River integrates OKX DEX for one-tap swaps to satUSD
River, the protocol formerly known as Satoshi Protocol, just made converting assets into its native stablecoin satUSD considerably less painful. The platform has integrated OKX DEX’s X Routing algorithm directly into the River App, allowing users to swap virtually any…
Bitcoin ETF IBIT outpaces gold GLD by 33 points as $13B capital rotation accelerates
Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reported that the Bitcoin spot ETF iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has significantly outperformed the gold ETF SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) since March, outpacing it by roughly 33 percentage points in performance. Summary Bloomberg ETF…
Hot producer prices torch rate cut hopes and drag crypto lower
The Federal Reserve’s rate cut narrative just took a blowtorch to the face. April’s Producer Price Index surged 1.4% month-over-month, nearly triple what economists had penciled in, and the entire risk asset complex flinched. Bitcoin slipped below $80K on the…
CLARITY Act News: Fresh Draft Is Out – What Next for Crypto?
In CLARITY Act news today, the Senate Banking Committee released the final draft text of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on May 12, 2026, just two days before a scheduled May 14 committee markup, and for the first time,…
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…
Iran conflict drives oil to $115, central banks adopt hawkish stance
## Market Snapshot In the Bitcoin price targets market, the $80,000 level is currently priced at 0.1% YES, down from 3% 24 hours ago. The ECB interest rates market for an April 2026 meeting decrease is 0% YES, reflecting expectations…
CLARITY Act Petition Gains Momentum: What Does it Mean?
Stand With Crypto delivered a petition signed by over 28,000 Americans to the Senate Banking Committee on April 30, 2026, demanding lawmakers schedule a markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act. The petition surged…
Why Crypto Cards Are the ‘Next Evolution’ for Stablecoin Distribution
Key Takeaways: Justin Sun identifies crypto cards as the “next evolution,” capitalizing on a $310 billion stablecoin market that has moved from speculation to real-world utility. Tron hosts more USDT in circulation than any other chain, giving it a direct…
Pi Network (PI) Price Volatility, Ripple (XRP) Whales on the Move, and More: Bits Recap May 1
Here’s everything most interesting surrounding PI, XRP, and SHIB. Pi Network’s native token has been on a roller coaster lately, following the team’s updates and rumors of further advancements. Ripple’s XRP has slipped by 4% over the past week,…
Bitcoin’s 46-day funding drain set the stage for this week’s wipeout
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Bitcoin funding rates stayed negative for 46 days, the longest since 2023, forcing shorts to pay longs daily. Summary…
Kenyan Central Bank Moves to Vet VASP Applications With 4 Hires
Key Takeaways: CBK opened recruitment for 4 VASP oversight roles following the passage of the 2025 VASP Act. The recruitment signals that the CBK aims to professionalize and stabilize Kenya’s growing crypto market. A 13-member committee will manage the VASP…
OKX Launches Agent Payments Protocol to Power the Full Business Lifecycle of AI Agents
The cryptocurrency exchange’s new open standard moves AI commerce well beyond simple transfers — introducing negotiation, escrow, metering, and dispute resolution into a single unified framework. Crypto exchange OKX has unveiled the Agent Payments Protocol (APP), an open standard designed…
Israel strikes Hezbollah command HQ, military buildings in Lebanon
## Market Snapshot In the “Israel withdraws from Lebanon” markets, the current pricing is 0.1% YES for April 30, 2026, 2.8% YES for May 31, 2026, and 9.0% YES for June 30, 2026. These figures represent a decline in the…
Shiba Inu Whale Moves 800B SHIB, Sparks Market Focus Shift
In the past 24 hours, a whale holding approximately 16–17% of the Shiba Inu (SHIB) supply moved about 800 billion SHIB tokens (equivalent to nearly $4.9 million) to the CoinMENA exchange, according to EmberCN. The transaction was executed through multiple…
Bitcoin community launches Bitcoin Beyond 66 AI tool to counter energy concerns
A Nordic Bitcoin education group has released an open-source AI database designed to generate evidence-backed responses to common criticisms about Bitcoin’s environmental impact and energy use. Summary Bitcoin Beyond 66 has launched an AI database that generates evidence-based responses to…