XRP, SOL, TON Lead the Way as Altcoins Sell Off - CoinDesk Several major altcoins dropped sharply Wednesday, signaling at least a pause in so-called altcoin season Over $200M in long positions were liquidated, including $43M on ETH and $32M on XRP, which
Bitcoin ATM Company Founder Charged in Alleged $10 Million . . . In brief Prosecutors charged Firas Isa, founder of Virtual Assets LLC, with operating a money laundering conspiracy tied to at least $10 million The indictment said Isa converted fraud and narcotics proceeds into cryptocurrency and sent the assets to other wallets Isa and the company pleaded not guilty, with a status hearing set for January 30, 2026
Telegram-focused TON Foundation says VCs buy over $400 . . . The Open Network Foundation, or TON Foundation, said on Thursday that a group of VCs including Sequoia Capital, Ribbit, Benchmark and Kingsway invested over $400 million buying the Toncoin cryptocurrency
The Crypto Listing Effect Loses Its Impact in November TON dropped 6 4% in the same period to $1 94 Lastly, BeInCrypto reported that Binance listed Lorenzo Protocol (BANK) and Meteora (MET) yesterday These tokens saw brief, sharp pre-listing surges—60% for BANK and 8 6% for MET—but quickly lost traction The altcoins closed in red on November 13
Nasdaq-listed Verb Technology to build $558 million TON . . . Toncoin (TON) is down 7 5% in the past 24 hours, currently trading at around $3 40, according to The Block's TON price page It is the 26th largest cryptocurrency by market cap, which stands at around $8 2 billion, with a fully diluted valuation of about $17 5 billion