Author: John Smith
World Liberty Financial has reportedly been offering investors a quid pro quo deal that would see it invest in their projects in return. Source link
As crypto prices fell over the past seven days and market caps shed billions of dollars, investors found the perfect scapegoat in Wintermute. Source link
Altcoins are almost as prominent as BTC at this year’s Bitcoin 2025 conference. They are also paying a lot of the bills. Source link
Plume’s co-founder Eugene Shen helped tokenise $4B worth of real-world assets before passing away this week. Source link
During the outage yesterday, Hyperliquid traders had no access to place trades or manage their highly leveraged positions. Source link
Max Burwick announced his first mayoral policy and attacked leading rival candidate Zohran Mamdani’s stance on antisemitism. Source link
Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, the developers behind Samourai Wallet, have pleaded guilty to unlicensed money transmission. Source link
Kraken is seeking to raise at a $15 billion valuation, which probably places comp valuation metrics for Binance at more than $100 billion. Source link
Coinbase (COIN) shares surged over 8% after-hours on news of its S&P 500 inclusion. Coinbase will replace Discover Financial in the index effective before market open on May 19. The inclusion marks a significant milestone, giving broad investor/portfolio exposure to a crypto firm. Shares of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) experienced a significant surge in after-hours trading on Monday following the landmark announcement that the company will be added to the prestigious S&P 500 stock index. This inclusion marks a pivotal moment for Coinbase and the broader digital asset industry, signaling increased mainstream acceptance and potentially ushering in a new wave…
The inclusion, effective before trading begins on May 19, will see the crypto major replacing Discover Financial Services in the index. Analysts at Bernstein estimate the move could trigger roughly $9 billion in inflows from passive investment vehicles linked to the S&P 500. At a market capitalization of approximately $52 billion, Coinbase would represent around 0.1% of the S&P 500 Coinbase is set to become the first pure-play cryptocurrency firm to be included in the S&P 500 index. The inclusion, effective before trading begins on May 19, follows the pending completion of Discover Financial Services’ acquisition by Capital One.…