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In recent days, Bitcoin has experienced a significant breakout, fueling optimism among traders and pushing expectations towards a possible reach of the psychological threshold of $100,000. However, as the month of May approaches, some analysts urge caution, recalling an old saying in financial markets: “Sell in May and go away”. This expression, originating in the early years of the London Stock Exchange, suggests selling one’s positions in May and then re-entering the markets in autumn, due to the historical tendency for weaker performance during the summer months. Although originally referring to traditional stock markets, this seasonality seems to extend to…
Ripple’s USD-backed stablecoin RLUSD is exploding across finance, powering everything from institutional collateral and DeFi trades to tokenized assets and global peer payments—all on the XRP Ledger. Ripple Spotlights RLUSD’s Expanding Real-World Use Cases Across Finance Ripple provided an in-depth look on May 13 at the growing number of real-world use cases for stablecoins, with particular emphasis on how Ripple USD (RLUSD) is being deployed across diverse sectors of the financial ecosystem. The company outlined specific functional applications that highlight the evolving utility of fiat-backed digital currencies in institutional workflows, payments infrastructure, and decentralized finance. One primary use case Ripple…
If you’re an active trader or holder of MultiversX (EGLD) on the South Korean exchange Upbit, there’s an important update you need to be aware of. The popular crypto exchange Upbit has issued an official announcement regarding the temporary halt of EGLD transactions. This news directly impacts your ability to move EGLD in and out of the platform for a specific period. Understanding the Upbit Announcement Upbit recently shared details on its official website concerning the future of EGLD deposits withdrawals on their platform. The core of the message is a planned, temporary suspension of these services. This isn’t an…
OpenLedger is working together with Spheron Network, bringing their artificial intelligence platform to Spheron’s computing system. The team is uniting to establish a better approach for designing and using AI systems in practice. Making AI Useful to More People with Blockchain Computing By using a custom blockchain, OpenLedger supports the monetary use of data, algorithmic models, and agents in AI through tokens and liquidity resources. As well, Spheron brings decentralized and affordable compute tools that are perfect for AI projects. When merging these two approaches, developers can develop decentralized AI agents that are simpler to deploy and completely verifiable on…
Michael Saylor, a Bitcoin bull and co-founder of BTC-powered behemoth Strategy has addressed the community with a brief report about the performance shown by various assets this year, including Bitcoin. However, there was one asset that did way better than the rest and outperformed the world’s flagship cryptocurrency too. He also urged the community to keep accumulating Bitcoin, even if it is just a few Sats per buy. Saylor names best-performing asset this year – MSTR Strategy’s boss Saylor has shared a diagram with top stock and crypto market assets and the performance they have displayed so far in 2025.…
Midnight, Cardano’s privacy sidechain, will airdrop NIGHT and DUST to 37M wallets across 8 blockchains, excluding VCs entirely. Developers can pay fees in native tokens like ETH or BTC, and validators from any chain can earn rewards, promoting cross-chain unity. Charles Hoskinson is done with crypto rivalries. Speaking at Consensus 2025, he revealed fresh details about the upcoming Glacier Drop, a massive airdrop tied to Cardano’s privacy-focused sidechain, Midnight. This airdrop targets 37M wallets across 8 blockchains for their native currency, including BTC, ETH, ADA, XRP, SOL, BSC, AVAX, and POL, distributing NIGHT either DUST. Midnight mainnet will launch by…
Kazakhstan’s National Bank will begin licensing crypto exchange services that allow the conversion of crypto to fiat, establishing their legal status under new national rules. Kazakhstan plans to bring crypto exchange operators under formal regulation, with the National Bank tasked with licensing those converting digital assets into fiat. Yerlan Ashykbekov, head of the National Bank’s payment systems department, said during a recent briefing that a new category of participants is being introduced under Kazakhstan’s jurisdiction — providers of cryptocurrency exchange services, operating under a license and supervised by the National Bank. He added that their functionality will include crypto-to-fiat exchange…
Automata Network, a top platform offering decentralized infrastructure for compute integrity and privacy, has announced a new development. Automata Network is deploying DCAP Attestation v1.0.0 via UniChain Sepolia to widen the protected smart contract capabilities. The platform disclosed this initiative on its official social media account on X. We’re bringing Automata’s DCAP Attestation v1.0.0 to @unichain Sepolia ✧Builders can already integrate secure hardware into smart contracts by verifying Intel SGX and TDX enclaves across 11 networks.Towards making TEEs a composable, trust-minimized primitive in Web3. pic.twitter.com/QS4yPtiNMq — Automata Network (@AutomataNetwork) May 23, 2025 Automata Network Releases DCAP Attestation v1.0.0 Through UniChain…
A widely followed analyst says Bitcoin (BTC) may have an explosive breakout in the coming weeks. In a new video, the host of InvestAnswers tells his 565,000 YouTube subscribers that key metrics suggest Bitcoin’s bull market is not over and BTC may soon hit $160,000. The analyst uses the global M2 money supply – which measures the amount of money flowing throughout the financial system – to forecast potential price targets for Bitcoin. “You can see the yellow line is the global M2 money supply. Bitcoin price is following it almost picture perfectly. How high will it go? We are…
DAR crypto saw a massive price pump ahead of its scheduled delisting from Coinbase. According to CoinGecko, the token, originally tied to the blockchain game Mines of Dalarnia, shot up nearly 690% to hit an intraday high of $0.48 on the morning of May 15 morning Asian time, before cooling off to around $0.39 at press time. The rally happened in an extremely high-volume environment, with daily trading volume spiking 14,600% from the previous day to cross $64 million. This kind of activity clearly shows traders were piling in, possibly due to fear of missing out (FOMO). The sharp uptick…