Blockchain analytics firm Nansen announced on Wednesday it has officially joined the MANTRA Chain as a validator. This represents a significant step forward in its ongoing mission to support secure, decentralized, and compliance-aligned blockchain infrastructure. The partnership deepens Nansen’s involvement…
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Morgan Stanley crypto arm head quits to start DeFi trading firm [btcmanager]
Andrew Peel, who led Morgan Stanley’s digital asset markets unit, is departing to start a Zug-based venture bridging traditional finance and decentralized finance. Morgan Stanley’s head of digital asset markets Andrew Peel has left the bank to launch a new…
Synthetix wants to acquire Derive through a $27m token swap [btcmanager]
Synthetix contributors have released a proposal to acquire options protocol Derive through a token swap deal involving 29.3 million SNX with a lock-up and vesting period, valued at approximately $27 million. On May 14, the DeFi protocol declared its intention…
GateToken burns 1,542,910.7518074 tokens in Q1 2025, steadily reinforcing long-term value [btcmanager]
Gate.io burns over $33.8m in GateToken, continuing its deflationary push with over 59% of total supply now removed from circulation. #pressrelease
Stablecoin legislation gets renewed bipartisan support in Senate: report [btcmanager]
Lawmakers from both parties appear to be working to revive stablecoin legislation, after a failed vote linked to controversy over Donald Trump’s crypto ventures. Lawmakers in both parties are trying to quickly bring back the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin bill…
Curve Finance confirms migration to new domain after DNS hijack [btcmanager]
Decentralized finance protocol Curve Finance has moved its official web domain from Curve.fi to Curve.finance following a DNS hijack that exposed users to phishing risks. In a statement to crypto.news, a Curve Finance spokesperson said the new domain Curve.finance is…
FalconX partners with Standard Chartered to expand institutional crypto offerings [btcmanager]
FalconX has entered a strategic partnership with global banking group Standard Chartered to expand its institutional crypto offerings. This is the prime broker’s first partnership with a major traditional bank. The move demonstrates the growing demand from large investors looking…
Semler Scientific outpaces Bitcoin giants with 22.2% YTD BTC yield despite Q1 loss [btcmanager]
Semler Scientific posted a 22.2% year-to-date Bitcoin yield in the first quarter of this year, outperforming major corporate BTC holders like Strategy and Riot Platforms. In its Q1 2025 earnings report released May 13, Semler Scientific, a publicly traded medical…
LINK price eyes a 20% surge as multiple bullish patterns emerge [btcmanager]
The LINK price looks set for a potential 20% breakout as momentum builds from both technical patterns and growing adoption across the ecosystem. According to data from crypto.news, Chainlink (LINK) was up roughly 6% trading at $17.27 on May 14…
LINK price eyes a 20% surge as multiple bullish patterns emerge [btcmanager]
The LINK price looks set for a potential 20% breakout as momentum builds from both technical patterns and growing adoption across the ecosystem. According to data from crypto.news, Chainlink (LINK) was up roughly 6% trading at $17.27 on May 14…