from transferring capital out of the country.

‘Crypto-native’ asset managers quadruple onchain holdings since January

Crypto asset managers have grown their onchain allocations to $4 billion so far this year, as DeFi becomes the “‘invisible’ back-end” to fintechs, Artemis and Vaults report.

‘Stablecoin summer’ as Coinbase, Circle surge on stablecoin bill

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDYvMDE5Nzg1NmYtMzk3Yy03N2Q3LWFiNTYtZDc5YTAzMGI4MTU4.jpg" alt="‘Stablecoin summer’ as Coinbase, Circle surge on stablecoin bill"></p><p>Crypto entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano says Coinbase’s stock surge indicates that “Wall Street wants Bitcoin and crypto assets.”</p>

Social Security recipients will be paid just 81% of their benefit in 2034

The trust funds are expected to run out of money in 2034, one year earlier than last year’s projection

Czech gov’t resists 4th overthrow attempt amid $45M Bitcoin scandal

The Czech Republic’s Civic Democratic Party survived another no-confidence vote, triggered by opposition party concerns over a $45 million Bitcoin donation linked to a convicted criminal.

Trump on GENIUS stablecoin bill: ‘Get it to my desk, ASAP’

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDIvMDE5NTE5N2YtZTViZC03MzIyLWI5YjAtYjc3OTU5NDk1NGVk.jpg" alt="Trump on GENIUS stablecoin bill: ‘Get it to my desk, ASAP’"></p><p>US President Donald Trump wants House members to pass the key stablecoin bill “LIGHTNING FAST” so that he can sign it into law.</p>