ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood made striking analyses about the future of digital asset markets in her recent appearance on a television program. Recalling how they were mocked for taking a Bitcoin position in 2015, Wood stated that today, institutions are no longer just spectators, but the game’s players. Wood stated that the sharp change
$NEAR Intents announced an expanded crosschain swapping capability, allowing users to swap from 100+ tokens directly into Zcash ($ZEC) through a single transaction flow on an upgraded frontend. The update leverages $NEAR’s intent-based infrastructure to facilitate the multi-token-to-$ZEC conversions, streamlining the user experience for accessing privacy-focused digital assets across blockchains. The upgrade demonstrates $NEAR’s focus
Silver outperformed Bitcoin on Monday as spot silver climbed above $85 per ounce for the first time since March 13. Data showed XAG/USD trading near $84.77 at press time, after a sharp move from the low-$80 area. Bitcoin moved differently, holding near $81,000 after cutting part of its weekend rebound. The asset had climbed above
xStocks has surpassed $100M in total market cap on Ethereum, driven primarily by the growth of STRCx, according to Token Terminal data published May 11. The protocol has achieved approximately 1,000% year-to-date growth on Ethereum. On $BNB Chain, xStocks assets have separately crossed $30M in market cap, led by tokenized commodities including copper, silver, platinum,
Ripple joined the Prime Unicorn Index alongside OpenAI, SpaceX, Databricks and Stripe, as the only blockchain infrastructure company among the top ten. The company participated in a pilot with Mastercard, Ondo Finance and JPMorgan Chase to test a tokenized Treasury redemption flow on the $XRP Ledger. Ripple is currently running a $25 million education program
A Bitcoin whale dormant since 2013 moved $40 million in $BTC on May 10, with analysts ruling out an exchange dump. A long-dormant Bitcoin whale wallet moved about $40 million in $BTC on Sunday after more than 12 years of silence. Whale Alert detected the transfer at 19:16 UTC, with funds moving to a new
A comparative analysis published on May 11 by XWIN Japan tracked how Bitcoin, Ethereum, $XRP, $BNB, and Solana held up during the six months of market stress between October 2025 and April 2026. According to the report, that downturn was less about panic selling alone and more about “internal selection,” with investors separating Bitcoin from
After hitting a peak of $82,458 late Sunday, bitcoin spent the afternoon of Monday testing resistance near $82,000. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin peaked at $82,458 on Sunday before retreating and consolidating under $82,000. Nearly $135 million in bitcoin positions were liquidated as Trump’s rejection of Iran’s deal flattened markets. Aramco CEO Amin Nasser warns that a
Base Azul is set to go live on mainnet May 13, bringing a multiproof security system to the Coinbase Layer 2. Base Azul, described by the network as its first fully independent upgrade, is set to activate on mainnet on May 13. At the center of the upgrade is a multiproof system combining trusted execution
Ixirpad has partnered with Cware Labs to advance sustainable infrastructure in the Web3 ecosystem. As the industry transitions to sustainable infrastructure from speculative hype; this partnership will help bridge the gap between innovative blockchain concepts and market-ready institutional applications focusing on AI/decentralized technologies. Strengthening the Web3 Foundation Collaborating with Cware Labs will allow Ixirpad to