Pakistan's regulatory shift could foster innovation and transparency in the virtual asset sector, potentially boosting economic growth and financial inclusion.
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The issuer plans to buy 20,000 shares from the trust at $25 per share as an initial seed creation basket to buy HYPE prior to the listing.
Portland's strong defense and strategic plays position them as formidable playoff contenders.
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East Asia's nuclear power revival could reshape energy markets amid rising electric vehicle demand and geopolitical tensions.
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The partnership could shorten settlement cycles from the typical two-day window to near real-time, the firms said.
The race for the next Federal Reserve chair is getting interesting, and according to Lark Davis, Kevin Warsh might be unlike any central banker seen before. Warsh, nominated by Donald Trump to replace Jerome Powell, has disclosed a net worth between $131 million and $209 million. His 69-page filing reads more like a Silicon Valley …
After losing 63% of its value over several tough months and challenging investor confidence, XRP made a strong comeback in April. XRP’s recovery is driven by new privacy features for institutions, major retail adoption in Asia, and renewed interest in exchange-traded funds. Cryptorank data shows XRP is on track for its first positive monthly close since September […]
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Societe Generale's digital asset unit added its MiCA compliant USD stablecoin to MetaMask for fiat on- and off-ramps and trading.
During the last bull market, in what is popularly known as the Solana meme coin season, a number of new cryptocurrencies made their way to the forefront. These digital assets had gone from market caps in the tens of millions to cross the billion-dollar market cap, sometimes in only a matter of months. Due to their rapid growth rate, these meme coins have quickly garnered a wide holder base. However, as the bear market has rolled around, these billion-dollar meme coins have crashed by a large margin, completely eliminating the majority of their gains. POPCAT Meme Coin Goes From $2 Billion To Below $50 Million POPCAT is one of the most recognizable names to come out of the Solana meme coin season, but its growth trajectory is even more interesting. When the meme coin’s price crossed $1 back in 2024, it actually became the first cat-themed meme coin to officially cross this major milestone. Related Reading: Bitcoin Flashes ‘Dangerous’ Macro Fractal – What To Expect For Price The total growth from less than $1 million to over $2 billion happened in less than one year, showing one of the most impressive meme coin rallies in history. Even more interesting is the fact that the meme coin did not stop there, eventually reaching $2 billion before reaching a top. However, since the initial decline, which began back in November 2024, the price has now crashed by more than 97%. It has gone from $2.05 per coin at the peak, with the meme coin’s market cap dropping below $50 million as it is currently trading at $0.05 at the time of writing. This categorizes it as one of the worst crashes that has plagued a previously top meme coin. Cats In A Dogs World (MEW) Drops Rapidly Unlike POPCAT, Cats in a Dogs World (MEW) had made its entrance to the meme coin market ‘fully formed.’ The meme coin had burst into the scene with its market cap already trading above $100 million, earning it allegations that it was a ‘cabal coin.’ Related Reading: Bitcoin 23 Bar Theory: What Happens To The BTC Price If The Bottom Is In? Nevertheless, the meme coin had continued to move upward, eventually topping just above $1.2 billion. This was before the bear market hit, and the price began to fall again in November of 2024. Since then, the price has fallen by more than 95%, with its market cap now sitting at a mere $50 million. Peanut The Squirrel (PNUT) Meme Coin Disappoints Investors Peanut The Squirrel (PNUT) is a meme coin named after an Eastern gray squirrel which went viral after its dead in 2024. The death of the squirrel had led to public outcry after it was put down by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and the meme coin was born not long after. Related Reading: Why XRP Price Is About To Stage The Breakout Of The Decade Following its launch, the meme coin quickly gained prominence, gaining support from the Binance crypto exchange and quickly getting listed. As a result, it was able to cross $1 billion market cap in less than one month, becoming the fastest on this list to reach the milestone. Just like its growth trajectory was fastest, the PNUT meme coin has suffered the most in terms of losses. According to data from the Coingecko website, the coin is down more than 98% since November 2024 and is now sitting at a $40 million market cap. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
Ripple has announced a strategic partnership with Kyobo Life Insurance to pioneer institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure in South Korea. The collaboration will deploy Ripple Custody to enable secure, compliant on-chain settlement of tokenized government bonds and explore tokenized Treasury workflows within a regulated environment. By replacing manual, fragmented processes with real-time, transparent execution, the initiative aims …
Cardano (ADA) is back in focus as price hovers near $0.243, a level that has historically triggered sharp moves, and the market isn’t ignoring it this time. While the broader crypto market attempts to stabilize, ADA price is testing a key support zone under pressure, with momentum still weak and participation lacking. The setup is …
Ripple, a blockchain-based payment solution, has partnered with Kyobo Life Insurance to explore tokenized government bond settlement using blockchain in South Korea. The partnerships aim to make bond settlement from two days to near real-time. Despite this big news, Ripple’s XRP remains near $1.35, showing no sign of a rally. Kyobo brings Korea’s First Tokenized …
Societe Generale-FORGE said MetaMask will add its MiCA-compliant USDCV stablecoin, extending distribution for one of Europe’s bank-backed digital dollars.
