Bankruptcy
Shaquille O’Neal settles lawsuit over FTX endorsements amid ongoing bankruptcy drama
Shaquille O’Neal reaches undisclosed settlement in FTX lawsuit following ads for the collapsed exchange.
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Scams
FBI reports $9.3 billion in US targeted crypto scams as elderly hit hardest
Older Americans fell victim to crypto scams, losing over $2.8 billion in 2024, a rate quadruple that of other online frauds.
Tokenization
US SEC and El Salvador’s CNAD explore tokenization with cross-border trials
El Salvador offers insight as US SEC considers real estate tokenization in regulatory sandbox.
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Memecoins
Official Trump memecoin surges 50% as President to hold dinner with TRUMP token holders investing over $395k
Private event for top wallet holders prompts scrutiny over crypto-driven patronage, regulatory ambiguity, and financial entanglements in office.
Mining
Riot Platforms leverages $1.8 billion Bitcoin trove for $100 million Coinbase loan
Riot Platforms charts path for strategic growth with novel Bitcoin-backed loan amidst industry headwinds.
Adoption
Sovereign wealth and insurance funds quietly accumulate Bitcoin in April – Coinbase exec
De-dollarization, Bitcoin’s identity relative to technology equities, and its role as an alternative inflation hedge fueled the acquisitions.
Analysis
Arthur Hayes predicts Treasury buybacks will drive Bitcoin beyond $110k, potentially reaching $200k
Hayes sees a structural setup similar to the third quarter of 2022, when Bitcoin rose nearly sixfold during the subsequent liquidity surge.
Exchanges
Alabama drops case against Coinbase as crypto policy discussions evolve
Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal also renewed calls for congressional action to establish a unified legal framework for crypto staking.
Macro
Global M2 money supply shifted by 90 days predicts Bitcoin price but with elastic relationship
Bitcoin does not always follow a lagged global M2 money supply, but when it does, it rips.
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Adoption
Bitcoin briefly flipped Google as fifth most valuable asset globally
Legal
SEC cracks down on new $198M crypto fraud as it drops case against Hex’s Richard Heart
Investments
Cantor Fitzgerald spearheads $3B move into Bitcoin with Tether, SoftBank, and Bitfinex
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