Author: James Wilson
StakeStone (STO) price is by over 30% in the past 24 hours, buoyed by spot listing on Binance exchange. STO began trading on Binance spot at 16:00 UTC on May 2 across multiple pairs, including USDT and BNB. According to the official announcement, eligible users who subscribed Binance Coin (BNB) to Simple Earn products—either Flexible or Locked—and On-Chain Yield between April 27 and April 29, will receive STO airdrops as part of the launch incentives. Prior to this, the token was only available on Binance’s Alpha Market, giving early access to select users. Launched in early April through a token…
Bitcoin’s dominance relative to other major cryptocurrencies continues to soar reaching a new 4-year high. Bitcoin’s (BTC) dominance has surged to 64%, a four-year high, signaling its unrivaled strength in the cryptocurrency market. This metric, which measures Bitcoin’s share of the total crypto market capitalization, reflects a growing preference for Bitcoin as a safe haven amid economic uncertainty. As BTC’s price hovers above $96,000, institutional inflows via ETFs and corporate treasury adoption, like Metaplanet’s 5,000 BTC holdings, are fueling this rally. But what does this mean for other major blockchain chains like Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and Binance Chain (BNB)?…
UK regulators plan to ban retail investors from buying crypto assets with debt, citing financial risk and volatility. The UK is introducing sweeping rules for crypto, including a ban on buying these risky assets with debt. On Friday, May 2, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority published a new document proposing new rules for crypto assets. The ban would include purchases made with credit cards, e-money, and any other form of debt. According to the regulators, the goal is to protect consumers in the event that these volatile assets decline in value. In addition, retail investors will be barred from engaging…
Crypto exchange Kraken has uncovered an attempted infiltration by a North Korean hacker posing as a software engineering job candidate. The incident began as a routine recruitment effort but quickly raised internal concerns due to multiple behavioral and technical anomalies. First off, the individual joined the interview call under a different name from the one used on their resume. They also occasionally switched between voices, indicating they were receiving real-time coaching during the interview, according to Kraken. To top it off, the candidate accessed systems using a combination of colocated Mac desktops and VPNs, a setup typically used to mask…
Playtron announces plans to launch ‘the first stablecoin built for games’ called Game Dollar. The token will be built on Sui Network and powered by M0 and Bridge. According to an announcement by stablecoin platform M0, Game Dollar will be a stablecoin designed for facilitating commerce and rewards across the company’s main gaming operating system, GameOS, as well as other gaming ecosystems. The Game Dollar will initially be launched exclusively on the Sui Network (SUI), and will be available on the handheld gaming console SuiPlay0X1. The token will leverage Bridge’s stablecoin payment APIs to support game marketplaces, publishers, and gamers.…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Codename:Pepe merges AI and meme power, positioning itself as the next big crypto moonshot amid rising DeFi momentum. The crypto world is buzzing with anticipation of the next big moonshot in 2025 — and for good reason. Several key factors are aligning to ignite a powerful market rally: the institutional interest in crypto assets continues to rise, and regulatory clarity is slowly improving in major economies. Combined with growing enthusiasm for decentralized finance (DeFi), AI integration, and memecoin culture,…
Sam Altman-backed World project has announced a collaboration with U.S. technology firm Match Group, the company behind renowned dating apps like OkCupid, Tinder, and Hinge. On May 1, Sam Altman’s iris-scanning blockchain project is teaming up with Match Group’s portfolio of dating apps to bring World’s unique identification code into the online dating world. The company’s collection of dating apps include Tinder, Match.com, Meetic, OkCupid, Hinge, Plenty of Fish and OurTime among others. The collaboration would deploy World Chain (WLD)’s permissionless identity protocol, World ID, into Match Group dating apps to verify whether the profile owner is a real human…
Cryptocurrency trading has surged, with Bitcoin hitting an all-time high of over $109,000 in January 2025. However, trading fees can erode profits, especially for frequent traders. The cheapest crypto exchanges with the lowest fees, such as MEXC, Binance, and Kraken, offer cost-effective solutions by minimising or eliminating maker and taker fees. This article explores the top 10 platforms in 2025 that provide the lowest crypto exchange fees, detailing their fee structures, features, and considerations to help traders maximise returns. By focusing on keywords like “cheapest crypto exchange” and “crypto with lowest fees,” we aim to guide users toward platforms that…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Tokenization has become a buzzword, unfortunately, it’s failing to prove its value. Investors remain unconvinced, and inconsistent regulations are stalling progress. Too often, assets are being tokenized just for the sake of it, without providing any improvements in accessibility, efficiency, or liquidity. Tokenized portfolios on-chain sound sexy and exciting to crypto native investors, but that’s a small niche of the market. For tokenization to truly take off, it needs buy-in from institutional and retail investors who want…
PI, the native token of Pi Network, resumed its downtrend in May as it failed to hold the $0.6 support level amid bearish technicals. Pi Network (PI) has fallen nearly 10% over the past week, exchanging hands at $0.59 as of press time. Zooming out the charts, the token has lost over 23% of its value from last month’s high and nearly 80% from its all-time high of $2.99 reached in late February. Its market cap was seated at $4.1 billion, over a 40% drop in its daily trading volume, hovering at $75 million when writing. Most of the recent…