Key points: Bitcoin needs to cross and maintain above $78,000 to start a stronger recovery toward $84,000. HYPE and ZEC remain strong while other major altcoins struggle to rise above their overhead resistance levels. Bitcoin (BTC) bounced on Saturday following US President Donald Trump’s announcement in a post on his Truth Social platform that negotiations … Read more
XRP (XRP) traded within a key “value zone” where whales recently accumulated $170 million, signaling a tightening liquidity supply. Key takeaways: XRP whales withdrew 122 million XRP, worth about $170.8 million, from Binance, signaling strong accumulation near the key $1.35-$1.40 support zone. Exchange outflows and steady spot XRP ETF inflows point to a tightening liquidity … Read more
Two Texas Congressional candidates supported by millions of dollars in spending from interest groups aligned with the cryptocurrency industry are headed for runoffs this week in races for the US Senate and House of Representatives. On Tuesday, Democratic voters in Texas’ 18th congressional district will decide between incumbent Al Green and challenger Christian Menefee to … Read more
May 25, 2026 — Canton Foundation, Toss, BitGo Among Co-Hosts at Private Event; Token Launch Slated for Second Half of 2026. On May 21, ARIQO, an on-chain financial platform, made its first public appearance at Southeast Asia Blockchain Week (SEABW) in Bangkok. Earlier that day on the conference floor, ARIQO co-founder Emanuel Escobar Duro (CBO) … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) starts the final week of May with traders optimistic about an $80,000 rebound — will it end up as a liquidity grab? Bitcoin recovers from its trip to monthly lows as shorts above $80,000 could get squeezed next. Excitement is growing over a US-Iran peace deal, and stock markets are already heading to … Read more
Chun Wang, the Chinese-born Maltese entrepreneur who founded the Bitcoin mining pool F2Pool, has joined SpaceX’s first planned interplanetary mission to Mars after “purchasing” the mission. SpaceX announced Thursday that the two-year-long mission will explore beyond the moon, fly by Mars, and return to Earth. Wang has also bought a ticket for a planned weeklong … Read more
Artificial intelligence agents settling payments have gone from concept to reality in the last 12 months, with $73 million settled across 176 million transactions from May last year through April 2026, according to crypto investment firm Keyrock. In a report released Thursday, written in collaboration with crypto exchange Coinbase and the blockchain Tempo, Keyrock researcher … Read more
A blockchain researcher has pushed back against growing criticism of the Ethereum Foundation, arguing that the organization is doing “exactly” what it was designed to do, which the critics keep getting wrong. In a post on X titled “Leave the Foundation Alone,” William Mougayar, a Toronto-based blockchain investor, researcher and best-selling author, argued that the … Read more
Rising government bond yields signal a coming “structural” shift that will create a Bitcoin “supercycle” of rising prices, as investors flee debasing assets for one that cannot be inflated, according to Shang Wu, a senior research analyst at crypto exchange BitMEX. The yield on the 30-year US Treasury broke past 5.14% on Tuesday, while the … Read more
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responded to growing criticisms of the Ethereum Foundation’s role in the Ethereum ecosystem, pushing back against critics who want the organization to take a more active role in supporting token prices and marketing. Buterin said the Foundation will continue to focus on promoting censorship-resistance, open source software code, long-range research, cybersecurity, … Read more