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Bitcoin teases 'seller exhaustion' as BTC price downside reaches $60.3K

William Suberg — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:43:14 +0000

Bitcoin sellers were losing steam, market analysis said as ongoing BTC price downside brought the market closer to $60,000.

Bitcoin (BTC) extended losses after Friday’s Wall Street open as traders prepared for a retest of $60,000.

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Visa tests private stablecoin settlement with Brale, Canton

Christina Comben — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:45:55 +0000

Visa is testing private stablecoin settlement on Canton with Brale, exploring whether institutions can use blockchain without exposing sensitive transaction data.

Visa is testing whether privacy-enabled blockchain networks can support institutional stablecoin settlement without exposing sensitive transaction data, in a proof of concept with stablecoin infrastructure company Brale and the Canton Network, a permissioned ledger backed by major Wall Street firms.

The project, announced Thursday, uses SBC, a US dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Brale, to simulate institutional payment flows on Canton as Visa evaluates whether SBC could become another stablecoin option in its settlement program.

The initiative extends Visa’s earlier experiments using stablecoins for settlement on public blockchains, which began in 2021 with USDC settlement on Ethereum but now target banks and market infrastructure providers that want onchain efficiency without broadcasting counterparties, positions or flows on a public ledger.

Zcash weighs new shielded pool after counterfeiting flaw

Ezra Reguerra — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:18:41 +0000

Zcash developers are weighing a new shielded pool and turnstile accounting after the Orchard bug raised supply verification questions.

Zcash developers and researchers are discussing whether a new shielded pool could help restore supply verification confidence after a recently patched Orchard vulnerability.

Shielded Labs, an independent Swiss-based Zcash support organization, said in a security update on Friday that it is exploring a proposed network upgrade that would deploy a new shielded pool and enforce “turnstile accounting” on coins moving from Orchard, giving users a clearer way to verify the integrity of funds moving out of the pool.

The group said the proposal is still subject to further explanation and community review. Shielded Labs said it plans to publish a follow-up post next week explaining how the upgrade would work and what tradeoffs it could involve.

Bitcoin needs one more thing to happen to spark BTC price 'rally:' Analysis

William Suberg — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Bitcoin whales flipped to support a BTC price rebound, but analysis warned that the Coinbase and Kimchi Premium still needed to return.

Bitcoin (BTC) has fulfilled two of three key conditions to spark the next BTC price “rally,” new analysis says.

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House GOP eyes summer vote on prediction market restrictions for lawmakers

Helen Partz — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:46:44 +0000

House Republicans plan a summer vote on a congressional stock trading ban and new restrictions on lawmakers’ prediction market activity.

Republicans in the US House of Representatives are moving to add prediction market restrictions to a stalled congressional stock trading ban, as lawmakers scrutinize whether members of Congress should be allowed to wager on elections or public policy.

House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil plans to attach prediction market provisions to H.R. 7008, the House’s stalled stock trading ban bill, before it reaches the floor, Bloomberg Government reported Thursday.

Steil said he expects House leaders to schedule a vote on the measure, which would combine stock trading limits with new restrictions on lawmakers’ use of prediction markets.

JPMorgan, Citi-backed Clearing House plans tokenized deposit network in 2027: WSJ

Zoltan Vardai — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:39:32 +0000

Some of the largest banks are reportedly launching a tokenized deposit network in early 2027 in response to growing competition from stablecoin companies entering TradFi.

Some of the largest US banks are reportedly planning to launch a tokenized deposit network in the first half of 2027 in response to growing competition from blockchain companies expanding into traditional finance.

The network will be operated by The Clearing House, the bank-owned payments operator, and will connect traditional payment rails with digital asset infrastructure for 24/7 settlement, CEO David Watson told The Wall Street Journal.

The Clearing House is co-owned by some of the largest US banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank, Barclays, BNY and Wells Fargo, among others, according to its website.

How low can Bitcoin price go if $60K support fails?

Yashu Gola — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:24:23 +0000

Bitcoin’s downside targets cluster near $50,000, but a larger weekly bearish setup puts a deeper correction toward $33,000 on the radar.

Bitcoin (BTC) is heading for its worst weekly performance since November 2022, down around 15% week-to-date as of Friday.

