PopDEX, a decentralized crypto perpetual futures exchange, has announced the completion of a $30 million seed funding round. The investment was led by Foresight Ventures, a prominent venture capital firm focused on blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies. The funds are earmarked primarily for initial liquidity provisioning and product development, signaling a significant step forward for the
An order for two pizzas was paid with 10,000 $BTC on this date sixteen years ago, with this history etched in the sands of time. On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz made the first recorded commercial transaction with Bitcoin, buying two pizzas for 10,000 $BTC. Today, that same order is worth over $771 million, given
In the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin’s volatility has fallen to its lowest level in recent months, drawing attention. According to the latest data, Bitcoin’s 30-day Volatility Index (BVIV) has dropped to 38%, the lowest level seen since October 2025. Experts believe this development indicates a weakening of risk perception in the market and a more cautious
$REAL Finance signs first securities tokenization deal with Factori AD. Agreement activates institutional pipeline exceeding $100 million in assets. Pilot covers 5 million Alpha Bulgaria warrants valued near €2.75 each. $REAL Technologies Inc., the parent company of $REAL Finance, has signed its first securities tokenization agreement with Factori AD, a fully licensed and EU-regulated investment
MARA Holdings (MARA), one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin holders, has allocated $4.3 million toward personal security for its top executives, according to a recent company filing. The expenditure includes bulletproofing vehicles and installing home security systems, measures the company deems necessary due to the heightened risks associated with its substantial cryptocurrency reserves. Security
Legendary digital artist Mike Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, has published a piece of dystopian artwork that immortalizes Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor and trolls his Bitcoin master plan. The artwork, simply captioned “MICAHEL SAYLOR BUYING THE LAST BITCOIN IN 2140,” visualizes Saylor’s recently stated ambition to relentlessly accumulate the flagship cryptocurrency until the network
Bitcoin price reached $82,400 on May 20 and ran into a line on a chart. Up 37% from its April lows, BTC stalled at the 200-day moving average, pulled back to as low as $76,000, and left the market wondering what the rejection showed about the market’s underlying structure. That line, a simple arithmetic average,
SmarterWebCompany, a London Stock Exchange-listed firm, has announced the acquisition of an additional 19 Bitcoin, increasing its total corporate treasury holdings to 2,859 $BTC. The purchase underscores a growing trend among publicly traded companies outside the technology sector to diversify balance sheets with digital assets. Strategic Accumulation Continues The company, which has been gradually building
Bitcoin options expiry saw traders cut risk, with Greeks.live data pointing to weak activity, lower implied volatility, and defensive positioning. Greeks.live said 21,000 Bitcoin options expired on May 22, carrying a put-call ratio of 0.66, a max pain level of $78,500, and $1.6 billion in notional value. The data also showed 129,000 Ethereum options expired,
Bitcoin trades at $77,208 on May 22, sitting below all four EMAs as spot ETFs record their second straight week above $1B in outflows, while Saylor told CNBC the market bottomed at $60,000 and is entering a spring phase. Bitcoin Price Analysis: EMA Cluster Overhead, FVGs Below Bitcoin Daily Price Action (Source: TradingView) $BTC lost