
Quantum Biopharma bolsters Bitcoin treasury
Quantum Biopharma has purchased an additional $1 million worth of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the Canadian biotechnology company said. The

Paul Atkins: 'Crypto markets have been languishing in SEC limbo'
In one of his first speeches since becoming chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in April, Paul

Crypto.com and Canary Capital to launch US CRO fund
Crypto.com and asset manager Canary Capital are launching a US investment fund designed to provide exposure to the Cronos blockchain’s

Price predictions 5/19: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI
Key points: Bitcoin’s rejection at $107,000 shows sellers are active at higher levels, but the recovery from the intraday low

‘Before Bitcoin, my most successful investment was shorting the Bolivar’ — Ledn co-founder
Before discovering Bitcoin (BTC), Ledn co-founder Mauricio di Bartolomeo found success shorting the Venezuelan Bolivar as it rapidly lost value

Ripple launches cross-border blockchain payments in UAE
Ripple, the creator of cryptocurrency XRP (XRP), launched cross-border blockchain payments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a development that

Bitcoin ignores Moody’s US debt downgrade, rallies back to $105K after profit-taking sell-off
Key takeaways: Bitcoin recovered from its sharp sell-off from $107,000, suggesting it functions as a hedge against uncertainty for investors

Bitcoin bull market 'almost over?' Traders split over BTC price at $105K
Key points: BTC price action retargets $105,000 after the Wall Street open, rising 2.5% from the day’s lows. Volatility continues,

Who’s got the charm, cash and code to be a crypto hub?
Kazakhstan, the Maldives and Pakistan have recently outlined ambitions to position themselves as crypto hubs and build out their digital

Community sales are the future of crypto fundraising
Opinion by: Darius Moukhtarzadeh, Research Strategist at 21Shares A new wave of crypto fundraising is emerging, changing how Web3 projects

Chinese printer maker spread Bitcoin stealing malware — Report
Chinese printer manufacturer Procolored distributed Bitcoin-stealing malware alongside its official drivers, according to local media reports. Chinese news outlet Landian

Franklin taps blockchain to offer yield on idle payroll funds
Franklin, a hybrid cash and crypto payroll provider, is launching a new initiative that aims to turn idle-sitting payroll into

Hoskinson promises audit, is ‘deeply hurt’ by $600M Cardano treasury claims
The Cardano Foundation is preparing to release an audit report on its treasury holdings after fresh allegations surfaced claiming misappropriation

Strategy buys 7,390 BTC for $765M, gets hit with class-action lawsuit
Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, the top corporate Bitcoin holder, acquired nearly $765 million of Bitcoin last week. The purchase comes as

XRP price risks falling to $2 after classic bearish chart pattern confirms
Key takeaways: XRP could be headed down to $2 following a breakdown of a classic head-and-shoulders pattern. Declining open interest

Australian court ruling could lead to $640M in Bitcoin tax refunds
A court decision in Australia could open the door to as much as $640 million in capital gains tax (CGT)

US crypto funds top $7.5B inflows in 2025 as investor appetite grows
Crypto investment products in the United States have attracted over $7.5 billion worth of investment in 2025, with a fifth

Revolut eyes French license and $1.1B expansion amid EU growth
Revolut, a European neobank with crypto support, plans to invest more than 1 billion euro ($1.1 billion) in France and

Dubai regulator sets compliance deadline for updated crypto rules
Dubai’s crypto regulator has given licensed digital asset companies until June 19 to comply with its updated activity-based Rulebooks to

Tether surpasses Germany’s $111B of US Treasury holdings
Tether, the $151 billion stablecoin issuance giant, has surpassed Germany in United States Treasury bill holdings, showcasing the benefits of

$107K fakeout or new all-time highs? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week with a long-awaited breakout from a narrow trading range around $103,000. BTC price action

Crypto drainers as a service: What you need to know
What is a crypto drainer? A crypto drainer is a malicious script designed to steal cryptocurrency from your wallet. Unlike

Apple KYC glitch on Bybit draws swift executive response to recover $100K
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said it had involved team members, including an executive, to fix a glitch that affected a single

