Author: NBTC
Summary:⚈ ALCATRAZ meme coin rallied after Trump’s Alcatraz prison post.⚈ The coin’s surge mimicked other opportunistic political-themed token launches.⚈ Multiple ALCATRAZ tokens exist, but one led with a 255% price spike. A newly-listed meme coin, Jail of the United States (ALCATRAZ), was quick to rise to stardom and enjoy a strong rally in the night between May 4 and May 5 after President Donald Trump revealed his plans for the famed prison in a Truth Social post. The ALCATRAZ cryptocurrency’s price tracking started late Sunday on TradingView. Within about three hours, it soared from $0.00008154 to highs at approximately $0.0002895,…
Leading derivatives marketplace CME Group has called on the crypto community to prepare for the imminent launch of CFTC-regulated XRP futures. Taking to X, the derivatives trading platform teased the imminent launch of its XRP futures product yesterday, asking its 677,500 followers to mark their calendars for the rollout. Per the post, CME Group reiterated that users can start trading XRP futures on its platform from May 19, five days from today. Recall that CME Group first disclosed plans to launch futures products separately tied to XRP and Solana in January. 🗓️ Mark your calendars and get ready to expand…
As the EVM compatible layer of NEAR protocol, Aurora Labs specializes in providing services in virtual chains. With a mission to give projects the ability to launch their own chains, to have their own ecosystems and environments, Aurora Labs stands out from other blockchain companies. In this interview at Dubai’s TOKEN2049, our host Eric Spivak spoke with Declan Hannon, VP of Growth at Aurora Labs, to learn more about his role and experiences within the company. —No Code, No Cost, No ComplexityPrior to Aurora Labs, to launch a dedicated blockchain network, a project would need to spend countless hours and…
After surging from sub-$90K levels in April, the Bitcoin price today is hovering around $104,000, showing signs of exhaustion just below the $105,000 resistance zone. On the daily chart, BTC has moved into a crucial supply area that previously triggered sharp rejections, suggesting buyers are becoming cautious. BTCUSD price dynamics (Source: TradingView) The rally that began with a breakout above $95,000 now faces key resistance between $104,000 and $106,000, a zone marked by multiple historical rejections. At the time of writing, Bitcoin price trades with mild intraday losses, showing -0.1% on the day and a potential pause after a strong…
Ethereum has extended its bullish rally, rising sharply toward a critical multi-timeframe resistance zone. The asset is showing strong momentum, but it’s now approaching a confluence of technical barriers that could either trigger a continuation breakout or a healthy retracement. Technical Analysis The Daily Chart ETH has pushed through multiple resistance zones and is now testing the $2.6K—$2.7K region. It aligns with the 200-day moving average and the lower boundary of the long-term channel, which was broken to the downside weeks ago. The RSI is also now in overbought territory, printing above 75, hinting at potential exhaustion. A daily close…
Despite the slow XRP price movements, whales continue to enter the ecosystem, accumulating more tokens ahead of a potential breakout. Recent data from analytics platform Glassnode reveals that the number of wallets holding 10,000 XRP tokens or more has reached an all-time high. Specifically, addresses with 10K+ tokens have now surpassed 300,000. Market commentators interpret this development as growing confidence in XRP among whales, who are accumulating the coin while its price remains relatively low. Notably, with XRP trading at $2.17, purchasing 10,000 tokens costs $21,700, a sum that is out of reach for some retail investors. XRP Price Versus…
Top House Democrats sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department Wednesday, asking its money laundering watchdog to hand over all suspicious activity reports (SARs) tied to President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures. In a letter sent to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Reps. Gerald Connolly (D-Va.), Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) — the ranking members of the House Oversight, Administrative, and Judiciary committees — called for an urgent investigation into Trump’s blockchain project World Liberty Financial and the $TRUMP memecoin, citing possible violations of campaign finance laws, bribery statutes and securities regulations. “The Committees seek to determine whether legislation…
Binance Wallet users are gearing up for the 16th exclusive Token Generation Event (TGE), this time featuring Privasea AI (PRAI), a novel privacy-focused AI protocol. However, only a select group of users holding enough Alpha Points will be allowed to participate. Binance Wallet Invites Users To PRAI TGE Privasea AI launched its PRAI token today, May 14, via PancakeSwap DEX. However, only a select group of users holding enough Alpha Points will be allowed to participate in the token generation event. “Join the 16th Exclusive TGE on Binance Wallet with Privasea AI (PRAI) via PancakeSwap! Subscription: May 14 from 10…
ChainAware, an AI-powered analytics for blockchain security, announces its strategic alliance with KaratDAO to revolutionize the landscape of SocialFi. Through this partnership, both FinTech firms aimed at collective efforts for Web3 innovation. The collaboration integrates ChainAware’s AI-driven predictive security and intent analytics into KaratDAO’s robust and decentralized identity infrastructure. Thrilled to announce our partnership with @KaratDAO — the leading SocialFi protocol on ZKSync! 🚀By integrating https://t.co/tODxqMTUfI’s AI-driven user intent analytics & predictive security with KaratDAO’s decentralized identity network, we’re reshaping how users are… pic.twitter.com/HqQL5KFKiI — ChainAware.ai (@ChainAware) May 15, 2025 Both partners, by combining their efforts, strive to transform the…
Last week, Bitcoin-backed funds saw net inflows of $600 million. While this was a positive influx of capital, it represented a sharp 67% decline from the $1.81 billion recorded the previous week. Interestingly, this slowdown in institutional flows occurred despite BTC’s rally above the $100,000 price mark for the first time since early February. So, what does this divergence tell us about investor sentiment? Bitcoin ETF Capital Inflows Drop Amid Cautious Investor Sentiment Last week, inflows into spot BTC ETFs totaled $600 million. Although it was a net positive in terms of capital inflow, it marked a 67% dip from…