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Solana network and DeFi activity suggest SOL price rally will continue

Solana network and DeFi activity suggest SOL price rally will continue

Key takeaways: Solana’s $10.9 billion TVL surpassed the entire Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem. Solana’s 30-day fee revenue ($43.4 million) rose 109% compared to the previous month. SOL’s 8% funding rate shows healthy leverage demand from bulls. Solana’s native token SOL (SOL) surged 24.8% between May 6 and May 10, following the broader altcoin market rally after […]

Bitcoin is one rally away from new highs, but overly euphoric bulls signal ‘overheating’ market

Bitcoin is one rally away from new highs, but overly euphoric bulls signal ‘overheating’ market

Key takeaways: Bitcoin price maintains its bullish momentum, but a sentiment indicator suggests the market could be overheating.  Data highlights Bitcoin traders taking profits and a lopsided market angled toward longs. Analysts warn of a potential short-term correction, especially if gold weakens or seasonal trends play out. Optimism has returned to the crypto markets, and […]

Altcoins’ roaring returns and falling USDT stablecoin dominance suggest ‘altseason’ is here

Altcoins’ roaring returns and falling USDT stablecoin dominance suggest ‘altseason’ is here

Key Takeaways: Declining Bitcoin dominance and rising strength in altcoins and memecoins could be a sign that it’s altseason. USDT dominance could drop to 2022 lows, indicating an accelerating capital rotation into Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The cryptocurrency market shows signs that an altseason, a period where altcoins significantly outperform Bitcoin (BTC), could be on […]

Bitcoin shrugs off US CPI win as Binance CEO says BTC 'leading pack'

Bitcoin shrugs off US CPI win as Binance CEO says BTC 'leading pack'

Key points: Bitcoin fails to capitalize on lower-than-expected US CPI data, seeing a Wall Street sell-off for a second day. Traders see BTC/USD buying time before its next move, and a trip below $100,000 is on the cards. Bitcoin is showing “undeniable” momentum against gold and stocks, Binance’s Richard Teng says. Bitcoin (BTC) saw a […]

VanEck to launch its first RWA tokenization fund

VanEck to launch its first RWA tokenization fund

Investment firm VanEck is launching a tokenized real-world asset (RWA) fund that offers exposure to US Treasury bills, developed in partnership with tokenization platform Securitize. The initiative places VanEck among a growing number of traditional finance firms entering the RWA tokenization space. The fund, called VBILL, will be initially available on Avalanche, BNB Chain, Ethereum […]

Yuga Labs sells CryptoPunks IP to Infinite Node Foundation

Yuga Labs sells CryptoPunks IP to Infinite Node Foundation

Infinite Node Foundation (NODE), a nonprofit focused on digital art, has acquired the intellectual property of the CryptoPunks non-fungible token (NFT) collection from Yuga Labs, NODE said in a May 13 announcement.  The acquisition of CryptoPunks, plus its additional $25 million endowment, establishes NODE as “the most well-capitalized nonprofit dedicated solely to digital art in […]

Bitcoin remains unmatched as a global inflation hedge

Bitcoin remains unmatched as a global inflation hedge

Opinion by: Jupiter Zheng, Partner Liquid Fund at HashKey Capital Whenever Bitcoin falls in value, the narrative is always the same: It’s failing as a hedge against inflation. In the eyes of critics, Bitcoin is not the “digital gold” that so many others claim it to be. With gold hitting all-time highs, these critics have […]

How to use tsUSDe on TON for yield-generating dollar savings

How to use tsUSDe on TON for yield-generating dollar savings

Looking for a way to earn passive income on your crypto without riding the rollercoaster of volatile coins? TsUSDe (the staked version) on The Open Network (TON) might be the answer. It’s a dollar-pegged stablecoin that earns yield by design, and you can boost those earnings even more by putting it to work on platforms […]

SEC hacker counters prosecutors with 366-day sentencing recommendation

SEC hacker counters prosecutors with 366-day sentencing recommendation

Defense lawyers have asked a judge to sentence the person responsible for helping post a fake message announcing regulatory approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds to roughly a year in prison, countering prosecutors’ request for a two-year sentence. In a May 13 filing in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, Eric Council Jr.’s […]

Bitcoin builders defend venture capital's role in layer-2 growth

Bitcoin builders defend venture capital's role in layer-2 growth

Venture capital firms are critical to infrastructure development in the Bitcoin ecosystem, despite pushback from some in the community, according to builders speaking at the Token2049 conference in Dubai. Charlie Yechuan Hu, CEO of Bitcoin layer-2 protocol Bitlayer, shared his insights on venture capital (VC) firms in the Bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem. Hu told Cointelegraph that […]