Bitcoin bulls should 'be careful with longs' as BTC price risks $100K breakdown
Key takeaways: Bitcoin dropped over 4.5% on May 19, confirming a bearish divergence and threatening a break below $100,000. Analysts

Vitalik Buterin proposes partially stateless nodes for Ethereum scaling
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin unveiled a proposal to preserve trustless, censorship-resistant access to Ethereum, even as the network scales. On

How to read a Bitcoin liquidation map (without getting liquidated)
Understanding a Bitcoin liquidation map is imperative in dealing with the inherent volatility of the crypto market. The visual tool

Metaplanet scoops 1,004 Bitcoin in 2nd-biggest buy ever
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has made its second-largest single Bitcoin purchase ever, scooping up more than 1,000 Bitcoin as the

Coinbase hit with wave of lawsuits over customer data breaches
Coinbase has been hit with a flood of lawsuits after it recently disclosed its user data was breached, with users

‘Sats’ vs ‘bits’ debate reignites amid proposal to change Bitcoin base unit
A recent proposal that aims to change Bitcoin’s base unit to make it easier to understand as a payment tool

Coinbase faces lawsuit over alleged breaches of Illinois biometric privacy law
A group of Coinbase users from Illinois have filed a class-action lawsuit against the crypto exchange, alleging that its identity

Bitcoin notches record weekly close after highest-ever daily close candle
Bitcoin has notched its highest-ever weekly close as crypto market momentum continues and the cryptocurrency is again nearing its all-time

Australian feds seize mansion, Bitcoin allegedly linked to crypto exchange hack
An Australian man from the state of Queensland has forfeited Bitcoin, a waterfront mansion and a Mercedes-Benz car after Australian

Russia arrests Blum co-founder Vladimir Smerkis on fraud charges
Vladimir Smerkis, a co-founder of the Telegram-based crypto project Blum, has reportedly been arrested in Moscow, Russia, on fraud allegations,

Bitcoin impulse move toward new highs sets a fire under HYPE, ETH, XMR and AAVE
Key points: Bitcoin’s rally to $105,980 has traders predicting new all-time highs this week. Traders lift their end-of-year Bitcoin price

Tornado Cash dev's attorneys say prosecutors hid exculpatory evidence
Attorneys for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm filed a motion asking the court to reconsider the motion to dismiss the

Pavel Durov rejects EU pressure to censor Romanian election content
Telegram founder Pavel Durov said he rejected pressure from a European Union (EU) country to censor political content on the

Crypto execs beef up security following string of kidnappings: Report
Crypto industry executives are beefing up personal security and demanding more bodyguard services in response to a recent string of

Ethereum back to $3K in May? Latest rebound says ETH price 'still has more gas'
Key points: Ether price rose 3% to $2,550 on May 18, triggering $22 million in short ETH liquidations. A bull

Don’t believe the noise: There can never be too many L2s
Opinion by: Igor Mandrigin, co-founder and CTPO of Gateway.fm Every couple of weeks, it seems another layer 2 rolls out,

BTC price to $116K next? Bitcoin trader sees 'early week' all-time high
Key points: Bitcoin is convincing traders that an upside breakout is around the corner, with all-time highs in sight. One

‘Bitcoin Standard’ author backs funding dev to make spamming Bitcoin costly
Economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous, has weighed in on the ongoing debate over spam inscriptions on the

Retired artist loses $2M in crypto to Coinbase impersonator
Retired artist Ed Suman lost over $2 million in cryptocurrency earlier this year after falling victim to a scam involving

UK to require crypto firms to report every customer transaction
United Kingdom crypto companies will need to collect and report data from every customer trade and transfer beginning Jan. 1,

Hong Kong police busts $15M laundering ring that used crypto, 500 bank accounts
Hong Kong police arrested 12 people involved in a cross-border money laundering scheme that relied on crypto and over 500

The Public internet is a bottleneck for blockchain — DoubleZero CEO
Public internet infrastructure is the critical speed and performance constraint on high-throughput blockchain networks, according to Austin Federa, co-founder and

