Following Pectra, Ethereum Fees Stay Low as Bitcoin Fee Market Remains Soft
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With the Ethereum Pectra upgrade now fully implemented, gas fees across the network have stayed minimal, with median-sized transactions averaging approximately 0.000061 ETH or $0.15 per transfer. Onchain fees for Bitcoin have also held steady—though generally higher than Ethereum’s—as a high-priority Bitcoin transaction this weekend is expected to clear for about $0.58. 2 Largest Blockchain […]

Bitcoin’s Wild Ride: Bulls Charge Toward All-Time High as $27M in Bearish Bets Vanish
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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 reflects roughly $19 billion in BTC trade […]

China Reduces US Treasury Holdings Amid Trade War Escalation
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury revealed that China reduced its exposure to U.S. debt in March, selling close to $19 billion in Treasuries. This reduction was recorded in March as the trade conflict between the two countries escalated. China Reduced Exposure to U.S. Debt Amid Tariff Conflict China is willing to reduce some of […]

XRP Price Watch: Bulls Eye $2.60 as Support Holds at $2.30
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XRP was trading at $2.39 on May 18, 2025, with a market capitalization of $140 billion. The 24-hour trading volume stood at $2.07 billion, with intraday price fluctuations between $2.30 and $2.407. XRP On the one-hour chart, XRP is exhibiting a modest uptrend after bouncing off the $2.30 level. The pattern of higher lows alongside […]

Bitcoin Price Watch: Market Hovers Below $104K as Traders Eye Breakout
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Bitcoin traded at $103,895 on May 18, 2025, with a total market capitalization of $2.064 trillion. The 24-hour trading volume reached $19.865 billion, with an intraday range between $102,771 and $104,002, reflecting a narrow band of consolidation near historic highs. Bitcoin Bitcoin’s short-term outlook, as illustrated on the 1-hour chart, signals a gradual uptrend marked […]

Crypto Exchanges Oppose Brazil’s Stablecoin Self-Custody Ban
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Crypto actors see the ban proposal, spearheaded by the Central Bank of Brazil, as excessive and explain that this move might push companies to operate offshore. An alternative proposal that substitutes the proposed ban with a reporting system was also recently floated. Exchanges Say Stablecoin Self-Custody Ban Proposal Could Push Crypto Offshore in Brazil The […]

‘Bitcoin Standard’ author backs funding dev to make spamming Bitcoin costly
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Economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous, has weighed in on the ongoing debate over spam inscriptions on the Bitcoin network, suggesting he would “throw in a few sats” to fund a full-time developer focused on making Bitcoin spamming more difficult and expensive. Ammous made the remarks in response to a thread initiated by […]

‘Bitcoin Standard’ author backs funding dev to make spamming Bitcoin costly
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Economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous, has weighed in on the ongoing debate over spam inscriptions on the Bitcoin network, suggesting he would “throw in a few sats” to fund a full-time developer focused on making Bitcoin spamming more difficult and expensive. Ammous made the remarks in response to a thread initiated by […]

Retired artist loses $2M in crypto to Coinbase impersonator
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Retired artist Ed Suman lost over $2 million in cryptocurrency earlier this year after falling victim to a scam involving someone posing as a Coinbase support representative. Suman, 67, spent nearly two decades as a fabricator in the art world, helping build high-profile works such as Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog sculptures, according to a May […]

Report: VCs See Stablecoins as Crypto’s ‘Killer App’
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Despite the geopolitical tensions from the U.S. trade war causing a decline in most liquid tokens, venture capitalists continued to focus on the core utility of cryptocurrencies, particularly stablecoins. VCs’ Growing Positive View of Stablecoins Although the geopolitical tensions sparked by the U.S. trade war resulted in a quarter-long giveback of gains across most liquid […]