Bitcoin Magazine ERIC & DONALD TRUMP JNR TO SPEAK AT BITCOIN CONFERENCE 2025! We are delighted to announce that Erik Trump, Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization, and Donald Trump Jr., entrepreneur and political commentator, will both speak at the Bitcoin Conference 2025 in Las Vegas. This post ERIC & DONALD TRUMP JNR TO SPEAK AT BITCOIN CONFERENCE 2025! first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Conor Mulcahy.

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A group of developers within the Ethereum ecosystem, operating independently of the Ethereum Foundation, have announced Ethereum R1 — a layer-2 (L2) scaling solution for the Ethereum network that does not include a native token.According to the announcement, the project relies entirely on donations, does not have venture funding, and does not have any pre-mined token allocations or a governance token. The project's team wrote in a May 1 X post:"General-purpose L2s should be commodities — simple, replaceable, and free from centralized dependencies or risky governance. Ethereum R1 is our answer to that call — the rollup grounded in credible neutrality, decentralization, and censorship resistance.""Most L2s today are acting more like new L1s than an Ethereum scaling solution — private allocations, opaque governance, and centralized control," the developers continued.The announcement points to increasing concerns within the Ethereum community regarding the current direction of many layer-2 scaling solutions, which some view as potentially misaligned with the interests of the base layerRelated: Ethereum community members propose new fee structure for the app layerEthereum's L2-centric approach: unique value proposition or exploitation?Ethereum's Dencun upgrade in March 2024 significantly lowered fees for its layer-2 networks. By September, revenue on the Ethereum base layer collapsed by 99%.As a result, transaction costs on the Ethereum network base layer dropped to a five-year low of roughly $0.16 per transaction in April 2025, due to a lack of demand for block space on the base layer.Ethereum's transaction fees are determined by demand and network traffic — higher demand and network traffic translate into higher fees for the base layer and more revenue.Ethereum’s base layer revenue collapsed in Q1 2025. Source: Token TerminalWhile critics continue to argue that this provides perverse incentives for layer-2 networks to grow at the expense of the base layer, protocols continue to argue that Ethereum's many layer-2 networks are a feature, not a bug.Anurag Arjun, co-founder of the unified chain abstraction solution Avail, told Cointelegraph that Ethereum's layer-2 approach gives users a virtually unlimited number of high-throughput chains to choose from, as opposed to the singular one-size-fits-all approach employed by monolithic blockchain protocols.Magazine: Ethereum is destroying the competition in the $16.1T TradFi tokenization race

Cardano posts first significant rebound in week

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Robinhood reported one of its strongest quarters yet, with Q1 revenue rising 50% year-over-year to $927 million and net income more than doubling to $336 million. Robinhood reported first quarter results after Wednesday’s closing bell. Earnings per share of 37…

On-chain data showed $40 million worth of SUI flowed out of exchanges, signaling possible accumulation. SUI’s Open Interest-weighted Funding Rate stood at +0.0066%, reflecting strong buying pThe post SUI's rally faces $3.70 resistance—A 35% surge possible only IF... appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Read the hottest crypto news from the last day of April in U.Today's news digest!

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355% Shiba Inu (SHIB) price pump in May 2021 still meme coin's biggest, but could 2025 compete?

Bitcoin price started the month on a strong note, crossing the important resistance level at $96,000 for the first time since February. Bitcoin (BTC) jumped above $97,000, up by almost 30% from its lowest level in April. Its rally occurred…

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American multinational financial services company Charles Schwab announced its plan to launch spot cryptocurrency trading within the next…

Bitcoin surged past the $97,000 mark on Wednesday, climbing to a high of $97,546 before pulling back slightly, as traders continue to test key resistance levels.  The move came after days of tight price action between $93,000 and $96,000, with…

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Tezos network has successfully activated Rio, its 18th protocol upgrade

XRP’s price action can be confusing to many traders out there. After teasing to break its all-time high earlier this year, XRP rejected just below the $3.5 level and is currently trading comfortably over $2. Will it reclaim $3 next…

Visa has announced a new product that will allow consumers in six Latin American countries, including Mexico and Argentina, to use stablecoins for everyday purchases.  Visa’s new service aims to capitalize on this growing trend, making it easier for consumers and merchants to transact using these digital assets. Seamless Transactions With Stablecoins In Local Currencies […]

Terengganu police and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) dismantled a syndicate accused of stealing electricity to power illegal bitcoin mining operations in Hulu Terengganu and Marang districts on Tuesday, seizing 45 machines worth RM225,000. Police, TNB Raid Illegal Bitcoin Mining Operations in Hulu Terengganu, Marang The joint operation, codenamed Op Letrik, targeted two premises—one in Bukit […]

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Crucial message passed to cryptocurrency traders and investors

Ethereum’s next major upgrade, Pectra, is set for activation in early May 2025, bringing changes aimed at boosting scalability, improving user experience, and enhancing validator efficiency, according to Nansen.  Combining improvements to the execution and consensus layers, the upgrade builds…

DOGE, the most well-known meme coin, has been in the spotlight for over a decade with its unpredictable price swings — and April 2025 was no different. Although the token gained 2.5% compared to March, it’s currently seeing a slight…

Bitcoin price started the month on a strong note, crossing the important resistance level at $96,000 for the first time since February. Bitcoin (BTC) jumped above $97,000, up by almost 30% from its lowest level in April. Its rally occurred…

