Crypto

The first Web3 edition of the long-running MapleStory role-playing game franchise is set to launch on Avalanche on May 15.

Action could come as soon as July 2, when the SEC will be required to make a final decision on a number of altcoin ETF proposals.

Bitcoin attempts to punish shorters with relentless higher highs on low timeframes, trading places with gold, which follows commodities downhill. Bitcoin (BTC) gained 3% on May 1 as a new month saw shorts struggle to keep price pinned. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $96,955 on Bitstamp, its highest since Feb. 22. Increasingly close to six figures, Bitcoin rose with US stocks at the Wall Street open as Microsoft gained 10% to become the world’s highest-valued public company. Read more

Enterprise-grade custody solutions can safeguard digital assets with multi-layered security and transparency. Opinion by: Vikash Singh, Principal Investor at Stillmark The Bybit hack resulted in the largest loss of funds to cyber hackers by a cryptocurrency exchange in history. It served as a wake-up call for those complacent about the state of security threats in the digital assets space. Everyone must learn the lesson from this heist — enterprise-grade custody solutions require tech to be accompanied by transparency. Unlike many previous incidents, this loss of funds was not due to a faulty smart contract, lost/mismanaged keys or deliberate mismanagement or rehypothecation of user funds, but rather a sophisticated social engineering attack that exploited vulnerabilities in operational security.  Read more

The U.S election shined a spotlight on crypto, with promises to clarify regulations — will we see similar developments in other countries and jurisdictions?

Many of the most successful crypto projects come from founders who don’t wait for permission from institutions, says Antonio Gomes, President of the Blockchain Education Network.

Bitcoin’s “base case” for the end of 2025 is $200,000 without further government adoption, Bitwise’s head of research told Cointelegraph. Bitcoin’s expanding institutional adoption may provide the “structural” inflows necessary to surpass gold’s market capitalization and push its price beyond $1 million by 2029, according to Bitwise’s head of European research, André Dragosch. “Our in-house prediction is $1 million by 2029. So that Bitcoin will match gold's market cap and total addressable market by 2029,” he told Cointelegraph during the Chain Reaction daily X spaces show on April 30. The Bitcoin cycle may also be prolonged when US wirehouses start gaining exposure to Bitcoin and ETFs. Read more

Crypto once sought to replace banks. Now, in the fight over stablecoins, it’s forced to play by the same rules and get the same licenses. Crypto firms are no longer just challenging the traditional financial system they are increasingly becoming part of it. Companies like Circle and BitGo are reportedly pursuing banking charters and preparing for a wave of incoming stablecoin legislation that could further blur the lines between crypto firms and traditional banks. In the US, two major bills the Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy (STABLE) Act and the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act aim to introduce new rules on stablecoin issuers, covering everything from reserve requirements to licensing and compliance obligations.  Read more

The firm, located near the White House, plans to lobby for companies in these industries.

Two of Wall Street’s most established financial firms, Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab, are reportedly preparing to offer access to crypto trading. Morgan Stanley reportedly plans to roll out spot crypto trading on its E*Trade platform by 2026. To support this integration, the firm is exploring partnerships with crypto-native companies. While Morgan Stanley already offers […] The post Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab eye crypto trading as US regulations ease appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin is becoming a yield-generating asset class for institutions using DeFi strategies like staking, lending and Sharia-compliant tools. The demand for yield-generating strategies around Bitcoin (BTC) is surging, especially from firms seeking liquidity without liquidating their BTC, according to Ryan Chow, co-founder and CEO of Solv Protocol. During a fireside chat at the Token2049 conference in Dubai on May 1, Chow said institutional interest in Bitcoin yield products has grown exponentially over the past few years. Initially, generating Bitcoin yield was nearly impossible. However, recent innovations like staking via proof-of-stake (PoS) protocols and delta-neutral trading strategies have made this possible. Read more

The country is falling behind other nations in developing a welcoming environment for crypto companies.

The creator of ElizaOS, a speaker at the AI Summit at Consensus 2025, looks forward to a world where nobody is working and everybody is investing. Jeff Wilser meets him.

"Bitcoin's recent price appreciation is the result of long-term momentum rather than a temporary phenomenon," an analyst told Decrypt.

Sui (SUI) gained 8.2% and Aave (AAVE) gained 5.9%, leading index higher from Wednesday.

The news comes as Malaysia contends with hundreds of millions of dollars in losses due to electricity theft from illegal Bitcoin mining.

Most of these losses relate to a single incident—with 3,520 BTC stolen from an elderly U.S. citizen following a phishing attack.

Contributors are working on new ERC-7930 and ERC-7828 standards to simplify transactions on Ethereum and compatible chains.

World has launched its biometric ID system stateside after years of regulatory hedging and global controversy.

An industry coalition wants the U.S. securities regulator to issue clear, principles-based guidance on the status of staking.