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US court freezes $57M USDC allegedly linked to LIBRA scandal

US court freezes $57M USDC allegedly linked to LIBRA scandal

A US federal court has frozen around $57.65 million worth of the stablecoin USDC in a class action case over the controversial Libra memecoin. Onchain data shared with Cointelegraph by the class group’s lawyer, Max Burwick, shows nearly $57 million worth of USDC (USDC) was frozen on May 28 after a Manhattan court agreed to […]

Altseason Loading? Analyst Explains How FTX $5B Distribution May Trigger The Next Bull Leg

Altseason Loading? Analyst Explains How FTX $5B Distribution May Trigger The Next Bull Leg

As Bitcoin and Ethereum hover near critical resistance levels, market sentiment is shifting rapidly. Analysts are now calling for an incoming Altseason, with bullish momentum building across the board, even as macroeconomic uncertainty continues to rattle global markets. Despite rising treasury yields and geopolitical tensions, crypto assets are showing strength, and altcoins appear poised to […]

Solana chart hints at 180% rally to $300 if key technical trend holds

Solana chart hints at 180% rally to $300 if key technical trend holds

Key takeaways: Historical chart patterns and the Fibonacci Retracement metric hint at a Solana price rally to $300. Solana’s $7.5 billion in futures open interest and negative funding rates could be a sign that a powerful short squeeze is in the making. Solana (SOL) price tested the $180 resistance level on May 11, but it […]

Bitcoin Expert Samson Mow Reveals Why BTC Is Not Trading At $10 Million Per Coin Already

Bitcoin Expert Samson Mow Reveals Why BTC Is Not Trading At $10 Million Per Coin Already

Samson Mow, a Bitcoin expert and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of JAN3, a BTC-focused infrastructure firm, has shared a striking take on the current valuation of the flagship cryptocurrency. According to Mow, Bitcoin is still far from its full potential and, in his view, should already be priced at $10 million per coin. Why […]

Ethereum bulls aim for $2.7K ahead of ETH’s $2.4B options expiry

Ethereum bulls aim for $2.7K ahead of ETH’s $2.4B options expiry

Key takeaways: 97% of ETH put options will expire worthless if ETH holds above $2,600. A bullish ETH price outcome could be limited by macroeconomic factors and trading strategies that cap Ether gains. On May 30, $2.4 billion in Ether (ETH) options will expire—an event that could support ETH’s attempt to break above the $2,700 […]

Labor Department rescinds Biden-era guidance for crypto in 401(k) plans

Labor Department rescinds Biden-era guidance for crypto in 401(k) plans

The US Labor Department has officially rescinded guidance issued during the Biden administration that limited the inclusion of cryptocurrency in 401(k) retirement plans. On May 28, the Labor Department revoked a 2022 guidance that had urged fiduciaries to be “extremely cautious” when considering cryptocurrency for 401(k) retirement plans. The move could give asset managers more […]

Crypto Firms Flee Ukraine—Weld Money Becomes Latest To Exit

Crypto Firms Flee Ukraine—Weld Money Becomes Latest To Exit

Ukraine’s crypto card market is shrinking fast. Weld Money, a fintech that let people spend crypto through a Mastercard-linked card, is closing its doors in the country. Users have been told to pull out their money by the end of next month or risk losing access. According to company posts on social media, military controls […]

Bitcoin analyst says BTC price peak in $220K to $330K range still possible

Bitcoin analyst says BTC price peak in $220K to $330K range still possible

Key takeaways: Bitcoin researcher Sminston With says BTC could gain 100% to 200%, with a cycle peak between $220,000 to $330,000. Bitcoin continues to exhibit strong cyclical volatility, contradicting the belief that its price swings are softening over time. Over $4 billion in BTC has been moved by long-term holders, warning of a price correction. […]

GameStop shares sink 11% after BTC purchase

GameStop shares sink 11% after BTC purchase

Shares of video game and collectibles retailer GameStop dropped nearly 11% on May 28 after the company announced its first Bitcoin purchase, triggering a classic sell-the-news reaction. The stock closed at $31.21 on the New York Stock Exchange, according to Google Finance. The company announced the purchase of 4,710 Bitcoin (BTC) valued at roughly $513 […]

Pakistan announces Bitcoin strategic reserve

Pakistan announces Bitcoin strategic reserve

Bilal Bin Saqib, head of Pakistan’s crypto council, announced on May 28 that the country is moving to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Saqib said the government of Pakistan followed the United States’ lead in establishing a Bitcoin strategic reserve and is embracing pro-crypto regulatory […]

