Crypto Industry News & Market Trends

HTX hit by UK sanctions as regulators trace Russia links

The United Kingdom has sanctioned Huobi Global S.A., now linked to HTX, in a Russia-focused action targeting crypto channels accused of helping sanctioned networks move funds.The UK has sanctioned Huobi Global S.A., linked to HTX, over alleged support for Russia-connected financial networks.The action freezes assets tied to the A7 network and blocks British firms from processing payments involving targeted entities.The move adds fresh pressure on HTX, which already faces UK legal action over alleged unlawful crypto promotions.　　According to the UK government, the latest sanctions package freezes assets connected to the Kremlin-backed A7 network and blocks British firms from maintaining correspondent banking relationships or processing payments involving the targeted entities.　　UK names Huobi global in Russia sanctions notice　　The sanctions notice lists Huobi Global S.A. as a Panama-registered entity and names HTX and HTX Exchange as related names. The UK said the exchange is subject to an asset freeze, trust services restrictions, director disqualification sanctions, internet services sanctions, and payment-processing bans.　　The government said there are “reasonable grounds to suspect” that Huobi Global S.A. has supported the Government of Russia. The notice said the company allegedly provided financial services, funds, economic resources, goods, or technology to A7 Limited Liability Company.　　A7 is described by the

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Tom Lees Bitmine Adds 111,942 ETH as Holdings Near 4.5% of Ethereums Total Supply

Ethereum　　Tom Lee‘s Bitmine Adds 111,942 ETH as Holdings Near 4.5% of Ethereum’s Total Supply　　Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine has added over 110,000 ETH to its holdings, with the company now almost 90% of the way to reaching its goal of holding 5% of the total ETH supply. The BMNR stock is up amid the announcement of this latest purchase, with the firm also on course to join the Russell 1000.　　Ethereum Treasury Bitmine Acquires Over 110,000 ETH　　In a press release, the firm announced that it acquired 111,942 ETH over the past week and now holds 5,390,404 ETH, which are 4.47% of the total Ethereum supply. The companys chairman, Tom Lee, said that they view the recent pullback in ETH to below $2,200 as an attractive opportunity.　　Meanwhile, Bitmine expects to reach its ‘alchemy of 5%’ goal of holding 5% of the total ETH supply sometime this year. As CoinGape reported, Bitmine bought 60,000 ETH over the weekend as part of this latest 111,942 ETH purchase.　　The Ethereum treasury company made the purchase as ETH dropped to as low as $2,000. The company has also staked 4,712,917 ETH, worth just over $10 billion. Tom Lee stated that at scale, they project their staking reward to

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Europe turns satellite spectrum into a weapon against Starlink

Europe is getting ready to shut American satellite companies out of the majority of a key wireless frequency band, handing most of it to homegrown operators in what would be the blocs most significant space policy decision to date.　　The European Commission is finalising a plan to set aside two-thirds of the 2 GHz mobile satellite band for European companies, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter who spoke to Reuters on Tuesday.　　Elon Musk‘s Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper would only be allowed to compete for what remains, one third of the total. A formal announcement was expected at a commissioners meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, though one source warned the details could still shift.　　The band, a 30 MHz pair running between 1980-2010 MHz and 2170-2200 MHz, is what lets mobile phones and vehicles stay connected where regular networks do not reach.　　The licences covering it were issued in 2009 to Inmarsat, now part of Viasat, and Solaris, now EchoStar, and both expire in May 2027. Because EU member states manage this band collectively through the Commission, a single bloc-wide decision on what comes next is possible.　　Europes IRIS2 stands to gain the most　　The main winner under the proposal would be

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Hedera-based BrandBoost targets gamified loyalty programs for enterprises

