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Magic Eden Taps Spark to Enhance Bitcoin DeFi With Fast, Low-Cost Settlement
21.5.2025
Crypto platform Magic Eden has announced a partnership with Spark to enhance trading on bitcoin by providing fast and low-cost settlement for native assets. By integrating with Spark, Magic Eden plans to unlock efficient transactions for various market types, including stablecoin-to- BTC swaps...
Theta Capital Management Raises Over $175 Million for Fund-of-Funds Targeting Early-Stage Crypto Startups
21.5.2025
Crypto investment firm Theta Capital Management has successfully closed a raise of over $175 million for its fund-of-funds, Theta Blockchain Ventures IV, which aims to support institutional investors in early-stage blockchain startups, according to a report by Bloomberg. The fund will specifically...
Solana Chain Extension Sonic SVM Introduces New Token Burn Program
21.5.2025
Sonic SVM, the first SVM chain extension on Solana, has announced the introduction of a new SONIC burn program aimed at enhancing the token’s value accrual mechanism. This strategic redesign replaces the previous burning model with a buy-and-lock system, where 50% of all transaction fees will...
Bybit Launches Direct Trading of Global Stocks Using USDT
20.5.2025
Bybit exchange has announced the launch of direct trading for top global stocks using USDT. This new feature, part of Bybit’s expanding Gold & Forex (MT5) product suite, allows users to trade 78 popular Contracts for Difference (CFDs), including Apple, Tesla, Meta, Nvidia, and Amazon, without...
Crypto Millionaire Believes Coinbase Data Leak Will Lead to Deaths
20.5.2025
Michael Arrington, co-founder of Arrington Capital, a Web3 venture capital company that has invested in over 200 projects since 2017, has severely criticized the recent data leak involving Coinbase’s customers. Arrington, also a Coinbase investor, stated that the human cost of this mistake...
Crypto.com and Canary Capital Launch Canary CRO Trust for US Investors
20.5.2025
Crypto.com has partnered with Canary Capital Group LLC to establish the Canary CRO Trust, a private investment vehicle designed for U.S. investors seeking exposure to CRO, the native token of the Cronos network. This trust aims to track CRO’s market price, providing a straightforward...
Dubai’s VARA Releases Version 2.0 of Virtual Asset Regulation Rulebook
20.5.2025
The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai has announced the release of Version 2.0 of its activity-based Rulebooks. The updated Rulebooks enhance supervisory mechanisms for various regulated virtual asset activities, including advisory services, broker-dealer services, custody...
Bitmine Launches Bitcoin Treasury Advisory Practice With $4 Million Strategic Transaction
20.5.2025
Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (OTCQX: BMNRD) has announced the launch of its Bitcoin Treasury Advisory Practice, coinciding with a $4 million strategic transaction with a U.S. exchange-listed company. The company will provide “Mining as a Service” (MaaS) to its strategic partner...
DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into Coinbase Breach Involving Bribed Employees
19.5.2025
The U.S. Justice Department has reportedly initiated a criminal probe into a security incident at Coinbase Global Inc., the nation’s premier cryptocurrency exchange, as disclosed by a Bloomberg source with knowledge of the situation. Intruders corrupted customer support staff and third-party...
Success: El Salvador Boasts Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin Revenue
19.5.2025
El Salvador, the first country to introduce bitcoin as legal tender, has experienced significant success with its cryptocurrency experiment. President Nayib Bukele, a bitcoin enthusiast, has disclosed the revenue that the country has achieved with its “one bitcoin a day” reserve...
Fireblocks Reveals 90% of Industry Participants Are Actively Engaging With Stablecoins
19.5.2025
Blockchain infrastructure provider Fireblocks has released its ‘State of Stablecoins 2025’ report, highlighting the growing importance of stablecoins in modern payment systems. The report indicates that stablecoins accounted for nearly half of the transaction volume on the Fireblocks...
Solana Treasury Company DeFi Development Corp. Partners With BONK Memecoin to Launch Validator Node
19.5.2025
DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV), a public company with a crypto treasury strategy focused on accumulating solana ( SOL), has announced a strategic partnership with BONK, a popular community memecoin in the Solana ecosystem. As part of the collaboration, the two entities will jointly operate...
Metaplanet Expands Bitcoin Holdings to 7,800 With Acquisition of 1,004 BTC
19.5.2025
Metaplanet Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 3350 / OTCQX: MTPLF), a publicly listed bitcoin treasury company based in Japan, has announced the acquisition of an additional 1,004 bitcoin, increasing its total holdings to 7,800 BTC. The latest purchase was made at an average price of 15,134,304 yen...
Ripple Hails Dubai’s Crypto Vision at Fintech Summit
19.5.2025
Ripple reaffirmed its commitment to the global crypto ecosystem during the Dubai Fintech Summit, where Ripple President Monica Long engaged with Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Praising Dubai’s role in the digital economy, Long stated: “We continue to be impressed with the leadership...
$2 Trillion Titan: Bitcoin Breaks Records With Historic Weekly Close
19.5.2025
Bitcoin reached a peak of $107,115 per coin on Sunday evening at approximately 8 p.m. Eastern time, notching a 3.5% gain against the U.S. dollar. At this valuation, the premier digital asset exceeds the worth of a full kilogram of .999 fine gold, equivalent to 33 troy ounces. Trading at $106,508...
Panama City Eyes Bold Move With Potential Bitcoin Reserve
18.5.2025
Panama City might be on the verge of taking an important step in becoming a bitcoin pioneer. The mayor of Panama City, Mayer Mizrachi, has awoken speculation from part of the crypto community, with a cryptic post after meeting known bitcoin proponents Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert. In social media...
Bitcoin’s Wild Ride: Bulls Charge Toward All-Time High as $27M in Bearish Bets Vanish
18.5.2025
Bitcoin scaled an intraday peak of $105,680, climbing 2.5% versus the U.S. dollar, as traders reveled in its buoyant momentum. The digital asset now orbits near $105,385 per unit, weathering a modest 3.87% dip from its historic zenith of $109,356 achieved on Jan. 20, 2025. Current trading vigor...
Bitstamp Gets EU License Under MiCA Crypto Rules
17.5.2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has received a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license under the EU’s MiCA regulation from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier. This license, combined with the European Passport, will allow Bitstamp to operate its trading...
River CEO: Businesses Increasingly Buying Bitcoin
17.5.2025
Alexander Leishman, CEO of River, a financial company that provides zero-fee bitcoin recurring purchases services, has highlighted how businesses are increasingly adopting bitcoin as part of their corporate treasury strategy. On social media, Leishman revealed that several companies had enrolled...
SEC Probes Coinbase’s Discontinued ‘Verified User’ Claims: NYT
15.5.2025
The New York Times (NYT) reported Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Coinbase misrepresented its now-discontinued “verified user” metric in past disclosures, according to David Yaffe-Bellany and Matthew Goldstein. The probe, citing over 100 million users...