The Bitcoin market appears to be at a critical phase, as evidenced by data from a recent on-chain evaluation. According to this latest analysis, the Bitcoin price shows few signs of a clear directional trend, with uncertainty as the prevailing structure. Related Reading: Bitcoin Set For $80K Retest, Options Flash Potential Short Squeeze – Details Bull Score Index Within Neutral Territory In an X post on May 2, pseudonymous market analyst Darkfost reveals that Bitcoin is in a transitional phase, based on a reading from the Bitcoin Bull Score Index. For context, this metric primarily measures overall market strength by combining key indicators — such as liquidity, demand, activity, and sentiment — into a single value that indicates whether conditions are bullish or bearish. According to Darkfost, the Bull Score stands at 50 on the metric, a level the market expert notes is neutral. Notably, while a ‘50’ reading is typically taken as a sign of short-term improvement, it still […]

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Bitcoin canceled out the week's earlier losses to tease the highest BTC price weekly candle close since the end of January near $79,000.

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Based on historical data, rising futures demand alongside contracting spot demand is associated with unsustained price gains during bear seasons.

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Bitcoin mining firm Riot Platforms has published its financial performance for the first quarter of 2026, reporting revenue of over $167 million. The financial report highlights a shift in the company’s business model and a growing trend in its revenue stream, as its recently launched data center business takes center stage. Riot Platforms’ Data Center

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XRP is trading at $1.39 as the first week of May comes to an end. It is holding roughly flat in dollar terms while the broader market stirs with renewed momentum. Bitcoin’s recent push has provided a rising tide that is keeping Ripple’s token from making new USDT lows, but strip away that macro tailwind

Ethereum is trading at $2.32k as the first weekend of May unfolds, caught in the same technical gridlock it has been trapped in for the past three weeks. The asset is pressing against the $2.4k resistance zone with neither the conviction to break through nor the weakness to collapse below the ascending channel that has

Bitcoin continues to consolidate within the $78,000 zone, following its net positive performance in April. Having shown key signs of recovery, the leading cryptocurrency is now gathering momentum for its next major price swing. Amid the wait, a pivotal negative trading signal has emerged. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Path To $100K May Happen Before Anyone Understands Why: Analyst TD Sequential Highlights Critical Bitcoin Support In an X post on May 2, seasoned market analyst Ali Martinez postulates that Bitcoin could soon endure another wave of price correction, following the latest TD Sequential data. The maiden cryptocurrency has been a major victim of the market winter, establishing a cycle low of $60,000 and presently trading 37.85% below its all-time high of $126,100. April brought much bullish relief amid this bear market, with prices surging by a net 14%. However, the TD Sequential, a trading indicator largely used to identify potential trend reversals and exhaustion, is […]

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The new poll suggests the vast majority of people think that government officials should keep their own financial interests separate from the industry.

Americans had a generally unfavorable view of cryptocurrencies, the survey of 1,000 randomly selected registered voters found.

New polling of voters suggests they aren't yet warming much to crypto, tending to see it as a negative force in the economy, and they have similar distrust of AI.

Bitcoin had a modest start to May, with the flagship cryptocurrency rising as much as 3.5% on Friday. As of this writing, the premier cryptocurrency trades near $78,400, barely moving over the past day. Interestingly, a market pundit has explained how a perceived shift in Bitcoin’s investor behavior could be a major influence on the cryptocurrency’s inertia. Buying Power On Binance Fades After Bitcoin Rally Crazzyblockk, in a QuickTake post on the CryptoQuant platform, highlighted a dynamic shift among Bitcoin investors over the past few days. The relevant indicator cited here is the Binance Stablecoin Netflow (USD) metric. Related Reading: Bitcoin Apparent Demand Remains Weak — What This Says About Price Recovery For context, the metric tracks the net amount of stablecoins entering or leaving Binance, thereby indicating whether buying power is accumulating (inflows) or being withdrawn (outflows) from the exchange. According to Crazzyblockk, Binance (the world’s leading […]

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A new Politico poll finds most Americans distrust crypto and AI, raising questions about whether candidates backed by industry super PACs could face voter backlash.