Swiss blockchain firm The Hashgraph Group has launched BrandBoost on Hedera, introducing tokenized loyalty rewards and real-time customer engagement tools for enterprises.The Hashgraph Group has launched BrandBoost on Hedera to help enterprises create tokenized loyalty rewards and real-time customer engagement systems.BrandBoost combines gamification, digital collectibles, self-custody wallets, and identity verification tools for sectors including sports, media, entertainment, and telecom.　　According to an announcement shared with crypto.news, the new software-as-a-service platform targets enterprises looking to move beyond traditional loyalty systems built around static points and membership cards.　　The company said BrandBoost combines gamification tools, tokenized incentives, digital collectibles, and AI-driven consumer analytics to create what it described as a more interactive loyalty experience.　　At a time when brands are competing for repeat consumer attention across online platforms, retail stores, sports venues, entertainment events, and connected devices, The Hashgraph Group said businesses increasingly need systems that can respond to customer behaviour instantly instead of relying on delayed reward mechanisms after purchases are completed.　　Data cited by the company from Deloittes 2025 customer loyalty research showed that 72% of consumers said loyalty programs make them more likely to spend with preferred brands, while 56% said such programs increase how much they spend.　　Deloittes research also found that only

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Is Elon Musk really planning to merge SpaceX with Tesla?

Is Elon Musk really planning to put SpaceX and Tesla (TSLA) under one roof？ It‘s all anyone’s talking about on Wall Street, in executive offices, regarding AI expenditure, rockets, and some strange family tree of businesses.　　SpaceX is getting ready for a Nasdaq listing in a little over two weeks, after hitting a private value of $1.25 trillion earlier this year through its merger with xAI. Tesla is already worth about $1.6 trillion.　　The merger talk did not come out of nowhere, because allegedly, Elon has already spoken with colleagues about combining the companies.　　One current Tesla employee reportedly told CNBC that many workers inside the EV company have expected this kind of deal for years, and that staff talk about it openly.　　Tesla and SpaceX already share boards, engineers, cash, batteries, trucks, and AI infrastructure　　Relationships between Tesla and SpaceX have many different aspects and are quite strong. Elon Musk serves on the boards of both firms. Another individual, who is a board member for both, is Ira Ehrenpreis, who founded DBL Partners. Kimbal Musk, Elons brother, is currently on the Tesla board and was previously a SpaceX director. Additionally, Antonio Gracias and Steve Jurvetson were board members of Tesla before switching their allegiance

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Staking Now Drives 60% of Revenue at Ethereum Treasury Firms

Staking accounted for 60% of disclosed revenue across publicly listed Ethereum (ETH) treasury firms in 2025, according to a new study from staking provider Everstake released Tuesday.　　The finding runs counter to massive combined net losses booked by ETH treasury firms.　　Staking Drives 60% of ETH Treasury Revenue　　Among companies that separately disclosed staking-related revenue, yield generation has become a key operational signal. For example, Bit Digital reported $7 million in ETH staking rewards for 2025, up 287% year over year.　　Everstake said staking is now a “major contributor to reported top-line performance.” The yield uplift arrives just as net losses pile up on the income statement.　　Treasury firms in with available FY2025 results lost a combined $1.41 billion as the broader crypto market slid. Specific filings illustrate the damage.Sharplink Inc posted a $734.6 million net loss on $28.1 million in revenue.Bit Digital recorded an $80.3 million net loss against $113.6 million in revenue.BTCS Inc. logged a $33.4 million net loss on $16.5 million in revenue.　　BitMine Immersion Technologies booked a $9.02 billion net loss across the six months ending February 28. Other firms in the cohort posted similarly heavy losses.　　Everstake Co-Founder and COO Bohdan Opryshko said passive holders face structural repricing. He explained that revenue

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Ethereum Volatility Hits Multi-Month Low: Rally Next or Further Downside?

Ethereum　　Ethereum Volatility Hits Multi-Month Low: Rally Next or Further Downside？　　Ethereum (ETH) price trades near $2,120 after losing the lower band of its ascending parallel channel and slipping below the 0.236 Fibonacci retracement at $2,140 last week, leaving bulls and bears divided on the next directional move.　　The Bollinger Band Width Percentile is at a multi-month low, signaling that volatility expansion is near. Traders now watch whether the demand zone near $1,950 holds or breaks before the price decides which way to go.　　4-Hour Chart Shows Bears Still in Control　　ETH has traded within a descending parallel channel on the 4-hour timeframe since April 26. The token is currently trading at $2,122 and testing the channel midline from below.　　A break above the midline could open the path to $2,230. That level matches the channels upper boundary and would also clear the daily resistance flagged by short-term traders.　　ETH 4-Hourly Chart. Source: TradingView　　However, volume continues to contract during the attempted move. The Relative Strength Index reads near 55, a neutral value that mirrors prior failed bounces inside the channel.　　Until volume returns, the structure favors sellers. A close below $2,080 would re-anchor the price inside the lower half of the channel and reset the bearish rotation.　　Demand Zone

