A man from Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, has been arrested in connection with an FBI-led investigation into a global cryptocurrency fraud operation that allegedly stole $450 million New Zealand dollars ($265 million). According to New Zealand Police, the man is one of 13 individuals charged after authorities executed search warrants across Auckland, … Read more
News broke on May 15 that Coinbase was the target of a $20 million extortion attempt after cybercriminals recruited overseas support agents to leak user data for social engineering scams. While less than 1% of Coinbase’s active monthly users were reportedly affected, the expected remediation and reimbursement expenses range from $180 million to $400 million, … Read more
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure As Bitcoin (BTC) trades within striking distance of its all-time high (ATH) of $108,786, recorded earlier this year in January, several indicators suggest that sustained bullish momentum could soon push the top cryptocurrency to new highs. Bitcoin Enters Final Phase Of Wyckoff … Read more
Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise, predicts Bitcoin (BTC) will reach $200,000 by the end of 2025 due to a supply shock from heightened institutional demand. In an interview with Cointelegraph at Consensus 2025 in Toronto, the executive said that Bitwise’s Bitcoin price prediction model is driven exclusively by supply and demand metrics. Hougan … Read more
Alexander Leishman, CEO of River, a financial company that provides zero-fee bitcoin recurring purchases services, has highlighted how businesses are increasingly adopting bitcoin as part of their corporate treasury strategy. On social media, Leishman revealed that several companies had enrolled River as part of their bitcoin accumulation processes. He noted that just in the last … Read more
New York Mets’ Juan Soto acknowledges the reaction of the crowd as he steps to the plate during the … More first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Friday, May 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. About an hour into Halloween … Read more
Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi has hinted at establishing a city-level Bitcoin reserve in a cryptic post following his meeting with two of El Salvador’s Bitcoin policy leaders. “Bitcoin Reserve,” Mizrachi wrote to X on May 16 after meeting El Salvador-based Bitcoiners Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert. While Mizrachi didn’t share details about his discussions … Read more
Long-Term Holder NUPL stayed flat at 0.69 despite Bitcoin rallying from $85K to over $103K, reflecting muted conviction. Stock-to-Flow Ratio surged 116.67% post-halving to 43.5K, deepening Bitcoin’s scarcity narrative. Bitcoin’s [BTC] long-term holder NUPL has returned to 0.69—identical to the 1st of April levels—despite BTC rising from $85K to $102K during that time. In other … Read more
USDT and USDC control over 85% of the $246.5B stablecoin market capitalization. DAI and USDe show high trading volumes despite relatively lower market capitalizations. Smaller stablecoins like USDO and USDY reflect increasing diversity in the stablecoin ecosystem. According to new data published by Phoenix Group, the total market capitalization of stablecoins reached $246.50 billion as … Read more
Opinion by: Megan Knab, CEO, Franklin Payroll There are few historical examples of such a massive about-face for an industry, from banks debanking crypto businesses to now embracing stablecoins. If you talk to most crypto startup founders or companies with crypto on the balance sheet, they will all have war stories about finding, applying for … Read more