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Trump memecoin surges 50% as President to hold dinner with top global TRUMP token investors

Trump memecoin surges 50% as President to hold dinner with top global TRUMP token investors

President Donald Trump will host a private dinner on May 22, for holders of the $TRUMP memecoin, with the invitation extended to the top 220 wallets by average balance during a designated three-week period. The event, to be held at the Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C., is marketed by Fight Fight Fight LLC, […]

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SEC cracks down on new 8M crypto fraud as it drops case against Hex’s Richard Heart

SEC cracks down on new $198M crypto fraud as it drops case against Hex’s Richard Heart

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fresh charges against a crypto scam operator, even as it closed one of its most controversial cases. This marks the SEC’s first major enforcement update under the newly appointed SEC Chair Paul Atkins.  The juxtaposition of cases, aggressive prosecution in one and total dismissal in another,

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Peter Schiff’s Bitcoin Bond Secret: The Gold Bug Caught Holding ‘Digital Gold’

Peter Schiff’s Bitcoin Bond Secret: The Gold Bug Caught Holding ‘Digital Gold’

Bitcoin Magazine Peter Schiff’s Bitcoin Bond Secret: The Gold Bug Caught Holding ‘Digital Gold’ Peter Schiff has built a career on deriding Bitcoin. The outspoken gold evangelist and fund manager famously scoffed in 2019, “Keep dreaming. Bitcoin is never going to hit $100,000!”1. To Schiff, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has long been nothing but “digital

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Crypto giants Circle and Coinbase reportedly eye US banking licenses amid regulatory thaw

Crypto giants Circle and Coinbase reportedly eye US banking licenses amid regulatory thaw

A growing number of leading crypto firms, including Circle, Coinbase, BitGo, and Paxos, are reportedly preparing to apply for banking licenses in the United States. According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, the firms are leveraging a wave of pro-crypto sentiment in Washington to advance their long-term plans. The report noted that each

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Ethereum Foundation pivots focus to L1 scaling, frees Vitalik Buterin for research innovation

Ethereum Foundation pivots focus to L1 scaling, frees Vitalik Buterin for research innovation

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is sharpening its focus on improving the Layer 1 network and enhancing the user experience through a series of upcoming protocol upgrades. On April 21, Tomasz Stańczak, the incoming co-director at EF, confirmed that the organization is shifting its research priorities. The new focus will center on Layer 1 performance, continued

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Base creator Jesse Pollak apologizes for sharing provocative GIF after latest backlash

Base creator Jesse Pollak apologizes for sharing provocative GIF after latest backlash

Jesse Pollak, the creator of Coinbase-backed Base, an Ethereum layer 2 network, conceded he made a “mistake” by sharing a GIF containing controversial words in an X post. Pollak had shared a GIF that played on the tagline of Base: Base is for everyone. It featured a rotating sequence of terms under the phrase “Base

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Investors pull 5 million from crypto ETPs, XRP continues to buck trend with inflows

Investors pull $795 million from crypto ETPs, XRP continues to buck trend with inflows

The digital asset market faced another challenging week, with $795 million in outflows recorded across crypto investment products, according to CoinShares‘ latest weekly report. This marks the third consecutive week of declines, underlining growing caution among investors navigating global economic headwinds. The ongoing streak of negative sentiment has pushed total outflows since early February to $7.2 billion.

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The 14 Types Of People You’ll Definitely See At Bitcoin 2025

The 14 Types Of People You’ll Definitely See At Bitcoin 2025

Loud. Friendly. Huggy. The Bitcoin Bro is your hype man for hyperbitcoinization. He doesn’t know what “joules per terahash” means, but he’s onboard for the vibes and will yell “Buy the dip!” during your panel Q&A. They party hard, orange-pill harder, and are basically Bitcoin’s version of a frat brother with a bull market pump

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Human Rights Foundation launches Bitcoin Alliance to aid global civil liberties

Human Rights Foundation launches Bitcoin Alliance to aid global civil liberties

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) launched the Bitcoin Humanitarian Alliance on April 10, forming a coalition of activists, humanitarian organizations, and pro-democracy movements leveraging Bitcoin (BTC) to support civil liberties and deliver aid in financially repressive environments. The initiative brings together frontline groups operating in jurisdictions where financial systems are routinely weaponized to block dissent,

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Crypto attorney sues US authorities to reveal Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity

Crypto attorney sues US authorities to reveal Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity

James Murphy, a prominent crypto attorney widely recognized as MetaLawMan, has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The April 7 legal action aims to uncover what the government may know about the identity of Bitcoin’s elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. DHS claimed to have interviewed Bitcoin

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