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Strategy will beat all public equities with Bitcoin, analyst says
14.5.2025
Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, may become the top publicly traded equity one day, according to a Strategy analyst.Strategy will be the “number one publicly traded equity in the entire market” because of its future financial...
Kazakhstan to become ‘Central Asia’s crypto hub’ with reforms: Minister
14.5.2025
Kazakhstan has the potential to become a leading crypto hub in Central Asia if regulatory restrictions are eased, according to Kanysh Tuleushin, the country’s first vice minister of digital development, innovation and aerospace industry.In a recent op-ed for the Kazakhstanskaya Pravda...
SEC delays Solana ETF as decisions for Polkadot, XRP loom
14.5.2025
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed back its decision on a proposed spot Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF), with the cryptocurrency industry now looking to the deadlines for the Polkadot and XRP-based ETFs in June.The SEC pushed its decision on listing Grayscale’s spot...
Asia’s wealthy shifting from US dollar to crypto, gold, China: UBS
14.5.2025
High-net-worth clients across Asia are gradually pivoting away from US dollar-based investments, favoring gold, cryptocurrencies and Chinese assets instead, according to financial services giant UBS Group.“Gold is getting very popular,” Amy Lo, the Swiss bank’s co-head of wealth...
Bitcoin miners halt sales as BTC gains 20% since hash ribbon ‘buy’ signal
14.5.2025
Key points:Bitcoin miners have stopped selling their BTC in what may signal the end of a lengthy distribution streak.Over the past month, miner wallet balances have increased by around 2,700 BTC.Hash Ribbons data shows good times continuing for both miners and BTC price strength.Bitcoin (BTC)...
Standard Chartered scales institutional crypto banking with FalconX
14.5.2025
Global bank Standard Chartered has beefed up its banking support to the cryptocurrency industry by inking a new partnership with the crypto prime broker FalconX.Standard Chartered will provide a comprehensive suite of banking services to FalconX’s global institutional clients following...
Ex-SEC Chair Gary Gensler privately supported crypto — McHenry
14.5.2025
Former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler may not have been as hostile to crypto behind closed doors as he appeared to be in public, according to former US Representative Patrick McHenry.In a May 13 appearance on the Crypto in America podcast, McHenry revealed that...
Here’s what happened in crypto today
14.5.2025
Today in crypto, VanEck is launching its first tokenized fund backed by US Treasurys; Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed bills aimed at creating a state Bitcoin reserve and enabling crypto payments; and Coinbase is poised to become the first crypto company added to the S&P 500 index.VanEck...
CoinShares Q1 net profit falls to $24M
13.5.2025
CoinShares, a digital asset investment firm with offices in the United States and Europe, said its net profit fell to $24 million in the first quarter of 2025, a 42.2% decrease from the same period a year ago.Although CoinShares’s profits and EBITDA remained positive in Q1 2025, the margins...
Coinbase invests in Canadian stablecoin issuer
13.5.2025
Coinbase has partnered with Canadian stablecoin issuer Stablecorp in a bid to expand access to tokenized Canadian dollars, a company executive told Cointelegraph during the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto.According to Coinbase Canada's CEO, Lucas Matheson, the exchange is investing...
Solana network and DeFi activity suggest SOL price rally will continue
13.5.2025
Key takeaways:Solana's $10.9 billion TVL surpassed the entire Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem.Solana’s 30-day fee revenue ($43.4 million) rose 109% compared to the previous month.SOL’s 8% funding rate shows healthy leverage demand from bulls.Solana’s native token SOL (SOL) surged 24.8%...
What are the next steps for the US stablecoin bill?
13.5.2025
Proponents of a bill to regulate stablecoins in the US Congress will likely take up another vote on the legislation in a matter of days without responding to concerns about President Donald Trump’s financial ties to the cryptocurrency industry.The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation...
Bitcoin is one rally away from new highs, but overly euphoric bulls signal ‘overheating’ market
13.5.2025
Key takeaways:Bitcoin price maintains its bullish momentum, but a sentiment indicator suggests the market could be overheating. Data highlights Bitcoin traders taking profits and a lopsided market angled toward longs.Analysts warn of a potential short-term correction, especially if gold...
Altcoins’ roaring returns and falling USDT stablecoin dominance suggest ‘altseason’ is here
13.5.2025
Key Takeaways:Declining Bitcoin dominance and rising strength in altcoins and memecoins could be a sign that it’s altseason.USDT dominance could drop to 2022 lows, indicating an accelerating capital rotation into Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The cryptocurrency market shows signs that...
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...