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128 itemsMay 7, 2026
- Cointelegraph
US Treasury ‘privately demanded’ Binance comply with monitoring deal: Report
US Treasury officials reportedly sent a letter to Binance pressing the crypto exchange on compliance with a 2023 deal, after reports circulated that the company had facilitated transactions linked to Iran.
- Cointelegraph
CLARITY Act markup could happen as early as next week: Coinbase exec
The provisions in the crypto market structure bill are still under review by the banking and crypto lobbies as a new poll shows bipartisan voter support for the legislation.
- Cointelegraph
Bitcoin bulls target $115K by December: Does data back the expectation?
Bitcoin options show bulls targeting $115,000 by year-end but are traders becoming overly optimistic?
- Cointelegraph
Bitcoin exchange reserves fall to two-year low after $8B exodus
Nearly 100,000 Bitcoin exited major exchanges as OTC balances tightened and demand from accumulator addresses increased by 60%, pointing to reduced liquid supply.
- CoinDeskScore: 90
Kalshi confirms $1 billion raise at $22 billion valuation amid prediction market boom
Institutional trading volume surged 800% over the past six months on the platform, while annualized trading activity reached $178 billion despite growing regulatory scrutiny.
- The BlockScore: 90
Kalshi hits $22 billion valuation after $1 billion raise led by Coatue
Kalshi reached a $22 billion valuation after a $1 billion Series F, as institutional volume surged 800% since November 2025.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
JPMorgan, Mastercard make first cross-border US Treasury transfer via XRP Ledger
The cross-border tokenized US Treasury transaction using blockchain and banking rails builds on an earlier pilot in which the same fund moved between a public and permissioned blockchain.
- The BlockScore: 85
Spot bitcoin ETFs post five-day inflow streak totaling nearly $1.7 billion
The ETFs are on their way to report their sixth consecutive week of net inflows, which would be the longest weekly streak since July 2025.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab are rushing into crypto: what do they see coming?
The cumulative net inflows of US-traded spot Bitcoin ETFs has reached roughly $59.7 billion, with BlackRock's IBIT alone holding $66.7 billion in assets. Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab are now pushing direct crypto trading into ordinary brokerage accounts. The driver is that both firms can alread...
- DecryptScore: 85
White House Targets July 4 for Clarity Act Passage: Crypto Adviser
Senate Banking Committee markup is planned for this month, leaving four working Senate weeks in June for floor passage, said Patrick Witt.
- The BlockScore: 85
Treasury demands Binance comply with monitoring guidelines amid reports over $1 billion flowed to Iran-linked groups: report
Binance is required to comply with monitoring program as part of pleading guilty to charges in 2023 related to sanctions and money laundering.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Bitcoin falls under $80K but four-month high in weekly BTC ETF inflows may curb selling
Bitcoin hit resistance at $82,800, triggering a drop below $80,000, but a $1.105 billion weekly inflow into spot BTC ETFs could slow sellers.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Ripple, JPMorgan settle first cross-border tokenized Treasury redemption on XRP Ledger
The pilot, run with Ondo Finance and Mastercard, processed the redemption of Ondo's OUSG tokenized Treasury fund in under five seconds.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Kraken to buy stablecoin payments firm Reap in $600 million deal: Bloomberg
Kraken owner Payward will acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies as the crypto exchange expands its stablecoin and payments infrastructure business in Asia.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
South Korea confirms 22% crypto tax starting January 2027: Report
South Korea’s Finance Ministry has reportedly confirmed for the first time that a 22% tax on crypto gains will proceed as scheduled in January 2027.
- DecryptScore: 80
Prediction Market Kalshi Boosts Valuation to $22 Billion With Fresh $1 Billion Investment
Kalshi has another billion dollars to play with as the U.S. prediction market leader continues to grow at a rapid pace.
- DecryptScore: 80
Amazon Teams With Coinbase and Stripe to Let AI Agents Pay With Stablecoins
The new Amazon Web Services system lets AI agents use the USDC stablecoin to pay for APIs, data, and online services.
