Square reaches 1m Bitcoin-enabled merchants in U.S. rollout
Block’s Square has reportedly enabled roughly one million U.S. merchants to accept Bitcoin payments. Summary Square’s auto-enrollment push has now enabled roughly one million U.S. sellers to accept Bitcoin payments. Lightning Network support lets customers pay in BTC while merchants…
Trump criticizes Iran plan, hints at possible US military escalation
## Market Snapshot Israel-Iran Permanent Peace Deal: 16.5% YES for June 30, 2026, up from 16% 24 hours ago. WTI Crude Oil Prices in May 2026: 55.5% YES for hitting $110, up from 53% 24 hours ago. ## Key Takeaways…
BTC Recovers From CPI-Induced Dip, Viral Token Plunges by 17% Daily: Market Watch
TON, ONDO, and PENGU are also deep in the red, while some TRUMP-related tokens are up by 4-5% daily. The CPI announcement in the US yesterday showcased increasing inflation likely due to the war against Iran, and BTC dipped…
Ethereum wants to end blind signing with new security feature
The Ethereum community has launched Clear Signing, an open standard that aims to replace unreadable transaction prompts with human-readable details before users approve onchain actions. Summary Ethereum Clear Signing turns unreadable transaction data into plain summaries before users approve wallet…
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…
Worker Wins Landmark AI Substitution Case in China
Key Takeaways: The Hangzhou Court ruled that replacing Zhou with an AI model didn’t justify his forced termination. This decision sets a vital precedent in China, the 2nd top AI nation, in dealing with AI-driven layoffs. Xinhua’s Wang Tianyu noted…
Israel-Iran energy conflict escalates, potential Iran airspace closure looms
## Market Snapshot Iran Airspace Closure market shows a current price of 16.5% YES for May 8, down from 24% a day ago, and 39% YES for May 31, up from 38%. The WTI Crude Oil Prices in May 2026…
Bitcoin Swings After Iran’s Latest Proposal to the US
However, Trump said he couldn’t imagine it was a good proposal Bitcoin’s price sluggishness that began on Friday was interrupted by a quick but unsustainable surge to just over $79,000 on Sunday morning after the latest developments on the…
Stables CEO Says Migrant Flows Favor USDT, Driving 60% Cross-Border Dollar Demand
Key Takeaways: Bernardo Bilotta notes Asia handles 50% of global stablecoin flows, but banks fear regulatory risk. Tether and eStable now enable local coin issuing for Stables to bridge the 99% USD market dominance. By 2026, local stablecoins will likely…
Pi Network confirms Consensus 2026 sponsorship
Pi Network confirmed its sponsorship of Consensus 2026 in Miami on May 5 to 7, with co-founders Dr. Chengdiao Fan and Nicolas Kokkalis each scheduled to speak at the Convergence Stage, marking the project’s most prominent mainstream industry appearance as…
Iran rejects US proposal, reduces odds of near-term diplomatic meeting
## Market Snapshot Next US x Iran Diplomatic Meeting: The market is currently observing decreased odds for an imminent meeting, with recent developments suggesting a hardline stance from Iran. The YES pricing reflects a decline in the likelihood of a…
Starlink Usage Turns Fatal in Iran Internet Blackout
Key Takeaways: Iran’s 64-day digital blockade led to the death of Hesam Alaeddin for allegedly using Starlink. Netblocks reports 1% connectivity, costing Iran over $2.5B according to the Chamber of Commerce. Despite 4 April arrests, Iranians keep risking thousands to…
Tokenized RWAs See Strong Growth in 2025, Outpacing Stablecoins: Report
Within the last 15 months ending March 2026, the market cap of tokenized RWAs more than tripled from $5.42 billion to $19.32 billion. Last year was a significant one for real-world assets (RWAs), as the sector saw intensified competition,…
Pete Hegseth says Bitcoin battles China in secret
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the House Armed Services Committee on April 30 that the Pentagon is running classified Bitcoin programs on two operational tracks — enabling the technology and countering it — and that those efforts provide the United…
90% of US Crypto Traders Surveyed Fear Dollar Purchasing Power Drop – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: 90% of surveyed traders fear the dollar will lose purchasing power. 49% increased crypto holdings since January amid rising inflation concerns. 73% expect crypto to play a larger global financial role. Inflation Concerns Drive Crypto Allocation Changes Rising…