Michael Saylor Signals New Bitcoin Buy as Strategy Launches $1B Stock Offering

Strategy co-founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor posted a chart of the company’s Bitcoin holdings on June 8, signaling a possible upcoming acquisition. On June 8, Saylor posted “Send more Orange” on X. Saylor’s cryptic posts are often followed by announcements of new Bitcoin (BTC) purchases. If Strategy follows up the post with another BTC…

Bitcoin Family Splits Seed Phrase Across Four Continents After Crypto Attacks

Didi Taihuttu, patriarch of the so-called “Bitcoin Family,” has overhauled his digital asset security setup following a wave of violent attacks targeting crypto holders.  The family, known for going all-in on Bitcoin in 2017, now hides portions of their private keys across four continents. In a CNBC interview, Taihuttu said he now uses a hybrid…

Wintermute’s new code flags wallet-draining contracts

Ethereum users will be warned of a new attack capable of draining their wallets, as crypto market maker Wintermute says it has created code that injects a warning into verified malicious contracts. Wintermute’s code, dubbed “CrimeEnjoyor,” prints a warning within malicious Ethereum contracts that are “designed to auto-sweep funds” from wallets with leaked private keys,…

Dubai Real Estate Hits $18.2B in Sales Amid Tokenization Push

Dubai’s real estate market surged in May, posting record sales volumes and transaction values that signal growing investor confidence and potential readiness for property tokenization. According to data shared in a press release with Cointelegraph by real estate platform Property Finder, Dubai’s real estate sector reached a total sales value of 66.8 billion dirhams (about…

Bitcoin market of 2025 driven by stablecoin regulation: Finance Redefined

Despite a week of price consolidation for Bitcoin (BTC), emerging digital asset legislation may provide the next significant catalyst for the world’s first cryptocurrency. Upcoming stablecoin rules, such as the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, may lay the foundation for a Bitcoin cycle top of over $150,000, according to Alice…

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says ‘no need to go public’

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says the stablecoin issuer has no intention of going public, just days after rival Circle made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). “No need to go public,” Ardoino said on June 7, just two days after Circle, which is behind the stablecoin USDC (USDC), entered the public market…

Saylor’s Strategy Upsized Stock Offering to $1B for Bitcoin Purchases

Strategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, plans to raise nearly $1 billion through a stock offering to fund additional Bitcoin purchases. The company, led by executive chairman Michael Saylor, plans to issue 11,764,700 shares of 10.00% Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred Stock at a public offering price of $85 per share. Strategy estimates raising…

ETH Stabilizes Above $2,500 on Strong ETF Flows

Ether has rebounded firmly from key support near $2,460, recovering losses and stabilizing above the $2,500 threshold amid broader market volatility. The rally follows a higher low formation backed by above-average volume, signaling growing market confidence. Institutional participation appears to be reinforcing the trend, with BlackRock’s ETHA ETF reporting $492 million in net inflows last…

hackers exploit human behaviour: CertiK

Cryptocurrency hackers are moving away from exploiting smart contract vulnerabilities and targeting users through social engineering schemes, Web3 cybersecurity company CertiK said. More than $2.1 billion has been stolen in cryptocurrency-related attacks so far in 2025, with the bulk of losses coming from wallet compromises and phishing attacks, according to CertiK. Crypto phishing attacks are…

Mass data deletion by governments is accelerating.

Opinion by: Phil Mataras, founder and chief executive officer at AR.io Let’s stop pretending that data just disappears. It doesn’t. It’s deleted, erased, buried and more often than not, done deliberately.  Every time a new administration seizes power, priorities are reshuffled. This is to be expected, but what is unacceptable is the quiet, coordinated disappearance…