🌎 Daily CryptoBeat for 5/17/2025

Cryptocurrency news for Movement, Coinbase tokenized stock FTX, ABCMETA, Metadium, zkSync, Continuum Finance, Cobak Token and more...Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to get early delivery, personalized stock alerts, portfolio monitoring tools, and more.  Start Your Free Trial. Unsubscribe. View My Portfolio May 17th, 2025     White House to reset Social Security? (ad) Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... A single announcement by July 22nd could soon bring Elon Musk's DOGE operation to its final, dramatic conclusion - with huge consequences for millions of investors. So if you have any money in the market... you're almost out of time to prepare. This plan has already been put in place... and can operate even if Elon's long gone from Washington.   And it could have a major impact on how you collect Social Security - Click here to understand what' Cryptocurrency Market Overview Market Cap $3,092.03 billion 24-Hour Volume $119.44 billion 1-Hour Price Change -0.28% 24-Hour Price Change -1.84% 7-Day Price Change -1.16% View Performance Map Quick Links Cryptocurrency Screener Cryptocurrency News My MarketBeat Mobile App Account Settings Bitcoin Stocks Blockchain Stocks Compare Cryptocurrency Stocks MarketBeat All Access Cryptocurrency Prices for Saturday, May 17 Manage Your Watchlist and Monitor Your Portfolio Title Price Market Cap 24-Hour Volume 1-Hour Change 1-Day Change 7-Day Change     Bitcoin (BTC) $102,833.68 $2,042.82 billion $885.75 million -0.09% -1.26% -0.63%     Ethereum (ETH) $2,456.56 $296.58 billion $17.26 billion -0.83% -4.51% -0.50%     Tether (USDT) $1.00 $151.24 billion $60.78 billion +0.01% -0.01% +0.10%     XRP (XRP) $2.31 $135.62 billion $3.00 billion -1.14% -3.78% -4.37%     Waifu Token (WAIF) $454.82 $126.67 billion N/A +0.45% -2.18% N/A     BNB (BNB) $638.61 $89.97 billion $1.48 billion +0.03% -1.92% -2.55%     Solana (SOL) $165.32 $85.94 billion $2.91 billion -1.49% -3.04% -4.01%     USD Coin (USDC) $1.00 $60.90 billion $7.39 billion +0.01% -0.01% +0.04%     Dogecoin (DOGE) $0.21 $31.81 billion $1.53 billion -1.50% -5.97% -7.43%     Cardano (ADA) $0.74 $26.09 billion $866.23 million -2.26% -4.41% -8.98% Total -0.68% -2.71% -2.83% View Watchlist The DOJ Just Paved the Way for Account Seizures (ad) Washington is running out of money…And guess where they'll look next? 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The Department of Justice just admitted that cash isn't legally YOUR property.   Get your free guide now by clicking here >> Cryptocurrency News for Saturday, May 17 A Bitcoiner's guide to South Africa's Garden Route cointelegraph.com | May 17 at 12:09 PM Bitcoin Consolidates Below ATH – Buying Pressure Weakens As Equities Outperform newsbtc.com | May 17 at 12:09 PM World Liberty's Stablecoin Now Available on Multiple Networks Via Chainlink coindesk.com | May 17 at 11:07 AM Over $5B Pouring into Bitcoin ETFs – Thanks to Bold Directional Bets coindesk.com | May 17 at 11:06 AM Gold Hits New Highs as Global Markets Spiral (Ad) Premier Gold Co  |  May 17 Crypto Entrepreneurs In France Now Under Guard After Kidnapping Surge bitcoinist.com | May 17 at 11:06 AM Elon Musk Becomes 'Kekius Maximus'—Meme Coin Soars 120% newsbtc.com | May 17 at 11:05 AM The DeFi mullet — Fintech needs DeFi in the back cointelegraph.com | May 17 at 11:05 AM Bitstamp Gets EU License Under MiCA Crypto Rules news.bitcoin.com | May 17 at 10:46 AM Bitcoin Prepares For Volatility As Key Moving Averages Converge – Analyst bitcoinist.com | May 17 at 10:19 AM State of Crypto: Consensus Toronto 2025 Reg Highlights coindesk.com | May 17 at 10:19 AM With OpenAI's New Programming Agent Making Headlines, Here's Why MIND of Pepe Is DeFi's Best AI Agent newsbtc.com | May 17 at 10:19 AM Alabama Man Sentenced for Hacking SEC's Social Media to Post Fake Bitcoin ETF News coindesk.com | May 17 at 10:19 AM Best Altcoins for Security in 2025: Lessons from Coinbase, Binance, and Kraken bitcoinist.com | May 17 at 9:36 AM Bitcoin to $250K in 2025 'totally possible' — crypto analyst Scott Melker cointelegraph.com | May 17 at 9:15 AM Everstake defends