Gustavo Petro stated that Venezuela and Paraguay are attracting investment in Bitcoin mining due to their abundant clean energy resources.

He added that Colombia’s Caribbean region could also become a hub for mining development.

Morgan Stanley is launching cryptocurrency trading and offering lower fees than competitors

Ranking of blockchains by the dollar value of assets locked in staking

📊 crypto prices:

BTC ≈$79,795
ETH ≈$2,288
SOL ≈$88.20
BNB ≈$641
XRP ≈$1.38

Market cap ≈$2.66T
Fear & Greed Index: 47 (“Neutral”)
Altseason Index: 42

Reid Hoffman said he bought his first Bitcoin in 2014 and has not sold a single one since then.

Aave liquidated the hacker’s positions, while the Arbitrum community voted to unfreeze the ETH seized from the attacker and transfer it to Aave.

⚠️ Saw a token advertised on Times Square and decided to buy? It might already be time to sell.

A Twitter user analyzed the performance of tokens promoted on Times Square billboards. The results were mixed, but the pattern was clear:

XRP
$1,000 → $6,000 at ATH → now around $2,200

Floki
Scenario 1 (September 2021):
$1,000 → ~$10,955 (~11x) → now ~$955

Scenario 2 (March 2025):
$1,000 bought at peak → now ~$100

Dogecoin
Early buyers could have made nearly $15,000

Shiba Inu
The ad became an invitation to provide exit liquidity
Result: −$918

APU
After billboard campaign (June 2024):
$1,000 → $2,517 → $51

Sui
$1,000 → ~$500

Pudgy Penguins (PENGU)
$1,000 → now ~$722

Conclusion: billboard advertising often acts more like an exit signal than an entry opportunity. It may create a short-term liquidity window for profit-taking, but holding such assets long term has historically been risky.

📊 crypto prices:

BTC ≈$80,188
ETH ≈$2,286
SOL ≈$89.15
BNB ≈$641
XRP ≈$1.39

Market cap ≈$2.66T
Fear & Greed Index: 47 (“Neutral”)
Altseason Index: 41

The European Central Bank believes that stablecoins are not an effective tool for strengthening the international role of the euro.

ECB President Christine Lagarde stated that relying on stablecoins does not support the strategic interests of the European currency on the global stage.

According to the ECB, a more promising and reliable path is deeper capital market integration through the Savings and Investments Union, along with the creation of a stronger base of safe assets.

In the ECB’s view, these measures — rather than stablecoins — should become the foundation for strengthening the euro’s global position.

Coinbase reported its second consecutive quarterly loss — posting a net loss of $394 million.

Revenue fell 31% to $1.4 billion, while its key revenue source — transaction revenue — dropped 40% to $756 million.

Coinbase shares declined 5% in after-hours trading. Sentiment was further pressured by the company’s previously announced 14% workforce reduction, which management attributed to a weak crypto market and a shift toward AI initiatives.

Areas showing growth included:

🟢 prediction markets;
🟢 derivatives;
🟢 USDC;
🟢 stablecoin transactions;
🟢 agent-based transactions on Base.

The company reported increasing activity and revenue across all of these segments.

Aptos Foundation and Aptos Labs will allocate $50 million to the development of on-chain trading and AI infrastructure.

The funds will be used for internal products, research, protocol infrastructure, and a strategic fund supporting partners in the trading and AI sectors.

📊 crypto prices:

BTC ≈$80,754
ETH ≈$2,330
SOL ≈$93.02
BNB ≈$649
XRP ≈$1.41

Market cap ≈$2.68T
Fear & Greed Index: 50 (“Neutral”)
Altseason Index: 48

📊 crypto prices:

BTC ≈$80,962
ETH ≈$2,329
SOL ≈$93.65
BNB ≈$650
XRP ≈$1.43

Market cap ≈$2.7T
Fear & Greed Index: 49 (“Neutral”)
Altseason Index: 52

❗️ The CEO of Strategy, Phong Le, told CNBC that the firm would sell Bitcoin only under specific conditions — such as funding dividends for STRC preferred shares with an 11.5% yield or for tax optimization purposes.

Le emphasized that the company compares alternatives — selling BTC versus issuing new shares — while prioritizing its “Bitcoin per share” metric, ensuring that any BTC sale remains beneficial to common shareholders.

The statement clarifies a recent comment by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor about the possibility of selling Bitcoin to pay dividends, which had previously sparked market speculation.

📊 crypto prices:

BTC ≈$80,927
ETH ≈$2,320
SOL ≈$95.15
BNB ≈$654
XRP ≈$1.46

Market cap ≈$2.7T
Fear & Greed Index: 51 (“Neutral”)
Altseason Index: 52

Michael Saylor stated that Strategy has no plans to reduce its Bitcoin position.

According to Saylor, if the company ever sells part of its BTC holdings, it would later replenish reserves by buying another “10–20” bitcoins for every one sold.

He emphasized that any BTC sale would only be considered as a technical capital management move, not a departure from the company’s accumulation strategy.

Saylor also indicated that Strategy will continue using debt and equity instruments to finance additional Bitcoin purchases.

Circle reported Q1 2026 revenue of $694 million, up 20% year-over-year.

The company also announced a $222 million pre-sale allocation of ARC tokens at a $3 billion valuation.

Investors included Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto), BlackRock, Apollo Global Management, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), SBI Group, and others.

Circle stated that Arc will serve as institutional blockchain infrastructure and support AI-driven economic activity.

Strategy purchased 535 Bitcoin for approximately $43 million at an average price of $80,340 per BTC.

As of May 10, 2026, the company holds 818,869 BTC acquired for a total of $61.86 billion at an average purchase price of around $75,540.

📊 crypto prices:

BTC ≈$80,399
ETH ≈$2,265
SOL ≈$94.03
BNB ≈$652
XRP ≈$1.42

Market cap ≈$2.67T
Fear & Greed Index: 48 (“Neutral”)
Altseason Index: 44