Senate Banking Committee unveils revised Clarity Act text before key vote
The Senate Banking Committee has unveiled a new draft of the Clarity Act days before a scheduled markup vote, reopening negotiations over stablecoin oversight, DeFi protections, and ethics rules tied to federal officials’ crypto activities. Summary Senate Banking Committee released…
Binance receives $1.35B ETH deposit from Garrett Jin as crypto market rebounds
Garrett Jin, the founder of collapsed crypto exchange BitForex, deposited approximately 577,896 ETH into Binance over a four-day stretch ending May 11. The total haul: roughly $1.35B worth of Ethereum, capped by a final transfer of 225,627 ETH valued at…
MicroStrategy Bitcoin Holdings Hit $66Bn: What Next for Saylor?
MicroStrategy Bitcoin reserve now holds approximately 818,334 Bitcoin, worth roughly $66.2Bn at current prices, making it the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin on the planet by a distance that no other company is close to closing. Chairman Michael Saylor recently…
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…
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…
Kalshi Hits $22 Billion Valuation After Massive $1 Billion Series F Funding Round
Key Takeaways Kalshi raised a $1B Series F led by Coatue, doubling its valuation to $22B to target institutions. As institutional trading volumes surged 800%, Kalshi’s annualized volume reached a massive $178B. Next, Kalshi will use the $1B to build…
Why Yat Siu says the metaverse is over
Animoca Brands chairman Yat Siu told Consensus Miami 2026 that the metaverse is over as a consumer destination, and that 100 billion AI agents will become blockchain’s primary users. Summary Yat Siu said the pandemic-era vision of humans living in…
Coinbase reports $394M Q1 loss as stock declines 5% after hours amid trading slowdown
Coinbase shares declined about 5% in after hours trading Thursday after the crypto exchange reported a first quarter loss and weaker revenue as trading activity slowed across the market. The company posted $1.4 billion in total revenue, $756 million in…
Explore 9 Free AI Trading Bots for Beginners in 2026 with No Coding Required
AI trading is no longer locked behind code, Wall Street desks, or expensive quant systems. In 2026, beginners can test free AI trading bots, explore automated crypto trading, build no-code stock strategies, and use trading signals without writing a single…
CLARITY Act Draft Circulates Ahead of Potential Senate Vote, Report
Key Takeaways Senate Banking leaders reportedly circulated the CLARITY Act draft text before a potential Thursday committee vote. Unresolved bracketed sections, ethics language, and stablecoin rewards remain key sticking points. Polling found 52% of voters support the CLARITY Act after…
Strategy Right to Keep Bitcoin Sale Option Open: Analyst
A company that publicly commits to only ever accumulating BTC will give short sellers and arbitrageurs more angles to exploit. Bitcoin advocate Samson Mow has pushed back against criticism that Strategy has betrayed its principles by saying it would…
8 Leading Free AI Crypto Trading Bots in 2026: Beginner-Friendly Options Reviewed
Which AI Trading Bot Should You Use — And What Could Go Wrong? This is a more important question than simply asking which platform is “leading.” Crypto trading bots are like power tools: they can make complex tasks faster and…
Bitcoin lenders push crypto lending into TradFi
Bitcoin lenders at Consensus Miami 2026 said crypto lending must look and feel more like traditional banking if it wants institutional capital to keep flowing in. Summary Two Prime CEO Alexander Blume said institutional borrowers reject DeFi complexity and demand…
NFT Marketplaces Shut Down: What Happens to Your NFTs in 2026?
In the first five months of 2026, the crypto industry has faced a series of difficult challenges. Recent findings released by Coindesk and BeInCrypto suggest that the Web3 ecosystem is currently witnessing a significant number of platform closures. The most…
BitMine may slow ETH buying pace as it nears 5% supply goal
BitMine Chairman Tom Lee said the company may slow the pace of its Ethereum purchases as it moves closer to its goal of holding 5% of the total ETH supply. Lee made the comments Thursday at Consensus 2026 in Miami,…