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
Opinion by Jonathan Farnell, CEO of Freedx It’s 2025, and over 560 million people worldwide are already using cryptocurrency — roughly 17 times the population of Tokyo. That’s a vibrant community, yet for every user who’s embraced it, billions more stand on the sidelines, put off by the complicated interactions and clunky interfaces of protocols, … Read more
Republican and Democratic senators have reportedly reached an agreement on the GENIUS Act, which would create a clear regulatory framework for stablecoins. The actual text of the bill that has secured bipartisan support is not yet public. Senate Democrats have requested more time in order to be able to brief their caucus about the bill. … Read more
The post Altcoin Season is Here: XRP, ADA, SUI, ETH Rally appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The post Altcoin Season is Here: XRP, ADA, SUI, ETH Rally appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin is racing towards $100,000 as the crypto market heats up, thanks to the Fed’s signals and Trump hinting at a trade deal. Altcoins … Read more
LockBit, one of the most well-known Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) groups, suffered a serious security breach that exposed around 60,000 Bitcoin addresses. On May 8, blockchain security firm SlowMist reported that hackers exploited a PHP 0-day or 1-day vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to LockBit’s backend systems and admin console. SlowMist pointed out that the hack resulted … Read more
TLDR Core Scientific reported $580.7 million in Q1 2025 net profit, more than double Q1 2024’s $210.7 million Revenue fell to $79.5 million from $179.3 million year-over-year, missing analyst estimates Profit largely driven by $621.5 million non-cash mark-to-market warrant adjustments related to stock price decrease Company pivoting from Bitcoin mining toward high-performance compute (HPC) hosting … Read more
Alpen Labs has introduced the bitcoin dollar (BTD), a bitcoin-collateralized stablecoin built on zero-knowledge rollup technology, aiming to provide a censorship-resistant alternative to centralized stablecoins. ZK Rollups Power Alpen’s New Bitcoin-Backed Stablecoin The bitcoin dollar (BTD) will operate as an over-collateralized stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, using bitcoin ( BTC) as its sole backing … Read more
Crypto OG and Echo founder Jordan Fish, a.k.a. Cobie, says that he will take on the role of “performing monkey” in a new series of his influential UpOnly podcast — but only if somebody agrees to shell out almost $20 million for his recently minted NFT. Cobie announced the podcast’s potential return on X in … Read more
Cryptocurrency mining firm Hut 8 increased its hashrate by 79% during the first quarter of the year. According to Hut8’s latest quarterly report released on May 8, the firm saw a net loss of $134.3 million despite revenue of $21.8 million. The firm’s CEO, Asher Genoot, explained that this was a result of large-scale investments. … Read more