As the broader market gained strength and Bitcoin price tested $76,000, Ethereum price also surged above $2,400. The structure is also improving, and the momentum is slowly shifting in bullish favour. However, the price remains stuck below the key resistance, and the broader crypto market structure remains uncertain, preventing confirmation. Now the question arises whether …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its global growth to 3.1%, warning that the world economy could fall into a recession if the US-Iran war continues and oil prices surge through 2027. Bitcoin is currently trading around $74,000, down from its $126,000 peak. This IMF’s warning indicates a fragile macro setup that could weigh on …
Joe Mazzulla's Celtics championship win highlights the importance of resilience and mental toughness in sports.
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On-chain data shows the Ethereum versions of USDT and USDC, the two largest stablecoins, have seen their active addresses fall to the lowest level of 2026. USDC & USDT Active Addresses Have Fallen On The Ethereum Network In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Santiment has talked about the latest trend in the Daily Active Addresses for the Ethereum versions of USDT and USDC. This indicator measures the daily total number of addresses participating in some kind of transaction activity on the network. Related Reading: Bitcoin Whales Ramp Up Accumulation: Holdings Hit 2-Month High When the value of this metric goes up, it means more addresses are coming online on the blockchain every day. Such a trend implies user interest in the cryptocurrency is rising. On the other hand, the indicator observing a decline suggests holders of the asset are reducing their transaction activity as fewer of them are making moves on the network. Now, here is the chart shared by Santiment that shows the trend in this metric for USDT and USDC on the Ethereum blockchain over the last few months: As displayed in the above graph, both the top two stablecoins have seen a drawdown in the Daily Active Addresses, suggesting activity related to them has declined. More specifically, the metric has dropped to 202,300 for USDT and 109,300 for USDC. Both these values are the lowest that they have been since December. Stablecoins occupy a different spot in the sector than volatile assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum; investors use them when they want to stash their capital away from the volatility associated with the other cryptocurrencies. Because of this reason, stablecoins are often considered to represent the “dry powder” sitting on the sidelines in the digital asset sector. Whenever these tokens are on the move, it means investors are either stashing away capital or injecting it into the volatile side. Given that the Daily Active Addresses has plunged for the Ethereum blockchain version of USDT and USDC recently, it would appear that there isn’t much demand for stablecoin-related swaps right now. Interestingly, this trend has come alongside a recovery surge in Ethereum and other assets. As such, it’s possible that the volatility could soon ignite fresh activity in the space. As Santiment explained: With Bitcoin making good momentum today and pushing toward $75K, expect for traders’ buying power to pick up a bit as they look to take more chances. More volatility means more ‘dry powder’ being moved. Related Reading: Huge XRP Bull Market Ahead? Analyst Flags ‘Ultimate’ Buy Zone In related news, USDT has seen its market cap reverse course recently, as CryptoQuant community analyst Maartunn has highlighted in an X post. The trend in the 60-day market cap change for USDT | Source: @JA_Maartun on X From the chart, it’s apparent that the 60-day change in the USDT market cap was negative earlier, but it’s just now starting to make its way back into the positive territory. ETH Price At the time of writing, Ethereum is floating around $2,300, up 10% in the last seven days. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
The legislation stipulates that unclaimed crypto assets in customer accounts will be transferred to state custody in-kind.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the largest corporate holder of Ethereum, reported a net loss of $3.82 billion for the quarter ended February 28, 2026. The loss was largely driven by major fluctuations in the fair value of its digital asset holdings. During the same period, the company generated about $10 million in revenue from ETH staking …
Bittensor (TAO) dropped nearly 25% after Covenant AI made an exit, accusing co-founder Jacob Steeves of having too much control over governance. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe explained that the real damage came when Covenant’s founder dumped 37K TAO, triggering panic selling and liquidations. That triggered a deeper chain reaction: Validators lost stake = consensus …
It is the second long-term social-engineering attack this month, after the $280 million exploit of the Drift Protocol.
Tat Thang, a partner at the prediction platform Polymarket, suggests X is building a Web3 equivalent of the Chinese WeChat Pay citing its recent moves to scrub crypto bots.
