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Bitcoin’s $60,000–$70,000 cost-basis cluster hints at a bottom, but a bearish daily flag keeps BTC exposed to a deeper selloff toward $50,000.

Bitcoin approached important near-term support on new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's first FOMC day with a $55,000 BTC price target still on the table.

Hyperliquid’s $10 billion open interest milestone shows growing demand for onchain equities and commodities trading with 24/7 accessibility, according to Talos.

BitGo launches a MiCA-compliant crypto infrastructure platform in Europe as exchanges face pressure to meet July 1 licensing rules across the EU.

The US could soon temporarily ban a central bank digital currency, as House and Senate leaders came to a deal on the 21st Century Road to Housing Act.

“It appears traders are seeing the latest BTC acquisition as an unsustainable path for STRC,” said 10x Research’s Markus Thielen.

“There is effectively no comparable state financial transaction tax on stocks, bonds or derivatives anywhere in the country,” said a16z general counsel Miles Jennings.

Despite mixed HYPE derivatives market signals, Hyperliquid’s explosive TradFi perpetual growth makes a push toward $80 increasingly realistic.

A bipartisan group of US senators told the Treasury that its application of stablecoin laws should be done in a way that “preserves and promotes State participation.”

Despite Bitcoin derivatives data highlight traders’ skepticism even though BTC briefly rallied above $67,000. Are bulls stepping into a trap?

Tokenized financial assets have surged 37% in six months as institutions expand blockchain adoption and the market broadens beyond funds and private credit, according to Token Terminal.

Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio and a 125,000 BTC increase in BTC accumulator demand mark the start of a new demand phase. Will prices follow?

Defend American Jobs reported spending $7.4 million on media to support Republican Barry Moore ahead of his May 20 Alabama primary, and an additional $4.7 million before Tuesday’s runoffs.

The crypto exchange is deepening its push into traditional finance by enabling ACATS stock transfers and expanding trading products beyond digital assets.

Whales pulled more than 720 million XRP from exchanges, as various data points converge to predict a potential 50% rally.

The launch comes amid growing competition among financial institutions to manage assets backing dollar-pegged stablecoins.

Ripple’s investment in Flutterwave will bring RLUSD, Ripple Payments and XRPL to one of Africa’s largest fintechs as blockchain remittances gain traction.

US-regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures could give retail and institutional traders new ways to access crypto derivatives.

Without specifically calling out a report on Binance’s EU license, the crypto exchange warned that any rejection forcing it to delay activities in the region could “weaken liquidity” and present other potential risks.

Bitcoin joined oil in heading lower while stocks gained on US-Iran peace momentum, with traders seeing a quick end to the BTC price rebound.

SpaceX’s blockbuster debut didn’t just mint a trillionaire; it became a real-world stress test for crypto’s promise of democratized market access.

A 15-day AI agent simulation shows why short tests may miss long-term risks shaped by tools, rules and other agents.

Japan’s highest rates since 1995 are putting global liquidity back in focus as traders anticipate 26%–38% BTC price declines.

Robinhood cuts about 10% of staff as CEO Vlad Tenev says business “has never been stronger” despite weak Q1 trading.

Two Solana treasury firms rejected acquisition proposals from Forward Industries, while a third offer expired without a response.

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The Federal Open Markets Committee is set to announce the first interest-rate decision under Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, who then faces questions from journalists.

While legacy banks keep corporate money idled in slow regional accounts, a new protocol allows software systems to settle multi-currency trade instantly.

BaFin-regulated BitGo says its Crypto-as-a-Service platform can help eligible crypto players across Europe with an alternative way to navigate MiCA.

Valuations shaped by M2 money supply growth paint reveal concerning trends for risk assets.

The Trump loyalist drew more crypto dollars than any candidate so far in this year's midterms, and the result marks a big win for the industry's political arm.

Bitcoin's Sharpe ratio hit a level that has marked every cycle low since 2015, but in each case it preceded months of basing rather than an immediate rebound.

XRP briefly traded above key resistance before sellers stepped in, with rising volume suggesting traders used the rally to cut positions rather than add risk.

UNI surged after Standard Chartered set a $100 long-term target, and HYPE and solana led a broad altcoin bid. Bitcoin held near $66,000 as oil fell to a three-month low and the Fed met for the first time under Kevin Warsh.

Strategy's bitcoin-backed preferred stock remains well below par value as concerns over dividend coverage and stronger competition from Strive's SATA.

VanEck says investors are shifting focus from contract announcements to execution risk as miners chase AI revenue.

Senators led by Republican Cynthia Lummis are insisting the Treasury Department ensure states get a process to prove their ability to supervise stablecoins.

A handful of tokens continued their run while bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market stalled after the early week bounce.

The crypto exchange is expanding into investing, derivatives and banking services as it pursues an all-in-one financial platform.

The deal values Flutterwave at $3.2 billion, and will integrate Ripple's RLUSD and the XRP Ledger network to speed cross-border payments across Africa.

