Day: 19 May 2025

Bitget has launched a new live-streaming feature to enhance real-time interaction between content creators and their audiences. The feature allows influencers, professional traders, and crypto educators to host live sessions with integrated screen sharing, voice streaming, co-hosting, and token recommendation tools—all seamlessly embedded within the Bitget platform. source: globenewswire This ...

Global crypto trading platform CoinW has unveiled a pioneering Futures Protection Program to shield traders from the harsh impact of market volatility. The initiative introduces instant refunds of up to 500 USDT per user during each cycle, offering real-time financial support for liquidated futures positions. Source: Press Release The launch ...

Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet has boosted its Bitcoin reserves by acquiring an additional 1,004 BTC, raising its total holdings to 7,800 BTC. In a regulatory filing dated May 19, Metaplanet revealed its latest Bitcoin purchase—1,004 BTC acquired at an average price of $97,182 per coin. The $104 million investment brings ...

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has publicly rejected pressure from a European Union country to censor political speech ahead of Romania’s presidential elections, which took place on May 18. The tech entrepreneur revealed in a post on his Telegram channel, hinting that the country in question was France, using a baguette ...

A disturbing wave of kidnappings and ransom attempts targeting crypto professionals has ignited serious safety concerns across the industry, with executives and investors in France and beyond now ramping up personal security measures. According to a Bloomberg report, the heightened alert comes after multiple high-profile abduction incidents in 2025, prompting ...

Vladimir Smerkis, co-founder of the Telegram-based crypto project Blum, has been arrested in Moscow over allegations of large-scale fraud. His arrest comes as the project publicly confirms his complete disassociation from the team. According to a May 18 report by Russian state media outlet TASS, the Zamoskvoretsky District Court approved ...

Ethereum is trading at $2,378, reflecting a 5% decline over the past 24 hours after reaching a weekly high of $2,693. Despite this pullback, the second-largest cryptocurrency remains resilient, surging more than 35% over the past month.  Derivatives data further confirms this surge in market engagement. CoinGlass reports that Ethereum’s ...