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Texas governor signals support for Bitcoin reserve bill

Texas governor signals support for Bitcoin reserve bill

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signaled support for a bill recently passed by the state House of Representatives that would establish a strategic cryptocurrency reserve. In a May 22 X post, Abbott posted a Techstory article about Texas state lawmakers’ efforts to create a Bitcoin (BTC) reserve. The story pointed out that the decision for […]

Price predictions 5/23: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, HYPE, LINK

Price predictions 5/23: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, HYPE, LINK

Key points: Bitcoin slipped below $109,588, but technical charts suggest traders are buying each dip. Excessive leverage in Bitcoin futures increases the risk of a quick correction. Select altcoins have turned down from their respective overhead resistance levels, signaling that the bears remain sellers on rallies. Sellers have pulled Bitcoin (BTC) back below the breakout […]

US House members call for investigation into Trump's memecoin dinner

US House members call for investigation into Trump's memecoin dinner

Members of the US House of Representatives called for the Justice Department to investigate Donald Trump’s May 22 dinner for his top memecoin investors, citing concerns about “foreign influence over US policy decisions” and “potential corruption and emoluments clause violations.” In a May 22 letter to the Justice Department, 35 House members asked the public […]

Crypto Biz: From shorting the Venezuelan Bolivar to shorting the US dollar

Crypto Biz: From shorting the Venezuelan Bolivar to shorting the US dollar

When Venezuela was experiencing hyperinflation, Ledn co-founder Mauricio di Bartolomeo hedged against the collapsing local currency by shorting it in favor of the more stable US dollar. Today, he’s using a similar strategy — this time borrowing against his Bitcoin (BTC) to hedge against the crumbling US dollar. Di Bartolomeo connected with me during Canada […]

Bitcoin price ‘breather’ expected as short-term traders realize $11.6B in profit

Bitcoin price ‘breather’ expected as short-term traders realize $11.6B in profit

Key takeaways: Short-term Bitcoin holders realized $11.6 billion in profit over the past 30 days, suggesting a potential pause or local top in the market. Technical indicators show cooling momentum as retail investor sentiment falls to a 90-day low and liquidity data points to price volatility. Bitcoin (BTC) price recently hit a new all-time high […]

‘In ‘93, it became clear to me AI should be decentralized’ — Ben Goertzel

‘In ‘93, it became clear to me AI should be decentralized’ — Ben Goertzel

It’s been 30 years since computer scientist Ben Goertzel wrote his first line of AI code, already convinced that artificial intelligence should be decentralized. Today, as the world approaches the dawn of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), who leads this breakthrough could have profound consequences for the future of humanity. Speaking with Cointelegraph at the Consensus […]

Crypto, NFTs are a lifeboat in the sinking fiat system: Finance Redefined

Crypto, NFTs are a lifeboat in the sinking fiat system: Finance Redefined

Risk appetite across traditional and cryptocurrency markets saw a sharp rise this week, helping United States cryptocurrency funds recover the capital lost to the correction of February and March, amassing over $7.5 billion worth of weekly inflows. Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed its old all-time high on May 21, two days after President Donald Trump confirmed ongoing […]

Price predictions 5/23: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, HYPE, LINK

Price predictions 5/23: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, HYPE, LINK

Key points: Bitcoin slipped below $109,588, but technical charts suggest traders are buying each dip. Excessive leverage in Bitcoin futures increases the risk of a quick correction. Select altcoins have turned down from their respective overhead resistance levels, signaling that the bears remain sellers on rallies. Sellers have pulled Bitcoin (BTC) back below the breakout […]

Bitcoin’s bull market will ‘redefine’ BTC’s role in modern portfolios — Fidelity research

Bitcoin’s bull market will ‘redefine’ BTC’s role in modern portfolios — Fidelity research

Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s performance in the current bull market and a new cohort of buyers reflect a maturing market and widening adoption. A 50% rise in hashrate and a 63% jump in Realized Cap highlight investors’ confidence in Bitcoin. A recent report from Fidelity Digital Assets explored how the current Bitcoin market cycle reflects a […]

Alchemy acquires no-code NFT launchpad HeyMint for undisclosed amount

Alchemy acquires no-code NFT launchpad HeyMint for undisclosed amount

Web3 developer platform Alchemy has acquired HeyMint, a California-based non-fungible token (NFT) launchpad, in a move designed to enhance the company’s smart wallet infrastructure.  The undisclosed funding deal will see HeyMint’s infrastructure embedded within Alchemy as it seeks to simplify user onboarding for Web3 applications, the company disclosed on May 23. HeyMint’s co-founder and chief […]

Ethereum price chart targets $4K as transaction fees hit 3-month high

Ethereum price chart targets $4K as transaction fees hit 3-month high

Key takeaways: Ethereum is forming a bull flag on the daily chart, with a potential breakout to $4,000. If Ethereum’s network activity and total value locked continue to grow, ETH price may see further gains. Ether’s price printed a “bull flag” on the daily chart, a technical chart formation associated with strong upward momentum. Could […]

Who attended Trump’s controversial memecoin dinner?

