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Today — 9 May 2026crypto.news

Why JPMorgan AI is no longer an experiment

9 May 2026 at 13:55
JPMorgan AI spending has been reclassified from discretionary innovation to core infrastructure, placing it alongside data centers and cybersecurity in the bank’s budget. JPMorgan has reclassified JPMorgan AI investment as core infrastructure, treating its $2bn annual budget as non-negotiable as…

Kraken’s Etana fraud suit targets CEO Russell

9 May 2026 at 03:30
Kraken’s Etana fraud case alleges a Ponzi-like scheme diverted more than $25m in client funds. Kraken’s Etana fraud case alleges a Ponzi-like scheme diverted more than $25m in client funds. Kraken’s parent company Payward filed a second amended complaint on…

Tennessee Republicans erase last Black majority district

9 May 2026 at 02:55
Tennessee Republicans have erased the state’s last Black majority congressional district, splitting Memphis into three GOP-leaning seats. Tennessee Republicans have erased the state’s last Black majority congressional district, splitting Memphis into three GOP-leaning seats. The Republican-controlled legislature passed the new…

Oxford finds warmer AI chatbots make more mistakes

9 May 2026 at 02:00
Oxford researchers found AI chatbots trained for warmth make significantly more factual errors and validate false beliefs more often Oxford researchers found AI chatbots trained for warmth make significantly more factual errors and validate false beliefs more often, according to…

S&P 500 at record 7,400 underlines a full‑risk‑on backdrop for crypto

9 May 2026 at 01:30
The S&P 500’s push to a record near 7,400 confirms a late‑cycle, full‑risk‑on regime where Bitcoin and major crypto assets are again trading as high‑beta extensions of U.S. equities rather than as independent hedges. Gate’s futures data and European tape…

US Senate Banking Committee Expected to Hold a Formal Vote on CLARITY Act as Early as Next Week

9 May 2026 at 01:15
The Senate Banking Committee is expected to hold a formal CLARITY Act vote as early as next week, Coinbase said at Consensus 2026. Coinbase says the CLARITY Act is heading for a Senate Banking Committee vote as early as next…

Why NATO allies are reconsidering US leadership

9 May 2026 at 00:40
NATO allies are openly questioning whether the US should still lead the alliance following Trump’s decision to launch strikes on Iran without consulting them. NATO allies are questioning US leadership after Trump launched strikes on Iran without consulting the alliance,…

Meta’s USDC pilot draws fire as Senator Warren demands stablecoin transparency

9 May 2026 at 00:30
Warren’s letter asks Mark Zuckerberg to explain by May 20 which stablecoins and wallets Meta is using, how it selects issuers like Circle, what data it collects from linked wallets and how it will separate social and financial businesses. Senator…

Why the White House rejects strict AI regulation

8 May 2026 at 23:45
The White House says voluntary partnerships, not strict mandates, are the right approach to AI regulation. The Trump administration released its National Policy Framework for AI regulation in March 2026, built around voluntary industry agreements rather than top-down mandates. The…

Shapiro sues Character.AI over fake psychiatrist

8 May 2026 at 22:55
Josh Shapiro has sued Character.AI after a chatbot falsely posed as a licensed Pennsylvania psychiatrist and offered medical advice to a state investigator. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sued Character.AI on May 6, targeting the company’s chatbots for allegedly practicing medicine…

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber arms cyber defenders

8 May 2026 at 22:37
OpenAI has released GPT-5.5-Cyber to vetted cyber defenders, giving them reduced guardrails for specialized security workflows. OpenAI released GPT-5.5-Cyber on May 7 in limited preview, targeting security professionals defending critical infrastructure. The company describes it as the most permissive model…

TeraWulf’s HPC revenue tops Bitcoin mining for first time as AI pivot accelerates

8 May 2026 at 22:30
TeraWulf’s Q1 2026 results show $21 million in AI/HPC hosting revenue versus under $13 million from Bitcoin mining, marking the first quarter where high‑performance compute has overtaken BTC as the company’s primary revenue driver. TeraWulf’s latest earnings show its business…

