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Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance has warned that a hacker has again hijacked its domain name system (DNS), sending users to a malicious website. In the second attack on its infrastructure in a week, the “curve.fi DNS might be hijacked. Don’t interact!” the team said in a May 12 warning to X. In a …
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Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has reached a new record of funds onchain, according to data from DefiLlama. In an X post, Aave said it topped $40.3 billion in total value locked (TVL) on May 12. Onchain data reveals that Aave v3, the latest version of the protocol, has approximately $40 billion in TVL. Aave …
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The list of the top holders of US President Donald Trump’s memecoin has been finalized ahead of background checks to apply for a dinner and “VIP tour” with the president on May 22. In a May 12 X post, the TRUMP memecoin project said it would stop considering additional purchases for a dinner with the …
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Crypto exchange Coinbase Global (COIN) is set to join the Standard and Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) on May 19, becoming the first and currently only crypto firm to make it into the index. The crypto exchange will replace Discover Financial Services (DFS), which was recently acquired by Capital One Financial Corp (COF), S&P Global said …
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Key Takeaways: Bitcoin exhibits a bearish breakout from an ascending channel, with the risk of profit-taking near $106,000. A lower-than-expected US Consumer Price Index (CPI) print could boost Bitcoin, but a higher CPI may increase bearish pressure, leading to a price drop below $100,000. Bitcoin (BTC) price reached an intraday high of $105,800 on May …
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The US government has asked a federal judge to impose a two-year sentence for Eric Council Jr., the individual who helped post a fake message announcing the approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) X account. In a May 12 filing in the US District Court for the District of …
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Blockchain technology could enable “a broad swath of novel use cases for securities” and foster “new kinds of market activities that many of the Commission’s legacy rules and regulations do not contemplate today,” Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins said. During his keynote address at the Commission’s May 12 roundtable on tokenization and …
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Key points: Bitcoin price saw profit booking near $105,819, signaling that bears remain active at higher levels. Select altcoins have continued to move higher, indicating increased investor interest. The SPX and the DXY are playing catch-up to Bitcoin following the US-China trade deal. Bitcoin (BTC) has started the new week on a cautious note, falling …
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced partnerships between the city and financial firms as part of his crypto plans. In a May 12 press conference at Gracie Mansion, the the city’s official mayoral residence, Adams said June Ou, founder of financial services company Figure, and Richie Hecker, CEO of private equity firm Traction and …
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Key takeaways: Bitcoin lags as investors shift toward stocks after the US and China strike a deal that could end the current trade war. Macroeconomic conditions are swinging away from gold investing and back to stocks. Bitcoin (BTC) reached its highest price in over three months at $105,720 on May 12, but was unable to …
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