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Your guide to moving to Portugal as a crypto digital nomad — and why 0% crypto gains tax and an amazing lifestyle makes it a great option. New York-based pre-seed crypto venture firm manager Catrina Wang missed her flight home from a conference in Portugal back in 2022 and ended up loving the country so much she has since moved there permanently. Forced to find a hotel at the last minute, her stay in the beautiful forested area of Sintra made the Canadian-born Wang rethink living in the United States. I was like Wow, Im coming back and I bought a place at the end of 2023, she says. Wang now lives in beachfront Cascais on the outskirts of Lisbon.  A general partner at Portal Ventures which manages $120 million in assets across two crypto funds, Wang says theres a growing expat community of crypto founders and VCs, many of whom shoot the breeze in a group chat she curates.  There’s been almost a mini exodus of crypto people. A lot of fund managers and successful founders [went] from New York to Lisbon, that’s b...

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The XRP price has fallen by 1% in the past 24 hours, but could a big drop in active addresses signal an imminent dump? The post XRP Price Prediction: Onchain Activity Flashes Danger – Big Drop Possible? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Seniors are increasingly targeted by crypto scams. Discover key safety tips to help loved ones stay secure in the digital currency world. Scammers prey on seniors because they view them as financially secure, trusting and less familiar with rapidly evolving technology. Let’s understand why seniors are key targets. Read more

Toncoin rallies after former Visa executive joins TON Foundation, triggering a surge in volume and renewed market optimism.

Panther Protocol has launched its Limited Mainnet Beta on Polygon, enabling real-world testing of its privacy-preserving DeFi infrastructure within a regulated framework. The beta integrates Eurobit as a licensed Zone Manager and PureFi for compliance, allowing users to perform private transactions using Zero-Knowledge Proofs while undergoing KYC/KYT verification. Key features include Shielded Pools, private swaps via zSwap, and onchain compliance tools. A comprehensive 171-day audit by Veridise validated the protocol’s smart contracts, cryptographic systems, and compliance mechanisms, supporting trust in its architecture. Following the audit, Panther open-sourced its code under permissive licenses and transferred its IP to the Panther Protocol Foundation, encouraging transparency, security, and developer participation.

Discover how to mine Bitcoin at home in 2025 using the latest ASIC hardware, optimized mining software, low-cost electricity setups and secure wallets to maximize efficiency and profitability. Bitcoin is rapidly gaining legitimacy, and you couldn’t be blamed for wanting to peek behind the curtain to see how it’s made. Throughout 2024 and into 2025, you've seen a whirlwind of institutional investment from companies like Strategy, which continues to aggressively accumulate Bitcoin (BTC), and Metaplanet, Japan’s listed company that recently adopted BTC as a treasury reserve asset.  Moreover, on the regulatory front, the return of a US President Donald Trump administration signals a friendlier stance toward crypto, with talk of rolling back SEC overreach and possibly supporting US-based mining.  Read more

Ripple has called on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish clearer standards for determining when a digital asset no longer qualifies as part of an investment contract. The company submitted a detailed letter to the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit on May 27, expanding on a question raised by Commissioner Hester […] The post Ripple challenges SEC’s decentralization focus, proposes network maturity standard appeared first on CryptoSlate.

From institutional inflows to the rising stablecoin economy, the top Bitcoin bulls of 2025 are calling for prices as high as $1.5 million. Do they know something we don’t? Top Bitcoin (BTC) bulls in 2025 have updated their price forecasts, and they range from a relatively cautious $130,000 to seven-figure moonshots. Familiar doubters like gold bug Peter Schiff and economist Nouriel Roubini continue to predict a catastrophic ending for the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Meanwhile, Bitcoin spent the year with record-breaking rallies behind renewed institutional uptake. It set a new all-time high of $111,970 on May 22 and has been trading near that level since, teasing investors with the possibility of a new ceiling. Read more

Stablecoins are one of the fastest-growing sectors in crypto and an increasingly popular tool for global payments, attracting interest from venture capital investments.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on new rules for stablecoin issuers and crypto custody providers. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has requested public feedback on proposed regulations for stablecoins and cryptocurrency custody. In a May 28 request for comment, the United Kingdom’s financial regulator announced that its regulatory proposals are “the latest milestone on the road to crypto regulation.” The draft rules are based on prior roundtables and industry feedback. David Geale, executive director of payments and digital finance at the FCA, said the agency aims to support innovation while ensuring market trust: The FCA also noted it will work with the UK’s central bank to regulate stablecoins. Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden said, “For those stablecoins that expect to operate at systemic scale, the Bank of England will publish a complementary consultation paper later this year.” Read more

Bitcoin holds near record highs after Cantor Fitzgerald’s BTC lending deal, with analysts eyeing $200K. Strategic U.S. support fuels the crypto rally. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Cantor Fitzgerald Deal Marks Start of “New Cycle,” Say Analysts – $200K Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Data shows unique NFT buyers surged by 50% in May, jumping to 936,000 from 622,000, signaling renewed demand. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) caught an uptick in sales in May after months of consistent decline throughout 2025.  Data from CryptoSlam shows that May’s NFT sales climbed to $430 million, up from $373 million in April, a 15% increase. It marks the first monthly sales increase this year, suggesting renewed interest in digital collectibles.  This follows a five-month decline in sales since volume peaked at over $900 million in December 2024. May also had the highest number of transactions in 2025, reaching 5.5 million, according to CryptoSlam.  Read more

Large SHIB holders pull back sharply as liquidity shrinks, but analysts say ecosystem growth and long-term token burn plans may offer upside potential.

SYN was the biggest loser, with its price tumbling by almost 15%.

Aave (AAVE) was also among the underperformers, declining 1.8% from Tuesday.

The malware spread like a worm and spawned malicious containers after infecting fresh devices.

SUI’s prevailing ascending channel and Fibonacci setup project $7.56 as the new record high target. Sui (SUI) is making a strong technical case for a 100% price rally in the coming weeks, helped further by a slew of optimistic updates, such as the recent Nasdaq ETF filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As of May 28, SUI has reclaimed the “Gooner EMA” as support on the weekly chart. Gooner EMA is a technical indicator created by trader NebraskanGooner that uses the 11- and 22-period exponential moving averages (EMA). When the price crosses above the EMA range, it often leads to further gains. Read more

xAI’s Grok could soon be accessible in Telegram and will offer chats, text editing, chat and document summaries, inbox agents, group chat moderation and more. Update (May 28, 11:12 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add X posts from Elon Musk and Pavel Durov regarding the deal. Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has “agreed in principle“ to integrate its AI chatbot Grok across Telegram, says the messaging platform’s CEO, Pavel Durov. Durov said in a May 28 X post that he and Musk agreed to a one-year partnership for Telegram to distribute Grok across Telegram and integrate it into its apps. Read more

The executives behind Metalayer Ventures have launched a $25 million venture fund with a focus on stablecoins and tokenization. Metalayer Ventures, a crypto-focused venture capital firm led by former executives from Chainlink and Two Sigma, has launched a $25 million fund to invest in early-stage blockchain projects with a focus on stablecoins, tokenization and cryptocurrency infrastructure.  Metalayer’s fund has already backed seven companies, the company disclosed to Cointelegraph on May 28. These include AnchorZero, a platform helping crypto founders use Roth IRAs for tax advantages, and Spark Capital, a new venture focused on stablecoin infrastructure. Other portfolio companies include Ethena, ClearToken, Crossover Markets, Station70 and Theo — an onchain trading infrastructure project that recently raised $20 million from 17 different VC firms. Read more