Turkish Parliament Committee to Review Crypto Bill This Week

The Turkish parliament’s Planning and Budget Committee will discuss a draft law this week that would require crypto asset service providers to obtain licenses and register. This move aims to enhance Turkey’s compliance with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards. In 2021, FATF placed Turkey on its “grey list” due to inadequate oversight of … Read more

Analyst Predicts ‘Prolonged and Substantial Gold Bull Market’ — Eyes $7,000 Price

Adam Rozencwajg of Goehring and Rozencwajg, a fundamental research firm specializing in contrarian natural resource investments, forecasts a sustained bull market for gold, driven by increasing geopolitical tensions, central banks’ efforts to de-dollarize, and escalating inflation risks. He predicts that gold prices could reach $5,000 to $7,000 per ounce, supported by unprecedented central bank purchases, … Read more

GCR’s Hack Possibly Tied to Solana’s CAT Coin Team, Onchain Sleuth Zachxbt Reports

On May 26, the trader known as GCR was allegedly hacked, possibly by the team behind the Solana-based meme coin CAT, as suggested by onchain sleuth Zachxbt. Prior to the hack, an address linked to CAT’s team used funds from a manipulated token launch to open long positions in ORDI and ETHFI, accumulating over $30,000 … Read more

US Treasury Secretary Yellen Warns of Challenges in Controlling Deficits and Interest Expense

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has stressed the importance of managing U.S. borrowing needs amid higher long-term interest rates, emphasizing the need to boost revenue in budget negotiations. “We’ve raised the interest-rate forecast. That does make a difference. It makes it somewhat more challenging to keep deficits and interest expense under control,” Yellen told Bloomberg … Read more

Bernstein Predicts Crypto Arms Race Among Asset Managers

Global investment management and research firm Bernstein states that cryptocurrency is evolving into a substantial business opportunity for asset managers. With the recent decrease in the popularity of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) funds, Bernstein notes that attention is expected to shift towards cryptocurrency as a significant driver of hypergrowth. According to Bernstein, there will … Read more

Football Star Cristiano Ronaldo Seemingly Ignores $1 Billion Lawsuit After Urging Fans to Sign Up Latest NFT Drop

The Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has informed his 111 million followers on the social media platform X to prepare for the unveiling of his latest collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Binance. In a post dated May 24, Ronaldo encouraged his followers who are eager to relive the NFT journey to register for his fourth … Read more

Nomura and GMO Collaborate on Japanese Stablecoin Issuance

Nomura Holdings, a leading global financial services group, has partnered with Laser Digital, its subsidiary focused on digital asset solutions, and GMO Internet Group, a prominent Japanese technology company renowned for its internet infrastructure, online advertising, and fintech services. The collaboration aims to explore the issuance of stablecoins denominated in JPY and USD in Japan. … Read more

Ross Ulbricht Immensely Grateful for Potential Path to Freedom Following Trump’s Pledge

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road marketplace, has received a beacon of hope. Former President Donald Trump has made a compassionate pledge to commute Ulbricht’s sentence on his first day back in office, if re-elected. This remarkable gesture has been met with immense gratitude by Ulbricht, who has spent over a decade in … Read more

Friend.tech Co-Founder Posts Bounty to Migrate Platform off Base

Racer, a co-founder of Friend.tech – a socialfi network – has posted a bounty of $200K for anyone bringing an implementation allowing the migration of its platform off Base, the Coinbase incubated rollup Layer 2. Racer declared: “System design bounty: If you can figure out a way to migrate friendtech off of Base without causing … Read more