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With Tether stepping back and BitGo stepping up, MiCA’s rollout is already redrawing crypto’s playing field in Europe. Here’s what’s happening, and what comes next. The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation — better known as MiCA — is now in its critical implementation phase. Designed to unify crypto regulation across all 27 EU member states, MiCA promises clarity, consumer protection and long-term market stability. But as implementation begins, cracks are already showing. In this week’s episode of Byte-Sized Insight, we explore the key provisions of MiCA now in force, particularly around stablecoins, and why some of the largest players in the market are refusing to comply. As of January 2025, crypto asset service providers (CASPs) began acquiring licenses to operate legally within the EU. A transitional or “grandfathering” period allows existing firms up to 18 months, depending on the member state, to comply. Still, with deadlines approaching, firms are being forced to act quickly. Read more

[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, California, May 16th, 2025] Hawkins Was Instrumental in Strategy, Marketing & Communications That Helped Drive Global Adoption of the USDC Stablecoin, Will Play Central Role at Aleo in Shaping Privacy and Security, Pioneering Voice and Policy Engagements The Aleo Network Foundation (Aleo), the leading platform for building private, secure, scalable, […]

A recent spate of violent attacks on crypto investors has authorities concerned about public safety. As cryptocurrency gains in popularity and price, some criminals are taking to violent measures to steal funds from high-profile crypto holders. Jameson Lopp’s GitHub repository, which logs such incidents, has recorded 22 “$5 wrench” attacks on crypto holders in 2025 alone. The moniker comes from the crude and violent methods perpetrators use to compel crypto holders to hand over their bags.  In many cases, local law enforcement can intervene before anyone is harmed and funds are lost. But there is a growing trend of increasingly violent and successful attacks, some of which have resulted in permanent harm and even death. Read more

Chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty said "procedural concerns" are at the heart of a court's denial of a joint motion by Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission to settle the regulator's case against it. Ripple’s legal chief said a US court’s rejection of a proposed XRP settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not pose a threat to Ripple’s win. Judge Analisa Torres of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected a joint Ripple-SEC motion seeking an indicative ruling on their proposed settlement, according to a filing on May 15. Ripple’s chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, said the rejection does not reverse the company’s victory in the case. The company announced the end of the lawsuit on March 19. Read more

Open-source protocol Shutter Network has proposed implementing a threshold-encrypted mempool on BNB Chain to eliminate Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) activity, such as front-running and sandwich attacks, and add a layer of real-time censorship resistance. The post Ending Sandwich Attacks on BNB Chain: Shutter Network Proposes Encrypted Mempool Solution appeared first on Cryptonews.

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Shares of AsiaStrategy, formerly the luxury watchmaker Top Win, surged over 60% in premarket after announcing a Bitcoin treasury strategy in partnership with Sora Ventures. Shares of luxury watchmaker Top Win surged more than 60% in premarket trading after the company said it would adopt a Bitcoin accumulation strategy and had changed its name to AsiaStrategy. In a May 16 announcement, AsiaStrategy said it is partnering with Sora Ventures to adopt a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury strategy. Sora previously partnered with Metaplanet in 2024 to create Japan’s first corporate Bitcoin treasury. The stock market took immediate notice of the announcement. Top Win stock closed the trading day at $7.50 on May 15, but traded at $12.12 in premarket at the time of writing — a jump of over 60%. Read more

Coinsilium raised £1.25 million to help establish the BTC treasury, amid record trading volume.

Learn what innovations Sonic has over Fantom and what makes it appealing for DeFi enthusiasts. Fantom was one of the pioneers of the directed acyclic graph (DAG) design for distributed ledgers. It featured fast finality and transaction fees of a fraction of a cent. However, Fantom relied on the Ethereum-derived account storage model and the EVM, which led to bloated storage and slow execution times. To address these bottlenecks and implement numerous other updates, the team behind Fantom rolled out Sonic, a fully independent new blockchain network. A new report by HTX  explores Sonic's technological background, its new tokenomics model and the innovations it brings to DeFi.   Download a full version of the report for free here Read more

A growing number of financial institutions are turning to stablecoins, with 90% either actively using or preparing to integrate them into their operations. The post 90% of Institutions Now Using or Exploring Stablecoins, Fireblocks Finds appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin holds above $103K as JPMorgan turns bullish, saying BTC could outperform gold. Can institutional flows drive BTC to $120K this year? The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Can BTC Reach $120k As JP Morgan Turns Bullish, Says BTC Is Better Than Gold? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Wallets holding balances between 100,000 and 1,000 ETH have the highest average cost basis: $2,225.

Luxembourg’s financial watchdog has granted Bitstamp its CASP license under the EU’s landmark crypto law MiCA, authorizing the exchange to offer trading, custody, and order execution services across the European Economic Area. The post Bitstamp Secures EU CASP License Under MiCA, Approved by Luxembourg Regulator appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ethereum’s recent Pectra upgrade is sparking a surge in smart account usage, redefining how users interact with the network. Data compiled by Base analyst 0xKofi from Bundle Bear shows that more than 26,000 wallets have transitioned to the new smart account format powered by the EIP-7702 in the Pectra upgrade. What are smart accounts? EIP-7702 […] The post Over 26,000 Ethereum wallets integrate Pectra upgrade features driving smart wallet adoption appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake told Cointelegraph that launching a 51% attack on Bitcoin would be “much cheaper” than on Ethereum, estimating the cost at around $10 billion. Ethereum Merge architect Justin Drake told Cointelegraph that it would be cheaper to launch a 51% attack on Bitcoin than on Ethereum. Drake said it would be “much cheaper to 51% attack Bitcoin” and that it would cost “on the order of $10 billion.” Drake led work on Ethereum’s proof-of-stake (PoS) implementation and was a principal architect in the Merge (the full PoS transition event). His remarks echo a May 14 X post by Grant Hummer, the co-founder of Ethereum-focused marketing and product company Etherealize. Read more

Bitcoin is now just 5% away from its all-time high. However, despite the massive rally in recent days and weeks, investors remain relatively calm. The post Bitcoin Price Forecast: What Google Searches Reveal – and Why There’s No Hype Despite Record Highs appeared first on Cryptonews.

XRP price recovery remains on course as its futures open interest rises, but can it retest its multi-year highs at $3.40 in this month? Key takeaways: XRP price is forming a bullish V-shaped recovery pattern targeting $3.40. A 53% surge in open interest to $5.06 billion signals bullish sentiment. Read more

In this Dogwifhat price forecast we look at how the token has behaved as it reaches a critical resistance at $1. The post Dogwifhat Price Forecast: WIF Faces Critical Resistance Around $1, Is $2 Possible This Month? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ethereum (ETH) was also a top performer, gaining 2.9% From Thursday