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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF clocks 16 days of inflow as BTC reclaims $97K

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF clocks 16 days of inflow as BTC reclaims $97K

Investors have been piling into BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund for over three weeks straight, culminating in the asset’s run up to $97,000 on May 7. The BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust has seen 16 days of inflows for the spot BTC ETF, with a further 280 Bitcoin (BTC) or around $36 million piling into the […]

Cardano Bounce Losing Strength? ADA Recovery Could Fade Soon

Cardano Bounce Losing Strength? ADA Recovery Could Fade Soon

Cardano price started a recovery wave from the $0.6420 zone. ADA is now facing resistance near $0.6850 and might decline again. ADA price started a recovery wave from the $0.6420 zone. The price is trading below $0.680 and the 100-hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a connecting bearish trend line with resistance […]

Ethereum Spot Volume Declines While Long-Term Holders Continue Accumulating

Ethereum Spot Volume Declines While Long-Term Holders Continue Accumulating

Ethereum (ETH) seems to have extended its period of price stagnation, trading at $1,770 at the time of writing. The asset has dropped by 3% over the past week and 1.6% in the past 24 hours, continuing its broader corrective trend after reaching a cycle high of $4,107 in December 2024. Although price movement has […]

Coinbase x402 payments protocol to make AI agents more autonomous

Coinbase x402 payments protocol to make AI agents more autonomous

Coinbase has introduced a new payments protocol for online payments that enables stablecoin transfers over standard internet protocols and AI agents to transact autonomously.   On May 6, Coinbase announced that it is launching a protocol called x402 for instant stablecoin payments directly over the internet communication protocol HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). It allows Application Programming […]

World Liberty Financial floats USD1 airdrop to WLFI holders

World Liberty Financial floats USD1 airdrop to WLFI holders

Trump family-backed crypto platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is proposing to airdrop a small amount of its new US dollar-pegged stablecoin to reward early WLFI holders in a test of its airdrop mechanism. With over 99% of votes in favor of the proposal already, the airdrop will distribute a small amount of USD1 to eligible […]

Ethereum ‘Insanely Undervalued’ As Accumulation Addresses Keep Stacking – Is A Rally Imminent?

Ethereum ‘Insanely Undervalued’ As Accumulation Addresses Keep Stacking – Is A Rally Imminent?

According to a recent X post by crypto trader Coinvo, Ethereum (ETH) is ‘insanely undervalued’ at its current price. Several on-chain metrics appear to support Coinvo’s assessment, as ETH accumulation addresses continue to stack the digital asset despite lackluster price performance over the past few years. Ethereum May Be Due A Rally Soon Although ETH […]

XRP Price Hits Resistance—Will the Bulls Push Through or Fade Away?

XRP Price Hits Resistance—Will the Bulls Push Through or Fade Away?

XRP price found support at $2.080 and started a fresh increase. The price is now facing resistance near $2.1650 and struggling to continue higher. XRP price started a recovery wave from the $2.080 zone. The price is now trading below $2.170 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a key bearish trend line forming […]

Bitcoin must hold above $95K or face short-term rejection: Bitfinex

Bitcoin must hold above $95K or face short-term rejection: Bitfinex

Key takeaways: Bitcoin must maintain above $95,000 to have a chance at retesting its $109,000 all-time high; failure to hold could lead to a deeper correction, crypto analysts warn. Several crypto analysts told Cointelegraph in March that Bitcoin may have a chance of reaching new all-time highs in June. The upcoming Federal Reserve decision on […]

Democrats aim at Trump’s crypto profits with a 3-prong pincer move

Democrats aim at Trump’s crypto profits with a 3-prong pincer move

US Democrat lawmakers have launched a multi-angle attack on President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures with two bills and a subcommittee inquiry aimed at cutting his ability to profit from the initiatives.    The Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Enforcement Act, or the MEME Act, aims to prevent federal officials from using their position to profit from memecoins, […]

Zerebro dev’s death in question as ‘proof’ surfaces on X

Zerebro dev’s death in question as ‘proof’ surfaces on X

Members of the crypto community are circulating apparent “proof” that Zerebro developer Jeffy Yu faked his suicide as he promoted his new memecoin during a Pump.fun livestream on May 4. The belief appears to come from an unverified private letter supposedly sent by Yu to a Zerebro investor, trading activity linked to crypto wallets owned […]

Ethereum Price Regains Traction—Can Bulls Break Through the Barrier?

