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🚨 The SEC delays the decision to allow in-kind redemptions for BlackRock's #Bitcoin ETF, seeking public feedback on the proposal.

🔥Tether bought 4,812 #Bitcoin worth $459M for Twenty One Capital.

🇨🇦 Coinbase invests in Canadian stablecoin issuer Stablecorp to expand access to tokenized Canadian dollars.

⚡️ SAYLOR: “It’s time to end the war on crypto.”

🚨 eToro prices its Nasdaq IPO debut at $52 per share to raise $620M.

🇫🇷 French crypto exchange CEO’s daughter fights off brazen kidnappers in Paris.

🇰🇷 All major South Korean presidential candidates back spot Bitcoin ETFs & institutional crypto investment, says Ki Young Ju.

🇬🇧 London Stock Exchange-listed Vinanz secures $2M from global investor to expand Bitcoin assets, with plans for future dual listing on Nasdaq.

🇺🇸 TRUMP: "We're leading China in crypto."

🇺🇸 TRUMP: "I'm a big crypto fan."

🔥Ethereum Foundation launches “Trillion Dollar Security” to make wallets, smart contracts & UX safer, paving the way for trillions in onchain assets.

🚨 JPMorgan settles its first transaction on a public blockchain using Chainlink and Ondo to move tokenized treasuries beyond its private network.

🔥 $1T UBS Asia client funds are shifting from USD to gold, Bitcoin and crypto amid US-China tensions.

🇺🇸 CFTC’s Summer Mersinger resigns to lead crypto lobbying group Blockchain Association as CEO starting June 2.

🇺🇸 Speaker Mike Johnson supports a ban on Congress members trading stocks.

🔥 Coinbase CEO declares that “crypto is here to stay, it’s going to be a part of everybody’s 401k.”

🔥 100,000 $BTC has been moved off exchanges in the past 3 weeks.

🇺🇸 DOJ indicts Sinaloa cartel leaders as blockchain firms trace millions in crypto tied to global fentanyl trafficking and laundering.

🔥 Bitwise CIO says Bitcoin is king, but history shows crypto diversification can outperform.

🇦🇪 Ripple held talks with UAE officials to explore digital payment infrastructure and boost financial innovation.

🇺🇸 A Trump memecoin trader says he and four friends secured dinner with President Trump for around $1,200 each after using a custom script to track the leaderboard of top holders.

⚡️Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey says, “small businesses can be their own bank” with #Bitcoin.

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⚡️ BIG: Steak N Shake will officially accept #Bitcoin starting tomorrow.

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🚨Tether introduces QVAC, its new AI development platform for privacy-focused applications that run on local devices without dependence on centralized services.

🔥 Bitmex co-founder Arthur Hayes says, “The effects on foreign asset ownership will drive $BTC to $1 million and beyond by 2028.”

🇺🇸 House Democrats demand US Treasury reports on Trump's crypto ventures, citing concerns about potential misuse of political fundraising and foreign influence-seeking.

⚡️ Bernstein analysts point out Ethereum's recent price rally is driven by the growth in stablecoin and tokenization adoption, Layer 2 institutionalization and unwinding of ETH short positions.

⚡️Sui partners with 21Shares in strategic collaboration to expand global access and boost institutional interest in the Sui ecosystem.

🇺🇦 Ukraine is preparing to create a national #Bitcoin reserve as its MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak says work on draft legislation is underway, with plans to submit the bill soon.

🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Around 3,070 $BTC and 23,710 $ETH were bought on May 14.

🔥 Bitwise CIO says, “Our prediction is that Bitcoin is going to eclipse $200,000 by the end of the year.”

🔥 Nasdaq-listed blockchain firm BTCS to raise $57.8 million to buy #Ethereum as part of its digital asset and validator node operations strategy.

🇧🇭 Abraaj becomes the first public company in the Middle East to adopt a Bitcoin treasury strategy.

🔥Mastercard teams up with MoonPay to launch global stablecoin cards, enabling crypto payments at 150M merchants worldwide.

🚨 Coinbase says cybercriminals bribed overseas support agents to access customer data used in targeted social engineering attacks.

🇺🇸 US Core PPI drops to 2.4%, lower than expectations.

