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Bitcoin trader swaps $1.25B long for short as BTC price slides under $108K

Bitcoin trader swaps $1.25B long for short as BTC price slides under $108K

Key points: Bitcoin is heading further away from its latest all-time highs as US trade tariffs dictate the mood. Traders are unfazed, arguing that BTC price action can retest even lower levels while maintaining its bull run. Hyperliquid trader James Wynn goes short BTC after closing a long worth $1.25 billion. Bitcoin (BTC) failed to […]

Crypto investor charged with kidnapping, torturing an Italian for passwords

Crypto investor charged with kidnapping, torturing an Italian for passwords

A Manhattan crypto investor is facing serious charges after allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian man in a disturbing bid to extract access to digital assets. John Woeltz, 37, was arraigned on Saturday in Manhattan criminal court following his arrest on Friday. He stands accused of holding a 28-year-old Italian man captive for weeks inside […]

Bitcoiners fire back at Aussie senator's 'you can't eat Bitcoin' remark

Bitcoiners fire back at Aussie senator's 'you can't eat Bitcoin' remark

Australian Senator Gerard Rennick has drawn criticism from the Bitcoin community following his remarks referring to Bitcoin as a Ponzi scheme and questioning the asset’s value because it isn’t digestible. “You can’t eat Bitcoin,” Rennick said in a May 23 X post, responding to an X user who questioned his stance after Bitcoin hit a […]

Crypto ETFs won’t lose ‘their luster’ as wallet adoption grows — Cathie Wood

Crypto ETFs won’t lose ‘their luster’ as wallet adoption grows — Cathie Wood

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood says crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will likely maintain their place in the economy no matter how big crypto wallet adoption becomes over the next decade. “I think ETFs are an important stepping stone because, you know, wallets seem so complicated, so much friction for consumers, they just wanna push a […]

Durov blocked from attending Oslo Freedom Forum — Human Rights Foundation

Durov blocked from attending Oslo Freedom Forum — Human Rights Foundation

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov will not be physically attending the Oslo Freedom Forum in Oslo, Norway, after French courts denied his request to travel to the Scandinavian country. According to an announcement from the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) — a non-profit organization that advocates for universal human rights and individual liberty, and the host of […]

Bitcoin inflows projected to reach $420B in 2026 — Bitwise

Bitcoin inflows projected to reach $420B in 2026 — Bitwise

Key takeaways: Spot Bitcoin ETFs have already surpassed gold ETFs in early growth, with projections of $100 billion in annual inflows by 2027. Publicly listed companies and nation-states currently hold nearly 1.7 million BTC, pointing to long-term confidence. Bitwise projects $120 billion in Bitcoin inflows by 2025 and $300 billion by 2026. Bitcoin (BTC) demand […]

Industry exec sounds alarm on Ledger phishing letter delivered by USPS

Industry exec sounds alarm on Ledger phishing letter delivered by USPS

Scammers posing as Ledger, a hardware wallet manufacturer, are sending physical letters to crypto users instructing them to « validate » their wallets or risk losing access to funds, in the latest phishing attack to impact the industry. BitGo CEO Mike Belshe shared a picture of the scam letter, which featured a QR code, presumably linked to […]

Decentralizing telecom benefits small businesses and telcos — Web3 exec

Decentralizing telecom benefits small businesses and telcos — Web3 exec

Decentralizing telecommunication networks financially benefits small businesses and telecom corporations alike, according to Frank Mong, the chief operating officer (COO) of Nova Labs, the founding team behind the Helium wireless decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) network. In an interview with Cointelegraph at Consensus 2025 in Toronto, Canada, Mong said that small businesses including bars, restaurants, convenience […]

Wallet intelligence shapes the next crypto power shift

Wallet intelligence shapes the next crypto power shift

Opinion by: Scott Lehr, adviser to Alteri.io In the world of cryptocurrency, knowledge isn’t just power — it’s a weapon. The recent collapse of Mantra’s OM token, which saw a 90% drop in value within hours, underscores how wallet intelligence can be leveraged with devastating effects. Wallet intelligence is the real-time analysis of blockchain data […]

Coinbase in S&P 500: More crypto firms to come?

Coinbase in S&P 500: More crypto firms to come?

