🚨 A U.S. tourist in London lost $123,000 in crypto after falling victim to a fake Uber scam 🚕

🕺 After a night out, Jacob Irwin-Cline got into the wrong car — the driver knew his name, offered a spiked cigarette, and gained access to his phone and crypto wallets while he was sedated.

The thief drained $72K in XRP, $50K in BTC, and smaller coins before ditching him in an unknown area. 💰👀

This is the latest in a wave of so-called "$5 wrench attacks" across Europe — where brute force beats blockchain. 🔧

⚠️ Reminder: Crypto is decentralized, but your phone isn't. Stay alert.

Circle co-founder Sean Neville is building an AI-native bank, backed by an $18M raise led by a16z Crypto. 🤖 💰

His new venture, Catena Labs, aims to launch a fully regulated financial institution designed for a world where AI agents conduct most transactions.

Think: AI doing your banking — with humans watching the dashboard. 🧠💳

Key points:

🔸Existing financial systems are “too slow and rigid” for AI agents
🔸Catena will use AI-specific compliance & risk models
🔸Stablecoins like USDC = AI-native money
🔸Early toolkit: Agent Commerce Kit (ACK) for verified AI identity

🚀 Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High on Major Exchanges!

Bitcoin has reached a new all-time high on several platforms. According to updated data:

— Binance: $109,845
— OKX: $109,860
— CoinMarketCap also reflects the ATH

🍕 Bitcoin celebrates Pizza Day with a delicious new ATH!

Exactly 5 years after programmer Laszlo Hanyecz famously bought 2 pizzas for 10,000 BTC (now worth over $1B 😳), Bitcoin hits a fresh all-time high of $111,880 on Binance! 🚀

From $0.004 in 2010 to over $111K in 2025 — talk about inflation, but make it crypto.

📈 BTC price on Pizza Day over the years:

2010: $0,004
2011: $6,12
2012: $5,10
2013: $123
2014: $523
2015: $241
2016: $439
2017: $2 109
2018: $8 355
2019: $7 958
2020: $9,060
2021: $37,340
2022: $29,492
2023: $26,774
2024: $70,190
2025: $111,880

🌐 Circle just launched the Circle Payments Network (CPN) mainnet!

CPN is a global payment infrastructure designed for:

💸 Cross-border transfers
🏢 Business account management
👥 Payroll & mass payouts to employees and contractors worldwide

Already onboard: Alfred, Tazapay, Conduit, and RedotPay — with a focus on Latin America and Asia.

USDC just got a serious upgrade 🚀

📊 Bitcoin continues to closely follow the global M2 money supply with a lag of approximately 70–90 days, a pattern observed since September 2023. 👀

If this correlation remains intact, current trends in monetary expansion could push BTC beyond $150,000 in the coming months. 🚀

📊 Markets Slip as Bond Auction Disappoints

🚀 While Bitcoin hit new ATHs, traditional markets took a hit following a weak $16B US 20-year Treasury auction. The low demand pushed yields up (30-year +10bps), triggering sell-offs across stocks, bonds, and the dollar. 🧐

🔻 S&P 500 dropped 1.6%
🔻 Dow Jones fell 1.9%
📉 USD slid vs major currencies
💸 Investors grow uneasy over US fiscal health after Moody’s downgrade and growing deficits.

🔍 Analysts warn that rising yields challenge current equity valuations and highlight reduced foreign appetite for US debt.

🍕 The Most Expensive Pizza in History – Year by Year

The chart shows how the dollar value of the pizza bought by Laszlo Hanyecz for 10,000 BTC in 2010 has changed each year. 🚀

🇺🇸 Cynthia Lummis: Americans are ready to upgrade US reserves — from gold to Bitcoin 💥

📊 According to a poll by The Nakamoto Project:

▪️4 out of 5 Americans support converting part of the US gold reserves to BTC
▪️The average preferred allocation: 10%
▪️Gen Z & Millennials push for up to 30% 👀

🧾 Senator Cynthia Lummis has introduced a bill to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the US.

