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Bitcoin faced new volatility and a new struggle to reclaim $80,000 as Iran events added pressure to crypto and risk assets. Bitcoin (BTC) saw volatility at Monday’s Wall Street open as fresh US-Iran war events sparked instability. Key points: Read more

KC Green, who drew the iconic burning-dog comic in 2013, says Artisan used his artwork in a paid ad campaign without his knowledge—and told followers to vandalize it on sight.

The company behind XRP said it wants to report certain data linked to North Korean entities.

Base Chain to add ZK Proofs with Succinct's SP1 zero-knowledge virtual machine.

The new lawsuit targets MARA’s Granbury site as cryptocurrency mining companies pivot to providing AI infrastructure.

Institutional investors are entering prediction markets as block trades, custom contracts and US regulatory shifts reshape a sector still dominated by retail users. Prediction markets are evolving from retail speculation platforms into institutional-grade financial instruments, driven by demand for precise macro hedging and clearly defined binary outcomes, according to a May 4 report by Bernstein. The report highlights why institutional investors may find these markets attractive — namely, they allow users to hedge specific event risks, such as tariffs, elections and geopolitical developments, using contracts that resolve to simple yes-or-no outcomes. Bernstein pointed to the first bespoke institutional block trade executed on Kalshi last week as a key milestone. A block trade refers to a privately negotiated, large transaction typically arranged between institutional counterparties. Read more

The analyst put $1.50 as the trigger: a monthly close above it opens the path to $2.20 and validates the entire setup; failure invalidates it.

The SEC extended its review period for ETFs that would have tracked prediction market odds on political races and economic indicators.

Pavel Durov's Telegram Takes Over TON Foundation Roles The post 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? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ethereum investors are no longer in the red, increasing the chances of a rally to $3,000, but resistance at $2,800 may delay recovery. Ether's (ETH) surge to $2,390 on Monday pushed its value above its realized price, implying that the average holder of ETH is now back in profit. But is this enough for the ETH bulls to reach $3,000? Key takeaways: Read more

District Attorney of Sacramento County, Ho argues that ambiguous rules and enforcement practices, such as those for crypto, lead to confusion, rather than seeking clarity in the law to further growth.

Tetra Trust's new stablecoin, CADD, is aimed at institutional use for 24/7 cross-border settlement, real-time corporate treasury, and direct fintech transfers, replacing legacy batch systems.

DTCC, the infrastructure giant managing $114 trillion in securities, will begin tokenizing Russell 1000 stocks and Treasuries.

The regulator reportedly requested more information from Roundhill, GraniteShares and Bitwise about how the event contract funds would work. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed the expected launch of the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to prediction markets after requesting more information about their structure and disclosures, Reuters reported Monday. The delay affects more than two dozen proposed ETFs from Roundhill Investments, GraniteShares and Bitwise, according to Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter. The issuers filed for the products in February, and launches had been expected this week after a 75-day review period. The proposed funds would give investors exposure to event contracts tied to binary outcomes, including elections, economic data and market prices, without requiring them to trade directly on prediction market venues such as Kalshi. Read more

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) opened a legal counteroffensive against Justin Sun, accusing one of crypto’s most prominent billionaires of defamation after he sued the Trump-linked venture over frozen WLFI tokens that he says were once worth more than $1 billion. The lawsuit, filed in Florida state court, escalates a dispute that has turned Sun from […] The post Trump’s World Liberty Finance (WLFI) sues Tron’s Justin Sun – Everything we know so far appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion Technologies made its third straight weekly Ethereum buy above 100K ETH as the coin continues rising.

Almost 62% of the coin's supply is controlled by the top 10 holders, which is generally viewed as a red flag.

Clearing giant's move toward live tokenization market adds weight to Wall Street's blockchain push.

K Wave Media is redirecting up to $485 million from a Bitcoin treasury strategy into AI infrastructure, alongside debt reduction and restructuring, per a Form 6-K filing. K Wave Media, a Nasdaq-listed media and entertainment company, said it is redirecting up to $485 million in remaining financing capacity from a Bitcoin treasury strategy into an artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout, according to a Monday 6-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The capital will be deployed into data centers, graphics processing unit (GPU) compute operations and related AI infrastructure investments under an amended securities purchase agreement with Anson Funds, the structured equity financing counterparty to the company. The amendment revises a prior $500 million equity purchase facility, which had been structured to support a Bitcoin treasury strategy, leaving $485 million available for deployment into AI infrastructure initiatives, according to the filing. The Bitcoin treasury was previo...

ZIGChain, the blockchain built to bring regulated investment products onchain for everyday users, today reflected on its second annual ZIGChain Summit, a defining gathering for the future of onchain finance, held on 28 April at the The Meydan Hotel, Dubai. Dubai, UAE, May 5, 2026 – ZIGChain, the blockchain built to bring regulated investment products onchain for everyday users, today reflected on its second annual ZIGChain Summit, a defining gathering for the future of onchain finance, held on 28 April at the The Meydan Hotel, Dubai. Organised in partnership with Disrupt and streamed live on Cointelegraph, the summit brought together institutions, builders, regulators, and capital allocators from across the GCC and global markets under one shared conviction: that the shift from exploration to execution in onchain finance has already begun. The summit's central theme, Nothing Compounds Alone, set the tone for a programme built around coordinated progress. Each session was designed not as another discussion but...