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The CEO offered DOGE staffers a fast track into Coinbase after a viral clip showed a Harvard dropout facing backlash for joining the agency.

The indictment came in part because blockchain investigators have been tracing how cartel drug profits are being laundered through crypto.

Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor told the Financial Times in a new documentary that his company is well-positioned to become a $10 trillion enterprise one day. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, may become the top publicly traded equity one day, according to a Strategy analyst. Strategy will be the “number one publicly traded equity in the entire market” because of its future financial strength enabled with Bitcoin (BTC), Strategy analyst Jeff Walton predicted in the new Financial Times documentary, Michael Saylor’s $40 billion Bitcoin bet. The company currently holds about 568,840 Bitcoin, worth roughly $59 billion, and Walton said that advantage could push it past all other publicly listed firms in the future. Read more

Kazakhstan’s digital minister says lifting crypto restrictions and expanding regulations could turn the country into Central Asia’s top blockchain hub. Kazakhstan has the potential to become a leading crypto hub in Central Asia if regulatory restrictions are eased, according to Kanysh Tuleushin, the country’s first vice minister of digital development, innovation and aerospace industry. In a recent op-ed for the Kazakhstanskaya Pravda newspaper, Tuleushin said digital mining and smart policy shifts could position Kazakhstan as a regional leader in blockchain innovation. “If all restrictions were lifted and digital asset trading was allowed across Kazakhstan, the impact could be significant,” he wrote.   Read more

Over 80% of investors are betting on the approval of a Solana and Litecoin ETF in 2025, despite the latest delay from the SEC. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed back its decision on a proposed spot Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF), with the cryptocurrency industry now looking to the deadlines for the Polkadot and XRP-based ETFs in June. The SEC pushed its decision on listing Grayscale’s spot Solana (SOL) Trust ETF on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to October 2025, according to a May 13 filing by the securities regulator. The decision came the week after the SEC delayed its ruling on Canary Capital’s Litecoin (LTC) ETF, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart wrote in a May 5 X post. Read more

Banking giant UBS says its high-net-worth clients in Asia are pivoting from US dollar assets toward gold, crypto and Chinese markets. High-net-worth clients across Asia are gradually pivoting away from US dollar-based investments, favoring gold, cryptocurrencies and Chinese assets instead, according to financial services giant UBS Group. “Gold is getting very popular,” Amy Lo, the Swiss bank’s co-head of wealth management for Asia, said during Bloomberg’s New Voices event held in Hong Kong on May 13. She cited rising geopolitical uncertainty and persistent market volatility as primary factors behind the shift. Investors, traditionally concentrated in US-centric assets, are now seeking broader exposure across alternative asset classes, including crypto, commodities and other currencies. Read more

Daniel Schatt and Joseph Podulka admitted to misleading customers before Cred's 2020 collapse erased millions in crypto deposits.

Bitcoin miners may be reversing a lengthy selling trend that has become more intense since late 2023, recent data shows. Key points: Bitcoin miners have stopped selling their BTC in what may signal the end of a lengthy distribution streak. Over the past month, miner wallet balances have increased by around 2,700 BTC. Read more

The move aims to take advantage of growing international appetite for digital assets as global banks expand crypto services.

The Senators said the tax rule would leave U.S. firms at a disadvantage to foreign competitors and urged Treasury to “act swiftly.”

The daughter and grandson of a French crypto exchange co-founder have narrowly escaped armed abduction in Paris.

Rooted in warmth and sunshine, boosted by pop culture, the name Solana is now one of America's most popular baby names.

Tether’s market cap just passed $150.66 billion, setting yet another record and extending its dominance over every rival combined. Data from DeFiLlama showed USDT expanded by roughly $830 million in the past week and more than $5.5 billion since mid‑April. The headline total matters on its own, but the real insight lies in how the tokens are distributed: […] The post Tron strengthens grip on USDT, claiming nearly half of its $150B supply appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Yields on the 10-year are rising amid renewed risk sentiment from U.S.-China tariff relief, testing crypto’s resilience as narratives shift.

Securing a whole chain will take too long, so why not go piece by piece with the largest whales putting their stash in quantum vaults first.

Tether added another 4,812 Bitcoin to Twenty One Capital’s Bitcoin holdings, currently trading under Cantor Equity Partners until the firms finalize a merger. Stablecoin issuer Tether bought $458.7 million worth of Bitcoin for Twenty One Capital, a Bitcoin investment firm it backed that’s awaiting the completion of a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) merger with Cantor Equity Partners. Tether snapped up 4,812.2 Bitcoin (BTC) at $95,319 each and transferred it to an escrow wallet on May 9, Cantor Equity Partners disclosed in a May 13 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. It brings Twenty One’s total Bitcoin holdings to 36,312 BTC, as Cantor Equity Partners holds 31,500 BTC on behalf of the firm, which will trade under the ticker XXI once the SPAC merger is complete. Read more

A petition to preserve a Black Mirror episode has gained traction after Netflix removed the last of its interactive segments.

Curve Finance is moving permanently to a new web domain following a targeted DNS attack that exposed users to phishing risks. On May 13, the DeFi protocol confirmed that it will operate on Curve.finance, replacing the compromised Curve.fi. The protocol explained that it was making the move because of the prolonged downtime and limited support […] The post Curve Finance moves to new domain after DNS attack exposes security risks appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The company raised about $310 million from the Nasdaq listing.

Authorities in Paris have launched a criminal investigation after masked assailants attempted to kidnap the daughter of a crypto company CEO and her young child in a broad daylight attack just blocks from the city’s central courthouse, TMZ reported on May 13. The assault, which was captured on video, took place on May 12 and […] The post Paris authorities on alert after attempted abduction targets crypto CEO’s family appeared first on CryptoSlate.