Binance Offers $10 USDC Voucher Welcome Bonus for 99Bitcoins Readers

Binance is giving 99Bitcoin readers an exclusive offer: a $10 USDC voucher when they sign up using our dedicated referral link. The offer runs from now until May 16, 2026, and no separate sign-up or opt-in is required. Any new user who registers via the referral link below and completes a first trade of $50 or more on Spot...

Tezos Launches New Hub in Singapore; Tezos SEA to Co-Exist with TZ APAC

The Tezos ecosystem is deepening its footprint in the region with the establishment of Tezos Southeast Asia, a new Singapore-headquartered entity designed to incubate projects, attract developers, and accelerate web3 adoption across key sectors like gaming, decentralized finance (DeFi), and the arts. The launch of the Southeast Asian hub coincides with the formation of Tezos Middle East in Dubai,...

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What Is Asteroid Shiba (ASTEROID)? The SpaceX Mascot Story Behind Crypto’s Wildest Rally This Week

In a market often driven by hype, speculation, and fleeting narratives, it’s rare for a cryptocurrency rally to carry genuine emotional weight. But this week, a little-known memecoin called Asteroid Shiba (ASTEROID) did exactly that, exploding into one of the most extraordinary rallies of 2026.The catalyst wasn’t a protocol upgrade, a major partnership, or institutional inflows.It was a...

Crypto funds pull $1.4B in biggest weekly inflow since January: CoinShares report

Digital asset investment products recorded $1.4 billion in net inflows last week, marking the strongest weekly total since January, according to CoinShares.  Summary ...

‘Mining Grid’ Celebrates First Anniversary of Mining COREs with a Major Upgrade

PRESS RELEASE. Mining Grid, the company behind the Mining Race platform, is marking the first anniversary of Mining COREs with COREs Evolution, a major upgrade to its original COREs Racing model. First launched globally in April 2025, Mining COREs have now completed one year of activity inside the Mining Race ecosystem. This milestone also reflects the next...

The Weird, Twisting Tale of How China Spied on Alysa Liu and Her Dad

On November 16, 2021, Matthew Ziburis sat in his car in a residential neighborhood in the Bay Area stalking an “enemy,” as he put it. A veteran of both the US Army and Marine Corps, Ziburis had previously served in Iraq. But on this mission, he was working at the behest of China’s government. The targets that autumn...

Iran reviewing US proposal delivered via Pakistan

Iran is reviewing a US proposal relayed through Pakistan. The odds of no diplomatic US-Iran meeting by June 30 are at 1.9% YES, up from 2% yesterday, in the US-Iran diplomatic meeting market. Market reaction The...

Binance, Bitget Investigates RaveDAO Manipulation | Crypto Catch-Up | Apr. 13 – 19, 2026

From crypto investigations to new exploits, from Russia introducing new crypto bill to Pakistan lifting its crypto banking ban, here are stories you might have missed last week. Market Movements & Corporate Strategy Crypto Whale Moves $225 Million USDC Before Pulling $77.52 Million Ethereum On-chain analytics tracked a major whale (address 0xeCE7) depositing $225 million in USDC (originated from BitGo custody)...

The 12-month window | TechCrunch

In a recent episode of “No Priors” — the excellent podcast co-hosted by AI investors Sarah Guo and Elad Gil — Gil made a point about exit timing that’s undoubtedly familiar to founders who’ve spent time with him but seems particularly useful in this moment of go-go dealmaking. For most companies, Gil said, there’s roughly a 12-month period where...