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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
According to Glassnode, long-term Bitcoin holders have experienced only a small fraction of the stress seen at previous cycle bottoms.
The metric tracking relative unrealized losses among long-term holders peaked at 15% in early April. During prior deep bear markets, this figure exceeded 75%.
Glassnode notes that while the recent decline was significant, it did not truly test holder conviction to the same extent endured by earlier generations of Bitcoin investors.
The metric tracking relative unrealized losses among long-term holders peaked at 15% in early April. During prior deep bear markets, this figure exceeded 75%.
Glassnode notes that while the recent decline was significant, it did not truly test holder conviction to the same extent endured by earlier generations of Bitcoin investors.
Arthur Hayes believes Bitcoin bottomed around $60,000 and says a breakout toward $126,000 is inevitable.
In his new essay titled “The Butterfly Effect,” Hayes argues that the global AI arms race, rising military spending, and increasing focus on infrastructure and strategic resource accumulation will drive further expansion of credit in both U.S. dollars and Chinese yuan — a strong macro tailwind for Bitcoin and crypto assets.
According to Hayes, BTC is likely to retest and then break above $126,000, with momentum potentially accelerating sharply once the $90,000 level is cleared.
He also revealed that his family office, Maelstrom, is currently investing heavily in Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Zcash (ZEC).
In his new essay titled “The Butterfly Effect,” Hayes argues that the global AI arms race, rising military spending, and increasing focus on infrastructure and strategic resource accumulation will drive further expansion of credit in both U.S. dollars and Chinese yuan — a strong macro tailwind for Bitcoin and crypto assets.
According to Hayes, BTC is likely to retest and then break above $126,000, with momentum potentially accelerating sharply once the $90,000 level is cleared.
He also revealed that his family office, Maelstrom, is currently investing heavily in Hyperliquid (HYPE) and Zcash (ZEC).
Aptos will launch an internal encrypted mempool to protect user transactions that are pending execution, reducing risks such as frontrunning, censorship, and order information leakage at the protocol level.
The mechanism hides transaction details during block ordering and decrypts them right before execution, while confirmed transactions will still be recorded on-chain normally.
Aptos Labs stated that the batch-encryption design can provide this functionality with minimal impact on network latency.
The mechanism hides transaction details during block ordering and decrypts them right before execution, while confirmed transactions will still be recorded on-chain normally.
Aptos Labs stated that the batch-encryption design can provide this functionality with minimal impact on network latency.
MARA Holdings stated in its shareholder letter that it no longer views itself solely as a Bitcoin mining company.
MARA now describes itself as a digital infrastructure company built around energy resources, targeting artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, sovereign computing systems, and Bitcoin mining.
The company believes the primary bottleneck in current AI infrastructure is no longer chip supply, but access to reliable energy.
MARA now describes itself as a digital infrastructure company built around energy resources, targeting artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, sovereign computing systems, and Bitcoin mining.
The company believes the primary bottleneck in current AI infrastructure is no longer chip supply, but access to reliable energy.
📊 crypto prices:
BTC ≈$79,316
ETH ≈$2,254
SOL ≈$91.02
BNB ≈$668
XRP ≈$1.42
Market cap ≈$2.65T
Fear & Greed Index: 47 (“Neutral”)
Altseason Index: 47
BTC ≈$79,316
ETH ≈$2,254
SOL ≈$91.02
BNB ≈$668
XRP ≈$1.42
Market cap ≈$2.65T
Fear & Greed Index: 47 (“Neutral”)
Altseason Index: 47
Former Binance executive Vladimir Smerkis has been sentenced to 5 years in a general-regime penal colony.
He was found guilty of large-scale fraud under criminal law.
According to the case materials, in June 2024 a crypto blogger approached Smerkis seeking to attract new users to social media platforms. Smerkis allegedly promised to launch an advertising campaign and bring in around 2 million new users in exchange for more than 8.8 million rubles.
The blogger transferred the funds to a crypto wallet, but the campaign was never carried out, and prosecutors stated that the money was used for personal purposes instead.
He was found guilty of large-scale fraud under criminal law.
