Crypto for Monday, May 4, 2026

• Bitcoin turns risk on as stocks hit new highs and miner profits rise: Is $85K BTC next?
• North Korea denies crypto hacks, Upbit’s bank tests Ripple: Asia Express
• World Liberty sues Justin Sun for defamation in WLFI dispute
• Someone Built an Open-Source 'Theoretical Mythos' to Reverse-Engineer Anthropic's Most Dangerous AI
• Aave Fights to Unfreeze $71 Million as Kelp DAO Hack Spills Into Court
• DTCC eyes October tokenized securities launch with 50 DeFi and TradFi giants
• Coinbase Warns Against State-by-State Prediction Markets Chaos, Backs CFTC Oversight
• K-Pop Firm's Stock Plunges as It Dumps Bitcoin Treasury Plan for AI Pivot
• Bitcoin short-term cost basis approaches profitability, but $80K must flip to support first
• Haun Ventures Raises $1 Billion Fund for the Intersection of Crypto and AI Agents
• DeepClaude Lets You Run Claude Code With DeepSeek's Brain for 17x Cheaper
• GameStop's $55.5 billion eBay takeover bid puts its $368 million bitcoin stash in the crosshairs
• Tether Gold tops $3.3B as demand for bullion-backed tokens rises
• DPRK Calls Cyber Theft Accusations ‘Absurd Slander’ Driven by Reptile Media
• If GameStop buys eBay, Bitcoin payments could suddenly have a 135M-buyer marketplace test case
• XRP Price Prediction: OpenAI CFO Joins XRP Firm Ahead of Nasdaq Listing
• US Government Says China's Best AI Models Lag Behind. Experts Aren't So Sure
• Colorado Lawmakers Move to Replace Contentious AI Law With New Rules
• Price predictions 5/4: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA
• Hut 8 swaps Coinbase loan for cheaper FalconX deal, slashing borrowing costs as it bets big on AI
• 160,000,000 DOGE in 4 Days: Is Dogecoin Ready for a Further Rally?
• Banks Stay Tight-Lipped as Senators Reveal Proposed Clarity Act Stablecoin Deal
• Circle, Coinbase lead crypto stocks rally amid Clarity Act progress, bitcoin hitting $80,000
• Western Union Launches USDPT Stablecoin on Solana via Anchorage Digital
• How one trader used morse code to trick Grok into sending them billions of crypto tokens from its verified wallet
• Bitcoin bounces around $80K as Iran strike unsettles crypto, risk assets
• 'This Is Fine' Creator Says AI Startup Stole His Meme for Subway Ads
• Ripple (XRP) Makes Important Security Announcement Regarding North Korea
• Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2, Base to Upgrade to Zero-Knowledge Proofs via SP1
• Texas Residents Sue MARA Holdings Over Bitcoin Mining Noise
• Prediction markets entering institutional era after first block trade — Bernstein
• Analyst Says XRP Diamond Pattern Points to Major Breakout
• SEC Delays Rollout of ETFs Tied to Prediction Markets: Reuters
• Pavel Durov Just Took Over TONCoin as Its Largest Validator and Cut Fees to Near Zero: Is This the Catalyst TON Has Been Waiting For?
• Ethereum holders are back in profit as ETH price chart targets $3K
• The government should promote innovation, not punish it
• Shopify and National Bank of Canada are among backers of a new digital currency built to settle trades 24/7
• DTCC Reveals Launch Plans for Tokenization Service With Wall Street Giants Onboard
• SEC delays prediction market ETFs over mechanics and risk concerns: Report
• Trump’s World Liberty Finance (WLFI) sues Tron’s Justin Sun – Everything we know so far
• BitMine Buys $240 Million in Ethereum as Tom Lee Heralds Arrival of 'Crypto Spring'
• SkyAI (SKYAI) Explodes by 300% in a Week: The Next Sensation or ‘Top Scam Coin?’
• Wall Street giant DTCC plans tokenized securities platform with July pilot, October launch
• K Wave Media abandons Bitcoin treasury push for AI infrastructure
• ZIGChain Summit 2026 marks a defining moment for onchain finance as ecosystem unites around execution, partnerships
• Dogecoin Just Flipped a Multi-Session Resistance Level on a 122% Volume Spike: Is the Altcoin Season Starting?