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Crypto conference season looked loud in 2025 but it barely made a dent in crypto media traffic

8 May 2026 at 22:10
Crypto conferences filled venues and dominated social feeds in 2025, but fresh traffic data suggests the hype barely translated into meaningful audience growth for crypto media outlets. Crypto conference season was noisy last year. The booths were full, the panels…

Revolut turns Bitcoin into a UX horror show with a two‑cent “flash crash” that never happened

8 May 2026 at 22:03
Revolut briefly showed Bitcoin trading near zero for some users while every major exchange and index still had BTC around $79,000. For a short window on Friday, some Revolut users opened the app and saw Bitcoin (BTC) trading for cents.…

Nagel warns Iran war is fueling inflation risks as ECB stays on alert

8 May 2026 at 21:57
Acting Labor Secretary Sandlin’s push for earlier Fed cuts clashes with a cautious central bank, leaving crypto trading a “higher for longer” regime even as the political drumbeat for easing grows louder. Nagel, who heads Germany’s Bundesbank and sits on…

Coinbase push Senate to loosen “manipulation” test for small-cap token listings

8 May 2026 at 21:31
Coinbase, Kraken and Gemini are lobbying Senate Agriculture leaders to strip a “not readily susceptible to manipulation” standard from a flagship digital asset bill, warning it would effectively bar small, low‑liquidity tokens from regulated U.S. exchanges and hand the CFTC…

Strategic crypto positioning after the latest Fed policy: How investors can earn passive income with SHR Miner online AI mining

8 May 2026 at 21:13
SHR Miner gains attention as investors seek stable crypto income amid Fed-driven market volatility. Amid heightened macroeconomic volatility following the recent U.S. Federal Reserve policy update, the cryptocurrency market continues to draw investor attention. Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin…

SoftBank cuts OpenAI-backed loan target to $6B as lenders balk at valuation

8 May 2026 at 19:34
SoftBank has cut a planned OpenAI‑backed margin loan from around $10 billion to roughly $6 billion after banks and private credit funds pushed back on the deal’s structure and the difficulty of valuing OpenAI, an unlisted AI unicorn. SoftBank Group…

Tether froze over $500M USDT in 30 days as blacklist total hit $1.26B in 2025

8 May 2026 at 19:24
Tether froze over $514 million USDT across 370 addresses in the past 30 days as its 2025 blacklist swelled to $1.26 billion, underscoring how centralized stablecoins now function as embedded enforcement rails for global regulators and law enforcement. Tether has…

Bitcoin options volatility snaps back as hedging flows cluster around $82k

8 May 2026 at 19:13
After Bitcoin pushed into the $82,000–$83,000 band, short‑dated implied volatility has bounced from late‑2025 lows, with a roughly $2 billion short‑gamma pocket around $82,000 turning dealer hedging into a potential amplifier of every move. On-chain analytics firm Glassnode notes that…

Pi Network price prediction: PI hovers near $0.19 as unlocks and weak demand cap upside

8 May 2026 at 19:01
Pi Network (PI) trades around $0.19 with most quant models pinning it in a cramped $0.12–$0.20 band through 2026 as token unlocks, patchy listings and soft demand keep any meaningful upside firmly capped. Where PI trades today Pi Network (PI)…

MegaETH launches MEGA buyback funded by USDm stablecoin revenue

8 May 2026 at 18:54
MegaETH has activated a MEGA token buyback program funded entirely by net revenue from its USDm stablecoin, turning Treasury‑backed yield into a standing bid for its “real‑time Ethereum” L2 token after a sharp post‑launch selloff. The MegaETH Foundation says its…

HabitTrade denies doing regulated business in Hong Kong after SFC warning

8 May 2026 at 18:47
Hong Kong’s SFC flags HabitTrade in a warning on unlicensed virtual asset platforms, but the broker insists it hasn’t done regulated business or marketed services to Hong Kong investors and blames unauthorized third‑party promoters. HabitTrade has pushed back against an…

Sanders calls for Fed rate cuts as crypto watches policy rift widen

8 May 2026 at 18:41
Acting Labor Secretary Sandlin’s push for earlier Fed cuts clashes with a cautious central bank, leaving crypto trading a “higher for longer” regime even as the political drumbeat for easing grows louder. Political pressure builds for easier Fed policy Acting…

Ondo price breaks $0.30 resistance amid RWA growth, can it revisit January highs?

