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Solana bull flag, rising stablecoin market cap hint at SOL price rally to $220

Solana bull flag, rising stablecoin market cap hint at SOL price rally to $220

Key takeaways: Solana’s stablecoin supply rose by 156% in 2025, to hit a new record at $12 billion. Solana’s TVL grew by 25% to $7.65 billion, with 27.7% decentralized exchange volume share, leading Ethereum and BNB Chain. SOL price formed a bull flag, with a price target at $220. Solana’s native token, SOL (SOL) failed […]

New Hampshire governor signs crypto reserve bill into law

New Hampshire governor signs crypto reserve bill into law

Kelly Ayotte, the Governor of New Hampshire, signed a bill into law allowing the state’s treasurer to invest in cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC). In a May 6 notice, Ayotte announced on social media that New Hampshire would be permitted to “invest in cryptocurrency and precious metals” through a bill passed in the state Senate and […]

Standard Chartered sees BNB more than doubling in 2025

Standard Chartered sees BNB more than doubling in 2025

Asset manager Standard Chartered predicts that Binance’s ecosystem token, BNB, could more than double in price this year, according to an analyst report reviewed by Cointelegraph.  The asset manager sees BNB’s price rising to approximately $1,275 per token by the end of 2025 and as high as $2,775 by the end of 2028, according to […]

Bitcoin price rallied 1,550% the last time the ‘BTC risk-off’ metric fell this low

Bitcoin price rallied 1,550% the last time the ‘BTC risk-off’ metric fell this low

Key Takeaways: The Bitcoin Risk-Off signal dropped to 23.7, its lowest since March 2019, indicating low correction risk and a high likelihood of a bullish trend developing. Despite the recent decline in network activity, bullish macro indicators like the Macro Chain Index (MCI) suggest Bitcoin could soon rally above $100,000. On May 5, the Bitcoin […]

North Korean spy slips up, reveals ties in fake job interview

North Korean spy slips up, reveals ties in fake job interview

For months, Cointelegraph took part in an investigation centered around a suspected North Korean operative that uncovered a cluster of threat actors attempting to score freelancing gigs in the cryptocurrency industry. The investigation was led by Heiner Garcia, a cyber threat intelligence expert at Telefónica and a blockchain security researcher. Garcia uncovered how North Korean […]

Is it a bull or bear market? How to tell the difference

Is it a bull or bear market? How to tell the difference

TL;DR: Not sure if you’re in a bull or bear market? This guide breaks down how to spot the difference using price action, volume, sentiment and onchain data. Learn how to recognize market cycles, what signals to watch for and how to adjust your strategy for each phase so you can trade smarter. Crypto markets […]

Frictionless flows are Ethereum's path to economic dominance

Frictionless flows are Ethereum's path to economic dominance

Opinion by: Barna Kiss, CEO of Malda An idea recently floated by some prominent thinkers in the Ethereum space to reclaim value for the mainnet is the taxing of its Layer-2s. The future of Ethereum does not depend on policy but on enabling frictionless capital movement between the L2s in question. Tariffing rollups may appear […]

Dem lawmakers object to hearing, citing 'Trump’s crypto corruption'

Dem lawmakers object to hearing, citing 'Trump’s crypto corruption'

Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), led Democratic lawmakers out of a joint hearing on digital assets in response to what she called “the corruption of the President of the United States” concerning cryptocurrencies. In a May 6 joint hearing of the HFSC and House Committee on Agriculture, Rep. […]

What bankers, CPAs and CFOs need to know about blockchain

What bankers, CPAs and CFOs need to know about blockchain

Why finance veterans are still skeptical about blockchain Blockchain has been part of the finance conversation for over a decade now. Yet many professionals remain cautious.  Many seasoned professionals in finance, wealth management and economics often question blockchain’s relevance, asking, How exactly is blockchain supposed to fit into what we already do? This question reflects […]

US stablecoin bill loses democrats amid Trump corruption concerns

US stablecoin bill loses democrats amid Trump corruption concerns

Democratic lawmakers in Washington are backing off support for crypto legislation amid heightened concerns over corruption, including the conduct of the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial (WLFI). In March, the GENIUS Act, which would regulate stablecoins in the US, passed a critical committee reading with the support of several pro-crypto Democrats. Democratic Senators Ruben Gallego, […]

Singapore’s Grab taps Solana DePIN project Natix to ‘reshape mapping’

Singapore’s Grab taps Solana DePIN project Natix to ‘reshape mapping’

