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Samourai Wallet Founder Writes From Prison Asking Bitcoin Community For Help — Family Is Out Of Options

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Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the now-shuttered Bitcoin privacy wallet Samourai Wallet, has published an appeal from federal prison asking the Bitcoin community for donations to help cover more than $2 million in accumulated legal debt — after acknowledging that hopes for a presidential pardon have effectively faded. Related Reading Rodriguez, 37, is five months into a 60-month sentence at FPC Morgantown, a federal prison camp in West Virginia. In a post published on X on May 6, written in his own name, he described a financial situation that has left…

South Korea Confirms 22% Crypto Tax Goes Ahead in January 2027

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South Korea’s Finance Ministry has confirmed that a long-delayed tax on crypto gains will take effect as scheduled in January 2027. Moon Kyung-ho, director of the ministry’s income tax division, announced at an emergency parliamentary forum on virtual asset taxation held at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building in Seoul on Thursday, according to South Korea news outlet Edaily. The forum was hosted by Representative Park Soo-young of the People Power Party and the Korea Tax Policy Association. “We will proceed with virtual asset taxation as scheduled in January next…

Bitcoin Uptrend Still Healthy, But Volume Divergence Raises Questions

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Bitcoin continues to maintain a strong bullish structure, with price action steadily grinding higher across multiple timeframes. While bulls remain in control for now, the growing divergence between price and volume could signal slowing momentum and increase the risk of a pullback if buying pressure fails to return.  A Hold Above Key Support At $74,937 As long as Bitcoin maintains its position above the critical floor of $74,937, the current upward momentum remains intact. Market analyst Kamile Uray notes that the primary obstacle for bulls during this ascent is the…

Bollinger Bands Creator Officially Calls a New Bitcoin Bull Market

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Key Takeaways John Bollinger made his first bullish call since 2025, fully investing in Bitcoin to ride the next market breakout. Following a 30-day rally, Tom Lee echoed this shift, predicting that a Bitcoin spring is the next market phase. Defying April tensions, Bitcoin topped $80K, prompting Bollinger to predict further near-term market gains. Bollinger Bands Inventor Signals Start of New Bull Market While the crypto industry has faced a difficult period that has taken digital asset prices and sentiment down, analysts believe this is nearly over. John Bollinger, inventor…

VanEck Sees Bitcoin Reach $1M on ‘Mega Adoption’ Trend

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Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at investment manager VanEck, said he sees Bitcoin (BTC) reaching seven figures within the next five years. “Bitcoin going up for us is the base case. We think this asset is going to reach a million dollars over the next several years,” Sigel said on CNBC’s Halftime Report on Wednesday. Sigel later clarified that BTC is likely to reach that threshold in “half a decade,” comparing Bitcoin’s adoption to the video game industry’s, where usage has expanded across age groups after initially being…

BTCC Exchange and AFA Launch a Trading Championship with a Million-USDT Prize Pool and a Messi-Signed Jersey

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May 7th, 2026 – Lodz, Poland BTCC, the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchange, today announced the launch of the BTCC x AFA Trading Championship, a futures trading competition running from May 6 to May 26, 2026. The campaign features a prize pool of over one million USDT, with the ultimate reward reserved for the No. 1-ranked trader: a jersey signed by Lionel Messi, captain of the Argentine National Football Team. The competition is open to all registered users. Traders compete on two separate leaderboards: a Futures Trading Volume Leaderboard, where the…

XRP History Is About To Repeat Itself And Price Could Rally 1,008% To Cross $10

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Crypto analyst Dark Defender has alluded to history to predict a 1,008% rally for XRP, which could send its price above $10. This comes as the altcoin looks to build a base at $1.4 amid the recent recovery in the crypto market.  XRP Eyes Rally Above $10 As Price Looks To Mirror Past Gains In an X post, Dark Defender predicted that XRP could record a 1,008% gain, rallying to as high as $18. This is expected to be similar to the gains that XRP recorded in the 2021 bull…

Core Scientific Buys Polaris Bitcoin Mine for $421M Oklahoma AI Power Expansion

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This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, data, and insights on the energy–compute–markets nexus. The company said Tuesday it plans to scale its Muskogee, Oklahoma campus to roughly 1.5 gigawatts of gross power, or about 1 gigawatt of leasable capacity, by combining acquisitions, grid expansion and behind-the-meter generation strategies. At the center of the expansion is Core Scientific’s agreement to acquire Polaris DS LLC, a bitcoin mining operator that controls 440 megawatts of…

Crypto Burglar Who Broke into Homes to Steal Hardware Wallets Gets 78 Months

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A 20-year-old California man has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for his role in a crypto theft ring that defrauded victims of more than $250 million. Marlon Ferro, of Santa Ana, known online as “GothFerrari,” was sentenced to 78 months in prison alongside three years of supervised release and $2.5 million in restitution, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said Wednesday. Ferro pleaded guilty in October 2025 to participating in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy. “Marlon Ferro served…

Bollinger Bands Creator Diverges With Traders as Bitcoin Breakout Begins

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Bitcoin (BTC) is attempting its first Bollinger Bands breakout in months, while creator John Bollinger is more bullish than some traders. Key points: Bitcoin faces stiff resistance as it attempts daily candle closes above the upper Bollinger Band. Volatility comes on cue after the Bands’ tightest-ever conditions last month. Creator John Bollinger takes advantage of positive trading signals as part of his investment program. Responses mixed as Bitcoin tests Bollinger Bands ceiling Data from TradingView confirms that on Wednesday, BTC/USD saw its second daily close above the upper Bollinger Band…