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Love it or leave it, New York State has been a force in crypto regulation.Ten years ago, the state created the United States’ first comprehensive regulatory framework for firms dealing in cryptocurrencies, including key consumer protection, anti-money laundering compliance and cybersecurity guidelines.In September 2015, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued its first BitLicense to Circle Internet Financial, enabling the company to conduct digital currency business activity in the state. Ripple Markets received the second BitLicense in 2016. Circle and Ripple went on to become giant players in the global cryptocurrency and stablecoin industry.Today, the NYDFS regulates one of the largest pools of crypto firms in the world, and it is often cited as the gold standard for crypto regulation in the US.It’s against that background that Ken Coghill, NYDFS’s deputy superintendent for virtual currencies, appeared at Cornell Tech’s blockchain conference on April 25 to discuss “A New Era of U.S. Innovation in Crypto.” “We set the guardrails”Most of the firms that have come to the NYDFS for a BitLicense are crypto-native firms, and often, they are new to the financial world and not used to dealing with regulators. Many times they don’t fully understand that they are in control of someone else’s asset, noted Coghill at the New York City conference, adding:If you want to start a business and the only person you’re putting at risk is your own business, that’s not really our concern. We only exist because you’re selling something to somebody else, and you’re maintaining control over that product for someone else.“We set the guardrails,” Coghill said, and it’s the industry’s job to figure out how to stay within those guardrails. The NYDFS can’t possibly contemplate every element that’s going to go wrong in a business.These days, more conventional financial institutions are becoming interested in crypto as well, added Coghill. Large banks are beginning to offer crypto custody services, and others are starting to provide settlement services. “The conventional [bank] model is being brought into the crypto [sphere] primarily because it makes people feel comfortable,” said Coghill.Related: Trump’s first 100 days ‘worst in history’ despite crypto promisesAnd while the NYDFS has only issued 22 BitLicenses to date, it appears to be ready to handle a tide of applications from TradFi firms if and when they materialize. “On a per capita basis, we have more supervisory resources focused on crypto businesses than we do for all of those other [non-crypto] businesses,” said Coghill. This includes 3,000 banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions. Dubai’s crypto regulatorIt wasn’t a direct route that brought Coghill to the NYDFS in July 2024. He spent the previous 12 years in the Middle East working for the Dubai Financial Services Authority, eventually becoming the agency’s head of innovation and technology risk supervision.It was a “whim” that took him to the Middle East in the first place, he recalled. “I went for three years and stayed for 12 years,” spending that time primarily as an official regulating global systemically important banks, or G-SIBs. There, he was called upon to develop a cryptocurrency supervision model, and so he “spent the last six years regulating cryptocurrency in the Middle East.”The Dubai Financial Services Authority offices. Source: Condé NastEventually, an opportunity arose to return to the US, where he had worked earlier as a manager in the department of market regulation at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Before that he was an options trader. He took the new assignment with the NYDFS, among other reasons, because “the world looks to New York, and the world looks to the DFS” when it comes to regulation, he told the Cornell Tech audience.Panel moderator Neil DeSilva asked Coghill what good regulation looks like. “Good regulation is regulation that doesn’t prohibit activity but that applies appropriate guardrails that reduces risk to clients,” he answered. One can’t eliminate risk entirely; to do so would quash all business activity.Related: Institutions break up with Ethereum but keep ETH on the hookHe compares regulation to a pendulum constantly swinging between two extremes: too lenient and too restrictive. “The pendulum swung too far to one end of the regulation in the last few years [i.e., too restrictive]. Now it’s swinging back.”What does the state regulator make of the fevered regulatory activity in Washington, DC at the federal level these days? There seem to be some “positive tailwinds” behind cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, noted DeSilva, himself a former chief financial officer for PayPal’s Digital Currencies and Remittances business. A pipeline to Washington“For DFS, it’s largely business as usual,” Coghill commented. That’s because New York State has long had crypto rules in place. In fact, “much of what’s happening now in Washington” — at the federal level — “is influenced by what we’ve done over the last 10 years” at the state level.The state agency has regularly communicated with the powers-that-be in the US capital regarding digital currencies. “We have a team that practically sits in Washington and has discussions with Congressional members, talking about what we think will work and what won’t work.”The NYDFS’ crypto initiatives have influenced other US states. California’s crypto reform legislation (AB 1934), signed into law in late September 2024, for instance, builds on New York State’s BitLicense and its limited-purpose trust charter regulations for digital currency businesses — even though BitLicense’s licensing requirements are relatively strict.Not all in the crypto industry have been enamored with the state’s crypto licensing regime, either, declaring BitLicenses too expensive. Its application fee is $5,000 — too strict with its detailed anti-money laundering protocols and required audits and generally too much of an obstacle for innovative crypto-native firms. Crypto exchange Kraken exited the state when New York implemented its BitLicense requirement, for instance. Coghill was asked by DeSilva how the NYDFS actually looks at decentralized protocols compared with how it views the centralized financial institutions that it has historically regulated. It’s important to look at the actual purpose of the product, Coghill answered. What’s its underlying intent? Who does it serve, and what are its good and bad impacts? “There are lots of innovations that are created for no purpose other than making a lot of money off of its customers,” said Coghill. “And so it’s incumbent on us to filter those out.” “We’re paid to look at everything in a dark, dark way. It’s not our job to look at and say, ‘Yes, this is fantastic.’” Rather, they examine a potential product and ask, “How is this bad for efficiency?” or “How is this bad for inclusion?” How does he think things will play out at the federal level this year regarding crypto and stablecoin legislation?What’s going to ultimately happen [in Washington, DC]? Who knows? We could know six months from now. We could know things next week. Things have been changing very rapidly recently.In the meantime, “we’re still accepting applications. We’re still processing those applications. We’re still focusing on our underlying objectives: protecting the market, protecting the consumers, supporting innovation.”Magazine: Crypto wanted to overthrow banks, now it’s becoming them in stablecoin fight

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Top trader breaks Bitcoin silence with "lovely" price update for leading cryptocurrency

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Binance Wallet integrated the Sonic network, enabling its users easy access to this EMV-compatible chain.

Bitcoin (BTC) gained 3% on May 1 as a new month saw shorts struggle to keep price pinned.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewBitcoin pressures shorts after 3% daily gainsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $96,955 on Bitstamp, its highest since Feb. 22.Increasingly close to six figures, Bitcoin rose with US stocks at the Wall Street open as Microsoft gained 10% to become the world’s highest-valued public company.Reacting, popular trader Daan Crypto Trades suggested that stocks may be on the cusp of a return to sustained bullish trajectory.“Stocks trade at a key area here,” he wrote in ongoing X analysis.“I think the general rule is that if stocks do trade back above the .618 Fibonacci retracement after a big drop, the bottom is considered to be in.”S&P 500 1-day chart. Source: Daan Crypto Trades/XAn accompanying chart showed the S&P 500 approaching monthly highs, delivering a V-shaped recovery.“Even though $BTC has held up better recently, large moves by equities should still influence BTC & Crypto. So watch this zone,” Daan Crypto Trades added.Fellow trader Skew watched exchange order book liquidity for signs of short-term moves to come.$BTCWho's going to be right this time?Longs or Shorts pic.twitter.com/4xSu86WzSQ— Skew Δ (@52kskew) May 1, 2025The latest data from monitoring resource CoinGlass showed ask liquidity thickening around $97,000 at the time of writing.BTC liquidation heatmap (screenshot). Source: CoinGlassAnalyst on macro picture: “Short term: bad for gold”The optimistic May open meanwhile came despite the macroeconomic outlook remaining uncertain as recession fears returned on the back of poor US GDP data.Related: Bitcoin eyes gains as macro data makes US recession 2025 ‘base case’With the Federal Reserve under pressure to cut interest rates, various crypto market commentators saw the chance for a stronger comeback in the coming months.“Bad macroeconomic data came along, through which the pressure on the FED is increasing to start the money printer again,” Crypto trader, analyst and entrepreneur Michaël van de Poppe told X followers in part of a post on the day. “Ultimately, good for risk-on assets. Short-term, bad for Gold.”XAU/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewXAU/USD was down more than 8% versus its all-time highs seen in April, with oil also suffering.This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.

