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Ethereum faced significant headwinds in Q1 2025, from macroeconomic pressure and price underperformance to declining network fees and DeFi TVL. Yet amidst this turbulence, the network demonstrated resilience across its L2 ecosystem, staking infrastructure, and stablecoin economy. Key protocol upgrades like Pectra signal long-term investment in scalability and usability, even as near-term market sentiment remains cautious.

Hyperliquid Price Prediction explores $HYPE’s rally from April lows, climbing 300 % to a record $37 and delivering an $11B payday for airdrop recipients. Record open interest, fees, and TVL place the token in crypto’s top 12, sparking debate over matching Solana’s rise and entering the top five. The post Hyperliquid Rockets 300% to $37 ATH – Is a Solana-Style $250 Breakout Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

HeyMint is Alchemy’s second acquisition this month, joining the recently announced Solana ecosystem company Dexter Lab. Web3 developer platform Alchemy has acquired HeyMint, a California-based non-fungible token (NFT) launchpad, in a move designed to enhance the company’s smart wallet infrastructure.  The undisclosed funding deal will see HeyMint’s infrastructure embedded within Alchemy as it seeks to simplify user onboarding for Web3 applications, the company disclosed on May 23. HeyMint’s co-founder and chief technology officer, Flor Ronsmans De Vry, joins Alchemy as part of the deal.  While not a household name in crypto, HeyMint attracted more than 1 million users over its first two years of operations. It was the launchpad behind $38 million in NFT sales and supported the Web3 efforts of major brands, including The Sandbox, Universal Music Group and Ubisoft.  Read more

BTC price action becomes "driven by headlines" as US tariff war woes spark a retreat to near $107,000 — where will Bitcoin find support? Key points: Bitcoin joins risk assets in a knee-jerk reaction to the latest instalment of the US trade war, this time focused on the EU. BTC price action dives up to 4% before recovering with $110,000 now a resistance level. Read more

BTC dips from ATH, US banks Consider Stablecoin, HYPE leads L1s again! - FOMO HOUR EP364 BTC OI hits ATH, as it slips below $110k. BTC ETFs see biggest inflows in months. BTC long/short ratio at lowest level in 3 years. Major US banks consider jointly issuing stablecoin. Kraken to offer 50 tokenised stocks and ETFs. US domination in crypto will continue: Trump. Odds of BTC $150k+ in 2025 at 43%. Strategy to raise $2.1bn through stock issuance. Active DeFi loans at ATH, TVL nears pre-tariff levels. ‘Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act’ introduced by Waters. Wormhole brings DOGE natively to Solana. Cetus on SUI hacked for $234m. Crypto perps in US coming soon: CFTC. HYPE hits ATH on news, up 3x over last month. FOMO HOUR brings you the biggest daily news, updates and events from inside and outside of the crypto and macro spheres! Join hosts Farokh, Mando and Tyler as they cover some of the biggest topics at present with some of the biggest names in the ecosystem. Streaming live 5 days per week, Monday to Friday 10:00 AM E...

DeLorean will soon begin manufacturing its first car in more than 40 years—and motoring enthusiasts can now purchase build slots in NFT form.

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XRP's indicators are getting closer to an overbought position, so is the token about to fall hard soon? The post XRP Just Entered the Danger Zone — Here’s What Traders Are Watching Closely (XRP Price Prediction) appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Sui price has fallen by 7% in the past 24 hours, but could the network's quick reaction to yesterday's Cetus hack actually help boost it? The post Sui Just Survived a $220M Attack — Could This Show of Strength Lead to a Surprise Rally? (Sui Price Prediction) appeared first on Cryptonews.

Blockchain's rigidity limits Web3. Web3's scalability and future lie beyond traditional blockchains. Expect a shift toward flexible, verifiable systems prioritizing efficiency over rigid total ordering Opinion by: Grigore Roșu, founder and chief executive officer of Pi Squared For some, the audacity of questioning the primacy of blockchain in Web3 is borderline heretical. The idea that decentralization and progress could exist without blockchains seems absurd to those who built careers around Bitcoin, Ethereum, and their descendants. Given blockchain's well-documented scaling limits, however, there is an argument to be made that Web3 doesn't actually need blockchains to thrive. Instead, it requires payment systems and verifiable settlement systems that are super fast. Blockchains are just one way to achieve that, not the only way. While blockchain solved the double-spending problem, it introduced its own architectural burden: the rigid fixation on total ordering, dictating that every transaction must wait its...

Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE, surged to a new record high following a significant increase in trading activity and open interest on the platform. This momentum mirrors the broader market upswing driven by Bitcoin’s latest price milestone and coincides with Hyperliquid’s public response to regulatory discussions with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Hyperliquid’s open […] The post Hyperliquid’s HYPE token soars to new ATH amid trading surge and CFTC collaboration appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The controversial Trump memecoin dinner saw a number of crypto entrepreneurs, as well as sports stars and even anonymous influencers. The top 220 holders of US President Donald Trump’s memecoin met yesterday at the president’s golf course in Virginia for an exclusive dinner and purported meet-and-greet. Attendees spent a grand total of $148 million for an “ultra-exclusive VIP reception with the president,” which crypto industry advocates and critics alike saw as a potential opportunity to discuss crypto policy with the president.  The crowd contained a number of foreign crypto executives and influencers who otherwise would not have access to the US president, raising questions around corruption and foreign influence.  Read more

Ether price eyes a 56% rally to $4,000 as it confirms a classic bullish pattern amid increasing network activity. Key takeaways: Ethereum is forming a bull flag on the daily chart, with a potential breakout to $4,000. If Ethereum’s network activity and total value locked continue to grow, ETH price may see further gains. Read more

Following a legal victory, the Singapore-based firm added 24.5 BTC and reaffirmed its goal of holding 1,000 Bitcoin. The post Genius Group Resumes Bitcoin Accumulation After U.S. Court Lifts Treasury Ban appeared first on Cryptonews.

The US Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint to claim over $24 million in cryptocurrency tied to Qakbot malware developer Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize more than $24 million in cryptocurrency from Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, a Russian national accused of developing the Qakbot malware. According to a May 22 announcement, the DOJ unsealed charges against the 48-year-old Moscovite with a federal indictment. Gallyamov is allegedly the malware developer behind the Qakbot botnet. “Today’s announcement of the Justice Department’s latest actions to counter the Qakbot malware scheme sends a clear message to the cybercrime community,” said Matthew Galeotti, head of the DOJ’s criminal division. Read more

Crypto derivatives wiped out more than $551 million in positions over the past 24 hours, according to Coinglass, with nearly 72 percent of the losses hitting long traders.The shake-out forced 162,994 traders out of their positions. The largest single hit was a $9.53 million BTC-USDT swap order on OKX. Longs accounted for about $395.5 million of the […] The post Over $550 million liquidated as Bitcoin whipsaws back to $110k appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Changpeng Zhao, founder and former CEO of Binance, has pushed back against a recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article that claims he is acting as a “fixer” for World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi venture linked to the Donald Trump family. The WSJ report alleged that Zhao facilitated international introductions for WLFI, including engagements in […] The post Binance’s Changpeng Zhao rebuffs WSJ ‘fixer’ role assertion for Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Curve Finance attackers used DNS hijacking to exploit its front end, redirecting users to a fake site and draining wallets. On May 12, 2025, at 20:55 UTC, hackers hijacked the “.fi” domain name system (DNS) of Curve Finance after managing to access the registrar. They began sending its users to a malicious website, attempting to drain their wallets. This was the second attack on Curve Finance’s infrastructure in a week. Users were directed to a website that was a non-functional decoy, designed only to trick users into providing wallet signatures. The hack hadn’t breached the protocol’s smart contracts and was limited to the DNS layer. Read more

Bitcoin wavered after the president threatened to impose new levies. Altcoins fell further.

[PRESS RELEASE – Abu Dhabi, UAE, May 23rd, 2025] The Venom Foundation has successfully completed a closed‑network stress test of its next‑generation protocol, which is capable of completing 150,000 transactions per second (TPS) and finalizing all transfers in under three seconds. The implementation of this upgrade is set to occur in Q3 2025 and make Venom […]