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XRP surges 30% to $2.41 as bulls target $2.48. Whale accumulation and legal optimism drive gains – is a major breakout ahead? The post XRP Price Prediction: Ripple Surges to $2.41 as Bulls Eye Breakout Above Critical $2.25 Resistance – Crypto Summer Ahead? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Worldcoin’s Orb Mini device was met with mockery across Crypto Twitter, as critics questioned its ethics and usefulness. Worldcoin’s latest hardware, the Orb Mini, aimed at enabling portable human verification, has been met with ridicule across Crypto Twitter. Launched with the slogan “It goes where you go,” the device has instead triggered dystopian comparisons and widespread mockery for its unsettling implications and unclear use case. “The thing about humans is they can tell when a human is in front of them,” Alicia Katz from decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Euler Finance wrote on X. Read more

Bitcoin nears all-time high as Kiyosaki calls for an end to "fake money." Can BTC hit $200K as institutional demand surges? The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Kiyosaki Urges Investors to Abandon ‘Fake Money’ for BTC as Price Gets Closer to All-time High – Is $200,000 Possible? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Coinbase reportedly considered adopting a Bitcoin-heavy treasury strategy similar to that of MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor but ultimately decided against it. The post Coinbase Rejected Bitcoin Investment Strategy Over Fears It Could Undermine Business appeared first on Cryptonews.

A critical exploit has drained $2.15 million in MBU tokens from Mobius smart contracts on BNB Chain. Hackers drained over $2.15 million from Mobius Token ($MBU) smart contracts on the BNB Chain in a targeted exploit detected early May 11, according to security firm Cyvers Alerts. The attacker deployed the contract from address 0xb32a53... at 07:31:38 UTC and initiated the exploit at 07:33:56 UTC, draining funds from the victim wallet 0xb5252f... Cyvers confirmed to Cointelegraph that the attacker used contract 0x631adf... to execute a series of malicious transactions. The smart contract drained 28.5 million MBU tokens and converted them into stablecoins, resulting in a net loss of $2,152,219.99 for the victim. Read more

A viral Trump crypto post backfired, leading to lobbyist Brian Ballard's abrupt exile from White House circles over undisclosed Ripple ties.

Analysts predict a major altcoin breakout as charts flash bullish signals, though some warn this cycle lacks retail conviction and lasting momentum. Altcoin markets are flashing early signs of a breakout, with several analysts calling for a potential surge over the next few months. Crypto commentator Mister Crypto predicts the next 3 to 6 months could be “life-changing,” suggesting daily gains of up to 40% may soon become the norm. In a May 11 post on X, he pointed to a chart from BlockchainCenter.net that shows whether the crypto market favors Bitcoin (BTC) or altcoins. Read more

DOGE is the top performer from the larger-cap alts.

PI is the top gainer today from the largest 100 alts.

The following is a guest post and opinion of Manouk Termaaten, Founder and CEO of Vertical Studio AI Governments are using AI for disinformation—an unethical, authoritarian use with grave implications for freedom and truth around the world. The fact that nation-states use AI for disinformation has major implications for freedom of thought, free elections, and the […] The post Will nation-states use AI to usher in apocalypse? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Coinbase reportedly considered adopting a Michael Saylor–style Bitcoin investment strategy on multiple occasions since it launched in 2012, but opted out each time. Coinbase reportedly considered adopting a Bitcoin investment playbook like Michael Saylor’s Strategy on multiple occasions, but decided against it each time out of fear that it would kill the firm’s crypto exchange, Bloomberg reported. “There were definitely moments over the last 12 years where we thought, man, should we put 80% of our balance sheet into crypto — into Bitcoin specifically,” Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong told Bloomberg in a May 9 video call. Armstrong said the Bitcoin (BTC) strategy could have risked the company’s cash position and potentially killed the crypto exchange. “We made a conscious choice about risk,” he added. Read more

Discussions around the personal enrichment and potential conflict of interest arising from U.S. President Donald Trump’s crypto asset ventures gained steam over the past week. These concerns are slowing not only the progress of the stablecoin legislation but also broader crypto policy. The founder of fintech venture capital fund Launchpad Capital, Ryan Gilbert, told CNBC: “It’s […] The post Concerns over Trump’s conflict of interest are slowing the progress of broader crypto policy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

"Many things discussed, much agreed to," said President Trump of today's trade negotiations with China.

