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Paraguayan law enforcement has deported three individuals and arrested another for attempting to steal crypto miners at a facility near the country’s Itaipu hydroelectric dam. According to a May 15 statement from Paraguayan prosecutor Irene Rolón, the men were caught by police soon after breaking into a locked section of Teratech SA’s facility in Coronel … Read more
The DOJ handed down a prison sentence after the SEC’s social media was hacked to falsely announce bitcoin ETF approval, briefly sending crypto markets into overdrive. DOJ Sentences Hacker for SEC X Breach and Bitcoin ETF Hoax The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 16 that a resident of Huntsville, Alabama, has been … Read more
The SEC is warning against FOMO as crypto mania intensifies, even as institutional adoption skyrockets and U.S. policy shifts cement digital assets as a financial cornerstone. SEC Cautions Against FOMO as Crypto Sees Relentless Institutional Inflows The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reminded investors this week to steer clear of emotional decision-making driven by … Read more
Key takeaways: Traders expect a Bitcoin price pullback to $90,000, but a bull flag could break out to new highs if profit taking near the range highs reduces. On-chain data suggests the current profit taking is too weak to extinguish Bitcoin’s current price momentum. Bitcoin (BTC) price has spent the bulk of the week pinned … Read more
Crypto is erupting into mainstream finance as major advisory firms embrace digital assets, with billions set to flow and 5% allocations becoming the new norm, Bitwise says. The ‘Big Unlock’ Is Happening—Billions Poised to Shift Across Wealth Portfolios Bitwise Asset Management’s chief investment officer, Matt Hougan, offered a bullish outlook on crypto adoption within traditional … Read more
Crypto entrepreneurs and their families in France will receive enhanced security measures amid a recent rise in crypto-related kidnappings in the country, Politico reported. According to the May 16 report, the measures include priority access to police emergency lines, home security assessments, and safety briefings from French law enforcement to ensure best practices are being … Read more
In recent weeks, a proposal aiming to eliminate Bitcoin’s 80-byte limitation on script opcodes has stirred spirited debate, culminating in what some are calling the OP_RETURN War of 2025. On Thursday, block 896,696 featured an unusually large non-standard OP_RETURN—so expansive it occupied the entire block with a solitary transfer. OP_RETURN ‘Rickrolling’ Discussion around the Bitcoin … Read more
Tokenization could open new opportunities for retail investors to access traditionally restricted asset classes, according to Johann Kerbrat, senior vice president and general manager of Robinhood Crypto, who called it “very important for financial inclusion.” Speaking at the Consensus 2025 event in Toronto, Kerbrat said that some real-world assets, such as real estate and private … Read more
Solv, Avalanche, and a consortium of DeFi protocols have launched SolvBTC.AVAX, the first institutional-grade bitcoin yield vault backed by real-world assets. The move aims to activate idle BTC by offering onchain, composable yield through tokenized U.S. Treasuries and structured DeFi strategies. First Institutional-Grade BTC Yield Vault Launches on Avalanche In a landmark step for bitcoin … Read more
The Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Space have successfully transmitted data in space using a version of the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) on a satellite orbiting Earth, Marta Belcher, president of the Filecoin Foundation, told Cointelegraph. Filecoin and Lockheed Martin adapted the system for use in space and successfully tested it, Belcher said during the … Read more
