Bitcoin Magazine Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day, The 16th Anniversary of Laszlo Hanyecz Paying 10,000 BTC For Two Papa John’s Pies Sixteen years ago today, a Florida programmer named Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two large Papa John’s pizzas. At the time, those coins were worth roughly $41. On this Pizza Day, they are worth […]

As the XRP ecosystem rapidly expands into real-world asset ( RWA) tokenization, one project is beginning to attract growing attention across XRPL communities: SurgeXRP. The XRPL-native platform, focused on bringing rental real estate on-chain, has seen strong early participation around its ongoing $SGP token presale as XRP holders position for what many believe could become […]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed the launch of its highly anticipated “innovation exemption,” a regulatory measure that would allow crypto firms to trade tokenized stocks and other assets on blockchain networks. Information published by Bloomberg reveals that the decision by the agency, led by Paul Atkins, was made after receiving critical […]

The prediction market platform Polymarket is once more in the spotlight, this time for an exploit that reportedly siphoned off 660,000 from wallets associated with it. Onchain analysts identified dubious transactions from a contract expected to carry key responsibilities for market settlement operations shortly after the incident attracted industry-wide concern. According to blockchain investigators, the […]

As Hyperliquid’s HYPE token dominates inflows, tokenomics and technical resistance complicate a post-Clarity Act breakout for XRP.

IC3 cautions that the statistics represent fraud complaints involving the use of cryptocurrency ATMs, and the overall losses are not necessarily …

Bitcoin’s drop back below $78,000 after a rejection near recent local range highs has left options traders positioned cautiously, according to new data shared by Glassnode. The firm said the options market continues to show compressed volatility expectations, elevated downside hedging demand, and a gamma structure that could amplify weakness if BTC moves toward the […]

Ethereum’s dominance in DeFi, stablecoins and staking is strengthening the long-term ETH accumulation thesis, despite it’s 28% price decline in 2026.

BitGo and Galaxy Digital are continuing their courtroom battle over the collapse of a $1.2 billion acquisition agreement that was once expected to become the largest merger in the crypto industry. During proceedings this week in Delaware Chancery Court, BitGo argued that Galaxy backed out of the transaction in 2022 and is now seeking at […]

Bitcoin Magazine Trump Media (DJT) Moves to Sell Bitcoin as Losses Reach $455 Million Trump Media & Technology Group (Nasdaq: DJT), the parent company of the Truth Social platform, has transferred another 2,650 Bitcoin worth approximately $205 million to the exchange Crypto.com, a move widely interpreted as preparation for a potential sale of the company’s […]

Key Takeaways: A petition to end cryptocurrency taxation has attracted over 52,900 signatures in South Korea and its cause has been referred to the country’s national assembly’s committee for review. Because the Tax Court’s ruling will disproportionately affect the burden placed on digital asset investors, petitioners believe the crypto gains tax was an unfair burden. […]

JPMorgan says tokenised money market funds are growing but remain unlikely to seriously challenge stablecoins without regulatory reform. Analysts argue stablecoins continue to dominate crypto markets because they are easier to use across trading, payments and liquidity management. The bank believes securities regulations restricting tokenised funds will cap their market share at around 10% to […]

Fantasy Top will shut down in June after concluding its NFT trading card economy was unable to support the business long term. The crypto gaming platform distributed more than US$20 million (AU$28 million) to players during its two-year run. Co-founder Kipit said speculative crypto behaviour undermined the trading card game model and prevented sustainable growth. […]

A Hyperliquid trader known as ‘Evaded’ has booked over $7.5 million in profit from two positions in less than four days, most recently rolling back into the market with a $38.63 million ether long carrying 25x leverage. ZEC and HYPE Gains Turn Into a $38.6M Leveraged ETH Gamble On May 22, a high-conviction trader (called […]

Crypto community remembers legendary Bitcoin transaction that sparked financial revolution.

… cryptocurrency investment strategy “Binance Plan”. This decision came after a survey conducted on the company's official X account. Because in a …

Repeated bridge exploits and shrinking yields are making institutions question whether DeFi’s risks still justify the returns, says Symbiotic’s Putiatin.

