The Citadel (v. Nardo): From Meme to Monument

Bitcoin MagazineThe Citadel (v. Nardo): From Meme to Monument My latest painting, The Citadel (v. Nardo), did not begin simply on canvas. It began as a whisper – an image passed digitally between anonymous hands, reposted, remixed, archived, and mythologized across the internet. Like many of my works, this piece builds from historical fragments and … Read more

CFTC’s Plans for Crypto Perpetual Trading Puts Focus on Hyperliquid’s HYPE

Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE, jumped 15% on Thursday, outperforming the broader crypto market, after the team said it submitted formal responses to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding proposed regulation of perpetual swaps and 24/7 crypto trading. In an X post early Friday, Hyperliquid Labs said it filed two comment letters supporting the … Read more

Major U.S. Banks Mull Jointly Launching Stablecoin: WSJ

Major U.S. banks are weighing launching a joint stablecoin to fend off crypto competition. Financial heavyweights like JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), and Wells Fargo (WFC), have held discussion on the subject, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The talks are still in early stages and … Read more

Bitcoin Enters Strongest Accumulation Phase Since January as BTC Price Passes $110K

Bitcoin BTC has entered a strong accumulation phase across all wallet cohorts for the first time since January, signaling renewed bullish sentiment as the largest cryptocurrency trades above $110,000, an 18% gain over the past month. Glassnode’s Accumulation Trend Score has reached its maximum value of 1.0, indicating broad-based, aggressive accumulation by investors irrespective of … Read more

Memecoin Moo Deng, MEW Surges After Robinhood Listing

Robinhood has added two Solana-based memecoins, Moo Deng MOODENG and cat in a dog’s world MEW, to its suite of cryptocurrencies available to trade for U.S. customers. Moo Deng, which is based on a baby pygmy hippo, has risen to a $230 million market cap this month after the meme went viral online in 2024. … Read more

Bitcoin Pizza Day: 15 Years Since 10,000 BTC Bought Two Pizzas and Changed Everything 

Bitcoin MagazineBitcoin Pizza Day: 15 Years Since 10,000 BTC Bought Two Pizzas and Changed Everything  On May 22, 2010, Bitcoin became more than just an idea—it became real money. Laszlo Hanyecz, a developer and early contributor to Bitcoin’s codebase, posted a casual offer: “I’ll pay 10,000 bitcoins for a couple of pizzas.” Five days later, … Read more

Democrats Threaten Lawsuits, Join Protests Ahead of Trump Memecoin Dinner

Congressional Democrats threatened lawsuits, introduced legislation and planned protests in the lead-up to U.S. President Donald Trump’s memecoin dinner. Trump, whose affiliated businesses issued the $TRUMP memecoin just days before he was inaugurated for his second term, announced he would host the 220 largest holders of his token for a dinner at the Trump National … Read more

Centrifuge Expands Tokenized RWAs to Solana, Starting With $400M Treasury Fund

Tokenized asset platform Centrifuge said it’s expanding services on the Solana blockchain, starting with the $400 million tokenized U.S. Treasury fund managed by Anemoy (JTRSY). The expansion builds on Centrifuge’s token standard — dubbed “deRWA tokens” — that allows token holders to freely transfer and use tokenized instruments across decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. In this … Read more