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Capital B raises $17.8 million to expand bitcoin treasury holdings

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Capital B has raised โ‚ฌ15.2 million ($17.8 million) from institutional investors, including Blockstream CEO Adam Back and French asset manager TOBAM. Summary Capital B raised โ‚ฌ15.2 million from institutional investors including Adam Back and TOBAM. Company estimates show the latest funding could increase its bitcoin holdings to 3,125 BTC. Warrant exercises linked to the private placement could unlock another โ‚ฌ99.1 million in capital. According to Capital Bโ€™s May 11 press release, the company issued 23 million shares with attached warrants at โ‚ฌ0.66 per ABSA through a private placement reserved for…

Australian police seize $4.1 million in Bitcoin in major dark web crackdown

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Cryptoโ€‘forensics-led NSW raid seizes 52.3 BTC as AUSTRACโ€™s 2026 rules tighten the noose on darknetโ€‘linked exchanges and weakly regulated VASPs. Summary New South Wales police seized 52.3 BTC worth about $5.7 million AUD ($4.1 million) in one of Australiaโ€™s largest dark webโ€‘linked crypto busts. Two men were arrested after a 15โ€‘month Strike Force Andalusia investigation into an alleged darknet marketplace dealing in drugs and weapons. The seizure comes as AUSTRAC rolls out tougher AML rules for virtual asset service providers, including mandatory travel rule compliance from July 1, 2026. New…

Chainlink Whales Buy 32.9 Million LINK, Holdings Hit Record High

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Chainlinkโ€™s biggest active holder cohort has sharply increased its LINK exposure over the past month, according to Santiment, which says the move could point to a tightening supply setup if broader market conditions stay supportive. The on-chain signal stands out because the buying took place while LINK traded in a relatively muted range rather than during an obvious breakout. Santiment said on May 7 that โ€œChainLinkโ€™s key stakeholders that hold between 100K-10M LINK have been aggressively accumulated over the past month.โ€ The analytics firm added that โ€œthese whales & sharks…

Coinbase Buys $88 Million Worth of Bitcoin in Q1 2026

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Key Takeaways Coinbase purchased $88 million in bitcoin during Q1 2026, the company disclosed on its earnings call. The buy adds Coinbase to the growing list of publicly traded firms holding bitcoin on their balance sheet. Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas also revealed the companyโ€™s USDC deal with Circle cannot be terminated. Strong Accumulation Signal Coinbase, the only major U.S.-listed cryptocurrency exchange, added bitcoin to its corporate treasury during the first quarter of 2026, disclosing a purchase of $88 million worth of the digital asset on its Q1 earnings call, a…

This New Move Just Opened XRP To 44 Million New Users

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XRP has entered a new chapter in Japanโ€™s payments market after Rakuten Wallet connected the token to Rakuten Pay and Rakuten Cash, giving millions of everyday users a route to interact with the cryptocurrency through an ecosystem they already use. The development is one of the most talked-about XRP adoption stories of the year, among many others. Crypto commentator Dr. Kamilah Stevenson relayed a message for investors fixated on XRPโ€™s price chart: they are watching the wrong screen, while the XRP ecosystem is quietly being opened to 44 million new…

Samourai Wallet Developer Appeals for Help With $2 Million Legal Debt

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Keonne Rodriguez, one of the developers behind the crypto-mixing protocol Samourai Wallet, is appealing to the crypto community for donations to help cover legal bills and fines tied to his trial over money laundering. Samourai Wallet co-founders Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill were sentenced on Nov. 19 to five and four years in prison, respectively, on charges stemming from their involvement in the protocol. Rodriguez said in an X post on Wednesday that he desperately needs help after being โ€œfinancially wiped out,โ€ accruing $2 million in debt from legal fees…

Authorities Freeze $41 Million in Crypto Tied to BG Wealth Sharing

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Investment group BG Wealth Sharing, a suspected $150 million crypto Ponzi scheme, has had its domain seized by law enforcement days after allegedly rug-pulling users. Onchain sleuth ZachXBT said on X on Tuesday that โ€œillicit actorsโ€ connected to the group tried to launder more than $92 million in crypto between April 27 and Sunday, but he helped lead an initiative that froze more than $41 million, working alongside Tether, Binance, OKX and US law enforcement. He also said the scheme was likely responsible for losses greater than $150 million, given…

Massive $1.9 Million Loss Nukes 11 Winning Bitcoin Trades for Whale

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Key Takeaways: Wallet 0x004e closed a 700 BTC short on May 5, booking a $1.94M loss on a single trade. The loss erased $1.71M earned across 11 consecutive profitable bitcoin short positions. Bitcoinโ€™s push above $81,000 triggered a broad short squeeze, forcing leveraged bears to cover losses. The Math Behind the Wipeout The trader had closed a 700 BTC short valued at $56.68 million, exiting at a $1.94 million loss. The net result across all 12 trades was a negative total PnL of roughly $230,000. Eleven wins wiped out by…

$150 Million in Crypto Shorts Liquidated in 60 Minutes as Bitcoin Clears $80,000

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Key Takeaways: $150 million in crypto shorts were liquidated in 60 minutes as bitcoin crossed $80,039. Binance futures showed a 62.8% short ratio before the breakout, one of the most lopsided setups in months. Sustained ETF inflows and institutional absorption make a pullback below $80K structurally harder to sustain. A Market Built for Pain The liquidation data was confirmed within an hour of bitcoinโ€™s confirmed break above $80,000. The scale of the losses clearly implies how aggressively traders had positioned for a near-term downside move. Binance futures data showed the…

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