💸 $330M Bitcoin Stolen from Elderly U.S. Citizen

Coinbase raises its Bitcoin-backed loan cap, SOL rockets on ETF news, and a shocking $330M BTC theft hits headlines. Sony dives deeper into RWAs, Telegram bonds get tokenized, and Bunq brings crypto to Neobanking.

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Albert MC2Fi
May 02, 2025

Hey Crypto Mavericks,

This week: Coinbase raises its Bitcoin-backed loan cap, SOL rockets on ETF news, and a shocking $330M BTC theft hits headlines.

Plus: Sony dives deeper into RWAs, Telegram bonds get tokenized, and Bunq brings crypto to Neobanking.

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Let’s dive in 📜

🔥 What's Hot in DeFi

Source: The Block

Coinbase Raises BTC Loan Limit to $1M

Apr 30 (The Block) — Coinbase boosts USDC loan cap after $130M in BTC-backed originations.

Big brain move or too early to call?

Source: Crypto News

SOL Soars 47% on ETF Inclusion

Apr 27 (CryptoNews) — Sol Strategies rockets after its inclusion in Invesco's ETF offering.

TradFi boost hits the charts.

Source: Cointelegraph

$330M BTC Stolen in Scam Targeting Elderly

May 1 (Cointelegraph) — Social engineering leads to historic BTC heist.

Biggest retail crypto theft ever?

🧠 From Gaming Millions to SCALING Crypto

Startup mindset ≠ Gaming mindset?
Think again.

🧠 Ludovic Bodin (Atomic Scaling) shares:

❌ Why big teams break
✅ Why “bugs” can become profit engines
🛑 What his “red button” is — and how it saved his firm

Source: The Block

Sony & Plume Partner on RWA Access

Apr 30 (The Block) — New deal targets tokenized real-world assets.

RWAs meet big brand scale.

Source: Crypto News

TON to Tokenize $500M in Telegram Bonds

Apr 29 (CryptoNews) — Libre and TON bring fixed income to crypto.

From chat apps to real assets.

Source: Cointelegraph

Neobank Bunq Steps into Crypto

Apr 29 (Cointelegraph) — Bunq adds crypto offerings across Europe.

Neobanks are stepping in where old banks stall.

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📊 Numbers Don’t Lie

Market held up well despite annualized US GDP growth coming in at -0.3%, falling short of the expected +0.3%.

$BTC, $ETH, and $SOL are in the green over the past 24 hours, while #VIRTUAL, $CRV, and #FARTCOIN have all jumped more than 10%

  • Market Cap: $3.09T

  • 24h Liquidation: $324.6M

  • Fear & Greed Index: 53 (Greed)

Cap Gainers:

  • $BSW +68.2%

  • $VOXEL +50.2%

  • $FLM +48.2%

  • $REX +45.3%

  • $GHX +34.6%

⚠️ The market’s heating up—what's your next move?

🐳 Whale Watching

May 1 (Lookonchain) — Grayscale Bitcoin Trust transferred 9,645 $BTC($911.3M) a few hours ago.

⚠️ Quiet repositioning or exit signal?

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And that's a wrap, folks! Remember, in the world of crypto, fortune favors the bold (and the well-informed). So keep your eyes peeled, your wallets ready, and give our MC² Token Page a try.

Stay curious, stay savvy, and we'll see you next week for another round of DeFi madness!

Cheerio from your favorite team,

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