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Bitcoin ETFs dominated the net inflows to crypto funds last week, according to a new report from CoinShares.

Vitalik Buterin backs RISC-V, an open-source chip architecture, to future-proof smart contracts with greater decentralization, lower costs and long-term hardware independence. RISC-V, pronounced “risk five,” is a modern open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) based on reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. In simple terms, it’s like a blueprint that defines a set of instructions that a processor can execute. RISC-V is designed to be highly modular, efficient and flexible. Originally developed by the University of California in 2010, the open-source framework gives developers the flexibility to tailor its functionality and use cases, plus offers cost savings compared to proprietary ISAs like ARM or x86. This offers a wide range of uses, from supercomputers to smartphones and now blockchains like Ethereum. Read more

Easing trade tensions between the U.S. and China could lead to a broader risk-on sentiment and weigh over gold.

Your day-ahead look for May 12, 2025

TRON's native token shows resilience despite late-hour selling pressure as global economic factors create market uncertainty.

HashKey Group, a prominent digital asset financial services firm in the Asia-Pacific region, has received a VASP license from the VARA. The post HashKey Secures VASP License from Dubai’s VARA to Expand in Middle East appeared first on Cryptonews.

Continued inflows have brought the total assets in global crypto funds to $169 billion, just 2.5% below the historic record of $173.3 billion seen in the last week of January. Cryptocurrency investment products continued receiving healthy inflows last week, attracting $882 million as global crypto funds approached all-time high asset levels. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $6.3 billion of inflows in the past four weeks, accounting for 93% of total inflows year-to-date (YTD), according to data from European crypto investment firm CoinShares. Total YTD inflows now stand at $6.7 billion, closing in on the record $7.3 billion posted in early February, according to CoinShares’ head of research James Butterfill. Read more

The approval from Germany's BaFin enables BitGo to expand its digital asset services across all 27 European Union member states.

Block traders piled into the $200 call option expiring on June 27.

Ramp, a US-based corporate card and financial operations platform, announced the expansion of its partnership with financial services company Stripe to launch the “industry's first stablecoin-backed corporate cards with fully integrated spend management software.” The post Ramp and Stripe Announce Stablecoin-Backed Corporate Cards appeared first on Cryptonews.

Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet has significantly expanded its Bitcoin treasury, acquiring an additional 1,241 BTC for approximately 18.4 billion yen ($126 million). The post Tokyo’s Metaplanet Buys Another $126M in Bitcoin, Bringing Holdings to  6,796 BTC appeared first on Cryptonews.

The next five years will likely see stablecoins substitute for some overseas and domestic U.S. currency holdings, according to a Citi Future Finance report.

Korean crypto markets are experiencing a rally, influenced by a $1 billion short squeeze and improving geopolitical sentiment.

Malaysia’s top energy provider says illegal crypto mining is straining the grid, with electricity thefts tripling since 2018.

The cryptocurrency had been trading in a narrow range since February, with resistance above $40 and support near $25.

Beat Holdings has raised its Bitcoin investment cap to $34 million, boosting its ETF exposure in a move that echoes Metaplanet's crypto bet.

The new pope has drawn parallels between today's AI development and the challenges of the Industrial Revolution.

An unknown attacker hacked into a moderator’s account and used a bot to share phishing links and steal user funds. Hardware wallet provider Ledger has confirmed its Discord server is secure again after an attacker compromised a moderator’s account to post scam links on May 11 to trick users into revealing their seed phrases on a third-party website. “One of our contracted moderators had their account compromised, which allowed a malicious bot to post scam links in one channel,” Ledger team member Quintin Boatwright wrote on the Ledger Discord server.  Some members in Ledger’s Discord channel claimed the attacker abused moderator privileges to ban and mute them as they tried to report the breach, possibly slowing Ledger’s reaction. Read more

Stock futures rose while crypto prices fell as markets reacted to vague but optimistic signals from U.S.-China trade talks.

South Korean presidential candidates and their supporters have clashed on the topic of stablecoins as crypto-related policies continue to dominate the political agenda. The post South Korean Presidential Candidates Clash in Bitter Stablecoin Row appeared first on Cryptonews.