How Bitcoin Outperformed ETH, XRP, BNB, and SOL During 2025-2026 Market Stress
SOL fell the furthest at 71.6%, from $238 to $67, but also bounced the hardest, recovering 38% from its bottom. A comparative analysis published on May 11 by XWIN Japan tracked how Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, BNB, and Solana held…
Bitmine ETH buying slows after 5.2 million target
Tom Lee has slowed Bitmine ETH purchases after the firm amassed over 5.2 million tokens and 4.3% of Ethereum’s supply. Summary Bitmine bought 26,659 ETH last week, worth roughly $63 million, down from over 100,000 ETH in each of the…
Senate advances Kevin Warsh nomination for Fed Chair, Powell exit unlikely by May
## Market Snapshot Jerome Powell’s exit from his role as Fed Chair by May 14 is currently priced at 0.7% YES, while the likelihood of Kevin Warsh’s confirmation by May 15 is at 97% YES. Recent developments have slightly influenced…
Bitcoin Price Prediction: US-Iran Peace Talks Stall Before Trump-Xi Meeting – Can BTC Replicate the U.S China $88K Rally?
Bitcoin price is trading at $81,000, up by nothing despite the collapse of US-Iran peace talks that sent prediction and sentiment back below the bullish line. when President Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal as “totally unacceptable.” Oil prices surged by…
Crypto Correlations Hit Record Highs as BTC-SOL Reaches 0.99
Ethereum emerged as the most connected asset, showing strong alignment with Cardano, Solana, and Dogecoin. Analytics platform DefiLlama has reported an elevated degree of price synchronization among leading cryptocurrencies. Over the past week, several major trading pairs showed correlation…
Bitcoin Pulls In $706M as Traders Abandon Short Positions in Massive Sentiment Shift
While Bitcoin dominated headlines, Solana and XRP investment products also recorded sharp increases in activity. Digital asset investment products posted inflows of $857.9 million, and extended six straight weeks of positive flows – the highest weekly figure since April…
Solana and Google Cloud Team Up for Stablecoin-Powered AI Agent Payments
Developers can link a Solana wallet to AI tools like Claude Code or Gemini and have an agent accessing paid APIs within one minute. The Solana Foundation has partnered with Google Cloud to launch Pay.sh, a platform that allows…
Wall Street Giant Morgan Stanley Enters Crypto Race With Pricing Edge: Report
Morgan Stanley is bringing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana trading to E*Trade clients soon. One of the world’s largest wealth management firms, Morgan Stanley, is all set to introduce cryptocurrency trading on its E*Trade platform, which it acquired for $13…
BSP Issues Warning Anew Against Unauthorized Crypto Service Providers
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued a public advisory on May 8, 2026, warning the public against transacting with unauthorized virtual asset service providers (VASPs). The central bank noted that engaging with unlicensed platforms poses significant risks to financial…
Another Pi Network Sell-the-News Moment as PI Plunges Hard Again?
PI is among the poorest performers today. Despite the ongoing protocol updates and major high-profile appearances from the project’s co-founders at one of the most influential cryptocurrency conferences for the year, the native token experienced another painful rejection in…
Coinbase Buys $88 Million Worth of Bitcoin in Q1 2026
Key Takeaways Coinbase purchased $88 million in bitcoin during Q1 2026, the company disclosed on its earnings call. The buy adds Coinbase to the growing list of publicly traded firms holding bitcoin on their balance sheet. Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas…
Aptos Foundation and Labs back AI future with $50M fund
Aptos Foundation and Aptos Labs have committed more than $50 million to grow the Aptos ecosystem. Summary Aptos Foundation and Labs committed $50 million to support trading, AI agents, research, and protocol infrastructure. Decibel and Shelby sit at the center…
Israel launches airstrikes over Iran, escalating regional tensions
## Market Snapshot Iran Airspace Closure market shows a 3.2% YES pricing for May 8 closure, down from 4% 24 hours ago, while the May 31 market increased to 34.5% YES. The Israel-Iran Permanent Peace Deal market for June 30…
KAIO Sees 9,900% Intraday Swing Following TGE and Multi-Exchange Listings
KAIO (KAIO) recorded extreme volatility immediately following its Token Generation Event (TGE) on May 6, with some platforms reporting price swings of up to 9,900% just hours after listing on Bitget, KuCoin, and several other exchanges. The surge occurred as…
Flutter Restructures US Operations as FanDuel CEO Howe Departs With $4.37M Severance
Key Takeaways Amy Howe departed as FanDuel CEO on May 6 with $4.37M severance after five years leading the US sportsbook. Christian Genetski assumed leadership; Dan Taylor was named President of Flutter Entertainment in a newly created role. Flutter Q1…
Ripple’s XRPL Linked to Interbank System in Major Pilot With JPMorgan, Mastercard, Ondo
The pilot linked XRPL to global banking infrastructure, enabling institutions to execute cross-border transactions in a single, integrated flow. Blockchain settlement rails are increasingly becoming intertwined with the global financial system. A group of firms recently achieved a feat…
Mason Lynaugh lays out crypto midterm plan
Mason Lynaugh, executive director of Stand With Crypto, took the Consensus Miami 2026 stage on Thursday to outline how the group’s 2.7 million advocates will engage in the November midterms. Summary Stand With Crypto’s Mason Lynaugh joined Fellowship PAC’s Jesse…
Bitcoin Must Hold $88.88K to Confirm a BTC Bottom, Analysis
Key Takeaways $88.88K was identified as the first major resistance level above the current bitcoin price. Underwater holder cohorts could increase sell pressure as BTC approaches key realized price bands. Sustained acceptance above $88.88K would place the most recent holder…