Bitcoin’s long-term holder (LTH) supply is approaching all-time highs. Currently, 16.3 million $BTC is held by this cohort, defined as investors who have held bitcoin for at least 155 days. LTH supply has increased from 14.12 million $BTC around the time of bitcoin’s record high above $126,000 in October, to the current 16.3 million $BTC.
Tokenized money market funds still make up only around 5% of the stablecoin universe despite their ability to generate yield, Wall Street bank JPMorgan said in a Wednesday report. The bank said crypto market participants continue to favor stablecoins because they have become the ecosystem’s default cash instrument for trading, collateral management, settlement, cross-border payments
After dropping to a low of $76k, Bitcoin rebounded to $78,180 before slightly retracing. At press time, $BTC traded at $77,886, up 0.96% daily. With $BTC attempting recovery, major traders appeared to increase their long exposure. Why are whales turning bullish again? Lookonchain reported that whale Garrett Jin returned to the market and opened a
A significant shift in the shareholder composition of Dunamu, the operator of South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, is being interpreted as a positive signal for a potential merger with Naver Financial. According to a report from ZDNet Korea, the departure of a key investor has removed a major obstacle to the deal. New Investors
In this month of May 2026 the price of Bitcoin has in fact returned to the 200-day moving average. The problem is that this average has been falling for five months, and shows no signs of reversal. This leads some analysts to argue that the decline in the price of Bitcoin could continue precisely by
BlockBooster, a Web3 incubation service provider, has announced the launch of a $50 million digital venture fund, as reported by Reuters. The fund is set to invest across several high-growth areas within the blockchain and artificial intelligence sectors, including AI infrastructure, on-chain trading platforms, on-chain asset management solutions, and the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA).
ChimpX, a notable decentralized network, has partnered with t3rn, a cutting-edge cross-chain execution platform. The collaboration aims to improve interoperability across chains. As ChimpX revealed in its official social media announcement, the joint effort enables streamlined execution of consumer intents across diverse chains. With the use of the solver-powered framework, the development endeavors to provide
Bitcoin has hit resistance at its 200-day moving average and is showing signs of a trend reversal, according to CryptoQuant on Wednesday. The move closely mirrors a March 2022 pattern where a 43% rally stalled at the same level before prices declined further. “Overall, Bitcoin demand has flipped into contraction,” the analyst wrote. The platform’s
Mastercard has completed the acquisition of BVNK, a UK-based stablecoin infrastructure startup, for $1.8 billion. The deal marks one of the largest moves by a traditional payments giant into the digital currency space, signaling a strategic shift in how global money movement may be handled in the coming years. What BVNK brings to Mastercard BVNK
Kalshi Inc., the federally regulated prediction market platform, has raised an additional $200 million in a new funding round, according to a report from Bloomberg. This fresh capital comes on top of a previously announced $1 billion funding round, bringing the company’s total raised to approximately $1.2 billion. New Investors Enter the Market The latest