• Hut 8 refinances Bitcoin-backed loan with $200M FalconX deal
• Strategy Skips Bitcoin Buy as BTC Hits $80K for First Time Since January
• WLFI Lawsuit Sparks Response: Justin Sun Calls It ‘Meritless’
• Tom Lee says 'crypto spring' started as largest Ethereum treasury buys $238 million in ether
• Trump Family’s World Liberty Claims in Lawsuit That Justin Sun Shorted WLFI, Crashed Price
• DeLorean Brings Its Iconic IP to Solana
• Bitcoin in ‘disbelief rally’ as traders spot $84K BTC price target
• CLARITY Act markup could come next week after stablecoin deal breakthrough
• Binance is launching a withdrawal lock to help deter crypto wrench attacks
• GameStop Makes $55.5 Billion Offer to Acquire eBay
• Trump-affiliated World Liberty sues Justin Sun for 'defamation' after Tron creator's lawsuit
• Bitcoin price eyes $96K as institutions absorb 500% of daily BTC supply
• Strategy Hits Pause Button, but BitMine Keeps Buying Ethereum (ETH)
• Morning Minute: Bitcoin Clears $80K, Reverses on Iran Missile Strike
• A beginner’s guide to AI
• CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bittensor (TAO) jumps 4.1% over the weekend
• A beginner’s guide to stablecoins
• Kraken's parent company Payward alleges $25 million crypto custody fraud in lawsuit against Etana and firm's CEO
• XRP Price Movement Imminent: Binance Liquidity Hits Lowest Levels
• Bitcoin’s $80k surge came from an Asia-led AI trade while BTC is breaking from US equity correlation
• South Korea crypto sector warns AML proposal goes too far: Report
• Trump Just Launched Project Freedom to Escort Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz And Bitcoin Hit $80,000
• Ethereum News: Galmsterdam Cuts Fees to Almost Zero as ETH Fighting $2,400 Resistance
• Ethereum (ETH) at a Crossroads: Another Rejection or This Time It Will Be Different?
• Kraken parent Payward closes $550 million Bitnomial deal, securing full CFTC derivatives stack
• Laywer pops up on Arbitrum DAO forums seeking funds for victims of decades-old North Korean terrorist acts
• Bitcoiners eye ‘sell in May,’ SBF’s bid for new trial shut down: Hodler’s Digest, April 26 – May 2
• Bitcoin stalls near $80,000. Stocks and ETF inflows still point to a breakout.
• Iran missile report sends bitcoin back to $79,000, with ETH, SOL, DOGE sharply lower
• BTC price can ‘easily’ hit $95K: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
• Binance CEO Says Crypto Has Captured Just 0.15% of Financial Services: Is the Biggest Rally Still Ahead?
• GameStop makes $55.5B offer to buy eBay in surprise takeover bid
• Bitcoin Price Dumps Suddenly as Iran Reportedly Attacked US Warship in Hormuz
• Bitcoin bulls set sights on $90,000 this week after briefly reclaiming $80,000
• XRP News: Thinking of Shorting XRP? You Might Get Squeezed
• Coinbase boosts Solana trading with DFlow integration
• Crypto bears got it wrong again, losing $300 million in liquidations
• Capital B raises $1.3M from Adam Back for Bitcoin strategy
• Bitcoin News: $80,000 Resistance Broken as Saylor Signals Strategy Buy Return
• US law firm attempts to block transfer of frozen ETH from Kelp exploit
• Institutional Demand at 500% of Bitcoin Supply Could Drive BTC to $96K: Analyst
• TrustLinq Integrates Ripple Payments to Expand Global Infrastructure for Direct Crypto-to-Fiat Bank Transfers
• Clarity Act Update: Industry Leader Says Crypto Market Is ‘Fine’ Despite Deadlock
• Jobs data, earnings calls: Crypto Week Ahead
• Altcoins With Double-Digit Gains as Bitcoin Rocketed to 3-Month High: Market Watch
• Recovery in bitcoin ETF inflows is real. It is just not complete yet.
• Bitcoin climbs past $80K for the first time since January
• CFTC sees mixed responses to prediction market rulemaking
• Strategy raised $82 million last week but holds off on bitcoin buys ahead of earnings
• Bitcoin Price Pushes Above $80,000 for First Time Since January
• ‘Stablecoins’ are an outdated term from crypto’s early years: A16z
• Veteran trader Peter Brandt sees bitcoin hitting $250,000, but only after a bottom later this year
• XRP zooms above $1.40 on rising volume, putting focus on further breakout
• Dogecoin jumps 4% to lead gains among majors as bitcoin zooms higher
• Stablecoin firms have a $112B additional opportunity in LATAM remittance
• Morgan Stanley's Oldenburg: Bitcoin on U.S. bank balance sheets is coming, just not yet