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🍧Bitcoin cools off—for now


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May 23, 2025

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Your Daily Digest of the 🔥Hottest News in Crypto

Today's top stories:

🍧 Bitcoin cools down - for now

🚀 Alchemy snaps up a new NFT launchpad

🧐 Inside Trump's controversial memecoin dinner

📰 Keep reading for today's biggest headlines & stories

Bitcoin Cools Off—For Now

Bitcoin smashed through $111,800 this week, but it might be time for a quick 'breather'.

Onchain data from Glassnode shows short-term holders locked in a jaw-dropping $11.6 billion in profits—usually a sign the market needs to exhale.

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Crypto Scam Center Gets Hacked—and Exposed

In one of the wildest Web3 stories this week, a YouTuber named mrwn hacked into a suspected crypto scam ring's CCTV system and broadcast the whole thing.

His 23-minute exposé of a call center-style fraud hub in Cebu has racked up over 2.7 million views and triggered an official investigation in the Philippines.

Meanwhile, Kakao Pay just flagged over 70,000 malicious crypto app threats in the past month.

Looks like scams are scaling.

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Alchemy Snaps Up NFT Launchpad HeyMint

Alchemy has acquired HeyMint, the no-code NFT minting platform that quietly onboarded over a million users.

The goal is to supercharge wallet UX and simplify Web3 onboarding. Bonus: HeyMint's CTO, Flor Ronsmans De Vry, is joining the Alchemy squad to help shape the next phase of smart wallet infrastructure.

Switzerland-based Web3 wallet introduces USDC cashback for DeFi swaps

A new token ties cashback and reduced fees to user activity and loyalty, reflecting a broader shift toward functional design and real-world utility in decentralized finance.

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Inside Trump's $148M Memecoin Dinner

The top 220 holders of Trump's memecoin gathered at his Virginia golf course for what was billed as an "ultra-exclusive" dinner.

The total table stake? A cool $148 million in TRUMP tokens.

Attendees included crypto CEOs, influencers, and even a few pro athletes—all hoping to shape crypto policy over dinner rolls and red meat.

OPINION

Web3 Without Blockchains?

It sounds sacrilegious, but some are saying the future of Web3 might ditch traditional blockchains altogether. The argument is blockchains are slow, rigid, and struggling to scale. What Web3 really needs is lightning-fast, verifiable settlement layers—not just more L1s.

This hot take is picking up heat… and maybe traction.