Former UFC champ Conor McGregor, now a presidential candidate in Ireland, has proposed creating a national Bitcoin reserve as part of his campaign. UFC fighter turned Irish political candidate Conor McGregor has endorsed the idea of building a Bitcoin reserve in his country to give more “power back to the people.” “Crypto in it's origin was founded to give power back to the people. An Irish Bitcoin strategic reserve will give power to the people’s money,” McGregor wrote to X on May 9. The former UFC champion said he would discuss his plans in more detail in an upcoming X spaces, prompting responses from some of the Bitcoin industry’s most prominent leaders. Read more

Is the Bitcoin bull run nearly over? Will crypto ever become simple enough for normies? Idle chatter at Token2049 revealed plenty about the current state of the space.

The country continues to acquire more Bitcoin for its strategic reserve and has embraced technical innovation to fuel economic growth. The government of El Salvador continues stacking Bitcoin (BTC) for its national crypto reserve, despite an ongoing deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stipulating that the Central American country stop using public funds to purchase Bitcoin as one of the conditions for a loan agreement. According to data from the El Salvador Bitcoin Office, the country acquired an additional seven BTC in the last seven days, bringing its total holdings to 6,173 BTC, valued at over $637 million. El Salvador's Bitcoin Office has continued its steady pace of Bitcoin acquisitions months after the IMF agreement was signed and shows no sign of halting its Bitcoin purchases. Read more

Only 97,000 of 7 million analyzed Solana tokens maintained $1,000+ liquidity, showing how few survive the initial pump phase.

A crypto analyst says Bitcoin is on its way to $160,000 or a “crazy number,” Alex Mashinsky gets 12 years jail, and more: Hodler’s Digest The US federal court for the Southern District of New York has sentenced former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky to 12 years in prison for fraud.  Mashinskys legal team sought a light sentence. They highlighted his spotless record before the Celsius incident, along with his military service and willingness to plead guilty. But US prosecutors were less inclined to leniency, suggesting on April 28 that the judge deliver a 20-year sentence for his actions. Betting markets predicted a light sentence ahead of the May 8 hearing. Polymarket showed only 11% odds for a 20-year sentence or higher. Read more

According to a Reuters market wrap, world stocks ended the week little‑changed as investors weighed a fresh U.S.–U.K. tariff deal and this weekend’s high‑stakes meeting between Washington and Beijing trade officials. Stocks tread water on tariff suspense MSCI’s all‑country equity index inched up just 0.11% to 846.80, trimming a 0.3% weekly loss. Europe’s STOXX 600 added 0.44%, while […] The post Global markets steady as US-China trade talks loom, Bitcoin hits $103k appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The BSV network has faced numerous delistings, 51% attacks, and a long-term price decline as the altcoin struggles to gain traction. Investors of Bitcoin Satoshi's Vision (BSV) — a hard fork of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), which itself is a hard fork of the Bitcoin (BTC) protocol, are attempting to revive a 2019 lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance for delisting the altcoin, which the litigants claim stunted the price of BSV.   According to Law360, attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that a July 2024 decision from the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal dismissing the "loss of chance" claim made against Binance for delisting the token, should be reconsidered. The litigants demanded $9 billion in damages, in the original case. The investors continue to claim that Binance's 2019 delisting of BSV and similar major exchange delistings are the primary drivers of BSV's long-term price decline and its failure to attract the investor attention enjoyed by Bitcoin. Read more