Panama City mayor says canal should give Bitcoin-paying ships faster access
Panama should allow ships wanting to transit the Panama Canal to skip the line if they pay in Bitcoin, says Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi.
Hyperliquid whale losses near $100M after Bitcoin dips below $105K
Hyperliquid trader James Wynn has seen his 949 Bitcoin long positions liquidated after the cryptocurrency dipped below $105,000.
NYC cops linked to crypto torture case put on modified duties: Report
Two NYPD detectives allegedly linked to a crypto torture case in Manhattan have been placed on modified duties as the investigation unfolds, according to multiple reports.
Base briefly nears 1,000 TPS, making it speed competitive with Solana
Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain Base saw a short-lived surge in transactions per second amid a token launch on the Virtuals AI platform.
Average Ethereum ETF investor ‘substantially underwater’ — Glassnode
Buyers of BlackRock and Fidelity’s spot Ether ETFs are at an average unrealized loss of around 21%, says Glassnode.
US sanctions Philippines tech firm accused of aiding crypto scams
OFAC claims Funnull Technology purchased a code repository used by web developers and altered it to redirect legitimate websites to scam websites.
Reform UK party will accept crypto donations — Nigel Farage
The party leader leaned into pro-crypto talking points at the Bitcoin 2025 conference, announcing plans to introduce a digital asset bill if Reform UK wins in the next election.
Securities laws go beyond simple definitions — SEC Commissioner
Hester Peirce, head of the SEC’s crypto task force, said the context of a digital asset transfer could make it a securities transaction.
Solana price drops as memecoins fade and SOL unlock concerns emerge
Trader’s interest in Solana is strong, but declining memecoin prices and SOL token unlocks have put a cap on the altcoin’s rally.
Midas launches tokenized T-Bill on Algorand
The first atomic swap, conducted on May 27, saw $2 million in USDC exchanged for the new mTBILL.