A top House Democrat has launched an investigation of US President Donald Trump’s private dinner with investors of his official TRUMP memecoin. A week after the controversial event, the House Representative seeks to shed light on some of the ethical and legal concerns raised by several Democrats. Probe Into...

Tokenization protocol Midas has launched a tokenized U.S. Treasury bill on the Algorand blockchain, offering European investors retail access to yield-bearing government bonds with no minimum investment. According to a May 29 announcement from the German-origin firm, mTBILLs, which represents…...

James Wynn, the Hyperliquid trader who had at one time a billion-dollar notional position, has become an outsized victim of bitcoin’s BTC cooling sentiment. Wynn’s current highly leveraged BTC position, which he appears to be struggling to maintain, spiralled into a loss of nearly $100 million over the last...

In a move that feels like the end of an era, the Securities and Exchange Commission has officially dropped its lawsuit against Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao. The Binance lawsuit was one of the last major battles left from the government’s earlier crackdown on crypto, and now it’s over....

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) is closing out May with a bang. The BlackRock Bitcoin ETF brought in over $6.2 billion this month alone, setting a new personal best. That’s not just a strong month, it’s the strongest since IBIT launched, and it didn’t launch that long ago.  Day...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has formally dropped its lawsuit against Binance and co-founder Changpeng Zhao. A joint motion to dismiss the case was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on May 29. In its initial complaint, filed…...

Matt Cole, CEO of Strive Asset Management, publicly called on tech behemoth Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) on Wednesday to buy Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) for its balance sheet. What happened: Cole dialed the company from the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, listing the benefits of adding Bitcoin to corporate...

The incident highlights potential vulnerabilities in law enforcement integrity, raising concerns about trust and accountability within the NYPD. The post NYC officers temporarily removed from active duty over suspected role in SoHo crypto torture case appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Around 92,500 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, May 30, and they have a notional value of roughly $10 billion. This week’s event is larger than usual as it’s the end of the month, which could induce more volatility into markets that have been in retreat for the...

Russia’s central bank has taken a cautious step toward crypto market engagement by authorizing a restricted group of qualified investors to access cryptocurrency-linked financial products. According to a statement released by the Bank of Russia on Wednesday, regulated financial institutions will now be permitted to offer derivative instruments and...