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Bitcoin (BTC) just hit a combination of signals that traders usually keep an eye on during major uptrends. The major cryptocurrency had a rare “bull run combo” on the chart this week — a golden cross on the daily time frame, paired with a strong bounce off a support level around $95,488. The golden cross happened when the 23-day moving average moved above the 200-day moving average. It’s a classic technical pattern that marks a shift in longer-term momentum to the upside. This crossover can’t promise wins, but it often gets the attention of traders who are focused on momentum…

The Blockchain Group (EPA: ALTBG) has emerged as a standout in European capital markets, registering a stock price increase of 554% over the past six months. Trading at €1.90 as of May 16, 2025, and recently reaching a 52-week high of €1.95, the company now holds a market capitalization of €179.3 million. The record surge is attributed mainly to the group’s recent shift toward a Bitcoin treasury strategy, making it Europe’s first Bitcoin Treasury Company. Source: Google Finance Strategic Shift: From Tech Holdings to Bitcoin Treasury Pioneer The company’s journey did not only focus on Bitcoin. Before late 2023, the…

Solana’s biggest crypto wallet has entered the liquid staking race, launching its own PSOL token. The market for Solana (SOL) liquid staking tokens gained a new entrant. On Tuesday, May 14, Phantom launched its own liquid staking token, PSOL, enabling users to stake SOL while retaining liquidity for use in DeFi. We’re launching our own LST: Phantom Staked SOL (PSOL) 👻Why liquid stake with Phantom?Simple:🏆 Earn SOL rewards🏋️‍♂️ Maintain liquidity💜 Support the @solana network pic.twitter.com/vejAarVXmd — Phantom (@phantom) May 14, 2025 The liquid-staked PSOL will be available directly within Phantom Wallet, the most popular wallet app on the Solana network.…

Crypto actors see the ban proposal, spearheaded by the Central Bank of Brazil, as excessive and explain that this move might push companies to operate offshore. An alternative proposal that substitutes the proposed ban with a reporting system was also recently floated. Exchanges Say Stablecoin Self-Custody Ban Proposal Could Push Crypto Offshore in Brazil The proposal to ban the withdrawal of stablecoins to self-custody wallets in Brazil is getting heat from exchanges, which see this measure as excessive. Exchanges like Binance have been working with the central bank for months to propose alternatives that alleviate the government’s concerns while avoiding…

A new list of the richest Bitcoin owners in the cryptocurrency world has been released. The list, prepared by analyst Xavior and including estimated Bitcoin assets as of 2025, ranks the largest owners of BTC. At the top of the list is the mysterious founder of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. His fortune of approximately 1,100,000 BTC is worth $71.5 billion at current prices. In second place is MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor, who has frequently made headlines with his investment in Bitcoin. The company is estimated to have 190,000 BTC in its possession, worth approximately $12.3 billion. Other names in the top…

Crypto infrastructure company Validation Cloud announced Tuesday the debut of Hedera-based AI engine Mavrik-1 that lets users and developers get DeFi market insights by asking queries in plain English. Despite DeFi’s promise in revolutionizing finance, its complexity has long acted as barrier against widespread adoption. For DeFi users, the learning curve is steep, requiring knowledge of complex terminologies such as liquidity mining, impermanent loss and staking. Many Defi platforms require users to interact with command-line interfaces and complex web applications. With Mavrik-1, users can ask questions like “Which trading pairs have the largest spreads and which stablecoin has the highest…

This is a segment from The Breakdown newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. “Macroeconomics in this original sense has succeeded: Its central problem of depression prevention has been solved.” — Robert Lucas, 2003 I’m old enough to remember when people thought recessions might not be a thing anymore. By the early 2000s, economists like Robert Lucas and Alan Greenspan argued that traditional recessions, in which a cyclical decline in demand led to a shrinking economy, were becoming an endangered species: less frequently seen and less dangerous when they were. This was known as “The Great Moderation,” but just as the…

Sonic Labs announced the end of its relationship with Wintermute. The platform is searching for a new market maker that can reflect the growth of on-chain activity and DeFi. Sonic Labs, formerly Fantom, announced the end of its relationship with Wintermute. The platform will seek a new market maker that will go beyond centralized exchanges and reflect Sonic’s record on-chain activity. The announcement arrived after the price of the native S token slid from $0.61 down to $0.53 on selling pressure. The Sonic Labs team explained that the selling happened after Wintermute was informed that the five-year relationship with the…

Germany has emerged as the front-runner in Europe’s crypto regulatory space. It accounts for 36% of all licenses issued under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. BaFin’s recent approval of a full MiCA license for Trade Republic, one of the continent’s leading fintech platforms, reinforced this leadership position. Trade Republic Gains Full MiCA License as Germany Cements Crypto Edge The license grants Trade Republic permission to offer crypto custody and facilitate transfers. It also allows the firm to execute or transmit client orders across the 30 European Economic Area (EEA) countries. Trade Republic manages over €100 billion in client assets…

In the crypto market, bold predictions aren’t just talk – they’re backed by real dollars, often through option plays that resemble lottery tickets offering outsized upside for relatively small costs. The stand-out as of writing is the Deribit-listed $300,000 strike bitcoin call option expiring on June 26. Theoretically, this call is a bet that BTC’s spot price will triple to over $300,000 by the end of the first half of the year. Over 5,000 contracts were active in the June $300K call at press time, with a notional open interest of $484 million. That makes it the second-most popular option…