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Ripple reportedly attempted to acquire rival Circle for $4B-$5B.  XRP price was above the short-term support of $2.1 — Is $2.4 the next target?  Ripple’s [XRP] $5 billion to acquire riThe post Ripple's failed $5 billion bid for Circle - The consequence for XRP's future appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Opinion by: Vikash Singh, Principal Investor at StillmarkThe Bybit hack resulted in the largest loss of funds to cyber hackers by a cryptocurrency exchange in history. It served as a wake-up call for those complacent about the state of security threats in the digital assets space. Everyone must learn the lesson from this heist — enterprise-grade custody solutions require tech to be accompanied by transparency.Unlike many previous incidents, this loss of funds was not due to a faulty smart contract, lost/mismanaged keys or deliberate mismanagement or rehypothecation of user funds, but rather a sophisticated social engineering attack that exploited vulnerabilities in operational security. This hack differs from earlier eras because it happened to a major global exchange that takes security and compliance seriously. It’s a reminder that, in crypto, there’s no such thing as “good enough” security.The anatomy of a heist A technical overview of the Bybit attack is key for understanding how companies can proactively strengthen their security against such attacks. Initially, a developer machine belonging to Safe, an asset management platform offering multisig Ethereum wallets used by Bybit, was compromised. This initial breach granted the attackers unauthorized access to Safe’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment, including its S3 storage bucket. The attackers then pushed a malicious JavaScript file into this bucket, which was subsequently distributed to users via access to the Safe UI. The JS code manipulated the transaction content displayed to the user during the signing process, effectively tricking them into authorizing transfers to the attackers’ wallets while believing they were confirming legitimate transactions. Recent: CertiK exec explains how to keep crypto safe after Bybit hackThis highlights how even highly robust security at the technical level, like multisig, can be vulnerable if not implemented correctly. They can lull users into a false sense of security that can be fatal.Layered securityWhile multisignature security setups have long been considered the gold standard in digital asset security, the Bybit hack underscores the need for further analysis and transparency on the implementation of these systems, including the layers of security that exist to mitigate attacks that exploit operational security and the human layer in addition to verification of the smart contracts themselves. A robust security framework for safeguarding digital assets should prioritize multi-layered verification and restrict the scope of potential interactions. Such a framework demonstrably enhances protection against attacks.A well-designed system implements a thorough verification process for all transactions. For example, a triple-check verification system involves the mobile application verifying the server’s data, the server checking the mobile application’s data, and the hardware wallet verifying the server’s data. If any of these checks fail, the transaction will not be signed. This multi-layered approach contrasts with systems that directly interface with onchain contracts, potentially lacking critical server-side checks. These checks are essential for fault tolerance, especially if the user’s interface is compromised.A secure framework should limit the scope of possible interactions with digital asset vaults. Restricting actions to a minimal set, like sending, receiving and managing signers, reduces potential attack vectors associated with complex smart contract modifications.Using a dedicated mobile application for sensitive operations, like transaction creation and display, adds another security layer. Mobile platforms often offer better resistance to compromise and spoofing compared to browser-based wallets or multisig interfaces. This reliance on a dedicated application enhances the overall security posture.Transparency upgradesTo bolster transparency, businesses can leverage the capabilities of proof-of-reserve software. These can defend multisignature custody setups from UI-targeted attacks by providing an independent, self-auditable view of chain state/ownership and verifying that the correct set of keys is available to spend funds in a given address/contract (akin to a health check). As institutional adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) and digital assets continues, custody providers must transparently communicate such details on the security models of their systems in addition to the design decisions behind them: This is the true “gold standard” of crypto security. Transparency should extend to how the nature of the underlying protocols alters the attack surface of custody setups, including multisignature wallets. Bitcoin has prioritized human-verifiable transfers where signers confirm destination addresses directly rather than confirm engagement in complex smart contracts, which require additional steps/dependencies to reveal the flow of funds. In the case of the Bybit hack, this would enable the human signer to detect more easily that the address shown by the hardware wallet did not match the spoofed UI.While expressive smart contracts expand the application design space, they increase the attack surface and make formal security audits more challenging. Bitcoin’s well-established multisignature standards, including a native multisig opcode, create additional security barriers against such attacks. The Bitcoin protocol has historically favored simplicity in its design, which reduces the attack surface not just at the smart contracting layer but also at the UX/human layer, including hardware wallet users. Increasing regulatory acceptance shows how far Bitcoin has come since its early era of widespread hacks and frauds, but Bybit shows we must never let our guard slip. Bitcoin represents financial freedom — and the price of liberty is eternal vigilance.Opinion by: Vikash Singh, Principal Investor at Stillmark. This article is for general information purposes and is not intended to be and should not be taken as legal or investment advice. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed here are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph.

Bitcoin Magazine An Excerpt from I Am Not Your Bruh: Parenting in a Changing World This Mother’s Day, celebrate the gift of parenting with wisdom that lasts a lifetime. This excerpt from I Am Not Your Bruh offers grounded encouragement for parents navigating modern challenges. This post An Excerpt from I Am Not Your Bruh: Parenting in a Changing World first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by George Mekhail.

Amid market dips, investors turn to Lightchain AI, a resilient $0.007 presale token with $19.6m raised and real utility. #partnercontent

Coinspeaker Eric Trump Says World Liberty’s Stablecoin to Fund MGX’s $2B Binance Investment Eric Trump revealed at Token2049 Dubai that MGX will use World Liberty’s USD1 stablecoin for its $2 billion investment in Binance. Eric Trump Says World Liberty’s Stablecoin to Fund MGX’s $2B Binance Investment

Coinspeaker KiloEx Hack: Binance Helped Recover $6.1 Million In Lost Funds Binance announced it recovered $6.1M of stolen KiloEx funds after a price oracle exploit targeting the decentralized trading platform. KiloEx Hack: Binance Helped Recover $6.1 Million In Lost Funds

A recent report from Tephra Digital reveals a staggering reality. $31.2 trillion in capital across major U.S. wealth platforms is still prohibited or restricted from accessing Bitcoin ETFs. For beginners and investors eager to dip their toes into crypto, this limitation signals both a challenge and an opportunity. With the rise of Bitcoin ETFs, access […] The post Why Is $31.2T Blocked from U.S. Bitcoin ETFs? appeared first on Altcoin Buzz.

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Bitcoin’s expanding institutional adoption may provide the “structural” inflows necessary to surpass gold’s market capitalization and push its price beyond $1 million by 2029, according to Bitwise’s head of European research, André Dragosch.“Our in-house prediction is $1 million by 2029. So that Bitcoin will match gold's market cap and total addressable market by 2029,” he told Cointelegraph during the Chain Reaction daily X spaces show on April 30.Corporations are coming for your bitcoin (feat. André Dragosch, Head of Research at Bitwise) #CHAINREACTION https://t.co/5F3cRWBHzq— Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) April 30, 2025Gold is currently the world’s largest asset, valued at over $21.7 trillion. In comparison, Bitcoin’s market capitalization sits at $1.9 trillion, making it the seventh-largest asset globally, according to CompaniesMarketCap data.Top 10 global assets by market capitalization. Source: CompaniesMarketCapRelated: Bitcoin treasury firms driving $200T hyperbitcoinization — Adam BackFor the 2025 market cycle, Bitcoin may surpass $200,000 in the “base case” and $500,000 with more governmental adoption, Dragosch said.“But once you see sovereign bias like the US government stepping in, all this will change to $500,000.”“So the base case is $200,000, conditional on the US government not stepping in. If they step in, it will move closer toward $500,000,” said Dragosch, referring to the US government’s plan to potentially make direct Bitcoin acquisitions through “budget-neutral” strategies.The US is looking at “many creative ways” to fund its Bitcoin investments, including from tariff revenue and by reevaluating the US Treasury’s gold certificates, creating a paper surplus to fund the BTC reserve without selling gold, Bo Hines of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets said in an interview on April 14.Related: Crypto sentiment recovers, but weekend liquidity risks remain“Structural” ETF inflows, institutional adoption prolong Bitcoin cycleThe US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have surpassed all expectations during their first year of trading, exceeding record trading volumes as BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF became the fastest-growing ETF in history.The first year is usually the “slowest” for ETFs, Dragosch said, highlighting the launch of the gold ETF:“That alone implies that in the second and third year, we will see growing inflows. In terms of the four four-year cycle, implies that, this cycle will be prolonged by these structural inflows.”The Bitcoin cycle may also be prolonged when US wirehouses start gaining exposure to Bitcoin and ETFs.“In the US, the major distribution channels go via Wirehouses, which are essentially the big banks like Merrill Lynch or Morgan Stanley. [...] Not even half of these wirehouses have opened up their distribution channels to US Bitcoin ETFs,” the analyst said.Adoption from US wirehouses may bring a “huge amount of capital,” since these control over $10 trillion worth of customer assets, Dragosch added.Magazine: Altcoin season to hit in Q2? Mantra’s plan to win trust: Hodler’s Digest, April 13 – 19

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The price of Cardano (ADA) rose back above the moving average lines on April 23.