According to the case materials, in June 2024 a crypto blogger approached Smerkis seeking to attract new users to social media platforms. Smerkis allegedly promised to launch an advertising campaign and bring in around 2 million new users in exchange for more than 8.8 million rubles.
The blogger transferred the funds to a crypto wallet, but the campaign was never carried out, and prosecutors stated that the money was used for personal purposes instead.
The total amount of staked Ether has surpassed 85 million coins.
Since Ethereum transitioned to the Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism, the staking trend has remained consistently upward, with staking deposits continuing to grow even during the bear market period.
Since Ethereum transitioned to the Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism, the staking trend has remained consistently upward, with staking deposits continuing to grow even during the bear market period.
According to BitGo, investors with high conviction now hold nearly 4 million Bitcoin — roughly 300% more than at the end of 2025.
This two-quarter increase is reportedly the largest since the market turmoil caused by the COVID-era crash.
Commenting on the trend, Bitfinex noted that an increasing share of Bitcoin’s realized value is moving into the hands of large, low-activity holders.
This two-quarter increase is reportedly the largest since the market turmoil caused by the COVID-era crash.
Commenting on the trend, Bitfinex noted that an increasing share of Bitcoin’s realized value is moving into the hands of large, low-activity holders.
Polymarket has reached a new all-time high in open interest at $14.05 billion.
That represents growth of +338.9% over the past 10 months.
Other key metrics:
⚪️ TVL increased by 334% over the same period
⚪️ Sports betting volume reached $4.29 billion (ATH)
⚪️ Political betting volume hit $2.61 billion (ATH)
⚪️ Monthly fees climbed to $32.35 million (ATH)
That represents growth of +338.9% over the past 10 months.
Other key metrics:
⚪️ TVL increased by 334% over the same period
⚪️ Sports betting volume reached $4.29 billion (ATH)
⚪️ Political betting volume hit $2.61 billion (ATH)
⚪️ Monthly fees climbed to $32.35 million (ATH)
JPMorgan Chase is launching a new tokenized money market fund called OnChain Liquidity — Token Money Market Fund (ticker: JLTXX).
The fund will operate on Ethereum and is aimed at stablecoin issuers that need to comply with reserve requirements under the GENIUS Act in the United States.
Key details:
JLTXX will invest in short-term liquid assets, including U.S. Treasuries and overnight repo agreements backed by Treasuries or cash.
The goal is to help stablecoin issuers hold reserves in assets compliant with GENIUS Act requirements.
Blockchain infrastructure will be handled by Kinexys Digital Assets.
At launch, the fund will be available only on Ethereum, though expansion to other blockchains remains possible.
The SEC registration becomes effective on May 13, but the exact launch date has not been disclosed.
This is JPMorgan’s second tokenized fund on Ethereum after MONY, which focused more on institutional liquidity management.
Similar products already exist: Morgan Stanley recently launched a reserve-focused stablecoin fund without blockchain infrastructure, while Franklin Templeton continues expanding its BENJI tokenized fund.
According to RWA.xyz, the tokenized real-world asset market has grown to approximately $32.2 billion, with around $15.9 billion tied to tokenized U.S. Treasury products.
The fund will operate on Ethereum and is aimed at stablecoin issuers that need to comply with reserve requirements under the GENIUS Act in the United States.
Key details:
JLTXX will invest in short-term liquid assets, including U.S. Treasuries and overnight repo agreements backed by Treasuries or cash.
The goal is to help stablecoin issuers hold reserves in assets compliant with GENIUS Act requirements.
Blockchain infrastructure will be handled by Kinexys Digital Assets.
At launch, the fund will be available only on Ethereum, though expansion to other blockchains remains possible.
The SEC registration becomes effective on May 13, but the exact launch date has not been disclosed.
This is JPMorgan’s second tokenized fund on Ethereum after MONY, which focused more on institutional liquidity management.
Similar products already exist: Morgan Stanley recently launched a reserve-focused stablecoin fund without blockchain infrastructure, while Franklin Templeton continues expanding its BENJI tokenized fund.
According to RWA.xyz, the tokenized real-world asset market has grown to approximately $32.2 billion, with around $15.9 billion tied to tokenized U.S. Treasury products.