Moody's downgrades US credit rating due to rising debt
Moody’s credit rating agency downgraded the credit rating of the United States government from Aaa to Aa1, citing the rising

High-speed oracles disrupting $50B finance data industry — Web3 Exec
Michael James, the head of institutional business development at Douro Labs — the company that developed the Pyth high-speed blockchain

A Bitcoiner’s guide to South Africa’s Garden Route
South Africa’s Garden Route, famed for its lush forests, expansive beaches and charming towns, has become a testbed for Bitcoin

The DeFi mullet — Fintech needs DeFi in the back
Opinion by: Merlin Egalite, co-founder at Morpho Labs Fintechs in the front, decentralized finance (DeFi) in the back: the DeFi

Bitcoin to $250K in 2025 ‘totally possible’ — crypto analyst Scott Melker
Bitcoin’s next explosive move could send the asset to $250,000 by the end of 2025, according to Scott Melker, a

Everstake defends non-custodial staking as SEC weighs industry input
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has held discussions with Everstake, one of the largest non-custodial staking providers globally,

New Zealand man arrested in $265M crypto scam tied to FBI probe
A man from Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, has been arrested in connection with an FBI-led investigation into

Panama City mayor teases Bitcoin reserve after meeting El Salvador's Bitcoin leaders
Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi has hinted at establishing a city-level Bitcoin reserve in a cryptic post following his meeting

Paraguay deports three undocumented immigrants after crypto mining theft attempt
Paraguayan law enforcement has deported three individuals and arrested another for attempting to steal crypto miners at a facility near

Bitcoin bull flag and standard profit taking hint at eventual rally to new BTC price highs
Key takeaways: Traders expect a Bitcoin price pullback to $90,000, but a bull flag could break out to new highs

French crypto entrepreneurs to receive extra security amid recent kidnappings: Report
Crypto entrepreneurs and their families in France will receive enhanced security measures amid a recent rise in crypto-related kidnappings in

Tokenization makes investing more accessible — Robinhood exec
Tokenization could open new opportunities for retail investors to access traditionally restricted asset classes, according to Johann Kerbrat, senior vice

Filecoin, Lockheed Martin send data in space using decentralized data protocol
The Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Space have successfully transmitted data in space using a version of the InterPlanetary File

Sequoia Capital exec also a victim in Coinbase data breach — Report
At least one partner at Sequoia Capital was reportedly impacted by the recent data breach among Coinbase users, suggesting that

Solv brings RWA-backed Bitcoin yield to Avalanche blockchain
Solv Protocol has launched a yield-bearing Bitcoin token on the Avalanche blockchain, giving institutional investors more exposure to yield opportunities

Altcoins are on the verge of ‘most powerful rally’ since 2017 — Analyst
Key takeaways: The total altcoin market cap (excluding ETH) gained $126 billion in Q2, fueling speculation of an altseason. The

Galaxy Digital lists on Nasdaq, seeks to tokenize shares — Reports
Galaxy Digital shares began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange May 16, completing a years-long process that CEO Mike Novogratz

Bitfinex Bitcoin longs total $6.8B while shorts stand at $25M — Time for BTC to rally?
Key takeaways: Bitfinex margin longs fell 18%, despite Bitcoin price rising 24% in 30 days. $6.8 billion in long positions

World Liberty Financial brushes off oversight concerns from Congress
Zach Witkoff, one of the co-founders of the Donald Trump family-backed crypto platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has rebuffed efforts

Judge sentences SEC hacker to 14 months in prison
A federal judge has sentenced Eric Council Jr., one of the individuals responsible for posting a fake message announcing regulatory

CFTC commissioner to leave agency on May 31
Christy Goldsmith Romero of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will step down on May 31, leaving three seats

Basel Medical shares down 15% on $1B Bitcoin buying plans
Shares of Basel Medical Group are down around 15% after the healthcare company announced plans to buy $1 billion in