BTC/USD weekly chart Source: TradingView

Forward Industries moves $32M in SOL amid $1B paper loss

Christina Comben — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:59:50 +0000

Forward Industries moved $31.9 million in SOL to Coinbase Prime as its Solana bet sits over 70% underwater, underscoring growing strain on corporate crypto treasuries.

Forward Industries transferred roughly $31.9 million worth of Solana tokens to Coinbase Prime Thursday, according to blockchain data, marking its first onchain activity in a month.

Data from Arkham Intelligence shows a wallet tied to the Nasdaq-listed company moved 455,784 SOL to the institutional trading platform. The transfer comes as the firm sits on steep unrealized losses tied to its large-scale bet on the token.

The deposit to Coinbase Prime does not necessarily confirm an immediate sale but is commonly interpreted as a precursor to trading activity, particularly for institutional holders seeking liquidity or risk reduction.

South Korea police probe Polymarket users over illegal gambling claims: Report

Zoltan Vardai — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:47:17 +0000

South Korean police reportedly launched the country’s first illegal gambling probe into local Polymarket users amid election-betting scrutiny.

South Korean police have reportedly launched the country’s first illegal gambling probe into local Polymarket users, widening regulatory scrutiny of the decentralized prediction market.

The investigation is led by Gangwon Provincial Police and was requested by the National Police Agency, according to ChosunBiz.

Users may face fines of up to 10 million won ($6,500) under Article 246 of the Criminal Act covering gambling and habitual gambling. Under current law, Sports Toto is the state-authorized sports betting platform, while unauthorized online betting can be prosecuted under South Korean gambling laws.

Crypto billionaires bankroll Nigel Farage's pro-crypto party

Jesse Coghlan — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:02:59 +0000

Tether-linked billionaire Christopher Harborne and BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo donated $9.4 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the first quarter.

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK received 7 million British pounds ($9.4 million) from two crypto billionaires this year, with total funds raised outstripping all other political parties.

The party received a $4 million donation from Christopher Harborne, who has a stake in the stablecoin issuer Tether, and a $5.4 million donation from Ben Delo, the co-founder of the crypto exchange BitMEX, according to Electoral Commission data released on Thursday.

The Labour and Conservative parties each received around $5.4 million in the first quarter of the year.

Strategy’s leveraged Bitcoin model has faced its first stress test: Grayscale

Martin Young — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:00:55 +0000

“Less Bitcoin on levered DAT balance sheets and more on diversified corporate balance sheets will be a positive,” said Grayscale’s head of research, Zach Pandl.

Strategy’s leveraged Bitcoin model is stressed, which could limit the firm’s ability to keep buying BTC and potentially force further sales, according to Grayscale.

“The shift in approach from one of the world’s largest BTC holders has weighed on market sentiment,” said Zach Pandl, Grayscale’s head of research, on Thursday.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy sold 32 BTC on Monday, a tiny fraction of its total holdings of 843,706 BTC, but enough to rattle market sentiment as the asset has tanked by 16% since the sale.

Anthropic says self-improving AI may be closer than expected

Stephen Katte — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:03:52 +0000

Companies have been developing AI very quickly to stay ahead of the market, but Favaro and Clark argue that a slowdown would allow more time to deal with the technology’s implications.

US-based AI firm Anthropic warns AI development is advancing at a pace that could soon see agents building, training and improving themselves without human input — recommending a slowdown in development.

In a blog post published Thursday, Marina Favaro, lead at the Anthropic Institute, and Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark said agents can already run code themselves, delegate hours of work to other agents and could be on the cusp of taking over completely.

“For most of AI’s history, humans drove every step in its development cycle. But at Anthropic, we are delegating a growing share of AI development to AI systems themselves, which is speeding up our work,” they said.

ZEC drops 30% as Shielded Labs reveals more about infinite counterfeit bug

Martin Young — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:09:56 +0000

ZEC market capitalization fell by almost $3 billion over the past 24 hours following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability, despite it being patched already.

The price of ZEC fell on Thursday after further details were disclosed of a critical counterfeiting vulnerability in Zcash’s Orchard pool that could theoretically allow a bad actor to mint an unlimited amount of ZEC.

