Bitcoin longs hit 2.5-year high amid 5-day slide
Bitcoin longs on Bitfinex surged to 80,636 BTC on May 20, the highest level since December 2023. Summary Bitfinex margin long positions rose to 80,636 BTC on May 20, up roughly 10% since the start of 2026 despite Bitcoin falling…
Bitcoin Adds $20B to Crypto Economy as Traders Defend $77,000 Support
Key Takeaways Bitcoin fluctuated around $77,500 after a sharp midnight breakout from the $76,700 level. The total crypto economy climbed by over $20 billion to reach an aggregate market cap of $2.66 trillion. Traders await whether bitcoin will test $77,600…
Crypto News Today (May 20): Bitcoin Struggling Below $80K, SOL & XRP ETFs Green as ETH and BTC ETFs Bleed
The crypto market is struggling during this midweek trading session in May 2020, 2026, with the Bitcoin price struggling to reclaim $78,000 after a $5,000 slump from $82,000 just last week. ETH USD is in a similar position, down -0.2%…
Tether Acquires SoftBank Stake in Bitcoin-Focused Treasury Company XXI
Twenty One Capital holds 43,514 BTC, making it the second-largest public Bitcoin holder, far behind Strategy’s massive treasury lead. Tether International has announced acquiring Japanese multinational investment firm SoftBank’s minority stake in the Bitcoin-focused treasury company, Twenty One Capital…
Twenty One Capital Ownership Shifts as Tether Buys Out Softbank’s XXI Position – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways Tether acquired Softbank’s stake in Twenty One Capital (NYSE: XXI), increasing control over the 43,514 BTC treasury company. Twenty One Capital, backed by Tether and Cantor Fitzgerald, holds roughly $3.4B in bitcoin as of May 2026. CEO Jack…
SEC Proposes Biggest Public Listing Overhaul in 20 Years — Here’s What It Means
America’s top financial regulator wants to make going public easier, cheaper, and faster. The changes could reshape how companies raise money for years to come. On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission unveiled what it describes as…
Dogecoin grew up. Almost nobody noticed.
Six months ago, the first spot Dogecoin ETF started trading on a major US exchange. The flows have been tiny, the price has gone almost nowhere, and the whole experiment has played out in near-silence. That silence is the story….
Saylor Buys $2B, BlackRock Unloads $450M — Which Whale Is Reading Bitcoin Right?
Two institutional giants made opposing moves on Bitcoin this week. One is betting on a decade. The other is managing the moment. The question is: which one wins? The Bitcoin market is once again at the center of a high-stakes…
Exa Labs raises $250M to compete in AI search market
Exa Labs just pulled in $250M in fresh funding, a war chest designed to help the San Francisco-based startup scale its API-driven search infrastructure for developers. The raise comes on the heels of an $85M Series B the company closed…
Traders Price Zero Fed Rate Cuts in 2026 as New Fed Boss Kevin Warsh Inherits 3.8% Inflation – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways Markets now price the Fed holding rates at 3.50%-3.75% through 2026, ending earlier bets on cuts. Kalshi and Polymarket traders have placed over $42M combined on no rate change at the June 17 Fed meeting. New Fed Chair…