8 May 2026 at 18:40
Ondo price surged above $0.30 after a JPMorgan-Mastercard tokenized Treasury pilot and strong Q1 growth pushed TVL to $3.53 billion. According to data from crypto.news, Ondo (ONDO) climbed to an intraday high near $0.40 on May 8 before slightly easing…

2026 AI crypto trading bots guide for beginners: Leading automated strategies for passive income

8 May 2026 at 18:00
AI crypto trading bots gain popularity in 2026 as beginners seek automated passive income strategies. The cryptocurrency market in 2026 is evolving faster than ever. With Bitcoin regaining upward momentum and institutional capital continuing to enter the space, trading environments…

Mobile wallet zero‑days put SDKs under fire – and highlight the case for isolation

8 May 2026 at 18:00
Mobile zero‑days and SDK flaws are shredding wallet trust, pushing serious users toward isolated, multi‑device signing to shrink the blast radius. The latest wave of mobile vulnerabilities is again exposing how much trust retail users unknowingly place in third‑party software…

Australian police seize $4.1 million in Bitcoin in major dark web crackdown

8 May 2026 at 17:10
Crypto‑forensics-led NSW raid seizes 52.3 BTC as AUSTRAC’s 2026 rules tighten the noose on darknet‑linked exchanges and weakly regulated VASPs. New South Wales Police say they have seized 52.3 bitcoin linked to alleged darknet marketplace activity, describing the haul as…

Cardano price rebounds after trendline breakout, can bulls push ADA past $0.30?

8 May 2026 at 16:30
Cardano price has started recovering after breaking above a key descending resistance trendline, raising hopes that bulls may attempt a larger move toward the important $0.30 psychological level. According to data from crypto.news, Cardano (ADA) was trading around $0.264 at…

Leading trends in the UK currency and cryptocurrency markets in 2026

8 May 2026 at 15:36
UK FX and crypto markets grow more connected as regulation and macro pressures intensify in 2026. The UK currency and cryptocurrency markets in 2026 are increasingly shaped by the same macro forces, including interest rates, inflation, and regulatory change. Rather…

ECB chief Christine Lagarde raises fresh concerns over euro stablecoins

8 May 2026 at 14:37
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has intensified her opposition to euro-denominated stablecoins, warning that the risks to financial stability and monetary control outweigh any benefit to the euro’s international role. Speaking Friday at the Banco de Espana LatAm Economic…

BNB price invalidates bearish pattern, can bulls push toward new highs?

8 May 2026 at 14:14
BNB price has broken above a multi-month descending triangle pattern, signaling that bearish momentum may be fading as buyers attempt to regain control of the trend. According to data from crypto.news, BNB (BNB) price was trading around $638 at press…

Taiwan indicts TV anchor over alleged USDT-funded Chinese influence scheme

8 May 2026 at 14:06
Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted a television news anchor on allegations of receiving cryptocurrency payments from a Chinese operative to produce politically influenced content and obtain classified military information from serving and former officers. According to the Taiwan Ciaotou District Prosecutors’…

HarrisX poll finds CLARITY Act could influence voter decisions

8 May 2026 at 13:46
U.S. voters have increasingly tied support for crypto regulation to electoral choices as a new HarrisX survey showed bipartisan backing for the CLARITY Act ahead of a possible Senate Banking Committee markup next week. According to HarrisX, 52% of 2,008…

XRP POWER launches new AI-powered cloud mining contract that guarantees stable daily earnings of up to $5,000

