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President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures have added an estimated $2.9 billion to his wealth in six months, according to an April 23 report by the left-leaning State Democracy Defenders Fund. Soros-Backed Lobbyists Claim Trump’s Policy Shift Is a ‘Conflict of Interest’ The new report estimates Trump’s crypto assets, including the meme coin official TRUMP and […]

A former executive of the Web3 game Blade of God X (BOGX) accused the project of abandoning its blockchain-based roadmap after raising funds through the crypto space.On April 1, BOGX’s former chief marketing officer Amber Bella claimed in an X post that despite being funded by Web3 sources, the game “completely abandoned” its Web3 goals and the team working on its Web3 features.  “Web3 was completely abandoned, and my Web3 team’s salaries went from delayed payments to no payments at all,” Bella claimed.The former game executive also said that instead of compensating users and repaying funds to non-fungible token (NFT) buyers,…

The company behind the largest stablecoin by market cap raked in substantial gains in the first quarter of 2025. In a statement issued following the publication of its Q1 2025 attestation, Tether says it generated over $1 billion in operating profit from traditional investments between January and March this year. The stablecoin issuer credits the impressive returns to the solid performance in its U.S. Treasury portfolio. Tether says gold also nearly offset the volatility in the crypto markets. The company’s Q1 2025 financial report shows that it has $98.5 billion in U.S. Treasury bills, around $6.3 billion in money market…

$243M Bitcoin scam that led to kidnapping and chaos In one of the most bizarre crossovers between digital crime and real-world violence, a group of young cybercriminals stole almost $243 million in Bitcoin (BTC). Within weeks, the fallout spilled from the blockchain into a quiet Connecticut suburb, ending in a harrowing kidnapping plot.If this seems like the plot of a Netflix thriller, you’re not alone in thinking that. But it happened. And fast.Let’s unpack how a Minecraft-playing teenager, an underground network of crypto thieves and a Lamborghini-driving suburban couple all became tangled in a wild web of digital deception and…

While many crypto ecosystems focus on decentralization as the core tenet of Web3, Aptos is seeing success with hybrid platforms that blend Web2 and Web3 technologies, commonly referred to as “Web2.5.”In an interview at the Token2049 event in Dubai, Aptos’ head of ecosystem, Ash Pampati, told Cointelegraph that Web2.5 platforms are earning “tons of revenue” within Aptos. He noted that consumer-focused applications, in particular, are thriving in the network.Web2.5 is a term used to describe platforms or applications that blend centralized Web2 experiences with decentralized Web3 elements. These applications avoid full decentralization, often drawing criticism for not fully embracing the Web3…

tl;dr EELS is an execution layer reference implementation in Python.It’s up to date with mainnet.It fills tests, and passes existing ones.There’s an example of an EIP implemented in EELS below. Introduction After more than a year in development, we’re pleased to publicly introduce the Ethereum Execution Layer Specification (affectionately known as EELS.) EELS is a Python reference implementation of the core components of an Ethereum execution client focused on readability and clarity. Intended as a spiritual successor to the Yellow Paper that’s more programmer friendly and up-to-date with post-merge forks, EELS can fill and execute state tests, follow mainnet1, and…

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2699.5, down 2.9% (-80.53) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday.Three of 20 assets are trading higher.Leaders: SUI (+0.7%) and LTC (+0.7%).Laggards: NEAR (-7.4%) and AVAX (-7.4%).The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.

XRP bulls were rebuffed at the $2.3 resistance, which was the 50% retracement level. The clues from the liquidation heatmap showed short-term bearishness. The Ripple [XRP] vs SEC legal war was nearing its end, and traders have reason to anticipate a bullish outcome. Whale addresses holding XRP have reached record highs, and data from Binance showed a majority of traders were taking long positions. While these pieces of bullish news surfaced, the on-chain activity showed an eerie stillness. The number of new addresses created has been falling since December. XRP outflows from exchanges were also dwindling, compared to the heavy…

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. According to a recent post on X by Shaco AI, Bitcoin (BTC) is showing a bit of “stage fright” as it hovers just below key short-term moving averages, signaling a potential loss of momentum. At the time of writing,…

Blockchain-focused privacy protocol COTI will collaborate with the ECB to implement its privacy technology for the upcoming digital euro. COTI, a privacy-centric layer-2 solution on Ethereum, has been selected as one of the pioneer partners in the European Central Bank’s project to develop the digital euro. In a Monday blog announcement, COTI said its involvement comes after its success in the Bank of Israel’s digital shekel project, highlighting its growing role in central bank digital currency solutions. As part of the ECB’s project, COTI will contribute its privacy-focused technology to support “conditional payments,” a system that ensures asset provenance is…