Bitcoin’s 1-MB OP_RETURN Block Breaks Records as Blockchain Becomes a Message Board

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

Current Consolidation Won’t Stop XRP From Growing

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UFC Vegas 106 Fight Card

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 16: (L-R) Opponents Gilbert Burns of Brazil and Michael Morales of Ecuador … More face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at the Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino on May 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Zuffa LLC Saturday’s UFC Vegas 106 fight … Read more

Shedeur Sanders On His Mindset After 2025 NFL Draft Experience And His Approach To Rookie Season

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders isn’t necessarily using his fall in the 2025 NFL Draft … More as motivation — he’s looking to prove himself right and aiming to be the “best” teammate. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images) Getty Images Shedeur Sanders is looking forward to getting his career started with the Cleveland Browns. The … Read more

Solv, Avalanche and Elixir Launch Real-World Yield for Bitcoin

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

Tokenization makes investing more accessible — Robinhood exec

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

Russia Attends Talks Amid Crypto Surge

Diplomatic discussions between Ukraine and Russia recently concluded without a breakthrough, leaving significant issues unresolved as Russia only participated on an advisory level. Meanwhile, a phone call between former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy failed to yield a solution to the prolonged conflict with Russia. Concurrently, Bitcoin‘s value holds steady at … Read more

EUR/USD seen at 1.15 as US outlook weakens – Rabobank

The resilience of the US economy in recent years was interpreted by many investors as a demonstration of US ‘exceptionalism’, Rabobank’s FX analyst Jane Foley notes. Greenback’s global lead remains intact for now “The surge in US recession fears that followed Trump’s tariff announcements on April 2 sparked a rapid exit from ‘exceptionalism’ trades, which … Read more