Zama acquired TokenOps, a token distribution platform, to bring FHE-encrypted vesting and airdrops to institutional issuers.
Ripple has officially landed at No. 16 on CNBC Disruptor 50 2026, putting the crypto giant alongside some of the biggest names in AI, fintech, defense tech, and enterprise software. The ranking is a big moment for Ripple because it shows the company is increasingly being viewed as a serious financial infrastructure player, not just …
White House digital assets adviser Patrick Witt recently confirmed that an announcement regarding the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is coming soon. The comments from Patrick Witt are now fueling fresh speculation that the U.S. government may be moving closer toward securing and managing one of the world’s largest sovereign Bitcoin holdings. White House Says Bitcoin Reserve …
Publicly, the U.S. has fiercely opposed a Central Bank Digital Currency, but former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad said it is inevitable and there will be one sooner or later.
The DWS and Galaxy-backed firm targets June debut for its SEKAU stablecoin as Europe pushes to build regulated local-currency alternatives to U.S. dollar tokens.
OpenAI is opening its first overseas applied AI lab in Singapore through a $234 million partnership expected to create more than 200 technical roles.
Trump-linked Truth Social has officially withdrawn its spot Bitcoin ETF filing, surprising many in the crypto market. The move was confirmed after Yorkville America Equities pulled multiple ETF registration statements from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 19, including the Truth Social Bitcoin ETF, the Bitcoin & Ethereum ETF, and the Crypto …
Qivalis, a stablecoin initiative backed by a group of European banks, aims to issue a stablecoin later this year to deepen the euro's role in tokenized finance.
Bitcoin ETF outflows are turning rising Treasury yields into a direct test for BTC price after Bank of America’s May Global Fund Manager Survey showed professional investors cut bond allocation to a net 44% underweight, the deepest positioning since June 2022, down from 33% underweight in April. At the same time, managers pushed global equity […]
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Wintermute said Bitcoin’s latest rally has failed its first major macro test, arguing that the move was driven more by leverage and short covering than by durable spot demand. In its May 18 market update, the trading firm pointed to hot inflation, rising Treasury yields, ETF outflows and renewed rate-hike pricing as the backdrop behind a sharp reversal across digital assets. “Last week we said we’d find out fast what kind of rally this was. We found out,” Wintermute wrote. “BTC failed at the 200-day on the first real macro shock, which tells you it was the squeeze driving it all along.” The firm’s update framed the week as a macro-led repricing. April CPI came in at 3.8% year over year, above the 3.7% consensus estimate, while core CPI rose 0.4% month over month. Wintermute said the inflation shock has become harder for markets to dismiss, noting that the prolonged energy shock is now moving into core inflation and that real wages turned negative for the first time in three years. Related Reading: Bitcoin Hits ‘Wall Of Resistance,’ CryptoQuant Research Head Warns Rates responded quickly. The 10-year Treasury yield rose 28 basis points on the week to 4.58%, its highest level since September 2025, while fed funds futures erased all expected cuts for 2026 and began pricing a 44% chance of a rate hike by December, up from 22.5% a week earlier. Wintermute said the market narrative shifted from “when do they cut” to “do they hike” in only five trading days. That repricing hit long-duration assets. Wintermute said 20-year-plus Treasuries fell 2.8%, while gold dropped 3.8% despite the geopolitical backdrop. Brent crude rose 8.6%, leaving the firm to conclude that “the only things that worked were the things causing the problem.” Why $75,000 Bitcoin Is The Line In The Sand Bitcoin briefly moved above $82,000 after the CLARITY Act vote, but then reversed sharply and closed Friday near $78,000, down 5.7% for the week. A weekend slide toward $77,000 triggered $657 million in liquidations, including $584 million from long positions. Ethereum underperformed even more, falling 10.2% on the week. Wintermute said ETH continued to weaken across both spot and derivatives markets, with ETH/BTC pressing 0.0275, funding softer and relative implied volatility elevated. The firm described ETH as the “wrong asset for this macro.” ETF flows also turned against the market. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $1 billion of outflows for the week, ending six consecutive weeks of inflows, while ETH ETFs saw $255 million leave the products. Wintermute cited Glassnode data showing institutions were “selling into strength,” with the seven-day moving average of net flows at negative $88 million per day, the weakest level since mid-February. “When leverage is the marginal buyer, the unwind is fast,” Wintermute wrote. Related Reading: Strategy Wants 1,000,000 Bitcoin Treasury And This Is How They Plan To Get To That Number The firm said Bitcoin remains below its 200-day moving average near $82,200 after being rejected five times this month. The immediate support zone is $76,000 to $78,000, according to the update, while a break of $75,000 could open the way toward $70,000 to $72,000. Wintermute did not dismiss the broader structural case for Bitcoin. It noted that exchange reserves remain near multi-year lows, long-term holders are still accumulating, and the CLARITY Act continues to move forward after clearing the Senate banking committee. The firm also said tokenized Treasuries reached $15 billion onchain, describing the segment as an area of continued growth. Still, Wintermute argued that short-term flows matter more than the structural story for now. “The flow data shows institutions used the rally to take profit rather than add, and in the short term that matters more than the structural story,” the firm wrote. The next test, according to the update, is whether Bitcoin can hold the $76,000 to $78,000 area through Nvidia earnings on Wednesday, May 20. A hold would “rebuild some confidence,” Wintermute said, but a break below $75,000 with funding resetting and ETF flows negative could bring the low $70,000s back into view quickly. At press time, BTC traded at $77,297. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
The top cryptos, Bitcoin & Ethereum, have remained largely stagnant for the past few days, which suggests indecisiveness among the market participants. Recently, the selling pressure has been elevated among the top tokens, which has kept the rally restricted within the range. A deep observation suggests that the whales and the retail investors are sceptical …
South Carolina's law fosters a pro-crypto environment, potentially attracting digital asset businesses while challenging CBDC adoption trends.
