Blogs

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May

Don’t believe the noise: There can never be too many L2s

May 18, 2025
Opinion by: Igor Mandrigin, co-founder and CTPO of Gateway.fmEvery couple of weeks, it seems another layer 2 rolls out, much to the chagrin of some Web3 industry commentators who are concerned about fragmentation. A recent Gemini Institutional Insights report actually noted how a new Ethereum L2 solution is launched approximately every 19 days. In response...
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May

Ethereum back to $3K in May? Latest rebound says ETH price 'still has more gas'

May 18, 2025
Key points:Ether price rose 3% to $2,550 on May 18, triggering $22 million in short ETH liquidations.A bull flag on the chart suggests a $3,700 target, with analysts predicting Bitcoin’s price to go as high as $5,000 in May.Ether’s (ETH) price was up on May 18, rising more than 2.5% over the last 24 hours...
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18
May

BTC price to $116K next? Bitcoin trader sees 'early week' all-time high

May 18, 2025
Key points:Bitcoin is convincing traders that an upside breakout is around the corner, with all-time highs in sight.One target demands $116,000 next week, moving BTC/USD firmly out of its narrow range.A quick dip before continuing higher is among the options for BTC price action into the new week.Bitcoin (BTC) reduced volatility to a minimum into...
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18
May

Retired artist loses $2M in crypto to Coinbase impersonator

May 18, 2025
Retired artist Ed Suman lost over $2 million in cryptocurrency earlier this year after falling victim to a scam involving someone posing as a Coinbase support representative.Suman, 67, spent nearly two decades as a fabricator in the art world, helping build high-profile works such as Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog sculptures, according to a May 17...
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May

‘Bitcoin Standard’ author backs funding dev to make spamming Bitcoin costly

May 18, 2025
Economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous, has weighed in on the ongoing debate over spam inscriptions on the Bitcoin network, suggesting he would “throw in a few sats” to fund a full-time developer focused on making Bitcoin spamming more difficult and expensive.Ammous made the remarks in response to a thread initiated by the...
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18
May

World Liberty Financial brushes off oversight concerns from Congress

May 18, 2025
Zach Witkoff, one of the co-founders of the Donald Trump family-backed crypto platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has rebuffed efforts by US lawmakers to investigate the president’s potential conflicts of interest.In a May 15 letter to Senator Richard Blumenthal, lawyers for World Liberty Financial claimed a call to investigate the crypto platform was based on...
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18
May

Bitfinex Bitcoin longs total $6.8B while shorts stand at $25M — Time for BTC to rally?

May 18, 2025
Key takeaways:Bitfinex margin longs fell 18%, despite Bitcoin price rising 24% in 30 days.$6.8 billion in long positions far outweight the current $25 million in shorts.Bitcoin options positioning and spot BTC inflows point to confidence from institutional investors.Bitcoin (BTC) price climbed 23.7% over the past 30 days, yet traders on Bitfinex have cut their leveraged...
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18
May

Galaxy Digital lists on Nasdaq, seeks to tokenize shares — Reports

May 18, 2025
Galaxy Digital shares began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange May 16, completing a years-long process that CEO Mike Novogratz called unfair and infuriating, CNBC reported. The crypto and infrastructure company, which is also listed in Canada, opened trading at $23.50 in its Nasdaq debut.Trading began on the same day Galaxy disclosed that it is...
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18
May

Altcoins are on the verge of ‘most powerful rally’ since 2017 — Analyst

May 18, 2025
Key takeaways:The total altcoin market cap (excluding ETH) gained $126 billion in Q2, fueling speculation of an altseason.The altcoin market cap, excluding Ether (ETH), has added $126 billion in Q2, sparking enthusiasm from analysts who have been waiting for an altseason. Crypto analyst Javon Marks noted a breakout that could rival the explosive 2017 bull...
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18
May

Solv brings RWA-backed Bitcoin yield to Avalanche blockchain

May 18, 2025
Solv Protocol has launched a yield-bearing Bitcoin token on the Avalanche blockchain, giving institutional investors more exposure to yield opportunities backed by real-world assets, or RWAs.On May 16, the protocol unveiled SolvBTC.AVAX, a token that connects Bitcoin (BTC) to real-world assets like US Treasurys and private credit offered by BlackRock and Hamilton Lane. The new token...
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18
May

Sequoia Capital exec also a victim in Coinbase data breach — Report

May 18, 2025
At least one partner at Sequoia Capital was reportedly impacted by the recent data breach among Coinbase users, suggesting that data from others at the venture capital firm may also have been compromised. According to a May 16 Bloomberg report, Sequoia Capital Managing Partner Roelof Botha’s personal information available through his Coinbase account was stolen...
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18
May

Filecoin, Lockheed Martin send data in space using decentralized data protocol

May 18, 2025
The Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Space have successfully transmitted data in space using a version of the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) on a satellite orbiting Earth, Marta Belcher, president of the Filecoin Foundation, told Cointelegraph. Filecoin and Lockheed Martin adapted the system for use in space and successfully tested it, Belcher said during the Consensus...
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