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Crypto Daybook Americas: Fintechs, Funds ‘Hoarding Bitcoin’ Even as Bulls Pause for Breath
16.5.2025
Your day-ahead look for May 16, 2025
Artist Shocked To Find Her Poster Designs From 2017 In Bungie's Marathon: 'A Major Company Has Deemed It Easier To Pay A Designer To Imitate Or Steal My Work Than To Write Me An Email'
15.5.2025
One of the most striking things about Bungie’s Marathonis its presentation. The sci-fi extraction shooter combines bleak settings with bright colors in a way that makes it feel a bit like a sneaker promo meets Ghost in the Shell, or as designer Jeremy Skoog put it, “Y2K Cyberpunk mixed with Acid...
0x Acquires Competitor Flood in Push to Boost Share of $2.3B DEX Aggregator Market
15.5.2025
The acquisition is 0x’s first since the firm’s founding in 2017
Don't Expect Many Switch 2 Reviews At Launch
15.5.2025
The Switch 2 is likely to be one of the biggest console launches ever, but it might be hard to find actual hands-on reviews of the device when it first comes out. That’s because Nintendo isn’t sending out early units to press and content creators, according to a new report by The Game Business....
Crypto Daybook Americas: Retail Shift to Riskier Tokens Jolts Bitcoin, Ether
15.5.2025
Your day-ahead look for May 15, 2025
EToro Stock Surges 29% on First Day of Trading
14.5.2025
Shares of the stock and crypto trading platform had priced nicely above their expected offering price
Bitcoin ETFs Cool off With $96 Million Exit While Ether ETFs Post Strongest Day in Weeks
14.5.2025
Bitcoin ETFs broke their four-day inflow streak with a $96 million outflow led by Fidelity’s FBTC. Meanwhile, ether ETFs notched a solid $13.37 million inflow, marking their best daily performance in recent sessions. Fidelity-Led Exit Ends Bitcoin ETF Inflow Run as Ether ETFs Rally With $13 Million...
Crypto Daybook Americas: Altcoins Rally as ‘Complacent’ Bitcoin Points to Renewed Volatility
14.5.2025
Your day-ahead look for May 14, 2025
The Q-Day Prize challenge, explained: Can quantum computers really break Bitcoin?
14.5.2025
What is the Q-Day prize? The Q-Day Prize is a challenge to make the Bitcoin network quantum resistant.On April 16, 2025, quantum computing-focused company Project 11 announced the “Q-Day Prize,” a competition to break a “toy version”...
The Q-Day Prize challenge, explained: Can quantum computers really break Bitcoin?
14.5.2025
What is the Q-Day prize? The Q-Day Prize is a challenge to make the Bitcoin network quantum resistant.On April 16, 2025, quantum computing-focused company Project 11 announced the “Q-Day Prize,” a competition to break a “toy version”...
Kima joins Mastercard sandbox to enable stablecoin card top-ups
14.5.2025
Decentralized settlement protocol Kima has integrated into Mastercard’s sandbox program, enabling stablecoin-powered top-ups for prepaid cards directly from self-custody wallets.According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Mastercard partners can now rely on Kima’s settlement...
Kima joins Mastercard sandbox to enable stablecoin card top-ups
14.5.2025
Decentralized settlement protocol Kima has integrated into Mastercard’s sandbox program, enabling stablecoin-powered top-ups for prepaid cards directly from self-custody wallets.According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Mastercard partners can now rely on Kima’s settlement...
Alarm bells ring in US over OpenAI’s crypto project World
14.5.2025
World Network, the digital identity and crypto project of Sam Altman’s OpenAI, has alarmed privacy activists ahead of its United States launch, with observers concerned over its data collection and protection practices.World “is the opposite of privacy. It’s a trap,” said...
Crypto VC deals drop in Q1, but funding more than doubles: PitchBook
14.5.2025
Crypto venture capital deals in the first quarter of 2025 saw deal values jump even as the number of deals sank from the same quarter a year ago, says PitchBook.The venture research firm said in its May 14 Crypto VC Trends report for Q1 that 405 deals were made in the quarter, down 39.5% from...
Crypto swapper eXch shows signs of life after post-Bybit shutdown
14.5.2025
Once a go-to swapper for hackers and drainers, eXch was shut down by German police in April — but continued activity suggests the story isn’t over.Without Know Your Customer (KYC) checks, eXch wasn’t your typical crypto exchange. It acted more like an instant swapper, allowing...
Ex-Cred execs plead guilty to wire fraud over $150M crypto collapse
14.5.2025
Two former executives of the bankrupt crypto lending service Cred have pleaded guilty to wire fraud connected to the company’s collapse.Former Cred CEO Daniel Schatt and chief financial officer Joseph Podulka admitted to wire fraud as part of a plea deal with prosecutors, according to a...
Semler Scientific sees after-hours stock slump as Q1 revenue plunges
14.5.2025
Bitcoin-buying medical device firm Semler Scientific has seen its share price drop after the bell as its first-quarter revenues fell and losses deepened from the year-ago quarter.In its Q1 earnings report released May 13, Semler reported its total revenues fell 44% from the year-ago quarter to $8.8...
Synthetix makes $27M bid to re-acquire crypto options platform Derive
14.5.2025
Decentralized finance platform Synthetix is planning to venture further into crypto derivatives with plans to re-acquire the crypto options platform Derive.Synthetix said in a May 14 blog post that it plans to acquire Derive in a token exchange deal, pricing 1 SNX token to 27 DRV tokens, which...
Thailand to tokenize $150M government bonds for retail investors: Report
14.5.2025
Thailand’s Ministry of Finance reportedly plans to issue $150 million worth of digital investment tokens, allowing retail investors to buy government bonds.The Bangkok Post reported on May 13 that Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira announced the initiative at a briefing after the cabinet...
eToro IPO raises $620M after pricing shares above range at $52
14.5.2025
Crypto and stock trading platform eToro has boosted the size of its initial public offering to $620 million by pricing its shares above its previously suggested range.The platform and its backers sold over 11.92 million shares for $52 each, which are slated to start trading on the Nasdaq Global...