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Crypto and fintech news from across the web, curated for you by the Protos newsroom.
- May 21, 2025
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SafeMoon CEO Braden John Karony found guilty on all counts—by Protos Staff
- Apple Design Legend Jony Ive Joins OpenAI in $6.4 Billion Deal
- Bitcoin Miners Sold Record Amount of BTC Ahead of May’s Price Surge
- Texas Bitcoin bill passes and will likely be signed by Gov. Abbott, says advocate
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Bitcoin price at all-time high while other metrics at lows—by Protos Staff
- Texas on brink of becoming third US state to establish strategic Bitcoin reserve, pending Gov approval
- Sam Altman’s World Raises $135M in Token Sale to a16z and Bain Capital Crypto
- Bitcoin Overtakes Amazon as the Fifth Largest Asset, Hitting $2.16T Market Cap
- Bitcoin Hits New Record High, Surging to $109.4K
- Bitcoin passes January peak to hit new record high
- Justin Sun Emerges as Donald Trump Memecoin’s Top Holder With $21.9M Stake
- Bitcoin whale places 40x leveraged $830 million long position on Hyperliquid
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Coinbase breach over Christmas exposed 70,000 users—by Protos Staff
- Coinbase reveals 69,461 users affected in December 2024 data heist: filing
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SafeMoon CEO defense claims there was no conspiracy among execs—by David Z. Morris
- Bloomberg terminal outage hits traders
- SEC Charges Unicoin, Top Executives With $100M ‘Massive Securities Fraud’
- Fortnite Returns to Apple’s App Store After Scoring a Legal Victory
- ‘What a wasteful distraction’: Uniswap responds to Bancor’s patent infringement lawsuit
- South Korea to Let Non-Profits, Exchanges Sell Crypto Under New FSC Rules
- Strive Eyes $7.9B Distressed Mt. Gox Bitcoin Claims to Accumulate Discounted BTC
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The $500M question: Is Hoskinson quietly profiting off unsold ADA?—by Protos Staff
- Bancor files patent infringement lawsuit against Uniswap over DEX tech
- Blackstone finally bets on Bitcoin — but just barely
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SafeMoon CEO branded ‘remorseless liar’ in explosive closing argument—by Protos Staff
- XRP futures generate $19 million in first-day trading on CME Group, outperforming Solana’s launch
- G7 Officials Gather Amid Headwinds From Trump’s Trade War
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There’s more to the Brad Garlinghouse-Cynthia Lummis feud—by Protos Staff
- XRP Price Slips as Bearish Chart Pattern Points to $2.00 Target
- Strive eyes 75,000 distressed Bitcoin claims from bankrupt Mt. Gox estate for its reserves
- Genesis Files Suits Against DCG to Recover Billions Worth of Allegedly Fraudulent Transfers
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Javier Milei disbands crypto unit he set up to investigate himself—by Protos Staff
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Coinbase changed lawsuit rules a day before disclosing data breach, report—by Protos Staff
- Strategy’s STRK Hits Record Proceeds, Has Outperformed Bitcoin, S&P 500 Since Debut
- Binance asks court to toss FTX’s $1.76 billion clawback lawsuit
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EXCLUSIVE: SafeMoon liquidity spending ‘good business,’ says defense—by Protos Staff
- May 20, 2025
- SEC commissioner Crenshaw rips the agency’s ‘regulatory Jenga’
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Burwick Law is coming for Internet Capital Markets—by Protos Staff
- Tether on TRON Surpasses $75 Billion, Tops All Stablecoin Activities
- Coinbase Says It’s Working With DOJ to Investigate Hack of Customer Data
- Senate Advances Stablecoin Bill, Clearing the Way for Final Passage
- Binance wants arbitration for all members of securities class suit
- Genesis Sues DCG, Seeks Recovery of Over $3.1B in Note and Asset Transfers
- Treasury jitters and banking regulation
- Nasdaq-Listed DigiAsia Plans to Raise $100M for Bitcoin Buys
- Binance Seeks Dismissal of FTX’s $1.76B Clawback Suit, Calling It ‘Legally Deficient’
- Circle courting acquisition bids from Coinbase and Ripple, asks for at least $5 billion: Fortune
- JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says markets are too complacent on tariffs, expects S&P 500 earnings growth to collapse
- JPMorgan To Allow Clients To Buy Bitcoin, Says Jamie Dimon
