Yield-bearing stablecoins surge to $11B, now 4.5% of market: ReportYield-bearing stablecoins have surged to $11 billion, driven by regulatory shifts and increasing user demand, with Pendle capturing 30% of that.May 21, 2025Amin Haqshanas
Sam Altman's World raises $135M from Andreessen, Bain, to expand networkThe digital identification project faces regulatory headwinds in the form of bans and legal scrutiny in several countries.May 21, 2025Vince Quill
Bold Technologies and My Aion launch $2.5B smart city AI platformBold Technologies and My Aion unveiled plans to develop a $2.5 billion AI-powered platform that will debut in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.May 21, 2025Ezra Reguerra
Bitcoin Suisse eyes UAE expansion with regulatory nod in Abu DhabiBitcoin Suisse received in-principle approval from the Abu Dhabi Global Market, marking its first expansion outside the European Union.May 21, 2025Zoltan Vardai
Crypto.com secures EU license to launch crypto financial derivativesCrypto.com has secured a MiFID license to offer regulated crypto derivatives in the European Economic Area, expanding its presence in Europe following earlier MiCA approval.May 21, 2025Adrian Zmudzinski
Bitcoin 'blow-off top' set at $128K with new all-time highs in sightBitcoin surged to within 1.5% of new all-time highs as bulls beat out final resistance. BTC price upside targets are calling for $116,000 and more.May 21, 2025William Suberg
SEC’s Peirce says NFT royalties do not make tokens securitiesLawyer Oscar Franklin Tan told Cointelegraph that Hester Peirce's comments were widely misunderstood, as royalties were never considered a security.May 21, 2025Ezra Reguerra
South Korea tightens crypto rules ahead of institutional market entrySouth Korea's financial regulator has finalized new crypto guidelines as the country moves to open its digital asset market to institutions.May 21, 2025Amin Haqshanas
Theta Capital raises $175M to back early-stage blockchain startupsTheta Capital Management has raised $175 million for a fund-of-funds targeting early-stage blockchain startups through top-tier crypto VC firms.May 21, 2025Amin Haqshanas
SEC delays decision on Ether staking and XRP ETFs, as analysts expectedBloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart thinks the SEC is more likely to first approve a Litecoin ETF amid the raft of crypto funding filings the agency is currently considering.May 21, 2025Stephen Katte
KindlyMD shareholders OK merger with Trump-linked Bitcoin firmKindlyMD shares jumped 5% after shareholders greenlit a merger with Nakamoto Holdings, founded by Donald Trump crypto adviser David Bailey.May 21, 2025Tarang Khaitan
Blackstone buys $1M worth of Bitcoin ETF in first crypto betBlackstone reported holding just over $1 million worth of shares in BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF as of March 31, its first ever crypto-related purchase.May 21, 2025Brayden Lindrea
‘Hawk tuah girl’ Haliey Welch says FBI probed her ‘memecoin disaster’Viral internet personality Haliey Welch says the FBI and SEC went through her phone after the disastrous launch of her memecoin, before ultimately clearing her of wrongdoing.May 21, 2025Brayden Lindrea
NYC Mayor Eric Adams launches crypto advisory councilEric Adams told a crypto conference that he wants to make New York City the “crypto capital of the globe” and will make policy recommendations in the coming weeks.May 21, 2025Stephen Katte
SEC charges Unicoin crypto platform over alleged $100 million fraudThe SEC claims thousands of investors were drawn in by “fictitious promises” that the crypto assets were backed by billions of dollars in real estate.May 21, 2025Stephen Katte
Strive targets 75,000 Bitcoin from Mt. Gox claims to build Bitcoin treasuryStrive said it is looking to acquire 75,000 Bitcoin from claims tied to Mt. Gox to buy the cryptocurrency at a discount.May 21, 2025Brayden Lindrea
Justin Sun to attend Trump's dinner with memecoin backersWith his reported TRUMP memecoin purchases, Tron founder Justin Sun will have spent more than $90 million on crypto ventures tied to the US president and his family.May 20, 2025Turner Wright
Bitcoin open interest hits record high as bulls stampede toward new BTC price highsInstitutional investor demand and US fiscal uncertainty drive Bitcoin futures to record highs. Will BTC price follow?May 20, 2025Marcel Pechman
Ethereum price gained 90% the last time this indicator turned bullishEthereum could rally above $3,600 if this unique ETH price indicator holds its current trend.May 20, 2025Biraajmaan Tamuly
Bancor files patent infringement lawsuit against Uniswap over DEX techDecentralized exchange Bancor is seeking damages over Uniswap’s alleged infringement of its patented technologyMay 20, 2025Christopher Tepedino
Bitcoin ready to ‘vaporize’ shorts once price discovery above $110K beginsOne Bitcoin trader says “price discovery” will be “inches away” if BTC bulls manage to liquidate $3 billion in short positions.May 20, 2025Biraajmaan Tamuly
Coinbase CEO’s journey from no ‘political causes’ to hiring DOGE staffBrian Armstrong recently said it’s “not [his] place” to question Donald Trump’s ties to crypto, but the CEO, like many in the industry, has been getting more political.May 20, 2025Turner Wright
Validation Cloud deploys Web3 AI engine on HederaAlthough DeFi accounts for over half of onchain activity, the data remains cumbersome and difficult to understand for ordinary users, according to Validation Cloud.May 20, 2025Sam Bourgi
SEC crypto task force to release first report 'in the next few months'The task force, headed by Commissioner Hester Peirce, was launched the day after US President Donald Trump took office in January.May 20, 2025Turner Wright
Argentina's Milei shuts down task force investigating LIBRA scandalThe Argentine president has faced a major backlash after promoting a token with all the characteristics of a classic crypto pump-and-dump.May 20, 2025Sam Bourgi
The crypto market values chains more than standalone applicationsThe crypto industry’s value debate often pits blockchains against DApps, but market trends and infrastructure realities show blockchains remain the foundational layer driving long-term growth.May 20, 2025Hatu Sheikh
Senate stablecoin vote splits Democrats amid concerns over corruptionThe recent vote in the Senate to move the GENIUS stablecoin framework ahead has shown glaring cracks in the Democratic coalition.May 20, 2025Aaron Wood
Robinhood proposes SEC rules for tokenized real-world assetsRobinhood has filed a proposal with the US SEC to establish a national framework for real-world asset tokenization, including plans for a new trading platform.May 20, 2025Amin Haqshanas
Kraken expands in Europe with regulated crypto derivativesKraken has launched MiFID II-regulated crypto derivatives trading for retail and institutional users in Europe following its acquisition of a licensed Cypriot investment firm.May 20, 2025Adrian Zmudzinski
NBA star Tristan Thompson misses $32B in Bitcoin by taking $82M contract in cashTristan Thompson admits he’s afraid to check how much his $82 million contract in 2015 would be worth today if he had taken it in Bitcoin. So we did it for him.May 20, 2025Ciaran Lyons