Bitcoin Magazine The Bitcoin Mempool: Why We Have Filters In my prior article on the mempool, I laid out a simple conceptual framework to reason

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Issues $15 Million in Bonds To Buy More Bitcoin Japanese public company Metaplanet announced Monday it will issue $15 million in zero-interest

We will get a momentary break from the trade war today with US inflation data due at 8:30 am ET (1230 GMT). It’s tough to

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

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

Brokerage fintech Robinhood is set to acquire WonderFi, a Canadian crypto firm, for approximately 250 million Canadian dollars ($179 million) in an all-cash deal to

Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Joins the S&P 500 as Bitcoin Treasury Exposure Goes Mainstream On May 19, 2025, Coinbase ($COIN) will officially join the S&P 500—widely

Headline CPI: CPI +2.3% vs +2.4% expected — lowest since Feb 2021 Prior was +2.4% m/m reading at +0.2% vs +0.3% expected Month-over-month unrounded +0.221%

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

It will take time to end non-tariff barriers with China. I will talk to the Indian commerce minister Tuesday, then flying to South Korea. We

ECB’s Nagel: It’s important to be cautious and not overreact US April NFIB small business optimism index 95.8 vs 94.5 expected BoE’s Pill: I do

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

Prior was 97.4 The Uncertainty Index decreased four points from March to 92 but remained far above the historical average of 68. Seasonally adjusted, 34%

In monetary policy, it’s important to be cautious and not overreact, giving undue weight to specific announcements that could change shortly afterwards. We will continue

Dubai, UAE – May 2025 — TheBlock, the International Chamber of Virtual Assets, has announced a strategic partnership with Cointelegraph, the world’s leading Web3 media

Black Mirror experience: When sci-fi social scores meet blockchain Created by Charlie Brooker, this British sci-fi series debuted in 2011 and quickly became a cultural

Prior -81.2 Economic sentiment 25.2 vs 11.9 expected Prior -14.0 The headline reading continues to underscore challenging conditions for the German economy but expectations are

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed two key cryptocurrency-related bills that aimed to expand the state’s involvement in digital assets while signing a strict regulatory measure

Key points: Bitcoin has seen its largest 30-day illiquid supply increase of the current bull market. Illiquid supply now stands at 14 million BTC, more

Should not assume that latest MPR forecast is a direct endorsement of market interest rate curve. I see risk of second round effects (for inflation).

GD Culture Group (GDC), a Nasdaq-listed holding company focused on livestreaming, e-commerce and artificial intelligence-powered digital human technology, plans to raise up to $300 million

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

After the strong gains yesterday, the dollar is catching a bit of a breather in trading today. This comes as US futures are also just

Uncertainty is weighing on investment. Soft data pointing to a significant cooling in business and consumer sentiment. Global economic integretion is now stalled, if not

The ranges of estimates are important in terms of market reaction because when the actual data deviates from the expectations, it creates a surprise effect.

From before: China calls for its airlines to halt any further Boeing jet deliveries amid trade strife That helps to some extent but with the

Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands is preparing for a listing in New York, citing US President Donald Trump’s relaxed regulatory stance on digital assets as a

Well, it was noted yesterday here how China avoided mentioning the fentanyl issue in their communication/statement and now we’re starting to see why. That comes

Eurostoxx +0.1% Germany DAX +0.1% France CAC 40 flat UK FTSE -0.1% Spain IBEX +0.2% Italy FTSE MIB flat S&P 500 futures are down slightly

Fund Managers most underweight US Dollars since 2006. US-China trade war ceasefire prevents recession/credit event. Prior to US-China talks in Geneva, fund managers saw US

With the US and China striking a deal to lower tariffs after the talks over the weekend, we’re going to see things go back to

Truth Social, the social media network owned by Trump Media, has denied it is launching a memecoin following circulating rumors on social media. “Contrary to

A British High Court has issued a restraining order against computer scientist Craig Wright, preventing him from filing further defamation suits.  In a May 12

Prior 4.4% Employment change 112k vs 115k expected Prior 206k Average weekly earnings +5.5% vs +5.2% 3m/y expected Prior +5.6%; revised to +5.7% Average weekly

The lawyer for a group of Caitlyn Jenner memecoin buyers said they will continue their legal fight against the ex-Olympian after a judge threw out

Australia’s crypto industry has expressed positivity after the recently reelected government named pro-crypto politician Andrew Charlton as assistant minister for the digital economy, artificial intelligence

In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than the German ZEW survey and BoE’s Pill speech. The ZEW index is

German DAX futures +0.2% UK FTSE futures -0.3% US stocks ended yesterday with a flourish, so that’s helping to steady the ship on the week.

