Bill Gates accused Elon Musk of killing the world’s poorest children by cutting USAID funding in the wrong way. He said this while announcing that he would be giving his remaining wealth, which is more than $100 billion, to the Gates Foundation. Gates told FT that the sudden cuts had caused life-saving medicines and food … Read more
Altcoins On-chain data reveals that whales are actively accumulating $SUNDOG, hinting at a potential explosive move in the near future. In the last few hours, two freshly created wallets—TGApPw and TDWWJ—withdrew a combined 40.3 million $SUNDOG (worth ~$2.09M) from Bybit, raising eyebrows across the crypto community. Meanwhile, wallets TUbMd and TF4YHc, which may belong to … Read more
Bitcoin has reclaimed the $100,000 price level for the first time since January, reflecting renewed bullish sentiment among investors. Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $100,000 mark on May 8 at 3:22 pm UTC, surging 4.2% from the intraday low of $95,967, according to data from CoinGecko. It marked the third time that BTC has broken through … Read more
For Bitcoin investors, recent market news is mixed. Florida unexpectedly withdrew its review of two Bitcoin reserve bills, dealing a blow to the market. Meanwhile, asset management giant VanEck is applying to launch the first BNB spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, marking the continued rise in mainstream financial institutions’ interest in crypto … Read more
Bitcoin and crypto exchange Coinbase has agreed to acquire derivatives trading platform Deribit for $2.9 billion, marking the largest acquisition in the industry’s history. Coinbase will acquire Panama-based Deribit, which currently handles a massive volume of global Bitcoin and crypto options trading volume. Subject to regulatory approvals, the acquisition is expected to close in the … Read more
Standard Chartered’s Head of Digital Assets, Geoffrey Kendrick, is rethinking his bullish bitcoin forecast, and not because he was too optimistic. “I apologise that my USD120k Q2 target may be too low,” Kendrick said Thursday in an email to clients, walking back his earlier prediction that bitcoin would peak around $120,000 in Q2 2025. Just … Read more
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky will probably be allowed to travel for his daughter’s wedding regardless of the outcome of his May 8 sentencing hearing. In a May 8 filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge John Koeltl approved an application for Mashinsky to travel from New York … Read more
A new report by blockchain analytics firm Solidus Labs reveals that 98.6% of tokens launched on Solana’s Pump.fun and 93% of liquidity pools on Raydium exhibited signs of fraudulent activity, including pump-and-dump schemes and rug pulls. Solana’s Low Fees Fuel Explosion of Meme Coin Fraud, Research Shows The findings, detailed in Solidus Labs’ “2025 Rug … Read more
Topline Bill Gates on Thursday accused Elon Musk of “killing the world’s poorest children” after Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development earlier this year, as Gates said his foundation dedicated to giving away his billions will wind down operations by 2045. The organization, founded in 2000, was previously … Read more
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, May 8, 2025 – HTX, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has launched the Mars Program: Special Edition, a landmark campaign that will send one user on a $6 million space voyage, fully sponsored by Justin Sun, Advisor to HTX, and Founder of TRON. The campaign … Read more