Crypto’s value is from being outside regulatory apparatus, says Arthur Hayes
All that matters for bitcoin’s value proposition is fiat liquidity, said Arthur Hayes, CIO of Maelstrom, at Consensus Miami 2026.
Sequans Sells Half Its Bitcoin Holdings as Revenue Falls and Losses Mount
Bitcoin Magazine Sequans Sells Half Its Bitcoin Holdings as Revenue Falls and Losses Mount Paris-based Sequans Communications sold 1,025 bitcoin during the first quarter of 2026, cutting its digital asset reserves nearly in half as the IoT semiconductor maker grappled with declining revenue and mounting losses tied to a treasury strategy that has turned from […]
From bitcoin mining to the Hill: AIP’s new fellow brings hands-on crypto experience to D.C.
Jacob Smagula previously worked on the government affairs team at bitcoin mining company MARA and is currently on the policy team at the DeFi Education Fund.
Jito Labs launches self-custody trading tool as activity heats up on Solana
JTX is the company’s first product built specifically for traders. It allows users to trade tokens on Solana while maintaining self-custody.
Russia Crypto Market Expands as MOEX Lists XRP, Solana, TRON, and BNB Indexes
Russia crypto activity is advancing through structured financial systems as the Moscow Exchange expands its cryptocurrency index offerings. The move reflects a controlled approach focused on regulated products, with new indices, faster updates, and broader asset coverage set to begin from May 13. Moscow Exchange, the country’s largest securities platform, will introduce new indices for
Cardano Just Added Institutional-Grade Compliance Tools: Is This News the Missing Piece for ADA Adoption?
Cardano completed an integration with Scorechain’s blockchain analytics platform, deploying institutional-grade compliance tools, risk scoring, and transaction monitoring built specifically around Cardano’s UTXO model. This is bullish news for cardano. For regulated entities that have been hesitant to touch ADA, this removes a genuine friction point. The move is bullish by most reads, addressing compliance […]
GameStop GME Eyes $55.5B eBay Takeover: $368M Bitcoin Treasury in Danger?
GameStop submitted a non-binding $55.5 billion offer to acquire eBay at $125 per share on Sunday, proposing to fund the deal with $9.4 billion in cash and liquid investments plus up to $20 billion in financing backed by TD Securities. The bid represents a 46% premium to eBay’s share price from early February, when GameStop […]
Solana Trades Flat: Is This the ‘Boring’ Entry Point Beginners Have Been Waiting For?
Solana is doing almost nothing right now, and that might actually matter. SOL price is sitting at $84.94, up just 1.00% on the day, drifting inside a tight intraday band of $84.05 to $85.07. That is not a typo, the entire day’s range is about one dollar. For crypto for beginners, that kind of stillness […]
Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Just Broke $81,000 and Triggered a Short Squeeze — Is $83,400 the Next Target?
Bitcoin price pushed above $81,000 on May 5, a 1.47% gain in 24 hours that has traders watching the next key resistance level very closely. The move triggered a wave of short liquidations, adding rocket fuel to an already accelerating rally. Whether this breakout has real staying power, or simply front-runs the next pullback, is […]
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF IBIT Is the Markets Safety Net as Institutions Demand ‘Permission’
The BlackRock Bitcoin IBIT ETF captured $136.6M in net inflows during a week when the broader Bitcoin ETF market lost capital for three consecutive sessions. The week ended with $162.8M in total net inflows for spot Bitcoin ETFs, a recovery that was almost entirely driven by a single Friday surge of roughly $630M that erased […]
Is the XRP Ripple Multi-Year Slump Finally Over? Assessing the Post-SEC Rally
XRP Ripple is trading near $1.41, down -0.5% on the day, having recently broken above the $1.40 level that served as resistance through much of 2026’s early digestion phase. That’s a meaningful technical event, but it is also happening roughly -57% below the $3.30 peak XRP briefly touched when the Ripple SEC lawsuit appeals were […]
Coinbase taps Centrifuge as preferred tokenization backbone, takes equity stake
The partnership includes a strategic investment by Coinbase and is focused on expanding tokenized ETFs, credit, and structured products.