Ross Ulbricht walked onto the Bitcoin 2025 stage to a roaring ovation—his first public appearance since stepping out of a federal prison cell. Once the most vilified name in crypto, Ulbricht now returns as a redeemed voice for freedom, decentralization, and reform. His comeback isn’t just personal—it’s symbolic, and it’s
At Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino disclosed that the company currently holds more than 100,000 bitcoins, worth over $10 billion. Tether is the leader in the world for issuing US dollar-pegged stablecoins. As well as owning a great deal of bitcoin, the company has accumulated more
A small plan to get back some stolen crypto turned into a brutal 17-day stretch of beatings and threats inside a fancy Manhattan townhouse. Now it’s turning into one of the wildest crime stories NYC has seen in a while, dragging in big crypto names, serious violence, and even a
As more governments are focusing on crypto regulation, scrutiny over existing crypto firms is also increasing. The Thailand SEC has decided to block multiple exchanges from operating in the country for violating its laws. Among them, Bybit and OKX are the top exchanges, the former being the second-largest crypto exchange
Michael Saylor, the Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy, fascinated the audience at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas. He mixed his support for cryptocurrencies with philosophical comparisons. The well-known Bitcoin backer, who holds around 3% of all existing Bitcoin, explained his investment approach in a list of 21 points. He called this
MiCA has made it mandatory for crypto asset trading service providers to secure their license to be able to operate in European countries. Its policies became effective and improved the regulatory environment for crypto in Europe at the beginning of this year. Bybit is the latest crypto exchange that secured
The Reserve Bank of India is picking up the pace on its digital rupee pilot, rolling out new features that could actually make it useful for everyday life. They’re working on stuff like programmability and offline payments, which could make the Rupee (₹) way more flexible—especially in areas where internet
Ripple’s stablecoin, RLUSD, has officially launched on Bitget, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange. Trading began on May 29, 2025, at 10:00 UTC. This marks the fourth centralized exchange (CEX) listing for RLUSD this year, underscoring its accelerating adoption across the crypto ecosystem. The Bitget listing places RLUSD in the platform’s
Telegram became the talk of the town in the crypto community on its partnership deal with Elon Musk-led Grok AI. While Pavel Durov announced that Telegram and xAI agreed to a 1-year partnership deal, Elon Musk condemned it, saying it is not true. This created confusion in the community and
On May 29, the Chairman of Bharti Enterprises and the former president of the Confederation of Indian Industry, Sunil Bharti Mittal, demanded urgent regulatory clarity on virtual assets, quoting the volatile nature of the sector. Mittal attended the CII Annual Business Summit 2025, and there he spoke about the global