Talks in Geneva with China resulted in a mechanism to avoid escalation. President Trump wants to rebalance the US economy. China needs to rebalance towards

Amid the latest agreement struck between the US and China, Goldman Sachs is now seeing the probability of a recession in the US over the

This follows up from this part here yesterday: US-China deal reportedly does not cover de minimis exemption for e-commerce shipments It’s some comfort I guess

Eric Council Jr., the SIM swap hacker who helped compromise the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account last year, made $50,000 performing similar attacks and

With that, UBS is forecasting the Chinese economy to grow between 3.7% to 4.0% in 2025. That is an upgrade from their previous forecast of

Corporations and businesses are the largest net buyers of Bitcoin so far this year, outpacing exchange-traded funds and retail investors, according to new research.  Firms

The government of Dubai has signed an agreement with crypto exchange Crypto.com to launch crypto payments for government services.  The agreement, formalized during the Dubai

China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) has called on central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to accelerate innovation and strengthen their role in strategic and

ICYMI China SASAC calls for advancement of major projects aligned with national priorities China is building megaports in South America to feed its need for

Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that tariff and trade wars produce no winners, emphasizing that global peace, stability, and development can only be achieved through

Key Takeaways: Dogecoin’s 38% surge reflects strong market demand, with spot-buyer volumes taking charge since March. A bullish MACD crossover has traders predicting a 180%

National Australia Bank business survey for April 2025 (survey conducted at the end of that month) business confidence -1 (prior -4) business conditions +2 (prior

Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has expanded its stablecoin offerings with the acquisition of Mountain Protocol, a stablecoin issuer that says it will begin winding down

The X account of the Ethereum layer 2 network ZKsync and its developer Matter Labs were compromised early on May 13, with hackers falsely claiming

China is building megaports in South America to feed its need for crops – China has reassured its citizens they would have enough to eat

Japan finance minister Kato Making preparations to join G7 meetings in Banff If have a chance, hope to have a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary

Australia Westpac Consumer Sentiment stays deeply pessimistic (below 100) +2.2% m/m in May to 92.1 prior -6% to 90.1 Earlier from Australia we had the

UK consumers delivered a strong rebound in spending last month, with April retail sales jumping sharply thanks to Easter timing and unusually sunny weather. The

U.S. Trade Representative Greer: China has agreed to remove countermeasures Outcome of China tariff talks ‘pragmatic’ If things don’t work out, China tariffs can go

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance has warned that a hacker has again hijacked its domain name system (DNS), sending users to a malicious website.  

China’s foreign minister meets Brazil counterpart in Beijing China’s foreign minister, meeting Brazil counterpart: both agreed to uphold multilateralism, uphold universally recognized international rules, jointly

Citi has lowered its 0–3 month gold price target to $3,150/oz, down from a previous forecast, citing expectations of consolidation following recent gains. Analysts at

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin exhibits a bearish breakout from an ascending channel, with the risk of profit-taking near $106,000. A lower-than-expected US Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Coinbase Global (COIN) will join the Standard and Poor’s 500 (S&P500) index fund on May 19, financial information services platform S&P Global said in a

Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Becomes First Bitcoin And Crypto Company To Join The S&P 500 Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) is officially joining the S&P 500

The list of the top holders of US President Donald Trump’s memecoin has been finalized ahead of background checks to apply for a dinner and

Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has reached a new record of funds onchain, according to data from DefiLlama. In an X post, Aave said it

Hassett is Trump’s director of the National Economic Council, a senior economic adivser: Rebooting the relationship with China Greer, Bessent will continue talks with China

Key points: Bitcoin price saw profit booking near $105,819, signaling that bears remain active at higher levels. Select altcoins have continued to move higher, indicating

Trump: We achieved a total reset with China Trump with more on China: I think we will have a deal Fed’s Goolbee: Tariffs on China

Bitcoin Magazine Exodus Hits Record Q1 Revenue As Bitcoin Holdings Rise To 2,011 BTC Exodus Movement, Inc. (NYSE American: EXOD), a leading self-custodial Bitcoin and

The US government has asked a federal judge to impose a two-year sentence for Eric Council Jr., the individual who helped post a fake message

Blockchain technology could enable “a broad swath of novel use cases for securities” and foster “new kinds of market activities that many of the Commission’s

Key takeaways: Bitcoin lags as investors shift toward stocks after the US and China strike a deal that could end the current trade war. Macroeconomic

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The major US stock indices are sharply higher on US/China tariff news. Over the weekend the US slashed tariffs for the next 90-days on China

Bitcoin Magazine The Blockchain Group Raises €12.1M with Adam Back to Push Bitcoin Strategy Today, The Blockchain Group (ALTBG), listed on Euronext Growth Paris and

Bitcoin Magazine The Blockchain Group Raises €22M to Accelerate Its Bitcoin Treasury Strategy The Blockchain Group (ALTBG), a Premiere Member of Bitcoin For Corporations and

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced partnerships between the city and financial firms as part of his crypto plans. In a May 12 press

Key points: Bitcoin seeks consolidation after rapid gains as stocks and the US dollar surge on US-China trade deal news. Nearby order book liquidity forms

US House Republicans tax bill: Would exempt workers from tips from income and tax with exceptions (through 2028 Includes exemption on workers overtime pay with

Patrick McGee writes in the Times of London today about the complexity of the relationships between Apple and China and how it contributed to China’s

Tether’s USDt (USDT) surpassed a $150 billion market capitalization for the first time on May 12, marking a new milestone amid growing stablecoin adoption. USDt’s

Emerging technologies, including quantum computing, could potentially render the cryptography securing Bitcoin and other blockchain networks ineffective, asset manager BlackRock said in a regulatory filing. 

