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Bitcoin rewards and payments platform Fold is the first publicly traded company of its kind on the Nasdaq. Bitcoin (BTC) is going more mainstream with each passing week. On Friday, May 2, Fold held an Opening Bell ceremony at the Nasdaq headquarters to celebrate its public listing. Trading under the ticker $FLD, it is the first publicly traded company focused specifically on Bitcoin financial services. “Ringing the bell at Nasdaq is a celebration of the journey from Bitcoin’s edges to the heart of global finance. We’re proud to represent the everyday use of Bitcoin in a market long dominated by…

An Ethereum trade is creating buzz and sending a strong message: consider not selling too soon if you have bags. Think twice before selling your bags.A month ago, trader 0x83c6 sold 2,522 $ETH for $3.96M at $1,570.Just 30 minutes ago, he spent $3.8M to buy back 1,425 $ETH at $2,670.Over 1,000 $ETH($2.67M) vanished.https://t.co/OM9HTiV361 pic.twitter.com/h69RrJXWbN — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) May 22, 2025 Just last month, Trader 0x83c6 sold 2,522 ETH for $3.96 million, even though Ethereum was worth $1,570 at the time. It seemed to some like a wise move since the market wasn’t going up or down much. But the events…

Ripple’s latest blog post about RLUSD’s use case in the Hidden Road setup has triggered concerns among XRP proponents, questioning the coin’s role in the deal. On Tuesday, Ripple published a blog post highlighting the use case of stablecoins like RLUSD. The San Francisco-based payments company emphasized that stablecoins bridge the gap between DeFi and TradFi. RLUSD’s Role in Hidden Road Setup The blog post further highlighted RLUSD’s role in the Hidden Road deal. Recall that Ripple reached an agreement with Hidden Road to acquire the prime broker for $1.25 billion. In its recent blog post, Ripple stated that Hidden…

A rare technical pattern that preceded a 69% rally in Bitcoin (BTC) last year has just made a comeback – and traders should take notice. The so-called golden cross, where the 23-day moving average crosses above the 200-day moving average, is about to be officially printed on Bitcoin’s daily chart. The last time this happened was October 2024. What followed was a surge from below $65,000 to over $108,000 in just a few months. Now, it is back. According to the latest observation, BTC’s 23-day price curve is striving to cross the 200-day one from below, triggering what many see…

Ethereum News: ETH Price Climbs to $2,660 with Bullish Momentum The Ethereum price has surged to $2,660, continuing a recovery trend supported by increasing market confidence. ETH is up 4.82% in the past 24 hours and 4.16% over the last 7 days, backed by growing trading volume and renewed investor interest. ETH/USD chart in the past 1-month – TradingView Ethereum now holds a market cap of $321 billion, with over $38 billion in 24-hour volume, signaling strong activity and momentum in the market. Ethereum Price Prediction: KEY Levels to Watch for Next Week According to the weekly chart, Ethereum has…

An academic report by Professor Daniel Broby of Ulster University has reintroduced discussions around Ripple’s involvement in the development of the digital euro CBDC. The report, titled “Central Bank Digital Currencies – Lessons from China,” presents a study of China’s digital yuan testing but also includes a comparison of transaction throughput among digital currency systems. This comparison connected Ripple’s private ledger to European CBDC experimentation. Ulster University Report Suggests Euro CBDC Testing on Ripple Ledger The paper, recently spotlighted by WrathofKahneman, a notable voice in the XRP community, mentions Ripple’s private ledger as one of the tested platforms for the…

Today, the US House of Representatives narrowly passed (215-214 vote) President Donald Trump’s comprehensive tax and spending legislation, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This now moves to the Senate, where it faces further deliberation. The bill contains many provisions as it seeks to make permanent the tax cuts introduced in 2017. It introduces exemptions for tips, overtime pay, and car loan interests, and raises the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 for incomes under $500,000. It also increases the child tax credit to $2,500 through 2028, which then reverts to $2,000, and…

Wall Street analysts are standing firmly behind Strategy’s (MSTR) aggressive escalation of its bitcoin (BTC) acquisition strategy after the company unveiled plans to double its capital-raising ambitions. “While the number of companies that have sought to replicate Strategy’s bitcoin acquisition strategy has continued to grow rapidly … MSTR yesterday issued a reminder of the extent of its first-mover advantage and how its ability to accelerate its accumulation of bitcoin has continued to increase as its platform has scaled,” wrote Benchmark’s Mark Palmer, reiterating his buy rating and $650 price target. Though MSTR trades at more than double the value of…

Whale nets $23.73M ETH profit via Wintermute OTC trades amid $222M transfer spree. 600 BTC bought for $56.94M remains unsold, now worth $66.5M in unrealized gains. Wintermute facilitates massive ETH, BTC, and USDC flows, signaling institutional moves. A crypto whale has executed many over-the-counter (OTC) trades involving Ethereum and Bitcoin, resulting in a realized profit of $23.73 million. The transactions were facilitated through the trading firm Wintermute, which recorded over $222 million in on-chain activity within the same 24-hour period. Blockchain data from Arkham Intelligence confirms that the Ethereum portion of the trade, 30,000 ETH, was sold just hours before…

Circle, the company issuing the stablecoin USD Coin, has announced that native USDC is now available on the Sonic blockchain. In practice, the bridged-to-native upgrade of both USDC and CCTP V2 has been completed, now unlocking new use cases for the stablecoin in the Sonic ecosystem. Circle: USDC and CCTP V2 are now native on Sonic blockchain Circle and Native USDC on Sonic: the new use cases unlocked The market cap of the stablecoin has decreased in the last month Circle: USDC and CCTP V2 are now native on Sonic blockchain Circle, the company issuing the second stablecoin by market…