Crypto for Wednesday, May 21, 2025

• SafeMoon CEO Found Guilty in US Crypto Fraud Trial
• Brazil’s Méliuz Announces Plans to Buy Another $26.5M Worth of Bitcoin
• Lawmakers, Activists Rally to Protest Trump’s Meme Coin Event – Is Crypto Becoming a Political Flashpoint?
• BPI releases policy manifesto urging US to lead in Bitcoin infrastructure
• Bitcoin Reenters Price Discovery—How High Will It Go?
• AI Still Doesn’t Understand the Word ‘No,’ MIT Study Finds
• Trump's Memecoin Dinner Draws Crowded Cast of Democratic Protesters from Congress
• SUI Just Flipped XRP in Institutional Inflows – What Happens Next Might Shock the Market (SUI Price Prediction)
• VanEck to launch Avalanche ecosystem fund
• Ethereum Price Prediction: Bull Flag Points to $3,600 – But This One Indicator Could Push It to $5K
• Robinhood Calls on SEC to Modernize RWA Regulation in 42-Page Proposal
• World Network Sells $135M in WLD; Token Surges 14% Amid Identity Arms Race
• Google Doubles Down on AI: Veo 3, Imagen 4 and Gemini Diffusion Push Creative Boundaries
• Hong Kong Passes Stablecoin Bill, Paving Way for Licensing Regime by Year-End
• US lawmaker reintroduces bill amid pushback on Trump's crypto ties
• OpenAI ventures into hardware with $6.4B deal for legendary designer Jony Ive’s startup io
• CFTC exodus: Fourth commissioner to depart 'later this year'
• Feds Probed Hailey Welch After $400M ‘Hawk Tuah’ Meme Coin Imploded
• Solana Mobile reveals trustless architecture, token for Seeker device
• Hyperliquid Trader's $1 Billion Bitcoin Bet Seesaws Amid Price Volatility
• GENIUS Act Wins Industry Praise From Blockchain Association As Crypto Sector Awaits Final Vote
• Sam Altman's World raises $135M from Andreessen, Bain, to expand network
• GENIUS Act clears Senate motion, House lawmakers reintroduce Blockchain Certainty Act
• Jury convicts ex-SafeMoon CEO on all charges
• Bitcoin price hit a new all-time high and data shows BTC bulls aren’t done yet
• Smart Money Bets on $BONK: 63% Weekly Gainer Eyes $0.000039 High as Retail Hype Returns
• Amalgam Founder Charged With Running ‘Sham Blockchain’, Taking $1M From Investors
• GENIUS Act Pass Spurs Bitwise CIO’s $2.5T Crypto Boom Forecast
• Bitcoin ETFs Add $1 Billion in 2 Days Amid March to Record BTC Price
• Vitalik Buterin praises real-time ZK proving milestone, but urges caution
• NY Prosecutors: FinCEN Opinion on Samourai Wallet 'Irrelevant’ in Roman Storm Case
• Strive Asset Management Eyes $8B in Bitcoin from Mt. Gox Claims
• Bitcoin hits new highs in the absence of ‘unhealthy’ leverage use — Will the rally continue?
• Stablecoins Are About to Hit ‘Critical Mass’ While 2027 Seen as Pivotal Year
• Coinbase breach hit almost 70k users — Attorneys
• Solana’s new Seeker phone ships with SKR token as economic engine
• Bitcoin Miners Sold Record Amount of BTC Ahead of May's Price Surge
• Why Solana Mobile Is Launching a Token Alongside Its New Android Phone
• Bitcoin Backs Off Quickly From Record High as Interest Rate Surge Hits Risk Assets
• Price predictions 5/21: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, LINK, AVAX
• The Protocol: Solana To Get Major Design Overhaul
• Coinbase under fire for massive data breach affecting nearly 69,461 users
• U.S. CFTC's Johnson Says She'll Also Exit, Leaving an Empty House for Incoming Chair
• Apple Design Legend Jony Ive Joins OpenAI in $6.4 Billion Deal
• XRP Price Suddenly Drops by 5% as Ripple Whales Offload Tokens
• Bitcoin Pushes Towards $130K Breakout After Setting New All-Time High
• Investors Bet Millions on Bitcoin Price Following Record High
• The Proof-of-Security guard job that’s harder than mining Bitcoin blocks
• Interest groups, lawmakers to protest Trump's memecoin dinner
• Trump Crypto Dinner: Here’s Who's Going
• Texas House lawmakers pass Bitcoin reserve bill with new amendments, Senate to vote again
• Texas House passes strategic Bitcoin reserve bill
• Hong Kong Joins Global Race With New Stablecoin Licensing Bill
• Ethereum Shows No Spike in Network Engagement Despite Successful Pectra Upgrade
• Is Bitcoin price close to a cycle top? — 5 indicators that help traders decide
• 3 Months Post-Launch: Nexchain’s AI-Powered Blockchain Gains Traction as One of the Best Presale Cryptos in 2025
• PEPE Price Prediction: Massive Whale Bet Signals Another Meme Coin Breakout Is Brewing
• Bitcoin Just Set an All-Time High Price—But Dogecoin Is Up Even More
• Former Binance Executive Joins Quantoz Payments as General Counsel
• Hong Kong advances stablecoin legislation introducing new rules for issuers
• Sam Altman’s World Raises $135M in Token Sale to a16z and Bain Capital Crypto
• CLAPS Launches Crypto-Native Sportsbook Integrating On-Chain Transparency with Off-Chain Performance
• Coinbase Says Data Breach Impacting 69,461 Users Occurred in December
• Trump Coin Price Prediction: May 22 Lunch Could Trigger the Most Insane Meme Pump of 2025
• Bitcoin Overtakes Amazon as the Fifth Largest Asset, Hitting $2.16T Market Cap
• Bank lobby is 'panicking' about yield-bearing stablecoins — NYU professor
• UXLINK: Building the Social Growth Layer for Web3
• XRP and DOGE ETFs Face SEC Review Extension as Public Comment Sought
• BTC nears ATH, InfoFi battle begins, Texas passes BTC bill
• Chainlink Gains as Exchange Outflows Point to Strong Accumulation
• Bitcoin enters ‘acceleration phase’ resembling BTC price gains seen after Trump election victory
• Kaspa’s $3 Dream: What’s Fueling the ‘Next ETH’ Narrative After 32% Rally
• Ethereum holders back in profit as ETH price enters 'crucial area' for $3K breakout
• Bitcoin Price Rockets to New All-Time High Above $109K
• Bitcoin hits new all-time high of $109K as trade war tensions ease
• Bitcoin Nears $110K as Price Hits ATH – $120K Possible This Month?