8 May 2026 at 13:34
XRP POWER launches AI-driven cloud mining model to enhance transparency and digital earnings access. In the new era of rapid development of AI technology, digital finance and intelligent computing power are accelerating their integration, propelling the global cloud mining industry…

Payward buys Reap for $600M to expand stablecoin payment services in Homg Kong

8 May 2026 at 12:03
Kraken parent Payward has agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies for up to $600 million, adding card issuance and cross-border stablecoin payment infrastructure to its expanding business services platform. Payward announced Thursday that the transaction will be paid through…

Germany weighs ending Bitcoin’s tax-free holding rule by 2027

8 May 2026 at 11:01
Germany has prepared plans to tighten cryptocurrency taxation from 2027, putting the country’s long-standing tax-free holding benefit for Bitcoin and other digital assets under renewed scrutiny. Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said during an April 29 presentation of Germany’s 2027 federal…

Crypto firms pursue bank licenses at Consensus

8 May 2026 at 01:10
Executives at federally regulated banks told a Consensus Miami 2026 panel that crypto companies are increasingly seeking bank licenses as the industry moves toward regulated financial infrastructure. Executives at federally regulated banks told the Consensus Miami 2026 Policy Summit on…

Delmore maps crypto PAC spending at Consensus

8 May 2026 at 00:40
Breadcrumbs analyst James Delmore presented a live breakdown of crypto PAC spending at the Consensus Miami 2026 Policy Summit on Thursday. James Delmore, a research analyst at Breadcrumbs who has tracked crypto industry political spending since the 2024 cycle, took…

Clarity Act edges toward Senate markup as stablecoin fight narrows options for crypto yield

8 May 2026 at 00:30
Stablecoin yield compromise puts CLARITY back in motion. The CLARITY Act, a sweeping U.S. digital asset market structure bill, is inching closer to its next procedural test in the Senate after negotiators released compromise language on stablecoin rewards that had…

Ashley Moody defends Washington’s approach to crypto

7 May 2026 at 23:30
Senator Ashley Moody took the Consensus Miami 2026 stage on Thursday to tell the crypto industry how she sees the relationship between Washington and digital assets. Senator Ashley Moody took the Consensus Miami 2026 stage on Thursday alongside Digital Chamber…

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Michael Saylor says Strategy is turning Bitcoin into “digital credit” and “digital equity”

7 May 2026 at 22:30
Michael Saylor says Strategy is “converting digital capital Bitcoin into digital credit (STRC) and digital equity (MSTR),” pitching a three‑layer capital stack with BTC as reserve asset, STRC as yield‑focused credit, and MSTR as the levered equity layer. Michael Saylor,…

SoFi’s crypto relaunch earns $121m, keeps $852k

7 May 2026 at 22:20
SoFi generated $121.6 million in crypto transaction revenue in Q1 2026, its first detailed public disclosure since the bank relaunched crypto trading, but $120.7 million of that went to costs. SoFi’s relaunched crypto unit generated $121.6 million in transaction revenue…

Kraken buys Hong Kong stablecoin firm Reap for $600 million in Asia push

7 May 2026 at 21:00
Kraken’s $600 million acquisition of Reap folds a Hong Kong stablecoin business‑payments specialist into its stack, with Payward issuing stock at a $20 billion valuation to anchor its IPO‑era M&A currency. Kraken’s parent company Payward Inc. has agreed to acquire…

Anthropic’s on-chain pre-IPO market value jumps to $1.2 trillion, overtakes OpenAI for the first time

7 May 2026 at 20:30
Anthropic’s tokenized pre‑IPO shares now imply a $1.2T valuation—above OpenAI—showing how on‑chain markets are front‑running late‑stage AI pricing before any IPO. In February 2026, Anthropic closed a Series G round at a $380 billion post-money valuation, led by GIC and Coatue, already…

Pi Network consolidates around $0.18 as market weighs long-term narrative against near-term drift

7 May 2026 at 20:00
Across major aggregators, Pi Network (PI) is quoted today at roughly $0.179 per PI, with 24‑hour trading volume near $28–35 million. One representative feed has PI at $0.1782 and down about 2–3% on the day, placing it in the mid‑cap range with…