After a dismal start to the year, the Bitcoin price has somewhat steadied the ship over the past two months. According to price action data, the flagship cryptocurrency closed in the green in both March and April, with a double-digit performance coming in the previous month. However, the latest historical data suggests the Bitcoin price

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Global equity funds pulled in over $15 billion in the week through Apr. 1, then $23.47 billion, $31.26 billion, and finally $48.72 billion in the week through Apr. 22. Global money-market funds simultaneously bled a $173.24 billion outflow in the week through Apr. 15, the biggest single-week exit from cash since at least September 2018. The post Wall Street’s $292 billion risk-on rotation just created a new bullish setup for Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ripple’s own top engineer has thrown cold water on one of the XRP community’s most persistent theories — that the company’s 1,700 non-disclosure agreements are hiding secret, large-scale adoption plans. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Path To $100K May Happen Before Anyone Understands Why: Analyst Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz said those NDAs are standard business practice and that claims of massive undisclosed events are “almost always completely false.” No coordinated government plans. No hidden catalysts. Just routine confidentiality agreements. What The Numbers Actually Show That clarification comes at an odd moment — right as Ripple is touting figures that have the XRP community buzzing anyway. The company recently described its platform as the world’s most adaptable treasury platform, pointing to 13,000 connected banks and more than $12 trillion in annual payment volume running through its system. Those numbers trace back largely to Ripple’s 2025 […]

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Fear still hangs over the crypto market even as Bitcoin closed April with its strongest monthly gain in 12 months. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index registered a reading of 39 on Friday — firmly in “Fear” territory — a sign that many investors remain cautious despite the month’s upbeat finish. Related Reading: Brazil Tightens

XRP's estimated leverage ratio has flattened at low levels, while price has held near $1.39, with a market cap of $85.7 billion and roughly $1.75 billion in daily volume. CryptoQuant analyst PelinayPA flagged that traders reduced speculative exposure, and the price didn't follow them down. When leverage runs hot into a rally, crowded longs introduce The post XRP’s leverage has been flushed out while price holds – and the next move is now wide open appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Algorand's native token is today's the top perfomer, surging by over 10%.

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After weeks of renewed optimism, many in the Bitcoin market now believe the tide could finally be turning. While the premier cryptocurrency’s price action has been steadily turning around since the start of April, the current on-chain structure suggests expectations might be overestimated. According to an on-chain analyst, BTC’s recovery process is unlikely to occur in a few weeks. Bitcoin Bottom Could Take Six Months To Form: Analyst In a May 2nd post on the X platform, crypto pundit Axel Adler Jr. shared an on-chain insight into the recovery path of Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. This on-chain observation is based on an adjusted model of the Realized Price Bands metric that reflects the average cost basis of different market participants. Related Reading: Bitcoin Could Be One Breakout Away From A Structural Shift: Analysts The Adjusted Realized Price Bands model is calibrated to only account for Bitcoin’s live circulating supply, […]

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Bitcoin entered May trading above $78,000, a price level that, while modest compared to last year’s peak, carries a weight relative to its price action in the previous two months.  Not only is Bitcoin entering May with some sort of bullish momentum, but there are notable developments that happened this week that point to something

Despite being the best-performing month in the past 12 months, it still came in slightly below its historical average, according to CoinGlass data.

The SBI Holdings is making a decisive move that could reshape the crypto landscape in Asia. With a letter of intent submitted to acquire Bitbank, the firm is signaling a deeper push into digital asset infrastructure. This development represents a strategic expansion by one of the region’s most influential financial players with deep ties to

The Bitcoin market has had a rollercoaster performance in 2026, after a bloodbath in the first quarter and what has seemed like a fairly quiet start to the second quarter. Over the past two weeks, BTC has made multiple attempts to break back above the $80,000 resistance level. Nevertheless, this has not stopped market predictions —