• Bitcoin Blasts to New All-Time High Price Above $109,000
• Bitcoin Hits New Record High, Surging to $109.4K
• Crypto's real momentum isn't in the charts; it's in developer activity
• How to handle crypto trading gains and losses on your balance sheet
• Crypto’s Market Penetration Tipping Point
• Tokenization is Full Steam Ahead… with Tracks Still Needing to be Built
• Bitcoin bulls grill sellers as Japan debt woes send gold past $3.3K
• Solana's Seeker Phone Coming in Early August Along With SKR Token
• Metaplanet Faces Major Short Squeeze as Bitcoin Bet Defies Bears
• Swiss Crypto Giant Bitcoin Suisse Secures Abu Dhabi Regulatory Approval—Will $6B Firm Trigger Middle East’s Crypto Boom?
• TradFi is building Ethereum L2s to tokenize trillions in RWAs: Inside story 
• Justin Sun Emerges as Donald Trump Memecoin's Top Holder With $21.9M Stake
• Is Pi Network (PI) The Biggest Crypto Scam of 2025 or Just Controversial? (Detailed Investigation)
• Crypto.com Buys Allnew Investments to Secure MiFID License to Offer Derivatives in Europe
• AI tool claims 97% efficacy in preventing ‘address poisoning’ attacks
• Solana Price Prediction: ETF Delays Raise Red Flags – Is a Drop Below $100 Coming?
• State of Pyth Q1 2025
• Pi Coin Explodes Back to Life – Is a Surge to $100 Now in Play? (Pi Network Price Prediction)
• Crypto Founder Abducted in Uganda, Forced to Send $500,000 at Gunpoint
• GENIUS Act ‘legitimizes’ stablecoins for global institutional adoption
• CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Gains 7.2% as Index Climbs Higher
• Guatemala’s largest bank integrates blockchain for cross-border payments
• Bitcoin Mining Startup Sangha Sees $42M Revenue as It Breaks Ground on West Texas Pilot Project
• Crypto Hedge Fund Temple Capital Hires TradFi Execs as Institutional Demand Grows
• Guatemala's Largest Bank Adopts Stablecoin Rails for U.S. Remittance Payments
• Hong Kong passes stablecoin bill, set to open licensing by year-end
• Bitcoin Mining Profitability Fell in April as Network Hashrate Rose: Jefferies
• XRP-BTC Pair Flashes First Golden Cross, Hinting at Major Bull Run for XRP
• State of Cardano Q1 2025
• Yield-bearing stablecoins surge to $11B, now 4.5% of market: Report
• Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Eyes New High as MetaPlanet Mania Builds
• Iowa Court Rules in Favor of Bitcoin ATM Operator in Scammed Money Case
• Bold Technologies and My Aion launch $2.5B smart city AI platform
• UNDER EXPOSED EP 26 - Moody’s and Macro, ETH Fakeout and Trading Roundtable
• Texas House Advances Bitcoin Reserve Bill With Bipartisan Backing
• ASIC Seeks High Court Ruling on Crypto Yield Products After Block Earner Win
• Google Unveils Android XR Glasses with Gemini AI Integration
• US Tourist Says Bitcoin, XRP Worth $123K Stolen After Ride With Fake Uber in London
• SEC Charges Unicoin, Executives Over Alleged $110 Million Crypto Fraud
• NYC Mayor Eric Adams launches crypto advisory council
• SEC Charges Unicoin, Top Executives With $100M ‘Massive Securities Fraud’
• SEC charges Unicoin and executives for alleged $100 million fraud
• Strive targets 75,000 Bitcoin from Mt. Gox claims to build Bitcoin treasury
• Google Launches SynthID Detector to Catch Cheaters in the Act