Cryptocurrency investors are holding major assets despite near-record prices, with exchange inflows plummeting and stablecoin liquidity surging to new highs, according to a May 2025 report by blockchain analytics firm Cryptoquant. At Near All-Time Highs, Crypto Exchange Inflows Collapse Cryptoquant’s findings suggest reduced selling pressure across bitcoin, ethereum, and XRP alongside record liquidity conditions, potentially

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Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) Opens $2.1B ATM Program for Strife Preferred Stock 
Strategy has launched a $2.1 billion At-The-Market (ATM) equity program for its Strife (STRF) preferred stock, marking another step in the firm’s long-term strategy to build a Bitcoin-backed financial architecture. The announcement was made by CEO and President Phong Lee during an investor update alongside Executive Chairman Michael Saylor. According to Lee, strong year-to-date results
This post Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) Opens $2.1B ATM Program for Strife Preferred Stock  first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Jenna Montgomery.

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Spark Partners with Breez to Launch Bitcoin-Native SDK for Lightning Payments
The new SDK implementation, built on top of Spark, offers tools for adding self-custodial Bitcoin payments to apps.
This post Spark Partners with Breez to Launch Bitcoin-Native SDK for Lightning Payments first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Oscar Zarraga Perez.

How much Shiba Inu is needed to retire depends on SHIB’s future price performance and, well, your retirement…

Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, revealed plans to list the USD1 stablecoin issued by the Donald Trump family-affiliated DeFi venture World Liberty Financial (WLFI). According to a May 22 statement, the exchange said it would open trading for the USD1/USDT pair on the same day. The firm added that its users can
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Nigel Farage To Speak At Bitcoin 2025 Conference
We are pleased to announce that Nigel Farage will join the speaker lineup at the Bitcoin Conference 2025 in Las Vegas.
This post Nigel Farage To Speak At Bitcoin 2025 Conference first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Conor Mulcahy.

The company unveiled its Perpetual Strife Preferred Stock (STRF) in March.

Funding rates for Bitcoin perpetual futures have spiked sharply in the past 24 hours, especially on USDT- and USD-margined contracts. The latest daily aggregated rate across exchanges reached 0.010885% on May 22, up from 0.007804% on May 21 and just 0.005429% on May 20. Both OI- and volume-weighted funding rates rose notably between May 21
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Time and competition will push Vanguard to eventually update its “antiquated, 2013-era view of bitcoin,” Bitwise CIO says

Sen. Bill Hagerty said recently that the GENIUS Act, which would pave the way for stablecoin adoption, could bolster U.S. Treasuries.