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Grows Bitcoin Holdings to $58.5 Billion with Latest $1.34 Billion Purchase Strategy has significantly expanded its Bitcoin position with the purchase of

March was -161B Last April was +210B April is always the best month of the US for the US budget due to income tax receipts.

Key takeaways: Possible de-risking ahead of the May 13 CPI print could be playing a role in today’s BTC price correction. Bitcoin market structure and

Business Lending: C&I Loans (Commercial and Industrial loans): Lending standards tightened for firms of all sizes. % of Banks tightening was the highest in more

The S&P 500 is at the highs of the day, up 3.1% while the Nasdaq is up 4.2% as buying turns into a feeding frenzy.

Bitcoin Magazine Gryphon to Merge with Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin  Bitcoin mining firm Gryphon Digital Mining has announced a definitive agreement to merge with American

Goldman Sachs shifts to a stronger Chinese Yuan outlook, now forecasting USD/CNY to reach 7.00 by 12 months, citing Beijing’s preference for currency stability and

Bitcoin Magazine The “Digital Gold” Narrative Sells Bitcoin Short Humans like to make analogies to understand new things better. It makes complete sense why we

Patel Real Estate Holdings (PREH) has launched a $100 million tokenization fund on the Chintai blockchain, aiming to give accredited investors access to institutional-grade real

For the last six weeks, everyone in markets has been contemplating a reordering of world markets. Now, we’re back to where we started in tariff

The problem with this rally is that it was front-run hard. The tide really turned on the market after Bessent’s private comments and the White

I think we’ll have a deal China tariffs will go up without a deal, won’t go all the way to 145% All the comments are

Opinion by: Robin Singh, CEO of Koinly Is there a catch for Bitcoin hodlers, with the asset’s price up over 600,000% since the beginning of

If you’re an executive right now, what are you focused on: tariffs or competing? Capitalism works best when companies have a clear set of rules

A 90-day tariff agreement between the US and China may set the stage for a broader recovery of stock and cryptocurrency markets, as investors look

Trump is set to talk about pharma at a press conference imminently. The President wrote yesterday about a plan for prescription drugs that would shift

We’re negotiating with India right now (on trade) US helped a lot of with India-Pakistan ceasefire Agreement doesn’t cover steel, aluminum, cars or pharma Says

Bitcoin mining firm American Bitcoin is going public through a merger with crypto mining firm Gryphon Digital Mining, the companies announced on May 12. Under

Key points: Bitcoin seeks consolidation after rapid gains as stocks and the US dollar surge on US-China trade deal news. Nearby order book liquidity forms

The creator of the non-fungible token (NFT) collection DeGods announced that he has stepped down as the CEO of the project amid an uptick in

US tariffs on China are down to 30% while China tariffs on the US are set at 10%. Even beyond the massive cut in tariffs,

Healthcare services provider KindlyMD has merged with Bitcoin-native holding company Nakamoto Holdings to build a BTC treasury. According to a May 12 announcement, Nakamoto Holdings

Michael Saylor’s Strategy purchased a fresh batch of Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency pushed above $100,000 last week. Strategy acquired 13,390 Bitcoin (BTC) for $1.34 billion

There are many winners in today’s market action but there is a big loser as well: Gold. It’s down $95 to $3228 today as the

What is RISC-V? RISC-V, pronounced “risk five,” is a modern open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) based on reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. In simple

Bitcoin Magazine David Bailey and Bitcoin-Native Holding Company Nakamoto Announce Merger with KindlyMD to Establish Bitcoin Treasury KindlyMD, Inc. (NASDAQ: KDLY), a Utah-based healthcare services

While China is also acknowledging the positive steps taken in seeking a trade deal, the nuance in how either the US or China is selling

Hundreds of billions of dollars in cross-border cryptocurrency payments flow globally, driven primarily by speculative investment, according to a recent report by the Bank for

Trump viewed 80% as not being an embargo for China We can always go back to 2 April level i.e. 54% tariffs for China Sees

Current tariffs level is a floor Now, we have a process in place to avoid further escalation This at least clears things up a bit

Crypto exchange Backpack announced that customers of the defunct crypto exchange FTX EU can begin reclaiming their funds through its service. According to a May

