Strategy’s perpetual Stretch preferred stock, STRC, is likely driving strong mid-month performance for bitcoin, according to research and brokerage firm K33, creating a supportive short-term demand dynamic for the market. Bitcoin ($BTC) posted strong returns during the middle week of March and April, a pattern that Head of Research Vetle Lunde suggested in a new
Velvet announced its integration with DFlow to improve the order execution infrastructure on the Solana network. The integration enables access to more efficient liquidity routes, reduces slippage and improves order fill speed. DFlow connects market makers and liquidity providers to compete for order flow in a more efficient way. The on-chain execution engine faces one
A member of the European Central Bank Governing Council has indicated that the upcoming June meeting will determine whether interest rates are raised or left unchanged, underscoring growing uncertainty over the next phase of eurozone monetary policy. According to Kocher, cited in Jinshi reports, policymakers are effectively split between maintaining current restrictive levels and implementing
Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reported that the Bitcoin spot ETF iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has significantly outperformed the gold ETF SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) since March, outpacing it by roughly 33 percentage points in performance. According to Balchunas, IBIT has attracted approximately $4.2 billion in net inflows during this period, while GLD has
$BNB Chain announced a comprehensive on-chain agent framework on May 13, 2026, enabling autonomous agents to obtain decentralized identities via the ERC-8004 standard, conduct peer-to-peer payments, delegate tasks to other agents using ERC-8183, and accumulate verifiable reputation tracked on 8004scan. The system operates entirely on-chain with transparent, auditable transactions and hierarchical agent relationships. The framework
Is a global 2008-style economic crash nigh? And do current conditions resemble the early stages of a broader global financial crisis driven by debt costs, inflation pressure, and constrained policy responses? Those questions have become harder to dismiss because the pressure points are stacking in the wrong order: high sovereign yields, high public debt, an
Legendary trader Peter Brandt has emerged as the main destroyer of market optimism, categorically stating that a reliable Bitcoin bottom pattern has “$NOT $NOT $NOT” been formed. While the crowd is celebrating a local rebound, the veteran technical analyst offers a sobering view of the chart. From his perspective, the current rise is not the
Known for his years of legal battles, Australian computer scientist Craig Wright – whose claim to being Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto was officially rejected by London’s High Court – is once again attempting to regain media influence. This time, the trigger was criticism of the leading cryptocurrency from billionaire Ray Dalio, who recently stated that
Ledger has put its Ledger IPO plans on hold, citing difficult market conditions and weak investor appetite for crypto listings. Ledger, the French crypto hardware wallet maker, has paused its plans for a US initial public offering, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The company had explored a New York listing at
Between the stance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) during President Biden’s term and President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, it is not difficult to see why many investors chose to turn bullish on Bitcoin ($BTC) and other cryptocurrencies in November 2024. Still, despite the optimism and a significant rally that followed the presidential race,