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Bitcoin (BTC) dropped nearly 8% from its May 22 all-time high, near $112,000, ending a 50% climb over 45 days that began on April 7, when BTC reached its yearly low at $74,441.20. According to the June 2 “Bitfinex Alpha” report, a Court of Appeal decision reinstating disputed US import tariffs pushed 30-year Treasury yields above 5% for the first time since 2009 and triggered broad risk-off moves. Foreshadowing turbulence Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) highlighted this movement. Investors added $6.2 billion in Bitcoin exposure through these investment vehicles in the first four weeks of May while withdrawing $2.7 billion…
Leading cross-chain interoperability network Wormhole has developed the first trustless bridge linking Dogecoin to the Solana ecosystem. Wormhole announced the giant stride in a blog post on Thursday. The integration would allow a symbiotic relationship between Solana and Dogecoin users, bridging two of the largest crypto ecosystems. Dogecoin Goes Multichain Wormhole powered this innovation using its Native Token Transfers (NTT) framework and zero-knowledge proofs, developed by Psy and RISC Zero. The next-generation bridging technology validates Dogecoin’s proof-of-work consensus on Solana, allowing for cross-chain interoperability without third-party interference. Notably, the bridging technology captures and directly validates each Dogecoin block header on…
MapleStory Universe is the new crypto-fueled ecosystem for the two-decade-old cult classic role-playing game series, MapleStory. After launching its flagship game last month, the developers are hoping to release more than a dozen mobile and web experiences by Q1 2026 that complement the core MapleStory N game. MapleStory N is a PC-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that looks and feels like the original side-scrolling game that amassed 260 million players. In-game items for MapleStory N are represented as NFTs on the dedicated Avalanche L1 gaming network, Henesys, and can be freely traded on the marketplace. This is just…
The crypto community is once again stunned by the bullish move pulled by Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), following massive inflows recorded over the last month, according to a recent post from Bitwise CIO, Matt Hougan. Bitcoin ETFs are bullish Despite the high price volatility experienced over the past month, institutional demand has continued to peak, as spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded multiple consecutive days of inflows. The inflows recorded by overall Bitcoin ETFs in May have surpassed $5.86 billion—an impressive surge signaling bullish optimism among institutional investors. According to data provided by Sosovalue, the massive rally experienced by Bitcoin ETFs throughout…
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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is seeking $4.3 billion in new equity financing, Bloomberg reports, signaling an aggressive expansion push for the company. The latest funding comes in addition to a separate $5 billion debt financing plan announced earlier this month. The fundraises underscore Musk’s renewed focus on building out his AI ventures after leaving the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (aka DOGE) in May. Last year, xAI raised $6 billion in a Series B round in May and another $6 billion in a Series C round in December, which included investments from Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia…
Citing the Mt. Gox collapse, a crypto commentator has urged XRP holders to take control of their assets instead of leaving them on centralized exchanges. This warning came from Alpha Lions Academy founder Edoardo Farina, whose recent commentary sought to remind investors how risky it can be to trust third parties with their crypto assets. Mt Gox Downfall Sends a Warning to XRP Holders Farina pointed to Mt. Gox’s downfall in 2014 as a lesson in what can go wrong when users don’t hold their own crypto. At the time of the crash, around 850,000 Bitcoins disappeared, most of them…
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) failed to properly disclose up to $500,000 in Bitcoin purchases within the 45-day window mandated by federal law, OpenSecrets reported Monday, raising fresh questions about transparency and conflicts of interest among crypto-investing lawmakers. Gill reported buying between $100,001 and $250,000 in Bitcoin on both January 29 and February 27—but only disclosed the trades on Monday, well beyond the deadline required under the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. Decrypt has contacted Gill’s office for comment. Passed in 2012, the STOCK Act is designed to curb insider trading and ensure accountability by requiring timely reporting of…
A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing posted Monday night outlines the relationship between Tron DAO, Justin Sun, and SRM Entertainment, a Nevada company in the process of changing its name to Tron Inc. The filing details a $100 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) deal, paid entirely in TRX TRX$0.27269 tokens, that gives Sun’s father, Weike Sun, board control and positions Tron-aligned advisors in key governance roles. Weike was named chairman, while Zhihong Liu, also known as Steve Liu, a strategic adviser to Tron DAO and the CEO of stablecoin issuer Techteryx, and Zi Yang, a senior executive…
iExec, the Web3 infrastructure company building the trust layer for DePIN and AI, announced multiple new initiatives at Tokenomics Week to enhance the utility of its native token RLC and turbocharge ecosystem growth. From new staking mechanisms to circular revenue models and a simpler way for builders to use RLC, the updates are designed to expand the token’s role in the ecosystem and drive greater adoption of privacy-focused decentralized applications. They deliver on a number of milestones within iExec’s previously announced 2025 roadmap, which aims to accelerate innovation and strengthen its position as the foundation for confidential computing. With the…