- The BlockScore: 80
Bitcoin bulls ‘approaching the ceiling’ near $85K resistance with $1.69B ETF inflow streak and macro tailwinds aligned: analysts
Bitcoin trades near $81,000 after clearing key on-chain thresholds, with Glassnode flagging $85,200 as the next ceiling.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Coinbase stock drops 4% after surprise 1Q miss as crypto trading slows
The crypto platform missed earnings and revenue estimates as falling digital asset prices weighed on trading activity and investor sentiment.
- The BlockScore: 75
1inch liquidity provider TrustedVolumes hit with ongoing exploit, draining nearly $6 million: Blockaid
Blockaid said the attacker was the same entity that exploited 1inch Fusion V1 in March 2025, which drained around $5 million.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Aave liquidates Kelp DAO hacker's rsETH positions on Ethereum, Arbitrum
Galaxy Digital’s Thaddeus Pinakiewicz noted that Aave is now only 10% short of recovering from the bad debt that hit its lending protocol after the Kelp DAO hack.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
UAE-regulated stablecoins to develop AED-USD conversion rails for institutional settlement
The framework will enable near-instant conversion between dirham- and dollar-denominated stablecoins under the United Arab Emirates’s regulated payment token system.
- DecryptScore: 75
Hardware Wallet Thief Gets 78 Months in Prison Over $250M Crypto 'Heist'
‘GothFerrari’ was sentenced for his part in a criminal enterprise that stole crypto through social engineering and physical break-ins.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
BNY eyes institutional Bitcoin, Ethereum custody for investors in UAE
BNY is partnering with Finstreet and ADI Foundation to offer regulated Bitcoin and Ethereum custody to UAE clients from the Abu Dhabi Global Market.
- DecryptScore: 75
Morning Minute: Morgan Stanley Is Coming for Coinbase
Morgan Stanley just launched crypto trading on ETrade, while the White House wants the Clarity Act signed by July 4.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Zcash just exploded 40% – and the privacy coin rally is no longer just a crypto-native trade
Zcash is rapidly shedding its historical reputation as a niche tool for digital anonymity, transforming instead into a high-stakes institutional hedge against global financial surveillance. According to CryptoSlate's data, the privacy-centric cryptocurrency rocketed roughly 40% in a single trading s...
- The BlockScore: 75
Kraken parent Payward to acquire Hong Kong stablecoin firm Reap for $600 million
Kraken parent Payward agreed to buy Hong Kong stablecoin payments firm Reap Technologies for $600 million in another acquisition.
- DecryptScore: 75
Kraken Parent Acquires Asian Stablecoin Firm Reap for $600 Million: Bloomberg
The deal marks Kraken's largest acquisition as it pushes into Asian cross-border payments through stablecoin infrastructure.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Aave to overhaul collateral and listing standards after KelpDAO exploit
The lending giant is expanding its asset listing criteria beyond financial risk to include cybersecurity and architecture, and wants the rest of DeFi to follow.
- The BlockScore: 75
AWS taps Coinbase and Stripe to power USDC payments for AI agents
In the growing agentic economy, stablecoins are emerging as a key payment rail because of their low cost and programmability.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Kraken parent Payward to buy Reap in $600M stablecoin payments push
Kraken parent Payward agreed to buy Hong Kong-based Reap for up to $600 million, adding card issuance and stablecoin payment capabilities to its new B2B platform.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Germany weighs 2027 crypto tax overhaul as one-year holding rule under threat
Germany may overhaul its crypto tax rules from 2027, potentially curbing the country’s hallmark one-year tax-free holding rule as it tightens enforcement and seeks extra revenue.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Amazon’s new AI wallet: AWS, Coinbase, and Stripe build payment rails for bots
Amazon said AI agents for now will be allowed to buy APIs, web content and other online services, but that future versions would enable hotel bookings, travel reservations and payments to merchants.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Kalshi see valuation double to $22B after $1B raise as prediction markets boom
Fresh capital from top Wall Street and Silicon Valley firms signals increasing confidence in regulated event trading and retail prediction markets.
