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Metaplanet scoops 1,004 Bitcoin in 2nd-biggest buy ever
19.5.2025
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has made its second-largest single Bitcoin purchase ever, scooping up more than 1,000 Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency came within 3% of its all-time high.Metaplanet said on May 19 that it purchased 1,004 Bitcoin (BTC) for a total cost of around 15.2 billion...
Metaplanet scoops 1,004 Bitcoin in 2nd-biggest buy ever
19.5.2025
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has made its second-largest single Bitcoin purchase ever, scooping up more than 1,000 Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency came within 3% of its all-time high.Metaplanet said on May 19 that it purchased 1,004 Bitcoin (BTC) for a total cost of around 15.2 billion...
Bitcoin notches record weekly close after highest-ever daily close candle
19.5.2025
Bitcoin has notched its highest-ever weekly close as crypto market momentum continues and the cryptocurrency is again nearing its all-time high.Bitcoin (BTC) has closed at a weekly gain for the past six weeks in a row, and its most recent close at midnight UTC on May 18 was its highest weekly close...
Bitcoin notches record weekly close after highest-ever daily close candle
19.5.2025
Bitcoin has notched its highest-ever weekly close as crypto market momentum continues and the cryptocurrency is again nearing its all-time high.Bitcoin (BTC) has closed at a weekly gain for the past six weeks in a row, and its most recent close at midnight UTC on May 18 was its highest weekly close...
Metaplanet’s Leverages Its Bitcoin Stash of Over 5K BTC to Generate Record Profit of $4M
15.5.2025
The company’s aggressive bitcoin accumulation has made it the 11th-largest public company by bitcoin holdings globally
Telegram Shuts Down 'Largest Illicit Online Marketplace' After Elliptic's Insights
15.5.2025
Telegram has now shut down both Haowang and Xinbi, which processed a combined $35 billion of illicit transactions in stablecoins
Telegram shuts the 'largest darknet marketplace to have ever existed'
15.5.2025
A major Chinese darknet marketplace suspected of facilitating crypto scams and cybercrime has been shut down by the Telegram messaging service, upon which it operated.The internet’s largest illicit marketplace, Haowang Guarantee, formerly Huione Guarantee, said it will shut down following...
Slow Blockchain Governance Leaves Crypto Exposed to Quantum Threats
14.5.2025
Securing a whole chain will take too long, so why not go piece by piece with the largest whales putting their stash in quantum vaults first
$1B Bitcoin exits Coinbase in a day as analysts warn of supply shock
13.5.2025
Institutional demand for Bitcoin is growing, as Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, recorded its highest daily outflows of Bitcoin in 2025 on May 9.On May 13, Coinbase saw 9,739 Bitcoin (BTC), worth more than $1 billion, withdrawn from the exchange — the highest...
$1B Bitcoin exits Coinbase in a day as analysts warn of supply shock
13.5.2025
Institutional demand for Bitcoin is growing, as Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, recorded its highest daily outflows of Bitcoin in 2025 on May 9.On May 9, Coinbase saw 9,739 Bitcoin (BTC), worth more than $1 billion, withdrawn from the exchange — the highest...
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF posts $356M inflows, longest inflow streak in 2025
10.5.2025
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) capped off the trading week with another day of inflows, pulling in $356.2 million on May 9. The fund has now extended its inflow streak to 19 consecutive days — its longest run of inflows so far this year.IBIT’s inflow streak has been ongoing...
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF posts $356 million inflows, marking the longest streak of 2025
10.5.2025
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) capped off the trading week with another day of inflows, pulling in $356.2 million on May 9. The fund has now extended its inflow streak to 19 consecutive days — its longest run of inflows so far this year.IBIT’s inflow streak has been ongoing...
Metaplanet Plans a Further $21M Bond Sale to Buy More BTC
9.5.2025
Metaplanet has the largest BTC stash among publicly-traded companies outside North America
Coinbase's $2.9B Deribit Deal a 'Legitimate Threat' for Peers, Wall Street Analysts Say
8.5.2025
The acquisition makes Coinbase the largest crypto derivatives platform and a credible rival to Binance
Trump-backed USD1 is now the seventh-largest stablecoin worldwide
7.5.2025
USD1, the US dollar stablecoin launched by the President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has become the seventh-largest stablecoin worldwide in just two months since its launch.WLFI’s snapshot vote for a USD1 airdrop proposal is underway, and USD1’s market...
Trump-backed USD1 is now the seventh-largest stablecoin worldwide
7.5.2025
USD1, the US dollar stablecoin launched by the President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has become the seventh-largest stablecoin worldwide in just two months since its launch.WLFI’s snapshot vote for a USD1 airdrop proposal is underway, and USD1’s market...
BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Tops World’s Largest Gold Fund in Inflows This Year
7.5.2025
IBIT's outperformance indicates institutions' confidence in bitcoin's long-term prospects despite the cryptocurrency's relatively dour price performance
MultiBank, MAG, Mavryk ink world’s largest $3B RWA tokenization deal
1.5.2025
MultiBank Group, the world’s largest financial derivatives institution based in Dubai, has signed a landmark $3 billion real-world asset (RWA) tokenization agreement with United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based real estate giant MAG and blockchain infrastructure provider Mavryk.The deal represents...
MultiBank, MAG, Mavryk ink world’s largest $3B RWA tokenization deal
1.5.2025
MultiBank Group, the world’s largest financial derivatives institution based in Dubai, has signed a landmark $3 billion real-world asset (RWA) tokenization agreement with United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based real estate giant MAG and blockchain infrastructure provider Mavryk.The deal represents...
Crypto losses spike 1,100% in April with 5th-largest-ever hack: CertiK
1.5.2025
Crypto losses spiked by 1,163% over April, with the lion’s share of lost crypto coming from a single heist of an elderly US individual’s wallet, says blockchain security firm CertiK.CertiK said in an April 30 X post that a total of $364 million was lost to exploits, hacks and scams...