Who attended Trump’s controversial memecoin dinner?

The top 220 holders of US President Donald Trump’s memecoin met yesterday at the president’s golf course in Virginia for an exclusive dinner and purported meet-and-greet. Attendees spent a grand total of $148 million for an “ultra-exclusive VIP reception with the president,” which crypto industry advocates and critics alike saw as a potential opportunity to […]

Spoiler alert: The future of Web3 is not blockchain

Spoiler alert: The future of Web3 is not blockchain

Opinion by: Grigore Roșu, founder and chief executive officer of Pi Squared For some, the audacity of questioning the primacy of blockchain in Web3 is borderline heretical. The idea that decentralization and progress could exist without blockchains seems absurd to those who built careers around Bitcoin, Ethereum, and their descendants. Given blockchain’s well-documented scaling limits, […]

Bitcoin price drops 4% as Trump EU tariff talk liquidates over $300M

Bitcoin price drops 4% as Trump EU tariff talk liquidates over $300M

Key points: Bitcoin joins risk assets in a knee-jerk reaction to the latest instalment of the US trade war, this time focused on the EU. BTC price action dives up to 4% before recovering with $110,000 now a resistance level. Traders demand that price holds higher levels going forward to protect bullish momentum. Bitcoin (BTC) […]

Twice lucky? Cetus’ recovery plan on Sui mirrors a Solana blueprint

Twice lucky? Cetus’ recovery plan on Sui mirrors a Solana blueprint

The bounty offer to recover stolen funds from Sui-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Cetus closely resembles a successful strategy used by a Solana project three years ago. It turns out that Cetus shares the same development team as Crema Finance, a Solana-based DeFi project that suffered a $9-million hack in 2022 but recovered most of the […]

What is DNS hijacking? How it took down Curve Finance’s website

What is DNS hijacking? How it took down Curve Finance’s website

Understanding the Curve Finance DNS hijacking On May 12, 2025, at 20:55 UTC, hackers hijacked the “.fi” domain name system (DNS) of Curve Finance after managing to access the registrar. They began sending its users to a malicious website, attempting to drain their wallets. This was the second attack on Curve Finance’s infrastructure in a […]

US DOJ seizes $24M in crypto from accused Qakbot malware developer

US DOJ seizes $24M in crypto from accused Qakbot malware developer

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize more than $24 million in cryptocurrency from Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, a Russian national accused of developing the Qakbot malware. According to a May 22 announcement, the DOJ unsealed charges against the 48-year-old Moscovite with a federal indictment. Gallyamov is allegedly the malware developer behind […]

Washington moves on crypto: Stablecoin and blockchain bills signal regulatory momentum

Washington moves on crypto: Stablecoin and blockchain bills signal regulatory momentum

In this week’s episode of Byte-Sized Insight, on Decentralize with Cointelegraph, we break down a pivotal moment for US crypto legislation.  In a 66–32 procedural vote on May 19, the US Senate advanced the GENIUS Act, a landmark bill aimed at establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for stablecoins. Meanwhile, across the Capitol, Representative Tom Emmer […]

US Bitcoin ETFs near record month after $1.5B inflows in 2 days

US Bitcoin ETFs near record month after $1.5B inflows in 2 days

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States are heading for a record-breaking month, helping push Bitcoin to new all-time highs amid rising institutional demand. The US-listed spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded more than $1.5 billion in combined inflows over a two-day period, with $608 million on May 21 and $934 million on May […]

Ledn ditches ETH, shifts to full custody model for Bitcoin loans

Ledn ditches ETH, shifts to full custody model for Bitcoin loans

Digital asset lender Ledn is transitioning to fully collateralized Bitcoin lending and discontinuing support for Ethereum, in moves designed to consolidate its BTC-focused business and further safeguard client assets against credit risks. In adopting a full custody structure for Bitcoin (BTC) loans, Ledn will no longer lend out client assets to generate interest, the company […]