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Some Non-Enhanced Athletes Beat Their Juiced Rivals at the Steroid Olympics

In briefGreek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev posted an unofficial world-record time in the mens 50-meter freestyle.Non-enhanced athletes won both the 100-meter sprint finals and the mens 50-meter backstroke.Weightlifting produced some of the events most dramatic performances tied to enhancement drugs.　　After years of promises that performance-enhancing drugs would redefine human athletic limits, the first Enhanced Games ended with a mixed scoreboard, a record-breaking swim, dominant weightlifting performances, and clean athletes beating enhanced rivals in several marquee events.　　Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev produced the event‘s biggest moment, swimming 20.89 seconds in the men’s 50-meter freestyle, faster than the official world record and enough to claim a $1 million prize from organizers.　　“The [Enhanced Games] last Saturday were not only a spectacular event–they were also a major business success,” Enhanced Games investor and co-founder Christian Angermayer wrote on X.　　However, several results undercut the central premise behind the Enhanced Games, with multiple athletes using performance-enhancing drugs losing to competitors who said they were competing clean.　　American sprinter Fred Kerley, who competed as a non-enhanced athlete, won the men‘s 100-meter final in 9.97 seconds, 0.39 seconds short of Usain Bolt’s 2009, 9.58 world record, despite claims that Bolts record would “be destroyed.”　　Despite not breaking the world record, Kerley reportedly

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Cathie Wood doubles down on Bitcoin with bold $1.25M prediction

Cathie Wood has raised her long-term Bitcoin forecast to as high as $1.25 million, even as the cryptocurrency trades below key resistance levels during another period of macro uncertainty.Cathie Wood raised ARK Invests five-year Bitcoin target to $750,000 in its base case and $1.25 million in its bull-case scenario.ARK Invests Big Ideas 2026 report projected Bitcoins market capitalization could grow from $2 trillion to $16 trillion by 2030.Bitcoin traded near $77,000 as ETF outflows, Fed rate concerns, and U.S.-Iran tensions continued pressuring crypto markets.　　Speaking in a recent interview with Fox Business, the ARK Invest chief executive said institutional demand continues to support the firms long-term outlook for Bitcoin. Wood stated that ARK Invest now sees a base-case Bitcoin target of $750,000 over the next five years, while its bull-case scenario projects prices climbing to $1.25 million.　　According to Wood, pension funds, asset managers, and corporations are still in the early stages of allocating capital to Bitcoin. She described the cryptocurrency as a new asset class that institutional investors can no longer ignore if they want to improve long-term portfolio returns.　　At the same time, Bitcoin remains stuck near the $77,000 range after several failed attempts to reclaim the $80,000 psychological level. Data

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Five U.S. Companies Could Get Plutonium From Dismantled U.S. Nuclear Warheads

Finance　　Five U.S. Companies Could Get Plutonium From Dismantled U.S. Nuclear Warheads　　The Department of Energy is in late talks about plans to provide weapons grade plutonium from dismantled Cold War-era nuclear warheads to possibly five nuclear energy startups, the department said in an announcement reported by multiple outlets.　　Getty Images　　Key Facts　　The DoE is in “advanced negotiations” with five nuclear energy startups, according to a statement from the federal agency, which would provide the companies with 20 metric tons of surplus plutonium from old nuclear warheads to convert into fuel for reactors.　　The companies chosen include Oklo, Exodys Energy, SHINE Technologies, Standard Nuclear and Flibe Energy, according to the reports citing the DoE.　　Oklo, a California-based nuclear energy startup, confirmed it was selected for the program, and said it would convert the material into fuel in a partnership with European reactor firm newcleo.　　Energy Secretary Chris Wright previously sat on Oklos board of directors, but the company says he stepped down and divested his shares of the company after his confirmation last year.　　None of the deals have been finalized, according to the DoE.　　Key Background　　President Donald Trump previously signed a series of executive orders last year aimed at reinvesting resources into nuclear energy, including one order that

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