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As Cardano founder slams Ethereum’s future, Yeti Ouro steals the spotlight with a blockbuster Stage 4 presale and rising investor buzz. #partnercontent

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Shiba Inu traders are hyped as showcased in 13% surge in volume

Fartcoin, the fast-growing Solana meme coin, continued its strong rally this week, as whales accumulated. Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) surged to a high of $1.2770 on Thursday, marking its highest level since January 26. It has become one of the best-performing meme…

Peter Brandt has shared with Scott Melker his take on where the Bitcoin price trajectory is likely have gone by September this year

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Malaysian authorities have dismantled a bitcoin mining syndicate allegedly involved in large-scale electricity theft in the Hulu Terengganu and Marang districts, police said on Wednesday. The raids, conducted during Op Letrik by Terengganu police in collaboration with Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s…

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XRP opened May 1, 2025, trading within a tight intraday range of $2.15 to $2.24, maintaining a current price of $2.22. With a total market capitalization of $130 billion and daily trading volume of $2.94 billion, XRP remains in a key consolidation phase with signals suggesting cautious optimism across multiple timeframes. XRP On the 1-hour […]

The demand for yield-generating strategies around Bitcoin (BTC) is surging, especially from firms seeking liquidity without liquidating their BTC, according to Ryan Chow, co-founder and CEO of Solv Protocol.During a fireside chat at the Token2049 conference in Dubai on May 1, Chow said institutional interest in Bitcoin yield products has grown exponentially over the past few years.Initially, generating Bitcoin yield was nearly impossible. However, recent innovations like staking via proof-of-stake (PoS) protocols and delta-neutral trading strategies have made this possible.Layer-1 and layer-2 advancements, such as Babylon, have made these strategies more viable. Babylon allows BTC holders to earn yield on their assets, which are used to provide security and liquidity for PoS networks.“Bitcoin as the largest asset class here, you can stake your Bitcoin to secure the network […] that makes us feel like if it is the answer to really bring utility and also use case,” he said.Ryan Chow, co-founder and CEO of Solv Protocol.Related: Bitcoin DeFi project Solv to launch native token on HyperliquidLending emerges dominant BTC financial use caseChow noted that institutions mainly focus on Bitcoin when entering crypto due to its dominance in portfolios. Once they purchase Bitcoin, they lend it out to gain liquidity without selling.Companies like Coinbase now offer up to $1 million in borrowing against Bitcoin. Platforms like Aave and Compound also enable instant borrowing.Chow also praised public firms like Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) for helping normalize BTC as a treasury asset. “MSTR is a very successful derivatives kind of use case based on Bitcoin […] That’s also Bitcoin finance.”In an April report, crypto fund issuer Bitwise revealed that the amount of Bitcoin held on the books of publicly traded companies rose by 16.1% in the first quarter of 2025.The company detailed that Bitcoin holdings rose to around 688,000 BTC by the end of Q1, with firms adding 95,431 BTC over the quarter.The value of the combined Bitcoin stacks rose around 2.2%, reaching a total combined value of $56.7 billion with a price per BTC of $82,445, the firm added.Looking ahead, Chow said he expects over 100,000 BTC to enter ecosystems like Solana. “There should be more and more use cases come out,” he said.Related: Solv launches Bitcoin staking token on SolanaSolv launches Sharia-compliant yield productsChow also mentioned the firm’s recently launched Sharia-compliant Bitcoin yield product called SolvBTC.core, which generates yield by securing the Core blockchain network and engaging in onchain DeFi activities while adhering to Islamic finance principles.“Sharia compliance is something that we prepared for a long time [...] you have to pass it before you really serve them through your platform.”Source: Solv ProtocolWith over 25,000 BTC already locked in Solv’s protocol — worth more than $2 billion — Chow said the firm is now building infrastructure tailored to institutional needs, with an emphasis on regulatory and cultural requirements.Magazine: TV hit Peaky Blinders to launch crypto game, FIFA Rivals on Polkadot: Web3 Gamer

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Cardano is gaining bullish traction after bouncing off its 20-day moving average, signaling a potential trend shift as the network quietly claims the top spot in blockchain developer activity. Data from blockchain analytics platform Cryptometheus shows Cardano (ADA) recorded 21,440…

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Cheqd, DataHive, Nuklai, and Datagram have launched the Sovereign AI Alliance, a new initiative aimed at developing an open-source framework for decentralized artificial intelligence using user-owned data. Announced on May 1 via a press release shared with crypto.news, the alliance…

Ethereum developers are working to improve blockchain interoperability with two new token standards: ERC-7930 and ERC-7828.“There’s no standard way for wallets, apps, or protocols to interpret or display this information,” decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem development organization Wonderland wrote in a May 1 X post. Wallets, decentralized applications (DApps), block explorers and smart contracts follow different rules.“The result? A messy, inconsistent experience that breaks cross-chain UX,“ Wonderland stated.Wonderland is a group of developers, researchers and data scientists focused on improving the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem. The organization partnered with multiple DeFi protocols, including Optimism, Aztec, Connext and Yearn.Wonderland’s ERC-7828 and ERC-7930 explanation post. Source: WonderlandIn the post, the organization shared what was discussed at a recent Ethereum Foundation interoperability working group call. Teddy from Wonderland explained that the current goal is to finalize both token standards within the next two weeks. He added:“We badly need feedback on the ETH-Magicians forum.”Related: Vitalik Buterin’s vision for Ethereum: Pectra, Glamsterdam and beyondSomething for people, something for botsWonderland explained that “ERC-7930 defines a compact, binary format for interoperable addresses.” This format is machine-friendly and optimized for protocols that require a single representation for all blockchains.ERC-7828 expands that standard “by adding a human-readable layer, using formats like address@chain, ensuring everything stays clear and simple for users.” Together, the two are designed to enhance the experience of using Ethereum’s inter-blockchain ecosystem. “Target audience for ERC-7828 is anything that interacts with humans… It’s the text layer,” Teddy said during the call. Related: Ethereum Fusaka hard fork set for late 2025Many chains, one addressPut simply, the proposed system would allow the sender to specify the target blockchain when sending a payment address. This would include both a human-readable address@chain format and a machine-readable format for application programming interfaces.The setup prevents users from sending or receiving assets on the wrong blockchain, which helps prevent crypto losses. Currently, the same address can be used on multiple blockchains within the Ethereum ecosystem, which can lead to confusion.With the new setup, wallet operation can be blockchain-agnostic, and the address input into the user interface will also determine which blockchain the transaction is directed toward. This would, in turn, reduce friction, as users currently need to switch networks in wallet settings to move from chain to chain.Magazine: Ethereum L2s will be interoperable ‘within months’: Complete guide

Whales and spot traders collectively accumulated DOGE, pushing market demand higher. Despite bullish metrics, long traders faced heavy losses in the past 24 hours. Dogecoin’s [DOGE] perforThe post Dogecoin whales scoop 100 mln DOGE, but price is unaffected: What now? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Dao5, a somewhat new early-stage investment fund, has raised $222 million to bring their total assets under management to $550 million following their first $125 million raise in 2022.

As crypto firms face rising demand for fast, low-cost cross-border transfers, SGB Net offers a practical solution. It enables instant, free transactions without relying on SWIFT or traditional banking hours. From crypto exchanges to market makers, the network is welcoming a broad range of financial participants. It’s a bold move to connect the digital economy […] The post Singapore Gulf Bank Unveils 24/7 Crypto Clearing Network appeared first on Altcoin Buzz.

Tezos has successfully activated Rio, its 18th protocol upgrade, marking another milestone in the blockchain’s Tezos X roadmap.  The upgrade was approved through the network’s on-chain governance process, with participation from validators and community members, and aims to enhance staking…

Binance Alpha 2.0 hub for early-stage cryptos sees its metrics rocketing, here's what happens

