When AI plays the king of bluff, even the crypto stars get caught. Deepfakes and scams galore, the FBI brings out the red lantern.
On Tuesday, the 13th, VanEck launched the VanEck® Treasury Fund, Ltd. (VBILL). This is the first real-world asset (RWA) tokenization fund from the global manager. This was achieved through a partnership with Securitize, an RWA platform with total assets under management (AuM) of $3.9 billion as of May 12th. The volume is expected to increase soon, as VBILL is designed to provide investors with secure, real-time access to assets backed by the United States Treasury.
The legal battle between Ripple and the SEC has taken a new turn. While an amicable settlement seemed within reach, the federal court has sharply rejected the joint attempt from both sides. This setback reignites uncertainty around a clash that has become central to the regulatory future of cryptocurrencies in the United States and reaffirms the complexity of reaching a clear outcome in a case closely monitored by the entire industry.
At the Toronto Consensus 2025, Ethereum broke the silence. In the face of criticism regarding its governance, technical roadmap, and talent drain, Paul Brody (EY) and Josh Stark (Ethereum Foundation) defended a bold vision: that of a complex, but fundamentally robust network. As the price of ETH stagnates and competition intensifies, Ethereum's leaders are betting on the long game and reminding that markets will eventually catch up with technology, not the other way around.
Interest in crypto games saw a significant decline in April 2025, reaching its lowest level of the year with only 4.8 million active wallets. However, according to DappRadar, this contraction hides a more nuanced reality: the industry is undergoing a beneficial maturation phase, now prioritizing quality over quantity. Is the sector breaking free from speculation to build a more sustainable future?
The rush of banks towards stablecoins is shaking old financial networks. But behind this crypto waltz, a well-kept secret threatens to upend everything.
The American exchange platform Coinbase continues its restructuring with the strategic removal of certain cryptocurrencies from its listing. These decisions come in a particularly turbulent context for the company, just days before its historic entry into the S&P 500 index.
Long limited to its role as a store of value, Bitcoin is making a decisive breakthrough into DeFi. With the launch of the Peg-BTC (YBTC) token on the Sui network, Bitlayer introduces a "trustless" BitVM bridge that eliminates centralized intermediaries. This initiative marks a notable evolution. BTC becomes a fully usable asset within decentralized protocols, previously dominated by native tokens. A new chapter opens, that of an interoperable, mobile Bitcoin now active in programmable finance.
TRON DAO has just officially adopted Chainlink as its data oracle solution for its ecosystem, triggering a spectacular increase of 3.4 billion TRX in its total value locked (TVL) in less than a week. Could this strategic alliance be the catalyst that finally propels the TRX price beyond the critical resistance of $0.30?
While bitcoin remains above $100,000, a targeted accumulation phase emerges quietly. Far from the tumult of derivatives, it is the spot flows and on-chain data that shape the market's new tempo. Behind this recovery, strategic investors are strengthening their positions, operating within a precise price range. A discreet yet structuring dynamic that could well redefine the foundations of the next bullish cycle.