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Ethereum's MVRV ratio hits 'extremely undervalued' levels against Bitcoin, but CryptoQuant warns headwinds may break historical patterns.

President Donald Trump has already issued multiple crypto-related pardons, leading other industry icons to seek their own relief.

Former UFC champion and newly declared Irish presidential candidate Conor McGregor has voiced support for creating a national Bitcoin reserve in Ireland. The post UFC Fighter Conor McGregor Backs an Irish National Bitcoin Reserve as BTC Price Rallies appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin bulls are on the cusp of launching the market back to all-time highs and beyond, new BTC price analysis confirms ahead of a crucial weekly close. Key points: Bitcoin analysis identifies the all-important price point to hold into the weekly close as all-time highs loom. Liquidity is tightly clustered around current spot price, with $106,000 the likely next battleground. Read more

Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade introduces offchain wallet delegation via EIP-7702, allowing attackers to drain funds using just a signed message. Ethereum’s latest network upgrade, Pectra, introduced powerful new features aimed at improving scalability and smart account functionality — but it also opened a dangerous new attack vector that could allow hackers to drain funds from user wallets using only an offchain signature. Under the Pectra upgrade, which went live on May 7 at epoch 364032, attackers can exploit a new transaction type to take control of externally owned accounts (EOAs) without requiring the user to sign an onchain transaction. Arda Usman, a Solidity smart contract auditor, confirmed to Cointelegraph that “it becomes possible for an attacker to drain an EOA’s funds using only an offchain signed message (no direct onchain transaction signed by the user).” Read more

A number of high-profile crypto firms have announced relocations or expansions in the United States this year. Crypto services platform Nexo shared its plans to reenter the United States market on Monday, marking the eighth major crypto firm to announce such plans since US President Donald Trump took office at the start of the year. Firms like Circle, Binance and OKX are banking on favorable regulatory clarity in 2025 to herald their US expansion. Bills like the STABLE Act and the GENIUS Act are advancing in Congress, which, if implemented, will lay the groundwork for swift success. Trump and his family are actively involved in some of these planned expansions. Nexo’s recent announcement was backed by Donald Trump Jr., who said, “We see the opportunity for the financial sector and want to ensure we bring that back to the US.” Read more

Solana (SOL) hits a 2-month high at $178.33, driven by DeFi dominance and strong cross-chain inflows. Is $200 the next target as momentum builds? The post Solana Price Prediction: Is $200 Next for SOL After Hitting 2-month High? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Welcome to Slate Sundays, CryptoSlate’s new weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond the headlines to explore the ideas and voices shaping the future of crypto. Co-founder and executive chairman of web3 gaming unicorn Animoca Brands, few people in crypto haven’t heard of Yat Siu—with the exception of the […] The post Conviction over doubt: Yat Siu on building web3’s most influential unicorn  appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Twitter founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey warned investors on Tuesday about weakening consumer discretionary spending. It can be good for BTC.

XRP surges 30% to $2.41 as bulls target $2.48. Whale accumulation and legal optimism drive gains – is a major breakout ahead? The post XRP Price Prediction: Ripple Surges to $2.41 as Bulls Eye Breakout Above Critical $2.25 Resistance – Crypto Summer Ahead? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Worldcoin’s Orb Mini device was met with mockery across Crypto Twitter, as critics questioned its ethics and usefulness. Worldcoin’s latest hardware, the Orb Mini, aimed at enabling portable human verification, has been met with ridicule across Crypto Twitter. Launched with the slogan “It goes where you go,” the device has instead triggered dystopian comparisons and widespread mockery for its unsettling implications and unclear use case. “The thing about humans is they can tell when a human is in front of them,” Alicia Katz from decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Euler Finance wrote on X. Read more

Bitcoin nears all-time high as Kiyosaki calls for an end to "fake money." Can BTC hit $200K as institutional demand surges? The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Kiyosaki Urges Investors to Abandon ‘Fake Money’ for BTC as Price Gets Closer to All-time High – Is $200,000 Possible? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Coinbase reportedly considered adopting a Bitcoin-heavy treasury strategy similar to that of MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor but ultimately decided against it. The post Coinbase Rejected Bitcoin Investment Strategy Over Fears It Could Undermine Business appeared first on Cryptonews.

A critical exploit has drained $2.15 million in MBU tokens from Mobius smart contracts on BNB Chain. Hackers drained over $2.15 million from Mobius Token ($MBU) smart contracts on the BNB Chain in a targeted exploit detected early May 11, according to security firm Cyvers Alerts. The attacker deployed the contract from address 0xb32a53... at 07:31:38 UTC and initiated the exploit at 07:33:56 UTC, draining funds from the victim wallet 0xb5252f... Cyvers confirmed to Cointelegraph that the attacker used contract 0x631adf... to execute a series of malicious transactions. The smart contract drained 28.5 million MBU tokens and converted them into stablecoins, resulting in a net loss of $2,152,219.99 for the victim. Read more

A viral Trump crypto post backfired, leading to lobbyist Brian Ballard's abrupt exile from White House circles over undisclosed Ripple ties.

Analysts predict a major altcoin breakout as charts flash bullish signals, though some warn this cycle lacks retail conviction and lasting momentum. Altcoin markets are flashing early signs of a breakout, with several analysts calling for a potential surge over the next few months. Crypto commentator Mister Crypto predicts the next 3 to 6 months could be “life-changing,” suggesting daily gains of up to 40% may soon become the norm. In a May 11 post on X, he pointed to a chart from BlockchainCenter.net that shows whether the crypto market favors Bitcoin (BTC) or altcoins. Read more

DOGE is the top performer from the larger-cap alts.

PI is the top gainer today from the largest 100 alts.

The following is a guest post and opinion of Manouk Termaaten, Founder and CEO of Vertical Studio AI Governments are using AI for disinformation—an unethical, authoritarian use with grave implications for freedom and truth around the world. The fact that nation-states use AI for disinformation has major implications for freedom of thought, free elections, and the […] The post Will nation-states use AI to usher in apocalypse? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Coinbase reportedly considered adopting a Michael Saylor–style Bitcoin investment strategy on multiple occasions since it launched in 2012, but opted out each time. Coinbase reportedly considered adopting a Bitcoin investment playbook like Michael Saylor’s Strategy on multiple occasions, but decided against it each time out of fear that it would kill the firm’s crypto exchange, Bloomberg reported. “There were definitely moments over the last 12 years where we thought, man, should we put 80% of our balance sheet into crypto — into Bitcoin specifically,” Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong told Bloomberg in a May 9 video call. Armstrong said the Bitcoin (BTC) strategy could have risked the company’s cash position and potentially killed the crypto exchange. “We made a conscious choice about risk,” he added. Read more