According to a post on X, security engineer Taylor Hornby, who was engaged by Shielded Labs, discovered the bug on May 29 and disclosed it to the Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL), which deployed an emergency response to fix the vulnerability with a hard fork activated on June 3.

However, there are new concerns about the extent to which the vulnerability, which has existed since May 2022, has been used, leading Zcash to fall more than 30% over the past 24 hours to $410 at the time of writing. Its market capitalization has shrunk by more than $3 billion.

Senate Republicans push finance watchdogs to clarify crypto capital rules

Jesse Coghlan — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:26:57 +0000

Senator Cynthia Lummis has led a group of lawmakers urging financial regulators for “fair capital treatment for on-balance sheet treatment of digital assets.”

A group of Senate Republicans has urged US financial regulators to clarify the capital standards for companies engaged in crypto activities.

Senator Cynthia Lummis said on Thursday that she led the group in sending a letter on May 27 to Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Travis Hill, and Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould.

The letter commended the agencies’ guidance in March that clarified the capital treatment of tokenized securities, but urged them “to build on that progress to move towards a clear and fair capital treatment for on-balance sheet treatment of digital assets.”

Comptroller says only Democrats pressuring over crypto trust charter

Turner Wright — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:54:37 +0000

US Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould and New York Representative Gregory Meeks sparred over Donald Trump’s influence on regulators he has nominated as president at a Thursday oversight hearing.

Jonathan Gould, the comptroller of the currency (OCC) nominated by Donald Trump, implied that the US president had not ordered him to approve or give special consideration to a national trust charter application tied to his family’s financial interests.

In a Thursday hearing of the House Financial Service Committee on “oversight of prudential regulators,” New York Representative Gregory Meeks questioned Gould on the Trump family crypto company World Liberty Financial’s connections to foreign governments and the Binance exchange. The company, whose co-founders include Trump and his sons, applied for an OCC charter in January, prompting backlash from many Democratic lawmakers alleging conflicts of interest.

Representative Gregory Meeks at a Thursday hearing.
Source: House Financial Services Committee

Bitcoin fell 21% after Strategy’s debt buyback news: Is Terra Luna-style doom loop next?

Marcel Pechman — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:37:58 +0000

Bitcoin price collapsed as Strategy faced tighter liquidity conditions and paused its BTC buying. Is it time to jump ship or buy the dip?

Key takeaways:

Bitcoin (BTC) faced a 21% price correction in 10 days, retesting the $61,000 level for the first time in four months. This movement coincided with Strategy (MSTR US) company's decision to buy back some corporate debt, temporarily pausing its Bitcoin accumulation. Traders now fear that Strategy could be forced to liquidate some of its Bitcoin holdings.

Russia targets British 17-year-old for alleging digital assets were skirting sanctions

Turner Wright — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:21:55 +0000

Political activist Bill Browder, the teenager’s father, said his son was “the first high school student in the world to be sanctioned by an authoritarian regime” over a report on the ruble-pegged stablecoin A7A5.

Alexander Browder, the son of American-British political activist Bill Browder, said that he has been targeted by Russia over allegations that officials used the ruble-pegged A7A5 stablecoin to evade sanctions amid the country's war on Ukraine.

In a Wednesday X post, Browder said his work through the website Global Cryptocurrency Laundering Database had resulted in him being “sanctioned by an authoritarian regime for uncovering corruption.” Specifically, he alleged in a March report that A7A5 was backed by deposits from Russian financial institution Promsvyazban and was used to circumvent Western sanctions stemming from Russia’s war on Ukraine.

“The Ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5 is one of the most prevalent issues facing the West. It is sanctioned in the UK, US and EU but it still operates,” said Browder. “A7A5 holds value through its ability to be converted into cash by criminals. Western governments need to put pressure on the specific exchanges which allow the conversions to happen and the countries which facilitate these exchanges.”

Professional investors dumped 52K BTC worth of ETFs in Q1, filings show

Sam Bourgi — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:53:33 +0000

US spot Bitcoin ETF ownership shifted during the market downturn as hedge funds exited positions, while banks and long-term allocators continued building exposure.

