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Bitcoin Holds Firm As Trump Delays Iran Deal
Bitcoin traded near $77,000 and Ethereum held above $2,100 as US President Donald Trump said the blockade on Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz will remain in place until a final deal is signed, signalling that major disagreements remain on sanctions, frozen funds, and Iran's nuclear program.
XRP Community Hit With Scam Warning
XRPL developer and Xaman founder Wietse Wind has renewed a scam warning to XRP holders, flagging fake desktop wallets, fraudulent airdrops, and impersonation accounts targeting Xaman wallet users daily.
Coinbase CEO Says Finance Needs Eight Major Upgrades
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong outlined eight areas where the global financial system still needs modernisation, covering tokenized real-world assets, stablecoins, AI-powered services, self-custody wallets, and innovation-friendly regulation.
Polkadot Moves To Overhaul Staking
The Polkadot community is voting on a proposal to require validators to self-stake at least 10,000 $DOT, with reforms that could make nominators unslashable and cut unbonding times from 28 days to as little as 24 hours.
Vitalik Redraws Ethereum Foundation's Role
Vitalik Buterin says the Ethereum Foundation will become leaner and more focused, stepping back from the center of Ethereum to concentrate on censorship resistance, privacy, security, and long-term network health.
Cardano's biggest test of decentralized governance lands next Thursday
Cardano's V11 Van Rossem hard fork targets a mainnet governance vote on May 29. The Hard Fork Working Group is withholding ratification over Ogmios infrastructure concerns while $ADA trades 92% below its all-time high.
The whale who made $4.6M on alts last week just got liquidated shorting Bitcoin
Onchain trader Evaded banked $4.6M closing HYPE, ZEC, and ETH longs before opening a $74.84M Bitcoin short on Hyperliquid. The position was force-liquidated for a $320K loss after BTC reversed.
Ripple is backing the cross-chain layer that already moved $6B in crypto
Cross-chain router Squid has closed a $6M strategic round led by North Island Ventures with Ripple participating, bringing total funding to $13.5M. The platform has routed $6B in volume across 100+ chains since 2023 and serves as the official bridge partner for the XRP Ledger.
NEAR just put up a 60% week and triggered $9.85M in short squeezes
NEAR Protocol surged 60% in seven days, breaking out of a falling wedge pattern and liquidating $9.85M in short positions. Here is what is driving the move.
Whales withdraw $125 million worth of Ether from exchanges.
On-chain data from Arkham Intelligence shows two new wallet addresses pulled $125.91 million in Ethereum from Kraken and BitGo, with purchase patterns resembling those of Bitmine, the largest ETH treasury firm chaired by Fundstrat's Tom Lee.
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