Crypto for Thursday, May 7, 2026

• Bitcoin bulls target $115K by December: Does data back the expectation?
• US Treasury ‘privately demanded’ Binance comply with monitoring deal: Report
• Solv Protocol Will Dump LayerZero, Migrate $700M Tokenized Bitcoin Tech to Chainlink
• CLARITY Act markup could happen as early as next week: Coinbase exec
• Trump Sons Haven't Abandoned World Liberty Financial, Crypto Firm Insists
• Coinbax wins $20,000 PitchFest prize at Consensus Miami for stablecoin compliance
• Crypto PACs spend $7.2M to support candidates in 5 US states ahead of elections
• Coinbase Shares Slide as Crypto Giant Reports $394 Million Q1 Loss
• Privacy and accountability can coexist onchain, say panelists at Consensus Miami
• AI agents and large corporates will lead the next stablecoin boom, executives say
• Solana (SOL) Reaches a 3-Week High: Is $100 Just a Matter of Time?
• Fund managers double down on Bitcoin as crypto sentiment rebounds — CoinShares
• Tom Lee Says BitMine May Slow Ethereum Buys After Amassing Nearly $12 Billion of ETH
• Chrome Deleted Its Own Privacy Promise for Sneaky On-Device AI
• Coinbase stock declines 5% after missing Q1 estimates on crypto slowdown
• Bitcoin falls under $80K but four-month high in weekly BTC ETF inflows may curb selling
• Strategy Right to Keep Bitcoin Sale Option Open: Analyst
• IMF Warns AI Will Supercharge Cyberattacks on Global Financial System
• XRP Price Prediction: Is Blackrock Into XRP? Expert Believes It’s A Massive Catalyst
• Your AI Chatbot May Be Leaking Your Chats to Meta, TikTok and Google
• How XRP can break its all-time high this year – is a 170% surge really possible?
• CZ floats Binance.US revival to give U.S. users access to global crypto liquidity
• 21Shares Debuts First ETF Focused on Canton Network Crypto Token
• Tether executive warns the 2026 midterms could have 'seismic impact' on crypto industry
• Bitcoin Dips Below $80K as Analysts Say Profit-Taking Is on the Rise
• Bitmine to slow down ether purchases as it nears accumulation goal, Tom Lee says
• Key Shiba Inu Metric Hits a New ATH, Yet SHIB’s Price Remains in Red Territory: Details
• 'DeFi is not dead,' it’s going mainstream with AI agents, crypto executives agree
• Donald Trump Jr. denies rumors World Liberty Financial is falling apart
• Kalshi see valuation double to $22B after $1B raise as prediction markets boom
• Trump-Backed American Bitcoin Shares Fall After $82 Million Q1 Loss
• Samson Mow defends Strategy selling portions of its Bitcoin treasury
• Amazon’s new AI wallet: AWS, Coinbase, and Stripe build payment rails for bots
• Bitcoin ending May above $76,000 would confirm new bull market, Tom Lee says
• Ethereum Price Analysis: Failure at $2.4K Spells More Trouble Ahead for ETH
• The stablecoin queue: 20 banks and tech giants are waiting to issue tokens with Anchorage Digital
• Amazon Teams With Coinbase and Stripe to Let AI Agents Pay With Stablecoins
• Crypto Polo Cup returns for its fourth edition in Palm Beach during Consensus Miami week
• Hashed Open Finance Launch Testnet of Maroo, First Sovereign L1 Blockchain for KRW Stablecoins and AI Agents
• Bitcoin (BTC) Bottom Isn’t Confirmed Until This Key Level Breaks
• Tether's Medical AI Runs on Your Phone and Outperforms Models 16x Its Size
• The great derivatives disconnect: Why 'negative' funding is actually a bullish signal for Bitcoin
• The AI boom looks like dot-com mania, but Bitcoin bulls have one profitable reason to keep buying
• Panther Protocol deploys privacy infrastructure on Polygon
• Ripple-linked XRP slips 25% below $1.42 as traders watch breakout
• Germany weighs 2027 crypto tax overhaul as one-year holding rule under threat
• Arbitrum vote to release $71M in frozen Kelp exploit ETH set to pass
• Prediction Market Kalshi Boosts Valuation to $22 Billion With Fresh $1 Billion Investment
• Kraken parent Payward to buy Reap in $600M stablecoin payments push
• Crypto for Advisors: beneath the crypto surface
• The $700 million migration: Why Solv Protocol is ditching LayerZero for Chainlink
• Polygon reduces block time to 1.75 seconds as payments push accelerates
• XRP 'probably going to $12' as price holds historical bottom zone for months
