Is This the Start of ‘Altcoin Season’? Bitcoin Nears Record High as Altcoins Ignite

On Tuesday, May 13, the cryptocurrency market is valued at $3.33 trillion, marking a 0.44% increase in the past 24 hours. While bitcoin posted a 10% weekly rise, ethereum’s striking 44% climb—paired with a wave of double-digit gains across several altcoins—has prompted growing speculation that the often-discussed ‘Altcoin Season’ may be near. Crypto Market Swells … Read more

VanEck to launch its first RWA tokenization fund

Investment firm VanEck is launching a tokenized real-world asset (RWA) fund that offers exposure to US Treasury bills, developed in partnership with tokenization platform Securitize. The initiative places VanEck among a growing number of traditional finance firms entering the RWA tokenization space. The fund, called VBILL, will be initially available on Avalanche, BNB Chain, Ethereum … Read more

Dubai Partners To Accept Bitcoin And Crypto For Government Services

Dubai is officially making Bitcoin a part of everyday life.  At the Dubai FinTech Summit, the city’s Department of Finance (DOF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Crypto.com enabling people to use cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin to pay for government services. The deal was signed with Dubai officials including His Excellency Abdulla Mohammed Al … Read more

Anchorage Digital buys Mountain Protocol, USDM stablecoin winds down

Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has expanded its stablecoin offerings with the acquisition of Mountain Protocol, a stablecoin issuer that says it will begin winding down its main stablecoin, Mountain USD (USDM). The acquisition, which is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval, will integrate the Mountain Protocol team, tech stack and licensing framework into … Read more

Masked Men Target Cryptocurrency Heiress in Brazen Paris Abduction Bid

The daughter of a prominent cryptocurrency executive narrowly escaped an attempted kidnapping by masked assailants in central Paris on Tuesday morning, with police linking the incident to organized crime. Paris Anti-Gang Unit Probes Daylight Abduction Attempt Linked to Crypto Industry The 34-year-old woman, whose father leads a major cryptocurrency exchange, was targeted around 8:20 a.m. … Read more

BlackRock Clashes With SEC as Cardano Makes Major Move

Asset managers like BlackRock are pushing for more clarity on Cardano and PoS protocols. With the demand for staking on its Ethereum ETF product, Cardano may benefit if the SEC approves. Recent tensions between American investment giant BlackRock, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Cardano have escalated. This ongoing conflict shapes institutional crypto … Read more

Ripple (XRP) News: May 13th

The past few weeks have been quite eventful for Ripple and its native token, XRP. In this article, we’ll review the most recent updates and analyze the asset’s price dynamics.  Is the Legal Battle Against the SEC Over? The lawsuit between Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been among the hottest … Read more

Missouri Bill Would Enable Tax-Free Bitcoin Spending

Missouri’s House Bill 594 (HB594), which would eliminate capital gains taxes for residents in the state, recently passed a vote in the state’s House of Representatives and now awaits a signature from Missouri’s governor, Mike Kehoe (R). If the bill passes, Missourians can write off “one hundred percent of all income reported as a capital … Read more