Ethereum News: Vitalik Buterin ‘Puts Skin in the Game’ with $113K Privacy Pools Transfer
In the latest news, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred 50.25 ETH, approximately $113,000 at current prices, through Privacy Pools, the compliance-aware privacy protocol he co-authored in a 2023 research paper, publicly validating the tool with real capital rather than white-paper advocacy. The move comes weeks after 0xbow.io launched the protocol on Ethereum mainnet on March […]
Jane Street Slashes Bitcoin ETF Holdings by 71%: Is TradFi Rally Cooling?
In the latest Bitcoin ETF news, Jane Street cut its position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust by 71% in Q1 2026, dropping from 20.3 million shares worth over $1 billion to 5.9 million shares worth $225 million, a reduction that landed in a quarterly 13F filing published Tuesday and immediately set crypto Twitter on edge. […]
Clarity Act Just Got Biggest Win Yet: Bitcoin Price Prediction Gave Back Half the Rally Day End
Bitcoin surged to $82,000 Thursday before pulling back to consolidate near $80,500, as a Senate committee vote on the long-awaited Clarity Act injected fresh regulatory optimism into crypto markets and fueled bullish price predictions. The rally touched an intraday high of $82,000 before cooling, and the question now is whether BTC can hold its footing […]
Starknet Rocks Bitcoin News With Private Wrapped BTC Launch
In Bitcoin news today, Starknet launched strkBTC on May 12, 2026, a wrapped, BTC-backed asset that runs on Starknet’s Bitcoin Layer 2 network and uses zero-knowledge cryptography to shield your balances and transaction history from public view. The real question isn’t whether Bitcoin privacy is a good idea. The question is whether this approach actually […]
Strategy’s Main Bitcoin Acquisition Vehicle Sees Massive $1.5B Trading Explosion
Strategy now holds 818,869 Bitcoin, worth roughly $66 billion at current prices — a position that has become the largest corporate Bitcoin reserve anywhere in the world. That stockpile keeps growing, and the instrument fueling much of the buying just broke a record. A New Kind Of Funding Tool STRC, the company’s Variable Rate Series […]
Big Binance Updates, Ripple (XRP) Price Predictions, and More: Bits Recap May 15
The world’s leading crypto exchange has made several platform amendments recently, triggering major volatility in the involved digital assets. Ripple’s XRP is up 6% on a weekly scale, but its price performance now depends even more on the actions of the large investors. Meanwhile, Cardano’s ADA has posted a minor 2% increase for the past […]
Crypto’s regulatory tailwind runs into a potential rates reset
Your day-ahead look for May 15, 2026
Wall Street is starting to notice one of crypto’s smartest AI bets
A growing spotlight on Nof1’s Alpha Arena suggests SUI Group and Karatage may have gotten early to one of the most important experiments in finance: teaching AI how to trade in real markets.
Hyperliquid leads 24-hour gains as altcoins pace bitcoin
HYPE’s surge is being fueled by Bitwise’s new spot Hyperliquid ETF and Coinbase’s expanded role as Hyperliquid’s official USDC treasury deployer.
XRP Wave Count Remains Valid: Here Are The Levels To Watch Out For
XRP has been trading above $1.40 in recent days, with buyers still trying to push on momentum after the pullback from the May 10 high. The cryptocurrency’s price has not broken down, but it has also failed to confirm a stronger upside continuation. This leaves the 1-hour chart in an important position. However, the XRP […]
HYPE jumps as Coinbase and Circle back Hyperliquid’s stablecoin model
Coinbase and Circle’s commitment to Hyperliquid’s AQAv2 upgrade sent HYPE up to roughly $45 on May 14, a deal that makes USDC the platform’s aligned quote asset and directs the vast majority of reserve-yield revenue back to the protocol. The rally reflected traders reading the announcement as institutional validation of the protocol-aligned stablecoin model pioneered […]
Hana Bank to acquire $670 million stake in Upbit operator Dunamu
The South Korean bank announced plans for a won-pegged stablecoin, blockchain remittances and tokenized securities.