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VanEck to launch its first RWA tokenization fund
13.5.2025
Investment firm VanEck is launching a tokenized real-world asset (RWA) fund that offers exposure to US Treasury bills, developed in partnership with tokenization platform Securitize. The initiative places VanEck among a growing number of traditional finance firms entering the RWA tokenization...
Bitcoin shrugs off US CPI win as Binance CEO says BTC 'leading pack'
13.5.2025
Key points:Bitcoin fails to capitalize on lower-than-expected US CPI data, seeing a Wall Street sell-off for a second day.Traders see BTC/USD buying time before its next move, and a trip below $100,000 is on the cards.Bitcoin is showing “undeniable” momentum against gold and stocks...
Yuga Labs sells CryptoPunks IP to Infinite Node Foundation
13.5.2025
Infinite Node Foundation (NODE), a nonprofit focused on digital art, has acquired the intellectual property of the CryptoPunks non-fungible token (NFT) collection from Yuga Labs, NODE said in a May 13 announcement. The acquisition of CryptoPunks, plus its additional $25 million endowment...
SEC hacker counters prosecutors with 366-day sentencing recommendation
13.5.2025
Defense lawyers have asked a judge to sentence the person responsible for helping post a fake message announcing regulatory approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds to roughly a year in prison, countering prosecutors’ request for a two-year sentence.In a May 13 filing in the US District...
How to use tsUSDe on TON for yield-generating dollar savings
13.5.2025
Looking for a way to earn passive income on your crypto without riding the rollercoaster of volatile coins? TsUSDe (the staked version) on The Open Network (TON) might be the answer. It’s a dollar-pegged stablecoin that earns yield by design, and you can boost those earnings even more...
Bitcoin remains unmatched as a global inflation hedge
13.5.2025
Opinion by: Jupiter Zheng, Partner Liquid Fund at HashKey CapitalWhenever Bitcoin falls in value, the narrative is always the same: It’s failing as a hedge against inflation. In the eyes of critics, Bitcoin is not the “digital gold” that so many others claim it to be.With gold...
$1B Bitcoin exits Coinbase in a day as analysts warn of supply shock
13.5.2025
Institutional demand for Bitcoin is growing, as Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, recorded its highest daily outflows of Bitcoin in 2025 on May 9.On May 9, Coinbase saw 9,739 Bitcoin (BTC), worth more than $1 billion, withdrawn from the exchange — the highest...
Bitcoin builders defend venture capital's role in layer-2 growth
13.5.2025
Venture capital firms are critical to infrastructure development in the Bitcoin ecosystem, despite pushback from some in the community, according to builders speaking at the Token2049 conference in Dubai.Charlie Yechuan Hu, CEO of Bitcoin layer-2 protocol Bitlayer, shared his insights on venture...
South Korea’s Democratic Party sets up ‘Digital Asset Committee’
13.5.2025
The largest political party in South Korea, the Democratic Party, has launched a Digital Asset Committee focused on developing cryptocurrency policies and promoting industry growth.The committee held its inaugural meeting at the National Assembly Members’ Hall in Seoul on May 13, the local...
Robinhood to acquire Canada’s WonderFi for $179M in global crypto push
13.5.2025
Brokerage fintech Robinhood is set to acquire WonderFi, a Canadian crypto firm, for about 250 million Canadian dollars ($179 million) in an all-cash deal to expand its global presence.The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2025, Robinhood said in a May 13 news release.WonderFi...
History rhymes? XRP price gained 400% the last time whale flows flipped
13.5.2025
Key takeaways:XRP price has risen 55% since April and is now flashing bullish continuation signals.Whale flows have flipped positive for the first time since November 2024, historically signaling trend reversals.A falling wedge breakout projects 40% gains ahead, but $2.80 may act as interim...
Brave adds Cardano blockchain support to browser and Web3 wallet
13.5.2025
Update (May 13, 1:00 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add third-party commentary from Robert Roose.Web3 and privacy-focused web browser Brave Browser has integrated the Cardano blockchain into its native and standalone wallets.According to a May 12 announcement, the integration stems from...
Bitcoin volatility falls below S&P 500 and Nasdaq in rare shift — Galaxy
13.5.2025
Bitcoin defied expectations in April, delivering double-digit gains while posting lower volatility than major traditional assets.According to analysts at Galaxy Digital, Bitcoin’s (BTC) realized volatility over the past 10 trading sessions dropped to 43.86, lower than the S&P 500’s...
Solana co-founder proposes meta chain to fix blockchain fragmentation
13.5.2025
Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko proposed a new data availability (DA) solution to improve persistent fragmentation and lack of interoperability across blockchain networks.In a May 12 post on X, Yakovenko proposed a “meta blockchain” to aggregate and order data posted across...
Cointelegraph and TheBlock. announce strategic media partnership to strengthen global Web3 and virtual asset collaboration
13.5.2025
Dubai, UAE – May 2025 — TheBlock., the International Chamber of Virtual Assets, has announced a strategic partnership with Cointelegraph, the world’s leading Web3 media platform. The collaboration brings together two major players in the blockchain and virtual asset space, with...
Tether Gold enters Thailand with listing on Maxbit exchange
13.5.2025
Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDt, is rolling out its tokenized gold digital asset in Thailand with a listing on local cryptocurrency exchange Maxbit.In a May 13 announcement, Tether said its gold-backed token, Tether Gold (XAUt), has been listed on Thai exchange...
Here’s what happened in crypto today
11.5.2025
Today in crypto, Bitcoin SV (BSV) investors attempt to rekindle 2019 Binance lawsuit, Robert Kiyosaki has urged his followers to abandon what he calls “fake money” and adopt alternatives like Bitcoin, gold and silver, and BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF posts 19-day inflow...
El Salvador stacks 7 Bitcoin in last week, despite IMF deal
10.5.2025
The government of El Salvador continues stacking Bitcoin (BTC) for its national crypto reserve, despite an ongoing deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stipulating that the Central American country stop using public funds to purchase Bitcoin as one of the conditions for a loan...
Bitcoin SV investors attempt to resurrect 2019 Binance lawsuit
10.5.2025
Investors of Bitcoin Satoshi's Vision (BSV) — a hard fork of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), which itself is a hard fork of the Bitcoin (BTC) protocol, are attempting to revive a 2019 lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance for delisting the altcoin, which the litigants claim stunted the price...
Bitcoin now deflationary due to Strategy's BTC purchases — Analyst
10.5.2025
Strategy, a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, is accumulating Bitcoin at a faster rate than total miner output, giving the supply-capped asset a -2.33% annual deflation rate, according to CryptoQuant CEO and market analyst Ki Young Ju."Their 555,000 BTC is illiquid with no plans to sell," the analyst...