Bitcoin is trading above $80,000 as Asia begins its trading week, a level not seen since the end of January. Analysts at CryptoQuant say that BTC’s return to $80,000 is being powered by buyers who don’t fully trust it, a dynamic reflected in both positioning data and on-chain signals. ETF inflows and leveraged longs have
CiDi Games published a roadmap on May 3 for building a gaming layer on Pi Network. It covers a developer SDK, a browser-based gaming hub, and tools for outside studios to integrate Pi payments into their own games. Pi co-founders Chengdiao Fan and Nicolas Kokkalis speak at Consensus 2026 in Miami two days later. The
Grayscale Research said Ethereum, Solana, Canton, Avalanche, $BNB Chain, and Chainlink are positioned to benefit as tokenized assets expand. The firm estimated tokenized assets at about $30 billion, up 217% year-over-year. Key Takeaways: Grayscale identified Ethereum, Solana, Canton, Avalanche, $BNB Chain, and Chainlink as key beneficiaries of tokenization growth. Tokenized assets reached about $30 billion,
Bitcoin is spending another session in a tight range, with the market hovering around $78,548 and trading between an intraday low of $78,081 and a high of $78,963, according to live market data. That price action lines up with the chart pattern, where BTC appears to be building a base after a sharp rebound from
Morgan Stanley expects bitcoin to reach U.S. bank balance sheets, though key hurdles remain, according to Amy Oldenburg, the bank’s head of digital asset strategy. Speaking at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, Oldenburg, who was appointed new head of digital-asset strategy this year, outlined how the firm is laying the groundwork for the expansion
Onchain data shows 793.36 sleeping bitcoins changed hands between May 1 and May 3, 2026, with a notable portion traced back to wallets that had not moved coins since 2011. Key Takeaways: Onchain data shows 793 $BTC spent May 1-3, 2026, with 56 of 62 outputs originating from 2016 wallets. A single 110 $BTC output
Dunamu, the Seoul-based fintech company behind South Korea’s dominant crypto exchange Upbit, has tapped the Optimism Foundation to underpin and scale its GIWA Chain using the OP Stack and integrate it into Optimism’s OP Enterprise framework. Unveiled last September, GIWA Chain is an Ethereum layer 2 blockchain focused on improving usability and accessibility in web3.
BlackRock’s European investment product has quietly achieved a massive milestone. The asset manager’s European Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) has accumulated approximately 14,200 Bitcoin. This has pushed its total valuation comfortably past the $1 billion mark. The iShares Bitcoin ETP is capturing significant institutional interest across the European market. As of early May, the ETP boasts
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has closed a new $6 billion fund, marking the largest raise in the venture capital firm’s history. The vehicle will focus mainly on late-stage companies as private startups continue to seek large funding rounds outside public markets. Bloomberg reported that Founders Fund raised $6 billion for a new late-stage investment vehicle,
Gareth Soloway, chief market strategist and president of Verified Investing, told David Lin of The David Lin Report (TDLR) that bitcoin is forming a bear flag that could send prices down roughly 38% to $50,000, while the S&P 500 is flashing the same signals seen at the peak of the dot-com boom. Key Takeaways: Gareth