Long Traders Lose $17.3M as Bitcoin Stalls Below $77,000 on Iran Tension
Key Takeaways Bitcoin fluctuated between $76,200 and $77,245 as Coinglass recorded a drop in crypto liquidations to $175M. Renewed U.S.-Iran tension erased a morning rally, pushing the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 lower by late Tuesday. Markets brace for turbulence…
Bitcoin Faces Correction as Institutional Demand Weakens Amid Macro Pressure: Bitfinex
With the possibility of renewed tightening rising, bitcoin is losing momentum and becoming more vulnerable to exogenous shocks and potential rate hikes. The United States and the broader global economy are facing an increasingly fragile macroeconomic backdrop. U.S. inflation…
Wintermute launches Armitage DeFi vault
Wintermute launched its first DeFi vault product, Armitage, supporting collateral types unavailable on competing curator platforms. Summary Wintermute launched Armitage, its first DeFi vault curation product, designed to support collateral types that other vault curators on platforms like Morpho do…
Kard Powers Lolli’s Automatic Bitcoin Cashback for More Than 600,000 US Cardholders – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways Lolli’s 600,000 users can now earn bitcoin automatically via Kard’s card-linked offer network as of May 19, 2026. Kard’s first-party transaction data from tens of millions of cardholders gives Lolli merchants a new bitcoin-native consumer channel. Thesis* plans…
Checker raises $8M from Galaxy Ventures and others to build stablecoin infrastructure
Stablecoin infrastructure startup Checker has closed an $8M seed round with a roster of investors that reads like a who’s-who of crypto venture capital. Galaxy Ventures, Framework Ventures, and Al Mada Ventures all participated in the raise. What we know…
Mark Zuckerberg New META AI Predicts PI Coin Price by End of 2026
55 million people are sitting on Pi Coin right now, unable to fully spend it, waiting for a mainnet that keeps getting closer but never quite arriving. Meta AI looked at that locked-up demand and predicts a 13 to 33x…
Bitcoin Prediction Markets Show $84K Ceiling as Traders Stack Bets on Polymarket, Kalshi, and Myriad
Key Takeaways Polymarket’s bitcoin May price market hit $21.4M in volume, with 79% odds BTC stays below $75,000. Kalshi’s $150K bitcoin series (KXBTCMAX150) drew $33.9M in volume, giving BTC only an 11% chance before January 2027. Myriad’s $84K vs. $55K…
Final Dip Before Pump or a Slide Into Freefall?
“If Bitcoin keeps dropping we may see ADA do the same as well,” one analyst forecasted. Cardano’s native cryptocurrency is among the many altcoins posting serious price declines over the past week. Some market observers believe the asset could…
Ouinex raises $3.5m from users to back ‘No‑CLOB’ crypto trading model
Crypto exchange Ouinex has raised $3.5m from its own traders, lifting total funding to $9m to build a “Non‑Centralized Order Book” designed to shield retail from market makers. Summary Ouinex secures $3.5m, bringing total funding to $9m Round funded solely…
Bitcoin’s May Rally Toward $80K Ignites Fastest BTC Perpetual Futures Open Interest Growth of 2026
Key Takeaways BTC perpetual futures open interest hit its fastest 2026 growth rate as bitcoin pushed toward $80,000 during the first half of May. Binance absorbed the majority of new derivatives capital, extending its roughly 34% market share lead in…