- DecryptScore: 75
Tom Lee Says BitMine May Slow Ethereum Buys After Amassing Nearly $12 Billion of ETH
Leading Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies may start slowing its ETH purchases as it approaches its 5% supply goal.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Coinbase and AWS launch USDC payment rails for AI agents
The integration allows AI agents built on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore to make USDC micropayments and access services autonomously using Coinbase’s x402 protocol.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
BNY, world's largest custody bank, expands crypto services in Abu Dhabi
The Wall Street giant, which oversees $59 trillion in client assets, teamed up with Finstreet and ADI Foundation for digital asset infrastructure.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
The “never sell” Bitcoin treasury trade is seriously starting to crack
On Strategy's May 5 earnings call, Strategy CEO Phong Le said plainly that “we will sell Bitcoin when it is advantageous to the company,” with Saylor adding that Strategy would “probably sell some Bitcoin to fund a dividend just to inoculate the market.” Strategy held 818,334...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Quantum attacks could worsen without proof of ownership: Near One
Near One says blockchains may need new ownership verification systems if quantum attacks compromise wallet keys and expose private assets.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bithumb enters Vietnam crypto license race with SSI Digital deal
Bithumb’s tie-up with SSI Digital positions it for Vietnam’s strict crypto exchange pilot as competition for scarce licenses heats up and scrutiny mounts at home.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
California man jailed for 78 months over $250M crypto theft conspiracy
Marlon Ferro, aka “GothFerrari,” broke into victims’ homes to steal hardware wallets when his co-conspirators couldn’t hack them remotely.
- DecryptScore: 70
Bitcoin ETFs Post 5-Week Buying Streak as Hedges Unwind, Institutional Appetite Returns
Spot Bitcoin ETFs hit $108.76 billion in net assets as five weeks of inflows and fading put skew signal institutional demand is back.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
The $700 million migration: Why Solv Protocol is ditching LayerZero for Chainlink
The combined migrations by Solv and Kelp shift nearly $1 billion in assets to Chainlink's CCIP, reflecting an industry "flight to quality."
- CoinDeskScore: 70
'JaredfromSubway' bot front runs Vitalik Buterin's $4 token swap with $1 million in volume
The Ethereum co-founder, who has spent months campaigning against toxic MEV with proposals for encrypted mempools, just had one of his own swaps front-run and back-run by the network's most notorious sandwich bot.
- The BlockScore: 70
JPMorgan says Strategy’s bitcoin buying could reach $30 billion this year at current pace
Michael Saylor's Strategy has added 145,834 bitcoin worth around $11 billion so far this year, JPMorgan analysts noted.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
The stablecoin queue: 20 banks and tech giants are waiting to issue tokens with Anchorage Digital
Since the Genius Act passed, Anchorage has won every single large stablecoin issuance mandate across the landscape, according to the firm’s CEO Nathan McCauley.
- DecryptScore: 70
Trump-Backed American Bitcoin Shares Fall After $82 Million Q1 Loss
Shares in Eric Trump's mining firm American Bitcoin have fallen more than 9% after reporting a quarterly loss of nearly $82 million.
- The BlockScore: 70
JPMorgan says bitcoin is gaining over gold as debasement trade after Iran conflict
Investors are increasingly choosing bitcoin over gold as a debasement trade since the Iran conflict began, JPMorgan analysts said.
- The BlockScore: 70
Coinbase loses nearly $400 million in Q1 as CEO seeks to reduce dependence on spot crypto trading
The company is transforming from a "spot-focused crypto platform to a place" where users can trade many asset classes.
- DecryptScore: 70
Coinbase Shares Slide as Crypto Giant Reports $394 Million Q1 Loss
Crypto exchange Coinbase reported a consecutive quarterly loss as transaction revenue plummeted 40% amid a volatile market.
- DecryptScore: 70
Solv Protocol Will Dump LayerZero, Migrate $700M Tokenized Bitcoin Tech to Chainlink
Solv Protocol will move its tokenized Bitcoin infrastructure to Chainlink, following Kelp DAO's lead after it blamed LayerZero for a hack.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Stablecoin adoption to scale on back of ‘very large’ tech firms: Bitwise
Bitwise investment chief Matt Hougan says projections tipping stablecoins to hit $4 trillion in value by 2030 could happen if major tech firms continue to adopt them.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Trump family-backed American Bitcoin's costs dropped 23% in Q1 as mining industry pivots to AI
The Trump family-linked miner cut its cost per Bitcoin to roughly $36,200 from $46,900 in Q4 2025, putting it among the lowest-cost public mining operations at a moment when most of its peers are toning down business.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Core Scientific sold $208 million of bitcoin in Q1 as AI pivot continues
The firm's AI pivot relies on a 590 MW contract expansion with CoreWeave, projected for $10.2 billion in revenue over 12 years.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Bitwise enters tokenization in takeover of Superstate’s $267 million 'carry fund'
The crypto asset manager will take over Superstate’s $267 million USCC fund as tokenized investment products gain traction with institutions.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Bitcoin’s potential bull run return faces pandemic-style fear as Hantavirus scare gets amplified
Bitcoin’s return above $80,000 has brought back a question traders have not had to confront at scale since 2020: how does the world’s largest digital asset behave when a health scare, rather than rates, regulation, or crypto-native leverage, becomes the market’s dominant risk headline? The immediate...
