XRP Gets a $50M Treasury, Payments Boost From This U.S. Healthcare Firm

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Trump crypto adviser David Bailey raises $300M for Bitcoin investment firm

David Bailey, CEO of crypto media company BTC Inc. and a close adviser to US President Donald Trump on digital assets, has reportedly raised $300 million to launch a new Bitcoin investment firm. The venture, named Nakamoto after the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, aims to become a publicly traded company focused on acquiring and holding the cryptocurrency, CNBC reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The Information was first to cover the story. The funding round, which has been quietly in motion since January, includes $200 million in equity…

Bitcoin adoption ‘still in early stages’ as firm expands holdings

KULR Technology Group has deepened its Bitcoin commitment, purchasing 42 additional BTC and bringing its total holdings to 716.2 BTC, the company announced.  The energy storage and management firm said it has spent approximately $69 million acquiring Bitcoin (BTC) at an average price of $96,342 per BTC. The latest investment follows KULR’s December 2024 announcement that it would allocate up to 90% of its surplus cash to Bitcoin.  At the time, the company held around $12 million in cash reserves and cited financial resilience and global Bitcoin adoption as core…

New crypto bill draft seen to curb big crypto firm influence

The new “Digital Asset Market Structure Discussion Draft” introduced by House Republicans on May 5 could work to reduce the dominance of large crypto firms and promote more participation in the broader market, according to an executive from Paradigm.  The discussion draft, led by the House agricultural and financial services committee chairs Glenn Thompson and French Hill, is an “incremental, albeit meaningful, rewrite” of the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21), Paradigm’s vice president of regulatory affairs Justin Slaughter said in a May 5 X post.…

Bitcoin Holds Above $95K Despite Weak Blockchain Activity — Analytics Firm Explains Why

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Historically, the Bitcoin price is an indicator of the blockchain’s health, with high activity often correlating with strong and positive price action. However, the largest cryptocurrency market seems to have witnessed a significant shift, with prices now less responsive to changes in on-chain activity. For instance, the Bitcoin price continues to hold above $95,000 and looks set to reclaim the $100,000 level despite the sustained dip in blockchain activity. An on-chain analytics firm has weighed in on…

Crypto VC Firm Dao5 Closes $222M Fund to Focus on Institutional Adoption Projects

Tekin Salimi, founder of Dao5, reported that the VC company’s second fund was concentrated in 15 limited partners, including family offices and notable individuals. He assessed that the previous fund’s success influenced the level of participation in this one. Crypto Firm Dao5 Swims Against the Current: Closes $222M Fund Even with the reported problems that […] Source CryptoX Portal

Public Firm Freight Tech Adds Trump’s Meme Coin to Its Balance Sheet

A micro-cap logistics firm, Freight Technologies, Inc., disclosed this week its intention to acquire the official TRUMP meme coin and retain it as a treasury reserve asset on its balance sheet. Logistics Meets Memes: Freight Tech Embraces Official TRUMP Coin In an unconventional twist on the bitcoin treasury strategy adopted by firms like Strategy (formerly […] Source CryptoX Portal

Ether more ‘like a memecoin,’ says trading firm as ETH drops 45% YTD

As Ether’s price has struggled in the first quarter of 2025, a US-based investment adviser firm, Two Prime, has dropped support for ETH and adopted a Bitcoin-only strategy. After lending $1.5 billion in loans both in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) over the past 15 months, Two Prime decided to ditch ETH to focus solely on BTC asset management and lending, the firm announced on May 1. “ETH’s statistical trading behavior, value proposition, and community culture have failed beyond a point that is worth engaging,” Two Primes stated. The firm’s…