Major European cryptocurrency investment firm 21Shares has filed for a spot Sui exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, marking another step in its expansion to the US market.21Shares on April 30 submitted the Form S-1 registration for a spot Sui (SUI) ETF to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Called the 21Shares Sui ETF, the proposed ETF will issue common shares of beneficial interest by seeking to track the performance of SUI held by 21Shares’ US subsidiary.The US filing comes a year after 21Shares started trading the 21Shares Sui Staking exchange-traded product in Europe in July 2024, with its first listings on Euronext Paris and Euronext Amsterdam.No ticker or planned exchange yetThe 128-page filing does not specify on which US exchange the new SUI ETF is expected to debut trading. The ETF also doesn’t have a ticker symbol yet.“There is no certainty that there will be liquidity available on the exchange or that the market price will be in line with the NAV [net asset value] or the principal market NAV at any given time,” it states.An excerpt from the S-1 Form for 21Shares Sui ETF. Source: SECThe filing highlighted that the ETF aims to provide exposure to SUI by holding the tokens directly, without utilizing leverage, derivatives or engaging in speculative trading.Canary Capital was the first to file for Sui ETF21Shares is not the first company to file for a Sui ETF in the US. Canary Capital, a US-based crypto investment firm, filed a Form S-1 registration for a spot Sui ETF on March 17.Subsequently, Cboe BZX Exchange asked US regulators for clearance to list Canary’s Sui ETF in early April.Sui-based ETPs have already been trading in Europe, with some of such products including 21Shares Sui staking ETP and VanEck Sui ETP.Related: More than 70 US crypto ETFs await SEC decision this year — BloombergAccording to the latest CoinShares update, Sui-based ETPs had $400 million in assets under management as of April 25.Sui (SUI) ETP products had $400 million in AUM as of April 25, 2025. Source: CoinSharesYear-to-date, Sui ETPs have seen $72 million of inflows, with a fresh $20.7 million coming in just last week.The latest ETF filing by 21Shares is yet another product joining a massive list of crypto ETFs awaiting the SEC’s decision.Source: Eric BalchunasAccording to Bloomberg ETF analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart, there were at least 72 new crypto ETF filings on the SEC’s table as of May 1.Magazine: Bitcoin $100K hopes on ice, SBF’s mysterious prison move: Hodler’s Digest, April 20 – 26

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Bitcoin Magazine Morgan Stanley Plans To Offer Bitcoin And Crypto Trading To E-Trade Clients Bloomberg reports that the Wall Street giant is in the early stages of planning to add spot Bitcoin and crypto trading capabilities to its ETrade brokerage platform. The project aims to allow ETrade’s retail clients to buy and sell popular crypto directly through their existing brokerage accounts. The initiative, which executives expect to launch sometime […] This post Morgan Stanley Plans To Offer Bitcoin And Crypto Trading To E-Trade Clients first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Vivek Sen.

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The company announced on April 30 that it’s rolling out in six major cities. These cities include Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco. The goal? Worldcoin wants to verify humans’ eyeballs using a shiny, spherical device called the Orb. This tool links users to a decentralized identity system and rewards them with […] The post Worldcoin Launches in U.S. with Eye Scans and Visa Card appeared first on Altcoin Buzz.

As BlackRock’s Robert Mitchnick put it during a Token2049 panel in Dubai with VanEck and CME Group, ‘Flows are back in a big way.’ And he’s not just being optimistic – there’s data to back it up. Bitcoin ETFs, which had cooled off earlier this year, are now seeing renewed inflows as institutional investors pile […]

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Although bitcoin experienced pronounced price fluctuations in April, a long-dormant entity moved 200 BTC—marking its first transaction since Dec. 27, 2012. While that milestone alone is notable, what elevates the event’s intrigue is the origin of the coins: two separate Casascius physical bitcoin bars, each containing precisely 100 BTC. Historic Bitcoin Peel: Two Rare Casascius […]

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According to a CryptoQuant Quicktake post by contributor Yonsei_dent, Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent rally has reignited momentum in the Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) ratio – a historically bullish indicator that has often preceded major price surges. Bitcoin Rally Gives Momentum To MVRV Ratio After forming a potential local bottom at $74,508 on April 6, […]

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North Carolina advances Bitcoin reserve bill allowing up to 5% state investment in digital assets. Bill proposes regulated crypto exposure via funds, avoiding direct cryptocurrency purchases. The post North Carolina House passes landmark crypto investment bill: State Bitcoin exposure begins? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Limassol – Andres Markou, Owner and CEO of MyStake Casino has been named “CEO of the Year” at the iGaming Leadership Awards 2025, recognizing his outstanding leadership, strategic innovation, and transformative impact on the global iGaming industry. Markou, who launched MyStake Casino in 2020, has led […]

Coinspeaker Grayscale Debuts Bitcoin Adopters ETF, Glassnode Flags Structural Reset for BTC Grayscale has expanded its ETF offerings with the launch of the Bitcoin Adopters ETF (BCOR) while Glassnode suggests that BTC is out of the downtrend. Grayscale Debuts Bitcoin Adopters ETF, Glassnode Flags Structural Reset for BTC

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Coinspeaker Mesh Brings Crypto Payments to Apple Pay Mesh has partnered with Apple Pay to allow shoppers to make crypto payments, while merchants receive stablecoin payouts. Mesh Brings Crypto Payments to Apple Pay

Shiba Inu just surged thanks to 510 billion volume increase

Shiba Inu team has warned the SHIB army about fresh threats targeting users in the vast cryptocurrency space

Does the Bitcoin halving hit all miners equally? As power costs diverge globally, can high-cost countries stay in the game? And what happens if mining concentrates too far in too few hands? One coin, many realities A Bitcoin (BTC) is…

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Morgan Stanley's move into crypto trading could reshape the financial landscape, intensifying competition with platforms like Robinhood and Coinbase. The post $1.7 trillion Morgan Stanley plans to enable Bitcoin, crypto trading on its E-Trade platform appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Dogecoin (DOGE) eyes at least 21% price breakout in May if history aligns

New Satoshi statue just appeared in place no one expected

Asset manager Morgan Stanley is actively building a crypto trading feature for retail users.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has concluded its 16-month-long investigation into PayPal’s USD stablecoin (PYUSD) as related regulation gains momentum in Congress and the financial watchdog loosens its grip on the crypto industry. Related Reading: Crypto Privacy Victory: Court Prohibits US Treasury From Reinstating Tornado Cash Sanctions SEC Drops PayPal’s Stablecoin Investigation PayPal has […]

Eric Trump talks to World Liberty Financial’s Zach Witkoff and Tron creator Justin Sun about how the institutional banks will be left ‘in the dust’ if they fail to embrace crypto. On May 1 during Token2049’s fireside chat session, Eric…

Ethena will integrate its sUSDe stablecoin into the TON blockchain under the name tsUSDe, making it available for Telegram’s one billion users. Announced during the Token2049 on May 1, Ethena (ENA) Labs founder Guy Young and The Open Platform CEO…

Bitcoin has risen above $96,000 for the first time since February with it seemingly breaking upwards after after a week long sideway at $95k.

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The Solana Institute, Superstate, and Orca, with legal backing from Lowenstein Sandler, have submitted a pilot proposal to the SEC. It’s called Project Open. If approved, this program would allow the issuance of equity securities, like stocks, on public blockchain networks. It would also enable their trading on chains such as Solana. The aim? To […] The post Solana Backs SEC Proposal to Trade Stocks On-Chain appeared first on Altcoin Buzz.