The crypto exchange said investors will own the shares and receive dividends, underscoring growing momentum behind tokenized securities.

An EU crypto license application by the world’s largest crypto exchange is set to be rejected by the Greek regulator HCMC, according to a report from Reuters.

Developers are entering the final stretch of work on Glamsterdam, the network's next major upgrade, as teams begin testing a version of the fork in a closed environment.

The asset manager joins BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and others competing to manage reserves backing the growing stablecoin market.

Stellar (XLM), up 2.7% from Monday, joined Uniswap (UNI) as a top performer.

Binance said it believes it is compliant as a regulatory deadline in the European Union nears—and a report says it's likely to lose access.

Sensor Tower's State of AI 2026 report shows ChatGPT's audience share slipping below 50% for the first time, as Gemini's default-app advantage and Claude's Pentagon-fueled rally eat into OpenAI's lead.

Federal prosecutors allege five men planned to use explosive-laden drones and sniper teams to take out "high-value targets" at the UFC event.

Publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase added to its feature set Tuesday as it seeks to become the "everything exchange."

Japan's central bank lifted rates to a level unseen in decades, a move that once shook crypto markets—yet prices barely stirred.

The all-stock deal would make Cursor a wholly owned SpaceX subsidiary and deepen the company's push into AI following its blockbuster IPO.

Real-world case studies show how the best crypto swap APIs help wallets, aggregators, and protocols improve onboarding and retention.

Robinhood is letting go of 10% of its employees, attempting to streamline operations amid a downturn in crypto-related revenue.

Efforts to suppress stablecoin use are “likely to be only partly effective,” the International Monetary Fund’s researchers said.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have shed nearly $5.6 billion since Hyperliquid ETFs launched, highlighting market divergence.

SPCX jumped 20%+ in after hours trading last night with all eyes on its Hyperliquid perp, leading to a 12% spike in HYPE.

BlackRock launched an ETF that limits Bitcoin gains in exchange for double-digit payouts by selling call options on its holdings.

South Korea has arrested dozens accused of moving $11.1 million in crypto for a Cambodia-based phishing group.

A federal judge handed Elon Musk his second defeat against OpenAI after finding xAI failed to show OpenAI improperly obtained confidential info.

Pudgy Party, a mobile battle royale game, has closed up shop as the Pudgy Penguins team shifts its focus to its Pudgy World experience.

One trader lost $1 million betting Spain would win. Another bought "No" at 9¢ and walked away with $4.3 million.

Rio de Janeiro released a frontier-class AI model that claimed to beat Alibaba's best. Then Nex showed up with receipts.

Uniswap’s native token UNI is set to surge nearly fortyfold in the coming years as Wall Street migrates on-chain, Standard Chartered said.

A class action lawsuit alleges Anthropic overstated the usage limits of its Claude Max subscription plans and misled customers about savings.

Forward Industries has been unsuccessful on all three recent attempts to combine with rival publicly traded Solana treasury firms.

The U.S. move to pull Anthropic's top models offline shows the dangers of leaning on a few AI providers, Carney said.

Strategy expanded its USD Reserve to $1.1 billion and increased its total Bitcoin holdings, after dipping into those funds last month.

The crypto-related assault reportedly involved attackers posing as police officers, and follows a spate of attacks in the country.

BitMine Immersion Technologies expanded its leading Ethereum treasury to more than 5.6 million ETH valued at greater than $10 billion.

The three crypto market overhangs of the Iran War, SpaceX IPO and ETF outflows appear to be lifting. But can they be trusted?

The Philippines' central bank has tightened crypto oversight with new rules governing how exchanges assess and monitor digital assets.

A crypto relief rally has “partially arrived” as Trump announces a deal with Iran, but prediction market traders remain unconvinced.

The startup that beat Midjourney at a penny per image is back with a 4K model that plans pictures like code—and refuses far less than its rivals

Tokenized Pokémon card sales have skyrocketed over the past year, fueled by a wave of speculation and so-called gacha machines.

Crypto leaders warned the new crypto tax laws will push investors and builders elsewhere.

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Strategy-linked securities remain under pressure as investors question liquidity strength and dividend sustainability.

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The recent XRP rejection from just below $1.30 can spark another sell-off.

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EU's crypto users could face disruption ahead of compliance deadline.

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RLUSD's growth is increasingly being driven by real-world utility as adoption expands across XRPL, exchanges, and payments.

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A sustained move above $76 could increase the chances of a new all-time high.

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Ethereum outperformed Bitcoin as BitMine added more ETH and traders rushed to reposition following Ansem's liquidated short.

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All about the implications of the transfer on the cryptocurrency market as a whole, and whether investors should anticipate a sell-off.

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The shattered user trust following the Humanity Protocol exploit meant that recovery was a long, difficult road.

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BUILDon climbed over 15% as volume improved, while shorts absorbed most liquidation losses.

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INJ posted its strongest recovery volume since the correction low, putting the $6.06 resistance in focus.

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