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Binance founder CZ says bitcoin could hit $500,000 to $1 million this cycle

Binance founder CZ says bitcoin could hit $500,000 to $1 million this cycle

Bitcoin and the broader crypto market are headed for a sharp uptrend, according to Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao.Bitcoin could climb to anywhere between $500,000 and $1 million this cycle, and the total crypto market capitalization could touch $5 trillion by the end of this year…

VanEck becomes first asset manager to file for BNB ETF in the US

VanEck becomes first asset manager to file for BNB ETF in the US

U.S. asset manager VanEck has submitted an S-1 document to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a spot BNB exchange-traded fund as the race for altcoin ETFs continues to heat up under new SEC leadership.VanEck is the first asset manager to file for a BNB ETF. 21Shares manages the 21Shares…

Strategy and its corporate copycats could add $330 billion to Bitcoin treasuries in next five years: Bernstein

Strategy and its corporate copycats could add $330 billion to Bitcoin treasuries in next five years: Bernstein

Publicly listed companies worldwide could allocate up to $330 billion to bitcoin treasuries over the next five years, according to a research note from Bernstein. The projection follows growing institutional adoption and the success of bitcoin-heavy corporate treasuries like Strategy, formerly known…

DeFi Development Corp to acquire SOL validator business for $3.5 million

DeFi Development Corp to acquire SOL validator business for $3.5 million

Real-estate software firm and SOL accumulator DeFi Development Corporation has agreed to acquire a Solana validator business for a purchase price of $3.5 million. The acquisition will be financed via a $3 million restricted stock offering as well as $500,000 in cash. The SOL validator business held …

House Republicans release discussion draft of a bill to regulate the crypto industry at large

House Republicans release discussion draft of a bill to regulate the crypto industry at large

House Republicans unveiled a discussion draft of a bill to regulate the digital asset industry, expanding on work done over the years. Top Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee — Reps. French Hill and Bryan Steil — along with their counterparts on the House Agriculture Committee — Re…

US spot bitcoin ETFs see $1.8 billion in weekly inflows, extending positive streak

US spot bitcoin ETFs see $1.8 billion in weekly inflows, extending positive streak

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds reported $1.81 billion in net inflows last week, extending their streak of positive weekly inflows to three consecutive weeks.SoSoValue data shows that the spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. recorded their third consecutive weekly inflow for the week ending May 2, …

AdTech firm Thumzup seeks $200 million to 100x size of bitcoin treasury

AdTech firm Thumzup seeks $200 million to 100x size of bitcoin treasury

AdTech company Thumzup Media Corporation is seeking to bolster the size of its bitcoin treasury by a factor of over 100, a new SEC filing shows. Thumzup, which currently holds about $1.8 million worth of bitcoin, is offering $200 million in stock, warrants, and other units to investors to boost the …

The Blockchain Association urges the SEC to take a ‘flexible approach’ to crypto regulation

The Blockchain Association urges the SEC to take a ‘flexible approach’ to crypto regulation

The Blockchain Association urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to take an "incremental, flexible approach" to regulating cryptocurrency as the agency charts a new course. The advocacy group, which has members including Coinbase, Uniswap Labs and Ripple, sent a letter in a response on F…

FCA seeks fresh feedback on crypto rules, says clear regulation will support growth in the sector ahead of planned 2026 rollout

FCA seeks fresh feedback on crypto rules, says clear regulation will support growth in the sector ahead of planned 2026 rollout

The Financial Conduct Authority, the UK's financial regulator, is seeking views on certain crypto activities in the latest discussion paper under its crypto roadmap. Specifically, the FCA is soliciting feedback from individuals, firms, industry groups, policymakers, academics and think tanks on the …

Aptos Labs CEO on how AI agents will work with tokenized assets

Aptos Labs CEO on how AI agents will work with tokenized assets

Amid the charade of crypto-AI booths, panels and pitches at Token2049, I sat down with Aptos Labs CEO Avery Ching to find out if any of it was more than just smoke and mirrors.Ching suggested the real value lies in enabling AI agents to interact with blockchain-based assets — both crypto-native asse…

US GDP contraction and flat inflation reignite hopes of dovish Fed tilt that could benefit bitcoin, analysts say

US GDP contraction and flat inflation reignite hopes of dovish Fed tilt that could benefit bitcoin, analysts say

Following this week's macro data releases and BTC's jump over $97,000, analysts believe looser monetary policies in the United States will potentially benefit bitcoin more than equities.U.S. GDP shrank for the first time in three years while Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price (PCE) printed…

The State of Multichain Development: Benchmarking Across Ecosystems

The State of Multichain Development: Benchmarking Across Ecosystems

Below is a summarized version of The Block Research's The State of Multichain Development: Benchmarking Across Ecosystems report. The full PDF version of this report is accessible here.The blockchain ecosystem is evolving beyond single-chain dominance toward a multichain future where specialized net…