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🔔 BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Sees $356M Inflows, Longest Streak of 2025 !
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) recorded $356.2 million in inflows on May 9, marking 19 consecutive days of net inflows — its longest streak in 2025. The streak began on April 14 amid Bitcoin’s price volatility, with sentiment rising as BTC reclaimed $90K on April 23 and topped $100K on May 8.
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https://farside.co.uk/bitcoin-etf-flow-all-data/
🔔 Galaxy Digital Gets Green Light to Domicile in U.S., Eyes Nasdaq Listing !
Galaxy Digital has received SEC approval to redomicile in the U.S. and plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker GLXY, pending shareholder and Toronto Stock Exchange approval at a May 9 meeting.
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https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1859392/000162828025015309/galaxydigitalinc-sx4a7.htm
🔔 Meta Explores Blockchain-Based Payments Again With Stablecoin Push !
Meta plans to use stablecoins to cut payout costs compared to fiat, according to Fortune. The company has also reached out to crypto infrastructure firms to address cross-border payment challenges, amid a more favorable U.S. regulatory stance on crypto.
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https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/05/08/meta-stablecoins-exploration-usdc-circle-diem-libra/
🔔 South Korea’s Upbit Adds TIA and IO Trading Pairs, Including BTC and USDT !
Upbit, South Korea's largest crypto exchange, has listed Celestia (TIA) trading pairs with BTC, USDT, and KRW, and Ionet (IO) trading pairs with BTC and USDT. Celestia is a modular data availability network built on the Cosmos SDK, while Ionet is a decentralized GPU network.
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https://upbit.com/service_center/notice?id=5100
🔔 Binance Adds Monitoring Tags to ALPHA, HIFI, LEVER, MOVE, PORTAL, and REI !
Binance will apply the Monitoring Tag to six tokens—Stella (ALPHA), Hifi Finance (HIFI), LeverFi (LEVER), Movement (MOVE), Portal (PORTAL), and Rei Network (REI)—starting May 7, 2025, citing higher volatility and risk. Users must complete a risk-awareness quiz every 90 days to trade these tokens.
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https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/514e8ba0fef0462b97a8ce1506dc474d
🔔 Coinbase Co-Founder’s Longevity Startup NewLimit Raises $130M at $810M Valuation !
Longevity startup NewLimit, co-founded by Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong, has raised $130 million in a Series B round led by Kleiner Perkins, valuing the company at $810 million, according to Bloomberg. The company focuses on delaying aging and restoring cell function by reprogramming proteins in human cells.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-06/brian-armstrong-s-human-life-extension-venture-raises-fresh-cash?srnd=phx-crypto
🔔 SEC Extends Review of Canary’s Litecoin ETF Application, Requests Feedback !
The U.S. SEC has delayed a decision on Canary Funds' proposal to list a spot Litecoin (LTC) ETF, requesting public input on whether it adequately addresses risks like fraud and manipulation. This comes amid broader delays on ETF proposals for XRP, Hedera, and Dogecoin.
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https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/sro/nasdaq/2025/34-102988.pdf
🔔 PumpFun Surpasses Ethereum in Fee Revenue With $294M Year-to-Date !
PumpFun has generated $294M in fees year-to-date, surpassing Ethereum’s $249M, according to Token Terminal. It has outpaced Ethereum in weekly fee capture for 9 straight weeks.
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https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/pumpfun
🔔 TRON DAO Confirms X Account Compromised Following Social Engineering Attack !
TRON DAO X account was compromised from 4:25 PM UTC on May 2, 2025. An unauthorized party published a post containing a contract address, sent direct messages, and followed various accounts. A member of the team was targeted in a malicious social engineering attack, which led to their account being compromised.
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https://x.com/trondao/status/1918459819310367216
🔔 Binance Introduces StakeStone (STO) as the 17th Project in HODLer Airdrop Program !
Binance will list StakeStone (STO) on May 2, 2025, at 16:00 UTC, following a HODLer Airdrop campaign for users who held BNB via Simple Earn and On-Chain Yield products from April 27–29. A total of 15 million STO (1.5% of supply) is allocated for the airdrop. Trading pairs will include USDT, USDC, BNB, FDUSD, and TRY. STO is built on BNB Smart Chain and Ethereum, with a listing supply of 225.3 million tokens.
