Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade, live since May 7, marks a major leap in staking, scalability, and smart wallet functionality. Pectra slashed blob fees and doubled blob capacity, significantly enhancing Ethereum’s scalability and rollup efficiency. ETH market cap soared 42% post-upgrade, fueled by investor confidence and rising futures market interest. Ethereum’s long-awaited Pectra upgrade has already made … Read more
The Supreme Court of India has issued a scathing critique of the central government’s inertia in regulating cryptocurrencies. India’s apex judicial authority warned that the lack of a legal framework has created an ecosystem ripe for misuse and financial fraud. The Supreme Court, on May 19, 2025, likened unregulated crypto trading to a more sophisticated … Read more
Revolut, a European neobank with crypto support, plans to invest more than 1 billion euro ($1.1 billion) in France and apply for a local banking license. According to a May 19 Fortune report, Revolut representatives announced the initiative during the Choose France business summit hosted by President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. The London-based neobank also … Read more
Virtuals Protocol price surges 225% in 30 days with growing social engagement. Technical analysis shows mixed signals; $2.10 resistance and $1.86 support are key. Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) is trading at $1.89, marking a 12.08% rise in the last 24 hours. The token holds a market capitalization of $1.23 billion, with a daily trading volume reaching … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) kicked off the month with renewed momentum, breaking above $103,000. At press time, the world’s leading cryptocurrency is trading at approximately $103,241, up just over 3.50% over the past 24 hours, according to data from CoinGecko. Meanwhile, the total crypto market capitalization rose 3.10% over the same period to $3.25 trillion. However, BTC’s … Read more
Wei Dai, a cryptocurrency pioneer known for designing the b-money system, a precursor to bitcoin, criticized the current level of crypto adoption for payments. Dai highlighted that even with the shortcomings of fiat payments, crypto has not managed to make a significant impact in this field. B-Money Pioneer Wei Dai Laments State of Crypto Adoption … Read more
Meme cryptos BONK, WIF amid worst performers today FLOKI loses position in top 100 after 11% price drop All the largest cryptocurrencies are losing value today, on May 17, 2025. Meanwhile, top meme cryptocurrencies are among the worst sufferers of the ongoing capitalization drop. Out of the 10 worst performing altcoins, three tokens represent the … Read more
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, is facing at least six lawsuits filed in federal courts between May 13 and May 16, 2025, with plaintiffs accusing the exchange of failing to protect sensitive user data and violating biometric privacy laws. The legal onslaught comes just days after Coinbase disclosed last Thursday that … Read more
Dubai’s crypto regulator has given licensed digital asset companies until June 19 to comply with its updated activity-based Rulebooks to enhance market integrity and risk oversight. On May 19, Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) announced that it had released Version 2.0 of the Rulebooks. The regulator said it had strengthened controls around margin trading … Read more
Former US President Joe Biden’s Solana-based memecoin Jeo Boden has surged 42% in the last 24 hours after his office broke the news of his prostate cancer diagnosis on Sunday. According to market tracker DEXScreener, the token trades at $0.003578, with an intraday volume of $3.7 million. The satirical nod to US President Joe Biden … Read more