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Court Blocks $57.65M in USDC Linked to Kelsier Ventures
- By Adam Forsyth
- . May 29, 2025
A US federal court has ordered the freezing of approximately $57.65 million in USDC linked to the embattled LIBRA meme coin. The latest development is

Another Top Musk Lieutenant Appears to Be Leaving DOGE
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 29, 2025
One of Elon Musk’s top allies at the General Services Administration (GSA), Nicole Hollander, appears to be scaling back her work for the agency, according

SEC Should Treat DAOs As ‘Dispersed Groups of People,’ Say DeFi Education Fund, Uniswap
- By Joseph Rees
- . May 29, 2025
The DeFi Education Fund and Uniswap Foundation have urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to view decentralized autonomous organizations as disparate groups of individuals

US markets close green as Trump tariff drama muddies outlook
- By Adam Forsyth
- . May 29, 2025
U.S. stocks rose Thursday, with the S&P 500 up 0.4%, after Nvidia’s strong first-quarter earnings lifted sentiment. However, gains were tempered by renewed uncertainty over
Inside the AI revolution: Top insights and breakthroughs from our partners at TechCrunch Sessions: AI
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 29, 2025
At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, the spotlight is on the future of artificial intelligence and the startups shaping it. This high-energy event brings together founders, investors,

Continental Europe’s biggest bank explores stablecoin, Bitcoin retail offerings
- By Adam Forsyth
- . May 29, 2025
Key Takeaways Banco Santander SA is exploring entering the stablecoin market and offering retail crypto services through its digital banking unit Openbank. Santander’s plans include

Trader Michaël van de Poppe Says Ethereum-Based Altcoin Primed To Do Well in Coming Months, Updates Outlook on Bitcoin and Sui
- By Felicity Underwood
- . May 29, 2025
A widely followed crypto analyst says that one Ethereum (ETH)-based altcoin looks ready to skyrocket in the coming months while updating his outlook on Bitcoin

One Big Beautiful Bill Act contains a very unpopular AI provision
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 29, 2025
Federal lawmakers in the Senate are poised to take up the One Big Beautiful Bill Act next week, but a new poll suggests that one

Litecoin Integrates BitcoinOS for ZK Rollup, Cross-Chain Utility
- By Joseph Rees
- . May 29, 2025
BitcoinOS has revealed deploying a zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup for Litecoin, by leveraging its BitSNARK verifier on the new LitVM infrastructure to enable trustless cross-chain functionality
JD Vance Declares War on Anti-Crypto Bureaucracy at Bitcoin 2025
- By Adam Forsyth
- . May 29, 2025
There’s a new sheriff in town—or at least that’s how Vice President JD Vance framed it from the main stage at Bitcoin 2025 in Las