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https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/6c74537a512e4668bc731e8fb1a293da
🔔 Tether Boosts Treasury Holdings and Posts $5.6B Cushion in Latest Financial Disclosure !
Tether’s Q1 2025 attestation shows a record $120B in U.S. Treasury holdings and $5.6B in excess reserves, with total assets of $149.27B and liabilities of $143.68B.
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https://tether.io/news/tether-approaching-120b-in-u-s-treasuries-confirms-quarterly-operating-profit-over-1b-and-strengthens-global-usdt-demand-in-q1-2025/
🔔 Visa Introduces Stablecoin Payment Support Across Latin America !
Visa has launched a new stablecoin-based payment product in six Latin American countries, including Mexico and Argentina, in partnership with Stripe-owned Bridge. The service allows consumers to spend stablecoins via Visa-branded cards, making stablecoin use more accessible for everyday purchases. Visa aims to expand the offering globally as stablecoins gain traction for cross-border payments and financial inclusion.
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https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/04/30/visa-launches-stablecoin-payments-in-latin-america-in-major-advance-for-crypto/
🔔 Three Texans Charged by SEC Over Alleged $91 Million Investor Fraud !
The SEC has charged Kenneth W. Alexander II, Robert D. Welsh, and Caedrynn E. Conner for running a $91 million Ponzi scheme through fake investment trusts, misleading over 200 investors with false promises of high monthly returns and risk-free guarantees. The scheme allegedly involved misappropriating millions for personal use and offering fake financial protections.
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https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025-71
🔔 BlackRock’s IBIT Records Nearly $1B in Bitcoin Inflows, Second-Highest Since Launch !
IBIT saw $970.9 million in inflows on Monday—its second-largest daily haul—while rivals like Fidelity’s FBTC and ARK’s ARKB faced significant outflows; meanwhile, CME Bitcoin Futures open interest has declined for four straight days as the annualized basis yield rose to ~8%, signaling shifting market dynamics.
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https://farside.co.uk/bitcoin-etf-flow-all-data/
🔔 Mastercard to Expand Global Payments Platform With Stablecoin Support !
Mastercard is expanding support for stablecoins, allowing consumers to spend and merchants to accept them like traditional money, partnering with firms like OKX, Circle, and Paxos to integrate stablecoin payments across its 150 million merchant locations worldwide.
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https://x.com/MastercardNews/status/1916896208187986114
🔔 Michael Saylor Blames Short-Term Mindset for Bitcoin’s Delay in Hitting $150K !
Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy, believes Bitcoin hasn’t hit $150,000 yet because previous holders—such as governments, lawyers, and trustees—lacked a long-term investment mindset and sold during price rises.
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-michael-saylor-bitcoin-price-lagging-rotation-new-investors
🔔 StakeStone and WLFI Join Forces to Support USD1 Stablecoin Liquidity !
StakeStone has partnered with the Trump-backed crypto project WLFI to support cross-chain liquidity for the stablecoin USD1, allowing users to transfer funds across chains, earn yield, and access liquidity without locking assets.
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https://x.com/Stake_Stone/status/1920810985897513452
🔔 Skale Unveils BITE Protocol to Combat Malicious MEV Attacks !
SKALE is launching BITE Protocol, a new consensus-level privacy solution aimed at eliminating Maximal Extractable Value (MEV). The protocol encrypts transaction data to prevent front-running, sniping, or exclusion by validators and MEV bots, enhancing fairness for users.
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https://x.com/SkaleNetwork/status/1920512863120035877
🔔 Fed Holds Interest Rate at 4.50%, Citing Solid Growth and Elevated Inflation !
The Federal Reserve has kept the interest rate upper limit unchanged at 4.50%, matching expectations. Despite net export fluctuations, the economy remains solid with low unemployment and high inflation. The Fed cited growing economic uncertainty and will continue reducing its holdings of Treasuries, agency debt, and MBS assets.