Southeast Asia’s superapp Grab has partnered with Natix, a project within Solana’s decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN), to cooperate on mapping and autonomous driving technologies. The joint collaboration aims to combine Natix’s blockchain-based mapping data with Grab’s camera hardware and mapmaking technology featuring artificial intelligence support, Natix said in an announcement on May 6. “This […]

Binance founder CZ says Bitcoin could hit $500K–$1M this cycle

Binance founder CZ says Bitcoin could hit $500K–$1M this cycle

Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao expects Bitcoin’s price to top at $500,000 to $1 million during this market cycle. During an interview with Rug Radio published on May 5, Zhao said that he expects Bitcoin to reach up to one million dollars during this market cycle. He also highlighted the role of Bitcoin spot exchange-traded […]

Blockchains ready for institutions, lawyers hesitate: DoubleZero CEO

Blockchains ready for institutions, lawyers hesitate: DoubleZero CEO

While blockchain infrastructure may be ready for institutional use, many legal teams at large firms remain cautious about full integration with the technology.  At the Token2049 event in Dubai, DoubleZero Labs founder and former Solana head of strategy Austin Federa told Cointelegraph that today’s high-performance blockchains like Solana are technically capable of supporting large-scale institutional […]

Bitcoin risks sub-$92K retest as BTC price fails to match 4% gold gains

Bitcoin risks sub-$92K retest as BTC price fails to match 4% gold gains

Key points: Bitcoin is struggling again as gold retakes the limelight with week-to-date gains of nearly 5%. Bitcoin’s correlation with gold is under scrutiny amid ongoing macroeconomic shifts. Traders see a short-term slump amid a wider BTC price rebound. Bitcoin (BTC) eyed fresh month-to-date lows into the May 6 Wall Street open as “directionless” crypto […]

Citi and SDX partner to tokenize traditional private markets

Citi and SDX partner to tokenize traditional private markets

Investment bank Citi and Switzerland’s SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) are teaming up to modernize traditional private markets through tokenization. The initiative, revealed during the Point Zero Forum in Switzerland, will leverage SDX’s blockchain-based Central Securities Depositary (CSD) platform to tokenize, settle, and safekeep assets, according to a May 6 announcement. The platform, expected to go live by […]

Bitcoin price forms two BTC futures gaps after Coinbase premium flips negative

Bitcoin price forms two BTC futures gaps after Coinbase premium flips negative

Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium index turned negative for the first time in 15 days, indicating defensive short-term sentiment among US investors. Bitcoin CME futures gaps between support at $92,000-$92,500 and resistance at $96,400-$97,400 suggest a period of range-bound trading. Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium index, which measures the gap between BTC price at Coinbase Pro and […]

How much Bitcoin can Berkshire Hathaway buy?

How much Bitcoin can Berkshire Hathaway buy?

Key takeaways: Berkshire holds $347B in cash, enough to buy ~18% of Bitcoin’s supply. Greg Abel has not signaled a shift from Warren Buffett’s anti-Bitcoin stance. Berkshire already has indirect crypto exposure via Nu Holdings, Jefferies. Warren Buffett announced at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting on May 3 that he will step down as CEO […]

Research DAO claims paralyzed rats recover after spinal cord fix

Research DAO claims paralyzed rats recover after spinal cord fix

Decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) HydraDAO claims that its researchers were able to use a novel technique to repair severed spines in rats. In a May 5 X post, decentralized science (DeSci) project HydraDAO said that one of its research projects resulted in “rats who had their spines fully transected” being able to walk again. More […]

Crypto spending will grow, but fiat isn’t going anywhere: Mercuryo CEO

Crypto spending will grow, but fiat isn’t going anywhere: Mercuryo CEO

Petr Kozyakov, CEO of crypto payments platform Mercuryo, told Cointelegraph that the future of finance may not be a winner-takes-all scenario but a blend of digital assets and fiat, each used where it makes the most sense.  In a Cointelegraph interview, Kozyakov said that while crypto payments are seeing an increase in adoption and demand, […]

IRS appoints Trish Turner to head crypto division amid resignations

IRS appoints Trish Turner to head crypto division amid resignations

Veteran US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official Trish Turner was appointed to lead the agency’s digital assets division following the departure of two key crypto-focused executives. Turner, who has spent over 20 years at the IRS and most recently served as a senior adviser within the Digital Assets Office, will now head the unit, according […]