Headlines: US to lower tariffs on China, to include a base 10% plus 20% fentanyl levy US-China deal reportedly does not cover de minimis exemption

Bitcoin (BTC) launches into US CPI week with new multimonth highs as traders dig in for volatility. BTC price action is giving increasingly bullish signals,

“DRUG PRICES TO BE CUT BY 59%, PLUS! Gasoline, Energy, Groceries, and all other costs, DOWN. NO INFLATION!!! LOVE, DJT” He still won’t get the

There was already the opening gap higher from early today as Trump floated “a very good” meeting with China over the weekend. S&P 500 futures

Cryptocurrency investment products continued receiving healthy inflows last week, attracting $882 million as global crypto funds approached all-time high asset levels. Global crypto exchange-traded products

Disinflation process in underway. Some slack opened up in the labour market. Risks to UK productivity are to the downside. FX rates could be disinflationary

The de minimis exemption is a rule which allowed for certain e-commerce shipments of goods at $800 or less to enter duty-free. The $800 is

Fed: 54 bps (92% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) ECB: 45 bps (79% probability of rate cut at the upcoming meeting) BoE:

We are going to protect our steel, semiconductor industries, selected medicines Believe China is now serious about halting fentanyl flows into the US We have

Social engineering in crypto, explained In the world of cryptocurrency, security goes beyond just protecting your wallet with a password or private key. One of

Ether’s market capitalization surged 42% in five days following the successful launch of Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade on its mainnet.  On May 12, the company data

The US Dollar has been taking it on the chin for a few months now and eventually it became one of the most crowded trades.

Latest US-China discussions are good news, if reports are accurate. Progress on domestic inflation, not US tariffs, was the main factor behind my rate vote.

Key takeaways Though Bitcoin doesn’t support native staking, holders can earn yield through centralized lending platforms, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) on Ethereum, and Bitcoin-related networks like

Key takeaways: Bitcoin broke above $105,700 after the US and China agreed to slash tariffs. A confirmed bull flag breakout on the weekly chart projects

Here’s a graphical depiction of the S&P 500 and Trump’s statements about buying stocks in the last few weeks: And now, markets are rallying further

Goldman Sachs-backed cryptocurrency custody firm BitGo is the latest cryptocurrency company to secure regulatory approval to operate across the European Union. Germany’s financial regulator, the

One of the main Trump’s goals has been bringing long term interest rates down. The focus was on reducing the deficit because it impacted the

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US to modify application of the rate of duty on articles of China This will be for an initial period of 90 days China will

This agreement is about reciprocal tariffs, which are now at 10% each We ended up with a result that is very good for the US

Both sides will move reciprocal/retaliatory tariffs down by 115% Both sides very committed to 90-day pause period (Greer) An effective trade embargo was not sustainable

USD/JPY is now up nearly 1.5% on the day to 147.50 as the dollar is jumping higher across the board. EUR/USD is also marked down

There’s a chance if we can open up trade to China, we could have more fair trade towards the US China has not yet rebalanced

Domestic sight deposits CHF 444.8 bn vs CHF 443.1 bn prior Just some light changes in sight deposits in the past week. But the SNB

Last week, I’ve laid out a case where the market could end up being “dead wrong” on interest rates expectations and that scenario is playing

German DAX futures +1.1% UK FTSE futures +0.4% S&P 500 futures are also up 1.5% on the day, largely holding gains much compared to the

Three teenagers have been accused of kidnapping a man at gunpoint after he was returning from a crypto event in Las Vegas, before driving him

Today, the calendar is empty on the data front as we will just hear from some central bank members. It would have been a boring

Crypto users could be looking for a more sustainable yield this cycle, as total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) lending continues to hit new

US federal prosecutors have rebutted claims they suppressed evidence in their case against the co-founders of the crypto mixing service Samourai Wallet, arguing their disclosure

Decentralized exchange Uniswap has hit a whopping $3 trillion in aggregate all-time volume, the first decentralized exchange to hit the number.  Uniswap founder Hayden Adams

Phoenix TV is out with the headline, citing a source familiar with the matter. This is also being aired across Twitter/X now but there’s yet

When Trump talks something up, you can bet that there’s always going to be exaggeration to the story. Not least with talks with China, we’ve

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has added another $129 million to its Bitcoin treasury, pushing its total holdings past the Bitcoin-stacking country of El Salvador.  “Metaplanet

Monday will be a light day in terms of scheduled economic events. On Tuesday, Japan will release the BoJ summary of opinions; in the U.K.,

Just a heads up as there will be headline risk to watch out for soon enough. Coincidentally, the timing also matches up with when China

Bitcoin’s potential price reaction to a trade deal between the United States and China could give insights into whether Bitcoin is being used as a

Censorship-resistant “dark stablecoins” could come in increasing demand as governments tighten their oversight of the industry.  Stablecoins have been used for various groups to store

BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF, IBIT, sees the longest streak of net inflow this year so far Bank of England speakers Monday: Lombardelli, Greene, Mann, Taylor

Tinian, a small island in the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, could get a second chance at launching a stablecoin after the territory’s

Goldman Sachs forecasts USD/CNY to dropping to 7.20 in 3 months 7.10 in six months 7 over the next 12 months Goldman Sachs sees China’s

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng said a joint statement would be released in Geneva on Monday. Vice-Commerce Minister Li Chenggang said it would contain “good news

Goldman Sachs on crude: “We still expect Brent/WTI prices to edge down and average $60/56 in the rest of 2025 and $56/52 in 2026” Expects

Japan PM Ishiba: Autos, agriculture, airplane parts are all separate from security matters Economy minister Akazawa chimes in similarly: Security and forex are not part

Japan data update. Not the focus. The focus is US-China relations and Trump’s move to lower drug prices to US consumers. While we do not

UK data – The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) employment intentions gauge fell from +13 to +8, the lowest level on record excluding

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South Korean initial exports data for May, the country’s Customs Agency: May 1–10 exports -23.8% y/y May 1–10 Imports -15.9% y/y Trade balance at provisional

Hardware wallet provider Ledger has confirmed its Discord server is secure again after an attacker compromised a moderator’s account to post scam links on May

While the news out of the weekend trade talk with China was long on feel goods it was very short on detail. This, on the

ICYMI, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announcement on Sunday: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend and deliver a speech at the opening ceremony of the

“Hope”. That four-letter word. Globex is reopening soon, at the top of the hour. While its still very early the US dollar has been marked

The White House announced that talks between the United States and China regarding a trade deal have made “substantial progress,” yet no official deal has

The Financial Times is gated: The US and China have worked hard to cobble together something positive from weekend tasks: China says Geneva trade talk

China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng described the weekend talks with U.S. officials as an important first step in stabilising bilateral trade relations, acknowledging that while

The US dollar is higher against both yen and euro in early FX trading (its VERY early, just after 5.20am in Tokyo and 4.20 in

April 2025 inflation data from China was slipped out over the weekend while everyone was looking at Geneva (US-China initial trade talks) CPI: -0.1% y/y

Key Takeaways: Veteran trader Peter Brandt suggests a potential Ethereum rally to $3,800–$4,800 if ETH breaks above a rising wedge pattern. A short-term pullback may

Tech company Microsoft and artificial intelligence firm OpenAI are reportedly in talks to renegotiate the investment deal between the AI firm and Microsoft, which is

As is usual for a Monday morning, market liquidity is very thin until it improves as more Asian centres come online … prices are liable

Trump teasing a big tweet to come on his own social media app: We can only guess what this might be about. Some sort of

Key points: Bitcoin holds on to its recent gains, increasing the possibility of a retest of the all-time high at $109,588. BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF

The Lido Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), the entity that governs the Lido liquid staking protocol, has initiated an emergency vote to rotate a compromised oracle

Key takeaways: Ether has rebounded from key parabolic and triangle support levels, reviving the case for a $10,000 breakout. Historical fractals and RSI recovery mirror

Opinion by: Sean Li, co-founder of Magic Labs Crypto markets run 24/7. Human traders don’t. As AI agents begin to manage liquidity, optimize yield, and

Crypto services platform Nexo shared its plans to reenter the United States market on Monday, marking the eighth major crypto firm to announce such plans

Ethereum’s latest network upgrade, Pectra, introduced powerful new features aimed at improving scalability and smart account functionality — but it also opened a dangerous new

Key points: Bitcoin analysis identifies the all-important price point to hold into the weekly close as all-time highs loom. Liquidity is tightly clustered around current

Worldcoin’s latest hardware, the Orb Mini, aimed at enabling portable human verification, has been met with ridicule across Crypto Twitter. Launched with the slogan “It

Hackers drained over $2.15 million from Mobius Token ($MBU) smart contracts on the BNB Chain in a targeted exploit detected early May 11, according to

Altcoin markets are flashing early signs of a breakout, with several analysts calling for a potential surge over the next few months. Crypto commentator Mister

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said his company had considered adopting a Bitcoin investment playbook like Michael Saylor’s Strategy on multiple occasions, but decided against it

This sounds pretty good. US and Chinese negotiators are meeting again tomorrow so we’re likely to get some details before the weekly open. This article

UFC fighter turned Irish political candidate Conor McGregor has endorsed the idea of building a Bitcoin reserve in his country to give more “power back

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

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,

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

Earlier today there was a concerning escalation with Indian cruise missiles hitting Pakistan’s Nur Khan Airbase. Earlier, there was also an Indian military facility in

After 4chan was hacked on April 14 and vast troves of user and moderator data were leaked online, the controversial website quickly went down, and

