Crypto

Source: Coin Tegraph Ripple’s $25 million donation to a crypto education fund has reignited conversations about how blockchain projects are building influence through academia—but in the latest episode of Byte-Sized Insight, Animoca Brands’ co-founder Yat Siu says that money alone isn’t enough.  Instead, real-world use cases like student loans backed by DeFi may be crypto’s…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure With virtually all crypto going up today, knowing which altcoins to buy can make the difference between staying poor and becoming the next ‘crypto dude.’ To put it bluntly, Bitcoin’s price surged to $104K, leading to MARA Holdings (MARA), a…

Source: Coin Tegraph Bitcoin crossed the $100,000 mark again on May 8 as institutional investors continue stacking sats. Farside Investors’ data shows that spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded cumulative net inflows of $142.3 million on May 7, in a sign of “sustained institutional interest,” according to the founder of Obchakevich Research, Alex Obchakevich….

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Bitcoin price has now showed bullishness once again, beating the $100,000 resistance and continuing to rise. This seems to be par for the course for the leading cryptocurrency by market cap as sentiment has returned into the positive territory…

Source: Coin Tegraph The Ethereum Foundation, the nonprofit that supports development across the Ethereum blockchain, distributed $32.6 million in grants in the first quarter of 2025.  In an allocation update, the organization reported spending on various initiatives through its Ecosystem Support Program (ESP).  Categories included community and educational grants, zero-knowledge and cryptography. Other allocations included…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure G7 world leaders will gather in Alberta, Canada this June with a new type of threat in mind — North Korea’s increasing role in cryptocurrency heists and cyberattacks. Though wars in Gaza and Ukraine will dominate much attention, the North…

Source: Coin Tegraph Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott blamed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act’s failure on partisan politics during a Senate speech on May 8. Scott said the vote, which failed to reach cloture in the Senate, was expected to mark a step toward greater affordability and innovation….

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Chainlink (LINK) has observed a sharp price jump as on-chain data shows a large amount of the asset has left centralized exchange wallets. Chainlink Exchange Outflow Witnessed Spike Ahead Of Price Surge As explained by analyst Ali Martinez in a…

Source: Coin Tegraph Taiwanese lawmaker Ko Ju-Chun has called on the government to consider adding Bitcoin to its national reserves, suggesting it could serve as a hedge against global economic uncertainty. Ko, a legislator at-large in Taiwan’s legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, took to X on Friday to report that he had advocated Bitcoin (BTC)…

Source: Bitcoinist Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Buzz surrounding Bitcoin ($BTC) never ends. David Bailey, one of Donald Trump’s leading crypto advisors, recently raised a hefty $300M to invest in Nakamoto, a brand new $BTC investment firm. Amid the $BTC-happy news, Bitcoin Bull Token ($BTCBULL) stands to…