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Hacks
LockBit Ransomware Gang Hacked, 59,975 Bitcoin Addresses Leaked; German Crypto Platform eXch Seized with €34 Million Amid Laundering Probe
The LockBit ransomware group has suffered a data breach, with hackers defacing its dark web affiliate panels and leaking operational data, including nearly 60,000 Bitcoin addresses and 4,442 negotiation messages with victims

Blockchains
Steak 'n Shake to Accept Bitcoin Payments Nationwide Starting May 16, Serving Over 100 Million Customers in 2025
Steak 'n Shake announced it will begin accepting Bitcoin payments at all of its locations starting May 16, 2025

Markets
Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial's Stablecoin Market Cap Surges Over $2 Billion with $3.5M Ethereum and 9.7 Wrapped Bitcoin Purchases
The market capitalization of World Liberty Financial's USD stablecoin, which is associated with former U

Markets
BlackRock Acquires 47,746 BTC Worth $4.5 Billion as Bitcoin Surges Past $100K, Exceeding U.S. and China Holdings
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has made substantial Bitcoin acquisitions totaling approximately $4

DeFi
Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial Launches $WLFI Snapshot Vote Airdrop as USD1 Stablecoin Market Cap Hits $2 Billion
World Liberty Financial, a project associated with former President Donald Trump, has launched a snapshot vote to test an airdrop system offering a free USD1 stablecoin to eligible holders of its $WLFI token

Markets
Bitcoin Surpasses Amazon With $2.015 Trillion Market Cap to Become Fifth Largest Asset Globally on May 8, 2025
Bitcoin's market capitalization has recently surpassed that of Amazon, elevating it to the position of the fifth largest asset worldwide

Markets
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF Posts 18-Day Inflow Streak, Surpasses Gold ETF With Nearly $5 Billion
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) has recorded 18 consecutive days of inflows, accumulating nearly $5 billion in new investments since its launch over a year ago

Blockchains
Michael Saylor Predicts Bitcoin Market Cap $200 Trillion, Calls It Immortal Asset, Urges Sovereign Funds to Buy
Michael Saylor, co-founder of MicroStrategy, has articulated a bullish outlook on Bitcoin, predicting that the cryptocurrency's market capitalization could reach $200 trillion within the next two decades

TradFi & Fintech
Securitize Gets Jump Crypto Investment, Boosts BlackRock's $2.86B BUIDL Fund Amid 800% Tokenized Treasury Surge
Securitize, a Miami-based platform focused on the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), has secured a strategic investment from Jump Crypto, the digital asset arm of Jump Trading Group






