NEWS

June 10, 2025

3 Reasons the Bitcoin Price Is Stuck, Despite the Surge in Treasury Companies

Companies are raising billions to fill their coffers with bitcoin, so why hasn’t the price reflected the craze?

PODCASTS

Bits + Bips: Elon vs. Trump, Bitcoin Supply Shock Brewing, Circle’s Wild Valuation - Ep. 849

Episode #849 | June 11, 2025

Bits + Bips: Elon vs. Trump, Bitcoin Supply Shock Brewing, Circle’s Wild Valuation

Is Circle’s IPO overvalued? Is ETH quietly setting up for a breakout? The panel digs into IPO fever, Bitcoin momentum, and the explosive potential of the crypto market in Q3.

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Bitcoin

June 11, 2025

Bitcoin Core 30 Update to Raise Limit on Controversial OP_RETURN

Opponents of move say increased limit will slow network, while supporters point to potential for new use cases.

June 10, 2025

3 Reasons the Bitcoin Price Is Stuck, Despite the Surge in Treasury Companies

Companies are raising billions to fill their coffers with bitcoin, so why hasn’t the price reflected the craze?

June 10, 2025

Jeff Park on Why Owning 1 Bitcoin Is Young People’s American Dream

The global order is changing — and Bitwise’s Jeff Park says Bitcoin can help everyday investors weather these shifts, while stablecoins can help the U.S. government navigate them.

June 10, 2025

BlackRock’s IBIT Becomes Fastest-Ever ETF to Top $70B

BlackRock’s IBIT ETF hit $70 billion in record time, cementing its lead as the largest institutional Bitcoin holder.

Business

June 10, 2025

3 Reasons the Bitcoin Price Is Stuck, Despite the Surge in Treasury Companies

Companies are raising billions to fill their coffers with bitcoin, so why hasn’t the price reflected the craze?

June 10, 2025

Jeff Park on Why Owning 1 Bitcoin Is Young People’s American Dream

The global order is changing — and Bitwise’s Jeff Park says Bitcoin can help everyday investors weather these shifts, while stablecoins can help the U.S. government navigate them.

June 6, 2025

Could Stablecoins Threaten Emerging Markets? One IMF Official Says Yes

The fund’s deputy managing director says that the surge in digital dollars is handcuffing central banks still coming to grips with Trump’s erratic tariff policies.

June 6, 2025

Could Crypto Treasury Companies Create Systemic Risk for the Industry?

Publicly traded crypto treasury companies are popping up everywhere and trading at massive multiples. Why are so many industry experts concerned about a possible blowup down the line?

DeFi

June 6, 2025

Pump.fun’s $1 Billion ICO Has Caused Controversy. Can It Succeed?

Solana’s most viral app wants to raise $1 billion. But the crypto community isn’t completely sold on the pitch.

June 5, 2025

Circle, Issuer of the $61.5 Billion USDC, Raises $1.1 Billion in Landmark IPO

The company charted a bumpy course to reach the public markets, but its triumphant debut on the NYSE shows that the stablecoin era has arrived.

May 30, 2025

Midas Launches DeFi Composable Tokenized Treasury Product

Tokenized U.S. Treasury product based on BlackRock ETFs targets smaller investors than those who can access underlying funds.

May 30, 2025

Trader Loses $500K After Illiquid deUSD Market Triggers VWAP Spike

Big trades push token above $1 peg, triggering liquidation, a development that Chaos Labs founder says highlights weaknesses of oracles.

Ethereum

June 11, 2025

Ethereum UX Is ‘Weakest Link’ in Security, Foundation Says

Many users are simply unable to manage cryptographic keys, report says, highlighting concerns over economic centralization fostering collusion.

June 10, 2025

Staked ETH Hits All-Time High of $100B Onchain

Over $100 billion in ETH is now staked onchain, as rising prices and shrinking exchange balances point to growing long-term conviction.

June 5, 2025

Ethereum Foundation Unveils New Treasury Policy

Foundation’s latest move comes against backdrop of broader overhaul of Ethereum ecosystem streamlining.

June 4, 2025

Sonic Labs Opens S Token Airdrop to U.S. Residents

Sonic Labs opened its massive 190 million-token airdrop to U.S. users, marking a rare move in large-scale crypto distributions.

NFTs

February 27, 2025

How the Bybit Hack Reveals an Industry Still Striving for Transparency

Bybit happened to publish a proof of reserves the day before the $1.5 billion hack by North Korea. But the incomplete snapshot of the exchange’s finances lays bare why they don’t serve customers when disaster strikes.

January 21, 2025

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin’s NFT Choice Spurs Talk of ‘Wartime Mode’

Buterin’s acquisition and use of a Miladys NFT on his social media accounts X and Farcaster comes at a time when the Ethereum community has expressed a number of concerns about the network’s trajectory and leadership.

December 31, 2024

2024 Was Full of Fascinating Crypto News. Here Are Its Top Moments

From the groundbreaking success of the ETFs to Solana’s dominance and the Trump effect on Bitcoin, we look back at the stories and voices that defined 2024.

December 17, 2024

Pudgy Penguins See NFT Floor Price Drop Almost 50% After PENGU Launch

PENGU, the new token for Pudgy Penguins that rolled out on Solana, has a fully diluted valuation of $2.6 billion, making it the sixth largest memecoin.

Regulation

June 11, 2025

U.S. House Agriculture Committee Advances CLARITY Act

Crypto market structure bill progresses, with Financial Services Committee set to vote on it next.

June 10, 2025

DeFi Platforms Could Get ‘Innovation Exemption,’ SEC Chair Says

The SEC is considering an “innovation exemption” to ease rules for DeFi projects and protect developers from liability over how their code is used.

June 9, 2025

BiT Global Drops Lawsuit Against Coinbase Over wBTC Delisting

BiT Global dropped its billion-dollar lawsuit against Coinbase over the wBTC delisting, ending the dispute with no damages or further claims.

June 6, 2025

Could Stablecoins Threaten Emerging Markets? One IMF Official Says Yes

The fund’s deputy managing director says that the surge in digital dollars is handcuffing central banks still coming to grips with Trump’s erratic tariff policies.

Tech

June 11, 2025

Franklin Templeton Unveils Second-by-Second Yield on Benji

New feature allows accrual of yield on tokenized asset holdings timed to the second, asset manager says.

June 9, 2025

Alex Lab to Reimburse Users After $8.3M Exploit

Alex Lab pledged full reimbursement after an $8.3 million exploit on its Bitcoin DeFi protocol, marking its second major breach in just over a year.

June 2, 2025

BitMEX Rumbles Lazarus Hackers’ Security Lapses

Discovery of operational security blunders sees one of the North Korean hacker group’s IP addresses traced to China.

May 28, 2025

StarkWare Launches Mobile-Optimized ZK Prover

Firm says its new ZK prover operates free of need for centralized servers and performs up to 39 times faster than some earlier products.

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For Beginners

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Several WBTC alternatives have emerged to bring Bitcoin liquidity to DeFi ecosystems across the cryptoverse. Discover the most prominent ones in this guide.

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