$1B Bitcoin exits Coinbase in a day as analysts warn of supply shock

$1B Bitcoin exits Coinbase in a day as analysts warn of supply shock

Institutional demand for Bitcoin is growing, as Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, recorded its highest daily outflows of Bitcoin in 2025 on May 9. On May 13, Coinbase saw 9,739 Bitcoin (BTC), worth more than $1 billion, withdrawn from the exchange — the highest net outflow recorded in 2025, according to Bitwise head of […]

South Korea’s Democratic Party sets up ‘Digital Asset Committee’

South Korea’s Democratic Party sets up ‘Digital Asset Committee’

The largest political party in South Korea, the Democratic Party, has launched a Digital Asset Committee focused on developing cryptocurrency policies and promoting industry growth. The committee held its inaugural meeting at the National Assembly Members’ Hall in Seoul on May 13, the local news agency News1 reported. During its first meeting, the committee highlighted […]

Bitcoin volatility falls below S&P 500 and Nasdaq in rare shift — Galaxy

Bitcoin volatility falls below S&P 500 and Nasdaq in rare shift — Galaxy

Bitcoin defied expectations in April, delivering double-digit gains while posting lower volatility than major traditional assets. According to analysts at Galaxy Digital, Bitcoin’s (BTC) realized volatility over the past 10 trading sessions dropped to 43.86, lower than the S&P 500’s 47.29 and the Nasdaq 100’s 51.26 — an unusual “positioning for a digital asset traditionally […]

Brave adds Cardano blockchain support to browser and Web3 wallet

Brave adds Cardano blockchain support to browser and Web3 wallet

Web3 and privacy-focused web browser Brave Browser has integrated the Cardano blockchain into its native and standalone wallets. According to a May 12 announcement, the integration stems from a partnership between Brave Browser and Cardano development firm Input Output. Together, the two firms “will integrate Cardano into the Brave Wallet, enabling Cardano blockchain access and […]

History rhymes? XRP price gained 400% the last time whale flows flipped

History rhymes? XRP price gained 400% the last time whale flows flipped

Key takeaways: XRP price has risen 55% since April and is now flashing bullish continuation signals. Whale flows have flipped positive for the first time since November 2024, historically signaling trend reversals. A falling wedge breakout projects 40% gains ahead, but $2.80 may act as interim resistance. XRP (XRP) has bounced by more than 55% […]

Robinhood to acquire Canada’s WonderFi for $179M in global crypto push

Robinhood to acquire Canada’s WonderFi for $179M in global crypto push

Brokerage fintech Robinhood is set to acquire WonderFi, a Canadian crypto firm, for approximately 250 million Canadian dollars ($179 million) in an all-cash deal to expand its global presence. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2025, Robinhood said in a May 13 press release. WonderFi operates two of Canada’s longest-standing […]

Cointelegraph and TheBlock. announce strategic media partnership to strengthen global Web3 and virtual asset collaboration

Cointelegraph and TheBlock. announce strategic media partnership to strengthen global Web3 and virtual asset collaboration

Dubai, UAE – May 2025 — TheBlock., the International Chamber of Virtual Assets, has announced a strategic partnership with Cointelegraph, the world’s leading Web3 media platform. The collaboration brings together two major players in the blockchain and virtual asset space, with the shared goal of amplifying the global adoption of tokenisation, advancing regulatory dialogue, and […]

Solana co-founder proposes meta chain to fix blockchain fragmentation

Solana co-founder proposes meta chain to fix blockchain fragmentation

Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko proposed a new data availability (DA) solution to improve persistent fragmentation and lack of interoperability across blockchain networks. In a May 12 post on X, Yakovenko proposed a “meta blockchain” to aggregate and order data posted across multiple layer-1 chains, including Ethereum, Celestia and Solana. “This would actually allow the […]

Arizona governor kills two crypto bills, cracks down on Bitcoin ATMs

Arizona governor kills two crypto bills, cracks down on Bitcoin ATMs

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed two key cryptocurrency-related bills that aimed to expand the state’s involvement in digital assets while signing a strict regulatory measure targeting Bitcoin ATMs. On May 12, Hobbs rejected Senate Bill 1373, which sought to establish a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund. The fund would have allowed Arizona to hold crypto […]

Bitcoin illiquid supply hits 14M BTC as hodlers set bull market record

Bitcoin illiquid supply hits 14M BTC as hodlers set bull market record

Key points: Bitcoin has seen its largest 30-day illiquid supply increase of the current bull market. Illiquid supply now stands at 14 million BTC, more than ever before. Whales are still accumulating as the price returns to six figures. Bitcoin (BTC) investors are turning the BTC supply more illiquid than at any point in its […]