XRP is entering a critical phase as its price action tightens within a symmetrical triangle, signaling that a major move may be imminent. With volatility compressing and market pressure building, the current structure suggests that a breakout could be both sharp and decisive.  Triangle Compression Tightens As XRP Nears Apex XRP is currently exhibiting a classic consolidation phase, carving out a well-defined symmetrical triangle on the daily chart. According to analyst Ali Charts, as the price action funnels toward the apex of this formation, market energy is coiling intensely, a phenomenon that historically precedes a massive spike in volatility.  Related Reading: XRP Signals Massive Breakout: $10 Target In Sight As Momentum Builds Based on the height of the triangle formation, technical projections suggest that a decisive breakout could trigger a price movement of approximately 26%. However, because symmetrical triangles are inherently neutral patterns, they offer no directional […]

A crypto analyst has outlined a specific period he believes could be the right time to sell Bitcoin (BTC) for the most returns. Supporting his prediction, the analyst highlighted a recurring historical pattern that has marked major bullish turning points in BTC’s market cycles. He suggested that these past patterns could be used to determine the best exit points for traders in the ongoing cycle.  Analyst Reveals Best Time To Sell Bitcoin Crypto market analyst Merlijn The Trader has cautioned that Bitcoin could be approaching a major turning point, urging traders to consider selling their coins to maximize returns. In a post on X, he predicted that BTC may be heading toward another sharp correction, with a possible downside target near the $33,000 level, one of his lower-cycle projections. Related Reading: Bitcoin ETFs Lose Nearly Half A Billion Dollars As Fear Returns To Crypto The analyst warns traders to “sell in May and go away,” arguing that Bitcoin may hit a fresh cycle […]

The US CLARITY Act, a legislative proposal that seeks to establish a regulatory framework for the crypto industry in the United States, has taken a major step toward becoming law. This comes after the surprise finalization of the new stablecoin yield provisions in the crypto market structure bill. Crypto Firms Not To Pay Bank-Like Interests

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The Ethereum Foundation has completed another over-the-counter sale of its ETH holdings, this time offloading 10,000 ETH to BitMine Immersion Technologies as the counterparty. The transaction follows a continuing pattern of structured selling that has defined the Foundation’s treasury activity in recent months. Related Reading: Crypto Market Still In Fear After Historical Lows, But Can

Bitcoin is holding a critical position as it attempts to stabilize above a key moving average while facing persistent resistance near $78,000. The recent reclaim of the 21-week EMA signals potential strength, but repeated rejections overhead continue to test bullish momentum. With price caught between strong support and a stubborn ceiling, the next move could be decisive in shaping BTC’s short-term trend.   BTC Secures Marginal Weekly Close Above 21-Week EMA Crypto analyst Rekt Capital shared in a recent update that Bitcoin has achieved a marginal weekly close above its 21-week Exponential Moving Average (EMA). This technical milestone is significant as it suggests price is in a prime position to reclaim this specific moving average as a solid support for future upward momentum. Related Reading: Bitcoin Rejection Sparks Caution: Is The Rally Losing Steam? However, the analyst noted that the initial breakout lacked sufficient breathing room for a standard, clean retest. […]

Bitcoin is trading at $78.3k as the first weekend of May opens. It has done something it has not managed since the cycle peak, which is closing above the 100-day MA and breaking out of a long-term descending channel that contained the entire bearish trend. The move comes alongside strong daily RSI readings, a successful

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The country that gave the world its first crypto ATMs is now preparing to eliminate them entirely. In April 2013, a Vancouver coffee shop installed what would become crypto's most recognizable retail footprint, a machine that let ordinary people convert cash into Bitcoin without a bank account, a broker, or much friction at all. Thirteen The post Canada wants to ban crypto ATMs as fraud fears turn Bitcoin access into a political target appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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The Bitcoin price enjoyed a modest recovery on Friday, the start of May. Alongside its technically bullish structure, this auspicious beginning tells a story about Bitcoin’s chances of performing impressively in the coming weeks. Yet, the flagship cryptocurrency still faces a broader threat of a potential downturn. According to data from a recent on-chain evaluation, if Bitcoin experiences another sell-off, it might not establish a local floor until it reaches as low as $43,000. MVRV Points To Key Support Zone Below Current Levels In a recent post on the social media platform X, crypto pundit Ali Martinez hypothesized that Bitcoin’s price might have yet to establish a local bottom. This postulation is based on BTC’s MVRV Pricing Bands, which use the ratio between market value and realized value to identify when Bitcoin is overvalued or undervalued. Related Reading: Ethereum Pullback Sparks $1B Buying Frenzy Despite Hawkish Fed Warning on Inflation — What Changed? According to […]

