Hut 8 refinances Bitcoin-backed loan with $200M FalconX deal
The Bitcoin miner said the FalconX facility lowers its fixed interest rate to 7% and releases about 3,300 BTC from...
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Binance Launches Withdrawal Lock Feature to Block Forced Fund Transfers
Binance added Withdraw Protection to block on-chain withdrawals for one to seven days, targeting forced crypto transfers during in-person coercion....
Remittance Giant Western Union Ditches Legacy Rails for Its Own Stablecoin
Issued by Anchorage Digital, the Solana-based dollar-pegged stablecoin comes to revitalize the remittances and settlements processes at Western Union, which...
Tether Mints 5 Billion USDT in Two Weeks as Liquidity Signal Builds Alongside Bitcoin Rally
Tether has minted 5 billion USDT across Ethereum and Tron over the past two weeks, including a fresh 1 billion...
WTI and Brent Surge Following False Reports of US Warship Attack in Hormuz
The prices of the two most relevant oil benchmark futures shot up after reports indicated that a U.S. warship was...
South Korea crypto sector warns AML proposal goes too far: Report
Crypto industry body DAXA said the proposed rules could push suspicious transaction reports from South Korea’s five largest exchanges to...
Bitcoiners eye ‘sell in May,’ SBF’s bid for new trial shut down: Hodler’s Digest, April 26 – May 2
Bitcoin traders are split on whether the asset will hit $250,000 this year, a court rejects Sam Bankman-Fried’s motion for...
BTC price can ‘easily’ hit $95K: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin gained fresh bullish BTC price targets after hitting new three-month highs above $80,000.Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in...
GameStop makes $55.5B offer to buy eBay in surprise takeover bid
GameStop proposes a $55.5 billion cash-and-stock takeover of eBay, disclosing a 5% stake and says CEO Ryan Cohen would lead...
Capital B raises $1.3M from Adam Back for Bitcoin strategy
The Blockstream CEO subscribed to 10 million warrants as Capital B pushes ahead with its Bitcoin treasury strategy.Capital B raised...
US law firm attempts to block transfer of frozen ETH from Kelp exploit
Gerstein Harrow has filed similar cases in the past, arguing its clients have a claim to funds stolen by the...
Raoul Pal Backs Zcash as Bitcoin’s ‘Younger Sibling’ While ZEC Climbs 8%, Outpacing Altcoins
Zcash has surged past $400 for the first time since January, peaking at $424 on May 3. The rally marks...
Blackrock’s European Bitcoin ETP Surpasses $1.1 Billion in Assets With 14,200 BTC
Blackrock’s European iShares Bitcoin exchange-traded product has crossed $1.1 billion in assets under management just over a year after its...
$150 Million in Crypto Shorts Liquidated in 60 Minutes as Bitcoin Clears $80,000
Over $150 million in crypto short positions were wiped out in a single hour on May 4, 2026, as bitcoin’s...
Bitcoin Hits $80,000: Massive Short Squeeze and Institutional Buying Drive $96K Target
Bitcoin crossed $80,000 on May 4, 2026, snapping weeks of range-bound trading as institutional buying and a mass short liquidation...
