☕️ GM! Here are the top events in #Crypto from the past 24 hours

📊Market Updates

🔸Strategy buys 4,020 BTC for $427M, raising holdings to 580,250 BTC. Now up $22.7B in gains, it owns nearly 3% of all Bitcoin.

🔸The Blockchain Group completes $72M bond raise to buy 590 more BTC, aiming for 1,400+ BTC total. Its stock has doubled since adopting the strategy.

🔸Thailand to allow tourists to spend crypto via credit card links, as it reforms laws to unify traditional and digital asset markets.

🌟Highlights

🔸Trump Media denies report it seeks $3B to buy crypto, slamming FT as having "dumb writers" after claims of a major Bitcoin investment plan.

🔸Dubai launches Prypco Mint to tokenize $16B in real estate on XRP Ledger, starting with UAE-based fractional property ownership.

🔸Crypto groups want SEC to clarify staking rules as lack of guidance leaves Web3 providers uncertain despite recent engagement steps.

🔸Alpaca Finance will shut down all products after Binance delisted its ALPACA token, citing market challenges and reduced viability.

🔸Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum can offer a decentralized fallback as Sweden reconsiders its cashless push due to crisis concerns.

🔸Pakistan appoints special assistant on blockchain and crypto, giving him minister status with no salary or perks.

🔸IREZUMI, a memecoin inspired by Japanese tattoo art, launches on Solana and partners with MemeFi ahead of its late May presale.