Price predictions 5/16: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, LINK, AVAX
Key points: A Bitcoin price close above $105,000 could accelerate momentum and trigger a rally to $130,000. Ether continues to

Crypto miner turned AI provider CoreWeave adds billions in market cap
Shares of AI cloud computing company CoreWeave (CRWV) surged on May 16 after chip giant Nvidia revealed a large ownership

Bitcoin breaks out while Coinbase breaks down: Finance Redefined
News broke on May 15 that Coinbase was the target of a $20 million extortion attempt after cybercriminals recruited overseas

Bitcoin supply crunch boosts confidence in $200K target for 2025 — Bitwise CIO
Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise, predicts Bitcoin (BTC) will reach $200,000 by the end of 2025 due to

US Senate will pass Stablecoin bill — Digital Chamber chief
The stalling of key stablecoin legislation in the United States Senate was a minor setback, and the bill will pass

Bitcoin breakout odds climb as all-time highs meet $90K dip warning
Key points: Bitcoin refuses to budge from a narrow range as traders consider the likely breakout direction. Price discovery is

From debanking to a banking arms race—The rise of stablecoins
Opinion by: Megan Knab, CEO, Franklin Payroll There are few historical examples of such a massive about-face for an industry,

Europe’s MiCA law is motion, but can the crypto industry keep up?
The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation — better known as MiCA — is now in its critical implementation phase.

Violent crypto robberies on the rise: Six attacks that targeted investors
As cryptocurrency gains in popularity and price, some criminals are taking to violent measures to steal funds from high-profile crypto

Ripple says latest ruling does not affect its legal victory
Ripple’s legal chief said a US court’s rejection of a proposed XRP settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bitcoin treasury pivot lifts luxury watchmaker stock more than 60%
Luxury watchmaker Top Win has rebranded to AsiaStrategy and is adopting a Bitcoin accumulation strategy. In a May 16 announcement,

The emergence of Sonic and what it means for DeFi: Report
Why did Fantom reinvent itself as Sonic? Fantom was one of the pioneers of the directed acyclic graph (DAG) design

51% attack on Ethereum more difficult than on Bitcoin — Justin Drake
Ethereum Merge architect Justin Drake told Cointelegraph that it would be cheaper to launch a 51% attack on Bitcoin than

XRP price path to $3.40 remains intact — Here is why
Key takeaways: XRP price is forming a bullish V-shaped recovery pattern targeting $3.40. A 53% surge in open interest to

Fake Eric Trump-themed token is ‘rug in the making,’ says Bubblemaps
A fake Eric Trump-themed memecoin launched on Solana’s memecoin launchpad Pump.fun, rose more than 6,200% in the past 24 hours,

Warren Buffett exits crypto-friendly Nubank holdings, netting $250M profit
Key takeaways: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway earned $250 million from its complete exit from crypto-friendly Nubank. The decision to divest

AI vibe coding: what it is, why it’s risky, and how to stay safe
What is AI vibe coding? AI vibe coding is a novel approach to software development that generates advanced, executable code

China-linked consumer brand DayDayCook plans to acquire 5,000 Bitcoin
Mainland China, one of the world’s most restrictive countries toward cryptocurrency, may be inching closer to adoption as a locally

90% of institutions ‘taking action’ on stablecoins: Fireblocks survey
A report from enterprise-grade digital assets platform Fireblocks shows that 90% of institutional players are using or exploring the use

Central banks testing smart contract toolkit under BIS Project Pine
Central banks are experimenting with smart contracts to implement monetary policy in tokenized environments, signaling a growing interest in integrating

Here is why Bitcoin price is stuck below $105K
Key takeaways: Bitcoin price consolidates as resistance at $105,000 prevents a rally to new all-time highs. Traders are slightly bearish,

Animoca’s Yat Siu says student loans can supercharge DeFi growth
Bringing student loans onchain would increase the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) by more than four times,

Bitcoin hitting $220K 'reasonable' in 2025, says gold-based forecast
Key points: New Bitcoin price targets leverage interplay with gold to deliver $200,000 and higher this year. Bitcoin price cycles