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The value of open positions on ETH’s future price has nearly doubled since just weeks ago.

CRCL eclipsed $179 in pre-market trading Tuesday, after the company reported a 53% increase in year-over-year income.

U.S. inflation is still running above the Fed’s 2% target.

ETH ETFs set a smashing new record on Monday, while other crypto majors sell off ahead of today’s CPI print.

Plaintiffs allege that Fenwick & West designed shell companies and structures that enabled the theft of billions in FTX customer funds.

The percentage of ETH held by ETFs and corporate reserves has risen from just 3% at the beginning of April.

The measure mirrors an Assembly bill introduced last month and would impose licensing, and fee caps on crypto kiosks statewide.

The project was reportedly revealed after a job listing on the Blockchain Association’s website inadvertently disclosed key details.

Defensive positioning is building from crypto traders ahead of a highly anticipated U.S. CPI print as Bitcoin reverses course.

Supporters of late AI critic Suchir Balaji have turned to crypto to back his family’s legal fight using Solana-based meme coins.

Kakao’s KRW-linked trademarks signal a potential cross-border payments push, though the rollout hinges on pending legislation.

Rumble, a YouTube rival and Bitcoin treasury firm, wants to snap up AI data center company Northern Data in its latest expansion push.

SharpLink Gaming says it plans to boost its Ethereum treasury above $3 billion with the proceeds of its latest stock sale.

Crypto whales can now use their holdings to buy trips to space, with Blue Origin teaming with Shift4 to accept Bitcoin and more.

OpenAI’s new flagship crushes coding tests and complex logic, but creative work is sterile, safety rails are heavy-handed, and its cramped context window leaves it lagging rivals like Claude.

Do Kwon, the mastermind behind the collapsed Terra crypto project, is expected to plead guilty on Tuesday, court docs show.

Paxos has joined the list of firms seeking a national trust charter, with the stablecoin issuer following Circle and Ripple on that front.

A drinks company is now adopting BONK as a treasury asset, and plans to acquire up to $115 million of the Solana meme coin by year-end.

Financial infrastructure firm ALT5 Sigma Corporation signaled its plans to establish a $WLFI treasury, shortly after the token became poised to trade.

Pump.fun’s token surged as the meme coin launchpad clawed back market share from LetsBonk, its biggest competitor on Solana in recent weeks.

Strategy spent $18 million on Bitcoin last week—the firm’s smallest transaction since March as it celebrates five years of buying BTC.

The surge comes after a pronounced rise in token creation on the platform yesterday.

The DEX has generated $122 million in fees over the past 30 days.

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is a billionaire, following ETH’s 20% weekly rise which saw it pass several traditional companies.

The BitMEX co-founder and other major holders have scooped hundreds of millions in ETH and DeFi tokens in recent days.

Many large investors see Ethereum as more than just a higher-risk trade, viewing it as “the backbone for DeFi, tokenized assets, and staking,” Decrypt was told.

The firm now owns 1% of Ethereum’s circulating supply.

Analysts remain cautiously optimistic, but expect Ethereum and Bitcoin’s breakout to fuel altcoin season.

Wozniak was impersonated by scammers on YouTube more than five years ago and has struggled to get justice for victims.