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Belo Horizonte to Become ‘Bitcoin Capital’ With New Bill

[today 7:30 AM] The city of Belo Horizonte has turned into a bitcoin capital after lawmakers passed a new bill that seeks to transform it into an innovation hub for crypto and bitcoin companies. The bill, which was passed on Wednesday amid a heated argument…

Coinbase Will Be $1 Trillion Company, Says Bitwise CIO

[yesterday 4:30 AM] Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management, believes crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) will be a $1 trillion company in the future, following its acquisition of Deribit. In a statement on X, Hougan signaled strong…

Bitcoin Blasts Past $100K as Trump Hints at Global Trade Deals

[May 8 4:30 PM] Bitcoin cracked the $100,000 ceiling on Thursday for the first time since February, notching a high-water mark that had traders buzzing. During the morning stretch, it floated near $99,800 before catapulting to an intraday top of $101,454. The…

OKX DEX Relaunches With Enhanced Security Features

[May 5 11:30 AM] OKX DEX restarted operations on May 5, 2025, introducing a real-time abuse detection system, as announced by OKX founder and CEO Star Xu in an X post. This restart comes following a March 17 suspension due to misuse by the North Korean Lazarus…

Charlie Shrem Wants to Bring Back the Bitcoin Faucet

[May 5 9:30 AM] Bitcoin pioneer Charlie Shrem announced plans to relaunch a bitcoin faucet on May 4, 2025, aiming to distribute free bitcoin like the original faucet created by Gavin Andresen in 2010, which gave away five bitcoin per claim to promote adoption…

Ripple’s $5B Bid to Acquire Circle Gets Rejected: Report

[May 1 5:30 AM] Ripple has reportedly made a strategic acquisition attempt targeting competitor Circle Internet Group, offering between $4 billion and $5 billion. However, insiders revealed the offer was dismissed for undervaluing Circle. Despite Ripple’s…