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The US government is set to announce details of its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, or SBR, within weeks. Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House Digital Assets Advisory Council, made the comment at the Consensus conference in Miami, CoinDesk
The White House is pressing to accelerate passage of the CLARITY Act, legislation that would establish a market-structure framework for the US digital-asset industry, with a goal of clearing Congress by July 4. Patrick Witt, executive director of the
Hyperliquid (HYPE) whales are increasing their long positions, underscoring a strong bullish stance. Glassnode data cited by Wu Blockchain on May 6 showed net long positions held by Hyperliquid whales climbed to their highest level of the year. Large
Grayscale has adjusted the holdings in its decentralized finance, or DeFi, fund as part of its first-quarter 2026 fund rebalancing. Wu Blockchain reported on May 6 that Grayscale removed Aerodrome Finance (AERO) from the DeFi fund and added Ethena (E
Global Web3 conference Unchained Summit will be held in Da Nang, Vietnam. Aeternum Consulting, the event organizer, announced on May 6 that Unchained Summit Vietnam will take place at Furama Resort Danang on May 28-29. Government officials, regulator
Bitcoin climbed above $81,000 for the first time in three months, but muted sentiment in derivatives markets is casting doubt on the staying power of the rally. Cointelegraph reported on May 6 that Bitcoin has gained about 7% over the past week and m
XRP has reclaimed the $1.42 level, with analysts pointing to the reemergence of a chart pattern that previously preceded a sharp rally. CoinDesk reported on May 6 that XRP's recent price action is forming a bull flag pattern similar to the one seen d
Story, an artificial intelligence-based intellectual property blockchain infrastructure platform, said on May 6 that it launched Story Skills, an open-source framework for AI agents and developers. Story Skills is designed to help AI coding agents an
U.S. spot Ether exchange-traded funds extended their inflow streak to three trading sessions. Trader T data showed the funds posted a combined $97.58 million in net inflows on May 5. BlackRock's ETHA led with $69.48 million in net inflows. Fidelity's
Net inflows continued in the US spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded fund market, signaling improved investor sentiment. Data from Trader T showed that US spot-Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net inflows of $467.38 million on May 5, extending their inflow streak
Oil prices moved lower after President Donald Trump said military operations in the Strait of Hormuz would be temporarily halted. CNBC reported on May 5 that crude benchmarks slipped shortly after Trump announced a pause in “Project Freedom,” an oper
Tiger Research, a market research firm, said verifiable finance platform Nexus has proposed a structure aimed at addressing opacity in the financial system through zero-knowledge proofs, or ZKPs. In a report released on May 6, Tiger Research argued t
Samsung SDS said Wednesday it had won a contract from the Korea Securities Depository to build and operate a token securities, or STO, platform. STOs are digital securities issued and managed on blockchain-based systems that allow assets to be record
Whales and institutional investors have continued accumulating Hyperliquid's HYPE token. Lookonchain said on May 5 that a wallet identified as 0xb5E4 received a total of 1.22 million HYPE over the past three weeks from Wintermute, Galaxy Digital, OKX
Bitcoin climbed to a three-month high, with on-chain data suggesting bullish signals are strengthening as whale accumulation coincides with retail selling. On-chain analytics platform Santiment wrote on X on May 5 that Bitcoin had risen to $81,700 an
BitMine has added to its Ethereum stake and appears to be accumulating more ETH. On-chain data platform Onchain Lens said on May 5 that BitMine staked an additional 157,344 ETH, valued at about $372.39 million. That raised BitMine's total staked ETH
Capital remains concentrated in Bitcoin, though the altcoin market is beginning to show early signs of stabilization, according to a CryptoQuant analysis. CryptoQuant contributor Darkfost wrote on May 5 that Bitcoin has risen about 36% from its Feb.
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Forward Industries and RockawayX have made a strategic investment in OnRe, a startup building reinsurance infrastructure on Solana. The two firms co-led OnRe's $5 million Series A round, according to industry sources on May 5. Forward Industries also
President Donald Trump said he is temporarily suspending “Project Freedom,” a shipping operation in the Strait of Hormuz. In a Truth Social post on May 5, Trump wrote that the pause was mutually agreed upon at the request of Pakistan and other countr
Michael Saylor, chairman of Strategy, said the company may sell Bitcoin if doing so benefits the company. Speaking on the company's first-quarter earnings conference call on May 5, Saylor said he would not rule out selling Bitcoin if it serves the co
TD Cowen said disagreement over whether stablecoins should pay interest remains a major obstacle to passing the CLARITY Act, US legislation aimed at setting market-structure rules for digital assets. The Block reported on May 5 that Jaret Seiberg, a
Strategy posted a net loss of about $12.54 billion in the first quarter as Bitcoin prices fell. The Block reported on May 5 that the company recorded a first-quarter net loss of $12.54 billion. The main driver was about $14.46 billion in unrealized l
Kelp DAO said LayerZero approved the 1:1 DVN, or decentralized verifier network, configuration that Kelp says led to the $292 million rsETH hack. CoinDesk reported on May 5 that Kelp DAO, in a recently released memo, said LayerZero personnel knew the
Bitcoin extended its rally and moved above the $81,000 level. As of 2:39 p.m. on May 5, Bitcoin was trading at $81,234.92 on Binance's USDT market, up 1.47% from a day earlier. On Upbit's won market, it was trading at 120,478,000 won, up 1.55% from t
Polygon has introduced a privacy feature that hides transaction details for stablecoin transfers. Wu Blockchain reported on May 5 that Polygon Labs added a "Privately Send" feature to its wallet and began supporting payments in USDC and Tether's USDT
GameStop Corp., the US video-game retailer, is pursuing an acquisition of eBay Inc., drawing attention to how it may use its Bitcoin holdings. CoinDesk reported on May 5 that GameStop submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire eBay for $125 a share,
Russia's largest stock exchange is launching new indexes tied to major cryptocurrencies. Wu Blockchain reported on May 5 that Moscow Exchange will begin publishing cryptocurrency indexes based on Solana, XRP, Tron and BNB on May 13. The indexes will
Bitcoin is extending its advance and building a structural foundation for a push toward $100,000, according to crypto analyst Ali Martinez. Martinez wrote on X on May 5 that Bitcoin has gained about 15% since forming a bullish MACD crossover on the w
US spot Ether exchange-traded funds recorded net inflows. Data from Trader T showed the funds attracted a combined $61.29 million on May 4, extending their net inflow streak to two consecutive trading sessions. BlackRock's ETHA led the inflows with $