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TL;DR A profile update by Musk on X sent obscure meme coins soaring, proving once again his strong influence over speculative crypto assets. However, the peaks of those tokens were short-lived as they headed south just as quickly, showcasing the notorious volatility of the meme coin niche. Musk Makes...

Christian Thompson, Managing Director of the Sui Foundation, stated that bipartisan U.S. stablecoin legislation will be a powerful mechanism for driving capital formation and retail onboarding into Web3 ecosystems. Speaking with Benzinga on the sidelines of Sui basecamp in Dubai, Thompson, a former Meta Deputy Chief Information Security Officer...

Hold your timid ‘Bitcoin-to-$100K’ bets; many Bitcoin traders are favoring long-shot bets that Bitcoin will TRIPLE that number – and all by the end of June. To clarify, these aren’t formal predictions. But over on crypto options trading platform Deribit, Bitcoin traders are placing big bets on an outside-the-market...

Tower Research Capital, one of three “VIP” clients named in the 2023 lawsuit against Binance by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is ramping up its crypto market-making efforts. Tower Research Capital, one of three “VIP” clients named in the…...

[PRESS RELEASE – Belize, Belize, May 5th, 2025] BC.Game BC.GAME announced the official launch of the second phase of its $BC mining event, set to begin on May 1, 2025. This follows the strong response from the first phase, which introduced a 1 billion $BC prize pool and attracted thousands...

Semler Scientific (SMLR) added to its bitcoin (BTC) holdings last week. The company acquired 167 BTC for $16.2 million, or an average price of about $97,000 each, according to a Monday morning SEC filing. The purchases appeared to be mostly or totally funded via sales of common stock, with...

A relic of Bitcoin’s earliest days is making a comeback, potentially reviving a tradition that once handed out bitcoin (BTC) for free to anyone who could solve a simple CAPTCHA. Charlie Shrem, an early Bitcoin developer and entrepreneur, teased the relaunch of the Bitcoin Faucet earlier Monday, posting a...

Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, Strategy (MSTR) added modestly to its bitcoin holdings last week. The company purchased 1,895 BTC for $180.3 million, or an average price of $95,167 each, according to a Monday morning SEC filing. The buys were funded via sales $128.5 million of common stock...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is calling for a major simplification of the protocol, aiming to reduce its complexity to a level closer to Bitcoin’s while preserving its unique strengths in programmability and scalability. In a blog post published Saturday, Buterin argued that Ethereum’s growing technical sprawl — from its...

Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) rally following its recent death cross has sparked a debate over whether it marks the start of a true breakout or another 2019-style bull trap. What Happened: In a podcast on May 4, cryptocurrency analyst Cowen warned that Bitcoin’s current pattern closely resembles its 2019 setup....