- The BlockScore: 65
Crypto ETF boom continues with debut of first fund to track Canton
A new crypto exchange-traded fund has entered the chat — the 21shares Canton Network ETF made its debut on Nasdaq Thursday.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Arbitrum vote to release $71M in frozen Kelp exploit ETH set to pass
The Snapshot vote would move the recovery effort toward a binding onchain Arbitrum governance proposal.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Bitwise enters tokenized funds via Superstate’s crypto carry vehicle
Bitwise plans to take over Superstate’s tokenized crypto carry fund as demand for actively managed onchain investment products continues to grow.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Fund managers double down on Bitcoin as crypto sentiment rebounds — CoinShares
Institutional investors are gradually increasing crypto exposure as Bitcoin leads allocation preferences amid rising fund inflows and improving market sentiment.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Three signals pointing to a possible bitcoin move to $85,000
Bitcoin is showing a rare alignment across on-chain data, futures positioning, and options flows that points to further upside.
- The BlockScore: 60
Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin reports $82 million loss in Q1 amid ‘record’ mining production
American Bitcoin mined 817 BTC during the first quarter, marking its highest quarterly production on record.
- The BlockScore: 60
California man gets 78 months in prison for role in $250 million crypto theft ring
Marlon Ferro, also known as 'GothFerrari,' was sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a nationwide social engineering conspiracy.
- The BlockScore: 60
BNY expands crypto custody push in Abu Dhabi
BNY announced Thursday that it is expanding its crypto custody business to the UAE through partnerships with Finstreet and ADI Foundation.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
TrustedVolumes hit by $6.7M exploit as 1inch denies breach
1inch said its protocols, infrastructure and user funds were not affected by the exploit targeting independent resolver TrustedVolumes.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitcoin Bollinger Bands push key breakout as creator acts on 'positive' signal
A new Bitcoin Bollinger Bands breakout attempt on the daily chart drew mixed reactions as the metric's creator, John Bollinger, revealed a fresh BTC position.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Bitcoin treasury firms outline $3 trillion opportunity in BTC-backed digital credit at Consensus
Bitcoin-backed “digital credit” is scaling fast, with executives pointing to a $3 trillion long-term opportunity.
- The BlockScore: 60
Mysten Labs’ Abiodun says Sui processed over $1 trillion in stablecoin volume since August as it eyes free, private payments
Sui processed over $1 trillion in stablecoin volume since August as Mysten Labs' Abiodun eyes a zero-fee and private payments rollout.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Bitcoin tests Bollinger Bands breakout as creator flips bullish on BTC
A related MVRV indicator hit overheated levels last seen before bitcoin's late-2024 push to $100,000.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Polygon reduces block time to 1.75 seconds as payments push accelerates
Polygon delivered its first block time reduction upgrade since genesis, as the network seeks to position for more high-frequency applications such as private stablecoin payments.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Tether executive warns the 2026 midterms could have 'seismic impact' on crypto industry
Jesse Spiro, Head of Government Affairs at Tether, said at Consensus Miami 2026 that the midterms will be a key test for whether crypto’s recent policy gains in Washington can survive politically.
- DecryptScore: 60
IMF Warns AI Will Supercharge Cyberattacks on Global Financial System
The IMF called for treating cybersecurity as a core stability issue as new AI tools let even unskilled attackers breach critical infrastructure.
- The BlockScore: 60
IREN stock surges as Nvidia backs AI expansion with warrants tied to 30 million shares
Alongside the AI infrastructure expansion, Nvidia took warrants that may eventually convert into a $2.1 billion stake in IREN.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Crypto PACs spend $7.2M to support candidates in 5 US states ahead of elections
Two affiliates of the crypto-backed PAC Fairshake reported media buys for political candidates in Georgia, Alabama, Nebraska, Kentucky and Texas this week.
