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Following a notable increase in demand, Ethereum surged past the $1.8K resistance level. The price is now expected to extend its bullish trend toward the significant $2.1K resistance region, which aligns with the 100-day moving average. Technical Analysis The Daily Chart A surge in buying activity near the critical $1.5K support level triggered a strong […]

The long-awaited Pi Network (PI) listing may be imminent as a 2-month-old Binance wallet shows fresh activity, putting the $1 target back in focus. The post Is Pi Coin About to Get a Binance Listing? Test Transactions Fuel 11% Surge appeared first on Cryptonews.

The company's "Opening Bell" platform lets SEC-registered shares trade on-chain, bridging crypto and public equity markets.

The world's biggest crypto exchange will buy the world's leading options exchange.

Hut 8 increased its hashrate by 79% in Q1 2025 despite reporting a $134.3 million net loss, driven by major investments and the launch of its American Bitcoin subsidiary. Cryptocurrency mining firm Hut 8 increased its hashrate by 79% during the first quarter of the year. According to Hut8’s latest quarterly report released on May 8, the firm saw a net loss of $134.3 million despite revenue of $21.8 million. The firm’s CEO, Asher Genoot, explained that this was a result of large-scale investments. “As reflected in our results, the first quarter was a deliberate and necessary phase of investment,” Genoot said. “We believe the returns on this work will become increasingly visible in the quarters ahead.” Read more

The current draft of the GENIUS Act elevates centralized entities in overseeing stablecoins. Democrats should take the right stand against it, says Hermine Wong.

The Bitcoin price surged past the psychologically important $100,000 mark on Thursday, spurred by optimism over fresh U.S. – China trade talks and renewed institutional demand. The post Bitcoin Price Breaks Back Above $100,000 as Trade‑Talk Optimism and ETF Inflows Ignite Rally appeared first on Cryptonews.

There were rumors on the matter in the past few months, but Coinbase confirmed the move earlier today.

Held explores how Bitcoin can move beyond the "digital gold" narrative, rebrand for the next wave of users and navigate new political and technological frontiers. Bitcoin (BTC) has long been branded as “digital gold,” a store of value for believers in scarcity, decentralization and self-sovereignty. As institutional interest grows, geopolitics shift, and new layers emerge on Bitcoin’s stack, is it time for the narrative to evolve?  In this episode of The Clear Crypto Podcast, hosts Nathan Jeffay and Gareth Jenkinson speak with longtime Bitcoiner and entrepreneur Dan Held, who argues that Bitcoin’s next chapter may unlock broader functionality, from programmable use cases to more nuanced messaging that reaches far beyond crypto-native circles. With US President Donald Trump openly backing Bitcoin — and reportedly owning it himself — Held said he sees a regulatory and reputational change.  Read more

The deal includes $700 million in cash and 11 million shares of Coinbase Class A common stock.

Delayed rate cuts could be more aggressive when they happen, the investment bank said.

Deribit is the world's leading Bitcoin and Ethereum options trading platform, with more than $1.2 trillion in annual trading volume. Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US by trading volume, has agreed to acquire Deribit, one of the world’s biggest crypto derivatives trading platforms. Coinbase Global will acquire Deribit for about $2.9 billion, the exchange announced on May 8. The acquisition will allow Coinbase to expand into the profitable crypto derivatives market and continue scaling the platform’s global growth, Greg Tusar, Coinbase’s vice president of institutional product, said in the announcement. Read more

Stripe has launched a new money management service powered by stablecoins

Browser-based crypto mining is making a quiet return in 2025, offering a low-barrier way to earn crypto, but its profitability and impact remain limited. Browser-based crypto mining sounds like a dream: Just open a webpage, let it run, and your computer starts earning crypto in the background. No bulky ASICs, no GPU farms, no long setup tutorials — just your browser doing the heavy lifting. The idea blew up in the late 2010s with tools like Coinhive, which let website owners mine Monero (XMR) using JavaScript. At first, it seemed like a clever alternative to ads; visitors donated a bit of unused CPU power, and websites earned crypto.  But then came cryptojacking. Sites began running these scripts without user permission, draining resources and slowing down devices. In 2019, Coinhive shut down, citing shrinking returns and mounting scrutiny. Read more

Sui (SUI) jumped 16.4% and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) gained 15.6%, leading the index higher.

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 8th, 2025] ChainGPT, a pioneer in blockchain AI solutions, today announced the release of its highly anticipated AIVM Whitepaper, a comprehensive technical and strategic vision for building the foundation of the AI Crypto Economy. The Artificial Intelligence Virtual Machine (AIVM) is a purpose-built Layer-1 blockchain designed to […]

In Q1 2025, Rootstock’s network security reached new highs as merged mining participation surged to 81%, led by the onboarding of Foundry and SpiderPool. Transaction fees dropped by 60%, boosting cost-efficiency and user accessibility, while the Lovell upgrade improved EVM compatibility and introduced critical protocol optimizations. Despite steady transaction growth, onchain revenue declined 24% due to reduced fees, and DeFi TVL contracted 20% amid market-wide headwinds. RootstockCollective rolled out major application updates and NFT-based incentives, while ecosystem integrations like LayerZero and Meson Finance expanded its multichain and stablecoin capabilities.

In Q1 2025, crypto fundraising and M&A activity diverged sharply. M&A deal count reached an all-time high of 85, up 18% QoQ, with the six largest disclosed acquisitions totaling $3.23 billion, surpassing the combined value of the quarter’s ten largest funding rounds and accounting for over half of all capital raised. In contrast, fundraising slowed, with total capital raised declining 19% QoQ to $6.32 billion and deal count falling 29% to 640 transactions. Despite the pullback, Q1 remained the second-highest funding quarter of the past two years. Investor participation showed modest recovery, rising 4% QoQ to 1,600 unique investors, though still well below the Q2 2022 peak of 3,300. Accelerator activity contracted sharply, with deals down 64% and capital raised declining 66% QoQ, signaling reduced early-stage momentum. Meanwhile, newly launched fund count fell 13% to 21, but capital raised more than doubled to $1.98 billion, suggesting renewed LP appetite despite fewer new vehicles.

Rootstock’s merged mining hit an all-time high in Q1 2025, even as DeFi TVL dropped 20% and user activity cooled across the Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem. Smart contract platform Rootstock, the home of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Bitcoin, saw a sharp increase in network security and mining engagement in the first quarter of 2025, even as activity cooled. Merged mining participation surged to an all-time high of 81%, up from 56.4% in Q4 2024, driven by the integration of major mining pools Foundry and SpiderPool, according to Messari’s first “State of Rootstock” report for 2025, shared with Cointelegraph. The heightened miner interest boosted Rootstock’s hash power to over 740 exahashes per second, surpassing the total Bitcoin network hashrate recorded in October 2024. As a result, the network is now considered to be in a “mature phase” of merged mining growth. Read more

Seven millions tokens have been launched in pump.fun since its inception in 2024.