World Liberty Financial’s USD1 Cracks Top 10 as Trump-Tied Stablecoin Supply Swells
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Latest figures position USD1, the stablecoin linked to the Trump-aligned World Liberty Financial (WLFI), as the seventh-largest stablecoin by market cap—an impressive feat given its rapid rise. WFLI’s USD1 Stablecoin Play World Liberty Financial’s (WLFI) new stablecoin has secured a place among the top ten fiat-pegged cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. The token, USD1, now sits […]

Ghosts of the Silk Road: Dormant Wallets Move Over $322M in Bitcoin
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On Monday, two long-dormant wallets—first activated in July 2013, precisely a decade and ten months ago—moved 3,421 bitcoin valued at $322.5 million, marking their first transaction since inception. Long-Dormant Silk Road Wallets Move Millions in Bitcoin Data compiled on May 5, 2025, reveals two separate transactions (1,2) originating from wallets established in July 2013. The […]

Bitcoin risks sub-$92K retest as BTC price fails to match 4% gold gains
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Key points: Bitcoin is struggling again as gold retakes the limelight with week-to-date gains of nearly 5%. Bitcoin’s correlation with gold is under scrutiny amid ongoing macroeconomic shifts. Traders see a short-term slump amid a wider BTC price rebound. Bitcoin (BTC) eyed fresh month-to-date lows into the May 6 Wall Street open as “directionless” crypto […]

US stablecoin bill loses democrats amid Trump corruption concerns
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Democratic lawmakers in Washington are backing off support for crypto legislation amid heightened concerns over corruption, including the conduct of the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial (WLFI). In March, the GENIUS Act, which would regulate stablecoins in the US, passed a critical committee reading with the support of several pro-crypto Democrats. Democratic Senators Ruben Gallego, […]

Bitcoin price forms two BTC futures gaps after Coinbase premium flips negative
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Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium index turned negative for the first time in 15 days, indicating defensive short-term sentiment among US investors. Bitcoin CME futures gaps between support at $92,000-$92,500 and resistance at $96,400-$97,400 suggest a period of range-bound trading. Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium index, which measures the gap between BTC price at Coinbase Pro and […]

Blockchains ready for institutions, lawyers hesitate: DoubleZero CEO
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While blockchain infrastructure may be ready for institutional use, many legal teams at big firms remain cautious about fully integrating the technology.  At the Token2049 event in Dubai, DoubleZero Labs founder and former Solana head of strategy Austin Federa told Cointelegraph that today’s high-performance blockchains like Solana are technically capable of supporting large-scale institutional usage. […]

Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Salinas: Investing in Real Estate Is ‘Bullshit,’ Buy Bitcoin Instead
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Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the fifth-largest billionaire in Mexico, has offered major investment advice to his followers on X, which unsurprisingly includes bitcoin. Salinas, who owns TV Azteca and Grupo Electra, advised against real estate investments and encouraged considering bitcoin instead. “Investing in REAL ESTATE is a BAD INVESTMENT!!! Don’t be fooled; real estate is NOT […]

How much Bitcoin can Berkshire Hathaway buy?
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Key takeaways: Berkshire holds $347B in cash, enough to buy ~18% of Bitcoin’s supply. Greg Abel has not signaled a shift from Warren Buffett’s anti-Bitcoin stance. Berkshire already has indirect crypto exposure via Nu Holdings, Jefferies. Warren Buffett announced at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting on May 3 that he will step down as CEO […]

$50M Bounty Goes Live on Web3Bounty.io to Trace Misappropriated Funds Linked to FDT and Aria
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This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Hong Kong, May 6, 2025 – A new bounty program has been launched on the online platform Web3Bounty.io, which aims at finding leads and information about the approximately $456 million of the TrueUSD (TUSD) stablecoin reserves being misappropriated. There is a $50 million bounty pool available […]

OP_RETURN Conflict: Ocean Mining Accuses Core Developers of Colluding to Fill Bitcoin With ‘Spam’
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Bitcoin Mechanic, the pseudonymous global head of sales at Ocean Mining, stressed that Bitcoin Core developers were colluding with Citrea, a Bitcoin Zero Knowledge (ZK) expansion product, to facilitate the inclusion of so-called “spam” in the blockchain. Ocean Hints at Citrea-Bitcoin Core Collusion in OP_RETURN Spam Debate The conflict surrounding the possible removal of the […]