- The BlockScore: 55
Bitwise CEO says four-year crypto cycle is dead as institutional era takes hold
Bitwise's Horsley said the four-year cycle is dead and called Strategy's STRC a "juggernaut" set to push bitcoin into fixed income markets.
- The BlockScore: 55
ZachXBT accuses projects like LAB of ‘highly questionable price action’, posts $10,000 bounty for info on alleged market manipulation
ZachXBT has called out several projects for alleged manipulation, most recently including the AI trading terminal project called LAB.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
CZ floats Binance.US revival to give U.S. users access to global crypto liquidity
The Binance founder said BNB Chain is the optimal payments rail for automated transactions between AI agents, noting that U.S. crypto policies are improving.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
AI agents and large corporates will lead the next stablecoin boom, executives say
Stablecoins are entering a new phase of adoption, with large corporations using them for cross-border treasury flows while AI agents begin using blockchain rails for autonomous payments, Bridge and Deus X Capital executives said at Consensus 2026.
- The BlockScore: 50
Bithumb eyes Vietnam expansion under new partnership with SSID
Bithumb said it may make direct investments in the upcoming exchange, contingent on local regulatory approval.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Bitcoin lenders say institutions want crypto credit to look more like TradFi
At Consensus 2026 in Miami, executives from Two Prime, Ledn and Lygos Finance said institutional borrowers increasingly prioritize custody, transparency and standardized lending structures over complex DeFi products after the crypto credit collapses of 2022.
- The BlockScore: 50
Core Scientific shares slip after bitcoin miner swings to Q1 net loss despite higher revenue
Core Scientific reported higher Q1 revenue and gross profit, though the company swung to a net loss driven largely by impairment charges.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
The metaverse isn't a place: Why Animoca’s Yat Siu says the future is 100 billion AI agents
Yat Siu said the metaverse is evolving beyond immersive digital worlds, with AI agents increasingly handling commerce, payments and coordination through blockchain infrastructure in the background.
- The BlockScore: 50
Pantera says $321 billion tokenization market remains in ‘newspaper-on-a-website’ phase despite 60% growth
Pantera said that the $321 billion tokenization market is still in a "newspaper-on-a-website" phase, with 77.6% of assets still just wrappers.
- DecryptScore: 50
DeFi Platform TrustedVolumes Hit by $6.7M Exploit
The liquidity resolver used by multiple DeFi protocols was hit, with DEX aggregator 1inch claiming no impact on its systems.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
SoFi’s crypto relaunch brought in $121.6 million in Q1. Almost all of it went to costs
The company launched the SoFiUSD stablecoin for enterprise payments in December and partnered with Mastercard for settlement capabilities.
- The BlockScore: 50
Bitwise to take over Superstate’s $267 million tokenized Crypto Carry Fund
USCC will be renamed the Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund while keeping the same ticker, smart contracts, and token address.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Core Scientific posts $347M loss as AI hosting overtakes Bitcoin mining
Core Scientific mined 279 BTC in the quarter, down 45% from a year earlier, while its colocation business became its top revenue source.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Ripple-linked XRP slips 25% below $1.42 as traders watch breakout
XRP pulled back even as Ripple and JPMorgan completed a cross-border tokenized Treasury settlement on XRPL, with price now testing whether the recent breakout structure can hold.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Panther Protocol deploys privacy infrastructure on Polygon
After years of research, engineering, and community collaboration, Panther Protocol Foundation announced that Panther Protocol is now live on Polygon.
- DecryptScore: 50
21Shares Debuts First ETF Focused on Canton Network Crypto Token
The Nasdaq-listed fund offers exposure to Canton Coin, native token of the privacy-focused institutional blockchain network.
- The BlockScore: 50
Dorsey’s Block raises full-year guidance after ‘strong’ Q1, records $173 million bitcoin remeasurement loss
Cash App's bitcoin business was down 31% year-over-year, while Square reported a negligible gross profit impact from crypto.
- CoinDeskScore: 45
Safety first: Why Adam Back says Bitcoin is winning the 'DeFi security war'
The Blockstream CEO told Consensus Miami 2026 that sovereigns, pension funds and treasury companies will join the next wave of bitcoin adoption.