Opinion by: Kevin Rusher, founder of RAAC It’s a volatile world out there. This year, we’ve seen stocks take a wild ride as gold has

A group of Democratic senators has reportedly sent a letter to leadership at the US Department of Justice and the Treasury Department expressing concerns about

On April 29, 2025, UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves unveiled plans for a “comprehensive regulatory regime” aimed at making the country a global leader in

Hong Kong-based fintech firm RedotPay has reportedly launched its cryptocurrency-enabled payment cards in South Korea, positioning itself as a potential disruptor in a market dominated

Robert Kiyosaki, businessman and best-selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, is once again sounding the alarm on the dangers of centralized monetary policy —

BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) capped off the trading week with another day of inflows, pulling in $356.2 million on May 9. The fund has

Sovereign Wealth Funds are already gaining exposure to Bitcoin, but significant allocations won’t happen until the United States establishes clearer regulations for the digital assets

Strategy founder Michael Saylor says Bitcoin hasn’t reached $150,000 yet because holders without a long-term outlook have been selling off while a new cohort of

Key takeaways: ETH price rallied by 22% on May 8, but demand for spot ETH ETFs and derivatives remains muted.  President Trump’s reversal on certain

Fresh off its most recent Bitcoin purchase, Japanese investment firm Metaplanet is raising more funds through another bond issue to expand its growing crypto treasury.

American fast food outlet Steak ‘n Shake has announced it will begin accepting Bitcoin as payment at all locations starting on May 16. The firm

Solana has yet to show convincing signs that it could surpass Ethereum as the preferred blockchain for institutions, as its revenue, heavily reliant on memecoins,

What Pi Network promised When Pi Network first hit the scene in 2019, it had a simple but compelling pitch: What if you could mine

German law enforcement seized 34 million euros ($38 million) in cryptocurrency from eXch, a cryptocurrency platform allegedly used to launder funds stolen after Bybit’s record-breaking

Key takeaways: Bitcoin was up 4.3% on May 9, after breaking $100,000  for the first time since February. BTC price gains trigger $800 million in

Key points: Bitcoin (BTC) is at its highest levels since January, and traders are eyeing key levels to watch for what’s next. After hitting $104,000,

80% tariff on China seems right, up to Scott Bessent. This is in stark contrast to earlier reports suggesting that the US could lower tariffs

“80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B.” I’m not sure how exactly it is up to Bessent when Trump himself is already

Taiwanese lawmaker Ko Ju-Chun has called on the government to consider adding Bitcoin to its national reserves, suggesting it could serve as a hedge against

It will be an interesting weekend for the markets. Japan is most clever at protecting its own markets. Countries lining up to talk trade with

Headlines: Trump says that 80% tariffs on China “seems right” Trump says that China should open up its market to the US India reportedly offers

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott blamed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act’s failure on partisan politics during a Senate

At least one person got a new job in Canada in April — Mark Carney — today we will get a better sense of the

Prior was -32.6K Unemployment rate +6.9% vs. 6.8% expected Prior unemployment 6.7%. Full-time employment +31.5K vs -32.6K last month part-time employment -24.2K vs. +29.5k last

Now is a time of great uncertainty and change. Central bank independence delivers better outcomes. No comments on monetary policy or economic outlook. This article

I’ve been briefed on about 24 other deals that are close Markets will see that the new rules aren’t horribly disruptive Everything that’s been going

What is TapSwap on Telegram? TapSwap is a tap-to-earn Web3 application that lives inside Telegram — no separate download required. Are your crypto friends obsessed

Hassett is on TV at the same time saying there are 24 deals that are close. This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.

Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has received regulatory approval to expand crypto derivatives trading across Europe. Gemini secured a Markets

The Ethereum Foundation, the nonprofit that supports development across the Ethereum blockchain, distributed $32.6 million in grants in the first quarter of 2025.  In an

Expect growth to slow considerably, inflation and unemployment higher. We are focused on keeping inflation as close to target as possible. Key to think in

Bitcoin Magazine The Enhanced Bitcoin Everything Indicator Unlocks Massive Profits The Bitcoin Everything Indicator was designed to provide a comprehensive view of all major forces

US stocks are set to open higher. Shares of banking on trade deals to come. US and China will meet in Switzerland. Pres. Trump said

Ripple’s $25 million donation to a crypto education fund has reignited conversations about how blockchain projects are building influence through academia—but in the latest episode

Bitcoin crossed the $100,000 mark again on May 8 as institutional investors continue stacking sats. Farside Investors’ data shows that spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds

Talks with Americans encouraging Have the impression the US is looking for tailor-made solutions with countries Pause on tariffs not to be lifted during negotiations

The funny thing about wonk economists is that they rarely look past the math. With 145% tariffs on China (or today’s Trump-floated number of 80%),