The ban applies to fintechs and payment firms, closing the back-end payment rail for cross-border flows, but individual crypto investors can still buy and hold assets.

A monthly chart of Dogecoin shows a brutal pattern of repeated rejections and cascading drops that looks grim at first glance.  Crypto analyst Trader Tardigrade laid out a decade-long structure in which the Dogecoin price has been hammered at critical resistance three separate times, triggering a massive plunge on each occasion. The 2026 rejection is now in place, and the analyst sees a third repeat of the same devastating sequence. However, the chart has a twist that changes everything. Related Reading: Bitcoin ETFs Lose Nearly Half A Billion Dollars As Fear Returns To Crypto Dogecoin Gets Hammered On An Inverted Monthly Chart Trader Tardigrade’s chart shows DOGE/USD on the monthly timeframe, but the price scale is flipped. This means the lower the chart moves, the higher Dogecoin is moving in normal market price. The red descending line designated as a critical resistance is therefore not a bearish ceiling in the usual sense. It is a resistance line on an inverted chart, and a […]

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Japan reportedly stepped into the currency market with roughly $35 billion of yen buying, sending the dollar down nearly 3% to 155.5. Bank of Japan (BOJ) money-market data imply that size is accurate. Once the Ministry of Finance's monthly release confirms it, this would rank as Japan's first official yen-support action in almost two years The post Japan has moved to save the yen again, and Bitcoin traders may pay the price appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Venture capital firm a16z argues that state crackdowns on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket conflict with federal law and hurt market access for ordinary users.

The spot Ethereum ETF ended a multi-month red streak.

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As Wall Street moves onchain, the year's biggest crypto hack and DeFi crisis is forcing a rethink of risk, security and market structure, industry insiders told CoinDesk.

A new report from Bitget and Polymarket reveals that prediction markets are evolving into a $240 billion industry driven by retail users who are trading more frequently on everything from crypto to politics.

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Stablecoin issuers spent years asking Washington for clear rules, and now those rules are becoming the industry’s biggest barrier to entry. The GENIUS Act gave dollar-backed tokens something crypto had wanted since stablecoins became a serious part of the market: a legal home in the US. It defined payment stablecoins, set reserve expectations, created a The post The GENIUS Act opened the door for stablecoins, but regulators want to narrow it appeared first on CryptoSlate.

HASH and SIREN have charted the most gains daily after ZEC.

Riot Platforms reported $167.2 million in Q1 2026 revenue, with its new data center business contributing $33.2 million as Bitcoin mining income fell.

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The Ethereum Foundation has now sold roughly $47 million worth of ETH to BitMine in a week, drawing fresh criticism over the pace and scale of its sales.

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Bitcoin headed into the Federal Reserve's rate decision this week after failing to cleanly reclaim $80,000, with the institutional bid that fueled its April recovery now visibly softening. Spot ETF flows have been volatile, the price is sitting below the on-chain levels that define whether recent buyers are profitable, and Jerome Powell's press conference was The post Bitcoin’s next breakout will depend on whether investors treat $80K as relief, resistance, or the start of a new recovery appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Here's why XRP's prolonged consolidation phase could end soon.

All major mining stocks are up in 2026, with gains of up to 85% while Bitcoin remains down on the year.

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Bitcoin recovered from a midweek dip to $75,500 to climb back above $78,000 by Saturday morning in Asia, with the Senate's stablecoin yield compromise removing a key roadblock to crypto market structure legislation.

