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IRS appoints Trish Turner to head crypto division amid resignations
6.5.2025
Veteran US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official Trish Turner was appointed to lead the agency’s digital assets division following the departure of two key crypto-focused executives.Turner, who has spent over 20 years at the IRS and most recently served as a senior adviser within...
OKX exec warns against hype amid real-world asset tokenization boom
6.5.2025
Crypto exchange OKX’s CEO for its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) arm has urged the crypto industry to focus on delivering real-world utility as interest in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization accelerates. In a Cointelegraph interview at the Token20249 event in Dubai, OKX MENA...
OKX exec warns against hype amid real-world asset tokenization boom
6.5.2025
The CEO of crypto exchange OKX’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) division has called on the industry to prioritize real-world utility as interest in tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) continues to grow.In a Cointelegraph interview at the Token20249 event in Dubai, OKX MENA CEO Rifad...
Bitcoin vs. digital fiat is freedom vs. serfdom
6.5.2025
Opinion by: Simon Cain, contributor at Bitcoin Policy UKMost jurisdictions globally are researching, developing or implementing retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). If you see these as harmless move-with-the-times digital updates of old-fashioned paper money, look again. CBDCs...
Bitcoin vs. digital fiat is freedom vs. serfdom
6.5.2025
Opinion by: Simon Cain, contributor at Bitcoin Policy UKMost jurisdictions globally are researching, developing or implementing retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). If you see these as harmless move-with-the-times digital updates of old-fashioned paper money, look again. CBDCs...
US Senate crypto bills stall amid Trump ties and ethics concerns
6.5.2025
Efforts to pass crypto legislation in the US Senate face mounting resistance amid growing ethical concerns around US President Donald Trump’s ties to crypto.In a May 5 letter to the US Office of Government Ethics, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley said that Trump and his family stand...
US Senate crypto bills stall amid Trump ties and ethics concerns
6.5.2025
Efforts to pass crypto legislation in the US Senate face mounting resistance amid growing ethical concerns around US President Donald Trump’s ties to crypto.In a May 5 letter to the Office of Government Ethics, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley said that Trump and his family stand...
Xbox pouští ke konkurenci další značku, tentokrát to je drsňácká akce
6.5.2025
Zatímco Sony a zejména Nintendo si pečlivě hlídají své exkluzivní tituly, protože mají za úkol vyvolat zájem o hardware, Microsoft se vydal jinou cestou. Postupně pouští tituly ze své stáje i na konkurenční platformy a aktuálně došlo i na drsňáckou akci Gears of War
Bitcoin Core to unilaterally remove controversial OP-Return limit
6.5.2025
Bitcoin Core developers have decided to remove a limit on transaction data in the next network upgrade, enabling more data to be included in a more efficient way. “Bitcoin Core’s next release will, by default, relay and mine transactions whose OP_RETURN outputs exceed 80 bytes...
Bitcoin Core to unilaterally remove controversial OP-Return limit
6.5.2025
Bitcoin Core developers have decided to remove a limit on transaction data in the next network upgrade, enabling more data to be included in a more efficient way. “Bitcoin Core’s next release will, by default, relay and mine transactions whose OP_RETURN outputs exceed 80 bytes...
Celsius’ Mashinsky lashes out at ‘death-in-prison sentence’
6.5.2025
Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius, has blasted the government's 20-year “venom-laced” sentence request, declaring it a “death-in-prison sentence.”The US Department of Justice requested Mashinsky receive at least 20 years...
Celsius’ Mashinsky lashes out at ‘death-in-prison sentence’
6.5.2025
Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius, has blasted the government's 20-year “venom-laced” sentence request, declaring it a “death-in-prison sentence.”The US Department of Justice requested Mashinsky receive at least 20 years...
eToro aims for $4B valuation, $500M raise for US IPO
6.5.2025
The Israel-based eToro Group says it’s looking for a valuation of up to $4 billion with its initial public offering in the US, as the stock and crypto trading platform forges ahead with listing on the Nasdaq.The company and existing stockholders are aiming to raise $500 million through...
eToro aims for $4B valuation, $500M raise for US IPO
6.5.2025
The Israel-based eToro Group says it’s looking for a valuation of up to $4 billion with its initial public offering in the US, as the stock and crypto trading platform forges ahead with listing on the Nasdaq.The company and existing stockholders are aiming to raise $500 million through...
Suspect in $190M Nomad hack to be extradited to the US: Report
6.5.2025
A Russian-Israeli citizen allegedly involved in the $190 million Nomad bridge hack will soon be extradited to the US after he was reportedly arrested at an Israeli airport while boarding a flight to Russia. Alexander Gurevich will be investigated for his alleged involvement in several...
Suspect in $190M Nomad hack to be extradited to the US: Report
6.5.2025
A Russian-Israeli citizen allegedly involved in the $190 million Nomad bridge hack will soon be extradited to the US after he was reportedly arrested at an Israeli airport while boarding a flight to Russia. Alexander Gurevich will be investigated for his alleged involvement in several...
Jan Tomíšek (Rowan Legal): Po účinnosti kyberzákona by měly první kroky šéfů IT vést na představenstvo
6.5.2025
Managementu je potřeba vysvětlit, že nově bude mít vrcholové vedení odpovědnost za kybernetickou bezpečnost. A je to argument, jak získat prostředky na nezbytné investice
Florida takes strategic Bitcoin reserve bills off the table
6.5.2025
Two Florida crypto bills have been removed from the legislative process in the latest blow to American state-level strategic Bitcoin reserve ambitions. Florida’s House Bill 487 and Senate Bill 550 have been “indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration” on May...
Florida takes strategic Bitcoin reserve bills off the table
6.5.2025
Two Florida crypto bills have been removed from the legislative process in the latest blow to American state-level strategic Bitcoin reserve ambitions. Florida’s House Bill 487 and Senate Bill 550 have been “indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration” on May...
Tron says DAO X hack cost victims $45K, Curve Finance also hit
6.5.2025
A hacker who took over the Tron DAO X account is estimated to have made around $45,000 in improperly solicited funds, according to a spokesperson from Tron. Speaking to Cointelegraph, the Tron public relations team confirmed that on May 2, the Tron DAO account posted a contract address...