Gate rolls out localized fiat on-ramps in CIS, chasing ~$650M in daily volume

7 May 2026 at 19:30
Gate has rolled out localized fiat on‑ramps for selected CIS countries, letting users fund Gate accounts in domestic currencies and move into mainstream crypto without cross‑border friction. Gate’s CIS-focused fiat channel allows users to fund their accounts in local currency…

BNY Mellon lifts Strategy stake to 1 million shares worth $187.2 million

7 May 2026 at 19:00
BNY Mellon has increased its holdings in Strategy (MSTR) to 1 million shares worth about $187.2 million, deepening its use of the Bitcoin treasury company as a proxy for BTC exposure without holding coins directly. The Bank of New York…

TrustedVolumes confirms $6.7 million exploit, seeks “constructive” talks with hacker

7 May 2026 at 18:30
TrustedVolumes has confirmed it was hacked for roughly $6.7 million and says it is willing to negotiate a bounty and “mutually acceptable solution” with the attacker. In a post on X, the 1inch‑linked liquidity provider said the stolen funds are…

Bitcoin stalls at 200-day average, rekindling fears of a “false breakout”

7 May 2026 at 18:00
Bitcoin failed to clear its 200‑day simple moving average near $83,300 and slipped back under $81,000, reviving comparisons with the March 2022 breakout that quickly reversed into a deep selloff. Bitcoin’s latest rally hit a wall just below its 200‑day…

Microsoft faces clean energy challenge as AI infrastructure spending climbs

7 May 2026 at 17:50
Microsoft is reconsidering one of its biggest climate commitments as spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure continues to surge. According to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter, the company is debating whether to delay or drop its “100/100/0”…

ZachXBT accuses LAB founder of CEX manipulation that “harms retail investors”

7 May 2026 at 17:30
On-chain sleuth ZachXBT has accused the founder of LAB of running centralized exchange manipulation schemes that he says “harm retail investors,” after a private warning DM was read and ignored ZachXBT alleged in a new post on X that the…

Fed’s Collins pushes back on cut talk, wants “either way” guidance

7 May 2026 at 17:00
Boston Fed President Susan Collins backed holding rates steady and urged the Fed to strip out language that implicitly points to cuts as the next move, reinforcing a higher‑for‑longer stance that has repeatedly whipsawed crypto when markets price in dovish…

US jobless claims come in at 200,000; strong labor data keeps pressure on crypto

7 May 2026 at 16:43
Initial US jobless claims came in at 200,000 for the week ending May 2, beating the 205,000 consensus and reinforcing a picture of a still‑resilient labor market that keeps pressure on the Federal Reserve to delay or dilute rate cuts…

Ethereum price prediction: ETH holds near $2,350 as markets eye grind higher into 2026

7 May 2026 at 16:36
Ethereum is trading around $2,350 today with a live market cap near $281 billion and more than $20 billion in 24‑hour volume, sitting far below its $4,955 all‑time high but well above the sub‑$1,000 lows of the last bear market.…

Dogecoin price prediction: can DOGE break out of its $0.10 range?

7 May 2026 at 16:22
Dogecoin is trading around $0.11 with a market cap near $18.9 billion and more than $2.6 billion in 24‑hour volume, still sitting over 80% below its 2021 peak but firmly inside the top‑10 coins by size. Dogecoin (DOGE) is currently…

Reform UK faces scrutiny over Farage’s £5M gift from crypto billionaire 

7 May 2026 at 15:15
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has rejected demands to disclose a £5 million personal gift from crypto investor Christopher Harborne, arguing that the payment fell outside parliamentary reporting requirements. According to comments Farage gave to broadcasters on Tuesday, legal advice…

Ethereum price confirms bullish setup as institutional demand holds firm, breakout ahead?

