Shopping giant eBay has rejected video game retailer GameStop’s ambitious $56 billion takeover offer, leaving the latter to decide whether it wants to walk away, raise the bid or take the fight directly to shareholders. EBay’s board called the half-cash, half-stock offer “neither credible nor attractive” on Tuesday, per Reuters, citing doubts around financing and
Mitsui & Co. Digital Asset Management has introduced Japan’s first digital security product backed by a land-based real-world asset (RWA). The underlying asset is the land rights for AEON Omiya, a major commercial facility in Saitama Prefecture, marking a significant step in the country’s tokenization of physical assets. Details of the Land-Backed Security The security
Bitcoin’s recent surge past $80,000 has reignited optimism among traders, but algorithmic trading firm Wintermute is urging caution. In a new analysis, the firm argues that the rally is primarily the result of a short squeeze in the perpetual futures market, rather than genuine spot demand — a distinction that makes the current price level
Web3 salaries have fallen sharply in 2026, hitting their lowest level in half a decade, and all that just a year after peaking at record highs in early 2025. As the latest Finbold analysis shows, the average Web3 worker in May 2026 earns around $138,000 a year – a steep 75.1% decline from the January
The Presidential Directorate of Communications of Turkey has just announced a major step in blockchain integration. Following the shelving of a highly controversial crypto regulation bill, public institutions in Turkey are now making notable moves toward crypto-friendly practices. But what does this latest move mean, and in what ways is the Directorate connecting with blockchain
U.S. inflation data came in hotter than expected on Wednesday, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady at 350-375bps not only at its June 17 meeting, but also likely through the end of the year. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) year-over-year rose 3.8% in April, according to a report from the
Bitcoin price slipped back toward the $81,000 region on Monday as weakening U.S. institutional demand and renewed geopolitical uncertainty triggered another wave of profit-taking across the crypto market. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin ($BTC) traded around $80,900 at press time on May 12 after briefly falling toward an intraday low near $80,700. The pullback
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin has reignited debate around the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto after saying cryptographer Len Sassaman and early Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney remain the strongest candidates behind Bitcoin’s creation. During a recent interview, Lubin discussed Bitcoin’s future, the growing risks from quantum computing, and what could eventually happen to Satoshi’s untouched Bitcoin wallets.
The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), has been on an upward trend in recent weeks. This upward momentum has pushed the $BTC price up to $82,000, and the market argues that this movement is a sign of a new bull run. However, CryptoQuant analyst Julio Moreno notes that the recent upward movement in $BTC indicates a
BitMine’s chairman Tom Lee and Michael Saylor, the chairman of the world’s largest Bitcoin treasury firm, MicroStrategy, have resumed their aggressive crypto purchases in the new week. While the moves have become the talk of the crypto community, it has been observed that Tom Lee spent more on his Ethereum purchase this week than Saylor