• Kalshi confirms $1 billion raise at $22 billion valuation amid prediction market boom
• Aave to expand collateral and listing standards after KelpDAO exploit
• Google Found a Way to Make Local AI Up to 3x Faster—No New Hardware Required
• South Korea Ordains Robot Monk Ahead of Buddha’s Birthday
• Bitcoin tests Bollinger Bands breakout as creator flips bullish on BTC
• Bitcoin’s potential bull run return faces pandemic-style fear as Hantavirus scare gets amplified
• 'JaredfromSubway' bot front runs Vitalik Buterin's $4 token swap with $1 million in volume
• Ethereum Nears Critical Breakout Point as Analyst Eyes $1.6K or $4.8K Move
• Kraken Parent Acquires Asian Stablecoin Firm Reap for $600 Million: Bloomberg
• South Korea confirms 22% crypto tax starting January 2027: Report
• Core Scientific posts $347M loss as AI hosting overtakes Bitcoin mining
• Consensus Miami Day 3: Real-time coverage and highlights from on the ground
• CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) drops 1.2%, leading index lower
• Bitwise enters tokenization in takeover of Superstate’s $267 million 'carry fund'
• Bitcoin ETFs Post 5-Week Buying Streak as Hedges Unwind, Institutional Appetite Returns
• Kraken to buy stablecoin payments firm Reap in $600 million deal: Bloomberg
• Oil Jumps on US-Iran Tensions as Crypto Stalls: LiquidChain Presale Nears $750,000
• VanEck’s Sigel sees Bitcoin reaching $1M within five years
• SoFi’s crypto relaunch brought in $121.6 million in Q1. Almost all of it went to costs
• Pi Network (PI) Price Predictions for This Week
• Bitcoin analysts say this level must break for BTC price to confirm bottom
• John Bollinger’s Model for Bitcoin (BTC) Turns Positive: Price Explosion Incoming?
• Zcash just exploded 40% – and the privacy coin rally is no longer just a crypto-native trade
• White House Targets July 4 for Clarity Act Passage: Crypto Adviser
• Ethereum Price Coiling: The Network Hit $8 Billion Tokenized U.S. Treasuries Milestone
• Morning Minute: Morgan Stanley Is Coming for Coinbase
• DeFi Platform TrustedVolumes Hit by $6.7M Exploit
• California man jailed for 78 months over $250M crypto theft conspiracy
• Bitcoin Bollinger Bands push key breakout as creator acts on positive signal
• Ripple (XRP) Price Predictions for This Week
• Major Ripple (XRP) Metric Just Hit a Level Not Seen Since 2021
• The “never sell” Bitcoin treasury trade is seriously starting to crack
• Bitcoin Operates Outside the Regulatory System: Arthur Hayes Take on Crypto and Clarity Act
• Changelly report highlights growing stablecoin use in everyday spending ahead of May 15 infrastructure discussion
• Trump Bitcoin Crypto Mining Company Just Lost $45 Million While BTC Trades Above $80,000 — What Went Wrong?
• TrustedVolumes hit by $6.7M exploit as 1inch denies breach
• Why More People Are Choosing Crypto-Friendly Gift Card Platforms
• Cardano News: Preview Network Milestone Tracking the 80% SPO Threshold for Mainnet
• Hardware Wallet Thief Gets 78 Months in Prison Over $250M Crypto 'Heist'
• Toobit Confirms Over 100% Asset Backing in Latest Hacken Proof of Reserves Report
• The FOMO Is Back: Why Bitcoin’s Latest Rally Has Analysts Flashing Warning Signs
• BNY eyes institutional Bitcoin, Ethereum custody for investors in UAE
• Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab are rushing into crypto: what do they see coming?
• Luffa unveils major brand upgrade: Repositioned as AI × Web3 Super Connector
• Bithumb enters Vietnam crypto license race with SSI Digital deal
• OpenPayd’s CCO on the Future of Payments, Stablecoins and Unified Financial Infrastructure
• TON’s Weekly Gains Reach Triple Digits as BTC Rebounds From $81K: Market Watch
• Quantum attacks could worsen without proof of ownership: Near One
• Pi Network at Consensus 2026: What Pioneers Need to Know About Dr. Fan’s Speech
• Samourai Wallet co-founder appeals for donations to pay $2M legal fees
• Trump-linked American Bitcoin reports $82M Q1 loss, revenue miss
• Viral Layer-3 Altcoin Rockets 300% After Major Upbit Listing
• Why Can’t XRP’s Price Break Out as ETF Inflows Surge?
• Roobet Launches Prediction Markets on May 6, The First Major Crypto Casino to Integrate the Format
• Three reasons why Ether price rallies fizzle near $2.4K