Bitcoin’s surge to $77K pressures shorts, but absent spot and long leverage caps rallies
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Bitcoin Price Action Favors Bears But Profit Taking Overwhelms Each Rally
An ask-heavy orderbook and traders’ reluctance to go heavy into spot and margin long positions are keeping Bitcoin rallies capped at $77,000.
DeFi protocol Carrot becomes first casualty of $285M Drift exploit
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Carrot's TVL Collapses 93% in a Month Following Drift Hack
The DeFi protocol Carrot has set a May 14 withdrawal deadline as the protocol said it suffered a “catastrophic” impact from the $285 million Drift exploit that has made it unable to continue operating.
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Bitcoiners launch 'The Bitcoin Evidence Base' to stamp out FUD
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Bitcoiners Launch AI-Powered Bitcoin FUD-Fighting Database
A Nordic-based Bitcoin education platform and Bitcoiner Daniel Batten have launched The Bitcoin Evidence Base, an AI tool that generates evidence-based responses to address common misconceptions about Bitcoin.
Bitcoin risks extended retreat as April rally was futures-driven: CryptoQuant
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Bitcoin Risks Decline After Futures-Driven April Rally: CryptoQuant
CryptoQuant says Bitcoin could see months of price declines, as its April rally was spurred by futures trading while spot demand declined, a setup that historically carries “meaningful downside risk.”
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Bakkt completes acquisition of stablecoin payments firm Distributed Technologies Research
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Bakkt Finishes Acquisition of Stablecoin Infrastructure Firm
Bakkt completed its equity-based acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm Distributed Technologies Research, aiming to build a 24/7 digital settlement layer.
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Bitcoin seals best monthly gain in a year as S&P 500 hits fresh all-time high
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Bitcoin Preserves 12% April Gains But the S&P 500 Steals the Show
Bitcoin loses the spotlight to the S&P 500 despite 12% April gains while US PCE inflation eyes three-year highs.
SBI eyes Bitbank deal as Japan’s crypto exchange market consolidates
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SBI to Make Bitbank a Subsidiary in Japan Crypto Consolidation Push
SBI Holdings is in talks to acquire Bitbank as Japan prepares to move crypto oversight under securities-style market rules.
Brazil bars crypto settlement in regulated cross-border payment rails
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Brazil Central Bank Bars Virtual Assets From eFX Payments
Brazil’s central bank has separately warned that stablecoins issued outside BCB supervision could face strict domestic limits.
Bitcoin ETFs draw $2B in April for highest monthly inflows this year
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Bitcoin ETFs Post Strong April Inflows as Ether Turns Positive
US Bitcoin ETFs saw $1.97 billion in April inflows, led by BlackRock’s IBIT, while Ether ETFs logged first monthly gain since October 2025.
Did Dogecoin bottom first? DOGE price poised for 20% gains as whales return
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Dogecoin May Rise 20% in May as DOGE Whale Holdings Hit Record Levels
Dogecoin whales are accumulating at record levels as DOGE’s breakout setup points to 20% upside in May.
Crypto VC funding plunges to $659M in April, hits near two-year low
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Crypto VC Funding Plunges to $659M in April, Hits 2024 Lows
Crypto VC funding plunged to a low last seen in July 2024, signaling a capital contraction for early-stage cryptocurrency companies seeking investment.
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DeFi can freeze stolen funds, but not everyone agrees it should
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DeFi’s Lose-Lose Problem on Freezing Stolen Funds
Crypto faces backlash whether it freezes stolen funds or lets them move, as control and timing come into focus.
Three Bitcoin data points suggest a rally to $80K is imminent
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Bitcoin Demand, Spot And Institutional Flows Increase As Bulls Chase $80K
Bitcoin bounced above its 100-day moving average as spot volumes and futures open interest rose. Is $80,000 next?
CLARITY Act stablecoin yield rules finalised: ‘Go time’ for crypto bill
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CLARITY Act Stablecoin Yield Rules Finalized: ‘Go Time’ For Crypto Bill
US Senator Thom Tillis and US Senator Angela Alsobrooks have released the final stablecoin yield text for the US CLARITY Act, which the crypto industry has been closely watching.
Bitcoin rally extends, yet BTC options price only 25% chance of $84K in May
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Bitcoin Rally Accelerates, But BTC Options Doubt $84K Is Possible
Bitcoin options data suggests a rally to $84,000 is slim, but accumulation by digital asset treasuries and the Spot BTC ETFs could invalidate that view.
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Bitcoin doesn’t need a fresh narrative to reclaim $100K: Analyst
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Bitcoin Doesn’t Need A Fresh Narrative To Reclaim $100K: Analyst
MN Trading Capital founder Michael van de Poppe said Bitcoin doesn’t need a fresh narrative to reclaim $100,000, arguing that basic market dynamics alone can drive the asset back to that level.
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Ethereum Foundation sells another 10,000 ETH to BitMine in third OTC deal
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Ethereum Foundation Offloads $23M in ETH to BitMine for Third Time in Two Months
The Ethereum Foundation completed its third OTC sale to BitMine, offloading 10,000 ETH for $22.9 million as community criticism grows over the foundation's repeated ETH sales.
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Riot posts $167M in Q1 revenue as data center arm pulls in $33M in first quarter
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Riot Posts $167M in Q1 Revenue as Data Center Arm Pulls in $33M
Bitcoin mining revenue fell as Riot's new data center business picked up the slack, with AMD doubling its contracted capacity in a vote of confidence for the company's AI pivot.
A16z sides with CFTC against states seeking to ban prediction markets
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A16z Backs CFTC in Fight Against State Prediction Market Bans
A16z filed an 18-page letter backing the CFTC in its fight against states trying to ban prediction markets, arguing federal law preempts state gaming regulations.
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US CISA adds ‘insane’ Linux Copy Fail flaw to watch list
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Linux Copy Fail: ‘A Trivially Exploitable Bug’
Malicious actors with code execution capability may gain root access on Linux systems using as few as 10 lines of Python, according to a researcher.