Ronin, the gaming-centric blockchain once synonymous with the industry’s infamous $625 million exploit, is officially shedding its sidechain skin on May 12 to become an Ethereum layer 2 to improve security while maintaining throughput. Ronin, which announced the migration in April, will execute a hard fork at block 55,577,490, a process that will result in
Disclosure: The author of this story owns shares in Strategy (MSTR). Michael Saylor, the executive chairman of Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded corporate holder of bitcoin , announced Monday on X the purchase of 535 bitcoin for roughly $43 million at an average price of about $80,340 per coin The purchases bring the company’s
Two Trump-branded ventures aimed at retail buyers are both in difficult positions months after their debuts, though for different reasons. Roughly 600,000 buyers have paid $100 deposits for the gold-colored Trump Mobile T1 phone since its initial announcement, putting around $60 million into a venture that has not delivered a single confirmed device as of
Disclosure: The author of this story owns shares in Strategy (MSTR). When executive chairman Michael Saylor confirmed on Strategy’s (MSTR) Q1 2026 earnings call on May 6 that the company was prepared to sell bitcoin, it appeared to mark a shift for the world’s largest publicly traded corporate holder of the cryptocurrency. But the move
Circle has raised $222 million in a presale of the $ARC token tied to its new Arc blockchain network in a deal that values the project at $3 billion, according to a CNBC report on Monday. The round included investment from a mix of Wall Street heavyweights and crypto-native firms, including BlackRock, Apollo Funds, a16z
The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), started the new week above $80,000, while continuing to be affected by developments between the US and Iran. While bullish predictions for Bitcoin continue, Markus Thielen, CEO of 10x Research, known for his accurate predictions, stated that the $BTC price could reach $88,000. Thielen argued that Bitcoin’s rise is driven
Chainlink just added 10 new integrations across 6 services and 14 chains. The list spans sovereign regulators, institutional asset managers, BTCFi protocols, and emerging L2 liquidity layers. Chainlink Adoption Update 🔗 Recently, there were 10 integrations of the Chainlink standard across 6 services and 14 different chains. New integrations include @BermudaMonetary, @galaxyhq, @KelpDAO, @re, @StateStreetIM,
Macro strategist Raoul Pal says the probability of a bitcoin supercycle has risen significantly, citing debt monetization pressures, a historic global capital expenditure boom, and structural shifts in how governments are managing sovereign debt. Key Takeaways: Raoul Pal sees rising supercycle odds driven by debt monetization and the largest capex boom in history. Bitcoin’s 90%
After Bitcoin ($BTC) price struggled to rally beyond $82,200 last week, trading expert Michaël van de Poppe has issued a near-term prediction. Bitcoin price remains on an upward trajectory despite its recent correction, according to analysis from Poppe shared on May 11, 2026. He argued that $BTC price has strong bullish momentum because it has
Bitcoin is testing a weekly breakout setup that has appeared only 10 times since 2011, according to the chart. The pattern’s minimum historic gain points to a possible $138,836 target, while $72,988 remains the key drawdown level. Bitcoin Rejected at Channel Resistance as $BTC Holds Micro Support Near $80K Bitcoin traded near $80,690 on the