Key takeaways: SharpLink Gaming establishes the first ETH treasury, backed by Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin. SharpLink will invest $425 million to acquire 120,000 ETH. Ethereum futures open interest hits an all-time high of $36.1 billion, with ETH price climbing 4.5% on the daily chart. Nasdaq-listed SharpLink Gaming (SBET) announced a $425 million private investment in … Read more
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Even though Bitcoin’s price has pulled back slightly from its recent all-time high, the flagship crypto asset continues to demonstrate bullish traction. During this significant upward performance in the past few weeks, there has been a persistent decline in the network’s transaction … Read more
A third individual, suspected of being connected to the recent kidnapping, torture and attempted extortion of an Italian tourist in New York City, surrendered to law enforcement on May 27. 33-year-old William Duplessie was taken into custody by the New York Police Department (NYPD) and will be charged with “kidnapping and false imprisonment of an … Read more
Crypto exchange Bitget has entered the expanding market for crypto investment products with the launch of BGUSD, a yield-bearing stable asset backed by tokenized real-world assets. The company announced that BGUSD offers an annual yield of 4%, which is credited daily to users’ spot accounts. Subscriptions to BGUSD can be made using either USDC (USDC) … Read more
Lyn Ulbricht, mother of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, unveiled a nonprofit called Mothers Against Cruel Sentencing (MACS) during the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas—an initiative centered on criminal justice reform. MACS Founder Lyn Ulbricht Seeks Justice for Nonviolent Offenders The organization targets the issue of excessively punitive prison terms, especially for individuals convicted … Read more
At the 2025 Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, the Founder and CEO of Kelly Intelligence Kevin Kelly, the Chief Executive Officer of Bitwise Asset Management Hunter Horsley, the CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe and the Advisor of WBTC Justin Sun talked about the future of financial products in the globe. Hunter Horsley started the panel … Read more
Sui-based protocol Cetus said on May 27 that it can reimburse every user affected by its May 22 exploit if Sui token holders approve the return of frozen funds in an upcoming on-chain vote. Cetus said in a May 27 social media post that its cash and token reserves, combined with a secured loan from … Read more
Building a permanent US strategic Bitcoin reserve would likely require targeted legislation rather than executive action, according to VanEck’s head of digital assets, Matthew Sigel. Speaking at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas, Sigel said the most viable path forward may involve inserting Bitcoin mining incentives into the congressional budget reconciliation process. According to Sigel, the … Read more
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Arkham Intelligence has disclosed that the creator of Bitcoin – known only as Satoshi Nakamoto – now holds roughly 1.96 million BTC. At today’s prices, that stash is worth about $120 billion. According to Arkham, this makes Nakamoto the 11th richest person … Read more
US President Donald Trump supports the BITCOIN Act and has a team of experts in the White House working to roll out landmark digital asset legislation in the coming weeks, according to Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Lummis said she is bringing the BITCOIN ACT to … Read more