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President Donald Trump “issues this meme coin, which is just sort of like bits of computer code he calls a coin,” says actor and documentary filmmaker Ben McKenzie. “It’s completely worthless, and a million people bought into it thinking that they were somehow gonna get rich, and of course, they didn’t.”David Becker/ZUMA

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 25: In this photo illustration of the litecoin, ripple and ethereum cryptocurrency ‘altcoins’ sit arranged for a photograph on April 25, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Jack Taylor/

It’s remarkable how dominant Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) have been over the past decade. Back in 2016, they accounted for a whopping 90% of the crypto market’s total market cap. Today, they still account for a combined 70% of the crypto market cap.

Ariz. -Fraudsters posing as FBI agents and NYPD officers scammed an Arizona woman out of millions of dollars in a “devastating, aggressive and sophisticated cryptocurrency scheme,” authorities said

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) may be down more than 60% from its all-time high from last summer, but that’s not stopping forward-looking crypto investors from speculating on what might happen during the next bull market cycle.

Starting September 1, 2026, cryptocurrency exchanges, brokers, digital depositories, and other licensed intermediaries become key participants in Russia’s legal crypto market. On August 4, 2026, Vladimir Putin signed a law that recognizes digital currencies as property and sets rules for buying, selling, storing, mining, and conducting foreign trade settlements with crypto assets.

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 25: In this photo illustration of the litecoin, ripple and ethereum cryptocurrency ‘altcoins’ sit arranged for a photograph on April 25, 2018 in London, England. Cryptocurrency markets began to recover this month following a massive crash during the first quarter of 2018, seeing more than $550 billion wiped from the total…

Cryptocurrencies have had a rough time since October 2025, with most major coins and tokens trading deeply in the red. Not even the industry leaders have escaped the carnage, with Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, Ether (CRYPTO: ETH), down more than 60% from its all-time high.

As cryptocurrency adoption continues to grow across global markets, users and organizations increasingly seek platforms that provide more than basic trading functionality. Security, transparency, and accessibility have become essential factors for individuals entering the digital asset market as well as companies exploring blockchain-powered payment and financial solutions.

Cryptocurrencies are emerging as prominent financial innovation, offering decentralized and border-less transactions. In India virtual digital assets (VDAs) such as cryptocurrencies, NFTs, etc. are now subject to taxation, whose capital gains are taxable at a flat 30%.