Tom Lee’s Bitmine has staked about $508 million worth of Ethereum in a recent move tracked by Arkham. Summary Bitmine recently staked about $508 million worth of ETH, according to Arkham on-chain data. Bitmine’s Ethereum holdings crossed 5 million ETH, placing it among the largest institutional holders. More than 4 million Bitmine ETH is staked,
Gemini wins CFTC clearing license, enabling futures, options, and prediction markets while boosting its regulated crypto expansion plans. Gemini has secured a major U.S. regulatory approval. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) granted the cryptocurrency exchange a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) license. The license will let Gemini clear regulated derivatives. So, it can now move
South Korea’s Seoul Administrative Court has granted Bithumb a temporary reprieve from a six-month suspension, allowing the exchange to continue operating while the case proceeds. Summary Seoul Administrative Court has paused Bithumb’s six-month suspension, allowing operations to continue until a final ruling. Regulators imposed a 36.8 billion won fine after identifying about 6.65 million cases
Crypto wallet startup Oobit has introduced a Visa-backed virtual card that allows AI agents to execute payments in USDT without human input. Summary Oobit has launched Visa-backed Agent Cards that allow AI agents to make payments in USDT directly from Tether’s treasury without fiat conversion. The cards are limited to approved businesses, with spend controls
The market has largely remained in a higher timeframe downtrend despite lower timeframe moves over the past couple of weeks being confined to a narrow range between $65,000–$70,000 before a breakdown. This is the same pattern that has been repeated since October, when we registered the Bitcoin All-Time High (ATH) before the sharp sell off
The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution banning senators and Senate staff from using prediction markets. Summary Senate approved a rule banning members and staff from using prediction markets, with the change taking effect immediately. Lawmakers cited risks of insider information misuse, with Senator Bernie Moreno saying the ban protects public trust. According to Senate
Seattle, Washington–(Newsfile Corp. – Could 1, 2026) – Lithosphere has deployed a full-stack improvement setting designed to help the end-to-end creation of AI-native decentralized functions. The setting integrates tooling, testing frameworks, and execution layers right into a unified system, enabling builders to construct, validate, and deploy clever functions inside a constant infrastructure. Unified improvement
The bond market just delivered a body blow to risk assets. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield crossed 5% early Thursday, a level tested only twice in the past two decades, and BTC USD is already feeling it, sliding to $76,400, down roughly -2% in 24 hours. The question now is whether this is a brief
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed on April 29 that the United States has seized almost $500 million in Iranian crypto assets under Operation Economic Fury, including a $344 million Tether freeze on two Tron addresses, while saying Iran’s currency has fallen 60 to 70% against the dollar and the country is in the middle of
A U.S. Senate that’s struggled to move crypto market structure legislation moved like lightning on Thursday to ban themselves from participating in prediction markets. Acting on a simple, 14-line resolution pushed by Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno, the Senate agreed unanimously to put a restriction between members and the increasingly popular, controversial betting platforms that
