Key takeaways: Bitcoin options markets price in low odds of BTC reaching $84,000 in May, while the monthly futures basis rate reflects weakness. Significant Bitcoin accumulation by listed com

Huma Finance selected Chainlink CCIP as the exclusive cross-chain infrastructure for PST and future yield products. Chainlink price held near $9 as traders watched whether LINK could defend s

New research has revealed that 76.82 billion XRP from 5.6 million accounts would be at risk of access by quantum computers. The quantum threat is lower for XRP than for Bitcoin, where genesis

Algorand’s x402 integration has expanded from February’s technical support to atomic and sponsored transactions for payments. x402 now supports Algorand through CAIP-2 identifiers, USDC defau

Stellar is driving growth in DeFi, tokenization, and protocol upgrades that separate it from its competition. Stellar’s institutional adoption puts it on track to become one of the largest ne

VeChain CTO reflects on past AI predictions that have come true and helped shape VeChain’s focus. As a trust layer, blockchain technology has become the enabler for AI technology. About 6 yea

Monero will launch the FCMP++ and Carrot beta stressnet on May 6, with a hard fork from testnet at block 2,997,100. FCMP++ expands Monero’s proof system from 1-of-16 ring signatures to proofs

Zcash received a big adoption boost in the past week after Robinhood listed ZEC, expanding access to 27 million users. Native ZEC swaps have been enabled on THORChain, extending DeFi access,

Crypto markets often behave like a stadium where every token tries to shout louder than the next. Hedera and TRON continue to move within their own cycles, reacting to liquidity shifts, techn

JPMorgan analysts argue that rising stablecoin transaction volumes will not necessarily translate into proportional growth in the sector's total market capitalization, citing higher token vel

IOTA welcomed its new consensus protocol, Starfish, this week to make the network resilient for real-world conditions. Starfish is ideal for the $35 trillion global trade industry, where tech

Pi Network's core team has confirmed a series of protocol and ecosystem updates, including the release of Pi Launchpad's MVP on Testnet and an ongoing upgrade path that has now advanced to Pr

The Alberta Investment Management Corporation purchased a $219 million stake in MicroStrategy in its first investment in a crypto company. It joins three other Canadian firms with MicroStrate

EU lawmakers are considering a crypto capital gains levy to help fund the bloc’s planned €2 trillion 2028–2034 budget. The proposal still needs approval from all EU member states, while Berli

Key Highlights Bitcoin has broken out of a multi-month descending channel — a major technical development as May 2026 begins. BTC is currently trading at $78,318 — pushing toward the critical

Cloud mining offers a simpler way of earning money with the use of cryptocurrency without owning a real mining rig. It enables investors to rent hash power in remote locations and data centre

A Taiwan lawmaker has proposed that the country establish a Bitcoin reserve funded through its foreign exchange reserves, marking one of the most concrete sovereign Bitcoin allocation proposa

Gency AI, a San Francisco-based AI and blockchain infrastructure company, announced a $20 million funding round on March 17, 2026. The round includes participation from YZC Capital, MTmetawor

Coinbase has signaled that a Senate compromise on stablecoin yield rules could clear the path for a stalled U.S. crypto bill to move forward, marking a potential turning point for digital ass

BTC options markets are pricing in roughly a 25% chance of Bitcoin reaching $84,000 by the end of May, a signal that traders see meaningful upside as the current rally continues to extend. Wh

More than 500 dormant Ethereum wallets were drained in a coordinated incident that resulted in approximately $800,000 in losses, according to a report from CryptoSlate. The cause of the explo