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Bitcoin Is Only One Leg From Hitting A Bottom, But How Low Can It Go?
Crypto analyst Bee has forecasted a major price bottom for Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest digital currency. Despite its recent rally above $80,000, the expert still believes that BTC remains in a broader bearish market, likely viewing the latest price gains as a temporary bounce. While some anal...
Thu, May 14

Hyperliquid (HYPE) Surges 14% As Coinbase And Circle Expand USDC Integration
Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) made a major move for the Hyperliquid (HYPE) ecosystem on Thursday, outlining how it plans to deepen support for Circle’s USDC stablecoin on the platform. In a blog post, Coinbase said it is expanding its role by becoming the official treasury deployer of USDC on Hype...
Thu, May 14

ETF Bitcoin Holdings Has Barely Moved Despite Major Price Decline
After multiple retests, the Bitcoin price has finally lost the pivotal $80,000 level once again as the broader market turned bearish. However, many investors are still demonstrating confidence in BTC despite its bearish performance as seen via the exchange-traded products. Bitcoin Price Slides, But ...
Thu, May 14

XRP Futures Activity Just Broke Above Its 30-Day Average: Bullish Signal Or Warning?
XRP is trying to hold above $1.40 as the market enters a pivotal day defined by the US Senate Banking Committee’s vote on the CLARITY Act — legislation that carries direct regulatory implications for XRP and the broader digital asset ecosystem. The price is under pressure but not broken, and a...
Thu, May 14

Volume Shows Big Players Are Reloading On Solana As They Push For 4-Month Highs
Solana is seeing renewed interest from institutional investors, who appear to have flipped bullish on SOL again. This follows the record inflows that the SOL ETFs have recorded since the start of this month, which have pushed the altcoin to a four-month high. Solana Sees Fresh Inflows From Instituti...
Thu, May 14

Crypto May Be Loud Online, But Only 4% Of Voters Care: Poll
A separate poll released Friday by HarrisX found that 47% of registered voters said they would consider crossing party lines to support a candidate who backed crypto regulation legislation — a figure that stands in sharp contrast to new data showing crypto barely moves the needle for most Americans ...
Thu, May 14

CLARITY Act Negotiations Ended Without A Deal – Senator Lummis Warned What Happens Next If It Fails
The crypto market is facing its most significant regulatory test in years as the US Senate Banking Committee prepares to vote on the CLARITY Act today, Thursday, May 14. The markup session that will determine whether the most comprehensive digital asset legislation in American history advances towar...
Thu, May 14

CLARITY Act Clears Senate Banking Committee With Bipartisan Backing—Next Stop: Full Senate
After months of negotiations involving the crypto industry, the banking sector, and lawmakers who had been publicly calling for changes, the long-awaited CLARITY Act has cleared a major step toward becoming law. The measure advanced with support across party lines in the Senate Banking Committee, wi...
Thu, May 14

Cardano Founder Says Monero Is ‘What Bitcoin Should Have Been’
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said Monero represents the kind of privacy-preserving cryptocurrency Bitcoin might have become if stronger cryptographic tooling had been available at the time, praising the project’s technical design and its refusal to dilute its cypherpunk principles. Speaking in ...
Thu, May 14

Dogecoin Bullish Divergence Says A 500% Price Rally Is Coming, But The Real Target Is Much Higher
A crypto analyst has identified a Bullish Divergence on a three-day Dogecoin (DOGE) price chart that is pointing toward a fresh breakout to new highs. He believes that the emergence of this formation suggests that Dogecoin could be gearing up for a massive 500% price rally. However, his optimistic f...
Thu, May 14

Bitcoin Firm Nakamoto Surges In Revenue But Bleeds Cash In Q1
Nakamoto sold 284 Bitcoin on the last day of March just to keep the lights on. That detail, tucked inside the company’s first-quarter results released Wednesday, captures where the Bitcoin treasury firm stands heading into the second half of 2026 — growing fast on paper, but still burning thro...
Thu, May 14

What Makes XRP Unique? Ripple CEO Explains
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has outlined what he believes makes XRP distinct in the digital asset market, pointing to the XRP Ledger’s payments-focused design, low transaction costs, short settlement times and long-running community support. The comments came in a short “XRP In One Minute” video sh...
Thu, May 14

Bitcoin Under $80,000: Warsh Confirmed As Next Fed Chair—Here’s The Likely Impact
Bitcoin suffered a sharp pullback on Wednesday, giving up the crucial $80,000 support level that helped BTC rally to prices last seen earlier in the year. The selloff comes as Congress has also confirmed a new Federal Reserve (Fed) chair—Kevin Warsh—raising expectations for how monetary policy could...
Thu, May 14

This Man Was Locked Out Of His Bitcoin Wallet For 11 Years — Claude AI Got Him Back In
A Bitcoin holder known on X as @cprkrn recovered approximately 5 BTC — worth between $400,000 and $500,000 at current prices — on May 13, 2026, after more than eleven years locked out of a wallet, crediting Anthropic’s Claude AI with solving a technical problem that had defeated every conventi...
Thu, May 14

XRP Network Sets New Record: 10,000+ Token Wallets At Highest Ever
Data shows XRP has reached a new milestone in its 10,000+ token wallets, a sign that large investors have been coming into the network. More Than 332,000 Wallets Now Hold 10,000+ XRP In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Santiment has talked about the latest trend in the population of the mid-...
Thu, May 14

Crypto Billionaire’s $7M Gift Puts UK Reform Leader Under Ethics Spotlight
A £5 million ($6.7 million) gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne has landed Reform UK leader Nigel Farage before a parliamentary standards watchdog over an alleged disclosure failure. Related Reading: Former Crypto CEO Apologizes To Investors As $328M Fraud Claims Surface The Size Of Th...
Thu, May 14

Brokerage Giant Charles Schwab Rolls Out Spot Crypto Trading To Retail Investors
Brokerage and banking firm Charles Schwab officially began rolling out its crypto trading platform to retail clients in the US, joining the list of traditional financial institutions expanding their digital asset offering. Related Reading: Poland’s PiS Proposes Total Crypto Ban As Lawmakers Review D...
Thu, May 14

Bhutan Transfers $8 Million In Bitcoin Amid Ongoing Bitcoin Liquidation
Bhutan could walk away with roughly $767 million in total profit if it sells its remaining Bitcoin near current prices — a striking figure for a Himalayan nation of 750,000 people that quietly built one of the world’s largest sovereign crypto reserves through hydropower mining. Related Reading...
Thu, May 14

Warren Files 40 CLARITY Act Amendments To Keep XRP Out of US Banking System, Expert Reveals
As the Senate Banking Committee’s long-awaited markup of the CLARITY Act nears, XRP has reportedly become a focal point of a wave of amendments being prepared for the key vote on Thursday. The bill—described by participants as a crypto market structure package that has already been delayed by more t...
Thu, May 14

Crypto Superapp Legend Announces Shutdown As Industry Shakeout Continues
Mainstream crypto users don’t care whether a product runs on a blockchain or not. That blunt observation came from Legend CEO Jayson Hobby as he announced the closure of the DeFi mobile app he helped build — and it may be the most honest thing said about crypto consumer products in years. Rela...
Thu, May 14