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Issues $21 Million In Bonds To Buy More Bitcoin Japanese public company Metaplanet announced it will issue $21.25 million in zero-coupon bonds

Key points: Bitcoin continues to attack a key resistance zone below all-time highs. “Parabolic” BTC price talk begins to resurface as bulls hold six figures

Opinion by: Naman Kabra, co-founder and CEO of NodeOps Network Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) have become the default hardware for many AI workloads, especially when

It looks like negotiations to end the Ukraine war are slowly falling apart but that could be an illusion as negotiations are always the toughest

Amritsar is a city of 1.4 million in the north of the country close to Pakistan. Reuters reports hearing four blasts in the city in

Bitcoin Magazine Steak ‘n Shake Will Accept Bitcoin Payments in All U.S. Locations Starting Next Week Steak ‘n Shake will begin accepting Bitcoin as payment

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin is driven by its ability to perform well in risk-on and risk-off environments, according to Bitcoin Suisse. Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio of 1.72,

Bitcoin Magazine New BIS Report Says Bitcoin Use Surges During Economic Stress A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) shows that Bitcoin

Trump will not unilaterally bring down tariffs on China 80% was a number Trump threw out there 10% baseline tariff will remain for UK 145%

Galaxy Digital has been approved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to redomicile in the United States, setting the stage for the crypto

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Vice President JD Vance To Speak At Bitcoin 2025 Conference The team at BTC Inc. is proud to announce that U.S. Vice

The cryptocurrency market continued to surge this past week as the overall digital asset market capitalization exceeded $3.27 trillion, an 8.6% increase over the previous

Polls have shown that Greenlanders are dead-against joining the USA but the Trump administration is looking to find another way to pull the island closer,

Credit Agricole maintains an above-consensus medium-term bullish outlook on the USD, expecting a recovery in H2 2025 and 2026 driven by supportive fiscal policy, easing

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Hits $104,000 As Demand Increases   The price of Bitcoin has surged past $104,000 this morning, and it’s no accident. A mix

Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s price closely tracks global liquidity growth, with liquidity explaining up to 90% of its price movements, according to Raoul Pal. In the

US crude oil futures are settling the day at $61.02. That’s $1.11 or 1.85%. For the trading day. The high was at $61.42. The low

Law enforcement detained the wrong person for a 2022 scam that pilfered more than $1 million worth of Bored Ape non-fungible tokens (NFTs), cybersecurity researcher

Oil rig count -5 at 474 Nat Gas rig count unchanged at 101 Total rig count -6 at 578 This article was written by Greg

The key events releases for next week include US CPI and PPI data, US retail sales: Australian employment data and UK GDP: Tuesday, May 13

A group of Democratic senators has reportedly sent a letter to leadership at the US Department of Justice and the Treasury Department expressing concerns about

According to Reuters,: Iran is preparing to send Russia launchers for short range ballistic missiles. That is a negative for two reasons. For one, the

Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Launches 24/7 Bitcoin Futures Trading in the U.S. Coinbase has made a significant move in the U.S. derivatives market, launching 24/7 trading

US yields moved modestly higher for the 2nd consecutive week. 2-year yield 3.883%, up 6.1 basis points for the week. That comes after a 6.6

Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade doesn’t pose a threat to decentralization, according to Mallesh Pai, senior research director at blockchain software firm Consensys, describing the update as

Canada April employment change +7.4K versus +2.5K expected Fed’s Williams: Expect growth to slow considerably, inflation and unemployment higher Fed’s Williams: Now is a time

Mining firm TeraWulf reported a net loss of approximately $61.4 million in its earnings for the first quarter of 2025, further deteriorating from the same

Bitcoin Magazine Hut 8 Posts $134M Q1 Loss Amid Strategic Shift Toward Energy Infrastructure and Bitcoin Mining Hut 8 Corp. (Nasdaq | TSX: HUT) reported

Key points: Bitcoin holding $100,000 as a level of support would confirm the current trend change. Ether leads among altcoins, and DeFi tokens could follow.

Some will be higher than 10% Could be exceptions We have to make a great deal with China He’s given a number to Bessent on

US Vice President JD Vance will speak at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, roughly a year after then-presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke at

Bitcoin Magazine Matador Technologies Raising C$1 Million to Invest in Bitcoin Matador Technologies Inc. (“Matador” or the “Company”) (TSXV: MATA, OTCQB: MATAF), a Bitcoin-focused tech

Wall Street giant BlackRock met with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Task Force to discuss staking within crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) and tokenization

Key Takeaways: Solana’s 15% surge and potential close above the 50-week EMA signal strong bullish momentum, which previously led to a 515% rally in 2024.

