Month: May 2025

Ethereum’s Pectra Update: What Comes Next for Blockchain Builders

Terrill Dicki May 19, 2025 07:54 Following Ethereum’s Pectra update, developers face new opportunities and challenges. Key changes include enhanced smart accounts and data efficiency, with PeerDAS expected to significantly impact future developments. Ethereum’s latest hard fork, known as Pectra, has introduced significant changes to the blockchain ecosystem, setting the stage for further developments in smart accounts and data efficiency. According to OKX Ventures, Pectra, a combination of the Prague and Electra updates, is the largest hard-fork bundle since The Merge, incorporating…

How to read a Bitcoin liquidation map (without getting liquidated)

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Understanding a Bitcoin liquidation map is imperative in dealing with the inherent volatility of the crypto market. The visual tool showcases probable liquidation levels, indicating where large orders may cause cascading price changes.ย  This post explores how to interpret a Bitcoin liquidation map, allowing you to trade smarter in the volatile world of cryptocurrency. What is liquidation in crypto trading? In cryptocurrency trading, liquidation happens when an exchange forcefully closes a trader’s leveraged position due to insufficient margin to pay losses. This usually occurs when the market moves sharply against…

Bitcoin ETF weekly inflows drop 35% as Fed holds off on cuts

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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a noticeable slowdown in inflows last week, as investors adopted a risk-off stance following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powellโ€™s recent hawkish comments on future rate cuts. According to data from SoSoValue, Bitcoin ETFs brought in $603.74 million over the past week from May 12-16, which was a little over 35% less than the $934 million they recorded the week before. Most of last weekโ€™s inflows went into BlackRockโ€™s IBIT, which attracted a massive $841.7 million. Meanwhile, funds like Grayscaleโ€™s BTC and VanEckโ€™s HODL drew in…

Metaplanet Buys Another 1,004 Bitcoin, Lifts Holdings to Over $800M Worth of BTC

Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet has purchased another 1,004 bitcoin (BTC) for approximately $104.3 million, bringing its total holdings to 7,800 BTC. The average purchase price for this latest tranche was $103,873 per bitcoin, according to a Monday disclosure. The companyโ€™s total bitcoin position, acquired at an average price of $91,300 per BTC, is now valued at just over $806 million based on current market prices. The move is part of Metaplanetโ€™s long-term goal to reach 10,000 BTC by the end of 2025. It…

House to vote on cryptocurrency regulation that could impact Trump family

โ–ถ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com โ–ถ CEX Website: cex.io ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on the GENIUS Act, a bill that would create a regulatory framework for a type of cryptocurrency known as stablecoins. Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: ABC News Digital is your daily source of breaking national and world news, exclusive interviews and 24/7 live streaming coverage. Download the ABC News app for the latest headlines and alerts: Watch 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events on ABC News Live: Watch full episodes of World News Tonight…

Metaplanet shares jump 12% on $104m Bitcoin purchase

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Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has increased its Bitcoin holdings by 1,004 BTC, bringing the total reserve to 7,800 BTC. Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet has expanded its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings with a new purchase of 1,004 BTC, bringing its total reserves to 7,800 BTC. In a regulatory filing on May 19, Metaplanet disclosed that the latest buy, valued at around $104 million, was made at an average price of $97,182 per BTC, placing the companyโ€™s total Bitcoin investment at approximately $712.5 million to date. The purchase comes as Bitcoinโ€™s market price…

Metaplanet scoops 1,004 Bitcoin in 2nd-biggest buy ever

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Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has made its second-largest single Bitcoin purchase ever, scooping up more than 1,000 Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency came within 3% of its all-time high. Metaplanet said on May 19 that it purchased 1,004 Bitcoin (BTC) for a total cost of around 15.2 billion yen ($104.6 million), bringing its total holdings to 7,800 Bitcoin worth around $807 million at current market prices. It is the second-largest purchase the firm has made following its buy of 1,241 BTC for $129 million on May 12 in a move that…

Coinbase hit with wave of lawsuits over customer data breaches

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Coinbase has been hit with a flood of lawsuits after it recently disclosed its user data was breached, with users accusing the crypto exchange of mishandling the incident. At least six lawsuits were filed against Coinbase between May 15 and May 16, which all made various claims that the exchange failed to keep stringent security protocols to protect user data and handled the data breach aftermath poorly. In one of the lawsuits, filed in a New York federal court on May 16, plaintiff Paul Bender argued that Coinbase failed to…

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