🇧🇹 Bhutan Quietly Selling Off Bitcoin Reserves

Bhutan, known for officially mining Bitcoin and using it to fund 50% salary increases for public servants, has reportedly sold 46% of its BTC holdings over the past year. 📉

While the country embraced crypto as part of its sovereign investment strategy, the recent sell-off raises questions about long-term plans and the sustainability of its BTC-backed policies. 💰⚖️

✍️ Vitalik Buterin Proposes Simpler Ethereum Layer 1

Vitalik Buterin has shared a 5-year plan to simplify Ethereum’s Layer 1 by drawing inspiration from Bitcoin’s minimalism. His key goal: make Ethereum’s core leaner and more resilient, with a cap on total lines of code. 🧠💡

The plan involves 10x data capacity for Layer 2s, shifting complexity off-chain while keeping the base layer efficient and secure.

This vision aims to make Ethereum’s foundation easier to maintain, audit, and scale long-term.

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📊 Markets Await Fed Rate Decision This Week

The Federal Reserve is set to announce its interest rate decision this week. According to market data, 97% of investors expect the rate to remain unchanged. 🏦📉

With inflation still a concern but economic signals mixed, the Fed is likely to hold steady — at least for now. Markets will be watching closely for any hints on future moves. 👀

🤖 Tether Announces Tether.ai — A New Decentralized AI Platform

Tether is preparing to launch Tether.ai, a fully open and decentralized AI execution environment. Unlike traditional platforms, it does not rely on API keys or centralized control points. 🧐

Instead, Tether.ai operates on a peer-to-peer network, enabling AI agents to function autonomously and securely, without the risk of being shut down by a central server.

The platform is also integrated with USDT and BTC, allowing AI agents to handle payments directly through the network — potentially unlocking new use cases in decentralized finance and autonomous systems. 🔗💵

💳 Visa Gives AI Agents Your Card — The Future of Autonomous Shopping?

Visa is teaming up with top AI developers like OpenAI, Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity to let AI agents shop on your behalf — using your credit card. Set a budget, define preferences, and your AI could soon buy your groceries, book flights, or grab that perfect sweater without you lifting a finger.

This bold step aims to fix a key AI limitation: payments. Visa’s move could make AI agents fully autonomous — no more "you go buy it" moments. 🔄

Key points:

▪️No API keys or centralized controls
▪️AI agents get P2P payment access via Visa, BTC & USDT
▪️Privacy-focused, user-controlled spending limits
▪️Pilot phase now live, wider rollout expected in 2026

AI might not just recommend your next purchase — it could make it. 🤔

📈 Strategy (ex-MicroStrategy) just bought more Bitcoin — again!

From April 28 to May 4, the company snapped up 1,895 BTC for $180.3M at an average price of $95,167. 💰 That brings its total stash to 555,450 BTC — about 2.6% of all Bitcoin ever to exist.

Since 2020, Strategy has spent $38.08B acquiring BTC at an average of $68,550 per coin. The latest buy was funded via proceeds from its 2024 ATM (At-the-Market) stock offering.

And of course, Michael Saylor teased it first. On Sunday, he posted a chart from saylortracker.com with the caption: “Too much blue, not enough orange.”

💊 Orange coin go up. Strategy stacks more.

🍽 Trump Hosts Private Dinner for TRUMP Memecoin Holders

Donald Trump has officially confirmed a private dinner for holders of the TRUMP token, launched by his team in January. The event is set for May 22 at the Trump National Club in Washington, D.C.

🔶 220 top holders will be invited, with the Top 25 getting VIP access and a tour — all based on wallet rankings via on-chain verification.

🔸 The announcement stirred controversy: Senators Warren and Schiff have called for a government ethics probe, calling the initiative a potential “pay-to-play” scheme.

Politics meets crypto — and dinner is served.

📊 River Shows the Power of Just 3% Bitcoin in Your Portfolio

Bitcoin firm River visualized how adding just 3% BTC to a traditional cash-heavy portfolio changes returns — even after inflation:

🔴 100% Cash (since 2020): -19%
🔵 Vanguard Money Market Fund: -6.7%
🟢 97% Cash / 3% Bitcoin: +20%

💡 Moral: even a small BTC allocation can flip your portfolio from red to green.

🧵 Ethereum is a “stillborn project,” says Max Keiser

Bitcoin maxi Max Keiser is at it again — this time calling Ethereum useless and inefficient. 👀

His rant comes in response to Vitalik Buterin’s recent vision to simplify Ethereum’s core and make it more like Bitcoin. But for Keiser, no amount of tweaking can fix what he sees as a fundamentally flawed project.

🔥 “Ethereum was dead on arrival,” he claims.
👑 Bitcoin maxis aren’t buying any ETH reforms — their faith lies in BTC alone.

