May 2025

SEC’s Crenshaw says agency playing ‘regulatory Jenga’ with crypto 2025-05-20 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s sole Democratic Commissioner has said the agency is “playing a game of regulatory Jenga” with its approach to the crypto industry and market regulation under the Trump administration. In May 19 remarks

Binance wants arbitration for all members of securities class suit 2025-05-20 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Crypto exchange Binance has asked a US federal judge to send all members of a class-action lawsuit alleging it sold securities to arbitration, arguing that the group waived their ability to form a class action under the

JPMorgan boss says bank users can soon buy Bitcoin 2025-05-20 at 05:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, said his bank will soon allow its clients to buy Bitcoin, but it won’t custody the cryptocurrency. “We are going to allow you to buy it,” Dimon said at JPMorgan’s annual investor

US Senate moves forward with GENIUS stablecoin bill 2025-05-20 at 05:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The US Senate has voted to advance a key stablecoin-regulating bill after Democrat Senators blocked an attempt to move the bill forward earlier in May over concerns about President Donald Trump’s sprawling crypto empire. A key procedural vote on

Solana Labs offshoot Anza pitches ‘biggest change’ ever to network consensus 2025-05-20 at 04:05 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Anza, a Solana blockchain infrastructure firm spun out of Solana Labs, has proposed a new proof-of-stake consensus called Alpenglow that it claims would be “the biggest change to Solana’s core protocol” and compete with current internet

Trump signs TAKE IT DOWN law meant to stop revenge porn 2025-05-20 at 03:42 By Iain Thomson Fine-print is vague and broad, could easily be abused to blunt protected speech President Donald Trump officially signed Monday the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a bill to criminalize revenge porn – both real and AI-generated. But internet rights

Bitcoin trading in six-figure territory shows BTC is ready to carry gold’s ‘baton’ — Fidelity exec 2025-05-20 at 02:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio converges with gold’s, indicating similar risk-adjusted returns, supporting its store-of-value role. Gold outperformed Bitcoin in Q1 2025 with a 30.33% price gain versus Bitcoin’s 3.84%, driven

CISA has a new No. 2 – but still no official top dog 2025-05-20 at 02:02 By Jessica Lyons Brain drain, budget cuts, and constant cyberthreats – who wouldn’t want this job? The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has a new No. 2: Madhu Gottumukkala, stepping in as the nation’s lead civilian cyber

Show us your face: New Orleans PD reportedly got secret facial recognition alerts 2025-05-20 at 01:49 By Iain Thomson Police took Big Easy attitude to the rules, says WaPo Since early 2023, facial recognition cameras run by a private nonprofit have scanned New Orleans visitors and residents and quietly alerted police, sidestepping oversight and potentially

Bitcoin fractal analysis forecasts new all-time highs above $110K by end of week 2025-05-20 at 01:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Bitcoin onchain and technical data suggest new all-time highs are imminent. Glassnode data shows most Bitcoin wallet cohorts accumulating BTC. A daily timeframe bearish divergence signals fading momentum, raising doubt on BTC’s

DOJ is investigating Coinbase data breach— Report 2025-05-20 at 01:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The US Department of Justice is reportedly conducting a probe over Coinbase’s contracted customer service agents in India, who accepted bribes in exchange for allowing criminals access to user data. According to a May 19 Bloomberg report, DOJ investigators are

What to expect at Trump’s memecoin dinner 2025-05-20 at 01:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright On May 22, US President Donald Trump is expected to host up to 220 people who had purchased the most significant quantities of his memecoin at a private event in Washington, DC. Though the exact number of attendees was unknown

Microsoft strikes partnership with Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot — despite lawsuit over OpenAI 2025-05-20 at 00:03 By Associated Press Musk’s deal means that the latest versions of xAI’s Grok models will be hosted on Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform, alongside competing models from OpenAI and other companies, including Facebook parent Meta Platforms. This article is

Quantum Biopharma bolsters Bitcoin treasury 2025-05-19 at 23:08 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Quantum Biopharma has purchased an additional $1 million worth of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the Canadian biotechnology company said.  The buys take Quantum’s total cryptocurrency holdings to approximately $4.5 million, according to a May 19 press release. The biotech company plans to stake

Paul Atkins: ‘Crypto markets have been languishing in SEC limbo’ 2025-05-19 at 23:08 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright In one of his first speeches since becoming chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in April, Paul Atkins addressed some of the regulatory concerns around the cryptocurrency industry. In prepared remarks for a May

Microsoft adds Grok – the most unhinged chatbot – to Azure AI buffet 2025-05-19 at 22:59 By Thomas Claburn Never mind the chatbot’s recent erratic behavior Microsoft has added xAI’s Grok 3 family to its Azure AI Foundry platform, seemingly unfazed by the firm’s rivalry with Microsoft investee OpenAI or the chatbot’s recent descent into

US judge orders Apple to reappear in court to explain refusal to comply with antitrust ruling 2025-05-19 at 22:08 By Ariel Zilber Apple is facing mounting legal trouble after a federal judge issued an order demanding the company explain its refusal to comply with a court injunction stemming from its high-profile antitrust dispute with Epic