7 May 2026 at 14:18
Ethereum price has pared off some gains after facing resistance at $2,400 this week. A confirmed bullish pattern on the chart, however, positions it for strong upside in the coming sessions. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price rose…

Leading crypto presales today: BlockchainFX leads as ETF inflows revive market confidence

7 May 2026 at 14:01
BlockchainFX gains momentum as investors seek utility-focused crypto presales in the 2026 market. The digital asset sector is undergoing a significant structural shift as institutional capital establishes a new floor for the broader market. While Bitcoin captures headlines with its…

New wealth trends in 2026: XRP, SHRMiner cloud mining are changing investment logic

7 May 2026 at 13:43
Investors turn to XRP and SHRMiner as shifting markets reshape global asset allocation strategies. The global financial market in 2026 is undergoing a new round of structural changes. A high-interest-rate environment, shifts in capital flows, and the accelerated development of…

Bitcoin ETFs pull in $1.7B in five-day inflow streak

7 May 2026 at 13:35
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds have extended their inflow streak to five straight sessions, drawing nearly $1.7 billion as institutional demand has continued alongside Bitcoin’s recovery above $80,000. According to SoSoValue data, the group of spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $46.3…

Bittrex asks court to void $24M SEC settlement over crypto stance

7 May 2026 at 12:31
Bittrex has asked a U.S. federal court to overturn its $24 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission after the regulator abandoned the crypto enforcement approach used against the exchange under the Biden administration. According to a motion filed…

AE Coin and USDU launch regulated UAE stablecoin conversion rail

7 May 2026 at 11:34
AE Coin and USD Universal have introduced a regulated stablecoin conversion framework in the UAE that enables near-instant exchange between UAE dirham and U.S. dollar-backed payment tokens for institutional use. According to a March 7 announcement the system has been…

Samourai Wallet co-founder seeks donations after $2M legal debt

7 May 2026 at 11:13
Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez has appealed for public donations after legal costs tied to his U.S. criminal case left him with more than $2 million in debt and a $250,000 court-imposed fine. According to a Wednesday post Rodriguez published…

Bakkt and Zoth partner to target the South Asia remittance market with stablecoins

7 May 2026 at 10:58
Bakkt and Zoth have entered into a strategic partnership framework to build a compliant stablecoin payment infrastructure across remittance corridors connecting the U.S., South Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Africa. According to a press release shared with crypto.news,…

Fairshake defends midterm spending as voter trust crashes

7 May 2026 at 03:00
Fairshake has spent $28 million in 2026 primaries as a new poll shows most Americans distrust crypto and AI, raising questions about the political value of industry-backed super PAC money. Fairshake, the pro-crypto super PAC backed by Coinbase, Andreessen Horowitz,…

Robinhood defends Wall Street’s slow crypto pivot

7 May 2026 at 01:45
Robinhood said at Consensus Miami 2026 that Wall Street is now actively building on crypto rails, though institutional adoption is moving slower and more fragmented than the industry expected. Executives from Robinhood-owned Bitstamp, Ondo Finance, and Babylon Labs told Consensus…

Why Gillibrand believes the CLARITY Act will pass in 2026

6 May 2026 at 23:10
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand took the Consensus Miami 2026 mainstage on Day 2 and expressed optimism about the CLARITY Act’s prospects in Congress, appearing alongside Kevin O’Leary and Coinbase’s Paul Grewal. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand took the mainstage at Consensus Miami 2026…

Tim Scott sets May target for CLARITY Act markup

6 May 2026 at 22:40
Tim Scott said the Senate Banking Committee is nearing consensus and working toward a bipartisan CLARITY Act markup in May, setting the most concrete timeline commitment yet on the long-delayed legislation. Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott said his panel…

Arthur Hayes rejects crypto regulation at Consensus Miami

6 May 2026 at 22:15
Arthur Hayes told Consensus Miami 2026 that the CLARITY Act misses the point of crypto, arguing that bitcoin’s value comes precisely from operating outside any regulatory system. BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes took the stage at Consensus Miami…

