Matchain MAT surges 349% in altcoin rotation
AI Layer-2 token Matchain MAT surged 349% in a single session as speculative capital rotated into small-cap altcoins. Summary Matchain is a BNB Chain zk-rollup focused on decentralised identity and AI-driven advertising infrastructure, with a market cap under $3 million….
Trump says US-Iran ceasefire is on life support after rejecting peace proposal
President Donald Trump declared Monday that the US-Iran ceasefire is on “massive life support” after rejecting Tehran’s latest peace proposal, calling the offer “unacceptable” and signaling that the diplomatic window between the two nations is closing fast. What Iran wanted,…
Dogecoin (DOGE) Soars 25% in a Month, But Key Indicator Flashes a Sell Signal
Is DOGE’s rally running out of steam? The biggest meme coin by market capitalization has jumped by double digits over the past 30 days, increasing its dominance in its niche. However, certain technical indicators suggest the bears may soon…
Farage faces probe over crypto billionaire gift
Parliamentary standards watchdog formally launched a probe into Nigel Farage over an undeclared £5M gift tied to crypto donations. Summary Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Daniel Greenberg has opened a formal inquiry into whether Farage breached the Commons Code of Conduct. The…
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…
Visa Scales Stablecoin Rails to Nine Networks as Partners Cite Real-World Demand
Key Takeaways: Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot reached a $7 billion annualized run rate in April 2026, up 50% from the prior quarter. Visa now supports nine blockchains, including Polygon, Base, and Arc, covering 130-plus card programs in over 50 countries….
Act Now or Wait for 2030
Senator Cynthia Lummis told the Bitcoin 2026 conference that the Lummis CLARITY Act warning centers not just on the 2030 timeline but on a structural argument: the current simultaneous alignment between the House, Senate, and White House on crypto legislation…
Blockworks secures $192M valuation as it pushes beyond media into market infrastructure
Blockworks closed a Series A extension at a $192 million valuation, marking a new step in the company’s push to build market infrastructure for crypto data, investor relations, and token disclosures. The round was co led by ParaFi and Reciprocal…
Brent Crude Climbs Above $115 as Trump Signals Longer Iran Naval Blockade – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Brent crude climbed above $115 per barrel on April 29 as Trump ordered preparations for an extended Iranian naval blockade. The IEA called the Strait of Hormuz shutdown the largest supply shock on record, with 20% of global…
Ethereum News: Consensys and Joseph Lubin Add 30,000 ETH to DeFi United
In Ethereum news today, ConsenSys and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin has committed 30,000 ETH to DeFi United, the industry-wide recovery coalition that has now crossed $300M in total contributions. The pledge is not a routine donation; it comes from one…
MoonPay buys Sodot to power new institutional crypto services unit
Crypto payments firm MoonPay is stepping further into institutional services after acquiring Sodot, a startup focused on digital asset security. Summary MoonPay acquires Sodot in a deal reportedly worth around $100 million, using its key management tech to launch an…
Blackrock Pulls $112M From IBIT as Bitcoin ETF Outflows Extend Cooling Phase
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs saw $89.68M outflows on Apr 28, led by Blackrock IBIT’s $112.25M exit. Ether ETFs lost $21.80M as Blackrock ETHA fell, signaling cooling institutional demand. XRP ETFs gained $2.20M via Canary XRPC, hinting at selective inflows as…
Iran, Hezbollah regroup during Israel ceasefire, warns Israeli spokesperson
Israeli spokesperson Conricus warns that Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas are using the current ceasefire to regroup and prepare for further conflict. The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by June 30 market sits at ? YES. Conricus’s warning frames the ceasefire as a strategic…
XRP News: Slips Below $1.40 as Selling Pressure Builds Ahead of FOMC
In XRP news, Ripple’s native token is trading at $1.38, down roughly 1.4% after breaking below a support level that had held for weeks. The question isn’t whether selling pressure is real. It clearly is. The question is whether $1.40…
Pump.fun Burns $370 Million in PUMP Tokens and Locks 50% of Revenue Into Buybacks
Key Takeaways: Pump.fun burned roughly $370 million in PUMP tokens on Wednesday, cutting circulating supply by 36%. The platform locked 50% of net fees from Bonding Curve, Pumpswap, and Terminal into buybacks. PUMP’s 24-hour trading volume surged 137.87% to $161…