May 22, 2025, marks the 15th anniversary of a now legendary first purchase made with Bitcoin: on that day in 2010, early Bitcoin developer Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 BTC to buy two pizzas. What happened to Hanyecz and Jeremy Sturdivant,…

Bitcoin Pizza Day — 15th-anniversary

Jupiter has just revealed plans to launch its advanced lending platform, 
Jupiter Lend, later this summer—sending its token JUP soaring 14% as investors 
welcomed the protocol’s expansion into DeFi lending. On May 23, Jupiter (JUP), 
a leading DEX aggregator on…

Jupiter announces Jupiter Lend launch for summer as JUP price surges 14%

A U.S. tourist was drugged and robbed in London by an Uber driver who made off 
with $123,000 in cryptocurrency. According to local media, the victim, 
30-year-old Jacob Irwin-Cline, was visiting the UK on a short layover when the 
incident…

London Uber Driver steals $123k in crypto after drugging American Tourist

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and other major banks are reportedly exploring 
a shared stablecoin to keep pace with rising competition. Some of the biggest 
U.S. banks are exploring a plan to jointly issue a stablecoin as lawmakers 
move closer…

US banks plot joint stablecoin as regulation looms over crypto sector

The Uniswap Foundation announced $140.3 million in revenue and $12.4 million 
in new grant commitments in its Q1 2025 financial report. A report by Uniswap 
(UNI) Foundation on May 23 stated that the majority of the revenue came from 
a…

Uniswap Foundation reports $140M in Q1 revenue, $12.4M committed to new grants

Coinbase Asset Management (CBAM) President Sebastian Pedro Bea discussed the 
launch of the Bitcoin Yield Fund, designed to offer institutional investors a 
conservative yield on long bitcoin positions with minimized risk. He also 
explores evolving institutional attitudes, the impact of bitcoin ETFs, and how 
macroeconomic trends are accelerating crypto adoption as a strategic store-of- 
value asset. […]