🔥 $BTC dominance dips from 64.4% to 61.6%, while $ETH rises to 9.75% (+3%) and alts climb to 22.35% (+2%).

🔥 Metamask co-founder confirms native $SOL support is coming this May.

🇨🇳 Chinese garment and logistics firm Addentax (NASDAQ: ATXG), is in talks to acquire up to $800M in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by issuing new shares.

🇦🇪 The President of the UAE told Donald Trump that the relationship between their countries has taken a significant leap forward since he took office.

🚨 Michael Saylor said "sell a tooth if you must, but keep the Bitcoin."

🚨 FTX Recovery Trust will distribute over $5 billion to creditors in its second round of payouts on May 30, 2025.

🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala, reported holding 8,726,972 shares of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF ($IBIT) worth $408.5 million.

⚡️ Steak N Shake will officially accept #Bitcoin starting tomorrow.

🇧🇷 Méliuz shareholders have approved Méliuz’s plan to transform in the first Bitcoin treasury company in Brazil.

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📈 NEW: Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer says #Bitcoin may be replacing gold again as $BTC breaks $100K, favoring a 4:1 gold-to-BTC allocation.

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🇺🇸The GENIUS Act has passed the motion to invoke cloture with a 66-32 vote.

🚨The DOJ is investigating Coinbase data breach, per Bloomberg.

⚡️Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says Senator Cynthia Lummis canceled their meeting without rescheduling.

🚨 Jim Cramer says he always favored gold and insurance against excessive government borrowing and now adds Bitcoin into the list.

⚡️ Circle is pursuing IPO plans while simultaneously in talks with Ripple and Coinbase about potential acquisition, per Fortune.

🇺🇸 The SEC has delayed decision on 21Shares, Bitwise, VanEck and Canary Capital spot #Solana ETF proposal.

📊 Ethereum's supply on exchanges has dropped below 4.9% for the first time in history, while Bitcoin's exchange supply is down to 7.1% the lowest since November 2018.

🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Around 6,270 $BTC and 5,490 $ETH were bought on May 19.

📊 Fidelity scoops up 1,790 $BTC worth $188M.

⚡️ Genesis sues DCG and Barry Silbert to claw back $3.3B, alleging fraud, insider enrichment, and concealed fund transfers before bankruptcy.

🔥 Binance files to dismiss FTX’s $1.76B lawsuit, calling claims frivolous and arguing U.S. courts lack jurisdiction.

🇪🇺 Kraken wins EU license via Cyprus deal, bringing regulated crypto derivatives trading to all 27 member states.

🔥 Robinhood submits SEC proposal to regulate tokenized real-world assets, aiming to bring Wall Street onchain and unlock a $30T market.

🚨 Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick says SEC 13F filings show rising exposure to Bitcoin via proxies like Strategy, supporting a $500K $BTC target by end-2028.

⚡️ Elon Musk says he is moving forward with his lawsuit against OpenAI.

🚨 Ethereum cofounder Jeffrey Wilcke sent $262M in $ETH to Kraken, per Arkham data.

🇦🇷 President Milei shuts down Argentina’s unit probing the $LIBRA crypto scandal.

📊 Jeffrey Wilcke appears to have withdrawn 105,737 $ETH from Kraken via 8 new wallets, just an hour after depositing the same amount, per Arkham data.

🔥 The top 85 companies collectively hold over 800,000 $BTC on their balance sheets.

⚡️ $1 Trillion asset manager Blackstone has revealed they own 23,094 shares of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF ($IBIT) as of March 31.

📈 Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer says #Bitcoin may be replacing gold again as $BTC breaks $100K, favoring a 4:1 gold-to-BTC allocation.

🇺🇸 Texas House advances Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill (SB 21) on second reading, moving it one step closer to becoming law.

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🚨 $BTC makes history with new record daily close.

🇺🇸 SEN. LUMMIS: “America must lead in digital assets.”

🚨 The SEC delays decision on 21Shares Core XRP Trust, Grayscale XRP Trust, and Grayscale Dogecoin Trust, seeking public feedback on the proposals.

⚡️ If the German Government didn't sell their 49,858 $BTC at $57,900 in July 2024, it would be worth $5.24B with $2.3B in profit.

