Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Bitcoin trades between $76,900 to $77,465 on May 18, 2026, at 9:40 a.m. ET as traders assess mixed technical signals across multiple timeframes. While broader trend structure remains constructive above major support zones, short-term momentum indicat...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Bitcoin Depot entered Chapter 11 to wind down operations, sell assets, and shut its bitcoin ATM network as state rules tighten. The company cited new compliance burdens, transaction limits, and restrictions affecting BTM operators. Bitcoin Depot Begi...
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Strategy added 24,869 bitcoin to its treasury for approximately $2.01 billion, pushing its total holdings to 843,738 BTC as the company also moves to retire $1.5 billion in convertible debt. Strategy Crosses 843K BTC After $2 Billion Purchase and Con...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
A crypto trader who staked solana for two years and earned $145,000 in rewards still exited with a net loss of $1.05 million. A Loss Despite Earning Staking Rewards The trader’s total cost basis stood at roughly $2.91 million. Over two years of staki...
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PRESS RELEASE. Lucky Projects has announced that two major names from the global iGaming industry – BC.GAME and Roobet – have officially joined the Statto.com revival project as strategic partners and investors, supporting the platform’s ongoing rede...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
A coordinated exploit drained approximately $11.5 million from the Verus-Ethereum bridge on May 18, with security firm Blockaid linking the attacker’s wallet to Tornado Cash. Attacker Converts Loot to ETH and Tornado Cash Trail Emerges The Verus-Ethe...
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Despite a broader cryptocurrency market sell-off that dragged Bitcoin below $77,000, the HYPE token rebounded by over 5% on Monday, briefly matching and surpassing its previous peak of $47. HYPE Rebounds Amid Crypto Sell-Off Just days after plunging...
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Cross-chain bridges, infrastructure that allows assets to move between separate blockchain networks, have now lost $328.6 million to attackers across eight separate incidents in May 2026. Crypto’s Worst Year for Cross-Chain Hacks Blockchain security...
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Real Vision co-founder Raoul Pal says the artificial intelligence competition between the U.S. and China is unlike any geopolitical rivalry in history, a race not for territory or weapons, but for the substratum of intelligence itself. Pal Warns the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Iran’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance has allegedly launched a bitcoin-powered maritime insurance platform called Hormuz Safe, ostensibly targeting cargo owners transiting the Strait of Hormuz and projecting over $10 billion in revenue for...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Online Blockchain CEO Clem Chambers believes U.S. markets have entered the early phase of a two-year Nasdaq bubble driven by artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending, deficit-funded money printing, and industrial reindustrialization. Clem...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Japan’s largest brokerages are preparing to sell cryptocurrency investment trusts to retail investors, according to a Nikkei Asia survey published on Sunday. Japan Brokerages Push Crypto Funds as FSA Eyes 2028 Regulatory Deadline SBI Securities and R...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Peter Schiff, chairman of Euro Pacific Asset Management and longtime gold advocate, told VRIC Media host Darrell Thomas this week that the U.S. economy is far more fragile than markets currently reflect, and that inflation is heading higher, not lowe...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Since the $292 million KelpDAO incident, decentralized finance has endured a brutal stretch, with fallout spreading well beyond the initial exploit. Lending protocol Aave has been among the hardest hit, as its total value locked has fallen 44% during...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Coinbase moved deeper into Hyperliquid by taking the USDC treasury deployer role, while HYPE jumped on the platform’s shift toward a more unified stablecoin setup. Strategy’s STRC preferred stock hit record trading volume, reinforcing Michael Saylor’...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Prediction market traders have placed more than $5.5 million in combined volume on the Kentucky 4th Congressional District Republican primary, with challenger Ed Gallrein holding a narrow edge over seven-term incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie ahead of Tue...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Michael Saylor’s orange-dot chart renewed focus on another potential Strategy bitcoin buy disclosure after showing 818,869 BTC and reserve value near $64 billion. Traders closely watch these posts because similar charts have preceded past Strategy pu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Bitcoin traded in a narrow consolidation range on May 17 as traders monitored whether support near $77,700 could stabilize the broader bullish structure after the recent pullback from the $82,800 high. Market data showed BTC holding above the critica...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ersham considers investing in Venezuela, Grupo Salinas partners with Anchorage Digital, and Bra...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Revolut and Nubank, two large neobanks, are now reaping the benefits of investing in Mexico, reaching milestones suggesting the market has reached an inflection point in the adoption of these alternatives, preferring them over traditional banks. Mexi...
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According to local media, the use of cryptocurrency for illicit purposes has skyrocketed in Brazil, with criminal groups leveraging it for money laundering purposes. The number reached 71 million reais (nearly $14 million) of 505 billion reais ($100...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Ironwallet CEO Ermo Eero warns that unilateral U.S. law cannot substitute for mutual international treaties. He notes that the crypto industry must build genuine institutional trust by policing bad actors from within rather than fighting external ove...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company raised its stake in Blackrock’s Ishares bitcoin ETF by 16% in Q1 2026, disclosing ownership of 14.7 million shares valued at $565.6 million. Quarter by Quarter Mubadala’s bitcoin ETF exposure has grown in every...
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IG expanded UK crypto access with more than 50 additional digital assets, bringing its total offering above 100 tokens. The rollout follows regulatory approval for its crypto business and introduces swaps, advanced charting features, and upcoming wal...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 months ago
Canary XRP ETF reported 212.6 million XRP, valued at about $305 million, as its latest holdings update followed a quarterly SEC filing. The trust’s disclosures showed rising token holdings, spot-only exposure, and valuation pressure tied to XRP’s pri...
