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Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Seeks 1-Year Sentence, Rejects DOJ’s 20-Year Proposal
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky is seeking a one-year prison sentence, sharply contesting the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)...
Florida scraps Bitcoin reserve bills as state-level crypto adoption faces setbacks
Florida’s decision follows a broader trend of legislative setbacks surrounding Bitcoin reserve proposals. Similar bills have been...
Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Salinas: Investing in Real Estate Is ‘Bullshit,’ Buy Bitcoin Instead
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the fifth-largest billionaire in Mexico, has offered major investment advice to his followers on X, which...
Pepeto to launch on exchange following presale wrap-up and platform milestones
Pepeto is focused on building a long-term ecosystem that delivers real utility. Pepeto enters the scene with a total token supply...
Uniswap Goes Live on Soneium, Enabling Onchain Entertainment Transactions and NFTs
Uniswap is now live on Soneium, Sony’s entertainment-focused Layer 2 platform, allowing users to swap, provide liquidity, and...
Kenson Investments launches free educational webinar series on smart investment strategies
Kenson Investments launches a free webinar series to empower individuals with smart investment strategies. The series features...
Solana’s Overnight Emergency Upgrade Raises Concerns About Its True Level of Decentralization
In April, Solana network participants implemented an emergency upgrade to address a serious security vulnerability that could allow...
COTI Selected by ECB to Help Develop Digital Euro Technology
The European Central Bank has selected COTI as a Pioneer Partner for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative. The...
Warren Buffett Resigns as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Shares Tumble
The legendary investor, at one time the richest man on the planet, once called bitcoin “rat poison.” Buffett Exits CEO Role at...
Latam Insights Encore: I’m Convinced: Bukele Outsmarted the IMF, Even if We Don’t Know How
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This...
Trump’s crypto ventures complicate path for landmark stablecoin legislation
Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Gallego, signaled opposition to advancing the current stablecoin (GENIUS Act) bill. Concerns stem...
Ripple Launches First-of-Its-Kind $25M RLUSD Fund to Support US Education
Ripple unleashes a $25 million RLUSD initiative to uplift U.S. education, delivering digital asset-powered classroom support and...
Trump Declares Full Support for Crypto on National TV—‘Millions Want It’
President Donald Trump’s electrifying endorsement of crypto signals a massive momentum shift, as he vows U.S. dominance in digital...
US Releases Draft Crypto Framework—‘Golden Age of Digital Assets Is Here’
The U.S. has unveiled a sweeping draft crypto bill that redefines digital asset oversight, igniting momentum for regulatory...
SEC Calls Wall Street Titans to DC for High-Stakes Crypto Roundtable
The SEC is ramping up its crypto focus with a high-stakes roundtable on tokenization, bringing TradFi and DeFi leaders together to...
Coinshares: Digital Asset Investments Record Staggering $5.5 Billion Inflow Over 3 Weeks
Digital asset investment products saw a surge in momentum, with $2 billion in weekly inflows pushing the 3-week total to $5.5...
DeFi Development Corp. Acquires Solana Validator Business for $3.5M
DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV), a real-estate software firm and Solana-focused treasury company, announced Monday it has...
Defense Seeks Dismissal in Samourai Wallet Case After FinCEN Disclosure, DOJ Policy Shift
The legal team for Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill has requested dismissal of criminal charges,...
Weekly ETF Recap: 3rd Straight Week of Gains as Bitcoin ETFs Attract $1.81 Billion
Bitcoin ETFs posted a $1.81 billion net inflow for the week ending May 2, marking their 3rd consecutive week in the green. Ether...
Indonesia Freezes World’s License Over Regulatory Violations
Indonesia has temporarily frozen World’s Electronic System Organizer Registration Certificate (TDPSE) due to alleged violations of...
Bitcoin Retreats to $94K as Crypto Markets Dip and Stocks Trade Flat
Crypto markets slumped on Monday morning, with seven of the top ten cryptocurrencies in the red, including bitcoin. Market Dip...
Blackrock Dominates ETF Flows Again as Bitcoin and Ether Inflows Soar
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended the week with a thunderous $675 million inflow, entirely powered by Blackrock’s IBIT....
Trump woos crypto elite with exclusive dinners tied to $TRUMP token and millionaire donors
US President Donald Trump is leaning into the cryptocurrency world this month with two high-profile dinners targeting both wealthy...
