Tether, TON team up with mobile app for USDT-to-fiat transactionsThe Open Network users will be able to use Oobit’s Tap & Pay technology to pay merchants in fiat while spending USDT.May 16, 2024Derek Andersen
Over 600 firms reveal billions in combined investment in Bitcoin ETFsMillennium Management is the largest Bitcoin ETF investor with a $1.9 billion investment.May 16, 2024Prashant Jha
Binance develops ‘antidote’ to address poisoning scams after $68M exploit Binance’s new algorithm has already helped detect over 13.4 million spoofed blockchain addresses on BNB and over 1.68 million on Ethereum.May 16, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Chinese police bust $1.9B USDT underground banking racketThe authorities destroyed two underground operations in Fujian and Hunan, and the police also froze 149 million yuan worth $20 million linked to the USDT banking operations.May 16, 2024Prashant Jha
Boosting AI: Senators propose $32B investment plan for US tech growthAfter months of meetings with industry experts and AI critics, four U.S. senators published what they say is a comprehensive roadmap for maintaining U.S. leadership in AI development.May 16, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Swiss leaders plan to enforce global crypto reporting frameworkSwitzerland plans to adopt global standards for crypto tax reporting, joining the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework to improve transparency.May 16, 2024Arijit Sarkar
Bitcoin analysis sees $74K next as BTC price tries to hold 7.5% gainsBTC price action has its doubters after swiftly jumping to new May highs, but some see Bitcoin continuing upward momentum into price discovery.May 16, 2024William Suberg
Bitcoin whale demand accelerates, but price jump could ‘take weeks’ — AnalystsThe break in Bitcoin’s daily downtrend and heightened demand from whales indicate Bitcoin’s price could jump, but analysts expected it to take a few weeks.May 16, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Millennium Management discloses $2B in Bitcoin ETF holdingsInternational hedge fund Millennium Management has reported it holds $1.94 billion across five different spot Bitcoin ETF products.May 16, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Blockchain ID project Humanity Protocol hits unicorn status with $30M raiseOver half a million people are already on the waitlist for Humanity Protocol’s public testnet launch, expected to take place in the back half of 2024.May 16, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Vanguard’s new boss says Bitcoin ETF not on the table: ReportSalim Ramji wants to stick with Vanguard’s investment philosophy, which excludes offering Bitcoin, as it is too speculative an asset.May 16, 2024Martin Young
Bitcoin crosses $66K as traders eye 2 key indicators for $70K targetThe Gann Fanns model and an emerging inverse head-and-shoulders pattern are at the top of traders’ minds as they try to determine whether Bitcoin can “bounce” above its all-time high.May 16, 2024Ciaran Lyons
FTX repayments could create ‘bullish overhang’ for crypto markets — K33 Research“Not all creditor repayments are bearish,” said K33’s analysts, noting FTX's cash payouts versus the crypto repayments from Gemini and Mt. Gox.May 16, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
SEC custody rule made crypto regulation a ‘political football’ — Rep. NickelThe SEC’s proposed crypto custody rule and its “hostility” to the industry aren’t in Joe Biden’s “best interests,” Representative Wiley Nickel told Gary Gensler.May 16, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Price analysis 5/15: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, TON, DOGE, ADA, AVAX, SHIBRisky assets, including Bitcoin and altcoins, received a boost following today’s CPI report.May 15, 2024Rakesh Upadhyay
Mastercard launches ‘next generation’ of blockchain payments startup programThe program has added five startups and will trial various payment technologies ranging from blockchain to Web3.May 15, 2024Tristan Greene
First US Presidential debate planned for June 27 — Will crypto be on the agenda?Neither then-Democratic candidate Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump discussed digital assets or blockchain when they last faced off on the debate stage in 2020.May 15, 2024Turner Wright
Mastercard, Standard Chartered test tokenized deposit transactionMastercard’s Multi-Token Network enabled an atomic swap of a tokenized carbon credit for cash in a bank account.May 15, 2024Derek Andersen
GameFi studios are booming once again as crypto prices recoverNew Web3 gaming projects continue to enter the sector as the price of cryptocurrencies surge.May 15, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
Crypto markets rally, but Ethereum struggles to keep pace with BitcoinETH price continues to trail far behind Bitcoin’s year-to-date gains even after the crypto market responded positively to today’s CPI print.May 15, 2024Marcel Pechman
Oklahoma’s new crypto law protects miners, sets blockchain legal frameworkOklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt enacted a law on May 13 that creates a legal framework for blockchain and safeguards miners’ activities.May 15, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Pudgy Penguin sells 1M plushies, Donald Trump making ‘NFTs hot again:’ Nifty NewsletterPhysical versions of the popular Pudgy Penguin NFT collections are selling like hotcakes after a rocky start.May 15, 2024Prashant Jha
Ex-FTX exec Ryan Salame asks for no more than 18 months in prisonThe former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO pleaded guilty to two felonies and was one of the only figures connected with the defunct crypto exchange who didn’t testify at SBF’s trial.May 15, 2024Turner Wright
Korean university launches metaverse with private student accessThe school’s metaverse was built by LG Uplus to cater to tech-savvy college students.May 15, 2024Tristan Greene
Robinhood rolls out SOL staking to European marketsRobinhood Crypto has chosen Europe to launch its first staking product, offering customers Solana staking with a 5% yield at launch.May 15, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Two brothers manipulated Ethereum protocols to steal $25M — Justice DeptU.S. officials alleged the individuals engaged in a “first-of-its-kind manipulation of the Ethereum blockchain” by tampering with its protocols over validating transactions.May 15, 2024Turner Wright
Crypto trader turns $3K into $46M in one month as PEPE price soarsThe savvy cryptocurrency trader is up over 15,000 fold on his initial $3,000 Pepe investment in just one month.May 15, 2024Zoltan Vardai
UK cannabis millionaire’s legal ‘deals on wheels’ via cryptoMaximillian White, owner of Europe’s largest medical marijuana business, is now embracing crypto and blockchain.May 15, 2024Jillian Godsil
Forget memecoins, Bitcoin is driving the bull run — NBX Warsaw The success of Bitcoin ETFs and the influence of the Bitcoin halving is having a significant impact on cryptocurrency markets.May 15, 2024Gareth Jenkinson
Bitcoin price taps $64.7K as US CPI shows core inflation at 3-year lowBitcoin gets a much-needed boost from increasing optimism about the Federal Reserve’s course to cutting interest rates.May 15, 2024William Suberg