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Circle vs. Tether: What’s in the reserves?—by Protos Staff
- Binance’s Former Russia Head, Blum Co-Founder Arrested in Connection to Fraud Case
- Why this short seller is betting against Michael Saylor to buy more Bitcoin
- How Trump’s crypto business partners left their old clients in the lurch
- Roman Storm’s Defense Team Wants to Know if DOJ Withheld Evidence
- Crypto whale bets $6 million on Solana memecoins comeback amid market decline
- Europol Busts ‘Hawala Banking’ Network Cashing Crypto for Criminals
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Justin Sun returns to US, likely for dinner with Trump—by Protos Staff
- May 19, 2025
- Strategy Acquires 7,390 BTC and Now Holds 576,230 BTC
- China’s retail sales disappoint as stimulus fails to spur demand; industrial output defies tariffs
- Metaplanet buys 1,004 bitcoin for $104 million, pushing total holdings to 7,800 BTC
- Binance, Kraken Thwarted Social Engineering Attacks Similar to Coinbase Hack
- Apple KYC glitch on Bybit draws swift executive response to recover $100K
- Vitalik Buterin suggests implementing ‘partially stateless nodes’ to help scale Ethereum
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Crypto traders in the UK will have data handed to taxman from 2026—by Protos Staff
- May 17, 2025
- Trump-tied World Liberty Financial Rebuffs U.S. Senator’s Probe
- South Korean Woman Jailed for Stealing $500,000 in Crypto From Sleeping Boyfriend
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French government gives crypto entrepreneurs priority police line—by Protos Staff
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World Liberty Financial claims no relationship with $TRUMP firm—by Protos Staff
- French crypto entrepreneurs promised extra security after violent kidnapping attempts
- Revised GENIUS stablecoin bill heads to senate, bars Big Tech from issuing tokens
- World Liberty Financial rebuts Senate Democrat’s probe into USD1 stablecoin and Trump’s crypto ties
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LIBRA case judge orders full disclosure of Javier Milei bank accounts—by Protos Staff
- Ripple-SEC courtroom snafu dents XRP price rally hopes
- May 16, 2025
- Judge Rejects SEC and Ripple’s Bid to Rework XRP Settlement
- DOJ Will Still Pursue Roman Storm Case Despite Blanche Memo, Prosecutors Say
- Tornado Cash dev Roman Storm trial goes ahead with slight trim
- DOJ Charges 12 With $263M Crypto Theft Linked to Genesis Creditor
- FTX to Pay Over $5B to Creditors as Bankrupt Estate Gears Up for Distribution
- Over 40% WLFI’s USD1 airdrop approval vote concentrated to 5 wallet addresses
- Mistakes Were Made From a Wallet Frank DeGods Controls: Founder Wallet Drained as He Exits
- FTX to begin $5 billion in creditor payouts May 30 under bankruptcy plan
- Strategy director offloads $5.2m of company stock amid massive share price rally
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Coinbase leak prompts KYC criticism from crypto execs—by Protos Staff
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Which US cryptocurrency stocks have gone up?—by Protos Staff
- SEC Investigating Whether Coinbase Misstated Its User Numbers
- Movement Labs Secretly Promised Advisers Millions in Tokens, Leaked Documents Show
- US crypto group Coinbase targeted by hackers
- EToro IPO filing cites Israel-Hamas conflict as potential business risk
- Fed’s Powell cautions about higher long-term rates as ‘supply shocks’ provide policy challenges
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Bitcoin dev Gloria Zhao deletes X account over OP_RETURN drama—by Protos Staff
- Coinbase Says Criminals Stole Customer Data, Offers $20M Bug Bounty
- May 15, 2025
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Coinbase says staff leaked customer data, refuses to pay $20M ransom—by Protos Staff
- NFT founder stole millions from Bitcoin project, investors allege
- ARK Invest Bought $9.4M Worth of eToro Shares on Trading Platform’s Debut
- Telegram Shuts Down ‘Largest Illicit Online Marketplace’ After Elliptic’s Insights
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Coinbase mocked over four-hour candle launch: ‘What next, full-screen mode?’—by Protos Staff
- May 14, 2025
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Europol raids $24 million ‘mafia crypto bank’—by Protos Staff
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CHART: Trump’s World Liberty Financial portfolio is a mixed bag—by Protos Staff
