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May 1, 2025

Crypto ‘decoupling’ story ends as stocks follow Bitcoin’s rally

May 1, 20250
Key takeaways:Despite weak US manufacturing data, Federal Reserve liquidity plans and strong corporate earnings keep equities and crypto afloat.The total crypto market capitalization rose 8.5% since March.Cryptocurrency traders have frequently zoomed in on the need for crypto to show a clear “decoupling” from the stock market, and over the past 10 days, the intraday movements...

Tether posts $1B in Q1 operating profit, $5.6 billion excess in reserves

May 1, 20250
Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has released its financials for the first quarter of 2025, disclosing nearly $120 billion in exposure to US Treasurys and over $1 billion in operating profit.According to Tether’s Q1 2025 financial report, the company’s assets include $98.5 billion in direct US Treasury bills, along...

Mango Markets exploiter sentenced to over 4 years on child abuse material charges

May 1, 20250
Avraham Eisenberg was sentenced to more than four years in prison on child sexual abuse material charges, unrelated to his role in the 2022 exploit that drained the decentralized exchange Mango Markets of roughly $100 million.According to reporting from Inner City Press, a judge sentenced Eisenberg to 52 months in prison at a May 1...

Australian election will bring pro-crypto laws either way

May 1, 20250
Despite reports in February suggesting that 2 million pro-crypto voters could decide the outcome of this week’s Australian Federal Election, crypto has barely rated a mention during the campaign.“I think it’s a missed opportunity,” Independent Reserve founder Adrian Przelozny told Cointelegraph. “Neither side has made crypto a headline issue because they’re wary of polarizing voters...

The crypto trends Animoca Brands is eyeing this year — Token2049

May 1, 20250
Animoca Brands is looking at trends in real-world tokenized assets, AI projects, and the gaming sector to invest in and develop, according to Omar Elissar, the company’s managing director for the Middle East and the head of Global Strategic Partnerships.In an interview with Cointelegraph’s Sam Bourgi at Token2049, Elissar said that stablecoins, real-world asset tokenization,...

US lawmaker proposes crypto ATMs in federal buildings

May 1, 20250
A Texas member of the US House of Representatives has proposed that government officials consider installing cryptocurrency ATMs in federal buildings across the country.In a May 1 letter to Stephen Ehikian, the acting administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) — the entity responsible for managing the US government’s properties — Rep. Lance Gooden claimed...

Strategy touts 13.7% YTD Bitcoin yield in earnings print

May 1, 20250
Michael Saylot’s tech firm Strategy has earned shareholders a Bitcoin yield of 13.7% in the year-to-date, the company said in its May 1 earnings report.That equates to a Bitcoin gain of more than 61,000 Bitcoin (BTC), worth approximately $5.8 billion, according to the company. Bitcoin yield and Bitcoin gain are unofficial accounting metrics that Strategy uses...

Crypto to accelerate AI adoption — LONGITUDE panel

May 1, 20250
Cryptocurrency can accelerate artificial intelligence adoption by helping AI startups onboard users, according to Polygon’s co-founder Sandeep Nailwal. “You can use crypto incentives and disincentives to onboard users to onboard the ecosystem players,” Nailwal said during a panel discussion at the LONGITUDE by Cointelegraph event. He added that projects with effective onchain incentive structures might...

Bitcoin trader says BTC’s cycle top in $125K to $150K range if certain conditions are met

May 1, 20250
Key takeaways:Bitcoin could reach $150,000 by August or September of this year if BTC breaks above the parabolic slope pattern. Bitcoin (BTC) price jumped to new quarterly highs at $96,700 on May 1, a day after the US GDP contracted -0.3% for the first time since Q2 2022. Amid heightened economic concerns, the probability of...

Institutional Bitcoin buying may soon price out retail — LONGITUDE panel

May 1, 20250
Retail investors are running out of time to accumulate Bitcoin as institutional adoption accelerates, according to Sergej Kunz, co-founder of exchange aggregator 1inch. Bitcoin (BTC) is evolving into an alternative reserve currency, propelling institutional demand and potentially pricing out retail investors, Kunz said during Cointelegraph’s LONGITUDE event in Dubai. “Every retail user should be thinking about...
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