As a result of a cyberattack in December 2024, the personal data of 69,420 Coinbase customers was compromised. This is stated in a notice to the Maine Attorney's Office. What leaked: – Names and addresses – phone numbers and email – Fragments of SSN and bank details &nda...
At the NYC Crypto Summit, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the creation of a Cryptocurrency Advisory Council to develop policies in the field of digital assets and blockchain. Tasks of the Council: Development of recommendations for authorities on crypto policy Finding...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that the L1 chain team is considering the possibility of increasing the gas limit multiple times - from 10 to 100 times from current values. Current gas limit: ~36 million units (according to YCharts) A year ago: 30 million Potential target: 360-3...
Analysts at Standard Chartered said that sovereign wealth funds and central banks are increasing their investments in Strategy shares as an indirect form of BTC ownership. This is especially true in countries where direct custody of crypto assets is prohibited. Who bought in Q1: Norwegian...
Megadrop allows you to get early access to new tokens before they are listed on an exchange. Deadline: May 25, listing: May 27. How to participate: Stake USDT (2,500,000 ELDE prize pool) or MNT (1,500,000 ELDE prize pool) for a fixed period of 14 or 30 days. Make at least 1 spo...
JPMorgan sava Jamie Dimon, previously known for his criticism of BTC, said that the bank is ready to meet the growing customer demand for cryptocurrencies. What will be offered: Buying BTC through the bank's platforms No custodial services and BTC on JPMorgan's balance sheet —...
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Strategy and its management, including Michael Saylor, on behalf of investors who bought shares from April 30, 2024 to April 4, 2025. The essence of the claims: Inflated claims about the profitability of BTC investments No volatility ris...
The largest ATM operator in the United States, Bitcoin Depot, reported a profit of $12.2 million in the first quarter of 2025 (a year ago there was a loss of $4.2 million). Key figures: Revenue: +19% BTC reserves on the balance sheet: $7.8 million Crypto ATMs: >8400...
After the activation of the Pectra update on May 7, the Ethereum network maintains low fees, despite a short-term spike on May 12 (up to $0.687 per transaction). On May 17: Average fee: 0.000061 ETH (~$0.15) 30 Second Confirmation: 0.65 gwei (~$0.03) Gas all weekend &nd...
The Japanese company Metaplanet continues to buy bitcoins - in May it also acquired BTC for $ 104 million. The US Ministry of Justice also initiated its own investigation against Mile Total balance: 7 800 BTC in the amount of $ 712.5 million The US Ministry of Justice also initi...
Judge Maria Cervini demanded the disclosure of the banking transactions of Javier Miley and his sister Karina Miley - against the backdrop of a lawsuit for fraud with the LIBRA token. Chronology: On February 14, Miley published a link to the LIBRA contract in X Capitaliz...
Crypto exchange Coinbase has faced two class action lawsuits due to a leak of user data, which became known on May 15. Claims filed: To the Northern District Court of California (GB Law Group) To the Court of the Southern District of New York (Pantaki and Kraus) Charges: ...
The bill "Ustawa o rynku kryptoaktywów" (similar to MiCA) has been submitted to the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers – the final step before being sent to parliament. Approval is expected in May, entry into force in August 2025. What the law includes: Licensing...
According to JPMorgan analysts, bitcoin will become a more attractive asset than gold in the second half of 2025. The key reasons are corporate purchases, support from US states, and capital outflows from ETFs to precious metals in BTC ETFs. Comparison from April: Gold: -8% Bitc...
According to Sentora, $1.2 billion in ETH has been withdrawn from centralized exchanges over the past 7 days, which indicates a decrease in selling pressure and an increase in interest in long-term storage. For comparison: From April 24 to May 1, there was an influx of And on...
MetaMask co-founder Dan Finley confirmed that the team is still considering issuing a token — but if this happens, the announcement will only be in-app to avoid fraud. The token has been discussed since 2021 (as part of the idea of decentralization and DAO) The decision depends...
The Ethereum Foundation has unveiled a large-scale project to strengthen blockchain security, the Trillion-Dollar Security Initiative, aimed at protecting transactions of users and organizations. Three key stages: Ecosystem Audit: Wallets, Smart Contracts, Network Threats Vuln...
According to PitchBook, from January to March 2025, $6 billion was invested in the crypto industry, which is almost 2 times more than in the fourth quarter ($3 billion) and 2.3 times more than a year ago ($2.6 billion). At the same time, the number of transactions decreased: 405 tran...
UBS (AUM > $1 trillion) reported that its wealthy clients allocate up to 5% of their portfolio to digital assets as a way to hedge against inflation and the fall of the dollar. Conclusions from the UBS Global Yearbook 2025: Fiat currencies are losing credibility Young inves...
Transaction Details: On May 9, Tether purchased 4,812 BTC at an average price of $95,319 Total amount: $459 million Bitcoins transferred to the Twenty One Capital wallet Final position: In total, the company now has 36,312 BTC Market value: $3.8 bill...
American tech company GD Culture Group Limited (GDC) plans to form a crypto reserve using the proceeds from the sale of shares for $300 million. The funds will come from a deal with an investor from the British Virgin Islands. The company intends to invest in: Bitcoin (BTC) OFF...
From May 12, the Pump.fun platform will start giving 50% of trading fees to memecoin authors. For each token sale, the creator will receive 0.05% in SOL If the trading volume reaches $10 million, the creator will receive $5000 If a memecoin is listed on PumpSwap, traders also receive income. Mot...
Starting May 19, Coinbase (COIN) shares will replace Discover Financial Services in the S&P 500 index, becoming the first crypto company to be included in the main US stock index. Market reaction: COIN stock: +7.9% on the day Capitalization: $52.78 billion Current p...
On May 14, mutual tariff easing comes into force: China reduces duties from 125% to 10% USA — from 145% to 30% Validity: 90 days Market reaction: BTC: above $105,000 ETH: above $2500 Crypto market capitalization: +1% Arthur Hayes: "Buy...
According to CoinShares, crypto funds received $882 million in the week from May 3 to May 9, and $6.72 billion since the beginning of the year. Weekly leaders: Bitcoin: +$867 million Sui: +$11.7M XRP: +$1.4M Ethereum: only +$1.5 million Solana: outflow –$3...