Dogecoin Shows Signs Of A Trend Reversal With This Key Chart Pattern

Dogecoin Shows Signs Of A Trend Reversal With This Key Chart Pattern

Dogecoin may be gearing up for its next big move, and technical traders are starting to take notice. After a period of consolidation and choppy price action, a potentially powerful pattern is beginning to emerge on the charts, one that has historically preceded strong reversals in trend.  The formation in question is the inverse head […]

Price predictions 5/28: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, HYPE, LINK

Price predictions 5/28: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, HYPE, LINK

Key point: Bitcoin’s market structure is still bullish, even as a phase of profit taking and consolidation sets in. Bitcoin (BTC) remains pinned below the breakout level of $109,588, indicating that the bears are fiercely defending the level. Bitfinex analysts said in a market note that profit-taking generally follows after Bitcoin hits a new all-time […]

XRP Marks Another Milestone As Dubai Brings $16 Billion In Real Estate Company To The Blockchain – Details

XRP Marks Another Milestone As Dubai Brings $16 Billion In Real Estate Company To The Blockchain – Details

XRP has achieved another impressive milestone with the Dubai Land Department’s announcement of a $16 billion real estate tokenization project on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). This development has been lauded as one of the factors that could spark an XRP price rally. XRP Records Milestone With New Dubai Land Department Project In a press release, […]

JD Vance urges Bitcoin community to embrace politics

JD Vance urges Bitcoin community to embrace politics

United States Vice President JD Vance took the stage to deliver a keynote address at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, encouraging Bitcoiners to deepen their involvement in politics. Vance highlighted the strategic and geopolitical importance of Bitcoin, emphasizing that the US should maintain leadership in the crypto industry to remain competitive in […]

$10 Million Fix? SUI Network Moves Fast After Cetus Exploit Scare

$10 Million Fix? SUI Network Moves Fast After Cetus Exploit Scare

Sui Network has rolled out a $10 million fund to boost security across its system. The move comes after the Cetus Protocol hack that cost users $223 million. Based on reports, the money will go toward audits, bug bounties and new developer tools. It’s a major shot across the bow at future attacks, but it […]

Conduit raises $36M for stablecoin, fiat cross-border payment network

Conduit raises $36M for stablecoin, fiat cross-border payment network

Conduit, a cross-border payments company based in Boston, has raised $36 million in a Series A funding round led by Dragonfly and Altos Ventures. The capital will go to scale its payment system and expand currency offerings across fiat and stablecoins. Conduit markets its payment system as an alternative to the messaging network SWIFT, or […]

BlackRock eyes 10% stake in Circle's IPO

BlackRock eyes 10% stake in Circle's IPO

BlackRock is reportedly planning to take a significant stake in Circle’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO). According to a May 28 Bloomberg report citing anonymous sources, BlackRock is looking to purchase roughly 10% of the offering. Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, is aiming to raise $624 million in its initial public offering Cathie […]

XRP Bull Flag Targets $18: Analyst Sees 70% Chance Of Breakout

XRP Bull Flag Targets $18: Analyst Sees 70% Chance Of Breakout

Independent market technician EGRAG CRYPTO posted an updated weekly XRP/USD chart on X. The visual, built on Bitfinex data, frames the entire post-July 2024 advance by XRP as the flag-pole of a classic bull-flag continuation pattern and argues that the subsequent ten-week drift has traced out a near-textbook, downward-slanted consolidation channel whose upper and lower […]

Coinbase data breach 2025: What was stolen and what you need to know

Coinbase data breach 2025: What was stolen and what you need to know

Background of Coinbase’s May 2025 breach Coinbase, America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, received an unsolicited email from an unknown threat actor on May 11, 2025. They claimed to possess sensitive information about its customers and demanded a ransom of $20 million.  Before examining the breach, it is interesting to understand how it happened at a public […]

Elon Musk se dit déçu par le projet de loi budgétaire soutenu par les Républicains et Donald Trump

Désaccord budgétaire. L’arrivée de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche aura été l’occasion de tenir de nombreuses promesses de campagne. Comme la création d’une réserve stratégique de Bitcoin pour les États-Unis. Le 47e président US a aussi mis en place son projet de réduction des dépenses publiques, qui a mené à la création du Department of […]