Ethereum Price Regains Traction—Can Bulls Break Through the Barrier?

Ethereum price started a downside correction and tested the $1,750 zone. ETH is now rising and attempting a move above the $1,850 resistance. Ethereum started a fresh recovery wave above the $1,800 resistance. The price is trading above $1,800 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line […]

Bitcoin Price Bounces Back After Dip—Traders Eye Next Resistance Zone

Bitcoin Price Bounces Back After Dip—Traders Eye Next Resistance Zone

Bitcoin price started a downside correction and tested the $94,000 zone. BTC is again rising and might aim for a move toward the $98,000 resistance. Bitcoin started a decent increase above the $95,500 resistance zone. The price is trading above $95,500 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There was a break above a connecting […]

Bitcoin Price Forecast: Key Scenarios For Tomorrow’s FOMC Decision

Bitcoin Price Forecast: Key Scenarios For Tomorrow’s FOMC Decision

With the Federal Open Market Committee set to announce its May 7 policy decision, Bitcoin traders face a macro‑driven inflection point that could define price action into the summer. The Federal Reserve, under Chair Jerome Powell, is all but certain to keep the fed‑funds corridor at 4.25 to 4.50 percent; CME Group’s FedWatch tool assigns a 98.2 percent probability […]

Bitcoin Mining Giant Abandons Full-Hold Strategy, Unloads $40M In Crypto

Bitcoin Mining Giant Abandons Full-Hold Strategy, Unloads $40M In Crypto

Riot Platforms sold 475 Bitcoin worth $38.8 million in December as profit margins narrow throughout the mining sector. The Colorado firm, the second-largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner by market capitalization, sold the cryptocurrency at an average price of $81,731 per coin, Monday’s operations update disclosed. Mining Profits Narrow Following Bitcoin Halving Event The sell-off follows […]

XRP Price Still On Bullish Path To $5 As Long As This Level Holds

XRP Price Still On Bullish Path To $5 As Long As This Level Holds

The XRP price continues to show strong bullish signals in the medium term, with a crypto analyst forecasting a significant move to a new ATH. Despite ongoing market fluctuations, the cryptocurrency continues to hold key levels, maintaining a bullish path toward the $5 target.  Elliott Wave Maps Out XRP Price Path To $5 XForceGlobal, a […]

Bitwise throws NEAR ETF in race for SEC approval with S-1 filing

Bitwise throws NEAR ETF in race for SEC approval with S-1 filing

Digital asset manager Bitwise has filed to list a spot Near exchange-traded fund with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, adding to a growing list of altcoins currently vying to win regulatory approval. The Bitwise Near (NEAR) ETF will track the price movements of the NEAR token, minus expenses, through a traditional brokerage, Bitwise’s May […]

Bitcoin Network Activity In Bear Market Zone—Warning Or Opportunity?

Bitcoin Network Activity In Bear Market Zone—Warning Or Opportunity?

On-chain data shows the Bitcoin network activity has recently declined into the bear market zone. Here’s what this could mean for the asset. CryptoQuant’s Bitcoin Network Activity Index Is Flashing A Bear Market Signal As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, the Bitcoin Network Activity Index has recently been inside the […]

US regulator moves to drop appeal against Kalshi

US regulator moves to drop appeal against Kalshi

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is seeking permission from the court to drop an appeal against prediction market Kalshi. The move could allow the platform to offer political event contracts to users without contest. In a May 5 filing in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, lawyers for […]

Ethereum Consolidates As Accumulation Trend Develops – New Bullish Phase Ahead?

Ethereum Consolidates As Accumulation Trend Develops – New Bullish Phase Ahead?

Ethereum is under pressure after failing to break above the $1,874 high set on May 1st, a level that now acts as stiff resistance. As the broader crypto market begins to heat up, Ethereum remains stuck in a tight range, lacking the momentum to confirm a breakout. Currently trading just above $1,800, ETH sits at […]

Tether adds Chainalysis tokenization platform for compliance, monitoring

Tether adds Chainalysis tokenization platform for compliance, monitoring

Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin by market cap USDt (USDT), has announced a partnership with Chainalysis that will integrate the company’s compliance and monitoring tools onto Tether’s tokenization platform. The move comes amid expanding oversight across the crypto industry. Launched in November 2024, the Hadron by Tether platform is designed for institutions, […]