A new design proposed by venture fund Paradigm would let holders privately timestamp proof that they control vulnerable keys before quantum computers arrive, creating a possible rescue path if Bitcoin ever sunsets old addresses.

With attention spilling into multiple other technology sectors, crypto may struggle to capture a strong, price-driving narrative, a crypto analyst says.

Can the token continue climbing gradually in May?

Institutional investors and corporate-level Bitcoin accumulation remain the primary drivers of BTC’s price gains, despite the lack of bullish leverage.

PI has been quite volatile over the past week, but it remained above a crucial support.

Galaxy Digital head of research Alex Thorn expects the banking industry to “increase their opposition efforts” following the release of the final stablecoin yield provisions.

The text released Friday blocks crypto firms from offering stablecoin yield offerings that look like bank deposits, but "bona fide" transactions are allowed.

MSTR is up roughly 9.5% year-to-date, placing it ahead of the Nasdaq and the S&P 500, while the BTC backing its treasury is down 13%.

The bill, which bans AI tools that generate fake nudity and lets victims sue their creators, will go to Governor Walz for his signature.

Bitcoin chases $80,000 as rising spot volumes and futures open interest suggest the market has shifted back in the bulls’ favor.

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Bitcoin Magazine From NYSE Gut Punch to ‘One App for Money’: Exodus Bets Self‑Custody Can Power Everyday Life Exodus used its hometown summit in Omaha to argue that self-custody is moving from niche crypto tool to full-stack payments infrastructure, even as the company navigates regulatory scars and a softer market. This post From NYSE Gut Punch to ‘One App for Money’: Exodus Bets Self‑Custody Can Power Everyday Life first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

U.S. public debt has crossed the size of the U.S. economy on a calculation from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, giving Bitcoin's hard-money case a live fiscal benchmark as investors weigh scarce assets against Washington's debt path. CRFB said debt held by the public reached $31.27 trillion at the end of the first The post America’s $31.27 trillion in debt now exceeds GDP – silently reinforces the case for Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

XRP social media sentiment has turned bullish following integration with Rakuten Wallet, but resistance at $1.40 could cap the upside.

A wave of whale transactions and rising holdings suggests something bigger may be unfolding behind DOGE's latest price surge.

Technical charts suggest that Bitcoin’s rally continuation is fully dependent on bulls securing a weekly close above $75,000.

For the second straight week, the Ethereum Foundation has unloaded 10,000 ETH—about $23 million worth—to top treasury firm, BitMine.

AI and blockchain infrastructure company Gency AI today announced it has raised $20 million in a new funding round.

Ethereum is opening May at around $2.3k, having spent the final week of April consolidating below the $2.4k resistance zone that has now rejected the price on multiple occasions. With the Coinbase Premium Index turning negative precisely as the asset stalled at resistance, the question entering the new month is whether US institutional demand has

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy (MSTR) Stock Pops 9% As Bitcoin Price Pumps Back to $78,000 Shares of Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) surged roughly 9% on Friday as Bitcoin clawed back to the $78,000 level. This movement comes just days after Executive Chairman Michael Saylor delivered a headline-grabbing keynote at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas. MSTR climbed above $180 per share during Friday’s session, building on a prior close near This post Strategy (MSTR) Stock Pops 9% As Bitcoin Price Pumps Back to $78,000 first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

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The latest transaction follows a similar March deal in which the foundation sold 5,000 ETH to BitMine, raising roughly $10.2 million.

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AIMCo returns to Michael Saylor's bitcoin treasury company years after exiting, now sitting on a sizable unrealized gain.

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The stablecoin issuer said the crypto market was highly volatile during the first quarter.

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Outflows from Ethereum ETFs extended to a 4-day streak as Bitcoin funds shed $490 million, even as the S&P 500 hit an all-time high.

Although Manfred will not start trading crypto until the end of May, it already has a crypto wallet and credentials to hire staff, make payments and do business.