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Amid the intensifying global race to tokenize real-world assets, the market is still too nascent for institutional adoption, according to Chris Yin, the co-founder and CEO of Galaxy-backed RWA platform Plume.Institutional capital is yet to enter the RWA market, and it will take some time for institutions to see its value, Yin told Cointelegraph on the sidelines of Token2049 in Dubai.“These things move incredibly slowly, you have to show value, you have to show adoption first,” Yin said, comparing RWA’s currently developing stages with the early days of Bitcoin (BTC) and stablecoins.“Only now, 10 years later, are they beginning to think about using the stablecoin. The same thing is going to happen in tokenized assets or tokenization,” Yin said.Tokenized RWAs are far smaller than $21 billionYin questioned the accuracy of existing market estimates, which suggest the RWA sector is worth more than $21 billion.“I tend to think that one, all the data is wrong, and two, the perspective that most people have is wrong with this, which is I take this $21 billion in assets,” Yin said.According to the exec, the real RWA market cap figure is “more like” $10 billion, mostly including Treasury bills and gold, and just a “bit of private credit.”Total RWA market chart and main components as of April 27, 2025. Source: RWA.xyzRWA.xyz suggests that the total market capitalization of the RWA market amounted to roughly $17.4 billion as of April 27, with private credit accounting for almost 60% of all RWAs, while Treasury’s and commodities share was 27% and 8%, respectively.Private credit is not the main driver for RWAsEstimating the size of the global RWA market is extremely difficult, especially on the private side, where data is “fragmented and often inaccessible,” Stobox co-founder Ross Shemeliak told Cointelegraph.According to Stobox’s estimations, tokenized Treasurys and bonds must account for the majority of RWAs today, or between 60–65%.Stobox’s estimations of the RWA market. Source: Stobox“Crucially, 99.9% of all companies in the world are private, and nearly all of them are untapped candidates for tokenization,” Shemeliak said, adding that such companies typically struggle with access to capital and liquidity.“Tokenization provides an entirely new mechanism for fundraising, investor engagement, and cap table transparency,” he noted.Institutions are here for the moneyPlume CEO Yin highlighted the nature of institutional capital, which tends to move in while markets reach a bigger scale in order to make some money.“I think people tend to forget what's going on with institutions and the real world,” Yin said. “So the reason why tokenized assets are interesting to them is because they are looking for an angle to make more money, not to save money, not to do efficiency.”Plume CEO Chris Yin at Token2049 in Dubai. Source: Plume“Nobody cares about that, especially Larry Fink, who runs a $12 trillion asset manager,” Yin said, adding that BlackRock’s money market fund has been successful, but its $2.5 billion assets are tiny given the company’s net assets.Related: Deloitte predicts $4T tokenized real estate on blockchain by 2035With the current modest size of the RWA market, the industry should currently rely more on the native community, Yin said, adding:“There are zero institutions putting money onchain. They are trying to actually suck money out of the ecosystem. Their products try to sell new things to crypto. Not putting money here.”“Yes, RWA tokenization is small today, just like Bitcoin was in 2013,” Stobox’s Shemeliak admitted.However, tokenized assets are “fundamentally institutional from day one” as they provide regulated securities, yield-bearing instruments, and financial contracts that require legal compliance and governance.“Tokenizing RWAs without institutional involvement is like trying to build a stock exchange without regulators, custodians or settlement layers,” he said, adding:“The innovation may start with startups and Web3 protocols, but for serious volume, you need institutions, fund managers, underwriters, legal advisors, and regulated platforms.”Magazine: Ethereum is destroying the competition in the $16.1T TradFi tokenization race

Metaplanet is doubling down on Bitcoin with a planned expansion into the U.S., aiming to raise $250 million and position itself as a global force in corporate Bitcoin adoption. In a May 1 post on X, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich…

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Payments giant Visa is transforming finance by partnering with Stripe’s Bridge to pilot stablecoin-linked cards in Latin America. The push towards real-world crypto utility aligns with the vision for Best Wallet Token’s ($BEST) ecosystem, particularly its planned Best Card feature designed for seamless crypto transactions. As the market embraces easier ways to use digital assets, […]

Presales like BTC Bull Token ($BTCBULL) may surge as Galaxy Digital plans a Nasdaq listing on May 16, with the shareholders’ meeting set for May 9. Mike Novogratz, Galaxy Digital CEO and founder, broke the news yesterday on Galaxy’s Newsroom, stating that the move would be ‘value enhancing to the company and our shareholders and […]

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Ethereum’s Exchange Supply Ratio drop signals reduced sell-side pressure, suggesting potential price growth. Short liquidations outpaced long liquidations, increasing the chances of a short sThe post Ethereum headed for $2,000? 2 factors fueling ETH's surge appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Ethereum receiving update we've all been waiting for, and it's actually huge

Bitcoin hovered between $95,977 to $96,169 over the last hour with a market capitalization of $1.90 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $29.88 billion. Trading occurred within a tight intraday range between $93,333 and $96,244, as the market showed signs of both upward momentum and cautious consolidation. Bitcoin The daily chart indicates a strong […]