TL;DR: RIF On Chain launched its new version, adding multi-collateral support for the USDRIF stablecoin on Rootstock. The update allows USDRIF to be issued using RIF and DOC as collateral, with a Multi-Collateral Guard component that coordinates both assets. The upgrade was approved through on-chain governance and requires no action from users — no migrations […]

The hacker behind the Verus Ethereum bridge exploit has returned a large part of stolen funds after signing an official settlement with the project team. According to blockchain security specialist PeckShield, 4,052 ETH was sent back to the Verus team wallet, with a market value of about $8.5 million, representing one of the largest recoveries […]

Crypto analyst Phila has predicted that the Bitcoin price could see a massive decline to $55,000 after breaking a 14-year support level. This comes amid BTC’s fall below the psychological $80,000 level, with the leading crypto now at risk of dropping to new lows.  Analyst Predicts Bitcoin Price Drop To $55,000 Amid Breakdown In an […]

Although it continues to have its fair share of non-believers, doubters, and critics, many of whom are within the broader Pi Network ecosystem, the team behind the project insists that it does certain aspects better than (almost) all other digital asset protocols. In the latest post on X on the matter, the Core Team highlighted […]

Bitcoin Magazine A Freshman Congressman from Nashville Wants to Make the National Bitcoin Reserve Permanent When Rep. Matt Van Epps helped lead the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 this week, he framed the bill not as an abstract national security measure — but as a direct extension of what he sees happening in his […]

Key Takeaways: Tiger Research warns that tokenized stocks may lead to the fragmentation of liquidity and revenue fragmentation on the traditional exchanges. The SEC is in the process of developing an “innovation exemption” regime which could grant a third-party the ability to tokenize a listed share without the approval of its issuer. Rising demand for […]

Kevin Warsh took the Federal Reserve oath after Senate confirmation, succeeding Jerome Powell as chair. The FOMC also selected Warsh to lead the Fed’s monetary policy committee. Warsh Takes Fed Oath After Powell Transition Kevin Warsh took the oath of office as chairman and a member of the Federal Reserve Board on May 22, completing […]

SpaceX’s IPO could turn the Mag 7 into a Mag 8, with Tesla and SpaceX comprising 25% of the group’s Bitcoin balance-sheet exposure.

A security incident involving a Colorado-based healthcare provider has put at risk the sensitive data of thousands of Americans. In a letter to affected individuals, Western Orthopaedics, P.C. (Western Ortho) says that between September 17th, 2025 and September 25th, 2025, an unauthorized third party accessed and acquired certain data contained within its network. The firm […]

Bubblemaps identified nine connected Polymarket accounts that made more than US$2.4 million on U.S. military-action bets. CBS reported the accounts placed more than 80 bets with a 98% win rate across Iran-war markets. US lawmakers are pushing bills to ban prediction contracts tied to war, terrorism, assassination and death. Nine connected Polymarket accounts made more […]

XRP wins against Bitcoin and Ethereum in weekly ETF performance for the second consecutive week, signaling growing institutional preference on XRP.

Should contrarian investors buy Shiba Inu now, hoping for a recovery in the next cryptocurrency summer? Or should they avoid it and stick with …

Goldman Sachs has quietly stepped out of its XRP ETF exposure, bringing a position once valued around $154 million down to zero in the first quarter of 2026. The move has quickly become a talking point across the XRP community because Goldman Sachs was previously one of the largest disclosed institutional holders of XRP-linked ETF […]

TL;DR: Binance OTC said April showed a risk-on recovery as the S&P 500 rose 10.4% and spot Bitcoin ETF inflows reached about $2.1 billion. Stablecoin and fiat pairs accounted for more than 70% of OTC volume, with USDT/USD, USDT/BHD and USDT/MXN leading activity. A $33.5 million BTC/USDC block trade settled in three clips within 20 […]

What started as a landmark moment for an upstart AI-centric crypto project quickly descended into one of the more baffling incidents in hackathon history. A project called GSD, a recent winner of the $100K prize for first place at the Bags Hackathon, which took place just days ago, has been now accused of purposely pulling […]