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CANNES EMBRACES CRYPTOCURRENCY PAYMENTS Merchants in Cannes, France, home of the renowned Cannes Film Festival, will begin accepting cryptocurrency payments by summer 2025, with municipal officials targeting a 90% adoption rate among local businesses. According to Cointelegraph, the initiative aims to attract high-net-worth visitors by modernizing the city's
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced a plan to simplify Ethereum's base protocol, drawing inspiration from Bitcoin's minimalist design approach. In a blog post titled "Simplifying the L1" published on May 3, 2025, Buterin outlined his vision to restructure Ethereum's architecture across consensus,
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According to BeInCrypto, a cryptocurrency investigator ZachXBT announced the freezing of approximately $7 million in Bitcoin stolen during a recent $330 million theft. The recovery effort involved collaboration with several partners including Cryptoforensic Investigators, security expert tanuki42_, and Binance's security team. This case represents one of the largest
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US SEC-registered investment advisory firm Two Prime has ended support for Ether and adopted a Bitcoin-only strategy. The announcement came on May 1, after the firm provided $1.5 billion in loans across both Bitcoin and Ether over the past 15 months. Two Prime cited ETH's 45% value
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Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms reported record quarterly revenue of $161.4 million in Q1 2025, exceeding Wall Street estimates of $159.79 million by 1%. Despite this milestone, the company posted a net loss of $296,367, a stark contrast to the $211,777 net income reported in the same
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The Arizona House of Representatives has approved two bills that would allow the state to establish a cryptocurrency reserve. On April 28, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1025 (SB1025) with 31 votes in favor and 25 against. This bill aims to amend Arizona statutes to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve. A
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Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has warned that the world is "on the brink" of a breakdown in the global monetary order. The former CEO of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates shared these concerns in an April 28 post on social media platform X. According to Dalio, the Trump administration&
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Stacks Asia DLT Foundation has become the first Bitcoin-based organization to establish an official presence in the Middle East through a new partnership with the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). The collaboration was announced on April 28 and aims to promote institutional Bitcoin adoption in the Middle East and Asia
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Coinbase plans to launch its Bitcoin Yield Fund on May 1, targeting institutional investors outside the US seeking passive income from their Bitcoin holdings. The world's third-largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume announced the fund will aim for annual net returns between 4% and 8%. According to the April
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Michael Saylor, co-founder of Strategy, hinted at another Bitcoin investment on April 27, just one week after the firm purchased $555 million worth of Bitcoin at an average price of $84,785 per coin. His social media post "Stay Humble. Stack Sats" fueled speculation about the size of
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El Salvador has acquired 7 Bitcoin worth over $650,000 in the week leading up to April 27, according to blockchain data from the country's Bitcoin Office. This acquisition comes despite an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that appeared to restrict such purchases. During an April
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BlackRock's head of thematics and active ETFs, Jay Jacobs, has revealed that central banks, particularly China, may be moving away from US Treasuries toward alternative assets such as gold and Bitcoin. This shift comes amid growing geopolitical tensions and global uncertainty, according to Jacobs' recent CNBC interview.
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The Italian municipality of Fornelli in the Molise region has announced plans to dedicate a monument to Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. The artwork is scheduled to be unveiled on May 1, according to an April 23 Facebook post from the local government. The monument has been designed
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BlackRock's iShare Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has been named the "Best New ETF" at the annual etf.com awards on April 23. The recognition came on the same day the fund recorded $643.2 million in inflows, its highest single-day total since January 21. Bloomberg ETF analyst
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New Hampshire's House Bill 302, which would permit the state treasurer to invest up to 10% of general funds in cryptocurrencies with market capitalizations exceeding $500 billion, has cleared its second Senate committee. The bill passed in a 4-1 vote on April 23 and now advances to a
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Riot Platforms has secured a $100 million credit facility from Coinbase, using a portion of its Bitcoin holdings as collateral. The loan agreement was announced on April 23 by the Bitcoin mining company, which currently holds 19,223 BTC valued at approximately $1.8 billion. CEO Jason Les stated that