Arthur Hayes pegs Zcash target at 10% of Bitcoin price

6 May 2026 at 22:00
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes says his target for Zcash is 10% of Bitcoin’s price, arguing ZEC’s latest rally is early innings despite mounting pressure on privacy coins. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has set an aggressive upside target for privacy coin…

CeFi drives $860 million in April crypto fundraising as prediction and AI bets spread

6 May 2026 at 21:00
RootData data shows CeFi raised about $606 million across 8 deals, infrastructure $105 million across 14, and DeFi $90 million. CeFi concentration and sector breakdown According to April data from Web3 analytics platform RootData, the disclosed total raised in the crypto…

Gold spikes above $4,700 as silver rallies more than 6% in a day

6 May 2026 at 20:00
Spot gold smashed through $4,710 per ounce while silver jumped more than 6%, extending a months‑long precious‑metals rally that is now outpacing most risk assets and reopening the gold‑versus‑Bitcoin safe‑haven debate. Spot gold pushed through the $4,710 mark on Wednesday,…

Wadoozie is taking the memecoin on a 48-state road trip and hiding crypto along the way

6 May 2026 at 18:30
Wadoozie reimagines memecoins with narrative-driven token model ahead of May 27 launch. The memecoin space has largely been a game of tickers, trending hashtags, and fleeting attention. Wadoozie wants to change that narrative. The Ethereum-based project is building something structurally…

Stockcoin.ai raises seed round from Amber Group to fuse AI, stocks, and crypto

6 May 2026 at 18:00
Stockcoin.ai has raised a seed round led by Amber Group to build an AI-native trading OS that pipes on-chain signals into stock and crypto futures flows while adding Hong Kong IPO and US pre‑IPO access from a single interface. Stockcoin.ai,…

Bitcoin price breaches $82K resistance, bullish crossover hints move to $85K next

6 May 2026 at 16:55
Bitcoin price climbed above the key $82,000 resistance level on Wednesday as easing Middle East tensions, falling oil prices, and continued spot ETF inflows boosted risk appetite across the crypto market. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price surged…

Lubin calls Ethereum DATs a “profound innovation,” backs them with 30,000 ETH

6 May 2026 at 15:09
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin calls Ethereum Digital Asset Treasuries “profound innovations,” backs unlevered ETH treasuries, and commits 30,000 ETH to rsETH recovery while pitching Ethereum’s quantum-safe roadmap. Lubin backs ETH treasury companies and the DAT model According to a new…

RootData maps 30 Hyperliquid Web3 partners as it builds an on-chain liquidity OS

6 May 2026 at 15:05
RootData’s new map shows 30 core Web3 partners plugging custody, trading, wallets, and infra into Hyperliquid’s L1 as it pushes toward an on-chain liquidity OS. RootData’s latest ecosystem map shows Hyperliquid positioning itself as a performant L1 “optimized from the ground up”…

BlockchainFX could be the next crypto to buy and hold for short term for investors who missed TRON at pennies

6 May 2026 at 14:15
BlockchainFX gains attention alongside TRON as investors track timing and momentum in crypto markets. What happens when people spot a breakout too late and spend years thinking about the gains they missed? That is why the next crypto to buy…

Anchorage Digital launches AI banking for autonomous payments

6 May 2026 at 12:58
Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has introduced an agentic banking service that allows AI systems to access and move funds across traditional and crypto payment rails without human intervention. According to Anchorage Digital co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley, the new infrastructure…

Bitcoin rally loses steam at $81K following Trump’s pause on ‘Project Freedom’

6 May 2026 at 12:43
Bitcoin price faced rejection near $82,000 as its recent rally lost momentum after United States President Donald Trump paused the “Project Freedom” operation amid progress in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) rose from around $80,500…

a16z launches $2.2B crypto fund to back stablecoins, tokenized assets

6 May 2026 at 12:31
Andreessen Horowitz has raised $2.2 billion for a new crypto-focused investment fund as it targets infrastructure-led applications across digital assets. According to a blog post published by its crypto arm, a16z Crypto, the firm’s fifth fund will support founders building…

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