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Dem lawmakers object to hearing, citing 'Trump’s crypto corruption'

Dem lawmakers object to hearing, citing 'Trump’s crypto corruption'

Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), led Democratic lawmakers out of a joint hearing on digital assets in response to what she called “the corruption of the President of the United States” concerning cryptocurrencies. In a May 6 joint hearing of the HFSC and House Committee on Agriculture, Rep. […]

$25 Million Pledge From Ripple Set To Benefit Teachers And Students Across The US

$25 Million Pledge From Ripple Set To Benefit Teachers And Students Across The US

Ripple, the blockchain technology company, has announced a significant commitment of $25 million aimed at supporting US classrooms and teachers.  This initiative is designed to equip both students and educators with essential resources to improve academic outcomes, foster economic resilience, and prepare for a rapidly changing job market. Ripple’s $25 Million Initiative  Despite the known […]

Ethereum le 6 mai – ETH va-t-il encore chuter sous les 1 500 $ ?

Les semaines se suivent et se ressemblent pour le cours d’Ethereum qui reste coincé sous la barre psychologique des 2 000 $. Toutefois, il est intéressant de noter que les investisseurs montrent de l’intérêt pour ETH. En effet, les véhicules d’investissement liés à ETH ont capté pas moins de 150 millions de dollars. La deuxième […]

What bankers, CPAs and CFOs need to know about blockchain

What bankers, CPAs and CFOs need to know about blockchain

Why finance veterans are still skeptical about blockchain Blockchain has been part of the finance conversation for over a decade now. Yet many professionals remain cautious.  Many seasoned professionals in finance, wealth management and economics often question blockchain’s relevance, asking, How exactly is blockchain supposed to fit into what we already do? This question reflects […]

Crypto Analyst Predicts How High XRP Could Soar If Bitcoin Hits $250,000

Crypto Analyst Predicts How High XRP Could Soar If Bitcoin Hits $250,000

In a post on X, crypto analyst Dr Cat (@DoctorCatX) laid out a detailed road map for the XRP/BTC pair that hinges on both the thickness of the monthly Ichimoku cloud and Bitcoin’s eventual trajectory toward six-figure territory. The analyst’s working target is a test of 5,200 satoshis by June—a level that “must fight three […]

Worldcoin Launches in the US, AI Coins Like SUBBD to Skyrocket

Worldcoin Launches in the US, AI Coins Like SUBBD to Skyrocket

Worldcoin ($WLD), the native crypto of the Altman-backed ‘World Orb’ eye-scanning project, is now available in most parts of the US. Tools for Humanity’s ‘World orb’ is an initiative by the OpenAI founder that offers people $WLD in exchange for scanning their eyes. The project aims to develop $WLD as a blockchain-based global ID, which […]

US stablecoin bill loses democrats amid Trump corruption concerns

US stablecoin bill loses democrats amid Trump corruption concerns

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, […]

Singapore’s Grab taps Solana DePIN project Natix to ‘reshape mapping’

Singapore’s Grab taps Solana DePIN project Natix to ‘reshape mapping’

Southeast Asia’s superapp Grab has partnered with Natix, a project within Solana’s decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN), to cooperate on mapping and autonomous driving technologies. The joint collaboration aims to combine Natix’s blockchain-based mapping data with Grab’s camera hardware and mapmaking technology featuring artificial intelligence support, Natix said in an announcement on May 6. “This […]

Binance founder CZ says Bitcoin could hit $500K–$1M this cycle

Binance founder CZ says Bitcoin could hit $500K–$1M this cycle

Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao expects Bitcoin’s price to top at $500,000 to $1 million during this market cycle. During an interview with Rug Radio published on May 5, Zhao said that he expects Bitcoin to reach up to one million dollars during this market cycle. He also highlighted the role of Bitcoin spot exchange-traded […]

Fiscalité crypto : l’IRS nomme Trish Turner à la tête de sa division cryptomonnaies

Changement de patron. Le fisc américain, connu sous le nom d’Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a récemment nommé Trish Turner à la tête de sa division des actifs numériques. Cette décision intervient après le départ de deux cadres clés de cette unité spécialisée dans le secteur de Bitcoin (BTC) et des cryptomonnaies. Les points clés de […]

Blockchains ready for institutions, lawyers hesitate: DoubleZero CEO

Blockchains ready for institutions, lawyers hesitate: DoubleZero CEO

While blockchain infrastructure may be ready for institutional use, many legal teams at large firms remain cautious about full integration with 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 […]

Bitcoin risks sub-$92K retest as BTC price fails to match 4% gold gains

Bitcoin risks sub-$92K retest as BTC price fails to match 4% gold gains

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 […]

Citi and SDX partner to tokenize traditional private markets

Citi and SDX partner to tokenize traditional private markets

Investment bank Citi and Switzerland’s SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) are teaming up to modernize traditional private markets through tokenization. The initiative, revealed during the Point Zero Forum in Switzerland, will leverage SDX’s blockchain-based Central Securities Depositary (CSD) platform to tokenize, settle, and safekeep assets, according to a May 6 announcement. The platform, expected to go live by […]

Is This The Spark? New Bitcoin Metric Points To Bullish Shift

Is This The Spark? New Bitcoin Metric Points To Bullish Shift

Bitcoin dipped marginally after reaching a new peak above $97,000 on May 2. It retreated to just below $94,000, a 3% to 4% decline from its recent high. Although short-term price movements are keeping traders nervous, longer-term on-chain data is beginning to exhibit signs that may influence what happens next. Index Reading Indicates A Potential […]

Malgré la baisse, les memecoins sont les plus performants depuis 2024 – Analyse Crypto

Le cours du Bitcoin continue d’évoluer au-delà des 90 000 $, mais il ne parvient pas à revenir à hauteur des 100 000 $. Cela fait désormais depuis le début du mois de février que le BTC évolue sous la barre psychologique des 100 000 $. Et pourtant, les investisseurs ont l’air de penser que […]

Bitcoin price forms two BTC futures gaps after Coinbase premium flips negative

Bitcoin price forms two BTC futures gaps after Coinbase premium flips negative

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 […]

Cryptomonnaies et vie privée : la coalition réglementaire tuera-t-elle Bitcoin en France ?

Cryptomonnaies sous haute surveillance. Dans un contexte mondial où la transparence est érigée en vertu cardinale, l’Union européenne entame un virage réglementaire qui risque de bouleverser notre écosystème crypto. En ligne de mire : les crypto actifs dits « confidentiels » et les technologies qui permettent d’agir dans l’ombre du système financier traditionnel. Si l’objectif […]

How much Bitcoin can Berkshire Hathaway buy?

How much Bitcoin can Berkshire Hathaway buy?

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 […]

Research DAO claims paralyzed rats recover after spinal cord fix

Research DAO claims paralyzed rats recover after spinal cord fix

Decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) HydraDAO claims that its researchers were able to use a novel technique to repair severed spines in rats. In a May 5 X post, decentralized science (DeSci) project HydraDAO said that one of its research projects resulted in “rats who had their spines fully transected” being able to walk again. More […]

Économie : eToro vise une valorisation de 4 milliards de dollars avec son IPO aux États-Unis

Tous à Wall Street. Le groupe eToro, basé en Israël, se prépare à une introduction en bourse (IPO) aux États-Unis, visant une valorisation pouvant atteindre 4 milliards de dollars. Cette plateforme de trading d’actions et de cryptomonnaies prévoit de lever 500 millions de dollars en offrant 10 millions d’actions à un prix compris entre 46 et 50 dollars chacune. L’IPO, annoncée le […]