The Kenyan High Court has ordered Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project to delete biometric data collected from citizens within 7 days. The country’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) will supervise the deletion process, according to the case details. Lady Justice Aburili Roselyne delivered the judgment on 5 May, in open court, ordering the Worldcoin…
Payments firm Ripple has pledged $25 million to support educational initiatives in the U.S., with most of the disbursement in its RLUSD stablecoin. The funds will be distributed throughout 2025. Some $15 million is dedicated to teachers through DonorsChoose, and $10 million will go to Teach For America. The donation is in partnership with The…
Bitcoin and crypto markets could face headwinds preventing new peaks if certain scenarios play out, wrote Bitcoin researcher and author Timothy Peterson. The economist provided the analysis to counter his bullish prediction that BTC could reach $135,000 in the next three months or so. Continued poor or declining sentiment could impact crypto markets should things not…
Samourai Wallet’s lawyers have accused federal prosecutors of concealing vital information that could have cleared the crypto mixer of the charges it faced. In a May 5 letter to a Manhattan federal court, the attorneys for Samourai co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill revealed that prosecutors had been informed by officials from the US Treasury…
Ripple will sunset its quarterly XRP markets reports in its current form after Q2 2025, with newer versions including deeper insights as the token grabs more demand among institutional investors. The quarterly XRP Markets provides transparency into Ripple’s XRP holdings and updates on the state of the crypto markets and the XRP ecosystem. “However, the…
Republicans reportedly plan to force a vote on the GENIUS Act this Thursday even as Senate Democrats withdraw their support for the stablecoin framework, The Hill reported Monday. The legislation would establish federal oversight for payment-focused stablecoins and create standards aimed at promoting safety and transparency in digital asset markets. Initially, GOP leaders argued that…
Trump Coin (TRUMP) price predictions are becoming more bearish, amid a sudden $800 million volume dump at the start of the week amid speculation that smart money might be exiting the meme coin. The TRUMP price was last around $11 per token, a 5% drop from earlier Monday highs, putting its market cap around $2.2…
Bitcoin (BTC) may be facing short-term volatility, but fresh on-chain data from Glassnode suggests a resilient foundation beneath the market’s surface. Despite a recent pullback from its all-time high (ATH) of over $109,000, BTC has rebounded from its April lows near $75,000 to consolidate above $94,000, putting 88% of its circulating supply in profit. Market…
The Cardano (ADA) price is under pressure in early Tuesday trade, despite the monumental news on Monday that Bitcoin bridging firm BitcoinOS successfully just bridged BTC from the Bitcoin blockchain to Cardano and back again for the first time. BOSes – we did it. On May 4 2025, we successfully demoed the first *bridgeless* transfer…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has further delayed making a decision on Canary Capital’s proposal for a spot Litecoin (LTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). This comes after the agency delayed several other applications for spot crypto ETFs last week, including XRP, Hedera, and Dogecoin but hadn’t done so for the Canary Litecoin ETF, sparking…