Semler Scientific Adds 167 Bitcoins to Treasury, Total Reaches 3,634 BTC
Semler Scientific, Inc. has acquired an additional 167 bitcoins for $16.2 million, bolstering its total holdings to 3,634 BTC and...
Can MANTRA (OM) price rebound as RSI dips below 20?
The Mantra (OM) token has fallen below $0.40, with RSI at 17.18, signalling oversold conditions. 300M OM tokens are scheduled for...
Strategy Inches Closer to Blackrock’s BTC Stash With Latest $180M Acquisition
On Monday, Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor revealed his firm had added another tranche of bitcoin ( BTC) to its treasury...
will Bitcoin price soar past $100K as trade tensions ease?
Trump acknowledged that the existing 145% US tariff on Chinese imports is ‘too high’. Currently, the US and China are locked in a...
Argentine Football Association Partners With STEPN to Launch Digital Sneakers
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has partnered with STEPN in a deal that honors the Argentine soccer team. The partnership...
how high can they go?
$GORK surges on Bitget listing, eyes $0.10 with Musk’s “Gorklon Rust” boost. CartelFi’s presale price jumps 70% to $0.0428, targets...
Casa Co-Founder Jameson Lopp Offers Solution for Bitcoin ‘Spam:’ Increasing Adoption
Lopp, currently embroiled in the debate to lift OP_RETURN restrictions in bitcoin, stated that the simplest way to keep so-called...
NEAR and PepeX revive the AI narrative
As Bitcoin pursues $100K on enhanced optimism, crypto enthusiasts explore narratives that could fuel the upcoming broad-based...
$8.8 Billion Blockchain Hub: A Game-Changer for Maldives’ Economy?
MBS Global Investments, based in Dubai, plans to invest $8.8 billion over five years to establish a blockchain and digital asset...
Pixels Meets Runiverse: A New Era of Cross-Game Web3 Adventures Begins
Adventure meets ownership as Pixels and Forgotten Runiverse unlock true Web3 interoperability with $PIXEL staking and shared...
Crypto Scams Soar in Nebraska as Romance Ruses Drain Savings
Crypto romance scams are surging in Nebraska, wiping out life savings through fake investments, phony documents, and manipulative...
Bit Digital Aims for $500M Raise to Fuel HPC, Cloud Expansion
Bit Digital plans to raise up to $500 million through an at-the-market (ATM) equity offering. The offering will be facilitated by...
Bitcoin: Not Uncoupled, But Unbothered
Last week bitcoin’s rally past $94,000 reignited a long-running debate: is one of the world’s most volatile assets finally behaving...
Crypto Wealth Turns Deadly: Father Snatched and Mutilated in Chilling Crypto Ambush
A brutal daylight abduction targeting a crypto millionaire’s father in Paris escalated into savage violence, with kidnappers...
AI and Blockchain Explorers: Arkham and Blockchair Reshape Onchain Visibility
In recent years, blockchain explorers have advanced significantly, and with the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI),...
Tim Draper Foresees Bitcoin Could Be Worth Infinite US Dollars
Bitcoin could be worth an infinite amount of U.S. dollars, says Tim Draper, sounding alarms over collapsing fiat trust, historic...
Blackrock Discusses Bitcoin as Strategic Asset Too Risky Not to Own
Bitcoin is flipping the institutional narrative as Blackrock warns it’s no longer about risk exposure—but the greater risk of...
Nigeria Customs Pilots Electronic Currency Declaration at Abuja Airport
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has successfully piloted its Electronic Currency Declaration Form (E-CDF) at Nnamdi Azikiwe...
Report: South Korea to Allow Free Crypto Trading for Non-Profits, Exchanges in June
Beginning in June, South Korean nonprofit organizations and virtual asset exchanges will be permitted to trade digital assets...
Coinbase Quietly Holds 2.7 Million Bitcoin Under Management, Worth About $261 Billion
Coinbase quietly guards a digital war chest of 2.7 million bitcoin, with Wall Street giants, tech titans, and mining firms all...
Latam Insights: Strategy Rises in Brazil; El Salvador Continues to Buy Bitcoin
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In...
Coinbase Pursues US Staking Rights, Saylor Calls Bitcoin a ‘Historic Entry Point,’ and More — Week in Review
Coinbase pursues U.S. staking rights, Saylor calls Bitcoin a “historic entry point,” Bitcoin’s bull run reloads, and more in this...
Crypto Winners and Wreckage: Fellaz, Virtual Soar as Trump and Move Lead Week’s Declines
On Sunday May 4, the crypto market cap stands at $2.97 trillion as several crypto assets saw decent gains and many recorded losses...