🚨The SEC charges NYC-based Unicoin and three top executives with fraud for allegedly raising $110M from over 5,000 investors through misleading claims.

🇺🇸 Mayor of New York City Eric Adams announces the launch of a crypto advisory council at the NYC Crypto Summit.

⚡️ Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive aims to acquire 75,000 $BTC from Mt. Gox claims at a discount to build its #Bitcoin treasury.

🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Around 3,120 $BTC and 25,640 $ETH were bought on May 20.

🇭🇰 Hong Kong passes Stablecoins Bill to launch licensing regime for fiat-backed stablecoin issuers, aiming to boost innovation while tightening investor protections.

🚨 Bloomberg terminal outage disrupts global markets, delaying UK debt auction and leaving traders without live pricing.

🇨🇭 Bitcoin Suisse wins regulatory green light in Abu Dhabi, marking its first expansion outside the EU amid growing crypto interest in the Middle East.

🔥 BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF $IBIT is now a top 5 ETF in inflows with $9 billion.

🔥 Canary files amendment for its Solana ETF — “Canary Marinade Solana ETF”

⚡️ Guatemala’s largest bank, Banco Industrial, integrates blockchain to power instant, low-fee cross-border payments.

🇵🇰 Pakistan sets up the Pakistan Digital Assets Authority (PDAA) to regulate Bitcoin and digital assets, aiming to unlock $25B market and attract global investment.

🔥 $BTC hits $109K.

🔥 1 Bitcoin now costs more than 1kg of Gold.

⚡️ SAYLOR: “If you’re not buying bitcoin at the all-time high, you’re leaving money on the table.”

🇺🇸 The U.S. Senate has officially advanced the GENIUS Bill for consideration.

🇺🇸 Texas has passed the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill in the House, sending it to the Governor for approval.

🔥 Bitcoin futures open interest has hit an all-time high of over $74B.

🔥 NBA star Tristan Thompson says he regrets not taking his $82M 2015 contract in Bitcoin, it would be worth over $31B today.

🔥 $BTC breaks above $110,000.

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🔥 Senator Lummis posted an infographic that shows 4 in 5 Americans would convert US gold reserves into #Bitcoin.

🔥Crypto czar David Sacks says, “I think for all these reasons the stablecoin bill is going to pass, it’s going to pass with significant bipartisan support.”

🔥 SAYLOR: “No one has ever lost money buying Bitcoin.”

🚨 Former SafeMoon CEO John Karony has been convicted on all charges by a New York jury including conspiracy to defraud the United States, money laundering, and wire fraud.

🇪🇺 Crypto. com has secured a MiFID license which will enable them to offer regulated derivatives in the EU.

🔥 BlackRock’s IBIT bought 4,970 $BTC worth $530.6M on May 21.

🔥 VolatilityShares launches first 1x XRP futures ETF $XRPI tomorrow.

⚡️OKX launches its 1:1 Bitcoin backed xBTC token on Solana, Sui and Aptos.

🇺🇸 ETF FLOWS: Around 5,680 $BTC and 237 $ETH were bought on May 21.

⚡️ FIFA is launching its own layer-1 blockchain on Avalanche.

🚨 Cetus, main LP provider DEX on $SUI, allegedly hacked.

🇺🇸 US House passes Trump’s sweeping tax bill in 215–214 vote, adds $3.8T to national debt, slashes benefits, expands tax breaks, and now heads to Senate.

🔥 Michael Saylor's Strategy to sell up to $2.1 billion of 10% preferred stock to fund more $BTC purchases.

⚡️ Kraken to launch 50+ tokenized stocks and ETFs including Apple, Tesla, and NVIDIA, enabling 24/7 trading outside the US.

🚨 $SUI CPO says $160M of the $220M+ stolen has been frozen and will be restored to Cetus pools soon.

🇧🇷 Braza Group launches $USDB, a USD-pegged stablecoin on XRPL, backed by US and Brazilian bonds to enable fast, stable global transfers.

⚡️ Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says GENIUS Act advancement could trigger multi-year crypto rally, major boost for $ETH, $SOL, $UNI, and $AAVE.

🔥 Bitcoin hits new all-time high of $111.9K as Mean Dollar Age drops, on-chain data signals bull cycle acceleration.

