Leading cryptos to buy and hold for short-term gains before the next breakout
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Ship seized off UAE coast, heading toward Iran amid regional tensions
## Market Snapshot The “Strait of Hormuz Ship Transit” market currently shows 45.5% YES for 20 ships transiting by May 31, down from 76% a week ago. The “Strait of Hormuz Traffic by May” market reflects 0.2% YES for normal…
Ripple CTO Emeritus Issues Urgent Warning About XRP Scams
This is far from the first instance in which bad actors have targeted the XRP Army. The undeniable growth of the overall cryptocurrency industry over the past decade has, unfortunately and expectedly, led to an increasing number of scammers…
Nakamoto revenue jumps, but Q1 loss hits $238.8M
Nakamoto reported $2.7 million in first-quarter operating revenue after completing its acquisitions of BTC Inc. and UTXO Management on Feb. 20. Summary Nakamoto reported $2.7 million in Q1 revenue after closing BTC Inc. and UTXO deals. The company’s $238.8 million…
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…
Polymarket Targets Full US Return as CFTC Talks Advance – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Polymarket held discussions with the CFTC in recent weeks to lift its 2022 ban and bring its main exchange to U.S. users. A full U.S. return could pit Polymarket directly against Kalshi, deepening competition in a sector processing…
US blockade traps 20+ vessels at Chah Bahar, Iran maritime action likely
Over 20 vessels are now stuck at Chah Bahar due to the U.S. blockade, and the market for Iran successfully targeting ships by April 30 has jumped to 85.7% YES, up from 70% yesterday. The Iran targeting ships by April…
Chainalysis Traces Iran Stablecoin Network After $344M USDT Freeze
Tether froze $344M in USDT across two blockchain addresses on April 23, 2026, acting on information from the Office of Foreign Assets Control and U.S. law enforcement in a coordinated action that simultaneously added two Central Bank of Iran-linked crypto…
Fidelity Pulls $150M From FBTC as Bitcoin ETF Flows Reverse After 9-Day Run
Key Takeaways: U.S. bitcoin ETFs saw $263.18M outflows after 9 days, led by Fidelity FBTC’s $150.40M drop. Blackrock IBIT held steady as $1.93B traded, signaling active but cautious ETF markets. Ether ETFs lost $50.48M; Blackrock ETHB added $11.76M as investors…
Ripple Travelex Bank Partnership Expands
Travelex Bank, the first foreign exchange bank approved by Brazil’s Central Bank, is expanding its use of Ripple Payments for instant cross-border settlement, as the US Faster Payments Council separately names Ripple among the key innovators driving G20 domestic payments…
US confirms partial reopening of Strait of Hormuz, easing oil supply fears
Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirmed a quick reopening of the Strait of Hormuz via a safe shipping corridor. The market for 80 ships transiting by April 30 sits at 1% YES. Market reaction The market moved modestly on the limited…
UAE Quits OPEC After 59 Years, BTC Slides Below $76K Amid Hormuz Supply Shock
Key Takeaways: The UAE exits OPEC on May 1, 2026, ending 59 years of membership and removing OPEC’s third-largest producer. Bitcoin fell from a weekly high of $79,490 to below $76,000 on April 28, as traders responded to geopolitical uncertainty…
Colombia Bitcoin: Largest Pension Fund Adds BTC Exposure
AFP Protección, Colombia’s second-largest pension fund administrator, managing approximately $55Bn across more than 8.5 million clients, has launched a new portfolio product that includes Colombia Bitcoin exposure, marking the second major Colombian pension institution to make this move in under…
How to Use AI for Crypto Trading
In 2026, beginners are not looking for crypto trading bots only because they want “automation.” They want a simpler way to enter a market that moves all day, reacts quickly to news, and often feels too fast for manual trading….
Trump Claims Iran Is Collapsing and Wants to Reopen the Strait: Bitcoin on Edge
Is this another psychological game or is Iran indeed admitting its dire situation? US President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform, Truth Social, that Iran had “just informed us” that it has entered a “State of Collapse.”…