Most of the drained wallets were targeted for old, compromised keys that have been sitting exposed for years.

MoonPay’s new debit Mastercard lets autonomous AI agents spend stablecoins at any online Mastercard merchant.

Stablecoin giant Tether says it holds over $141 billion in U.S. Treasuries, a figure that has never been verified by a full audit.

The crypto asset rose nearly 3% over the past 24 hours.

Nasdaq-listed pharmaceutical company Shuttle pivots to crypto mining in first major institutional play for Dogecoin mining.

BUBB - one of the affected tokens - crashed by 50% in a matter of a single day.

Crypto faces backlash for freezing stolen funds and for doing nothing, with expectations pulling in opposite directions.

Crypto VC funding fell to $659 million in April, its lowest monthly total since July 2024, as dealmaking slowed across the sector.

The figure implies a sharp increase in the bitcoin price.

The probe follows reports that Dynasty Trust A, which benefits Lutnick’s children, borrowed an undisclosed sum from the stablecoin issuer.

Bitcoin (BTC), up 1.9% from Thursday, was also a top performer.

The ECB followed the Fed's example a day later, but it hinted about a hike in June.

Dogecoin whale wallets hit record DOGE holdings as the price rallies 23.5%, strengthening the memecoin’s rally chances in May.

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US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted strong April inflows as Bitcoin rallied, with IBIT leading gains despite late-month outflows across funds.

A Seoul court has reversed March sanctions that would have restricted the exchange's core functions over alleged compliance failures.

BTC rises to $77,000 after holding $75,000 support, but negative funding, unchanged open interest and cautious positioning signal a lack of conviction.

In spite of a most uncertain standoff in the Middle East conflict, the U.S. stock market has just made another new all-time high. Is a resolution to the conflict now priced in? Can the S&P 500 break out of an 8-year ascending channel? Could Bitcoin ride this stock market wave and move to $80K and beyond?

Brazil’s central bank barred virtual assets from settlement inside regulated eFX payment rails as it tightens oversight of crypto-linked flows.

This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) Ethereum closed the week in the red, down 3%, after sellers returned at the $2,400 key resistance level. Hopefully, the price will not close this week with a bearish engulfing candle, as that would imply a major reversal awaits.

SBI Holdings is in discussions to make Bitbank a subsidiary, adding to its push to acquire crypto exchanges amid improving regulatory clarity in Japan.

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Ethereum also ended April in the green, reinforcing the gains from March.

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Bitcoin finished April above $76,000 to preserve most of its monthly gains, but the S&P 500 stole the limelight with a trip back to record highs.

Bithumb gained temporary relief after a court halted sanctions imposed over compliance failures.

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Toobit, one of the most popular international centralized cryptocurrency exchanges, is now unveiling a new high-yield XRP subscription within its Earn Series. It offers an industry-leading APR of 30%. Limited-Time 30% APR for XRP Holders This limited-time subscription follows the successful rollout of multiple high-utility Earn products, including recent double-digit yield offers that were available

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Benjamin Cowen sees a risk that a more politically aligned Federal Reserve could weaken confidence even if markets get lower rates.

The admission in federal court is a rare acknowledgment of the use of distillation techniques as AI firms compete to build more capable and cheaper models.

Analysts warn that the Bitcoin rally was fueled by speculative futures trading, mirroring conditions that preceded the 2022 crypto crash.

OpenAI's new opt-in security feature requires passkeys, limits recovery options, and excludes chats from training.

Major rally or a painful decline: what's next for LINK?

Canonical announced plans to bake AI into Linux's most popular distro. The community that chose Ubuntu specifically to avoid this kind of thing was not thrilled.

S. Res. 708 prohibits senators and staff from using prediction markets, and became effective immediately upon passage.

Pyongyang-linked hackers drained $577 million from two DeFi platforms in April, underscoring an escalating threat to crypto markets.

A detailed comparison of Cision, Muck Rack, and Outset Media Index (OMI), explaining how modern PR teams use media intelligence, benchmarking, and data-driven analysis to improve media selection before outreach.