- CoinDeskScore: 45
Privacy and accountability can coexist onchain, say panelists at Consensus Miami
Public blockchains make transactions traceable, but that transparency can come at the expense of user privacy. Speakers from Moody’s Ratings and ChangeNOW said that hybrid blockchain architecture and address-level monitoring can help solve both problems simultaneously.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Altcoins climb as bitcoin and ether retreat from weekly highs
Altcoins outperformed bitcoin and ether on Thursday as traders rotated into higher-risk assets amid improving market sentiment.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Dogecoin slides 4%, bitcoin rally pauses as Iran ceasefire optimism lifts equities
Crypto majors took a breather Thursday after a strong run, with bitcoin holding around $81,000 and ether slipping below $2,330 as global equities pushed to fresh records on hopes of a US-Iran deal.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Trump-linked American Bitcoin reports $82M Q1 loss, revenue miss
Donald Trump’s sons’ company, American Bitcoin, missed analyst revenue estimates and posted narrower losses as it ramped up its mining capacity.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Luffa unveils major brand upgrade: Repositioned as AI × Web3 Super Connector
Luffa, the global leader in intelligent ecosystem platforms, today officially announced a major brand upgrade, repositioning itself as the AI × Web3 Super Connector.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Bitcoin narrowly missed a major breakout. History says be careful.
Your day-ahead look for May 7, 2026
- The BlockScore: 40
Kraken co-CEO says tokenized equities won’t ‘open the floodgates’ for institutions overnight
Sethi noted that most current demand is coming from fintech firms and users in emerging markets rather than large U.S. financial institutions.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Bitcoin analysts say this level must break for BTC price to confirm bottom
A slowdown in profit-taking and reclaiming $88,000 as support are prerequisites for BTC to confirm cycle bottom.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Crypto for Advisors: beneath the crypto surface
Beneath the stalled market, advisors and long-term investors are quietly building durable crypto allocations and are becoming more comfortable investing in this asset class.
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
The AI boom looks like dot-com mania, but Bitcoin bulls have one profitable reason to keep buying
Bitcoin’s macro setup is increasingly tied to the same forces driving the S&P 500 to new highs: liquidity, concentration, rate expectations, and investor tolerance for stretched valuations. The current S&P 500 structure shows an index still moving in a powerful long-term uptrend, with price near 7,3...
- DecryptScore: 40
Tether's Medical AI Runs on Your Phone and Outperforms Models 16x Its Size
QVAC MedPsy squeezes clinical AI onto a smartphone, beating Google's MedGemma-27B on real-world scenarios while using three times fewer compute resources.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Samson Mow defends Strategy selling portions of its Bitcoin treasury
The Bitcoin advocate spoke up after Michael Saylor signaled that the company might sell some BTC, a major departure from the Strategy founder's previous rhetoric.
- DecryptScore: 40
Your AI Chatbot May Be Leaking Your Chats to Meta, TikTok and Google
A new study finds ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Perplexity all share user data with third-party ad trackers—sometimes even when you say no to cookies.
- DecryptScore: 40
Chrome Deletes Its Own Privacy Promise for Sneaky On-Device AI
Chrome is quietly installing a 4GB AI on your devices. And now, its latest version has removed the disclosure that promised to keep your data off Google’s servers.
- CoinDeskScore: 35
The great derivatives disconnect: Why 'negative' funding is actually a bullish signal for Bitcoin
Panelists are split on the four-year cycle's relevance, with year-end price targets varying widely from potentially not reaching a new high to possible targets of $150k or $250k.
- CoinDeskScore: 35
Bitmine to slow down ether purchases as it nears accumulation goal, Tom Lee says
At the current pace of purchases, Lee said his Ethereum treasury giant would reach its 5% ether accumulation goal in six weeks, then shift its focus to staking and share buybacks.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Three reasons why Ether price rallies fizzle near $2.4K
Ether rallies are abruptly capped at $2,400 and multiple data points suggest this pattern will remain in play for the foreseeable future.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Samourai Wallet co-founder appeals for donations to pay $2M legal fees
Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill were sentenced to five and four years in prison, respectively, for their involvement in the crypto protocol.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Purge of millions of crypto tokens underway, BTC needs it for sustainable bull cycle: Ben Cowen
Researcher and market analyst Ben Cowen says the purge of millions of altcoins is already underway and is necessary for a sustainable bitcoin bull market to be in place.
