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Crypto exchange CEO’s daughter fights off brazen kidnappers in Paris

Crypto exchange CEO’s daughter fights off brazen kidnappers in Paris

Disclaimer: This article contains a video that may be disturbing for some readers. A brazen attempt to kidnap the daughter and grandson of Pierre Noizat, the co-founder and CEO of French crypto exchange Paymium, was foiled after the daughter and passersby reportedly fought off the kidnappers. Three masked men attacked Noizat’s daughter and a male […]

Tether buys $459M Bitcoin for Twenty One Capital

Tether buys $459M Bitcoin for Twenty One Capital

Stablecoin issuer Tether bought $458.7 million worth of Bitcoin for Twenty One Capital, a Bitcoin investment firm it backed that’s awaiting the completion of a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) merger with Cantor Equity Partners. Tether snapped up 4,812.2 Bitcoin (BTC) at $95,319 each and transferred it to an escrow wallet on May 9, Cantor […]

US lawmakers call for change in corporate digital asset taxes

US lawmakers call for change in corporate digital asset taxes

Two US senators are calling on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to “exercise [the department’s] authority” and change a provision affecting taxes on corporate holdings of digital assets. In a May 12 letter, Senators Cynthia Lummis and Bernie Moreno suggested Bessent had the authority to change the definition of “adjusted financial statement income” under existing US […]

Market volatility indicator still points to $135K Bitcoin within 100 days — Analyst

Market volatility indicator still points to $135K Bitcoin within 100 days — Analyst

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin price holds above $100,000, driven by « risk-on » sentiment after the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) dropped to 20. The Bitcoin Bull Score Index surged to 80, and the Fear & Greed Index suggests growing optimism, with historical patterns indicating potential for further price gains. Bitcoin (BTC) price continues to consolidate higher above $100,000 […]

Coinbase invests in Canadian stablecoin issuer

Coinbase invests in Canadian stablecoin issuer

Coinbase has partnered with Canadian stablecoin issuer Stablecorp in a bid to expand access to tokenized Canadian dollars, a company executive told Cointelegraph during the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. According to Coinbase Canada’s CEO, Lucas Matheson, the exchange is investing an undisclosed amount in Stablecorp and will help market its fiat-collateralized stablecoin, QCAD. “It’s […]

What are the next steps for the US stablecoin bill?

What are the next steps for the US stablecoin bill?

Proponents of a bill to regulate stablecoins in the US Congress will likely take up another vote on the legislation in a matter of days without responding to concerns about President Donald Trump’s financial ties to the cryptocurrency industry. The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, or GENIUS Act, failed to get enough […]

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 […]