Tom Lee Says Bitmine Could Be Included on Russell 1000 Index

Tech  Tom Lee Says Bitmine Could Be Included on Russell 1000 Index  Ether treasury company Bitmine Immersion Technologies has been included in a preliminary list for potential inclusion in the Russell 3000 index, a move that chairman Tom Lee hinted could provide tailwinds for the companys stock.  FTSE Russell, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group, published a preliminary index inclusion list for the Russell 3000 on Friday, its index tracking the 3,000 largest companies in the US.  Lee said in an X post Saturday that Bitmine could be included in the Russell 1000, an index tracking the largest 1,000 US companies, due to the index‘s minimum market capitalization threshold of $5.7 billion. Bitmine’s market cap was $10.15 billion as of market close on Friday.  Lee said that “many active managers only buy equities on the Russell 1000,” adding that it is estimated that up to 25% of the market cap of a stock included in the index is held by passive index funds or exchange-traded funds.  Bitmines inclusion in the Russell 1000 would place it in the same index as major US large-cap equities, including tech giants Nvidia Corporation, Microsoft, and Apple and could trigger automatic buying by passive funds, providing traditional investors with

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Iran Uranium Transfer Report Puts Nuclear Fuel Market Back in Focus

Tech  Iran Uranium Transfer Report Puts Nuclear Fuel Market Back in Focus  Irans uranium has been back in the spotlight after reports that it could be selling highly enriched uranium to China as part of a possible deal with the United States.  The claim coincided with the ongoing increase in nuclear fuel prices, which further complicated the already tight uranium market.  Meanwhile, traders of uranium said long-term U3O8 prices were near $93 per pound, the highest since April 2008. Now, the market is confronted with two different but related factors: nuclear diplomacy in the Middle East and the growing demand for a safe uranium supply.  Iran Report Focuses on Nuclear Issue  Iran is prepared to export highly enriched uranium to another country, preferably China, reports said. The proposed plan would be contingent on assurances from Beijing before Tehran takes any further steps with Washington.  The claim came after pressure from President Donald Trump, who stated that Irans enriched uranium should be handed over to the United States for destruction or destroyed under international supervision.  Other reports indicated that U.S. officials have considered several options for Irans enriched uranium, such as moving it to another country before it is eventually placed under U.S. control or letting Iran dilute and

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Ripple News: XRP Ledger Moves To Launch New Upgrade This Week

Tech  Ripple News: XRP Ledger Moves To Launch New Upgrade This Week  The XRP Ledger community is nearing an important upgrade deadline, per latest Ripple news updates. The activation window for v3.1.3 expires on May 27, so validators, exchanges, NFT platforms and node operators need to upgrade to v3.1.3 in time.  Ripple News: XRP Ledger Community Gears Up For New Upgrade  Older servers may end up being amendment blocked after the new XRP Ledger upgrade kicks in. This can cause affected nodes to not synchronize with the network, or to process transactions incorrectly.  The infrastructure providers were asked to upgrade as soon as possible by XRP Ledger validator Vet. At the time of the warning, many operators were still lagging in upgrades, he added.  The amendment system of XRPL is responsible for the addition of changes to the blockchain. At least 80% of the trusted validators need to support amendments for two consecutive weeks prior to their activation.  When activated, servers that have been outdated are unable to keep up with the current network rules. Those servers will automatically be excluded and will be excluded as long as compatible software is not installed.  Only approximately 40% of the network has received the update, Vet said when posting the

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Phishing Scammers Net $400K With Fake Uniswap Google Ads

The two flagged addresses held a combined 146 ETH worth around $306,000, at the time of writing, according to Etherscan.  DeFiLlama said that “fake ads on Google are a common source of phishing attacks.” The crypto non-profit group Security Alliance (SEAL) reported in April that there was a “significant uptick” in phishing activity on Google search in March.  SEAL said that attackers pay Google or hack legitimate advertiser accounts to run convincing fake ads impersonating popular crypto protocols to lure users. Threat actors outbid legitimate crypto exchanges and protocols to achieve a superior position within the “Sponsored results” section on Google Search.  SEAL blocked over 356 malicious advertisement links, a number which is “representative of a steady volume of attacker-deployed Google Ads each week for more than a year,” it added. “The campaign is not slowing down, and we are receiving more reports from affected users.”  The phishing ads used legitimate-looking URLs to bypass Google‘s automated checks, while a hidden secondary iframe loads the malicious payload, also invisible to Google’s detection.  Victims land on convincing clones of real crypto apps, with all network traffic secretly routed through attacker-controlled servers, explained SEAL, reporting that $1.27 million in total funds were stolen between March 13 and 30.  In

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Avalanche (AVAX) Price Prediction: AVAX Breakout Setup Points to $10.50, $12.80, and $15

Tech  Avalanche (AVAX) Price Prediction: AVAX Breakout Setup Points to $10.50, $12.80, and $15  AVAX price turns towards a breakout watch as AVAX trades near $9.28, with $10.20–$10.50 acting as the key range high and $14.50–$15 sitting as the next major upside target.  AVAX price hasnt shown a clean breakout yet, but the structure is starting to compress, which usually means a bigger move is coming. According to Brave New Coin data, Avalanche is trading around $9.28, with a market cap of nearly $4 billion. The 24-hour chart shows AVAX moving between roughly $9.17 and $9.47, keeping price inside the same broader range.  AVAX Staking Activity Shows Long-Term Confidence  The network side still gives Avalanche a stronger long-term argument. Nazoku highlighted that the total staked supply of Avalanche-2 native has reached 44.66% of the network, indicating that a large share of the supply remains locked in staking.  That matters because staking usually reflects longer-term conviction. Even while AVAX price remains stuck near lower levels, a strong staking ratio suggests that many holders are still choosing to secure the network rather than keep tokens liquid on exchanges.  However, the same update also pointed out that a significant amount of AVAX is expected to be unstaked through June and