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The new legislation bans state entities from accepting or requiring payments in CBDC, and offers strong support for crypto mining.
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says Hyperliquid’s token is not priced as if it is tied to a “global super-app,” arguing the platform is more than just a crypto platform.
India is set to meet with major crypto exchanges including Binance, WazirX, and ZebPay to shape future crypto regulations for a market estimated to have up to 200 million users. The talks come after India’s strict 30% crypto tax pushed much of the trading activity offshore instead of slowing adoption. The discussions matter because they …
Financial regulators are also asked to review regulations that could be amended to streamline applications for eligible fintech firms seeking bank and credit union charters.
Meta's job cuts and AI investment highlight a tech shift towards AI, impacting workforce dynamics and emphasizing data privacy concerns.
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PENGU price climbed over 3% today, quietly outperforming several meme and NFT-linked tokens as fresh momentum returned to the Pudgy Penguins ecosystem. With community buzz heating up and traders watching key resistance levels, speculation is growing over whether the latest move is just a short-term bounce, or the early signs of a much bigger breakout. …
Pi Network is moving closer toward its major Protocol 23 transition as the team confirmed that most Mainnet node operators have now successfully upgraded to v23. According to the latest update from the Pi Core Team, the protocol is expected to fully migrate very soon after one of the most technically demanding upgrades in the …
The coalition's instability amid Haredi draft bill debates could lead to significant political shifts and impact Netanyahu's government stability.
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GitHub said the activity involved the exfiltration of about 3,800 internal repositories, and it removed the malicious code extension.
Ark Invest's strategic move into Bullish shares highlights a growing institutional focus on regulated digital assets, signaling confidence in crypto's future.
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Data shows sentiment around Bitcoin among social media users has turned negative following the recent decline in the cryptocurrency’s price. Bitcoin Positive/Negative Sentiment Has Dropped Recently In a new post on X, analytics firm Santiment has discussed the latest trend in the Positive/Negative Sentiment for Bitcoin. This metric tells us whether the majority of social media comments aimed at a given asset are positive or negative. Related Reading: Solana Fails Channel Breakout—$78 Support The Next Destination? The indicator works by putting posts/messages/threads containing mentions of the cryptocurrency on the major social media platforms through a machine-learning model to separate between bullish and bearish comments. It then counts up the number of posts falling in each category and takes their ratio to determine the net situation. Now, here is the chart shared by Santiment that shows the trend in the Bitcoin Positive/Negative Sentiment over the past month: As displayed in the above graph, the Bitcoin Positive/Negative Sentiment shot up into the “FOMO” zone earlier as the cryptocurrency’s recovery surge occurred. This isn’t anything unusual as positive price action tends to spark optimism among traders. The opposite trend has played out as the asset has gone through its latest pullback. The Positive/Negative Sentiment has now dropped to a value of 0.94, which suggests bearish comments are slightly dominating on social media platforms. This is the lowest that the metric has been since April 21st. Historically, digital asset markets have often tended to go against the crowd opinion, so this switch to a bearish sentiment could actually turn out to be a positive sign for Bitcoin. “As small traders sell off their coins as a reaction to this mild downswing, probabilities of a rebound are heightened while most people expect a further drop,” explained the analytics firm. Though, it’s visible in the chart that the Positive/Negative Sentiment isn’t yet inside the “FUD” zone where a bearish mentality becomes pronounced enough for rebounds to become probable. Related Reading: Bitcoin Recovery Above Key Cost Basis Level Fails As BTC Falls Under $77,000 In some other news, the Bitcoin whales have seen their wallet count rise over the past year, as Santiment has highlighted in another X post. From the chart, it’s apparent that there are now 20,229 wallets holdings at least 100 BTC (worth about $7.64 million). Compared to a year ago, this figure represents an increase of 11.2%. The analytics firm noted: This is a significant long-term trend because wallets of at least this size (currently ~$7.7M or more) are often associated with whales, major investors, institutions, and highly capitalized long-term holders. BTC Price Bitcoin has declined to the $76,400 level following its pullback of more than 5% over the past week. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com
Bitcoin climbed to about $77,200, while XRP, ether and solana also gained as Treasury yields and oil fell.
Approximately 49,000 workers were laid off in 2026 as companies adopted a more AI-reliant business model.
The remittance company partnered with Stripe-incubated blockchain Tempo to support stablecoin settlement and help validate transactions across its global payments network.
The Cathie Wood-led investment firm collectively bought $4.4 million worth of Bullish shares on Monday and Tuesday across three of its ETFs.
A new South Carolina bill aims to strengthen protections for cryptocurrency users while blocking state agencies from accepting or requiring payments using a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The proposal also supports digital asset mining businesses by removing certain licensing requirements and setting rules around energy oversight. The measure matters because it signals growing state-level …
The dominance of dollar-pegged stablecoins reinforces U.S. financial influence globally, complicating efforts for currency diversification in DeFi.
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Everyone is building non-dollar stablecoins. But data shows that compared to USD-denominated stablecoins, almost no one is using them.