DOJ charges Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo over alleged $1.2M Polymarket gains tied to confidential Google data. The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo in an alleged Polymarket insider trading case. Prosecutors said he used confidential Google information to place market bets and gain more than $1.2 million. DOJ Files Charges
Bitcoin traded near $73,700 on May 31 as traders watched whether the market could defend short-term support while analysts debated a possible rebound and a deeper cycle low later in 2026. Summary Bitcoin trades near $73.7K as traders watch $71.4K support and $78.2K resistance. A TD Sequential buy signal points to a possible rebound toward
Attackers drained roughly $292 million from KelpDAO’s bridge this month, then used the released tokens as collateral on lending protocols that were never originally hacked. The result is a textbook example of how one failure can spread through DeFi — and why that matters as more tokenised assets move into wider markets. On April 18,
XRP traded near $1.33 on May 31 as traders watched whether fresh exchange outflows, ETF demand and a key chart support area could help the token recover from recent weakness. Summary XRP saw 25.24 million coins leave exchanges after the year’s largest inflow signaled capitulation selling. ETF flows added $131.94 million this month, keeping institutional
Crypto-backed political committees just spent more than $9M to reshape Texas politics in a single primary cycle, and they won nearly every race they touched. The most striking result: Houston Democrat Rep. Al Green, a 19-term incumbent and vocal crypto critic, was defeated in the Texas Primary Runoffs by fellow Democrat Christian Menefee after Fairshake
Robert Kiyosaki has urged investors to rely on education and careful thinking as Bitcoin faces another price correction. Summary Robert Kiyosaki warned investors not to follow market hype blindly during Bitcoin’s latest correction. He said education remains the key asset, even when buying Bitcoin, gold or silver. Bitcoin’s weak chart setup keeps traders cautious as
A $1.26 billion block sale of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) this week might have been driven by a large investor seeking a rapid exit from bitcoin exposure rather than the unwinding of a common hedge-fund trading strategy. That’s according to an analysis published by crypto investment firm NYDIG. The transaction took place on May
BNB traded near $733 on May 31 after a strong daily breakout placed the $800 to $820 zone back on traders’ radar. Summary BNB broke above the $700 neckline, reclaiming the 200-day EMA as bullish momentum improved. MACD crossed bullish while analysts watched $800–$820 as the next major resistance zone this week. Binance’s June 1
A fresh Bitcoin debate has broken out on X after Mr.Hodl linked Roger Ver’s old censorship criticism with new complaints from GrassFedBitcoin about BIP-110 discussion channels. Summary Mr.Hodl linked Roger Ver and GrassFedBitcoin as Bitcoin’s BIP-110 moderation dispute moved back online again. Adam Back rejected censorship claims, saying BIP-110 was ignored because critics already debated
An unknown actor broadcast a Bitcoin transaction Thursday evening embedding the full text of the U.S. Constitution onto the blockchain — permanently and without the possibility of removal. The transaction, confirmed at 8:25 p.m. UTC on May 28, cost 113,454 satoshis, or about $83.41 in fees, and was processed by mining pool SpiderPool just 14
