Solana drops 5% on new FTX plan, quick rebound to wipe $125M shortsIf Solana recovers as quickly as it has in recent times, approximately $125 million in short positions will be liquidated.May 9, 2024Ciaran Lyons
$20M bridged ETH returns to ZKasino multisig, raising hopes for a refundThe 6,021 wstETH recently moved back equates to around two-thirds of the missing amount in the exit scam.May 9, 2024Martin Young
Nifty News: 3 Bored Apes gone phishing, fantasy.top fees beat Tron and more One unlucky BAYC holder just lost $167K in Bored Ape NFTs, Ronaldo’s still on the hook for Binance NFTs, and a fantasy influencer NFT game has topped Tron in fees.May 9, 2024Jesse Coghlan
3 memorable moments from Donald Trump’s ‘Mugshot’ NFT eventDonald Trump says he helped make “NFTs hot again” and even dissed his own political rival’s unofficial memecoin — sending it and his own memecoin soaring.May 9, 2024Brayden Lindrea
Crypto degens ‘hungry’ for next big SocialFi breakthrough — K33 ResearchCrypto users are increasingly turning attention to new SocialFi apps, but analysts say it’s probably too early to say whether “SocialFi season” has arrived.May 9, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Emergency ‘wall of liquidity’ to prop up yen bullish for Bitcoin — SwanSwan Bitcoin’s Dante Cook suggests that Bitcoin could benefit from the declining Japanese yen, depending on what the U.S. and Japanese central banks do next.May 9, 2024Ciaran Lyons
Optimism to roll out new Superchain features for layer-3 devsThe layer-2 Ethereum scaling provider wants to onboard developers to build layer-3 DApps on its Superchain.May 9, 2024Martin Young
Robinhood Q1 crypto trading surges 224%, SEC action ‘disappointing’Robinhood’s crypto services contributed to nearly 40% of the firm’s transaction-based revenue and helped the firm produce a net profit for the second straight quarter.May 9, 2024Brayden Lindrea
3 trends to think about before Bitcoin’s bull run resumesThe market is down, but the bull run isn’t over. When it resumes running upward, some things are going to run a little more than others.May 8, 2024Ruslan Fakhrutdinov
House votes to nullify SEC’s anti-crypto banking guidance SAB 121The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to overturn controversial SEC guidance blocking banks from custodying crypto assets.May 8, 2024Tom Mitchelhill
Core Scientific sees first-quarter revenue surge after emerging from bankruptcyBitcoin miner Core Scientific has posted $150 million in revenue from digital asset mining in the first quarter of 2024, boosting its gross margin to 46% from 26% in the previous year.May 8, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Rwandan central bank proceeds with ambitious retail CBDC projectThe African country is eyeing a tokenized retail CBDC with offline transfer capabilities as it heads toward a cashless economy.May 8, 2024Derek Andersen
President Biden says he would veto resolution countermanding SEC crypto ruleAfter the U.S. House of Representatives postponed proceedings on a resolution overturning an SEC policy affecting crypto, President Joe Biden said he would veto the measure.May 8, 2024Turner Wright
Price analysis 5/8: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, AVAX, SHIBBitcoin’s dull range-bound action is likely to continue for a few more days as the bulls and the bears battle for control of BTC price.May 8, 2024Rakesh Upadhyay
Blockchain education initiatives take off amid crypto bull market Despite strong demand for crypto-savvy workers, there exists a shortage of highly-experienced employees.May 8, 2024Zhiyuan Sun
Proposed US Blockchain Integrity Act would ban crypto mixers for 2 yearsThe bill introduced in the House would impose a fine of up to $100,000 for handling funds from mixers, while the Treasury writes a report.May 8, 2024Derek Andersen
Bitcoin price to ‘sustain’ $265K level once boring consolidation ends — Analysts Analysts forecast a Bitcoin run to $265,000, but it could take longer than investors expect.May 8, 2024Nancy Lubale
Between days in court, Donald Trump will meet crypto enthusiasts for NFT dinnerAnyone who spent at least $4,653 on Trump’s “Mugshot” NFTs will be able to have dinner with the former president in Florida on May 8.May 8, 2024Turner Wright
Coincheck, Thunder Bridge move closer to Nasdaq listing with public filingCoincheck and Thunder Bridge Capital filed their registration statement with the SEC, bringing their merger and Nasdaq listing closer to completion.May 8, 2024Ana Paula Pereira
Public blockchain ledgers ‘not fit for purpose,’ says JPMorgan execDespite the criticism, TradFi institutions still prefer using public blockchains for real-world asset tokenization.May 8, 2024Zoltan Vardai
What do crypto market makers actually do? Liquidity, or manipulationMarket makers face tough ethical choices in a world where they’re often blamed for manipulating markets.May 8, 2024Yohan Yun
CBDCs, stablecoins must ensure liberty-based values — former CFTC chairJ. Christian Giancarlo has stressed the importance of upholding values of liberty, privacy and economic freedom in a keynote address in London.May 8, 2024Gareth Jenkinson
Tether scales crypto payments in Eastern Europe with new investmentThe new investment aims to strengthen CityPay.io’s expansion into Eastern Europe, specifically into Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.May 8, 2024Helen Partz
Sophon ZKSync hyperchain raises $60M in node saleThe entertainment-focused Hyperchain aims to provide a robust infrastructure for gaming, AI and SocialFi-related protocols.May 8, 2024Zoltan Vardai
Chainalysis sets up regional HQ in Dubai amid local crypto boom Chainalysis relocates its regional headquarters to Dubai, reflecting the UAE’s progressive stance toward blockchain technology.May 8, 2024Savannah Fortis
AI-powered smart contracts could be ‘transformative’ — Ava Labs founderImagine if ordinary people could write smart contracts in their native language. It could bring in “billions of new [blockchain] users.”May 8, 2024Andrew Singer
FCA crypto regulators will take the best from TradFi and DeFi, says execThe United Kingdom’s FCA has been combining different approaches to regulating the crypto market to see which one would work best.May 8, 2024Helen Partz
Mastercard joins forces with US banking titans for tokenized settlement trialsThe partnership between significant banking giants in the U.S. and Mastercard aims to streamline multiple asset-class settlements on a shared ledger platform.May 8, 2024Prashant Jha
Nigerian stakeholders demand Binance reveal identity of bribery officialSIBAN’s executive secretary, Rume Ophi, stressed that Binance should reveal names to substantiate the claim and allow authorities to address wrongdoing.May 8, 2024Amaka Nwaokocha
Solana could flip Ethereum in transaction fees within a week: Report The potential flip could further cement Solana’s status as an “Ethereum killer,” which has been questioned due to recent network outages.May 8, 2024Zoltan Vardai