Crypto
Asset manager 21shares has scaled back several of its bullish forecasts for the crypto industry this year, saying institutional adoption continues to strengthen even as weak market conditions and muted retail participation have slowed the…
Bitcoin (BTC) struggled with an $80,000 reclaim at Friday’s Wall Street open as strong US jobs data added to headwinds.Key points:Bitcoin crisscrosses $80,000 as US jobs data notionally reduces the odds of US interest-rate cuts.US jobs vastly outpace expectations, adding…
Institutional capital is flowing back into digital assets, but this cycle looks very different from the last one.Prediction markets are beginning to attract serious attention from Wall Street, Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are once again seeing large inflows and venture…
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to answer questions about the company’s stablecoin integration in 2026, signaling concerns about guardrails.In a Wednesday letter to Zuckerberg, Warren said Meta’s lack of transparency regarding its stablecoin was “deeply…
The US CLARITY Act, which aims to provide the US crypto industry with greater regulatory clarity, is set to be voted on by the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday.On Friday, Senate Banking Committee chair Tim Scott confirmed the legislation will…
A campaign to require the Swiss National Bank to hold Bitcoin is set to lapse after failing to gather enough signatures to trigger a national referendum, Reuters reported.The initiative sought to amend Switzerland’s constitution to require the central bank to…
Key takeaways:A weakening US dollar and higher government debt favor scarce assets, even as spot Bitcoin ETF outflows and low retail demand spark some concern.Traders expect Kevin Warsh to become Fed Chair, which could benefit Bitcoin.Bitcoin (BTC) stagnated near $80,000…
Earlier in 2026, as a digital asset market structure bill was under consideration in the US Senate, cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase, Kraken and Gemini reportedly pressed to remove language in the legislation that could have affected their token listings.According to a…
Estonia’s Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority (FSA), the country’s financial regulator, issued an investor warning for BB Trade Estonia OÜ, the company that operates the Zondacrypto digital asset exchange.The FSA said the company did not have a white paper listed…
Latest NewsPublishedMay 8, 2026The US banking regulator has already approved similar charter applications for Coinbase, Ripple Labs, BitGo, Circle, Fidelity Digital Assets and Paxos.Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, announced that it had filed an application with the…
Crypto wallet provider Exodus has launched XO Cash, a Solana-based stablecoin and software toolkit designed to let AI agents make payments and access services without directly controlling private keys.According to Friday’s announcement, the system, developed with MoonPay, allows developers to…
Key points:Bitcoin needs to hold above $78,000 to avoid a trend reversal and return to $80,000 as resistance.Altcoin buyers have left the scene, keeping in step with Bitcoin’s slight correction.Bitcoin (BTC) pulled back near $79,000 on Friday, but buying at…
Bitcoin profit-taking could accelerate as BTC prices climb to three-month highs and investors begin locking in gains, according to Julio Moreno, head of research at onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant.Holders realized 14,600 BTC in profits on Monday, or $1.1 billion, following…
Strategy’s MSTR stock may rally by over 80% in the coming months despite suffering a $12.54 billion net loss in Q1 2026.Key takeaways:Strategy’s MSTR is forming an ascending triangle pattern, pointing to a potential move toward the $350 level.Canaccord raised…
Bitcoin (BTC) traders expect a short-term correction as a key BTC price strength metric rises to its highest levels in almost fifteen weeks.Key takeaways:Bitcoin’s “overbought” RSI historically precedes significant corrections.Bitcoin could see a short-term price drop if the price breaks…
Decentralized finance protocols are reevaluating their blockchain oracle providers’ security after the fallout from the $293 million Kelp DAO exploit last month. Several protocols have announced migrations to Chainlink infrastructure in recent days, citing security concerns around third-party oracle and…
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