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Base Launches MCP Gateway Letting Claude and ChatGPT Execute Onchain DeFi Actions

The release generated speculation about a potential BASE token, but no token announcement accompanied the launch. Earlier Base MCP server code published on Github has since been deprecated and replaced by the current integration.  Setup requires installing Base MCP in any MCP-compatible AI client and authenticating with a Base Account. From there, users interact with the blockchain directly through their existing AI tools.  The product reduces friction for users who want onchain access without switching between multiple applications. It keeps the approval authority with the user at every step. Base has indicated that additional skill plugins and ecosystem integrations are planned, and it encouraged builders to develop their own using the published specification framework.  Bases move comes at a time when agentic AI applications geared toward the crypto industry are being built at a feverish pace.

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Phishing Scammers Net $400K With Fake Uniswap Google Ads

The two flagged addresses held a combined 146 ETH worth around $306,000, at the time of writing, according to Etherscan.  DeFiLlama said that “fake ads on Google are a common source of phishing attacks.” The crypto non-profit group Security Alliance (SEAL) reported in April that there was a “significant uptick” in phishing activity on Google search in March.  SEAL said that attackers pay Google or hack legitimate advertiser accounts to run convincing fake ads impersonating popular crypto protocols to lure users. Threat actors outbid legitimate crypto exchanges and protocols to achieve a superior position within the “Sponsored results” section on Google Search.  SEAL blocked over 356 malicious advertisement links, a number which is “representative of a steady volume of attacker-deployed Google Ads each week for more than a year,” it added. “The campaign is not slowing down, and we are receiving more reports from affected users.”  The phishing ads used legitimate-looking URLs to bypass Google‘s automated checks, while a hidden secondary iframe loads the malicious payload, also invisible to Google’s detection.  Victims land on convincing clones of real crypto apps, with all network traffic secretly routed through attacker-controlled servers, explained SEAL, reporting that $1.27 million in total funds were stolen between March 13 and 30.  In

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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Suffers $1.3 Billion Sale In Single Transaction

The trading volume data for the session indicated a transaction volume of 29,212,864 shares that were executed at 10:30 a.m. at a price of $43.16 per share. Trade value is based on the execution price in the trading log and was approximately $1.26 billion.  The next-largest trades for the BlackRock Bitcoin ETF were much smaller, as displayed on the same trading screen. A 1.3 million share transaction was recorded at 4:03 p.m. at $42.99, while another trade of 1,011,933 shares executed at 4:00 p.m. at the same price. Other big trades on the day were in the range of 48,000 to 926,000 shares.  IBIT stocks ended the day with not much of a change, despite the massive pick up. The order was absorbed by the market without making an important dent in the price of the ETF, Balchunas explained.  In a separate update, BlackRock has announced the launch of tokenized money market fund on Ethereum.  Consecutive Outflows For BTC ETFs  The trade came after several days of outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. BlackRocks IBIT, according to data from Farside Investors, was down by $68.9 million on May 22 following a $103.7 million outflow on May 21.  While that was the case in the Bitcoin ETF

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While Ethereum And Tron Deliver Modest Gains, Turbos 90-Day Presale Could Set Up Potential 600x Upside 

Ethereum  While Ethereum And Tron Deliver Modest Gains, Turbos 90-Day Presale Could Set Up Potential 600x Upside  The crypto market is moving, but not everything is moving equally. Ethereum‘s ETH price forecast points to a slow grind toward recovery, while Tron price holds near eight-month highs without breaking decisively higher. Both are established networks delivering modest, measured gains. Meanwhile BlockDAG just launched Turbo, a fixed-supply utility token with casino mechanics, staking, VIP access, NFT layers, and a weekly burn engine, at a ground-floor presale price of $0.0005. The best crypto to buy right now isn’t the one already priced into the market. Its the one with a 90-day presale window, ten rising rounds, and exchange listings not yet arrived. That window just opened.  90 Days, 10 Rounds: Turbo Turns on High Stakes Presale  Turbo‘s presale just opened, and it is an exclusive affair. BlockDAG’s first native utility token launched at $0.0005 in Round 1, stepping to $0.0008 in Round 2, with ten rounds total across a strict 90-day window. Each round is smaller and pricier than the last. When Round 10 closes, the presale price is gone permanently.  What follows is exchange listings, and the retail wave that reprices everything overnight potentially ushering in 600x

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Base launches new tool to connect crypto wallets to AI agents

Base, the Ethereum layer-2 blockchain from crypto exchange Coinbase, has launched a tool to connect Base accounts to artificial intelligence agents for blockchain operations.  Base said on Tuesday that its new Base MCP (Model Context Protocol) allows users to ask AI agents such as Anthropic‘s Claude or OpenAI’s ChatGPT to transfer funds, swap tokens, check balances, review transaction history, and use supported apps within the ecosystem.  The tool lets users manage their crypto directly from an AI models chat interface and can also interact with crypto protocols such as Morpho, Moonwell, Uniswap, Aerodrome, Avantis, Bankr and Virtuals, said Base.  The AI agent proposes an action in the chat, then the Base wallet opens in a new window where users can confirm or cancel the transaction. The agent does not have access to private keys, and every action must be confirmed by the user.  Agentic payments have been touted as the next major use case for crypto, as backers argue AI models will have issues accessing the banking system and will need to use digital assets to transact.  Base said that every transaction the agent proposes goes through the same review flow users see for any Base account request, with asset changes simulated before a user

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