🇺🇸 Bitwise: Crypto Needs Congress — or Faces a Rough Summer

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan warns that if Congress fails to pass key crypto bills, the industry may face a turbulent summer — despite White House support under Trump. 🤔

🪙 A stablecoin bill (GENIUS Act) had bipartisan momentum but suddenly lost key Democratic backing, possibly due to political tensions around Trump.

📉 Without legal safeguards, recent crypto progress risks being reversed by future administrations.

💬 Hougan: “Crypto needs Congress to enshrine progress in law — or risk stalling the bull market.”

📈 Still, he’s bullish long-term — if Washington acts, he sees BTC over $200K in 2025.

🇬🇧 UK Says “No Thanks” to National Crypto Reserve

Economic Secretary Emma Reynolds ruled out the idea of the UK stockpiling Bitcoin like the U.S., saying it’s "not appropriate for our market."

💬 While the UK isn’t planning a national digital asset reserve, it's strengthening ties with the U.S. through a new senior-level crypto regulatory working group.

📊 Instead of following the EU’s MiCA framework, the UK is exploring its own outcome-focused crypto rules and may issue sovereign debt via blockchain by late summer.

🔗 Collaboration, not imitation — that's the UK's current crypto stance.

🇺🇸 Stablecoins May Become Top Buyers of U.S. Treasuries

As U.S. lawmakers rush to regulate stablecoins, analysts predict a major shift in the Treasury market: stablecoin issuers could outpace China and Japan as top buyers of U.S. government debt. With Treasuries seen as the safest backing for digital dollars, demand could surge by $1T+ as the stablecoin market grows toward $2T. 💰

💵 Giants like Tether and Circle already hold $150B in Treasuries. With regulation, even banks like BofA and platforms like Visa are eyeing the space.

⚠️ But risks remain: runs on stablecoins could force mass Treasury sell-offs, potentially destabilizing markets.

Is this a new golden age for the U.S. dollar—or a fragile financial experiment?

📈 141 Days Since Bitcoin's ATH – What’s Next?

It’s been 141 days since Bitcoin hit its last all-time high. Historically, it takes around 211 days on average to reach a new ATH — meaning we could be just 70 days away from the next one if the pattern holds. ⏳

But some are more optimistic: CryptoQuant analyst Alex Adler believes Bitcoin might break its record even sooner. Stay sharp — the next leg up could be closer than expected! 🚀

🇺🇸 New Hampshire Approves First U.S. State Crypto Reserve! 🚀

New Hampshire has become the first U.S. state to approve a strategic crypto reserve. The new law allows the state treasury to allocate up to 5% of its reserves into digital assets with a market cap over $500B — currently, that means Bitcoin only. 💰

The law takes effect in 60 days, marking a historic move toward institutional crypto adoption at the state level.

🚀 CZ Predicts Bitcoin Could Hit $500K–$1M This Cycle

Binance founder CZ has made a bold claim: in this bull cycle, Bitcoin might soar to $500,000–$1,000,000. 🤯

But let’s be real — CZ isn’t exactly known for accurate predictions. His past forecasts often missed the mark, earning him a reputation on par with the likes of Hamaha or Arthur Hayes in terms of hit rate. 😅

Still, fingers crossed he’s right this time! 🤞

🔍 CryptoQuant: TRON Among the Most Stable & Decentralized Blockchains

TRON has been recognized by CryptoQuant as one of the most stable and decentralized blockchains, boasting high throughput and strong governance.

📊 Key reasons:

▪️99.7% block production efficiency
▪️68% of super representatives replaced since 2020, signaling active community participation

Solid performance and evolving leadership make TRON a standout in the L1 space. 💪

💼 Coinbase Highlights Fiat Weakness, Backs Bitcoin in New Ad

In a new campaign, Coinbase criticizes fiat currencies, pointing out the unlimited supply of the U.S. dollar, while contrasting it with Bitcoin’s fixed cap of 21 million coins. 🧾

The message is clear: BTC offers predictable monetary policy, unlike traditional currencies subject to inflation through continuous printing — a direct appeal to those seeking long-term financial stability. 💪💵

📈 Bitcoin Surpasses $99,000 for the First Time Since February

On May 8, Bitcoin crossed the $99,000 mark, reaching its highest price in nearly three months. Ethereum also showed strength, rising back to $1,900. 🚀

The broader crypto market followed suit, with all top-100 assets posting daily gains — some exceeding 10%.

According to Coinglass, more than $200 million in short positions were liquidated over 24 hours, with nearly half linked to Bitcoin, reflecting increased volatility and bullish momentum in the market. 🤷📊

🇺🇸 Eric Trump: “Trump Owns a Lot of Bitcoin”

Eric Trump revealed that both he and Donald Trump hold significant amounts of Bitcoin, calling it “digital gold” with massive future potential. 🚀

“I love Bitcoin… I own a lot of it, and Trump owns a lot of it”

- Eric said, predicting exponential growth for BTC in the coming years.

Looks like Bitcoin just got another campaign donor. 🧢📈