Bitcoin (BTC) dropped nearly 8% from its May 22 all-time high, near $112,000, ending a 50% climb over 45 days that began on April 7, when BTC reached its yearly low at $74,441.20. According to the June 2 “Bitfinex Alpha” report, a Court of Appeal decision reinstating disputed US import tariffs pushed 30-year Treasury yields…
Russian investigators confiscated crypto worth around 649 million rubles ($8.2 million) from the wallets of Dmitry Pavlov, the 35-year-old self-confessed server mastermind behind the Hydra darknet portal. The Russian newspaper Izvestia reported that documents unveiled in court this month confirmed law enforcement officers have frozen and seized coins from Pavlov’s crypto wallets. Hydra Darknet Server…
The U.S. Senate’s stablecoin bill is heading back into the final days of floor debate, and the crypto industry’s Washington lobbyists are calling for senators to stay focused on the task even as other legislative efforts muscle into the debate. If the bill clears those potential obstacles and passes this week, it’ll mark the first…
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) merged its protocol research and development units under a single banner, called Protocol, on June 2. The new initiative focuses resources on three technical priorities: scaling the base layer, expanding blob capacity for layer-2 networks, and enhancing the user experience. The three-track plan Protocol will steer code writers, researchers, and project…
Key Takeaways: Hong Kong-based Reitar Logtech Holdings has unveiled a major Bitcoin acquisition plan. Reitar plans to acquire Bitcoin through share exchanges with institutional and high-net-worth investors. Reitar’s leadership sees the plan as part of a larger digital transformation push, linking blockchain integration to supply chain modernization efforts. Reitar Logtech Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong-based…
Key Takeaways: Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX) has become the first publicly listed company in Norway to add Bitcoin to its corporate treasury. NBX plans to launch Bitcoin-backed loans and expand its offerings to private clients and institutions seeking exposure to digital assets. The company is actively raising capital to increase its Bitcoin holdings and strengthen…
Geneva, Switzerland, June 2, 2025 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), participated in Bitcoin 2025, which took place May 27-29 in Las Vegas. TRON DAO kicked off the week as a top tier sponsor for Code + Country’s America 250…
Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender, has introduced a new structured bond product offering exposure to Bitcoin (BTC), marking a significant step in integrating cryptocurrency-linked instruments into the country’s regulated financial ecosystem. The product, currently available on the over-the-counter market to a limited pool of qualified investors, allows returns based on the performance of Bitcoin’s US dollar…
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, has floated the idea of a decentralized exchange (DEX) where order books and user positions are hidden to mitigate front-running and liquidation risks. The call comes amid renewed attention to Maximal Extractable Value (MEV), the practice of manipulating transaction ordering for profit. The Dark Pool Argument In…
The Dogecoin price has risen by 1% in the past 24 hours, climbing to $0.1916 after the official Dogecoin X account posted a cryptic tweet that may be a precursor to a big announcement. DOGE does remain down by 16% in the past week, but the meme token also retains a 7% increase in a…