Bitcoin Miners Catch a Break: Network Difficulty Slides 3.34%
After four straight difficulty hikes beginning March 9, the Bitcoin network finally eased up—registering a 3.34% downward...
Expert predicts BTC rally to $125,000: could it benefit PepeX?
Bitcoin has seen quite a sharp move to the upside in recent weeks but Steve Grasso, the chief executive of Grasso Global Inc...
Kyrgyzstan Partners With Binance to Advance Digital Asset Sector and Enhance Financial Literacy
Binance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Agency for Investments under the President of Kyrgyzstan...
Bitcoin dominance rises, Solana prepares a surge as CartelFi surges
Bitcoin’s dominance is undeniable with CMC’s altcoin season index substantiating the Bitcoin season at a level of 21. However, meme...
Warren Buffett Estimates That Trump’s Trade Policies Could Lead to Nuclear Confrontation
During Berkshire Hathaway’s 2025 annual shareholder meeting, Buffett criticized the Trump administration’s America...
Cardano, Hedera, and Bitcoin Pepe
Cardano and Hedera prices could benefit from massive ETF hype. Bitcoin Pepe presale gains momentum amid its innovative meme...
DeFi’s Unfair Advantage: How MEV and Front-Running Hurt Traders
Unfair trading practices like MEV, slippage, and front-running have long plagued decentralized exchanges, eroding both profits and...
PepeX vs Shiba Inu: the better bet in 2025
The cryptocurrency market held firm on Sunday despite a slight dip. Amid this broad market stability, two meme coins are charting...
Trust, Not Size, Key to Stablecoin Success, Says Concordium CEO
Concordium CEO Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki warns that excessive dollar dependence could lead to systemic instability, stressing the...
BRICS Accelerates Currency Shift With New Trade Tools and Payment Systems
BRICS nations are turbocharging their break from Western-dominated finance, advancing local currency trade, cross-border payment...
Fidelity Calls It: Bitcoin Could Flip Gold’s Dominance Any Day Now
Bitcoin is gearing up to outshine gold as Fidelity’s latest analysis highlights a pivotal shift in performance momentum, signaling...
Coinbase Doubles Down: CEO Says Crypto Will Eat Most of Financial Services
Crypto is set to devour traditional finance as Coinbase sharpens its focus on decentralized systems, driving a seismic shift in how...
Bitcoin Could Hit $100K in Weeks With All-Time High in Sight, Says Strategist
Bitcoin is barreling toward $100K in the coming weeks as explosive momentum, soaring liquidity, and a decisive breakout converge to...
Arizona Crushes Game-Changing Bitcoin Bill—Labels Crypto ‘Untested’
Arizona’s chance to pioneer crypto-driven public finance was abruptly halted as the governor axed a game-changing bill that...
Spam Fight Heats Up: Bitcoin Knots Node Count Rises 49% in April
Lately, Bitcoin developers have found themselves entrenched in a fervent dispute over a proposal to eliminate the long-standing...
Kevin O’Leary: Institutions Won’t Touch Ethereum—Bitcoin Is Their Only Play
In a recent interview, Shark Tank personality Kevin O’Leary, known as “Mr. Wonderful,” remarked that when substantial capital flows...
Apple’s Revised US App Store Guidelines Ease Crypto App Payment and NFT Barriers
Apple has updated its U.S. App Store guidelines to allow apps to link to external payment systems, a shift welcomed by the crypto...
Royal Bitcoin Drain: Bhutan Quietly Dumps 2,584 BTC in 40 Days
Roughly 40 days ago, Bitcoin.com News disclosed that the Royal Government of Bhutan, via Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), had...
Lightchain AI Unleashes AIVM + PoI The Dawn of Permissionless Intelligence
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Blackrock’s Bitcoin Fund Now Commands 607,685 BTC — Worth $58.5B
U.S. spot bitcoin and ether exchange‑traded funds amassed nearly $700 million during Friday’s trading session, closing the week on...
CartelFi presale raises $500k in 24 hours, offers 1000% APY for meme coin staking
CartelFi’s presale raised $500,000 in the first 24 hours and over $1 million in the first week. The 90-day token sale increases...
Monero’s Stealth Rally: A 45% Gain in 2025 While Ethereum Struggles
Recently, monero ( XMR) captured attention when reports surfaced of hackers converting 3,520 stolen BTC into XMR. Interestingly,...
