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Bitcoin price had a big finish to May 2025, hitting a record high of $104,591, the highest it’s ever been in a single month. Even better, it hit an incredible all-time high of $111,980 — totally smashing previous records and making its spot as this year’s top performer clear. Now that history has been made, everyone’s looking to what comes next. The chart speaks for itself. After dropping in the $70,000 to $90,000 range earlier this year, BTC broke through with conviction in Q2 and never looked back. The $100,000 level was once seen as a sort of speculative milestone,…

In June 2025, blockchain and Web3 startups collectively pulled in a generous total of $1.15 billion across 140 deals, a 3% uptick in capital raised and 9% improvement on deal count from May, according to data from Messari’s latest funding update on X. One name dominated headlines: Kalshi. The predictions market with Donald Trump Jr on its advisory board closed a $185 million funding round at a $2 billion valuation, backed by heavyweights Paradigm, Sequoia Capital, Multicoin Capital, Neo, Bond Capital, and Citadel Securities CEO, Peng Zhao. Blockchain and Web3 startups pulled in $1.15 billion across 140 deals in June…

Art Blocks, the leading generative art NFT platform, unveiled its new PostParams feature last week, enabling artists and collectors to dynamically transform their collections over time. While some collectors have raised doubts about the new feature, Art Blocks founder Erick Calderon, who goes by Snowfro, clarified that PostParams simply offer a new mechanism for artists and collectors to express themselves on-chain. PostParams enable several customization options, allowing the collector or artist to modify pre-specified properties of the artwork. The feature can be applied across a number of properties in the collections, from “changing a color palette to completely modifying the…

James Wynn is known in the crypto world mostly for his uncommon trading methods and risky approaches. Lucky has now claimed that Wynn’s introduction to cryptocurrency occurred when Alameda funded his wallet in 2022. After that, Wynn gained recognition for his aggressive actions. However, his behaviour has now sparked concerns in the industry. Wynn’s most significant breakthrough came when he found the PEPE token. At the beginning, the token’s market value was quite small. Yet, the company’s strategy played a key role in raising the market cap to $4.2 million, which resulted in declared earnings of $10 million. Even though…

Velodrome, the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) and automated market maker (AMM) on Optimism, today launched Superswaps – on-chain infrastructure that enables native token swaps across the Superchain. Optimism’s OP Mainnet is a Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution built to improve Ethereum’s speed and reduce costs. It is currently the third-largest Ethereum L2 by total value locked, with just under $3 billion TVL. The Superchain is Optimism’s multi-chain ecosystem built on the OP Stack. The Superswaps infrastructure from Velodrome is designed to simplify token transfers across the networks that make up the Superchain, while helping projects maintain liquidity. The tool makes…

Michael Saylor’s Strategy has seen its stock rise by 2,930% since it began accumulating Bitcoin in 2020. The explosive performance was highlighted in a tweet by Sentora (formerly known as IntoTheBlock), adding that MSTR has outperformed Bitcoin by 63% over the past three months alone. Strategy’s stock (MSTR) is up roughly 2,930% since it started buying Bitcoin in 2020, outperforming Bitcoin by 63% in the last 3 months pic.twitter.com/fd3VhNtFpn — Sentora (previously IntoTheBlock) (@SentoraHQ) May 31, 2025 In 2020, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) shocked traditional markets by announcing Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve. The Bitcoin treasury play has boosted Strategy,…

Mind AI has announced a strategic partnership with AIxBlock. Mind AI is a cryptocurrency analytics network driven by AI agents designed to help investors make smart investment decisions. On the other hand, AIxBlock is a decentralized AI development network with access to distributed computing power and AI models. This collaboration between the two firms represents a crucial push towards intelligent trading strategies in the DeFi landscape. Through this alliance, Mind AI unites its AI investment capabilities with AIxBlock’s powerful, decentralized AI development ecosystem. Mind AI x AIxBlock 🤝We’re partnering with @AIxBlock, the 1st Unified Platform for End-to-End AI Development &…

Trump Financial disclosure reveals that he earned $57 million in crypto through WLFI token. He holds 15.75 billion governance tokens, signaling strong personal stake in crypto venture. Disclosure also reveals $217 million income from Florida resorts like Mar-a-Lago and Doral. The Office of Government Ethics has released Donald Trump’s 2025 financial disclosure, a massive 234-page report. It reveals that Trump earned over $57 million from World Liberty Financial, a crypto firm linked to his family, and holds a huge amount of WLFI tokens. The report also lists several other sources of income, showing just how much Trump is profiting across…

The price of KAITO is approaching the key $2.50 resistance zone. Kaito’s Yapper community growth and the new Kaito Pro Mobile update have boosted KAITO’s utility and community engagement. A breakout above $2.50 could push KAITO cryptocurrency to retest the $2.90 ATH. KAITO has attracted considerable attention recently as its price demonstrates strong bullish momentum that has seen its price rise by over 176% over the last month. This price surge has stirred optimism among investors and traders alike, who now closely watch the cryptocurrency’s next price trajectory. With technical indicators showing promising signs and fresh ecosystem developments underway, KAITO…

This is a segment from The Drop newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Community-focused gaming startup Moku has hired Kathleen Osgood as its chief business officer to cement the firm as a key player in crypto-powered AI gaming. Osgood was previously Ronin builder Sky Mavis’s Director of Business Development for over three years, and was Jump Capital’s Director of Market Development before that. Osgood told me in an interview that she’ll be focused on bringing new partnerships, market-makers, and institutions to the a16z Speedrun-backed studio. “Web3 gaming is broken. Nearly everyone is trying the same model,” Osgood wrote in a…