This past week, Coinbase joined the S&P 500, one of the world’s most elite stock indexes — a triumph for the crypto firm, which spent much of the 2020s battling US government agencies like the SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission for its survival.  But this attainment is not about one company alone.  “This is […]

Hyperliquid trader James Wynn goes ‘all-in’ on $1.25B Bitcoin Long

Hyperliquid trader James Wynn goes ‘all-in’ on $1.25B Bitcoin Long

Well-known Hyperliquid trader James Wynn has increased his 40x leverage long Bitcoin bet to $1.25 billion after closing his $PEPE position for a $25.2 million profit. On May 24, Lookonchain reported that Wynn entered an 11,588 BTC position with an average entry price of $108,243 and a liquidation level of $105,180. The move came hours […]

Trump’s use of presidential seal at memecoin event raises legal questions

Trump’s use of presidential seal at memecoin event raises legal questions

President Donald Trump is facing scrutiny after speaking at a private event for top investors in his $TRUMP memecoin while standing behind a lectern emblazoned with the official presidential seal — a move that may violate federal law. The event took place Thursday at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia, where Trump addressed 220 investors […]

Judge overturns fraud convictions in Mango Markets exploit case

Judge overturns fraud convictions in Mango Markets exploit case

A US federal judge has vacated key fraud and manipulation convictions against Avraham Eisenberg, the trader at the center of the case involving a $110 million exploit of the decentralized exchange Mango Markets. On Friday, US District Judge Arun Subramanian ruled that the evidence presented at trial failed to support the jury’s conclusion that Eisenberg […]

Bitcoin treasury companies will hold 'way more' than Bitcoiners expect: Exec

Bitcoin treasury companies will hold 'way more' than Bitcoiners expect: Exec

Moon Inc. head of Bitcoin strategy Jesse Myers says that Bitcoin holders are underestimating the significant amount of Bitcoin that corporations will accumulate by 2045. “Bitcoin Treasury Companies will hold 50% of all BTC, way more than most Bitcoiners are prepared for,” Jesse Myers said in a May 23 X thread. Strategy will own $70T […]

Bitcoin ETFs post $2.75B in weekly inflows as price sits above $108K

Bitcoin ETFs post $2.75B in weekly inflows as price sits above $108K

US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded-funds (ETFs) have recorded a total of $2.75 billion in inflows this week amid Bitcoin surpassing its January all-time high of $109,000. The $2.75 billion inflow total was nearly 4.5 times larger than the spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF’s previous week’s $608 million in inflows, according to Farside data. BlackRock Bitcoin ETF continues […]

Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic steps down, community calls it a 'Big L'

Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic steps down, community calls it a 'Big L'

Mihailo Bjelic, co-founder of Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Polygon, has stepped down from his role at Polygon but suggests he will stay active in the crypto industry in some capacity. His resignation drew reactions across Polygon and the wider crypto community, with several seeing it as a significant loss for Polygon, which has been tied […]

Will Bitcoin bulls secure $110K before BTC’s $13.8B options expiry?

Will Bitcoin bulls secure $110K before BTC’s $13.8B options expiry?

Key takeaways: Bitcoin bulls aim to push BTC above $110,000 by May 30 to capitalize on $4.8 billion in call options. Spot BTC ETF inflows and weak put positioning give bulls a strong edge in the monthly expiry. Bitcoin (BTC) is approaching its largest monthly options expiry of 2025, with total exposure reaching $13.8 billion. […]

Semler Scientific boosts BTC holdings with $50M purchase

Semler Scientific boosts BTC holdings with $50M purchase

Semler Scientific, a medical device company, purchased of $50 million worth of Bitcoin between May 13 and May 22, bringing the market value of the company’s Bitcoin (BTC) holdings to $474.4 million, keeping it within the top 13 of BTC Treasury companies. According to a May 23 disclosure, Semler bought a total of 455 BTC […]

Solana 'will make everyone an investor' — Solana nCMO

Solana 'will make everyone an investor' — Solana nCMO

The current structure of capital markets is failing to serve a broad base of investors, according to Akshay BD, non-chief marketing officer at the Solana Foundation. During a panel at the Accelerate 2025 conference, Akshay argued that blockchain technology could help address these shortcomings, claiming that Solana could “make everyone an investor or a dreamer […]

Onchain privacy is a necessity in the age of AI — Shielded CEO

Onchain privacy is a necessity in the age of AI — Shielded CEO

Blockchain privacy tools such as zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs will become increasingly necessary to protect online user data in the age of artificial intelligence, according to Eran Barak, CEO of Shielded Technologies, the developer behind the Midnight privacy chain. In an interview with Cointelegraph at Consensus 2025, Barak said corporate service providers and centralized servers are […]