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Founded in 2018, Cryptopolitan has grown from a popular blog into a trusted source of news and analysis for millions of readers worldwide. Over the years, we have expanded our coverage to include a wide range of topics, from market trends and technological innovations to regulatory changes and industry events.
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OpenSea CMO tells Cryptopolitan: We’re building one app for NFTs, meme coins, perps, and major cryptos
OpenSea is not trying to live only as the place people remember from the NFT boom. At Consensus Miami on Thursday, Adam Hollander, the company’s chief marketing officer, told Karnika E. Yashwant, also known as Mr. KEY, the founder and CEO of KEY Difference Media, that OpenSea is now building around NFTs, meme coins, perps,...
Fri, May 8
Coinbase Prime receives seized crypto from US cocaine laundering case
The US government made an on-chain payment worth $34,800 of confiscated crypto assets in the form of 2,466 UNI, 152,925 CRO, and 1,589 LINK into Coinbase Prime.
Fri, May 8
ECB rejects stablecoins as a path to wider euro influence
Euro-denominated stablecoins should not be adopted at any rate, said Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, in a recent speech.
Fri, May 8
ASIC pushes brokers to boost cyber defenses against frontier AI risks
The ASIC urges firms to strengthen cybersecurity protections.
Fri, May 8
Coinbase users locked out as outage stretches past five hours
Coinbase suffered an outage and degraded performance, linked to problems with a specific AWS facility.
Fri, May 8
Hyperliquid Strategies takes $165M hit but keeps buying HYPE
Hyperliquid Strategies reported a $165 million loss, mostly due to paper losses and accounting adjustments related to HYPE tokens.
Fri, May 8
JPMorgan says Bitcoin is gaining on gold in debasement trade as ETF flows diverge
Bitcoin is taking market share from gold as investors hedge against fiat currency debasement, JPMorgan analysts said in a research note this week. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have recorded inflows for three consecutive months through May, while gold ETFs are still struggling to recover the outflows that followed the March Iran conflict, according to The Block....
Fri, May 8
Arkham Brings On-Chain Intelligence to Prediction Markets With New Analytics Suite
Data from Artemis shows that prediction markets notched up over $74 billion in volume in Q1 this year, an increase of around 76% from the previous quarter and the strongest one by a long shot. The numbers show that adoption has shot through the roof but until now, there hasn’t been a solid intelligence layer...
Fri, May 8
Stablecoins evolve from crypto trading tools into global payment infrastructure
Stablecoins are emerging as one of the most closely watched developments in global finance, as banks, payment firms, and technology companies explore blockchain-based alternatives to traditional payment rails. Once mainly used by traders moving funds between cryptocurrency exchanges, stablecoins are now expanding into cross-border remittances, merchant settlements, treasury management, and machine-to-machine payments. The shift is...
Fri, May 8
Meta urges Canada to amend Bill C-22 over encryption and surveillance concerns
Meta is urging the Canadian government to amend Bill C-22 to remove provisions that could force technology companies to build third-party surveillance capabilities into their systems. The company’s executives testified at a parliamentary hearing on Thursday, May 7, the day after Apple issued a public statement opposing the same provisions. Meta’s position separates Part 1...
Fri, May 8
Bitcoin bulls tighten supply grip as exchange reserves hit two-year low
About 100K Bitcoin has left Binance, OKX, and Gemini since February 2026, pushing exchange reserves to their lowest level in years.
Fri, May 8
ChatGPT adds emergency contact feature as 33 deaths pile up
OpenAI launches Trusted Contact for ChatGPT, alerting designated contacts when self-harm concerns surface.
Fri, May 8
Tom Lee hints at ETH buying pivot as BitMine nears massive 5% milestone
Tom Lee suggests a shift towards buying ETH as BitMine approaches a significant 5% milestone.
Fri, May 8
IREN Revenue Falls 22% to $145 Million as Bitcoin Miner Leans Harder into AI
IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) has announced revenue fell to $144.8 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2026, down from $184.7 million in the prior quarter, as weaker Bitcoin economics collided with its ongoing buildout of AI Cloud capacity.
Fri, May 8
GPT-Realtime-2 brings GPT-5 intelligence to voice API
OpenAI launched three real-time voice models, bringing GPT-5-class reasoning, 70-language translation, and live transcription to its API.
Thu, May 7
eBay unconvinced by Ryan Cohen’s ‘memefied’ purchase offer
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) has received a takeover offer from GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), but this is not a friendly deal with both sides already at the table. GameStop sent the proposal without any earlier talks with eBay, and the offer is not binding. But for those of us familiar with CEO Ryan Cohen’s personality,...
Thu, May 7
AWS adds stablecoin payments to its AI agent platform
AWS launched AgentCore Payments, letting AI agents make stablecoin micropayments through Coinbase and Stripe.
Thu, May 7
AI free-trial abuse is becoming a costly problem for startups, Stripe says
AI startups are increasingly struggling with a type of fraud that barely existed a few years ago: automated users signing up in bulk to drain expensive computing resources before companies can stop them. Stripe Chief Executive Patrick Collison said the problem has become widespread among AI firms using the company’s payment infrastructure. Speaking on the...
Thu, May 7
Deepfake MrBeast ad drains $14,000 from Guelph victim
A Guelph woman lost $14,000 to scammers who used deepfake MrBeast ads and phone calls to push a fake crypto investment.
Thu, May 7
CoreWeave revenue jumps 112% to $2.08 billion, but losses more than double
CoreWeave (CRWV) reported a huge first-quarter sales jump, but the company still burned through far more money as it spent heavily on AI cloud infrastructure. Revenue hit $2.08 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026, up from $982 million a year earlier. Analysts tracked by LSEG expected $1.97 billion, so CoreWeave came in...
Thu, May 7