- The BlockScore: 30
TD Cowen raises Strategy price target to $395 on shift toward STRC issuance and improved BTC Yield outlook
TD Cowen raised its MSTR price target to $395, citing an STRC preferred issuance shift and a revised BTC Yield forecast for fiscal 2026.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
VanEck’s Sigel sees Bitcoin reaching $1M within five years
VanEck’s Matthew Sigel says Bitcoin may reach $1 million in five years, comparing adoption trends to the video game industry’s shift to mainstream use.
- DecryptScore: 30
Google Found a Way to Make Local AI Up to 3x Faster—No New Hardware Required
Google's new Multi-Token Prediction drafters can make Gemma 4 run up to 3x faster on your own hardware—no cloud required, and no quality lost.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
XRP 'probably going to $12' as price holds historical bottom zone for months
XRP is retesting a key multi-year support zone that has historically preceded major rebounds, with analysts predicting a rally toward $12 if the level holds.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Bitcoin ending May above $76,000 would confirm new bull market, Tom Lee says
Tokenization and AI agentic finance are the main narratives driving the next bull cycle in crypto, Lee said at Consensus 2026.
- CryptoSlateScore: 30
How XRP can break its all-time high this year – is a 170% surge really possible?
XRP has moved from a deleveraging panic to a fragile base-building phase, and the question of when the next all-time high will return hinges on catalysts that have yet to show up in price. The asset trades around $1.42 on CryptoSlate's live XRP page today, May 7, with a market value near $87.5 billi...
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Coinbax wins $20,000 PitchFest prize at Consensus Miami for stablecoin compliance
Coinbax took the top spot at Consensus Miami with software built to add compliance controls to onchain payments.
- DecryptScore: 30
Trump Sons Haven't Abandoned World Liberty Financial, Crypto Firm Insists
World Liberty co-founder Zach Witkoff also said Thursday that the crypto firm is “in the final stages” of receiving bank charter approval from the Trump administration.
- CoinDeskScore: 25
'DeFi is not dead,' it’s going mainstream with AI agents, crypto executives agree
DeFi and its underlying technology have already proved themselves at scale, said eToro CEO Yoni Assia.
- CoinDeskScore: 20
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) drops 1.2%, leading index lower
Near Protocol (NEAR), down 1% from Wednesday, was also an underperformer.
- CointelegraphScore: 20
Changelly report highlights growing stablecoin use in everyday spending ahead of May 15 infrastructure discussion
Changelly uncovers the main stablecoin trends for 2026, and hosts a podcast with Stablerail on stablecoin infrastructure every business must build on May 15, 2026.
- CointelegraphScore: 20
Crypto Polo Cup returns for its fourth edition in Palm Beach during Consensus Miami week
Hosted by Luna PR, the fourth edition of the Crypto Polo Cup (CPC) will take place on May 9, 2026, at the Santa Clara Polo Club, alongside Consensus Miami.
- The BlockScore: 20
Benchmark calls Bitdeer ‘comparatively inexpensive’ as it reiterates $27 price target for BTDR shares
Bitdeer’s AI cloud ARR hit $43 million as of end-March, a 105% jump month-over-month, as its self-mining hashrate continues to grow.
- CoinDeskScore: 15
Donald Trump Jr. denies rumors World Liberty Financial is falling apart
World Liberty Financial co-founder Donald Trump Jr. and co-founder and CEO Zach Witkoff pushed back on recent online rumors as the crypto firm battles Justin Sun in court.
- CoinDeskScore: 10
Consensus Miami Day 3: Real-time coverage and highlights from on the ground
It's day three of Consensus Miami 2026 on Thursday. Stay tuned for updates throughout the day.
- DecryptScore: 10
South Korea Ordains Robot Monk Ahead of Buddha’s Birthday
A Unitree Robotics humanoid joins the Jogye Order, South Korea's largest Buddhist sect.
- DecryptScore: 10
Bitcoin Dips Below $80K as Analysts Say Profit-Taking Is on the Rise
Bitcoin briefly fell below $80,000 on Thursday as analysts say profit taking has increased among crypto traders.