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Cardano Scaling Criticism Grows As Hoskinson Defends Leios Plan
Charles Hoskinson pushed back against criticism that Cardano prioritized governance over scaling, arguing that the network’s current roadmap reflects years of research rather than a delayed pivot. The dispute comes as Input Output’s latest treasury proposals put Leios, Peras, layer-2 infrastructure ...
Tue, May 5

Top Ethereum Holder Makes Bold Move Says ETH Is Close to Generational Run, Here’s When
Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest known Ethereum treasury company, acquired an additional 101,745 ETH last week for over $240 million, pushing total holdings to 5.18 million tokens — as Chairman Thomas “Tom” Lee declared that a new crypto cycle has quietly begun. ...
Tue, May 5

Kraken’s Payward Files Lawsuit Against Crypto Custodian Etana, Alleging $25M Ponzi Plot
Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has filed a lawsuit against its very own crypto custodian, Etana Custody, and its CEO, Brandon Rusell, alleging that Etana misappropriated more than $25 million in client funds and operated what Payward characterizes as a “Ponzi-like” sc...
Tue, May 5

Bitmine Adds 101,745 ETH, Moves Closer To 5% Ethereum Supply Goal
Ethereum treasury company Bitmine has expanded its holdings with another ETH acquisition, reaching 86% of the way to its 5% supply goal. Bitmine Accumulated 101,745 ETH Over The Past Week According to a press release, Bitmine has furthered its Ethereum accumulation over the past week. In total, the ...
Tue, May 5

Bitcoin Treasury Race Shifts: Strive Adds $34M BTC As Strategy Slows Down
Strive Asset Management reported a quarterly Bitcoin yield of 4.3% and a yearly performance of 18.7% — figures that came alongside its latest purchase announcement and paint a picture of a firm moving with quiet urgency. A Firm Built Around Accumulation On Monday, CEO Matt Cole confirmed that Strive...
Tue, May 5

WLFI Drama Escalates: World Liberty Sues Justin Sun Over ‘Reckless’ Smear Campaign
In the latest development of the fight between World Liberty Financial (WLFI) and Justin Sun, the Trump Family-backed company has filed a defamation complaint against the crypto founder for his alleged smear campaign to harm the project and its token’s price. Related Reading: Trump’s Crypto Venture ...
Tue, May 5

Crypto Firms In South Korea Raise Concerns Over AML Crackdown: Report
South Korean courts have been stepping in to block a wave of regulatory sanctions against the country’s biggest crypto exchanges — and now the industry is taking its fight to the rulemaking process itself. Related Reading: Bitcoin Prints Biggest Monthly Win In A Year Amid Renewed Market Optimi...
Tue, May 5

Solana Co-Founder Warns AI Could Break Post-Quantum Crypto Schemes
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has warned that the most pressing risk around post-quantum cryptography may not be quantum computers themselves, but the possibility that AI could expose weaknesses in the signature schemes designed to defend against them. His comments add a sharper edge to Solana...
Tue, May 5

This Ripple Competitor Expands to Critical Region With New Partnership
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) and MoneyGram, one of the world’s leading global payments networks, have extended their partnership for multiple years, with the next phase targeting Latin America — a region where millions of families depend on cross-border remittances as a primary fin...
Tue, May 5

Bitcoin Advocate Adam Back Invests €1.1 Million In Capital B – Details
Adam Back can now convert his bonds into Capital B shares at any time — a flexibility he didn’t have before. That change, buried in the fine print of a broader capital raise announced Monday, may matter more than the funding itself. Related Reading: Bitcoin Prints Biggest Monthly Win In A Year...
Tue, May 5

Bitcoin Supply Squeeze? Institutions Absorbing 500% Of New BTC
Data shows institutions are gobbling up Bitcoin supply over five times faster than miners can produce, a sign that has been bullish in the past. Bitcoin Is Observing A Notable Buying Push From Institutional Entities In a new post on X, Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards has talked about th...
Tue, May 5

8,500 Bitcoin Moved To Exchanges In Days – Find Out If The Market Can Keep Absorbing It
Bitcoin is holding above $78,000 as the market navigates a backdrop of heightened uncertainty driven by ongoing US-Iran tensions that have kept risk appetite cautious across global markets. The price is resilient — but analyst Axel Adler has just published an exchange flow analysis that adds a speci...
Tue, May 5

Former Ripple CTO Lied to XRP Holders? David Schwartz Makes Key Clarification
David Schwartz, former CTO at Ripple, has pushed back against accusations that he misled XRP holders, addressing claims of secret government agreements and hidden price mechanisms in a series of posts on X that appear to have reignited a long-running debate within the community. Related Reading: New...
Tue, May 5

Analyst Shares ‘Realistic Stance’ For XRP, But Is It The End Of The Road?
XRP has returned above $1.40, giving bulls a reason to think that the cryptocurrency is now finding a footing after weeks of weak price action. However, crypto analyst ChartNerd believes the current setup needs to be viewed with realistic caution. In a recent analysis and outlook he posted on X, he ...
Mon, May 4

Binance Tokenized Gold Reserves Grew 344% In 15 Months – Crypto Investors Are Quietly Moving Into Gold
The crypto market has been struggling for months — declining prices, persistent uncertainty, and a macro environment that has made risk assets difficult to hold. In that context, the behavior of participants on the world’s largest exchange has quietly told a story that the price charts have no...
Mon, May 4

Solana Ecosystem Boom: Network Sees Massive Growth In Stablecoin Active Users
Despite its persistent sideways price action, the attention around the Solana network is steadily building once again. The network continues to demonstrate its position as a hub for on-chain finance operations as stablecoin adoption accelerates across the leading blockchain. Stablecoin Adoption On T...
Mon, May 4

What The Sharp Drop In The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Means For The BTC Price
Analysts are linking the recent BTC price action to fluctuations in the Coinbase Premium, a metric that tracks Bitcoin’s demand by comparing prices on Coinbase with those on other major crypto exchanges. New reports show that the massive Bitcoin price rebound in April coincided with a rise in the Co...
Mon, May 4

Is Ripple Looking To Put The Oil Market On The XRP Ledger?
A new wave of speculation is growing in the crypto community about whether Ripple could be positioning the XRP Ledger (XRPL) closer to the global oil market, one of the world’s most valuable commodity markets. An XRP advocate has pointed to the crypto company’s recent expansion in the Middle E...
Mon, May 4

Here’s Why This Pundit Thinks Ethereum Is Currently One Of The Cleanest In Crypto Space
Ethereum remains one of the leading digital assets ever launched. Despite being around for many years, Ethereum is still seeing major attention and interest from retail and institutional investors across the crypto and financial sectors. A pundit recently flagged the altcoin as one of the cleanest a...
Mon, May 4

CLARITY Act Next Up: What Happens After The Stablecoin Deal—And Why Mid-May Matters
The CLARITY Act is moving into a tight, time-sensitive phase after the Senate Banking Committee released its draft on Friday. With the stablecoin compromise text now out in the open, attention is shifting to the long-awaited next step: a Senate Banking Committee markup. CLARITY Act Heads Toward Comm...
Mon, May 4


