BTC nears $100k on trade news optimism. BTC exchange reserves dropping dramatically. Stripe introduces stablecoin financial accounts. Robinhood plans blockchain platform for trading. US banks can handle crypto custody assets: OCC. Revolut integrates BTC payments in Europe. Bailey raising $300m for BTC investment firm. Strive to move to BTC treasury. Metaplanet issues $25m bonds to buy BTC. ETH’s Pectra upgrade now live. Tether, Plasma collab on zero fee USDT transfers. Jupiter introduces transfers via link or QR code. Bybit’s BTC liquidity back to pre-hack levels. Tether treasury mints another $1bn USDT. $45m stolen from Coinbase users in last week. Moonpay collabs with TRON.

Bitcoin surged past $103,000 as traders bet on Fed rate cuts, welcomed signs of institutional inflows, and reacted to easing trade tensions.

Bitcoin exchange inflows over the past month have been driven almost entirely by freshly moved supply, with minimal involvement from long-dormant holders. Nearly three-quarters of all daily deposits across major exchanges consisted of coins that had last moved less than 24 hours earlier, pointing to high-frequency repositioning activity rather than strategic distribution. This type of
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Meta is exploring stablecoin-based payment infrastructure in a renewed effort to integrate blockchain technology into its platforms, Fortune reported on May 8, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the report, the tech giant is in preliminary discussions with multiple crypto firms to evaluate stablecoins as a mechanism for managing cross-border payouts. The discussions
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The SEC has finally filed its long-awaited settlement agreement with Ripple, signaling a pivotal moment that could unleash XRP’s momentum and reshape crypto regulation forever. SEC and Ripple File Final Settlement in XRP Case—Now All Eyes on Judge Torres The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a Litigation Release on May 8 announcing a

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Coinbase reported $2 billion in total revenue for the first quarter, compared to $1.6 billion in the first quarter of 2024. Meanwhile, the exchange posted $66 million in net income, compared to $1.2 billion, including unrealized gains of $737 million, during the same period last year. Coinbase reported $930 million in adjusted EBITDA for the
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OpenAI has reportedly told investors that it plans to cut the revenue it shares with Microsoft by at…

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The EU plans to “record data on the senders and recipients of funds” to and from crypto-asset service providers, Paschal Donohoe said.