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Michael Arrington argued that executives should be jailed if they don’t “adequately protect” sensitive user data.

A growing number of Americans believe the US government should convert part of its gold reserves into Bitcoin. According to a recent poll by The Nakamoto Project, four out of five respondents support converting a portion of the country’s gold holdings into Bitcoin. The polling results showed that more than 1,000 respondents recommended converting between […] The post Eighty percent of Americans favor converting US gold reserves to Bitcoin, poll reveals appeared first on CryptoSlate.

NBA star Tristan Thompson says taking his $82M contract in 2015 in Bitcoin would have been “the best gamble in American sports history.” NBA player and reality television personality Tristan Thompson signed an $82 million NBA contract in 2015 a dream deal at the time. But now that hes become a Bitcoiner, he dreams of an alternate history where that money was paid via BTC. What I know now, I would have definitely pushed to get paid in Bitcoin, Thompson tells Magazine. Itd be so much, Id be laughing and kicking, being like ‘this is the best gamble in American sports history,’ the longtime crypto fanatic says. Read more

Speculative interest in Cardano is building following Solana ETF filing developments, and traders are eyeing a 2023 Solana-esque move. The post Cardano Price Prediction: ETF Speculation Heats Up – Could ADA Follow Solana’s Path to $100? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Can Ripple’s financial strength outweigh Coinbase’s history with Circle in the race to acquire the stablecoin issuer?

Catena Labs has raised $18 million in a round led by a16z crypto, with participation from major players, to build its new project: an AI-native financial institution. The post Circle and Catena Cofounder Sean Neville Raises $18 Million for ‘First AI-Native Bank’ appeared first on Cryptonews.

South Korea and the European Union have committed to strengthening cooperation to tackle global cyberthreats. The post South Korea, EU Pledge Joint Action Against North Korea’s Crypto Theft appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto exchange argues that users agreed to resolve disputes privately under its 2019 Terms of Use, rejecting court jurisdiction. The post Binance Urges U.S. Court to Dismiss Class Action, Citing Arbitration Clause in User Terms appeared first on Cryptonews.

The funding round was co-led by Accomplice and RRE Ventures, with participation from Reciprocal Ventures, Variant Fund and PayPal Ventures.

The recent vote in the Senate to move the GENIUS stablecoin framework ahead has shown glaring cracks in the Democratic coalition. US Senate Democrats are getting flak after they helped move stablecoin legislation ahead for discussion on the Senate floor. On May 19, 16 Democratic senators broke from the party line to pass a motion to invoke cloture, which will now set the bill up for debate on the Senate floor. Some of the same Democrats had held up the bill in early May when they withdrew support, citing corruption concerns over President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency dealings. The bill’s opponents hailed lawmakers’ refusal to support it but were soon taken aback when the senators reversed their position. The lightly amended legislation contained no provisions regarding World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s crypto venture. Read more

Robinhood has filed a proposal with the US SEC to establish a national framework for real-world asset tokenization, including plans for a new trading platform. Robinhood submitted a 42-page proposal to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), calling for a national framework to regulate tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The brokerage is seeking to modernize financial infrastructure by making tokenized assets legally equivalent to their traditional counterparts and enabling compliant onchain settlement, Forbes reported on May 20. In the proposal, Robinhood also revealed plans for creating the Real World Asset Exchange (RRE), a trading platform offering offchain trade matching and onchain settlement for efficiency and transparency. Read more

Kraken has launched MiFID II-regulated crypto derivatives trading for retail and institutional users in Europe following its acquisition of a licensed Cypriot investment firm. Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced the launch of regulated derivatives trading on its platform under the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). According to a May 20 announcement, Kraken’s perpetual and fixed maturity crypto futures contracts will be available for trading by retail and institutional customers in the European Economic Area (EEA). The announcement follows the exchange acquiring an MiFID license in early February through the acquisition of a Cypriot investment firm, approved by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. Kraken’s head of exchange, Shannon Kurtas, said, “Europe is one of the fastest-growing regions for digital asset trading and investment, with some of the most sophisticated and demanding clients and institutions.” Read more

Filecoin (FIL) was also among the underperformers, declining 2.9% from Monday.

“AI agents will soon conduct most economic transactions,” said Catena Labs CEO Sean Neville, as the company secured $18 million to build a regulated AI-native financial institution. Circle co-founder and Catena Labs CEO Sean Neville has launched a project that aims to develop a financial institution that natively leverages artificial intelligence.  On May 20, Catena Labs, the company building an “AI-native financial institution,” announced that it secured $18 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Crypto, a16z’s crypto and Web3 venture capital arm.  Led by Neville, the company aims to realize its vision of a fully regulated financial institution for the AI economy. The company said it will be built for AI agents and human collaborators and will be operated by AI workers with human oversight and AI-specific risk management and compliance approaches.  Read more

The German government sold its Bitcoin stash in the summer of 2024, which became a $2.3 billion missed opportunity for Europe’s largest economy. The German government missed out on more than $2 billion worth of Bitcoin profit after selling its holdings in 2024, according to blockchain intelligence firm Arkham. A “German Government (BKA)” labeled cryptocurrency wallet sold 49,858 Bitcoin (BTC) worth over $2.89 billion at an average price of $57,900 across multiple transactions during June and July in 2024. The decision to sell the Bitcoin early cost the German government over $2.35 billion, according to crypto intelligence platform Arkham. Read more

Genesis Global has launched a legal offensive against its parent company, DCG, and CEO Barry Silbert, accusing them of engineering insider transactions that drove the firm into bankruptcy. The post Genesis Sues DCG and Barry Silbert to Recover Billions Over Alleged Misconduct appeared first on Cryptonews.

This latest acquisition was made at an average purchase price of $103,234 per bitcoin.

In Q1 2025, Ronin executed a pivotal transition to a permissionless architecture, enabling open smart contract deployment and catalyzing a sharp increase in developer activity. Key ecosystem highlights included OpenSea’s integration, the explosive debut of Tama Meme, and the $21M Fableborne presale. While financial and usage metrics declined QoQ amid market headwinds, native DeFi TVL increased and infrastructure upgrades like the Cerastes hardfork and Ronin Developer Console laid the groundwork for long-term scalability. With $23M in capital programs launched and several new game deployments, Ronin is positioning itself as a broader platform for gaming, DeFi, and consumer apps.

Holdings of the stock by government bodies reflects a desire to gain bitcoin exposure where in some cases local regulators do not allow direct ownership, the report said.

Different market participants are accumulating, but miners are selling - what's next for BTC?