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The Bitget price has jumped by 7% in the past 24 hours, but will yesterday's Coinbase hack send its price even higher this weekend? The post Bitget Price Prediction: Bitget Token Pumps Above $5 On Coinbase Hack News, What’s Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

WIF and PI are among the top gainers in the past week as reports for an upcoming altseason get traction.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal had written letters to Trump-affiliated executives, asking about their businesses, and WLFI called some of his assertions inaccurate.

In Part 3 of our DePIN Tokenomics series, we dissect the structural drivers shaping valuations across DePIN protocols. By comparing Digital Resource Networks (DRNs) and Physical Resource Networks (PRNs), we explore how fundamentals like revenue generation, capital intensity, and scalability models contribute to valuation gaps between the two categories. However, our analysis reveals that liquidity access, particularly via major centralized exchange listing, often plays an even more decisive role, driving valuation premiums that cannot be fully explained by fundamentals alone. This report provides a framework for understanding how these dynamics interact and offers key insights for founders and investors navigating the evolving DePIN landscape.

In an interview ahead of Consensus 2025 in Toronto, Cook said the fitness app is seeing strong growth in Africa and Southeast Asia.

AUSTRAC has fined Melbourne-based crypto exchange Cointree A$75,120 for submitting suspicious matter reports late, saying the delay has hindered investigators tracing criminal funds. The case reflects Australia’s drive to shutter inactive exchanges and reinforce anti-money-laundering controls. The post AUSTRAC Slaps Cointree with $48K Fine for Late SMRs – Who’s Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The woman, identified only as “A,” was convicted on May 15 of embezzlement and fraud for stealing $488,000, 683 million won, in crypto.

Bitcoin is making traders wait even longer for a move out of its current range — but not everyone thinks that new all-time highs are a sure bet next. Key points: Bitcoin refuses to budge from a narrow range as traders consider the likely breakout direction. Price discovery is keenly awaited, but downside predictions include levels further toward $90,000. Read more

Banks are rapidly pivoting away from past practices of shunning crypto businesses to consider upgrading their payments infrastructure using stablecoins, eyeing them as the next frontier for payment innovation. Opinion by: Megan Knab, CEO, Franklin Payroll There are few historical examples of such a massive about-face for an industry, from banks debanking crypto businesses to now embracing stablecoins. If you talk to most crypto startup founders or companies with crypto on the balance sheet, they will all have war stories about finding, applying for and maintaining bank accounts.  Over the past three years, over half of debanking complaints have been lodged against four American banks — Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Citibank. Now, as the policies that discriminated against the crypto industry, like “Operation Chokepoint 2.0” and the recision of controversial accounting rule SAB 121, have been repealed, a new openness to blockchain technology from the finance sector is possible.  Read more

As investors look for the next major AI-driven token, Nexchain (NEX) seems to be frequently referenced with Bittensor’s TAO. While Bittensor gained news for pioneering decentralized AI networks, Nexchain provides a fully functional Layer-1 infrastructure powered by artificial intelligence. With TAO lately withdrawing from critical support, some experienced traders are moving to presale cryptocurrency alternatives […]

Fidelity Director of Global Macro Jurrien Timmer today highlighted that Bitcoin reclaiming the $100,000 level this week coincides with a convergence of its 52-week Sharpe ratio with gold. Timmer said, After a strong run by gold, perhaps the baton is being passed again to Bitcoin, with Bitcoin back above $100k and the two Sharpe Ratios […] The post Fidelity macro director recommends 4:1 Gold, Bitcoin store of value holdings appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Galaxy Digital shares started trading on Nasdaq today, but the listing will have to jostle for the crypto sphere's attention.

The country’s first deputy chairman of its committee on finance told local media he plans to submit a new bill “in the near future."

The Blade and Foundation screenwriter is turning to blockchain and AI to build a community-driven sci-fi franchise, backed by Web3 startup Story Protocol.

With Tether stepping back and BitGo stepping up, MiCA’s rollout is already redrawing crypto’s playing field in Europe. Here’s what’s happening, and what comes next. The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation — better known as MiCA — is now in its critical implementation phase. Designed to unify crypto regulation across all 27 EU member states, MiCA promises clarity, consumer protection and long-term market stability. But as implementation begins, cracks are already showing. In this week’s episode of Byte-Sized Insight, we explore the key provisions of MiCA now in force, particularly around stablecoins, and why some of the largest players in the market are refusing to comply. As of January 2025, crypto asset service providers (CASPs) began acquiring licenses to operate legally within the EU. A transitional or “grandfathering” period allows existing firms up to 18 months, depending on the member state, to comply. Still, with deadlines approaching, firms are being forced to act quickly. Read more

[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, California, May 16th, 2025] Hawkins Was Instrumental in Strategy, Marketing & Communications That Helped Drive Global Adoption of the USDC Stablecoin, Will Play Central Role at Aleo in Shaping Privacy and Security, Pioneering Voice and Policy Engagements The Aleo Network Foundation (Aleo), the leading platform for building private, secure, scalable, […]

A recent spate of violent attacks on crypto investors has authorities concerned about public safety. As cryptocurrency gains in popularity and price, some criminals are taking to violent measures to steal funds from high-profile crypto holders. Jameson Lopp’s GitHub repository, which logs such incidents, has recorded 22 “$5 wrench” attacks on crypto holders in 2025 alone. The moniker comes from the crude and violent methods perpetrators use to compel crypto holders to hand over their bags.  In many cases, local law enforcement can intervene before anyone is harmed and funds are lost. But there is a growing trend of increasingly violent and successful attacks, some of which have resulted in permanent harm and even death. Read more

Chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty said "procedural concerns" are at the heart of a court's denial of a joint motion by Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission to settle the regulator's case against it. Ripple’s legal chief said a US court’s rejection of a proposed XRP settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not pose a threat to Ripple’s win. Judge Analisa Torres of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected a joint Ripple-SEC motion seeking an indicative ruling on their proposed settlement, according to a filing on May 15. Ripple’s chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, said the rejection does not reverse the company’s victory in the case. The company announced the end of the lawsuit on March 19. Read more

Open-source protocol Shutter Network has proposed implementing a threshold-encrypted mempool on BNB Chain to eliminate Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) activity, such as front-running and sandwich attacks, and add a layer of real-time censorship resistance. The post Ending Sandwich Attacks on BNB Chain: Shutter Network Proposes Encrypted Mempool Solution appeared first on Cryptonews.

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