Professional ownership of US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) declined sharply in the first quarter as Bitcoin’s bear market deepened, suggesting that trading-oriented institutions were a significant source of selling pressure during the downturn.

A new report by CoinShares analyzing quarterly 13F filings — regulatory disclosures that reveal the equity holdings of investment managers with at least $100 million in assets — found that professional investors reduced their Bitcoin ETF exposure to 261,000 BTC from 313,000 BTC in the first quarter, a 17% decline.

The combined value of those holdings fell 35% to $17.8 billion, while the share of total US Bitcoin ETF assets held by 13F filers declined to 20.8% from 24.7%.

Coinbase to launch token-backed mortgage down payments this summer

Turner Wright — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:52:00 +0000

A Coinbase-Better Home & Finance initiative will allow qualified borrowers to use Bitcoin and USDC as collateral for home loan down payments.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will allow qualified borrowers to pledge digital assets to fund Fannie Mae-backed mortgage apartments beginning this summer.

In a Thursday notice, Coinbase and its partner, Better Home & Finance, said the mortgage structure plan launching “by summer 2026” will allow borrowers to initially use Bitcoin (BTC) or USDC (USDC) as collateral for loans to fund down payments for homes. The initiative, first announced in March, represented a significant shift in companies allowing digital assets to be used for financing houses.

Source: Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels

Bitcoin bulls' fate rests on $60K support as crypto erases $2T in market cap

William Suberg — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:30:15 +0000

Bitcoin continued "incredible" 2022 bear market repeat behavior as sellers kept control over BTC price rebound attempts.

Bitcoin (BTC) returned below $64,000 after Thursday’s Wall Street open as bulls nursed 13.5% weekly losses.

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Bybit joins Western Union’s new USDPT network as stablecoin expands distribution

Sam Bourgi — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:21:27 +0000

The exchange integration gives Western Union’s dollar-pegged token access to crypto market liquidity as payment providers accelerate their adoption of stablecoins.

Crypto exchange Bybit has added support for Western Union’s USDPT stablecoin, a move that brings the payments giant’s digital dollar onto a major crypto trading venue for the first time.

The companies announced on Thursday that USDPT, Western Union’s US dollar-pegged stablecoin, is now available on Bybit for holding, trading and transfers. The integration expands USDPT beyond payments and into crypto trading while increasing the range of dollar-denominated stablecoins available to Bybit users.

Bybit said it is the first major cryptocurrency exchange to support USDPT.

Saylor downplays Bitcoin slide as Strategy faces $11B paper loss

Zoltan Vardai — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:48:44 +0000

Strategy’s Bitcoin paper loss tops $11 billion as Saylor pointed to ETF outflows and AI infrastructure spending as factors pressuring BTC.

Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings fell deep into paper-loss territory as BTC traded below the company’s average purchase price, renewing scrutiny of Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin treasury model.

Strategy holds 843,706 Bitcoin (BTC) acquired at an average price of $75,699 per coin, with a total cost basis of $63.8 billion. However, the latest Bitcoin downturn sank the value of Strategy’s Bitcoin reserve to $52.6 billion, pushing its unrealized loss to $11.2 billion, according to the company’s dashboard.

Strategy’s variable-rate perpetual preferred stock, STRC, has also declined below its intended $100 value and is traded at $94.6 at the time of writing. Strategy's (MSTR) stock price was down 1.5% in pre-market trading to $124.7 on Thursday, Yahoo Finance data shows.

Apex, Archax join Goldman Sachs tokenized real estate fund project

Helen Partz — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:25:56 +0000

Apex Group is providing fund services for a tokenized real estate fund using Goldman Sachs’ GS DAP platform.

Apex Group is providing fund management services for a tokenized real estate fund whose shares are being issued on Goldman Sachs’ Digital Asset Platform, GS DAP.

The fund was developed with Goldman Sachs, digital asset exchange Archax, real estate investment manager LRC Group and interoperability provider Ownera, Apex said Thursday.

“Tokenization at institutional scale depends on trusted, regulated infrastructure,” Apex Group’s global head of digital assets, Agnes Mazurek, said, adding that its participation reflects growing demand from managers and investors for blockchain-native solutions.