- CFTC Commissioner Mersinger to Be CEO at Blockchain Association
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French minister steps in to help stop crypto kidnappings—by Protos Staff
- Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Invites Ex-DOGE Staff to Join Crypto Exchange
- What Trump, and C.E.O.s, Actually Got in Riyadh
- Stock and crypto trading site eToro prices IPO at $52 per share ahead of Nasdaq debut
- Tron strengthens grip on USDT, claiming nearly half of its $150B supply
- Squaring Circle
- Crypto swapper eXch shows signs of life after post-Bybit shutdown
- US spot Bitcoin ETFs log $96 million in net outflows after hitting peak cumulative inflows
- Ex-Cred Executives Plead Guilty to $150M Crypto Fraud Scheme
- Michael Saylor’s $40bn bitcoin bet
- Tether’s $150 Billion CIO Proved Himself Getting Cantor Backing
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David Bailey explains why Nakamoto would sell bitcoin—by Protos Staff
- Michael Saylor’s $40bn bitcoin bet
- May 13, 2025
- Galaxy Digital Reports $295 Million Q1 Loss Before Nasdaq US Listing
- Trump’s China Deal Eases Tariffs but Doesn’t Resolve Future Uncertainty
- London-based asset manager buys nearly $500 million worth of Ethereum in six days
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Exclusive: Why this Facebook group is putting the news on NFTs—by Protos Staff
- MobiusDAO – Rekt
- Yuga Labs sells CryptoPunks IP to Infinite Node Foundation
- Paris police hunt armed suspects after attempted kidnapping of crypto entrepreneur’s daughter, grandchild
- Coinbase jumps 22%, heads for biggest gain since post-election pop on S&P 500 inclusion
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We check the accuracy of 20 Arthur Hayes market calls—by Protos Staff
- An $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado
- Bitcoin Will Replace U.S. Dollar In 10 Years, Says Billionaire VC Tim Draper
- South Korea’s Democratic Party sets up ‘Digital Asset Committee’
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Curve Finance warns users after website and X account hacks—by Protos Staff
- Top TRUMP whales hold $174M in tokens ahead of dinner with US president
- Coinbase Shares Jump 8% on S&P 500 Inclusion
- Hong Kong crypto investor Animoca plans US listing as Trump lures more groups
- Germany Has a Long History of U.S. Investment. That May Be Changing.
- Fintechs that raked in profits from high interest rates now face resilience test
- Caitlyn Jenner memecoin buyers to regroup after judge tosses suit
- Donald Trump Jr. Squashes Rumors of ‘Truth Social’ Memecoin
- Arizona governor kills two crypto bills, cracks down on Bitcoin ATMs
- Trump Family Bitcoin Company Announces Plan to Go Public
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SafeMoon’s image was carefully curated — and misleading, witness says—by Protos Staff
- May 12, 2025
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David Bailey’s Nakamoto exceeded 23X mNAV, 11X higher than MSTR—by Protos Staff
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UK court slaps Craig Wright with three-year legal restraining order—by Protos Staff
- Crypto miner backed by Trump sons will list on Nasdaq
- The mystery of $MELANIA
- Fake AI Tools Used to Spread Noodlophile Crypto Wallet Stealing Malware
- Malaysia Power Theft by Illegal Crypto Miners Rose 300% Since 2018
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Lido oracle key compromise — was $23B really at risk?—by Protos Staff
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Frank DeGods walks away from NFT project DeGods—by Protos Staff
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Knots ‘warning’ escalates Bitcoin OP_RETURN war—by Protos Staff
- Bitcoin SV investors attempt to resurrect 2019 Binance lawsuit
- Florida teens charged in $4m armed crypto heist and desert kidnapping
- Lido ‘secure’ after oracle compromise sparks emergency DAO vote
- Ledger restores control of Discord after hacker compromised moderator account
- Ledger secures Discord after hacker bot tried to steal seed phrases
- Feds deny late disclosure of evidence in Samourai Wallet case
- South Koreans Bet Big on XRP, Dogecoin as Easing Trade War Fuels Risk Taking
- Elizabeth Holmes’s Partner Has a New Blood-Testing Start-Up
- America is failing its youngest investors, warns personal finance guru Ric Edelman
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