Explosive institutional demand and surging ETF inflows have shattered legacy market models, triggering a dramatic reversal from a top analyst and setting the stage for bitcoin’s next breakout. Massive Institutional Demand Forces Top Analyst to Flip on Bitcoin Bull Cycle Bitcoin’s resilience in recent weeks has prompted a sharp change in outlook from one of […]
U.S. banks get green light to expand crypto services with fresh OCC guidance fueling regulatory clarity and innovation in digital assets. New OCC Guidance Expands Crypto Role for Banks The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced on May 7 the release of Interpretive Letter 1184, offering fresh guidance that reaffirms national banks’ […]
Microsoft-backed Space and Time has launched its public and permissionless mainnet, which is designed to deliver zero-knowledge (ZK)-proven data directly to smart contracts. Empowering Developers to Build Secure, Data-Driven Onchain Applications Space and Time, a blockchain platform backed by tech giant Microsoft, has officially launched its public and permissionless mainnet. The platform is designed to […]
Oxbow, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform balancing privacy and compliance, has removed deposit limits on its Privacy Pools tool, enabling unrestricted Ethereum transactions while screening illicit funds. Regulatory-Friendly Privacy: Oxbow’s Tool Now Accepts Large-Scale ETH Deposits Oxbow, a DeFi platform founded in 2023, announced Friday it has removed deposit limits on its Privacy Pools tool, […]
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 of securities. The discussion could advance institutional interest in the crypto industry. According to a May 9 memo published by the task force, BlackRock sought to “[d]iscuss perspectives on treatment […]
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 the same event. According to a May 9 notice from the event’s organizers, Vance will address conference attendees in person on May 28, making him the first sitting US vice […]
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. Bitcoin (BTC) broke above the psychologically critical $100,000 level on May 8, and the bulls are trying to hold on to the level on May 9. In an X post, […]
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 period last year. Revenue fell to $34.4 million from $42.4 million in the same period of 2024, according to the company’s earnings report, published May 9. Cost of revenue rose […]
Stakestone announced Friday its integration with World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is now live, enabling cross-chain asset transfers, yield generation, and capital access without lock-in periods. USD1 Stablecoin Anchors Stakestone’s Multichain Ecosystem Stakestone is an Omnichain liquidity protocol that lets users stake ethereum (ETH) or bitcoin (BTC) for liquid tokens like STONE and SBTC. These tokens […]
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance will deliver a keynote address at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on May 28, organizers announced Friday. Las Vegas Bitcoin Summit Draws VP Vance for ‘Code + Country’ Speech The three-day conference, hosted by BTC Inc. at The Venetian Las Vegas, is expected to draw more than 30,000 attendees. J.D. […]
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 US President Donald Trump’s ties to cryptocurrency exchange Binance and potential conflicts of interest in regulating the industry. According to a May 9 Bloomberg report, Democratic senators asked Attorney General […]
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 ZachXBT said. In a May 9 X post, ZachXBT said he identified the wallet behind the scam and linked it to an X account that has since been deleted. But […]
