Crypto Daybook Americas: Fintechs, Funds ‘Hoarding Bitcoin’ Even as Bulls Pause for Breath
Your day-ahead look for May 16, 2025
Bitcoin hitting $220K 'reasonable' in 2025 says gold-based forecast
Key points: New Bitcoin price targets leverage interplay with gold to deliver $200,000 and higher this year.Bitcoin price cycles remain in focus as part of the BTC price “power curve” model.Eating gold’s market cap co…
Bitcoin Bulls Face $120M Challenge in Extending ‘Stair-Step’ Uptrend
BTC has chalked out a controlled stair-step price rally from $75,000 to $104,000.
Tether AI: What it is and why it matters for crypto and AI
What is Tether AI? Tether AI is an open-source, decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) platform launched by Tether, the company behind the Tether USDt (USDT) stable…
Crypto gaming interest drops in April, overall ecosystem healthier: DappRadar
Blockchain gaming user activity dipped and funding slowed in April, but the overall ecosystem is healthier and maturing, according to blockchain analytics platform DappRadar.User activity dropped 10% over April, with blockchain gaming …
Starknet hits ‘Stage 1’ decentralization, tops ZK-rollups for value locked
Ethereum layer-2 scaling platform Starknet has reached a decentralization milestone laid out by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and is now the largest zero-knowledge rollup-based network by total value locked.Starknet said in a pre…
Stablecoin bill passes in Northern Marianas as House overrides veto
The Pacific US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands has passed a bill allowing its small constituent island of Tinian to launch a stablecoin, overriding an earlier veto by the territory’s governor.The 20-member Northern Mari…
Crypto’s lack of ‘frothy use case’ a good sign: WisdomTree exec
Jason Guthrie, head of product at asset manager WisdomTree, says he’s optimistic despite a noticeable lack of hype that typically comes along with a crypto bull run. There hasn’t been a “really frothy use case that has…
DOJ charges 12 more gamer-turned $263M Bitcoin robbers
Another 12 people have been charged for their involvement in a $263 million crypto crime spree that stole 4,100 Bitcoin from a Genesis creditor last August, along with a string of break-ins and money laundering. The 12 new names, …
Grok 'white genocide' rant due to unauthorized prompt change: xAI
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI has blamed an “unauthorized modification” to the Grok chatbot’s response, causing it to generate responses mentioning political and racial tensions in South Africa.&n…