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2 days ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Nellius Irene
On May 14, 2025, eToro debuted on the Nasdaq under the ETOR ticker, pricing its initial public offering (IPO) at $52 per share, beyond the expected range of $46 to $50, signaling strong investor demand. The IPO raised about $310 million, with the company and existing investors selling nearly six million shares.
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2 days ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Nellius Irene
Lucas Matheson, the CEO of Coinbase Canada, revealed that the company has teamed up with Canadian stablecoin issuer Stablecorp to assist in marketing its fiat-collateralized stablecoin, QCAD, and is investing an undisclosed sum in it to increase access to tokenized Canadian dollars at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto. Matheson stated they requested the federal government create a national digital assets strategy.
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2 days ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Nellius Irene
UBS says its wealthy clients are pulling money out of U.S.-dollar assets and shifting their investments to gold- crypto, and Chinese markets over trade tensions and a volatile global economy. Investors felt safe keeping most of their wealth in U.S.-based assets for years because of the country’s strong economy, stable currency, and deep financial markets. Still, recent trade disputes, new tariffs, and concerns about the long-term strength of the dollar are crushing their confidence.
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2 days ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Nellius Irene
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued new guidance permitting national banks and federal savings associations to engage in cryptocurrency-related activities without prior regulatory approval.
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2 days ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Nellius Irene
India officially told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it plans to increase tariffs on goods made in the United States as a direct response to the Trump administration’s decision to impose high duties on steel and aluminum. This is India’s first trade retaliation against the U.S. during Donald Trump’s second term as president, even though both countries are still working to finalize a broader trade agreement that they hope to finalize in the coming months.
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3 days ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Nellius Irene
Animoca Brands, a crypto investment company in Hong Kong, plans to list its shares in New York after President Donald Trump removed many strict cryptocurrency laws set by the Biden administration that stunted the growth of crypto businesses in the country. Animoca’s chairman, Yat Siu, called it a rare and important opportunity to enter the world’s biggest financial market after years of tough regulations under Joe Biden that forced out many crypto companies.
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3 days ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Nellius Irene
US federal prosecutors have recommended a two-year prison sentence for Eric Council Jr., the Alabama man who orchestrated a high-profile hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) official X (formerly Twitter) account in January 2024. The breach was a scam post claiming that the SEC had approved Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), causing significant market disruption. The tweet caused Bitcoin’s price to surge by more than $1,000 before being taken down.
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3 days ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Nellius Irene
Decentralized finance protocol Curve Finance has once again been breached, marking the second cyber attack this month. According to Curve Finance, hackers hijacked its domain name system (DNS), sending users to a malicious website. In an X post, Curve Finance warned users not to engage with its platform, saying, “The “curve.fi DNS might be hijacked.
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3 days ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Nellius Irene
The top 220 investors in President Donald Trump’s $TRUMP meme coin, collectively holding over $174 million worth of tokens, are set to attend an exclusive dinner with the president on May 22 at his Trump National Golf Club in Virginia. There will be background checks that need to be completed before the investor’s attendance is confirmed. “The first Competition is officially over,” the project posted to X.
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3 days ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Nellius Irene
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed two crypto industry leaders as advisors, just weeks after the US Department of Justice under President Donald Trump dropped a high-profile corruption case against him. The move signals Adams’ renewed focus on digital finance and economic innovation as he works to reposition his administration following months of legal scrutiny.