Arthur Hayes dumps HYPE, NEAR as he warns of AI IPO wave

Zoltan Vardai — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:04:25 +0000

Arthur Hayes said he dumped his HYPE and NEAR holdings after warning markets may peak before September and AI IPOs could drain liquidity.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said he dumped his Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Near Protocol (NEAR) token holdings, reversing course after previously assigning aggressive upside targets to both assets.

Hayes cited higher energy prices due to the ongoing Middle East conflict, three forthcoming “mega AI IPOs” by the third quarter of 2026 and predictions that US President Donald Trump would turn “anti-AI” to help Republicans win the US midterm elections.

“I think highs in mrkts will happen btw now and September,” wrote Hayes in a Thursday X post, adding that it was “time to take profit.”

Coinbase launches pre-IPO markets, starting with Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Christina Comben — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:48:03 +0000

Coinbase launches pre-IPO markets starting with SpaceX, offering non-US users perpetual futures tied to private company valuations amid rising competition.

Coinbase has launched pre-intial public offering (IPO) markets, starting with SpaceX, offering users outside the United States exposure to private companies before they list publicly via a perpetual futures contract tied to the company’s estimated pre-listing price.

The product is a USDC-settled perpetual futures contract that tracks SpaceX’s pre-IPO valuation. It allows 24/7 trading with no expiry or rollover, with profits and losses settled in USDC, according to a company blog post Thursday.

Coinbase said the positions can be opened and closed at any time, similar to existing perpetual futures contracts on the platform. Upon a future IPO, positions will automatically transition into a post-IPO perpetual futures contract referencing the public listing.

Bitcoin price just tagged 200-week trend line that defined 2022 bear market

William Suberg — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:46:15 +0000

Bitcoin brought back the trend line that functioned as resistance in the 2022 bear market, with BTC price RSI approaching its lowest in six years.

Bitcoin (BTC) has tagged a key bear-market trend line with its drop to four-month lows, with a “decent chance” of a rebound next.

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FG Nexus offloads additional $17.8M Ether as losses top $100M

Christina Comben — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:41:24 +0000

FG Nexus offloads another 10,000 ETH, pushing realized and paper losses above $100 million as the Ethereum treasury firm continues cutting exposure.

A wallet tagged by Arkham to the publicly listed Ethereum treasury company FG Nexus moved another 10,000 Ether on Wednesday, extending a series of sales that began after the company built a large position in 2025.

The latest transfer equates to roughly $17.8 million at current prices and comes after earlier disposals that saw the Nasdaq-listed firm unwind more than 21,000 ETH from its treasury for roughly $55 million.

FG Nexus accumulated 50,770 ETH between August and September 2025 at an average price of $3,860 per coin, building a position worth about $196 million at the time.

Polymarket users cry foul after Strategy sale market resolves to ‘no’

Zoltan Vardai — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:27:57 +0000

A Polymarket contract on whether Strategy sold Bitcoin by May 31 resolved to no after traders disputed how the sale should count.

A disputed Polymarket contract on whether Strategy sold Bitcoin by May 31 resolved to “No” after two dispute rounds, despite Strategy later disclosing that it sold 32 BTC during the market’s covered window.

UMA Optimistic Oracle (UMA) token holders voted to settle the market in “no” following a second resolution cycle that closed at 12:34 am UTC on Thursday, blockchain data shows. An overwhelming 98.6% of the 607 participants voted for the market to resolve in “no,” while only 1.4% voted “yes,” data from Betmoar shows.

Bitcoin ETFs bleed $4.4B as outflow run extends to 13 trading days

Helen Partz — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:11:56 +0000

US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $397 million in outflows on Wednesday, extending a 13-day red streak to $4.4 billion as Bitcoin has fallen about 21% since May 15.

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their sell-off Wednesday to a record 13 consecutive trading days as Bitcoin demand continued to weaken.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $396.6 million in net outflows on Wednesday, bringing cumulative withdrawals to roughly $4.4 billion since the streak began, according to data from SoSoValue.

The current run exceeds the previous record of eight consecutive trading days of outflows in February 2025, which saw roughly $3.2 billion exit the funds.

Over $600M in Bitcoin longs liquidated as BTC dips toward $60K

Yashu Gola — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:19:59 +0000

Many traders expect Bitcoin to stage a short-term relief bounce toward $70,000, but the broader technical setup remains bearish for BTC.

