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Coinbase faces another data breach lawsuit claiming stock drop damages

Coinbase faces another data breach lawsuit claiming stock drop damages

Coinbase and two executives have been hit with another proposed class-action lawsuit over the crypto exchange’s stock price drop after disclosing a user data breach earlier this month and for allegedly failing to disclose a violation of an agreement with a UK regulator. Coinbase investor Brady Nessler said in a May 22 lawsuit filed in […]

Adam Back leads $2.2M raise for Swedish health firm’s Bitcoin buys

Adam Back leads $2.2M raise for Swedish health firm’s Bitcoin buys

Blockstream CEO Adam Back has led a 21 million Swedish krona ($2.2 million) funding round in the Swedish health tech company H100 Group AB, which last week said it would start buying Bitcoin. H100 said on May 25 that the funds, secured through 0% interest convertible loans, will be used to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) in […]

Blockchain security firm releases Cetus hack post-mortem report

Blockchain security firm releases Cetus hack post-mortem report

Blockchain security firm Dedaub released a post-mortem report on the Cetus decentralized exchange hack, identifying the root cause of the attack as an exploit of the liquidity parameters used by the Cetus automated market maker (AMM), which went undetected by a code « overflow » check. According to the report, the hackers exploited a flaw in the […]

Cardone Capital launches 10X Miami River Bitcoin Fund

Cardone Capital launches 10X Miami River Bitcoin Fund

Cardone Capital, a real estate investment firm with over $5 billion in assets under management, launched the 10X Miami River Bitcoin Fund, a dual-asset fund consisting of a 346-unit multifamily commercial property located on the Miami River in Miami, Florida, and $15 million of Bitcoin (BTC). In an interview with Cointelegraph, Cardone Capital founder and […]

Bitcoin price expected to soar as global bond markets break — Here’s why

Bitcoin price expected to soar as global bond markets break — Here’s why

Key takeaways: Rising bond yields reflect growing concern about fiscal stability and inflation, leading some investors to question US Treasury’s traditional role as a safe-haven asset. Bitcoin defies conventional risk models, rising not because of worsening macro conditions, but possibly because of them. Bitcoin (BTC) climbed to new heights amid an increasingly fragile global macroeconomic […]

Bitcoin holds key support as HYPE, XMR, AAVE, WLD lead altcoin rally

Bitcoin holds key support as HYPE, XMR, AAVE, WLD lead altcoin rally

Key points: Bitcoin price is stuck below $109,588, but the pullback has not altered its bullish chart structure. A bullish weekly open from Bitcoin could extend gains in HYPE, XMR, AAVE, and WLD. Bitcoin (BTC) remains stuck below the $109,588 level during a quiet weekend, but analysts remain bullish. Material Indicators co-founder Keith Alan said […]

Strategy's Michael Saylor hints at buying the Bitcoin dip

Strategy's Michael Saylor hints at buying the Bitcoin dip

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled an impending Bitcoin (BTC) purchase by the company amid the recent dip from the all-time high of $112,000 reached on May 22. « I only buy Bitcoin with money I can’t afford to lose, » Saylor wrote to his 4.3 million followers in an X post. The company’s most recent purchase of […]

Crypto leaders are wrong about tokenized property

Crypto leaders are wrong about tokenized property

Opinion by: Darren Carvalho, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of MetaWealth During Paris Blockchain Week, Securitize Chief Operating Officer Michael Sonnenshein made headlines by dismissing real estate as a sub-optimal asset class for tokenization. This isn’t the first time crypto leaders have underestimated the merits of bringing real estate onchain, and it is likely not the last. […]

AI agents are poised to be crypto’s next major vulnerability

AI agents are poised to be crypto’s next major vulnerability

AI agents in crypto are increasingly embedded in wallets, trading bots and onchain assistants that automate tasks and make real-time decisions. Though it’s not a standard framework yet, Model Context Protocol (MCP) is emerging at the heart of many of these agents. If blockchains have smart contracts to define what should happen, AI agents have […]

Is World’s biometric ID model a threat to self-sovereignty?

Is World’s biometric ID model a threat to self-sovereignty?

The crypto industry is no stranger to controversy, yet few projects have drawn more scrutiny than Sam Altman’s World, formerly known as Worldcoin. Promising to verify human uniqueness through iris scans and distribute its WLD token globally, World positions itself as a tool for financial inclusion. However, critics argue the project’s biometric methods are invasive, […]

What's the HYPE about? Hyperliquid's 'Solana' moment eyes 240% gains

What's the HYPE about? Hyperliquid's 'Solana' moment eyes 240% gains

Key takeaways: HYPE is mirroring Solana’s 2021 breakout structure, targeting a 240% rally by July. Familiar crypto fractals suggest HYPE could spark similar momentum-driven hype. Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE, is mirroring a strikingly similar price structure to Solana’s (SOL) early 2021 breakout—one that preceded a 300% rally. HYPE chart fractal targets 240% rally by July […]

Pakistan allocates 2,000MW power for Bitcoin mining and AI centers

Pakistan allocates 2,000MW power for Bitcoin mining and AI centers

Pakistan has allocated 2,000 megawatts of surplus electricity exclusively for Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence centers. The move is part of a broader digital transformation plan spearheaded by the Pakistan Crypto Council and backed by the Ministry of Finance, according to a May 25 report by local news outlet 24NewsHD TV Channel. In the first […]

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 […]