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Crypto Whale Loads Up On Dogecoin With $2 Million Long Position

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A crypto trader tracked by Lookonchain has opened a fresh leveraged long position in Dogecoin, adding DOGE exposure alongside larger Bitcoin and Ethereum bets. The move matters because the wallet, identified as 0x152e, is described by the on-chain analytics account as a “smart whale” with $24.79 million in total profit. According to Lookonchain, the trader moved aggressively across major crypto assets over a three-hour window, opening longs on Ethereum, Bitcoin and Dogecoin. The DOGE position totaled 19.47 million tokens, worth about $2.04 million, while the Ethereum and Bitcoin trades were…

Strategy Holds 843,738 BTC vs Blackrock’s 817,138 as the Race to a Million Bitcoin Intensifies

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Key Takeaways Strategy leads with 843,738 BTC against Blackrock’s 817,138 BTC, a gap of roughly 26,600 coins. Strategy overtook Blackrock as the largest institutional bitcoin holder in April 2026 after a $2.54B purchase. JPMorgan estimates Strategy’s bitcoin purchases in 2026 could reach $30 billion in total. Two Giants, One Finish Line For much of late 2024 and early 2025, Blackrock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust was regarded as the fastest-growing exchange-traded fund (ETF) in U.S. market history. However, in April of this year, Strategy closed the gap entirely, acquiring 34,164 BTC in…

Verus Ethereum Bridge Reportedly Exploited for $11.58 Million

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Verus Protocol’s Ethereum bridge was reportedly exploited on Monday through a fake cross-chain transfer message that allowed a hacker to fraudulently transfer out at least $11.58 million in cryptocurrency. Onchain security platform Blockaid said in an X post on Monday that its detection system identified an ongoing exploit on the Verus-Ethereum bridge and shared a transaction on Etherscan showing a transfer of 1,625 Ether (ETH), 147,659 USDC (USDC) and 103.57 tBTC v2, worth over $11.5 million. Blockchain security company PeckShield also called the transfer an exploit, with onchain data showing…

BitMine Buys Another $197 Million In Ethereum As Tom Lee’s 5% ETH Strategy Presses On

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On-chain data is pointing to another interesting accumulation move by Tom Lee’s BitMine Immersion Technologies, with a whale tracker flagging a $197.64 million Ethereum purchase routed through four newly created wallets. Related Reading The latest Ethereum buy has come during a period of weakness, which has seen the Ethereum price losing $2,300, and $2,100 is now in focus. BitMine Adds 89,026 ETH As Treasury Accumulation Continues On-chain analytics firm Lookonchain flagged a series of transactions suggesting that BitMine, the cryptocurrency mining and treasury firm chaired by prominent investor Tom Lee,…

UAE’s Mubadala Raises Bitcoin ETF Stake 16% to $566 Million in Q1 2026

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Key Takeaways Mubadala raised its IBIT stake 16% to 14.7 million shares ($566M) in Q1 2026, per SEC disclosures. The Abu Dhabi fund has added to its bitcoin ETF position every quarter since Q4 2024, starting at $436M. Combined Abu Dhabi sovereign holdings in Blackrock’s IBIT exceeded $1 billion as of late 2025. Quarter by Quarter Mubadala’s bitcoin ETF exposure has grown in every reporting period since it first appeared in disclosures. The fund entered in Q4 2024 with a position worth approximately $436 million, scaled back in portfolio value…

Capital B raises $17.8 million to expand bitcoin treasury holdings

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Capital B has raised €15.2 million ($17.8 million) from institutional investors, including Blockstream CEO Adam Back and French asset manager TOBAM. Summary Capital B raised €15.2 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 €99.1 million in capital. According to Capital B’s May 11 press release, the company issued 23 million shares with attached warrants at €0.66 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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Crypto‑forensics-led NSW raid seizes 52.3 BTC as AUSTRAC’s 2026 rules tighten the noose on darknet‑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 Australia’s largest dark web‑linked crypto busts. Two men were arrested after a 15‑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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Chainlink’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 “ChainLink’s key stakeholders that hold between 100K-10M LINK have been aggressively accumulated over the past month.” The analytics firm added that “these 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 company’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 Japan’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 XRP’s price chart: they are watching the wrong screen, while the XRP ecosystem is quietly being opened to 44 million new…