In a finish worthy of any esports arena, Ukrainian trader Max Hamaha snatched the crown at the inaugural International Crypto Trading Cup (ICTC 2025), a two-day live competition staged by European exchange WhiteBIT on May 9-10. The ICTC 2025 Cup Eight elite traders from four continents took the main stage and traded WhiteBIT futures pairs…
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Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Hits $103K as ETF Rotation Begins
Bitcoin (BTC/USD) is sitting at $103,790 as institutional investors reposition after a wild Q1 where BTC dropped 12%. Recent 13-F SEC filings show major hedge funds and asset managers are rotating out of select spot BTC ETFs. Brevan Howard reduced its iShares Bitcoin Trust holdings by 15.6%, Millennium Management cut 41% and exited the Invesco…
Why Is Crypto Up Today – May 16, 2025?
The crypto market has seen another shift today: though the market cap is down, most coins have seen their prices increase in a spot-driven rally. The cryptocurrency market capitalization fell 0.9% over the last 24 hours, now standing at $3.45 trillion. The total crypto trading volume is at $131 billion at the time of writing….
Chinese Firm DDC Enterprise Plans Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Targets 5,000 BTC Accumulation
Chinese consumer company DDC Enterprise revealed a new Bitcoin accumulation strategy, following the company’s positive financial performance in 2024. As a part of its strategy, DDC Enterprise is planning to buy 100 BTC as an immediate acquisition. Additionally, it targets to accumulate 500 BTC within six months and 5,000 BTC within 36 months to its…
SEC Probes Coinbase Over Misrepresentation of User Data: Report
Coinbase is reportedly facing an investigation by the SEC over the accuracy of its reported user numbers. The SEC has focused on a figure Coinbase included in its public filings and marketing materials, claiming it had over 100m “verified users,” the New York Times reported Thursday. This data point was initially presented in the company’s…
Brazilian Fintech Firm Méliuz Acquires Bitcoin Worth $28.4M
Méliuz, a Brazil-based fintech firm, has become the first Bitcoin treasury company in the country, following the acquisition of $28.4 million worth of Bitcoin. Israel Salmen, chairman of Méliuz, announced the acquisition on X, Friday, calling it a “historic day!” “Our shareholders have approved, by a wide majority, the transformation of Méliuz into the first…
DOJ To Continue Legal Action Against Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has confirmed that it will proceed with federal criminal charges against Roman Storm, the developer and co-founder of the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash. This decision comes despite some adjustments to the charges. Under the adjustments, the DOJ will continue with the charges related to money laundering and sanctions…
Elliott Wave Update: Gold Miners (GDX) at Key Support, Set for Potential Upside Move
The Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is showing promising signs for investors as it approaches a critical support zone. Since the low on December 30, 2024, GDX has been tracing a five-wave impulse pattern. This is a hallmark of bullish momentum in Elliott Wave analysis. The first wave (wave (1)) peaked at $42.66, followed by a…
Japan’s Remixpoint Buys Another $3.4M Worth of Bitcoin
The Tokyo Exchange-listed Japanese firm Remixpoint has used its balance sheet to buy another $3.4 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC). The crypto-keen auto and electricity trading company is the former owner of the crypto exchange BITPoint, which it sold to the securities giant SBI in 2023. Per a Remixpoint investor relations document posted to its…
Consensus Mechanisms Race to Fix PoW and PoS Flaws Before 2032 Security Crunch
As 2025 unfolds, the bedrock consensus mechanisms powering Bitcoin and Ethereum—proof-of-work (PoW) and proof-of-stake (PoS)—are under fire after hacks and halving-driven budget fears. Rivals like Stellar’s trust-based PoA and Quai’s turbo-charged PoEM claim to fix the cracks. A Closer Look at PoW and PoS Ryan Berckmans, crypto ecosystem researcher and long-time Ethereum community member, told…