Why did OpenAI have to write "never mention goblins" into its production code on ChatGPT? The company has published a post-mortem.

Capital that would have stayed in crypto is rotating into AI, which may thin the competition for those who remain.

Long-term memory limits what AI agents can do. Walrus is going after it with MemWal plus new OpenClaw and NemoClaw integrations.

Internal data shows users mute crypto more than politics and global conflict on X’s For You feed.

Ondo price hovers around $0.26 after bouncing off crucial support. Ondo leads tokenized stocks, ETFs with over $825M TVL peak. Failure to hold support could see ONDO dip to $0.20. Ondo (ONDO) is trading near a critical psychological support zone, with intraday action including a retest of resistance above $0.26. The token is poised at The post Ondo price forecast: bulls target multi-month resistance at $0.30 appeared first on CoinJournal.

The team-up between Polymarket and Chainalysis aims to bring institutional-grade compliance monitoring to crypto prediction markets.

Ethereum layer-2 network MegaETH will unlock its native MEGA token over time, and reward it to users, as key benchmarks are met.

Tether Investments proposed a three-way merger to create a Bitcoin platform combining mining, treasury management, and financial services

KuCoin Web3 has integrated Ondo Global Markets into its self-custodial wallet, extending asset access beyond native perpetual trading to include tokenized real-world assets.

KuCoin has integrated its futures market data into TradingView, enabling access for the platform’s global base of more than 100 million users. The update allows traders and investors to view KuCoin’s perpetual futures data directly within TradingView’s charting interface.

A DCO license will now allow crypto exchange Gemini to act as a clearinghouse for its derivatives-related businesses.

An OG Shiba Inu whale sold 800 billion SHIB for $4.9 million. SHIB held $0.0000060 support, trading near $0.0000063. If buyers absorb selling pressure further, SHIB could revisit $0.0000075 resistance. Shiba Inu (SHIB) price is showing resilience around $0.0000063, with bulls holding near a critical support level despite a major sell-off by a whale. The The post Shiba Inu price holds key support despite whale selling 800B SHIB appeared first on CoinJournal.

There was no pitch deck. No business plan. No moment where two people sat down and decided to build a company together. There was, on an otherwise unremarkable afternoon, a scheduling overlap.

Nexo adds SOL, XRP to its 0% APR crypto-backed credit product. ZiC lets users borrow at 0% interest with no liquidation risk. Over 30% of Nexo loans now use non-BTC, ETH collateral. Nexo has expanded its Zero-interest Credit (ZiC) offering to include Solana (SOL) and Ripple (XRP) as eligible collateral, marking what it says is The post Nexo expands 0% credit to SOL, XRP, becoming first mover in crypto appeared first on CoinJournal.

No rate cuts are coming any time soon, Big Tech earnings gave AI bulls more to work with, and Meta is back in crypto payments with USDC creator payouts.

BTCC Exchange and the Argentine Football Association Unite as Legends in New Campaign Video

Real Finance, Wiener Privatbank partner for regulated blockchain access. EU-compliant framework enables institutional entry into on-chain markets. MVP targets $50 million, scaling to over $500 million tokenized assets in year one. In a move that underscores the growing convergence between traditional finance and digital assets, Real Finance has announced a strategic partnership with Vienna-based Wiener The post Real Finance teams up with Wiener Privatbank to unlock institutional crypto access appeared first on CoinJournal.

Using Bitcoin for sports betting in 2026: learn how BTC betting works, compare top crypto sportsbooks, understand features, fees, and withdrawal limits.

Best crypto for betting on FIFA World Cup 2026. Compare BTC vs USDT, TRX fees, and network speed to choose the right cryptocurrency for sports betting.

DeFi staking has split into four categories. How liquid staking, restaking, tokenized financial yield, and production-linked yield differ in 2026.

Ranking of crypto PR agencies that build campaigns around measurable outcomes. Includes named case studies, ROI frameworks, and what separates result-oriented PR from generic coverage.