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https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20250507a.htm
Off topic : India struck 3 terrorist targets in pakistan. For now its ended from Indian side. WW3 loading?
Russia Ukraine
Israel Palestine
India Pakistan
And trade war bw USA China
🔔 Singapore Gulf Bank Appoints Ex-Fed Vice Chair Randal Quarles to Global Advisory Board !
Singapore Gulf Bank has appointed former U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles as vice chairman of its new global advisory board, which aims to support the bank’s international expansion. Other board members include Ctrip co-founder Fan Min, Boyu Capital founding CEO Louis Cheung, and Beyon Digital CEO Shaikh Mohamed Khalifa Al Khalifa.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/singapore-gulf-bank-names-ex-fed-reserve-vice-chair-newly-formed-global-advisory-2025-05-06/
🔔 Binance Launchpool Adds Space and Time (SXT) as 69th Project With 2-Day Airdrop Event !
Binance has announced its 69th Launchpool project: Space and Time (SXT), a Microsoft-backed blockchain focused on ZK-proven data. Users can farm SXT by staking BNB, FDUSD, or USDC over two days, starting May 6, 2025, at 00:00 UTC.
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https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/7d695afee5c14c789dd8accb05cda42a
🔔 Michael Saylor Signals Potential Bitcoin Accumulation Ahead !
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🔔 Binance Helps Freeze $7M in Stolen Funds From Veteran Bitcoiner, Says ZachXBT !
About $7 million of the $330 million in bitcoin stolen from an OG Bitcoiner was frozen with help from Binance and investigators. The victim, an elderly U.S. resident, fell for a social engineering scam. Two suspects tied to a UK scam ring have been identified.
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https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1918368752774856923
🔔 Spot Bitcoin ETFs See $422M in Net Inflows on May 1, Led by BlackRock’s IBIT !
On May 1, spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $422M in net inflows, led by BlackRock’s IBIT with $351M, while spot Ethereum ETFs brought in $6.49M, with Grayscale’s ETHE the only one recording an outflow.
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https://sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot
🔔 Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Rolls Out U.S. Launch of Eye-Scanning Crypto Platform !
Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project, now called World, has launched in six U.S. cities, offering crypto tokens to users who verify their identity via eye and face scans. The move follows eased regulatory concerns, though privacy issues persist globally.
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https://world.org/blog/announcements/world-launches-in-the-usa-at-last
🔔 PYUSD Investigation Closed by SEC, No Charges Filed Against PayPal !
The SEC has closed its investigation into PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin with no enforcement action. PayPal continues to expand PYUSD's adoption through partnerships with Coinbase, MoonPay, and Anchorage Digital.
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https://www.theblock.co/post/352504/sec-ends-investigation-into-paypals-pyusd-stablecoin-without-enforcement
🔔 JPMorgan Forecasts Slower Start to 2025 for Robinhood Crypto Division !
JPMorgan analyst Ken Worthington expects a drop in Robinhood’s crypto trading revenue for Q1 2025 due to weaker market sentiment, cutting his year-end price target to $44 from $45 while maintaining a neutral rating.
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https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/04/29/robinhood-crypto-revenue-expected-to-fall-in-q1-after-record-late-2024-gain-jpmorgan
🔔 Loopscale Hacker Negotiating Return of Stolen Cryptocurrency !
The hacker behind the $5.8 million Loopscale exploit is negotiating to return the stolen funds for a bounty, with Loopscale confirming talks are ongoing after the exploiter expressed willingness to cooperate and return some funds.
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https://etherscan.io/idm?addresses=0xc9d30e520af584d0867ffc71de162f1c09987fe8,0xc44196101491bd4e31905d0fe9027d68ad5a5329&type=1
🔔 Strategy Invests Another $1.42B in Bitcoin Amid Ongoing Accumulation !
Strategy acquired 15,355 Bitcoin over the past week, increasing its total holdings to 553,555 BTC, now valued at over $52 billion, with purchases funded through stock offerings.
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https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf8d808d9b8cebd37/blta035f85859d93ede/680e9c0669863d8450731c5f/form-8-k_04-28-2025.pdf