Bitcoin just fell below $80,000 as a hotter-than-expected US inflation print pushed crypto and equities lower. $BTC price slipped from the low $81,000 area into $79,706, with the session low marked near $79,557. The break turned $80,000 from a round-number reference into the first tactical line for intraday structure. Bitcoin price decline alongside rising US
After several failed attempts to rally above $82,200 over the past seven days, Bitcoin ($BTC) price fell below its psychological support level around $80,000 on May 13, amid low demand in the United States. Bitcoin price has dropped nearly 3% over the past 7 days, trading at about $79,340 at press time. The flagship coin
Metaplanet (3350), Japan’s largest corporate bitcoin holder and the world’s third-largest bitcoin treasury company holding 40,177 BTC on its balance sheet, has confirmed a delay in its planned preferred share listing. CEO Simon Gerovich discussed the complexity of navigating Japan’s underdeveloped preferred equity market as the primary reason for the hold-up. The company’s planned instrument
Network News “ALPENGLOW” UPGRADE LIVE FOR TESTING ON SOLANA: Solana developer Anza said that Alpenglow, the network’s biggest proposed consensus overhaul to date, is live on a community test cluster, marking a major step toward a potential mainnet rollout. The update means validator operators can now test software designed to move Solana from its current
Welcome to our institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week: Dovile Silenskyte provides an alternative to the “bitcoin as a risk asset” narrative. Joshua de Vos shares insights and analysis on global exchanges. Top headlines institutions should pay attention to by Francisco Rodrigues. CoinDesk 80 Leads as Crypto Outperforms Across Asset Classesin Chart of
As Wall Street firms race to bring stocks, bonds and credit products onto blockchain rails, a new Ethereum-based marketplace backed by Animoca Brands is aiming to turn tokenized assets into something crypto investors can use across decentralized finance (DeFi). NUVA, developed by Animoca and Nuva Labs, is connecting around $19 billion worth of tokenized real-world
Crypto wallet provider Ledger put its plans to go public in the U.S. on hold due to difficult market conditions, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Ledger has not filed any draft S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), one of the people said. A confidential filing is typically
The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC), fell to levels around $79,800 yesterday following the release of better-than-expected US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. However, buying pressure quickly increased, and it regained the $80,000 level. This indicates that it is maintaining and consolidating its position above $80,000. Although this situation created a brief period of panic, analysts
The Solana-based tokens marketed as a way to gain exposure to Anthropic and OpenAI before they go public got an unwelcome reality check this week. The two companies said the transfer of privately held shares to the special purpose vehicles (SPVs) that back the tokens is invalid because any such move requires approval by the
Jane Street, which stated in 2023 that it withdrew from digital asset trading in the US due to regulatory uncertainty in the US, disclosed its Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings. Accordingly, Jane Street announced that it will reduce its Bitcoin (BTC) ETF holdings while increasing its Ethereum ($ETH) ETF holdings in the first quarter of 2026.