Trump to host memecoin gala dinner amid backlash, impeachment calls

Update (May 5 at 3:27 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include comments from Niko Demchuk and Yarden Noy. US President Donald Trump will host a gala dinner for top holders of his Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin despite bipartisan criticism and renewed calls for impeachment. In a May 5 Truth Social post, Trump…

XRP price risks 45% decline to $1.20 — Here is why

Key takeaways: XRP forms a bearish descending triangle on the daily chart, risking a 45% drop to $1.20. Declining daily active addresses signal reduced transaction activity and liquidity. A breakout above $2.18 could invalidate the bearish pattern. The XRP (XRP) price flashes warning signs as a bearish technical pattern emerges on its daily chart, coinciding…

BTC Stack Grows to 3,634

Semler Scientific (SMLR) added to its bitcoin (BTC) holdings last week. The company acquired 167 BTC for $16.2 million, or an average price of about $97,000 each, according to a Monday morning SEC filing. The purchases appeared to be mostly or totally funded via sales of common stock, with the company disclosing it’s sold 1.166…

Solana devs fix bug that allowed unlimited minting of certain tokens

The Solana Foundation has confirmed that a zero-day vulnerability that allowed an attacker to potentially mint certain tokens and even withdraw those tokens from user accounts has been fixed.  A May 3 post-mortem from the Solana Foundation said that the security vulnerability, first discovered on April 16, could have allowed an attacker to forge an…

Bitcoin price cools going into Fed rate hike week, HYPE, AAVE, RNDR, FET still look bullish

Key points: Bitcoin’s positive sentiment should remain intact if BTC price stays above the 20-day EMA near $92,000. Several altcoins show bullish chart patterns in the 4-hour and 1-day timeframes. Bitcoin (BTC) has given back some of the gains over the weekend, and the price has pulled back to the breakout level of $95,000. Buyers…

Bitcoin price cools going into Fed rate hike week, HYPE, AAVE, RNDR, FET still look bullish

Key points: Bitcoin’s positive sentiment should remain intact if BTC price stays above the 20-day EMA near $92,000. Several altcoins show bullish chart patterns in the 4-hour and 1-day timeframes. Bitcoin (BTC) has given back some of the gains over the weekend, and the price has pulled back to the breakout level of $95,000. Buyers…

Bitcoin Traders’ Favorite Lottery Ticket for the First Half of the Year — The $300K BTC Call

In the crypto market, bold predictions aren’t just talk – they’re backed by real dollars, often through option plays that resemble lottery tickets offering outsized upside for relatively small costs. The stand-out as of writing is the Deribit-listed $300,000 strike bitcoin call option expiring on June 26. Theoretically, this call is a bet that BTC’s…

Kidnapped dad of crypto businessman freed from ransom attempt: Report

The father of an unnamed crypto entrepreneur was freed by police in Paris, France, during a law enforcement raid of the property where the man was held captive for ransom over several days. According to reporting from Le Monde, the May 3 raid resulted in five arrests. Local outlet Le Parisien also said the kidnappers…

Bitcoin ETFs, gov’t adoption to drive BTC to $1M by 2029: Finance Redefined

The cryptocurrency market continued its recovery in the past week as the total crypto market capitalization breached the $3 trillion mark for the first time since the beginning of March. Bitcoin (BTC) rose to an over two-month high of $97,300 last seen at the end of February, before the “Liberation Day” tariffs announcement in the…

‘Everything is lining up’ — Tokenization is having its breakout moment

Tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) is evolving from an abstract concept to a practical financial tool as institutional players increasingly test and deploy blockchain-based infrastructure at scale. This past week alone saw a flurry of announcements from both traditional financial institutions and blockchain-native firms advancing their RWA initiatives. On April 30, BlackRock filed to create a…