The newly launched DOOD token from Ethereum-based NFT project Doodles has seen a steep drop in market capitalization following its May 9 airdrop on the

Bitcoin Magazine Prosecution In Samourai Wallet Case Affirms It Did Not Violate The Brady Rule In a letter to the Southern District of New York

Key points: Bitcoin’s realized cap is beating records and has almost reached the $900 billion mark. The market is laying the foundations for a “potentially

The Ethereum Pectra upgrade introduced a significant upgrade in account abstraction accessibility, with multiple wallets already implementing the change. Pectra introduced Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP)

Doodles’ non-fungible token (NFTs) sales surged by 97% in the last 24 hours as digital collectible traders anticipate the project’s token generation event and airdrop. 

Space and Time, a blockchain project supported by Microsoft, has launched its public, permissionless mainnet to bring zero-knowledge (ZK)-proven data infrastructure to crypto applications. Built

What is ​VanEck’s Onchain Economy ETF ($NODE) VanEck’s Onchain Economy ETF ($NODE) exposes investors to companies driving blockchain adoption across multiple industries. The fund is

Key takeaways: Ether breaks multimonth downtrend as traders target $3,000 ETH price. Ethereum TVL surges 41% to $52.8 billion in 30 days, with a 22%

Sweat, a move-to-earn platform that rewards users for physical activity, has launched a personalized AI agent and expanded its multichain infrastructure. The update is designed

Smart contract platform Rootstock, the home of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Bitcoin, saw a sharp increase in network security and mining engagement in the first

Key takeaways After the shutdown of Coinhive in 2019, browser mining has made a comeback with new tools like CryptoTab Browser, Pi Network and YouHolder.

Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US by trading volume, has agreed to acquire Deribit, one of the world’s biggest crypto derivatives trading platforms.

Bitcoin Magazine An Excerpt From I Am Not Your Bruh: Parenting Is Progress, Not Perfection Parenting isn’t rocket science. It’s much harder. With all due

Bitcoin (BTC) has long been branded as “digital gold,” a store of value for believers in scarcity, decentralization and self-sovereignty. As institutional interest grows, geopolitics

Cryptocurrency mining firm Hut 8 increased its hashrate by 79% during the first quarter of the year. According to Hut8’s latest quarterly report released on

Opinion by Jonathan Farnell, CEO of Freedx It’s 2025, and over 560 million people worldwide are already using cryptocurrency — roughly 17 times the population

The UK is now offering up its spin on the deal: Aluminum and steel tariffs reduced to zero US deal gives unprecedented access for British

Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky will probably be allowed to travel for his daughter’s wedding regardless of the outcome of his May 8 sentencing hearing.

Bitcoin Magazine Standard Chartered Analyst Apologizes For $120K Bitcoin Price Prediction, Says It Is Too Low  Standard Chartered’s Head of Digital Assets, Geoffrey Kendrick, is

Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase To Acquire Bitcoin And Crypto Options Platform Deribit For $2.9B Bitcoin and crypto exchange Coinbase has agreed to acquire derivatives trading platform

Bitcoin has reclaimed the $100,000 price level for the first time since January, reflecting renewed bullish sentiment among investors. Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $100,000 mark

Would like to see China opened up. Expects a friendly meeting with China Says he believes discussions will be substantive with China China wants to

Well there it is. Trump is talking like 10% is the floor, answering a big question in the markets. Now Trump often says one thing

The Trump trade deal with the UK is igniting stocks with the major indices all up by over 1.4%. And Trump said “Better go out

A new Pope has been elected. Let me guess…Pres. Trump will make a joke, and JD Vance and Howard Lutnick will laugh. This article was

Bitcoin Magazine Sculpting Scarcity: Artist Maxfield Mellenbruch Brings Rare Steak Worth Millions To Bitcoin 2025  Maxfield Mellenbruch — an American sculptor, designer, and the creator

The U.S. Treasury will auction off $25 billion of 30 year bonds at the top of the hour. The six-month averages of the key components

Missouri House Bill 594, a bill that would eliminate capital gains tax in the US state, has passed a vote in the state House of

Layer 2s have been a great blockchain success story. They’ve reduced congestion on the Ethereum mainnet, driving down gas fees while preserving security. But maybe

Bitcoin Magazine Arizona Becomes Second State to Establish Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Arizona has made history by becoming the second state in the U.S. to create

High yield 4.819% WI level at the time of the auction 4.812% Tail +0.7 bps vs 6 month average of -0.3 bps Bid to cover

The Catholic Church has elected American Robert Prevost, 69, as its new leader. He is the first American and the first native-English speaker to be

Bitcoin Magazine What is a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve? A Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is a designated accumulation of Bitcoin (BTC) held by a government, institution, or

Updated to correct that the SEC sent a Wells notice to Uniswap but did not bring charges. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is

US President Donald Trump was reportedly manipulated by a lobbyist tied to Ripple Labs into announcing the XRP token would be part of his plans

The US dollar stormed ahead today, particularly USD/JPY which is now up 210 pips to 145.93. Some thoughts on what’s driving the move: 1) A