Bitcoin ($BTC) pauses its recent rally, trading below $80,000 on Friday with modest weekly gains, as it struggles to break above a key overhead supply zone. Institutional demand remains strong through Thursday, but rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and increasing profit-taking activity are capping further upside, leaving the Crypto King vulnerable to near-term
Financial inclusion crypto is no longer just a slogan attached to digital assets. A growing body of data suggests something more concrete: on-chain tools are increasingly being used to address real gaps in banking, remittances, savings, and investing, especially in emerging markets where traditional access has lagged for years. The scale of that gap is
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong personally sold more stock over the past year than his company lost on behalf of its COIN shareholders last quarter. Although he took a break from his sales in Q1, he entered the quarter with more personal compensation than his company would lose in three months. The company lost $394 million
Aptos, the Layer-1 blockchain network behind the $APT token, has announced a strategic partnership with Netstars, a prominent Japanese QR code payment services provider, to develop stablecoin and Web3 payment applications. The collaboration, disclosed via Aptos’s official X account, marks a significant step in bridging blockchain infrastructure with mainstream digital payment systems in Japan. Partnership
Cloudflare shares plunged more than 20% Friday after the company’s better than expected Q1 results were overshadowed by plans to cut about 1,100 employees as part of a broader shift toward an AI first operating model. The company reported $639.8 million in revenue for the first quarter, up 34% from a year earlier. Cloudflare posted
Market participants are closely watching bitcoin price as it trades just below key technical levels that could define the next trend. Bitcoin price and the battle around major moving averages At the time referenced in the latest analyses, Bitcoin was changing hands slightly below 81,000 dollars after narrowly failing to test the 200-day simple moving
AMD and Intel shares climbed to new all time highs Friday as Wall Street continued to reward chipmakers tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure and rising demand for central processing units. AMD rose about 9% to roughly $443, lifting its market capitalization to about $720 billion, while Intel gained about 14% to around $124, pushing its
Kraken’s parent company Payward has applied for a national trust company charter with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a federally regulated entity focused on digital asset custody. The proposed entity is called Payward National Trust Company (PNTC). The move, first reported by CoinDesk, comes as the firm accelerates
UK FX and crypto markets grow more connected as regulation and macro pressures intensify in 2026. The UK currency and cryptocurrency markets in 2026 are increasingly shaped by the same macro forces, including interest rates, inflation, and regulatory change. Rather than operating separately, both markets now respond to global liquidity conditions and shifts in investor
After a 23-day pause, STRC returned to parity at $100, allowing Strategy to resume Bitcoin purchases, albeit in symbolic volumes – for the first time since mid-April, the company acquired just 1.17 $BTC specifically through this financial instrument, according to data by strc.live. Against this backdrop, another media duel unfolded between Michael Saylor and Peter