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What is a Google subpoena scam? The Google subpoena scam is a type of phishing attack where fraudsters impersonate Google to create a false sense of urgency and fear. Typically, you will receive an email that appears to come from no-reply@google.com, claiming to inform you of a subpoena, a formal legal request. The email will often have a subject line like “Security Alert” or “Notice of Subpoena,” making it seem urgent and legitimate. These scammers prey on your natural concern about legal matters and data privacy, hoping to trigger a reaction.Inside the email, the scammers falsely claim that Google has been served with a subpoena requiring the company to turn over your account data, such as emails, documents or search history. The email will then urge you to click on a link to view your “case materials.” This link typically leads to a fraudulent website, often hosted on Google Sites, which is designed to look like a genuine Google support page. This added layer of legitimacy can easily trick users into believing the request is real.The most concerning part of this scam is that attackers are skilled at spoofing Google’s email addresses and mimicking the company’s official content. By doing so, they can bypass common security checks, such as DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM), which normally verifies the authenticity of an email. With this approach, the scam appears convincingly legitimate, making it easy for unsuspecting users to act impulsively — potentially exposing sensitive data or inadvertently installing malware.Did you know? DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an email security standard that verifies whether a message really comes from the domain it claims to be from. It uses cryptographic signatures to protect against email spoofing and phishing attacks — making your inbox just a little safer every day. How the Google subpoena scam works Software firm EasyDMARC explained that attackers exploited legitimate Google services to bypass traditional spam filters. They used “OAuth” applications combined with DKIM workarounds to create emails that could fool even careful users.A DKIM replay attack exploits the way email authentication works, specifically using DomainKeys Identified Mail, which adds a digital signature to an email to verify its authenticity.Steps of the attack:Attacker receives a legitimate Google email: The attacker intercepts a legitimate email from Google that has a valid DKIM signature, which proves it came from Google.Preparing the replay: The attacker saves this email, keeping the DKIM signature intact, and replays it. Since DKIM checks only the email headers and body (if unchanged), the attacker can forward the exact email with its signature intact without modification.Sending the spoofed email: The attacker then sends this saved email from a different account (e.g., Outlook), making it look like it’s from the original sender (Google).Relaying through other servers: The email goes through multiple servers, each adding their own DKIM signature, but the original Google DKIM signature remains untouched and valid.Final delivery: The email reaches the victim’s inbox, appearing legitimate. Despite being relayed through several servers, the email passes SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks, which makes it look like a valid Google email.The result: The victim is tricked into thinking it’s a legitimate message, potentially leading to harmful actions like clicking malicious links or providing sensitive information. This type of attack plays on the trust people place in email authentication methods and shows how attackers can exploit them.Here’s how fake Google emails and DKIM replay attacks trick you:Spoofed Google support pages: Clicking the link in the email takes you to a fake Google support page, often hosted on Google Sites, adding another layer of false credibility. The website will urge you to log in to view your “case materials.”Phishing for credentials: If you proceed, you’re asked to enter your Google username and password. Once entered, the attackers can gain full access to your account.Psychological tricks: Scammers use fear-based tactics — mentioning lawsuits, law enforcement involvement or threats of account suspension. The urgency they create is designed to make you bypass your usual caution.Did you know? Google Sites lets anyone with a Google account create websites under the trusted “sites.google.com” domain. Attackers exploit this by crafting fake login pages and phishing forms, using Google’s SSL and brand reputation to deceive users into revealing sensitive information. Key signs you’re facing a Google subpoena scam Even though the Google subpoena scam is highly sophisticated, there are still clear red flags you can look for if you know what to watch out for. By recognizing these signs, you can protect yourself from falling victim to phishing attacks:Fake or spoofed sender addresses: The first thing you should do is examine the sender’s email address carefully. Even though these scams may appear to come from a legitimate Google address, small differences in the sender’s domain or name can indicate that the email is a spoof. For instance, a Google email may have slight alterations, such as “goog1e.com” instead of “google.com,” which are often overlooked by unsuspecting users.Urgent language and threats: Scammers will often try to pressure you into acting quickly by using urgent language and threats of legal action. They may claim that your account is at risk of being suspended or that you must act immediately to avoid severe consequences. Google does not use scare tactics like this in emails.Requests for sensitive information: One of the biggest signs of a phishing attempt is a request for sensitive information, such as your Google account password, two-factor authentication (2FA) code or personal financial details. Google will never ask for this information via email.Poor grammar or formatting: While scammers have gotten better at mimicking official communication, many still make mistakes. Look for inconsistent wording, odd phrasing or formatting errors. These can often reveal a scam.Suspicious links: Before clicking any link in an email, hover over it with your mouse to preview the URL. If the link looks suspicious or unfamiliar, don’t click on it. Often, scammers use disguised URLs that lead to fake websites.Lack of proper legal process: Real subpoenas are issued through proper legal channels. They are never delivered via an email that asks for personal information or a quick action. Received a Google subpoena email? Here’s how to stay safe If you receive an email that claims to be from Google about a legal subpoena or any other suspicious notification, it’s important to remain calm and avoid reacting hastily. Phishing attacks, like the Google subpoena scam, often rely on creating a sense of urgency to trick users into making mistakes. Here’s what you should do immediately to protect your personal information and accounts:Do not click any links: Avoid interacting with the email. Don’t open attachments, click links or reply.Verify the request: Visit Google’s support site directly (not through any link in the email) and check if there are any notifications related to your account.Report the scam: In the UK, forward the suspicious email to report@phishing.gov.uk or Google’s own reporting channels, and in the US, notify the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at reportfraud.ftc.gov or forward to spam@uce.gov.Update your security settings: Immediately change your Google account password and enable 2FA or passkeys for an extra layer of protection.Contact your bank: If you shared any financial details (e.g., credit card numbers, bank account information or payment credentials), act quickly. Call your bank or financial institution using the official number on the back of your card or its verified website. Inform them of the potential scam and any compromised information. Request to monitor your account for suspicious activity, freeze or cancel affected cards, or issue new ones if necessary. Review recent transactions for unauthorized charges and dispute any fraudulent activity promptly.Report to authorities: If you believe you have fallen victim, report the incident to Action Fraud or call 101 if you’re based in the UK. File a complaint with the FTC at www.ftc.gov/complaint or report to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at www.ic3.gov if you are based in the US. How Google notifies users about legal requests When it comes to legal requests such as subpoenas, court orders or search warrants, Google takes privacy and security seriously. The company has a strict procedure in place to ensure that requests for user data are valid, lawful and processed through proper channels. Unlike the tactics employed by scammers, Google’s approach is both transparent and secure. Here’s how the real process works when it comes to legal requests for your data:Google checks the request carefully: If law enforcement (e.g., police or court) requests your data, Google thoroughly reviews the request to ensure it’s valid and lawful.Google may notify you: Unless they’re not allowed (e.g., due to a court order), Google will let you know before sharing your information. This notice won’t come in a random email asking for your password.Official notifications only: If there’s a real legal issue, you’ll see a message in your Google Account dashboard (like in the “Security” section when you log in) or through an official Google email from a verified address, not a suspicious or random one.Did you know? Government agencies worldwide request user data from Google, but each request is carefully reviewed to ensure it complies with the law. Google shares details of these requests in its Transparency Report, and how they respond depends on whether your service provider is Google LLC (US) or Google Ireland Limited (Ireland). How to avoid falling victim to Google subpoena scams To avoid falling victim to Google subpoena scams, stay calm, avoid clicking any links or attachments, and verify any legal claims directly through Google’s official support channels.Phishing scams are constantly evolving, but you can significantly reduce your risk by following some best practices, including:Stay skeptical: Always question unexpected emails, especially those involving legal action or urgent threats.Inspect carefully: Click the dropdown next to the sender’s name to see the full email address and domain.Hover before clicking: Hover your cursor over any links to preview the URL without actually clicking.Enable 2FA: Adding an extra layer of security to your Google account can stop scammers even if they steal your password.Use advanced spam filters: Tools like spam blockers, domain verification tools (like Who.is) and secure email gateways can help flag suspicious emails.Regular security audits: Periodically review your Google Account’s security settings and connected third-party apps.Stay updated: Subscribe to trusted cybersecurity newsletters or Google’s security updates to stay informed about new threats.Educate yourself and others: Sharing knowledge about scams with friends, family and coworkers can help build a collective defense.

 Fintopio, a pioneer in CeDeFi innovation, has officially exited beta, marking a major milestone in delivering a next-generation crypto wallet experience that combines the convenience of CeFi with thThe post Fintopio launches new CeDeFi innovations as it exits Beta, introduces X username transfers appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Project Open was presented to the SEC as a pilot program to test the issuance of equity securities on public blockchains. By leveraging the zero settlement times and transparency of these blockchains, Project Open aims to lower the costs of issuance and trading simultaneously. Project Open Presented by Solana Policy Institute, Superstate, and Orca The […]

Bitcoin Magazine The Rise of Europe’s First Bitcoin Treasury Company After a full reset in 2023, The Blockchain Group emerged as Europe’s first Bitcoin Treasury Company—and it’s now outpacing Bitcoin itself. This post The Rise of Europe’s First Bitcoin Treasury Company first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Nick Ward.

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XRP in consolidation mode but key signals tease potential breakout ahead

Bitcoin evangelist Michael Saylor has an important message to give to the cryptocurrency community

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Banking giant Morgan Stanley reportedly plans to list cryptocurrencies on its E*Trade investment brokerage and trading platform.According to a May 1 Bloomberg report, the firm intends to list crypto assets on E*Trade in 2026. The plan is still in early development, and the bank is said to be exploring partnerships with established crypto firms to power the service. Internal discussions about cryptocurrency support reportedly began in late 2024.E*Trade homepage. Source: E*TradeThis would not be Morgan Stanley’s first exposure to digital assets. The bank’s wealthiest clients have had access to crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and futures for some time, with the firm’s advisers allowed to pitch Bitcoin ETFs since August 2024.Related: Morgan Stanley to explore crypto offerings for clients — CEORegulatory tailwinds push crypto forwardThe news follows previous reports that Morgan Stanley was considering adding cryptocurrency trading to its E*Trade online brokerage platform in early January. The reports at the time cited the expectations of a friendlier crypto regulatory environment.The move comes amid an increasingly favorable regulatory environment in the United States following the election of President Donald Trump, who campaigned on a pro-crypto platform and is personally involved in several blockchain ventures. Related: Morgan Stanley discloses $188M in BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holdingsThe first 30 days of the Trump administration brought significant changes to the local crypto industry. More recently, US crypto proponents have shown optimism following the swearing-in of pro-crypto Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins.The SEC had significantly changed its stance even before Atkins took office. In late February, the agency had already paused multiple cryptocurrency enforcement cases with imminent deadlines.Magazine: ZK-proofs are bringing smart contracts to Bitcoin — BitcoinOS and Starknet

This is the second part of the article on Solana DePIN activity; here is the first part. Following the energy from the Solana Crossroads event in Istanbul, it’s clear that DePIN is becoming one of the most exciting areas of crypto growth. Developers are utilizing blockchain technology to create infrastructure. This includes wireless networks, AI, and […] The post Dune Review: DePIN Adoption on Solana – Part 2 appeared first on Altcoin Buzz.

World Liberty Financial’s official stablecoin, USD1, will be integrated into the Tron network as it prepares to mint millions of dollars worth of tokens at the start of the partnership. On the Token2049 stage on May 1, Tron (TRX) founder…

LayerEdge—a nascent power in blockchain infrastructure—has achieved a much-awaited milestone: its Proof of Humanity campaign. More than 500,000 users participated in the campaign, which has generated over a million attestations. This development is the latest in a series of rapid technical advancements by the team that’s building LayerEdge. And it’s all leading to the imminent Mainnet launch—an event that, I think, more people should be talking about. A Year of Milestones Anchored to Bitcoin LayerEdge has positioned itself as a key player in the modular blockchain landscape that is emerging today. Its core technology—a zero-knowledge (zk) proof aggregation layer anchored The post LayerEdge Concludes Proof of Humanity Campaign as Mainnet Launch Nears appeared first on The Merkle News.

