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Strategy added 13,390 Bitcoin for $1.34B as price topped $100K

Michael Saylor’s Strategy purchased a fresh batch of Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency pushed above $100,000 last week.

Strategy acquired 13,390 Bitcoin (BTC) for $1.34 billion between May 5 and May 11, the firm announced in its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission published on May 12.

The acquisition has increased Strategy’s total Bitcoin holdings by 2.4% to a total of 568,840 BTC, acquired for approximately $39.4 billion at an average price of $69,287 per coin.

An excerpt from the Form-8 by Strategy filed on May 12. Source: Strategy

The newly announced purchases were made at an average price of $99,856 per BTC, with Bitcoin reclaiming the psychological mark of $100,000 on May 8.

Strategy achieves Bitcoin yield target

Following the acquisition, Strategy met its 2025 Bitcoin yield target, co-founder Michael Saylor said in a May 12 post on X.

Nakamoto Holdings merges with KindlyMD to build Bitcoin treasury

Healthcare services provider KindlyMD merged with Bitcoin-native holding company Nakamoto Holdings to build a BTC treasury.

According to a May 12 announcement, Nakamoto Holdings — a new company founded by David Bailey, a crypto adviser to US President Donald Trump — plans to build the first global network of Bitcoin (BTC) treasury companies in partnership with BTC Inc. Bailey said:

“Traditional finance and Bitcoin-native markets are converging. The securitization of Bitcoin will redraw the world’s economic map. We believe a future is coming where every balance sheet – public or private – holds Bitcoin.”

Long-term, the firm’s plan includes developing an ecosystem of Bitcoin-native companies, including media, advisory and financial services, all aiming to accelerate Bitcoin adoption and utility. The company resulting from the new merger aims to accumulate Bitcoin and grow the BTC held per share.

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DeGods NFT founder steps down as collection gains traction

The creator of the non-fungible token (NFT) collection DeGods announced that he has stepped down as the CEO of the project amid an uptick in sales.

Rohun Vora, known online as “Frank DeGods” on X, said he has stepped down as the project’s CEO, concluding a three-year stint as the head of one of the most popular Solana-based NFT collections.

He identified pseudonymous figures 0x_chill and Pastagotsauce as the new leaders of DeGods. “There are no investigations, because I have never done anything illegal. That’s the boring truth,” Vora wrote, addressing speculation about his departure.

The announcement came as the NFT collection started gaining traction on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains.

Source: FrankdegodsDeGods’ sales are up 101% on Solana

Data tracker CryptoSlam shows that in the last seven days, DeGods NFTs have seen a significant increase in sales.

On May 12, DeGods on Solana recorded a

FTX EU creditors can now withdraw money from Backpack exchange

Crypto exchange Backpack announced that customers of the defunct crypto exchange FTX EU can begin reclaiming their funds through its service.

According to a May 12 X post, Backpack now allows FTX EU users who selected it as the redistribution platform to claim their euro balance. Users must first complete Know Your Customer (KYC) verification on the exchange before they can withdraw funds.

Backpack’s support page also explains that the KYC details on the platform must match the ones provided to FTX EU:

“If they do not, you will need to contact Backpack EU support at support@eu.backpack.exchange to update your Backpack EU account to reflect the same information used for your FTX EU claim. This ensures a smooth verification process and avoids delays in accessing your distribution.”

Related: Former FTX exec’s wife

Crypto speculation dominates $600B cross-border payments: BIS report

Hundreds of billions of dollars in cross-border cryptocurrency payments flow globally, driven primarily by speculative investment, according to a recent report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

The BIS study, published May 8, found cross-border payments using the two largest cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), and the two largest stablecoins, USDt (USDT) and USDC (USDC), totaled about $600 billion during the second quarter of 2024, the final observation period covered by the analysis.

“Our findings highlight speculative motives and global funding conditions as key drivers of native crypto asset flows,” the BIS said.

Cross-border crypto asset flows by quarter. Source: BIS

Still, the report noted that stablecoins and low-value Bitcoin transactions are frequently driven by practical use cases, particularly as alternatives to traditional remittances. The researchers

What is RISC-V, and why does Vitalik Buterin want it for Ethereum smart contracts?