Best crypto to buy: Alpaca Finance, XRP, or PepeX?
ALPACA’s remains on the edge after a 1,000% post-delisting rally. XRP’s 85% ETF odds promise stability with institutional upside....
Bitcoin Price Watch: Bearish Pressure Builds Despite Uptrend Support
Bitcoin is trading at $96,101 with a market capitalization of $1.907 trillion. Over the last 24 hours, its trade volume reached...
Crypto insiders expect ADA, XRP, and this explosive newcomer to deliver 1000% returns in 2025
Key takeaways: XYZVerse ($XYZ) combines sports and crypto with a strong community and clear long-term vision. Presale growth from...
Crypto VC Firm Dao5 Closes $222M Fund to Focus on Institutional Adoption Projects
Tekin Salimi, founder of Dao5, reported that the VC company’s second fund was concentrated in 15 limited partners, including...
Bitcoin Pepe price to jump soon as BTC ETFs inflows show strong momentum
US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have continued to draw strong institutional interest. Momentum in the...
Texas Congressman Wants Crypto ATMs in Federal Government Buildings
The 47-year-old lawmaker submitted his proposal to a government agency that manages a real estate portfolio of 8,397 federal...
Tether plans new US dollar stablecoin as reserves near $120B amid Washington lobbying
Q1 2025 audit shows excess reserves down to $5.6 billion from $7 billion. Tether’s reserves are managed by Cantor Fitzgerald,...
Lightspark-Built Bitcoin L2 Spark Launches on Mainnet
Spark, a bitcoin L2 platform fully compatible with the Lightning Network, has launched on mainnet. Promoted as “the fastest,...
How Kraken Outsmarted North Korean Hacker Posing as Job Applicant
Kraken’s security team thwarted a sophisticated infiltration attempt by a North Korean hacker posing as a job applicant. By...
$1.82T Stablecoin Boom Set to Speedrun Banking History, Says A16z
Andreessen Horowitz’s A16z crypto reports stablecoin volumes soaring to $1.82 trillion, igniting a payments revolution and...
Ripple’s Failed Bid Explained: Expert Sees Circle’s $10B IPO Play Brewing
Ripple’s $5 billion acquisition bid was reportedly snubbed as one expert says Circle is eyeing a $10 billion IPO amid bullish...
Who was the best performer in April?
Key takeaways Shiba Inu and Pepe are two of the leading memecoins, but $BPEP outperformed them in April. Bitcoin Pepe’s presale has...
Excellence-Only Policy Puts El Salvador’s Bitcoin Program in Global Spotlight
El Salvador is rapidly cementing its status as a global innovation powerhouse, fusing elite bitcoin education with cutting-edge AI...
Crypto trading boom lifts Kraken Q1 revenue to $472 million
EBITDA for the quarter reached $187.4 million, a 17% increase. Trading volume rose 29% amid a 35% rally in Bitcoin prices. Launch...
Ripple Approved in UAE to Enter $400B Trade and $40B Remittance Markets
Ripple secures first DFSA license for blockchain payments in the UAE, opening access to a $400B trade hub with regulated...
ETF speculation around Dogecoin, XRP drives spike in investor optimism
Santiment’s social data indicates a marked shift in favor of both Dogecoin and XRP. Social commentary can play a crucial role in...
MEV Reduction and Fair Sequencing Debut on Unichain
Unichain became the first layer two (L2) blockchain to deploy trusted execution environment (TEE)-based block building, aiming to...
Metaplanet issues $24.8M in bonds to boost Bitcoin holdings past 5,000 BTC
The funds raised will be specifically allocated for further Bitcoin purchases. The bonds were sold in full to EVO FUND. The bonds...
Trump Endorses Senator’s Push for US to Amass Bitcoin Reserves
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) declared this week she is “particularly pleased” with President Donald Trump’s endorsement of her...
MOVE token plunges to all-time low after Coinbase delisting and market-making controversy
Coinbase has announced it will delist MOVE amid a $38M token dump controversy. MOVE price has hit a record low, down 84% from the...
Bitcoin Eyes $98K as Strong Jobs Report Buoys Markets
The U.S. economy added a higher-than-expected 177,000 jobs in April, sparking a rally in traditional markets as bitcoin climbed...
XRP ETF inflows could exceed $8.3B by 2026, says Standard Chartered
NAV benchmarks for BTC and ETH ETFs underpin the forecast. SEC’s final deadline for XRP ETF approval is 12 October. Polymarket data...