Crypto for Thursday, May 8, 2025

Coinbase Q1 revenues up 40% YoY to $2 billion, while net income down
New Mistral AI Version Drops: A Worthy ChatGPT and Claude at a Fraction of the Cost
Top Russian Lawmaker: India-Pakistan Tensions Will Drive up Bitcoin Prices
Reporters find Zerebro founder alive and breathing at parent’s house, confirming suicide was staged
Tom Brady, Larry David Among Celebs Cleared in FTX Lawsuit—Mostly
EU to Track Crypto Transfers Under New AML Rules: Eurogroup President
Finally blast into space with Justin Sun, Vietnam’s new national blockchain: Asia Express
Reddit Cracks Down After AI Bots Secretly Infiltrated Debate Forum
SEC files to settle lawsuit with Ripple, execs over civil penalty dispute
SEC’s crypto task force lead criticizes ETF approval process, highlights need for patience
SOL Strategies Partners with Superstate to Pilot Solana Equity Tokenization on Surging Demand
SEC Files for $50 Million Settlement With Ripple Over XRP Lawsuit
Meta exploring stablecoin integration for payouts: Report
GENIUS Act Stalls After 49–48 Senate Vote, Stablecoin Framework in Limbo
USD1 Stablecoin Blasts 1,540% to $2.1B – Will Trump-Tied Token Keep Its Peg?
Dogecoin Leads Meme Coin Surge as Pepe, Fartcoin and Trump Solana Token Jump
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky receives 12 years in prison over fraud scheme
AI Agents and Altseason Take Center Stage as Tariff Talks Fade
Binance Founder CZ Says He Applied for President Trump Pardon
SEC, Ripple Ink $50M Settlement Agreement, Ask NY Judge for Green Light
Wellgistics Health to integrate XRP into payment infrastructure
Anna Kazlauskas: Data Ownership in the Age of AI
Coinbase Misses Q1 Revenue Forecasts Amid Drop in Trading Volume
StanChart says Bitcoin could exceed $120K target for Q2 amid institutional, sovereign boom
Coinbase's Deribit buy shows growing derivatives market
Bitcoin options could pave the path for new BTC price highs — Here is how
Coinbase Stock Falls After Earnings Disappoints Wall Street on Market Volatility
Former FTX exec's wife says gov't 'induced a guilty plea'
Coinbase's $2.9B Deribit Deal a 'Legitimate Threat' for Peers, Wall Street Analysts Say
Myriad Moves: What’s Next for Dogecoin, and Did Anyone Predict an American Pope?
Scott Bessent Ignites Capitol Showdown with Historic Crypto Bill Endorsement
Ethereum (ETH) Is Waking Up: How High Can it Go? (Analysts Weigh in)
Meta Is Looking to Enter Red-Hot Stablecoin Market: Fortune
GENIUS Act stalls in Senate, lawmakers eye new proposal next week
Mog Meme Coin Skyrockets as Elon Musk Leads 'Mog/Acc' Tech Bro Embrace
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Fraud
Mashinsky’s 12-year sentence sets tone of enforcement in Trump era
Former Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Bitcoin hits $101.7K as US strategic reserve bills become law and BTC mass adoption accelerates
Why is XRP price up today?
UAE state-owned Emarat partners with Crypto.com to integrate Bitcoin, crypto payments at gas stations
US Stablecoin bill blocked as Democrats withdraw support
Bitcoin Rockets Past $100K on Trump’s ‘Maxed-Out’ UK Deal – Volatility Ahead?
Senate Votes Against Advancing Stablecoin Bill, Delaying Process as Trump Concerns Fester
Trump tricked into pushing XRP for crypto reserve: Report
Missouri Moves to Axe Capital Gains on Crypto & Stocks – Budget Battle Looms
Stablecoin Legislation Suffers Severe Blow as GENIUS Act Fails to Pass Key Senate Vote
Trump Says Fed Chair 'Is Not in Love With Me' as Crypto Market Soars
Binance Founder CZ Confirms Filing for President Trump’s Pardon
Binance Boasts Surplus Reserves, Bolstering Confidence After FTX Fallout
SEC considers new rules easing security token issuance
Arbitrum Jumps 8% – Can $ARB Break the Crucial $0.35 Ceiling?
$500M in Shorts Liquidated as Bitcoin (BTC) Blasts Above $101K
Are layer 2s good for Ethereum, or are they ‘extractive?’
Missouri bill ending capital gains tax heads to governor for signature
SKALE Announces BITE Protocol to Protect Against Blockchain Industry’s Nearly $2 Billion MEV Vulnerability
Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro Tops Coding Charts and MENSA Tests in AI ‘IQ’ Battle
SPACE ID and Floki Upgrade Web3 Identity: .floki Domains Become Verified On-Chain Profiles
Ethereum Price Surges After Pectra Upgrade – Bulls Now Eye $10,000 Target
XRP Compression Pattern Points to Liftoff – Is $50 XRP Still on the Table? (XRP Price Prediction)
Bitcoin $120K Target for 2Q May Be Too Conservative: Standard Chartered
Dogecoin Price Prediction: Explosive On-Chain Volume Suggests a Big Move Ahead – $1 in May?
