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Zerebro's Jeffy Yu allegedly found alive at parents' house after apparent staged death sparked $100 million memecoin surge: report

5 days ago | theblock.co | James Hunt

People • May 9, 2025, 9:59AM EDT Quick TakeZerebro co-founder Jeffy Yu was reportedly found alive at his parents’ house following an apparently staged suicide livestreamed on Pump.fun, according to The San Francisco Standard. A memecoin in his honor surged to a market cap of over $100 million after the livestream, though it later collapsed.
'A tremendous disservice': SEC Commissioner Crenshaw blasts agency's settlement with Ripple in public dissent

5 days ago | theblock.co | James Hunt

Regulation • May 9, 2025, 6:09AM EDT Quick TakeThe SEC filed a settlement agreement with Ripple and two of its executives with the district court on Thursday. Democrat SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw dissented from the settlement, calling it a disservice to investors that undermines the court’s role in interpreting securities laws. SEC Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw blasted a settlement agreement with Ripple and two of its executives, filed by the agency with the district court on Thursday.
Arbitrum DAO approves 35 million ARB allocation to tokenized US Treasurys from Franklin Templeton, Spiko, and WisdomTree

6 days ago | theblock.co | James Hunt

Latest Crypto News May 08, 2025, 9:20AM EDT • Companies May 08, 2025, 9:07AM EDT • Markets May 08, 2025, 9:01AM EDT • Sponsored May 08, 2025, 9:00AM EDT • Governance See More Latest Crypto News Governance • May 8, 2025, 9:00AM EDT UPDATED: May 8, 2025, 8:44AM EDT Quick TakeThe Arbitrum DAO has approved the next phase of its STEP program, allocating 35 million ARB to tokenized U.S. Treasurys.
Coinbase agrees to acquire crypto derivatives exchange Deribit in record $2.9 billion deal

6 days ago | theblock.co | James Hunt

Latest Crypto News May 08, 2025, 9:20AM EDT • Companies May 08, 2025, 9:07AM EDT • Markets May 08, 2025, 9:01AM EDT • Sponsored May 08, 2025, 9:00AM EDT • Governance See More Latest Crypto News Companies • May 8, 2025, 9:20AM EDT Quick TakeCoinbase has agreed to acquire Deribit in a $2.9 billion deal, according to the crypto exchange. The deal consists of $700 million in cash and 11 million shares of Coinbase Class A common stock.
'Don't do crime, crime is bad' - Hack on ransomware gang LockBit exposes 59,975 Bitcoin addresses and thousands of victim negotiations: report

6 days ago | theblock.co | James Hunt

Latest Crypto News May 08, 2025, 6:48AM EDT • Security May 08, 2025, 6:12AM EDT • Stablecoins May 08, 2025, 4:37AM EDT • Companies See More Latest Crypto News Security • May 8, 2025, 6:48AM EDT Quick TakeThe LockBit ransomware gang has suffered a data breach after its dark web affiliate panels were defaced and replaced with a message linking to a leaked database dump.
Sei community weighs proposal to deprecate native Cosmos accounts, move to EVM-only model

6 days ago | theblock.co | James Hunt

Latest Crypto News May 08, 2025, 4:37AM EDT • Companies May 08, 2025, 3:11AM EDT • The Block May 08, 2025, 2:50AM EDT • Stablecoins See More Latest Crypto News UPDATED: May 8, 2025, 5:38AM EDT Quick TakeSei Labs has put forward a proposal to streamline Sei’s Layer 1 blockchain architecture to an EVM-only model. The proposal aims to improve the user and developer experience ahead of its forthcoming Giga upgrade.
The Daily: Ethereum's Pectra upgrade goes live, Coinbase unveils SEC emails on XRP and ETH, and more

1 week ago | theblock.co | James Hunt

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons. Happy Wednesday! Bitcoin climbed back around the $97,000 level this morning as U.S. and Chinese officials confirmed plans to meet in Switzerland over the weekend — fueling hopes of progress in the trade dispute and reigniting "risk-on" market sentiment.
Russia seen as largest Bitcoin mining beneficiary if Trump's tariffs hit in full, industry expert says

1 week ago | theblock.co | James Hunt

Despite President Donald Trump's embrace of crypto and desire to make the U.S. a "Bitcoin mining powerhouse," companies in the industry have been rushing to adjust their short and long-term plans in an attempt to weather the impact of the president's tariff policies, with Russia potentially the main beneficiary.
‘Hold in May and stay,’ analysts say as Trump-driven bitcoin catalysts outweigh strategic reserve uncertainty

1 week ago | theblock.co | James Hunt

Markets • May 7, 2025, 7:04AM EDT This time is different, according to analysts at K33, who argue in favor of a "hold in May and stay" strategy rather than the tried and tested mantra of "sell in May and walk away" that crypto has inherited from traditional markets. The old adage has some merit in older markets like the S&P 500, showing weaker average performance between May and October compared to November through April.
The Daily: New Hampshire becomes first US state to pass 'Strategic Bitcoin Reserve' bill, CZ makes $1 million BTC price prediction and more

1 week ago | theblock.co | James Hunt

Policy • May 6, 2025, 3:26PM EDT The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons. Happy Tuesday! The kerfuffle over U.S. federal crypto regulation is still ongoing in Washington D.C., as Democrats and Republicans split into separate roundtables on industry oversight and hopes for bipartisan agreement begin to fray.

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Zerebro's Jeffy Yu allegedly found alive at parents' house after apparent staged death sparked $100 million memecoin surge: report

'A tremendous disservice': SEC Commissioner Crenshaw blasts agency's settlement with Ripple in public dissent

Arbitrum DAO approves 35 million ARB allocation to tokenized US Treasurys from Franklin Templeton, Spiko, and WisdomTree

Coinbase agrees to acquire crypto derivatives exchange Deribit in record $2.9 billion deal

'Don't do crime, crime is bad' - Hack on ransomware gang LockBit exposes 59,975 Bitcoin addresses and thousands of victim negotiations: report

Sei community weighs proposal to deprecate native Cosmos accounts, move to EVM-only model

The Daily: Ethereum's Pectra upgrade goes live, Coinbase unveils SEC emails on XRP and ETH, and more

Russia seen as largest Bitcoin mining beneficiary if Trump's tariffs hit in full, industry expert says

‘Hold in May and stay,’ analysts say as Trump-driven bitcoin catalysts outweigh strategic reserve uncertainty

The Daily: New Hampshire becomes first US state to pass 'Strategic Bitcoin Reserve' bill, CZ makes $1 million BTC price prediction and more

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