🥈 BlackRock Becomes One of the Biggest Bitcoin Whales

BlackRock has officially taken the #2 spot among the largest BTC holders, surpassing giants like Binance and MicroStrategy. 🧐

While Satoshi’s legendary wallet is still untouchable at the top, BlackRock’s rapid climb is nothing short of impressive. 👏

Wall Street didn’t just arrive — it brought a suitcase full of Bitcoin. 🧳💰

🍕 The legendary Bitcoin pizza by Laszlo Hanyecz gets a hilarious breakdown from well-known troll Karl Menger:

✔️ Total cost of the pizza: $1.1B
✔️ One slice: $137.5M
✔️ Extra toppings: $69M
✔️ Crust thrown in the trash: $21M

A satirical reminder of how 10,000 BTC spent on two pizzas in 2010 became one of the most expensive meals in history.

🚨 Cetus Protocol Hacked — $260M Stolen!

Cetus, the main LP provider on the Sui blockchain, suffered a massive exploit — attackers drained $260M, causing most SUI-based tokens to crash by ~80%.

⚠️ Trading is currently frozen across many pairs
💰 The hacker is already converting funds to Ethereum

A major blow to the Sui DeFi ecosystem — stay cautious.

🥷 A mysterious hacker who looted over $300 million from Coinbase users is not just cashing out via DAI — he's also going full troll mode on the blockchain.

📬 In one transaction, he sent a message to well-known crypto detective ZachXBT:

"L bozo" — basically calling him a loser. 😁

Oh, and he attached a meme video of NBA legend James Worthy puffing a cigar. 🚬

🥊 Conor "Bitcoin" McGregor for Bitcoin President?

UFC champ Conor McGregor isn’t just fighting in the cage anymore — now he wants to fight inflation 🇮🇪

🔹 Running for President of Ireland
🔹 Promises to make Ireland the first European country to add Bitcoin to its balance sheet

“First man to win two belts. First fighter to walk in as president. First president to put Bitcoin on Europe’s balance sheet.”

From octagon to office — looks like McGregor's next opponent is the Euro. 🪙💥

🇺🇸 Trump Hosts Private Dinner for TRUMP Memecoin Whales

🍽 Last night, Donald Trump held a closed dinner in the U.S. for the top 220 holders of the TRUMP memecoin.

📊 Key stats:

▪️220 guests in total
▪️Biggest whale: Justin Sun ($19M in TRUMP)
▪️Average investment per guest: $1.79M
▪️Total guest holdings: ~$394M
▪️72% of attendees came from outside the U.S.

The event had no major announcements — just a friendly get-together of top-tier holders.

Meanwhile, ~100 protestors gathered outside with signs reading “Stop Crypto Corruption,” voicing concern over the politicization of crypto. 🧐

📉 Bitcoin Drops to $109K After Trump’s New Trade Threats

BTC rapidly dipped from $111,000 to $109,000 — and yep, Trump’s at it again 🤷

🇺🇸 US president vowed to introduce 50% tariffs on EU goods starting this summer. 🙀

📱 On top of that, he threatened a 25% tariff on Apple products if iPhones aren’t made in the U.S.

Markets reacted instantly.📉

Cetus has successfully frozen $162M of the $223M stolen during the recent exploit. 💰

🤝 The team is actively working with the Sui Foundation and ecosystem partners to recover the remaining funds.

🔍 Key actions:

▪️The exploit’s root cause was identified and patched.
▪️Developers across the ecosystem were alerted to prevent similar attacks.
▪️Cybersecurity experts were brought in to trace funds and negotiate with the hacker.
▪️ Law enforcement is involved.
▪️ The attacker’s Ethereum wallet was identified. Cetus offered a whitehat deal — return the funds, and legal action will be dropped.