Crypto

Glassnode warns that Bitcoin profit-taking behavior mirrors past bull market cycle peaks. Should investors expect more all-time highs? Key takeaways: Glassnode data flags Bitcoin’s profit-taking metrics as a late bull market cycle signal. Bitcoin capital inflows have weakened, and large profit-taking has peaked since BTC hit $124,000, but a new all-time high could arrive in two to three months. Read more

Bitcoin rewards company Fold (FLD) opened strong Tuesday on credit card news, but it’s falling again after a rough Monday.

Bitcoin (BTC) hovers near $112K, with analysts warning of a breakout to highs or a sharp drop risking $12.5B in liquidations.

E*Trade will let clients trade Bitcoin, Ether and Solana in 2026, marking Morgan Stanley’s entry into crypto with Zerohash support. Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade will launch cryptocurrency trading in 2026 through a partnership with digital asset infrastructure provider Zerohash — underscoring Wall Street’s deepening push into digital assets amid a wave of supportive legislation from the Trump administration. E*Trade clients will be able to buy Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL) in the first half of 2026, a Morgan Stanley spokesperson told Reuters. The announcement confirms a May 1 Bloomberg report that the brokerage planned to add crypto trading next year. At the time, Cointelegraph reported that the initiative was still in early stages as E*Trade sought partnerships with infrastructure providers. Read more

The initiative calls on founders to build financial systems on blockchain rails as regulation, infrastructure and adoption align

Atkins has previously teased exempting certain crypto transactions from securities laws, and creating safe harbors for ICOs, airdrops, and network rewards.

Vitalik Buterin backs Coinbase's Base L2, saying it's "doing things right" despite critics who worry about centralization risks.

Ethereum (ETH) trades near $4,200 after a 20% drop, with analysts pointing to key patterns and Q4 strength for a potential breakout.

Senator Cynthia Lummis pledged to address the issue of fraud tied to Bitcoin kiosks in pending crypto market legislation.

HBAR rebounded from early weakness to close higher, with late-session volume surges reinforcing support and keeping bulls in control heading into the next trading window.

A new report shows that more people are making their wealth via cryptocurrency, as the count of crypto millionaires and billionaires grows.

Short-term holders are not the only cohort of investors panic-selling; whales are also in distress and have realized almost $200 million in losses.

The rally in AVAX price came as institutional momentum and network growth signaled renewed investor confidence in the Avalanche ecosystem. Key takeaways: AVAX’s 10% to $33 on Tuesday is fueled by Avalanche treasury initiatives.  Avalanche's network growth in TVL and stablecoin market cap shows booming DeFi adoption. Read more

"Orderly One" allows a perp DEX to be built in a matter of minutes without requiring the writing of any lines of code, Orderly said.

While bitcoin and the S&P 500 often trend together, they periodically diverge during bull cycles.

Aster DEX’s native coin - ASTER, built on top of the BNB Chain is today’s top gainer among Top 100 cryptos by market cap by far.

Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 teamed up with Consensys’ Linea to launch Spaces, a platform for creator-owned IP and interactive storytelling on Ethereum. Lamina1, the blockchain content platform co-founded by sci-fi author Neal Stephenson and tech and creative leader Rebecca Barkin, has partnered with Consensys’ layer-2 network Linea to bring creator-owned media to Ethereum. The collaboration aims to change digital storytelling by giving creators control over their intellectual property and a direct channel to their communities, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph. The partnership includes investments from Joe Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and CEO of Consensys, as well as Systemic Ventures. “Neal Stephenson is one of the leading figures in cyberpunk,” Lubin said. “Lamina1 is now perfectly positioned to be at the forefront of the onchain revolution in content creation,” he added. Read more

Archetype has a track record of successful investments, including Privy, which was acquired by Stripe, and US Bitcoin Corp, which completed a merger with Hut 8.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is aiming to weigh a new digital assets "innovation exemption" by the end of the year, the chairman said.

The bank will partner with Zerohash to let clients trade BTC, ETH and SOL starting in early 2026, the report said.