🚨 Fed Governor Waller says rate cuts are still possible this year if Trump’s tariffs stay near 10%.

🇺🇸 Hours before Trump’s private crypto dinner, Rep. Maxine Waters introduces the “Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act” to block the president and his family from profiting off digital assets while in office.

🇺🇸 Donald Trump says, “The U.S.A. is dominating in crypto, Bitcoin, etc., and we are going to keep it that way!”

🔥 Prediction markets on Kalshi now see Bitcoin reaching up to $143,000 in 2025, with a 43% chance of surpassing $150,000 by year-end.

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⚡️ INSIGHT: Despite #Bitcoin hitting a $111K all-time high, Google search trends show retail interest is still only half of what it was in November 2024.

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⚡️ INSIGHT: Major global currencies have suffered massive debasement over the past decade.

This is why we need #Bitcoin.

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🔥 NOW: Winklevoss says “orange is the new gold” and predicts #Bitcoin will reach $1 million.

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🔥 The Blockchain Group, Europe's first Bitcoin treasury company plans to buy 590 $BTC after the completion of its bond sale.

🇺🇸 Trump Media denies FT report saying the company is raising $3B to buy Bitcoin and crypto, saying the publication “has dumb writers listening to even dumber sources.”

⚡️ Sui commits $10M to security initiatives following the Cetus incident.

🚨 Circle has denied reports about its potential acquisition talks with Ripple and Coinbase, and said, “Circle is not for sale. Our long-term goals remain the same.”

🔥 Former Venmo CEO and anti-aging enthusiast Bryan Johnson says, “Last Bitcoin halving is in 2140, I’m gonna be here for that and make sure you are too.

⚡️ Elon Musk confirms X Money has started its beta testing.

🚨 Hip-hop group Migos' Instagram page was hacked, hackers posted Solana co-founder Raj Gokal's personal ID on page.

⚡️ Michael Saylor says on-chain proof-of-reserves is a bad idea.

⚡️Major global currencies have suffered massive debasement over the past decade. This is why we need #Bitcoin.

🚨 Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo joins crypto bank Sygnum as a senior policy advisor.

🇹🇭 Thailand to let tourists spend crypto via credit card and plans major financial reforms to unify traditional and digital asset markets.

🇯🇵 Japan loses its spot to Germany as the world’s top creditor for the first time in 34 years, per Finance Ministry.

🔥 James Wynn boosts $BTC long to 5,676.18 $BTC ($622.6M) at $109,889, liquidation price at $108,010.

⚡ Over 150K Ethereum validators signal support to raise block gas limit from 36M to 60M, boosting L1 transaction capacity without a hard fork.

📊 Metaplanet’s Bitcoin stock premium nears $600K per $BTC, over 5x spot price, as retail investors chase exposure through proxy stocks.

🇬🇧 UK sees fastest growth in crypto ownership worldwide in 2025 despite lacking clear national regulation, says Gemini report.

🚨 Standard Chartered sees $BTC reaching $200K by the end of 2025 and $500K in 2029, outperforming $ETH and $SOL.

🇺🇸 Circle has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.

🚨 21Shares has filed for a $SUI ETF with Nasdaq.

⚡ SharpLink Gaming raises $425M to buy $ETH for treasury through a PIPE offering, selling approximately 69.1 million shares at $6.15 per share.

🇺🇸 Trump Media announces $2.5B Bitcoin treasury deal, using Crypto .com and Anchorage for custody.

🚨 Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive raises $750M to build a Bitcoin treasury, with plans to buy Mt. Gox Bitcoin claims and deploy alpha strategies to outperform $BTC.

⚡️ Cantor launches $2B Bitcoin-backed lending arm, kicking off deals with FalconX and Maple Finance.

🇺🇸 Senator Lummis claims the US needs to have “at least 5% of the world’s Bitcoin in reserve.”

🇺🇸 BO HINES: “Bitcoin is truly the golden standard, that’s why we say Bitcoin is digital gold.”

🇺🇸 Vivek Ramaswamy claims that if he’s Governor of Ohio he will “integrate financial literacy into our public education” and include “education of Bitcoin.”

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🇵🇰 BREAKING: Pakistan’s government is reportedly planning to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve.

“We are holding #Bitcoin and we will never sell them.”

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