SKALE Labs Reveals New Protocol to Combat $1.8 Billion MEV Problem
The Metalayer: Caldera’s Solution to Blockchain Silos
Top Bitcoin (BTC) Predictions as the Price Approaches $100K
Kuwait Escalates Illegal Crypto Mining Crackdown, Questioning 116
Ethereum and Dogecoin Lead Altcoin Rally as Bitcoin Retakes $100K
Bitcoin Tops $100K for First Time in 3 Months; Are Upside Targets Too Low?
Stablecoin Flood Swells to ₩26.9 T, 47 % of South Korea’s Q1 Crypto Outflows
Bitcoin price reclaims $100K for first time since January
Ex-Celsius CEO asks to travel for a wedding after sentencing
Senate Republicans Making Plea to Get on With Stablecoin Debate
State of Sei Q1 2025
User experience could be crypto’s superpower — or its kryptonite
Crypto for Advisors: Trends in Tokenizing Real-World Assets
Breakout Alert: Ether, Bitcoin Cash-Bitcoin Ratio Break Downtrends as DOGE, SHIB Bottom Out
ChatGPT a ‘schizophrenia-seeking missile,’ AI scientists prep for 50% deaths: AI Eye
GSR’s Josh Riezman on Regulation, Risk, and Readying Crypto for the Next Phase
Is XRP Ready to Join the Crypto Market Rally? (Ripple Price Analysis)
Ethereum Price Analysis: Next Targets Revealed as ETH Takes Down a Crucial Resistance
Is Pi Coin About to Get a Binance Listing? Test Transactions Fuel 11% Surge
Superstate Expands Into Tokenized Equities; SOL Strategies to Be First Listing
Coinbase Inks $2.9 Billion Deal to Buy Crypto Options Exchange Deribit
Bitcoin miner Hut 8 grows hashrate 79% despite $134M quarterly loss
How the Democrats’ Path to 2026 Victory Goes Through Decentralized Crypto
Bitcoin Price Breaks Back Above $100,000 as Trade‑Talk Optimism and ETF Inflows Ignite Rally
Coinbase to Acquire Leading Crypto Derivatives Platform Deribit for $2.9 Billion
Beyond digital gold, Bitcoin’s next chapter is about to be unlocked — Dan Held
In $2.9B Deal, Coinbase Buys Deribit to Expand in U.S. Crypto Options Market
Much-Awaited Fed Rate Cut May Not Come Before Q4, ING Says
Coinbase to acquire options trading platform Deribit for $2.9B
Stripe Unveils Payments Products Powered by 'Gale-Force Tailwind' Stablecoins
Browser-based crypto mining in 2025: Still viable or virtually dead?
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Surges 6.2% as All Assets Trade Higher
Introducing AIVM: ChainGPT’s Layer-1 Blockchain to Power Verifiable AI at Scale
State of Rootstock Q1 2025
State of Crypto Fundraising: Q1 2025
Bitcoin DeFi sees surge in mining participation despite drop in TVL
98% of Tokens on Pump.Fun Have Been Rug Pulls or an Act of Fraud, New Report Says
Sweat wallet adds AI assistant, expands to multichain DeFi
Deutsche Börse’s 360T Launches New Exchange 3DX to Expand Crypto Offerings
$SOL Price Eyes $180 After Breakout: Is Solana Becoming the Internet’s Capital Market?
Move-to-Earn Game 'Sweat' Reveals AI Agent Amid Multi-Chain Expansion
Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Signals ETH Is 'Extremely Undervalued,' but Headwinds Remain: CryptoQuant
Ethereum price finally ‘breaking out,’ data suggests — Is $3K ETH next?
Deadzone: Rogue Rockets to Steam's Top 10 Global Sellers with 100K+ Players in Week 1 — Is this 2025's Must-Play Roguelite FPS?
OpenAI Hires Former Meta and Instacart Exec in Leadership Reshuffle
What is VanEck’s Onchain Economy ETF ($NODE) and how does it work?
Microsoft-backed Space and Time mainnet launches with major builders
Sei Wants to Cut Cosmos Compatibility and Go All-In on Ethereum
Crypto Daybook Americas: Trump Trade Tease Lifts Market While Movement's Fees Evaporate
Bitcoin Price Hits $100,000 for First Time Since February
Doodles NFT sales surge 97% ahead of DOOD token airdrop
Pectra features already in use: Ethereum EIP-7702 wallets roll out
Ripple M&A Target Hidden Road to Open New Office in Abu Dhabi With a Potential Royal Family Addition
Dogecoin, Cardano’s ADA Lead Market Gains as Bitcoin Traders Eye Next Fed Meeting
G7 to Discuss Crypto Hacks, Tackle North Korean Issue: Report
Bitcoin Hits Highest Level in Months as Market Eyes $100K Milestone
Arizona Passes Unclaimed Crypto Law After Vetoing Reserve Last Week
OCC Says Banks Can Handle Crypto for Customers—And Outsource It Too
Stripe Unveils Stablecoin Payment Accounts, AI Features During Annual User Event
Stripe unveils AI foundation model for payments and deeper stablecoin integration
Coinbase Breathes New Life Into Long-Forgotten Web Payment Code
Dogecoin Price Prediction: Diamond Bottom Pattern Points to Explosive DOGE Upside
DeFi Development Corp to Split Stock 7-for-1 After Solana-Fueled Rally
Binance founder CZ asked Trump to pardon money laundering conviction
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sees stablecoins creating $2T in demand for government debt