non-custodial staking as SEC weighs industry input cointelegraph.com | May 17 at 9:15 AM Bitcoin to $250K in 2025 'totally possible' — crypto analyst Scott Melker cointelegraph.com | May 17 at 9:05 AM XRP Price Watch: Bulls Eye $2.60 as Long-Term Trend Holds news.bitcoin.com | May 17 at 9:04 AM $40 Billion Worth Of XRP On The Move – Where Are They Headed? newsbtc.com | May 17 at 9:04 AM Bitcoin bull flag and standard profit taking hint at eventual rally to new BTC price highs cointelegraph.com | May 17 at 8:09 AM XRP Price Completes Wave A As Price Dips To $2.36, What's Next For Wave B And C? bitcoinist.com | May 17 at 8:04 AM 'Judgment Day Is Coming'—XRP Set To Explode, Analyst Warns newsbtc.com | May 17 at 8:04 AM Bitcoin Price Watch: Bearish Signals Emerge Despite Bullish Trendline news.bitcoin.com | May 17 at 7:45 AM Senate's New Stablecoin Draft Doesn't Target Trump's Crypto, Tweaks Big-Tech Approach coindesk.com | May 17 at 7:12 AM Everstake defends non-custodial staking as SEC weighs industry input cointelegraph.com | May 17 at 6:04 AM Ethereum Faces Resistance Against Bitcoin – ETH/BTC Bullish Structure In Question newsbtc.com | May 17 at 6:04 AM GENIUS Act To Advance? Stablecoin Legislation Will Face New Vote Next Week bitcoinist.com | May 17 at 6:04 AM France to Boost Security for Crypto Entrepreneurs Amid Kidnappings news.bitcoin.com | May 17 at 6:03 AM Bitcoin Outshines All In 2025, Official Report From Russian Central Bank Says newsbtc.com | May 17 at 5:06 AM Movement Labs and Mantra Scandal Are Shaking up Crypto Market-Making coindesk.com | May 17 at 5:06 AM Panama City mayor teases Bitcoin reserve after meeting El Salvador's Bitcoin leaders cointelegraph.com | May 17 at 4:58 AM New Zealand man arrested in $265M crypto scam tied to FBI probe cointelegraph.com | May 17 at 4:58 AM SEC hacker sentenced to 14 months in prison cointelegraph.com | May 17 at 4:58 AM Undervalued Ether Catching Eye of ETF Buyers as Rally Inbound: CryptoQuant coindesk.com | May 17 at 4:09 AM ETH, DOGE, XRP Down 3% as Moody's Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating coindesk.com | May 17 at 4:09 AM Everstake to SEC: Non-Custodial Staking Shouldn't Be Regulated as Securities news.bitcoin.com | May 17 at 3:53 AM Abu Dhabi's Crypto Bet Deepens with $408M Bitcoin ETF Position in BlackRock's IBIT bitcoinist.com | May 17 at 3:10 AM Ethereum Price Risks Further Crash To $2,350 With Lower Lows Formation newsbtc.com | May 17 at 3:10 AM New Zealand man arrested in $265M crypto scam tied to FBI probe cointelegraph.com | May 17 at 3:10 AM Panama City mayor teases Bitcoin reserve after meeting El Salvador's Bitcoin leaders cointelegraph.com | May 17 at 2:03 AM Bitcoin Poised For $120,000 Rally As Wyckoff Accumulation Hits Final Phase, Analyst Says bitcoinist.com | May 17 at 2:03 AM Dogwifhat (WIF) Targets $1.50 Amid 50% Weekly Jump – Here Are The Levels To Watch newsbtc.com | May 17 at 2:03 AM Pump.fun Faces Rising Competition as BelieveApp Gains Momentum in Token Launch Race themerkle.com | May 17 at 1:45 AM Week in BNB Chain: Meme Coins, Lower Gas Fees, and Major Institutional Moves Define a Pivotal Week themerkle.com | May 17 at 1:45 AM River CEO: Businesses Increasingly Buying Bitcoin news.bitcoin.com | May 17 at 1:45 AM Delegate Spotlight: L2BEAT's Role as a Pillar of Arbitrum Governance themerkle.com | May 17 at 1:45 AM Bitcoin Faces Mixed Signals as Long-Term Holders and Market Dynamics Diverge themerkle.com | May 17 at 1:45 AM Ethereum Reclaims Momentum Amid Pectra Upgrade and Strong Market Tailwinds themerkle.com | May 17 at 1:45 AM Bitcoin Meets Brazil: Fintech Becomes Latin America's 1st Bitcoin Treasury Giant bitcoinist.com | May 17 at 1:03 AM MapleStory Token ($NXPC) Defies Expectations, Proving Crypto Gaming's Profitability for CEXes themerkle.com | May 17 at 12:58 AM Bitget Onchain Launches New Points-Based Airdrop: Trade Daily, Earn BGB Effortlessly themerkle.com | May 17 at 12:58 AM View All News Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks (ad) tock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tariffs just lit the fuse. 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