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Animoca Brands is planning to list on the New York Stock Exchange, with an announcement expected soon. Executive Chairman Yat Siu said the listing is motivated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s favorable regulatory stance on digital assets. Trump’s Light-Touch Regulation Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands, a leading blockchain gaming and crypto investment firm, is eyeing a … Read more
Bitcoin didn’t just cross $100,000—it cracked open the gates to a full-blown altcoin supercycle. After two years of sideways movement and market doubt, BTC’s breakout reignited risk appetite. Ethereum surged. Solana soared. But it was meme coins that went parabolic. From Telegram raids to TikTok influencers, the floodgates reopened, and capital poured into every coin … Read more
Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDt, is rolling out its tokenized gold digital asset in Thailand with a listing on local cryptocurrency exchange Maxbit. In a May 13 announcement, Tether said its gold-backed token, Tether Gold (XAUt), has been listed on Thai exchange Maxbit. According to an X announcement by Maxbit, the platform … Read more
Nirvana Labs announced a $6 million seed extension, co-led by Crucible Capital and Jump Crypto, bringing its total funding to $11.8 million. Building Next-Generation Web3 Infrastructure Nirvana Labs, a high-performance bare metal cloud provider designed for Web3, has announced a $6 million seed extension co-led by Crucible Capital and Jump Crypto. The latest round brings … Read more
GD Culture Group (GDC), a Nasdaq-listed holding company focused on livestreaming, e-commerce and artificial intelligence-powered digital human technology, plans to raise up to $300 million for a cryptocurrency treasury reserve. In a May 12 statement, GDC and its subsidiary, AI Catalysis Corp., announced entering into a common stock purchase agreement with a British Virgin Islands … Read more
Key points: Bitcoin has seen its largest 30-day illiquid supply increase of the current bull market. Illiquid supply now stands at 14 million BTC, more than ever before. Whales are still accumulating as the price returns to six figures. Bitcoin (BTC) investors are turning the BTC supply more illiquid than at any point in its … Read more
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed two key cryptocurrency-related bills that aimed to expand the state’s involvement in digital assets while simultaneously signing a strict regulatory measure targeting Bitcoin ATMs. On May 12, Hobbs rejected Senate Bill 1373, which sought to establish a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund. The fund would have allowed Arizona to … Read more
Black Mirror experience: When sci-fi social scores meet blockchain Created by Charlie Brooker, this British sci-fi series debuted in 2011 and quickly became a cultural touchstone for its dark, satirical take on technology. Imagine a world where every like, comment and blockchain transaction shapes your social standing, where an AI watches your every digital move … Read more
Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has announced an agreement to acquire Mountain Protocol, the issuer of the USDM stablecoin. Expanding Anchorage’s Stablecoin Capabilities Anchorage Digital, federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., has announced an agreement to acquire Mountain Protocol, the company behind the USDM stablecoin. The deal, which is still subject to regulatory approval, integrates … Read more
One of the more troubling cases of mistaken identity in recent crypto history shows how a respected white-hat hacker and former Yuga Labs security researcher was detained at the airport in 2023 under suspicion of being behind a sophisticated phishing attack that resulted in the theft of over $1.1 million in Bored Ape NFTs. This … Read more