Bitcoin’s (BTC) brief plunge toward the $60,000 area triggered more than $600 million in long liquidations, raising doubts over whether the latest rebound marks a real bottom or only a relief bounce after a leverage flush.

BTC fell to roughly $61,300 on Thursday before recovering 5.52% to around $64,690, with the rebound coinciding with reports that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to implement a ceasefire.

BTC/USD four-hour chart. Source: TradingView

Big Questions: Do we really only need 2–5 cryptocurrencies?

Catherine Jenkin — Wed, 27 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000

There are tens of thousands of altcoins in the world, but critics argue that only a small handful serve a useful purpose.

50K investors fight Korean crypto tax, Singapore cancels Bsquared: Asia Express

Yohan Yun — Mon, 25 May 2026 23:15:35 +0000

50,000 crypto investors fight back against a new crypto tax in South Korea, and a funeral service company loses $33M on Bitmine. Asia Express

Polymarket seeks Japan entry, Harvard dumps entire ETH position: Hodler’s Digest, May 17 – 23

Editorial Staff — Sun, 24 May 2026 11:27:15 +0000

Prediction market Polymarket eyes Japan entry, Harvard sells off its Ethereum holdings, and other news: Hodler’s Digest

ETH bears growling, Tom Lee’s buying, XRP to ‘explode’: Market Moves

Ciaran Lyons — Fri, 22 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Bears are handing heavily discounted Ethereum to Bitmine’s Tom Lee, while XRP coils up for a potential 10x to 15x move upwards: Market Moves

5 tech predictions the mainstream media got horribly wrong

Felix Ng — Wed, 20 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000

The New York Times has been confidently wrong about the future of airplanes, TV, the iPhone — and very soon it’ll be wrong about crypto too.

Crypto scammers face death, Aussie CGT makes Asian hubs attractive: Asia Express

Andrew Fenton — Tue, 19 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Crypto scammers face the death sentence in Myanmar. Australia’s new crypto taxes may push startups and investors to Asian hubs: Asia Express.

Bitcoin ETFs bleed $1B, Aave’s $71M ETH unfreeze bid delayed: Hodler’s Digest, May 10 – 16

Editorial Staff — Mon, 18 May 2026 10:30:29 +0000

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1 billion in weekly net outflows, a judge has delayed a decision on Aave to unfreeze $71 million worth of crypto.

ETH stalls at $2.4K five times, SOL to rally to $120: Market Moves

Ciaran Lyons — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Can Ether finally overcome the $2,400 hurdle? Hedge fund investor Jordi Visser has been buying ETH as the “tokenization reality” hits.

The legal battle over who can claim DeFi’s stolen millions

Yohan Yun — Thu, 14 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Freezing crypto stolen in a hack might be the right thing to do, but it can expose DeFi protocols to major legal risks.

eToro founder timed Bitcoin top perfectly due to belief in 4 year cycles

Ciaran Lyons — Wed, 13 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000

eToro founder Yoni Assia says he is not convinced Bitcoin’s four-year cycle is dead and outlines his strategy for the bear market.

Kraken’s $600M stablecoin firm, Huione scandal deepens: Asia Express

Yohan Yun — Mon, 11 May 2026 23:21:36 +0000

Kraken spends $600 million to acquire a stablecoin card issuer. Hun To admits to owning 30% of Huione Pay but denies operational role. Asia Express.

Strategy reveals why they would sell BTC, Trump Media posts loss: Hodler’s Digest, May 3 – 9

Editorial Staff — Sun, 10 May 2026 16:54:43 +0000

Strategy CEO outlined conditions in a under which the company would sell Bitcoin, Trump Media posts $406M quarterly loss: Hodler’s Digest

XRP ‘probably going to $12,’ Bitcoin ETFs add $1B: Market Moves

Ciaran Lyons — Fri, 08 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Bitmine’s Tom Lee says Crypto Spring has already sprung, and one analyst says the charts suggest XRP is “probably going to $12.” Market Moves

Guide to the top and emerging global crypto hubs: Mid-2026

Andrew Fenton — Wed, 06 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Your guide to the top global crypto hubs for adoption, business and digital nomading — and the surprise crypto hub few people are aware of.

