Bitcoin Pizza Day is a historic event, remembering the first-ever commercial transaction of BTC. Every year, crypto enthusiasts celebrate this day as a festival and recall programmer Laszlo Hanyecz for his contribution to revealing how Bitcoin is much more than internet money. Interestingly, the day gets more special as, along with accomplishments, people joke about the fact that Hanyecz spent 10,000 BTC on two pizzas. The fact that the price was so low back then makes people wish to revisit the time and buy a bunch, as the Bitcoin price hit a new ATH today at $111.8k. So, the two pizzas cost 10,000 BTC ($41), but the same 10,000 BTC are worth $1.1 billion today, per CoinMarketCap. 5 Funniest Bitcoin Pizza Day Memes Today, May 22, 2025, marks the 15th Bitcoin Pizza Day anniversary, so let’s discuss the funniest memes of all time, based on these. Starting with the pun… Read More at Coingape.com
Excitement around XRP is building, with experts, analysts, and even ETF issuers hinting at bullish sentiment. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Teucrium CEO Sal Gilbertie was all praises for XRP as he praised Ripple’s dedicated team calling them “really professional people working really hard.”
He believes that XRP as a coin will have the most utility. “Bitcoin is a store of value, But i think that XRP has a true use case. The Ripple team is really professional, they act like investment bankers and they know what they are doing. That’s why we chose XRP” he said.
Gilbertie had previously expressed his admiration for XRP, calling it “very legitimate.” He also praised the debut of the XRP ETF, describing it as “terrific and overwhelming.” Teucrium, known for its commodity ETFs, has recently been showing growing interest in crypto.
Analyst Dark Defender recently predicted that XRP could soon experience a breakout against Bitcoin, leading to a “God Candle” in 2025. This comes after XRP successfully broke a multi-year downtrend against Ethereum, which marked a huge shift in its market position, relative to other altcoins.
We celebrated when the XRP/ETH pair broke the falling trend for the first time in years.
The XRP/BTC pair is showing signs of a breakout, with technical indicators like a narrowing wedge and strengthening RSI hinting to explosive moves ahead. The “God Candle” refers to a massive bullish surge that could indicate a shift in market sentiment, which could allow XRP to outperform Bitcoin in the near future.
Earlier this year, analyst Steph Is Crypto had also predicted that XRP has broken out against Bitcoin and is poised to outperform Bitcoin by at least 595%.
Focus Off The Charts
Max Avery suggests that analysts could be underestimating where XRP is heading next by focusing too much on charts. He discussed factors like real-world utility, institutional adoption, network strength and a few regulatory advantages that sets XRP apart. He had previously explained that for Bitcoin to deliver a 10x return, it needs to reach $1 million, while XRP only needs to hit $25. XRP is currently trading at $2.27, up over 8% in the past day, and up by over 24% in the past two weeks.
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Excitement around XRP is building, with experts, analysts, and even ETF issuers hinting at bullish sentiment. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Teucrium CEO Sal Gilbertie was all praises for XRP as he praised Ripple’s dedicated team calling them “really professional people working really hard.” He believes that XRP as a coin will have the …
A notorious phishing group known as Inferno Drainer has begun exploiting a new Ethereum feature to launch wallet-draining attacks
The group is taking advantage of Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 7702, a key part of the Pectra upgrade, which allows Externally Owned Accounts (EOAs) to temporarily act like smart contract wallets during transactions.
On May 24, Scam Sniffer, a web3 anti-scam platform, flagged a case where a wallet recently upgraded to EIP-7702 lost nearly $150,000.
According to Yu Xian, founder of blockchain security firm SlowMist, Inferno Drainer carried out the theft using a more sophisticated version of traditional phishing.
Unlike previous scams that hijack user wallets directly, Xian explained that Inferno Drainer used a delegated MetaMask wallet—one already authorized under EIP-7702.
He said this allowed the hackers to approve token transfers silently through a batch authorization process.
Xian furthered that the victim unknowingly triggered an “execute” command within MetaMask, which processed the malicious batch data in the background. The result was a silent but effective token drain.
“The phishing gang uses this mechanism to complete batch authorization operations on tokens related to the victim’s address,” Xian said.
According to him, it shows that attackers are no longer relying solely on old tricks as they’re actively integrating new Ethereum updates into their operations to stay ahead.
“As we predicted, the phishing gangs have caught up… Everyone should be vigilant, be careful that the assets in your wallet will be taken away,” Xian said.
Considering this, he urged users to review token authorizations regularly and check whether their wallet addresses have been delegated to phishing accounts via EIP-7702.
Due to this, security experts have emphasized that crypto users must remain proactive to stay safe from these attack vectors.
Scam Sniffer advised industry players to verify websites before logging in or approving any transactions. They also urge community members to audit their token permissions routinely and avoid clicking on unverified links.
Crypto options expiry this week concerns over $3.5 billion in notional value. The high volume of expiring options isexpected to create short-term volatility in the market.
These expiring options coincide with rising global uncertainty amid geopolitical tensions, so traders and investors should prepare for the impact.
Crypto Markets to See $3.5 Billion in Bitcoin, Ethereum Options Expire
With over $3.5 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum options expiring today, data on Deribit shows BTC contracts account for most of it. Today, 27,959 Bitcoin option contracts will expire, sending up to $2.9 billion in notional value down the drain.
The maximum pain level is $106,500, slightly above Bitcoin’s price as of press time. Option traders will experience the most losses at this level.
Meanwhile, these expiring Bitcoin contracts have a put-to-call ratio of 0.91, highlighting the prevalence of Call (purchase) options rather than Put (sale) options. This means traders are leaning bullish rather than bearish.
At the same time, 246,849 Ethereum contracts will expire today, accounting for $617.6 million in notional value.
According to data on Deribit, these expiring options have a put-to-call ratio of 1.14. The maximum pain level or strike price is $2,650. Notably, Ethereum’s put-to-call ratio is above 1, showing a prevalence of Put (sale) options rather than Call (purchase) options.
Ethereum’s put and call options distribution suggests a market tilt toward protecting against ETH price drops, based on the higher put-call ratio of 1.14.
According to the Max Pain theory in crypto options trading, as options near their expiration, the underlying asset’s price tends to gravitate toward the strike price. Here, the greatest number of options (calls and puts) would expire worthless, causing maximum financial loss (or “pain”) to option holders.
This theory hinges on the assumption that market makers or large institutional players (smart money), often on the other side of options trades, may influence the underlying asset’s price through trading or hedging activities. Their actions push prices toward the max pain points.
It happens as market makers profit when options expire worthless, as they collect the premiums without paying out.
Ethereum Upside Flows Are Strong Heading Into Expiry
Greeks.live analysts highlight bearish dominance, as seen with multiple traders shifting to buy puts for protection. Deribit notes that ETH upside flows are heading into expiry.
“ETH upside flows are strong heading into expiry. Will traders keep chasing it after Friday, or is this where it cools off?” Deribit posed.
This contrasts with Ethereum’s max pain point, indicating potential volatility given that option expiries often trigger price swings as traders adjust positions. This is especially true when flows defy max pain expectations.
“The group appears divided on market direction, with bears dominating the conversation as multiple traders have shifted to buying puts for protection,” analysts at Greeks.live wrote, highlighting market sentiment.
Analysts at Greeks.live attempt to explain the Put protection strategy, which is displayed among traders who are hedging for downside risk.
According to the analysts, traders are buying put spreads and protective puts, positioning themselves strategically after months of bullish sentiment.
High volatility environment is creating attractive opportunities for put protection, with traders anticipating two standard deviation events and significant price wicks from unexpected news catalysts,” they added.