With all short to medium term momentum indicators having reset, Bitcoin bulls look to be preparing for one big push back to the top of the bear flag and the $80K horizontal level. Can the $BTC price get there? Can a potential huge breakout occur?

More and more users are looking for smarter, more efficient, and lower-barrier ways to trade. Traditional manual trading often requires long hours of market monitoring and can be affected by emotions, experience, and time limitations.

Kite Launches Kite Chain and Kite Agent Passport, Enabling Autonomous AI Agent Payments

LBank Launches Global Trading Competition with $100,000 Prize Pool

Bitcoin Magazine Strike CEO Jack Mallers Announces Lending Proof-of-Reserves, Volatility-Proof Loans, and Backs Tether Merger Plan Strike CEO Jack Mallers announced a series of product updates and strategic moves at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference. This post Strike CEO Jack Mallers Announces Lending Proof-of-Reserves, Volatility-Proof Loans, and Backs Tether Merger Plan first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy and Blockstream CEOs Paint Vision of Bitcoin’s Financial Future Strategy CEO Phong Le and Blockstream CEO Adam Back joined moderator Natalie Brunell on Wednesday to discuss Bitcoin treasury strategy, tokenization, digital credit, and Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity. This post Strategy and Blockstream CEOs Paint Vision of Bitcoin’s Financial Future first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

Bitcoin Magazine Morgan Stanley Executive on Bitcoin: ‘We Are Still So Early on This Journey’ Amy Oldenburg, head of digital assets at Morgan Stanley, says client education — not product design — is the central challenge facing bitcoin adoption at the firm and across the industry. This post Morgan Stanley Executive on Bitcoin: ‘We Are Still So Early on This Journey’ first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin, WikiLeaks, and a Film the Streamers Wouldn’t Touch: Jack Dorsey and Eugene Jarecki Make Their Case Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki and Jack Dorsey are teaming up to bring a Julian Assange documentary to the public through a bitcoin-powered distribution model. This post Bitcoin, WikiLeaks, and a Film the Streamers Wouldn’t Touch: Jack Dorsey and Eugene Jarecki Make Their Case first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

Alphabet and Microsoft crushed Q1 estimates on the same day, with Google Cloud up 63% and Microsoft's AI business hitting a $37 billion run rate.

The Labor Department unveils an online hub to help workers and employers build AI skills amid a quickly changing jobs market.

Bitcoin Magazine Eric Trump, John Koudounis Call Bitcoin a Global Reserve Asset, Float $1M Price Target American Bitcoin Co-Founder and Calamos CEO John Koudounis told attendees at Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas that the ownership structure of bitcoin has changed in a way that makes a price retreat less likely, and both men urged skeptics to reconsider the asset before a coming wave of institutional and generational capital arrives. This post Eric Trump, John Koudounis Call Bitcoin a Global Reserve Asset, Float $1M Price Target first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

Bitcoin dropped to lows of $74,958 before stabilizing above $75,000. The decline also coincided with tighter liquidity in traditional equity markets. Crypto stocks fell sharply as short‑term volatility hit risk assets. Bitcoin price briefly slipped to below $75,000 on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, dimming hopes for near‑term rate cuts and The post Bitcoin slips to $75k as Fed holds rates, crypto stocks tumble appeared first on CoinJournal.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin-Backed Loans Are Unlocking Homeownership for an Entire New Generation At the Bitcoin 2026 Conference, executives from SALT Lending and Peoples Reserve argued that Bitcoin-backed loans are emerging as a viable path to homeownership by letting holders leverage Bitcoin as collateral instead of selling it. This post Bitcoin-Backed Loans Are Unlocking Homeownership for an Entire New Generation first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

A new entrant is stepping into the increasingly crowded AI-for-trading market — and it is drawing attention for a mix of pedigree, positioning, and timing.

VerifyVASP acquires Sygna, consolidating the global Travel Rule network

Real yield in DeFi has split into four sources by 2026. How tokenized treasuries, on-chain credit, protocol revenue, and production cash flow actually pay.