Elastic Security Labs says a multi-step social engineering scam is aimed at those in crypto and finance, using a community plugin feature on a note-taking app to spread malicious device-controlling software.
The largest corporate ether holder posted a $3.8 billion quarterly loss as its pivot from mining to ETH accumulation continues.
A proposal has been updated on Bitcoin's official repository, calling for freezing of quantum-vulnerable coins.
Chainlink price initially crashed hard in the past few days, sliding from $9.30 to $8.70, following heavy selling pressure. The downturn wiped out weak hands, and as the market sentiment turned bullish, the LINK Marines are back in action. Currently, the LINK price is not just consolidating but is cooling. The popular DeFi token is …
Apple told Cointelegraph that the fake Ledger Live app was removed and that the developer was terminated from its app store.
Crypto Valley raised $728 million across 31 deals in 2025, outpacing global blockchain funding growth as a $400 million TON deal lifted totals.
Pi Network is all set to make headlines again t as its founder prepares for an appearance that could shift sentiment around the project. The Pi Core Team confirmed that co-founder Chengdiao Fan will speak at Consensus Miami 2026 on May 6. Her session will focus on how Pi’s ecosystem fits into the AI era, …
Non-profit group Presidio Bitcoin has released a technical report examining the growing quantum computing risk to the Bitcoin network. The document looks at where quantum capabilities stand today, how much of BTC’s value could be exposed, what mitigations are already feasible, and how the wider ecosystem might coordinate a software update and migration. Why Upgrades Are Harder In A Decentralized System Presidio Bitcoin begins from a simple point: Bitcoin is software, and that is both its power and its weakness. Because it is built as a system of code, Bitcoin is relatively easy to move, verify, and hold. At the same time, it inherits digital risks that come with relying on cryptography. One of the most important of those risks has been discussed since Bitcoin’s early days—cryptographically relevant quantum computers, often shortened to CRQCs. Related Reading: XRP Could Face Big Moves Based On CLARITY Act Outcomes – 3 Key Price Scenarios In theory, a CRQC could break the elliptic curve cryptography that underpins Bitcoin by enabling the derivation of private keys from public keys. The report emphasizes that this would primarily enable quantum-enabled theft of coins tied to exposed public keys. The report argues that Bitcoin’s mitigation toolkit is broad and technically achievable today, but the path is less straightforward than it is for more centralized systems. In centralized environments, coordination can be directed more easily. With Bitcoin, coordinating upgrades across developers, users, wallets, custodians, and infrastructure is inherently more complex. There is also the risk of making changes too early, too quickly, or in a way that creates new vulnerabilities. Presidio also notes that post-quantum schemes come with meaningful trade-offs, not just technical but practical ones for the ecosystem. 6.5 Million Bitcoin Could Be At Risk At the center of the vulnerability is Shor’s algorithm. Presidio explains that if a sufficiently powerful quantum computer exists, it could execute Shor’s algorithm to derive private keys from exposed public keys. The report provides a stark quantitative estimate of what that could mean. If a cryptographically relevant quantum computer existed today, approximately 6.5 million BTC— one-third of the total supply—would be immediately vulnerable to theft. More than two-thirds of that exposure—about 4.5 million Bitcoin—comes from address reuse. Much of the reuse, the report says, is concentrated among a small group of large custodians that use the practice for simplicity. While that concentration increases the risk profile, Presidio also points out that this portion is reducible without any protocol change. The mitigation is straightforward in concept: rotate to fresh addresses. The remaining structural exposure is different in nature. Presidio estimates 1.72 million BTC sits in legacy pay-to-pubkey (P2PK) outputs, and the report notes that most of those are presumed lost. It also distinguishes another category: addresses that have never been spent and where only a hash of the public key is visible on-chain are not vulnerable at rest under current understanding. The Uncertain Clock For CRQCs A major part of the report is the uncertainty around timing. Presidio stresses that the timeline for CRQCs remains uncertain, with expert surveys placing the probability of cryptographically relevant machines emerging between 2030 and 2035 at about 50%. Even so, Presidio outlines a concrete strategy for Bitcoin network’s path forward. It involves deploying post-quantum signature schemes via a soft fork, rather than a disruptive hard change. Related Reading: Three-Way Bitcoin Outlook Tied To US–Iran War—Which Case Is Most Realistic? Activation is where timing matters most. Presidio says the Bitcoin ecosystem will likely complete the post-quantum signature activation well before a CRQC threat materializes. However, Chaincode’s playbook—referenced in the report—places activation around month 6–7 if it does not happen earlier. After activation, migration would follow. Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com