Mocaverse (MOCA) is garnering more attention, and for good reason. On-chain data has revealed that Galaxy Digital, a well-known crypto financial services firm, has been very active in the MOCA token ecosystem. They’ve been doing some interesting things and giving us some serious “market maker” vibes. In light of that, the Moca Network team put out a communique re-clarifying their dedication to “transparency and responsible token management” and insisting, quite rightly, that the whole setup isn’t in breach of any regulatory laws. MOCA On-Chain Activity Raises Questions Speculation arose when a popular on-chain analyst, @ai_9684xtpa, expressed on X (formerly Twitter) The post Galaxy Digital Linked to Mocaverse as Market Maker Amid Liquidity Moves appeared first on The Merkle News.

If you’ve been tracking crypto trends, you’ve probably heard of the term “DePIN.” But what is it—and why is everyone so enthusiastic about it? DePIN is not just a trend; it’s becoming crypto’s gateway to real-world utility. In this article, we delve into fresh data from Dune Analytics, built by SliceAnalytics, to analyze the current […] The post Dune Review: DePIN Adoption on Solana – Part 1 appeared first on Altcoin Buzz.

Bitcoin has reclaimed $96,000, a level not seen since late November 2024, driven by robust institutional demand and easing macroeconomic fears. Bitcoin (BTC) rallied nearly 20% from its April low of $79,000, fueled by $381 million in ETF inflows and…

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On-chain data shows the XRP network has seen a strong jump in ‘Hot Capital’ recently. Here’s how this growth compares with Bitcoin and others. XRP Among Cryptocurrencies Observing Surge In Hot Capital In a new post on X, the on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has talked about how the Hot Capital of XRP has changed recently. […]

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Blockchain payment firm, Ripple Labs, has reportedly offered to acquire rival stablecoin provider Circle Internet Group for an estimated $4 billion to $5 billion. However, this initial bid was rejected by Circle as being too low. Circle Responds To Ripple’s Interest According to a Bloomberg report, Ripple remains interested in Circle but has not yet […]

Whale wallets near peak accumulation; small holders show signs of distribution and reduced conviction. Market consolidation may set the stage for Bitcoin’s next major move above key resistancThe post Bitcoin market shift alert! - Whales pile in, small holders exit: Why? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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A previously dormant wallet that is associated with the Uniswap protocol has suddenly come back to life, moving a staggering 9 million UNI tokens, worth around $47.5 million, into Coinbase Prime. This transfer, which marks the first activity in this particular wallet in over 4.5 years, has sent ripples through the crypto community. And rightfully so, since it comes on the heels of a set of large transfers from other wallets thought to be associated with the Uniswap project. From Inactive to Active: A Surprise Move After 4.58 Years Data from the blockchain indicates that the wallet in question was The post Dormant Uniswap Wallet Awakens, Moves $47.5M in UNI to Coinbase Prime Amid Broader Token Transfers appeared first on The Merkle News.

Key takeaways:Bitcoin holds $95,000 as Fed rate cut odds rise to 60% for June 18 as US economy slumps.Breaking $95,000 could push BTC price toward $100,000, while dropping below $93,000 may bring the $84,000 back into the picture.Key Bitcoin levels to watch remain around the long-term holders’ cost basis. Bitcoin (BTC) is once again attempting to break above $95,000 on May 1 as markets price in that the US Federal Reserve might cut rates sooner than expected.BTC/USD daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewFed rate cut will drive BTC price higherData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed Bitcoin edging higher hours after dipping below $93,000 following US GDP data that reflected a shrinking economy. A contracting economy will likely prompt the Fed to lower rates to stimulate activity sooner than later. This reduces yields on traditional assets like bonds, pushing investors toward Bitcoin and risk-on assets.The odds of a Fed interest rate cut at the June 18 FOMC meeting have increased over the last week, from 57% on April 30 to 60% on May 1. Fed target rate probabilities for June 18 Fed meeting. Source: CME FedWatchRate cut expectations have historically been a bullish catalyst for risk-on assets and Bitcoin. For example, Bitcoin rallied more than 20% ahead of the last Fed rate cut on Dec. 18, 2024.“Bitcoin surges back toward $95K, rebounding from bearish US GDP data,” said pseudonymous Bitcoin analyst BTCmoonmath in a May 1 post on X, adding:“Traders anticipate a Federal Reserve's easing and rate cuts in the future, despite a shrinking economy and low consumer confidence.” Focus now shifts to how the May 2 jobs report, which reveals how many jobs were added to the US economy in April, will impact the crypto market and, in turn, Bitcoin price.Related: Bitcoin ‘aging’ chart projects sixfold BTC price rally above $350KWhat next for Bitcoin price?Currently, $95,000 is the key level traders are watching, and many analysts believe that a sustained push through the resistance zone above this area opens the door for a swift move higher.“The price has recently surged above both key technical levels and is now attempting to consolidate within this zone,” Glassnode said in its latest Week Onchain report.The market intelligence firm referred to the 111-day simple moving average (SMA) at $91,300 and the short-term holder (STH) cost-basis at $93,200. Bitcoin reclaimed these levels in the recent upward swing, highlighting the degree of strength behind the move.“These are levels that must be broken and held for further price appreciation, as a rejection of this level would push the price back into bearish territory, and return many investors to a state of meaningful unrealized loss.”BTC/USD chart showing STH cost basis and 111-day SMA. Source: Glassnode“Bitcoin is ready to blast through $96,000,” popular analyst AlphaBTC said in his latest analysis on X. According to the analyst, a decisive break above $95,000 could see BTC move out of consolidation, with the next logical move being toward the $100,000 psychological level.“This is what I would like to see if Bitcoin can follow through today. A nice big squeeze into the low 100Ks.”BTC/USD four-hour chart. Source: AlphaBTCConversely, the analyst said that a drop below April 30 lows at $93,000 could see BTC/USD sink deeper toward the $84,000 and $88,000 range as shown in the chart above.Fellow crypto analyst Daan Crypto Trades said added that if price consolidates without rejection and keeps grinding upward, then that should position BTC for a move higher toward the $100K region, he explained to his followers on X. BTC/USD hourly chart. Source: Daan Crypto TradesThis article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.

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With the ability to borrow up to $1 million in USDC instantly, this rollout offers a powerful new option. It gives Bitcoin holders fast access to funds without selling their crypto.  The Bitcoin loans feature has quickly gained traction. Over $100 million in USDC has already been borrowed in less than 100 days. Low-Cost Bitcoin […] The post Coinbase Rolls Out Bitcoin Loans Across US appeared first on Altcoin Buzz.

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Bitget Wallet becomes the first digital wallet to integrate itself with Paydify, allowing users to make stablecoin payments at select physical and online merchants. According to the press release sent to crypto.news, the non-custodial crypto wallet has partnered with crypto…

Coinspeaker Dogecoin Stays Flat Amid Tesla Rumors, Whales Grab 100M DOGE DOGE holds steady near $0.175 despite Tesla rumors, as ETF optimism and whale accumulation fuel hopes of a potential breakout. Dogecoin Stays Flat Amid Tesla Rumors, Whales Grab 100M DOGE

Coinspeaker John Deaton On Rumored Ripple and Circle Deal, Becoming a Bank Could Be Next Earlier this week, news broke about Ripple Labs' bid for Circle, a move John Deaton believes could push the firm toward becoming a bank. John Deaton On Rumored Ripple and Circle Deal, Becoming a Bank Could Be Next