North Korea denies crypto hacks, Upbit’s bank tests Ripple: Asia Express

Yohan Yun — Mon, 04 May 2026 23:13:13 +0000

What crypto hacks? North Korea denies “unfounded” allegations. Upbit’s official bank partner to trial remittances with Ripple. Asia Express.

Bitcoiners eye ‘sell in May,’ SBF’s bid for new trial shut down: Hodler’s Digest, April 26 – May 2

Editorial Staff — Mon, 04 May 2026 11:35:49 +0000

Bitcoin traders are split on whether the asset will hit $250,000 this year, a court rejects Sam Bankman-Fried’s motion for a new trial.

Why is Ethereum Foundation selling? BTC futures warning signs: Market Moves

Ciaran Lyons — Fri, 01 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Why the Ethereum Foundation is selling now, and TRUMP extends its decline despite the President’s event for top holders. Market Moves

XRP hints at 30% spike, Bitcoin ETFs post 9-day inflow streak: Hodler’s Digest, April 19 – 25

Editorial Staff — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:30:26 +0000

US spot Bitcoin ETFs have extended their inflow momentum through late April, XRP set for a 30% price spike: Hodler’s Digest

AI-driven hacks could kill DeFi — unless projects act now

Andrew Fenton — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:20:00 +0000

In future, DeFi protocols will either become unhackable…. or they will cease to exist. Both outcomes are now possible due to AI.

How to fix suspected insider trading on Polymarket and Kalshi

Andrew Fenton — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi provide valuable intel, but can also incentivize insider trading. Here’s how they fight back.

53 DeFi projects infiltrated, 50M NEO tokens could be ‘given back’: Asia Express

Yohan Yun — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:28:02 +0000

Neo founder proposes giving back 50M tokens, more than 50 crypto projects warned they have been infiltrated by North Korea. Asia Express

Adam Back says current demand is ‘almost’ enough to send Bitcoin to $1M

Ciaran Lyons — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Blockstream CEO Adam Back says Bitcoin is on the right trajectory to hit $1 million and maintains the quantum threat to Bitcoin is distant.

Bitcoin ‘on track’ for $90K, ETFs pull in nearly $1B: Hodler’s Digest, April 12 – 18

Editorial Staff — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:22:33 +0000

Spot Bitcoin ETFs see nearly $1B in inflows as risk appetite returns, Worldcoin’s price slides: Hodler’s Digest

Will the CLARITY Act be good — or bad — for DeFi?

Yohan Yun — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:20:00 +0000

DeFi fared pretty well under the House’s version of the CLARITY Act — but the Senate’s revised draft could throw a spanner in the works.

Bitcoin will not hit $1M by 2030, says veteran trader Peter Brandt

Ciaran Lyons — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:20:00 +0000

There’s only one way Bitcoin will hit $1 million by 2030 — and veteran trader Peter Brandt says it’s not going to happen.

Singapore isn’t a ‘crypto hub’ — it’s something better: StraitsX CEO

Yohan Yun — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Singapore is embracing real world use cases for digital assets, not retail crypto speculation, says StraitsX CEO Tianwei Liu.

Bitcoin quantum-safe without upgrade? CZ’s 2031 crypto vision: Hodler’s Digest, April 5 – 11

Editorial Staff — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:13:01 +0000

A Bitcoin researcher proposes a fix to quantum computing fears, CZ outlines his 2031 crypto vision: Hodler’s Digest

How AI just dramatically sped up the quantum risk for Bitcoin

Andrew Fenton — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Artificial Intelligence was the key that unlocked the latest quantum breakthrough that has dramatically accelerated Q Day for Bitcoin. AI Eye

Should users be allowed to bet on war and death in prediction markets?

Andrew Fenton — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:20:00 +0000

Anger is growing over prediction market bets on the Iran war that critics say exploit human misery for financial gain.

Asia Express: Phantom Bitcoin checks, China tracks tax on blockchain

Yohan Yun — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:43:01 +0000

South Korea introduces checks every 5 minutes to prevent ‘phantom Bitcoin’ while Taiwan urged to use BTC in case China attacks. Asia Express