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The Bitcoin Playbook To Know: Step 4 Says A Crash Is Coming, But Where’s The Bottom?
Bitcoin has followed its current script before. According to one crypto analyst, it may be doing so again, and if history holds, the next move is not upward. Crypto analyst Merlijn The Trader has outlined a six-step framework on X that places BTC’s current price action directly onto the struct...
Wed, May 20

Tether Expands South Korea Trademark Filings As Stablecoin Rules Take Shape
Tether’s latest move in South Korea goes beyond protecting a product name. The company behind the world’s largest stablecoin filed seven trademark applications with the Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service on May 19, covering not just its tokens but its company name, of...
Wed, May 20

Bitcoin Seeing A Crucial Shift In Demand Dynamics While Price Action Weakens
As volatility persists in the market, Bitcoin faces a potential retest of the $70,000 price level following the recent pullback. With this waning price action, demand for the flagship asset among investors and traders is exhibiting a trend that could spell trouble for its near-term direction. Demand...
Wed, May 20

Washington Targets Iran’s $7 Billion Crypto Network To Cut Off Financial Channels—FOX
US authorities are reportedly stepping up efforts to disrupt Iran’s cryptocurrency activity, as Washington works to choke off financial channels linked to the regime amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. ‘Breadcrumbs’ In Crypto A FOX Business report released Wednesday points to new figures fr...
Wed, May 20

XRP Whales Have Just Set An 8-Year Record, Is This The Start Of The Next Bull Run?
More of XRP’s supply is being chipped away, as whales continue to accumulate the token, increasing their control of the cryptocurrency. According to new reports from on-chain analytics platform Santiment, Whales are currently holding over 450 billion coins, setting a record 8-year high. With more to...
Wed, May 20

Arthur Hayes’ Bombshell CLARITY Act Warning Just Resurfaced — And The Timing Couldn’t Be Worse
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX and Chief Investment Officer of Maelstrom, called for the CLARITY Act to be vetoed in a recent interview with Scott Melker, host of The Wolf of All Streets — comments that have resurfaced at a moment of peak legislative momentum, just days after the bill cleared th...
Wed, May 20

Top Crypto Exchange Expands Into UK With New Local Platform
European crypto exchange WhiteBIT is entering the United Kingdom (UK) market with the launch of a dedicated platform, marking a strategic push into one of the world’s most established financial hubs. Related Reading: Japan To Recognize Foreign Stablecoins As Electronic Payment Instruments Starting J...
Wed, May 20

Are Ethereum Investors Losing Faith? Market Mood Shifts Deep Into Bearish Territory
Ethereum is just a few dollars away from losing the $2,100 price level as volatility across the broader cryptocurrency market continues to intensify. After days of downside pressure, this price action has started to impact investors’ behavior, which is currently leaning heavily toward the bearish si...
Wed, May 20

XRP Is Not The Real Leader Of RWA Despite Its Popularity, Here’s Where The Real Volume Is
Ethereum has emerged as the leader in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization despite the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) popularity in this sector. This comes amid the rise in tokenization, with institutions bringing their products on-chain. Ethereum Leads XRP In The RWA Sector Token Terminal data shows that Ether...
Wed, May 20

Crypto AI Platform Bankr Locks Down System After Hacker Breaches 14 Crypto Wallets
Tech entrepreneur Austen Allred was among the victims. His wallet, tied to a project called Kelly Claude AI assistant, was drained of Ether — though the hacker left his memecoin holdings untouched.Allred said there was no sign anyone else had logged into his Bankr account, suggesting the attacker go...
Wed, May 20

Bitcoin Developer Who Worked With Satoshi Just Released A Tool That Changes Online Privacy Forever
Martti Malmi, one of Bitcoin’s earliest developers who worked directly with Satoshi Nakamoto in the protocol’s founding years, has released a new version of Nostr VPN — an open-source mesh VPN that discards the entire trust model underlying conventional virtual private network services a...
Wed, May 20

Chainlink Co-Founder Nazarov Reveals 3 Trends He’s Watching Closely
Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov said he is increasingly encouraged by three trends reshaping crypto infrastructure: a stronger industry focus on security, continued product development during quieter markets, and the growth of real-world assets and tokenized finance beyond crypto price cycles. 3...
Wed, May 20

Trump Media’s Truth Social Withdraws Bitcoin ETF Filing
Trump Media-linked Truth Social Bitcoin ETF, B.T. has asked the US Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw its spot Bitcoin ETF registration, ending, at least for now, one of the more politically visible attempts to enter the already crowded US Bitcoin fund market. The withdrawal request, dat...
Wed, May 20

Japan To Recognize Foreign Stablecoins As Electronic Payment Instruments Starting June 1
Japan’s key financial authority has expanded its framework to officially treat foreign trust‑issued stablecoins as electronic payment instruments instead of securities under domestic law. Related Reading: South Korea’s KB Financial Completes Stablecoin Pilot As Lawmakers Press For Regulatory Framewo...
Wed, May 20

Altcoin Holders Have Been Realizing Losses Since 2024, Glassnode Says
On-chain analytics firm Glassnode has revealed how the typical altcoin investor has generally been realizing losses since late 2024. Median SOPR In The Altcoin Sector Has Been Stuck Below 1 In a new post on X, Glassnode has talked about the latest trend in the median SOPR for the altcoin market. The...
Wed, May 20

Bitcoin Supply In Profit Jumps To 63%: Why Analysts Are Still Cautious
Bitcoin’s on-chain profitability has recovered sharply from its March lows, but analyst Axel Adler Jr. says the market still lacks a stronger behavioral confirmation that a durable reversal is underway. In his May 19 “Bitcoin Morning Brief,” Adler pointed to a mixed setup across two closely watched ...
Wed, May 20

Bitcoin Is Trapped Between Two Powerful Holder Levels: Key Data Clears The Setup
Bitcoin has lost the $80,000 level as selling pressure and market uncertainty converge on a price structure that analyst Rei Researcher has identified as one of the most sensitive zones Bitcoin has occupied in this entire cycle. The breakdown is not simply a technical level failing — it is a price e...
Wed, May 20

Ripple Just Moved This $2 Billion Industry Onto The XRP Ledger
The XRP Ledger is hosting tokenized US Treasuries, money market funds, and real estate instruments, but it is also hosting something far more fundamental than these. Electricity has become one of the largest real-world assets now represented on the XRP Ledger. Data from RWA.xyz shows JMWH, an energy...
Wed, May 20

Bitcoin Rally Triggered Fastest Futures Open Interest Growth Of 2026: CryptoQuant
Analytics firm CryptoQuant has highlighted how the Bitcoin futures market saw a notable amount of inflows alongside the recent price surge. Bitcoin Open Interest Shot Up Alongside Rally In a new post on X, CryptoQuant has talked about the latest trend in the Bitcoin Open Interest. This indicator mea...
Wed, May 20

Ethereum Weakness Traces Back To One Exchange. Analyst Identifies The Cause
Ethereum is struggling to hold above $2,150 as selling pressure and market uncertainty continue to weigh on a recovery that has now given back a meaningful portion of its gains from the February lows. The price is under pressure — and analyst MorenoDV has published an exchange flow analysis that ide...
Tue, May 19