What is RISC-V?

RISC-V, pronounced “risk five,” is a modern open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) based on reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. In simple terms, it’s like a blueprint that defines a set of instructions that a processor can execute.

RISC-V is designed to be highly modular, efficient and flexible. Originally developed by the University of California in 2010, the open-source framework gives developers the flexibility to tailor its functionality and use cases, plus offers cost savings compared to proprietary ISAs like ARM or x86. This offers a wide range of uses, from supercomputers to smartphones and now blockchains like Ethereum.

On April 20, 2025, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin unveiled a “radical” new scaling proposal to replace the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with the RISC-V instruction set architecture, aiming to boost the speed and efficiency of the network’s execution layer. The idea is

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US crypto ETFs smash new record amid 4-week inflow streak

Cryptocurrency investment products continued receiving healthy inflows last week, attracting $882 million as global crypto funds approached all-time high asset levels.

Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $6.3 billion of inflows in the past four weeks, accounting for 93% of total inflows year-to-date (YTD), according to data from European crypto investment firm CoinShares.

Total YTD inflows now stand at $6.7 billion, closing in on the record $7.3 billion posted in early February, according to CoinShares’ head of research James Butterfill.

Weekly crypto ETP inflows since late 2024. Source: CoinShares

Amid strong investor demand, crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States reached a record $62.9 billion in cumulative net inflows since launch in January 2024, surpassing the previous high of $61.6 billion set in February, Butterfill noted in a May 12 fund flows update.

Total AUM nears historic record of $173 billion

The continued inflow

BTC bulls get 'biggest signal' — 5 Things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin (BTC) launches into US CPI week with new multimonth highs as traders dig in for volatility.

BTC price action is giving increasingly bullish signals, joined by a key cross on the weekly MACD indicator.

The weekly close fell just short of expectations, raising doubts over whether price discovery will return in the immediate future.

CPI and PPI headline the week’s US macro data drops, but markets are all about the US-China trade deal and its implications.

Bitcoin supply in loss drops below 2% in a rare test of hodlers’ staying power.

Despite the gains, crypto market sentiment remains cool amid a lack of mainstream interest.

Bitcoin MACD cross copies October 2024

Bitcoin managed to preserve its highest levels since January around the weekly close as bulls battle resistance below all-time highs.

Volatility was visible over the weekend thanks to BTC/USD staying sensitive to developments around US

Ethereum flips Coca-Cola and Alibaba as ETH gains 42% in 5 days

Ether’s market capitalization surged 42% in five days following the successful launch of Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade on its mainnet.

On May 12, the company data tracker 8marketcap showed Ether (ETH) surpassing Coca-Cola and Alibaba, ranking as the world’s 39th-largest asset by market capitalization. ETH was trading at about $2,550 at publication time, with a market cap exceeding $308 billion.

By comparison, Coca-Cola stock trades at around $70, giving it a market cap of $303.5 billion. Alibaba stock trades at about $125, with a market capitalization of $303.7 billion.

ETH’s recent price action comes on the heels of a network upgrade that improved the storage of layer-2 scaling data, validator user experience and smart account wallet user experience features.

Ether surpasses Coca-Cola and Alibaba in market capitalization. Source: 8marketcapEthereum implements Pectra upgrade on mainnet

Originally scheduled for March 2025, Pectra faced delays after technical challenges arose

What is social engineering in crypto (and how to protect yourself)?

Social engineering in crypto, explained

In the world of cryptocurrency, security goes beyond just protecting your wallet with a password or private key. One of the most deceptive and increasingly dangerous threats to crypto users today is social engineering.

While you might think of cyberattacks as highly technical affairs, social engineering manipulates the most vulnerable aspect of security: human nature.

At its core, social engineering refers to the act of manipulating people into divulging confidential information or granting unauthorized access to systems.

Unlike traditional hacking, which typically exploits technological vulnerabilities, social engineering targets the human element. Attackers rely on deception, psychological manipulation and trust-building tactics to deceive their victims. By exploiting psychological weaknesses, attackers can trick individuals into giving up their private information, credentials or funds.

In the world of crypto, this kind of manipulation is especially dangerous because transactions are irreversible, and the decentralized nature

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