Global payments giant Stripe is building what it calls the “AWS for money,” and crypto tech is at the center of that plan. Speaking at the RWA Summit in Cannes, France, Adrien Duchâteau, Stripe’s head of crypto go-to-market, said the company is now integrating stablecoins and blockchain across its core payment stack as it looks
Crypto’s next major inflection point is coming from artificial intelligence (AI). That’s according to Consensys CEO and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin. He told CoinDesk that autonomous or semi-autonomous agents can transact, coordinate and verify one another on decentralized networks, using crypto rails as a foundation for machine-driven activity. Lubin, who will be speaking at Consensus
Cryptocurrency analysis platform Santiment assessed Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent rise to the $77,000 level and the overall market sentiment. Santiment, an analytics company that closely tracks Bitcoin’s price movements, examined Bitcoin’s rise to the $77,000 level in its latest market assessment. Despite the price increase, the prevailing skeptical approach among investors is noteworthy. According to the
Liz Truss, the U.K.’s shortest-serving prime minister, said the country’s economy has been stagnating for decades and many of the problems result from a lack of sound money and the debasement of the currency, an erosion in the value of sterling caused by inflation and the printing of new banknotes. Truss, who led a Conservative
One of the biggest short squeezes of 2026 came and went in a single session. Bitcoin climbed to $78,000 late Friday, triggering $762 million in liquidations across 168,336 traders with $593 million of that on the short side, per CoinGlass. By Saturday evening hours in Asia, bitcoin had pulled back to $76,091, up just 0.8%
Crypto today is sitting at a key level where the next move could be driven by FOMO. On the technical side, high-cap assets are seeing steady inflows, which is keeping prices stable near key resistance zones. With the weekend ahead and the stock market closed, crypto could see more inflows. The next 48 hours will
Boyaa Interactive has made a decisive move that grabbed global crypto attention. The company now plans to allocate only Bitcoin to its treasury. This decision marks a clear shift away from a diversified crypto approach. The firm already holds 4,092 Bitcoin, which strengthens its position among Asia’s top corporate holders. This move reflects growing confidence
BlackRock clients have added nearly $284 million worth of Bitcoin exposure in a single day. The inflow came through BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, showing strong institutional demand. JUST IN: BlackRock clients buy $283.96 million worth of $BTC. pic.twitter.com/KFsMXDiCjs — Whale Insider (@WhaleInsider) April 18, 2026 This move did not happen in isolation. Total Bitcoin ETF
In his latest video, Benjamin Cowen, a leading analyst in the cryptocurrency market, evaluated Bitcoin’s current price movements using historical data and “seasonality.” Analyzing Bitcoin’s return to the $77,000 level, Cowen warned investors about potential weakness in the coming weeks. Cowen noted that Bitcoin’s current trajectory bears striking similarities to the “US midterm election years”
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing him of making “seven false claims in one hour” and warning that the Strait of Hormuz may not remain open if the U.S. blockade continues. The statement comes just a day after Iran’s announcement to complete the opening of the Strait of