21 May 202516:21
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Crypto Events Recap, May 20-21

Crypto Events Recap, May 20-21

  • Bitcoin reached a new all-time high, crossing $109,462, and currently trading at 109K. In the past 24 hours, BTC price surged by 4.12%, pushing its market cap to $2.16 trillion and 61.2% market dominance.
  • The biggest Google's developer conference I/O 2025 is now live, kicking off Day 1 with Intelligence+ enhancements, AI-powered product integrations, a new OS, and more.
  • Solana Mobile has unveiled its SKR token launch, introduced a decentralized architecture called TEEPIN, and announced Seeker ship date, August 4.
  • Circle launches the Payments Network (CPN), letting banks securely exchange instructions and settle with USDC on public blockchains.
  • Binance has announced the 19th project on the HODLer Airdrops page - Haedal Protocol (HAEDAL), a liquid staking protocol built on Sui blockchain.
  • Binance Wallet will host its 18th TGE event with Allo (RWA) on May 22. Alpha Points requirements will be announced closer to the date.
  • Bybit now enables trading of 78 global stocks with USDT, giving crypto traders exposure to top equities like Apple, Tesla, and Amazon.
  • BounceBit executed a Bitcoin derivatives trading strategy leveraging BlackRock’s yield-generating tokenized fund, BUIDL, to enhance returns.
  • SOON rollup has unveiled an 8% community airdrop following its $22 million NFT raise and Mainnet launch.
  • Merlin Chain goes live on Binance Alpha with a double airdrop for participants who claimed the MERL airdrop.
  • MetaMask co-founder and CEO has confirmed that native support for Solana (SOL) will launch in May 2025.
  • Gate announced the launch of its new international domain, Gate.com, along with a refreshed brand logo.
  • Blum co-founder and former Binance Russia and CIS executive Vladimir Smerkis was arrested in Moscow on May 16.
  • Aave’s total value locked (TVL) has surged to approximately $30 billion, up 50% from its year-to-date low of $20 billion.
  • Bithumb has increased its market share in South Korea to about 25% of the country's crypto trading volumes.
  • Locked Money has kicked off its 30-day campaign, dubbed Lock In YouR Profits.

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