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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...

Dogecoin surged through $0.109 resistance on a 55.80% volume spike as Bitcoin cleared $80,000. Here's the bull, base, and bear case for DOGE price this week. The post Dogecoin Just Flipped a Multi-Session Resistance Level on a 122% Volume Spike: Is the Altcoin Season Starting? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Bitcoin miner said the FalconX facility lowers its fixed interest rate to 7% and releases about 3,300 BTC from collateral restrictions. Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining and energy infrastructure company Hut 8 secured a $200 million Bitcoin-backed credit facility from institutional crypto prime brokerage FalconX, replacing its prior credit facility with Coinbase Credit.  The new facility reducwd the company's fixed interest rate to 7% from 9% under the prior Coinbase credit structure, as part of the company’s focus on lowering the cost of debt on its Bitcoin-backed credit and broader cost of capital, said Hut 8 in a Monday announcement. The refinancing unencumbered about 3,300 BTC, worth roughly $260 million, from the collateral package after replacing the prior Coinbase facility, Hut 8 said. Read more

Bitcoin just hit its highest price in months, right as $65 billion treasury firm Strategy took a rare week off from BTC accumulation.

He added that he stands by his actions as the lawsuits between the two parties unfold.

Bitmine's latest ETH purchase comes as Lee cited progress on digital asset regulation CLARITY Act as a key catalyst for crypto markets.

The defamation suit comes days after Justin Sun filed his own lawsuit against the Trump family’s crypto firm, claiming rampant misconduct.

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Bitcoin’s rally on Monday pushed it above $80,000 for the first time since January as analysts say BTC price could rise further to fill the futures gap at $84,000 in the short term. Market analysts said Bitcoin (BTC) is “primed for upward momentum” after rallying past $80,000 during the early Asian trading hours on Monday.  Key takeaways: Read more

The CLARITY Act is moving toward its next procedural test after Senate negotiators released compromise language on stablecoin rewards last week, raising expectations that the Senate Banking Committee could take up the measure as soon as the week of May 11. Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, said the release of text from […] The post CLARITY Act markup could come next week after stablecoin deal breakthrough appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The lock is meant to protect users from being forced into withdrawing their funds, though it's an internal policy and not a cryptographic lock.

GameStop has built a 5% stake in eBay and proposed to fund the deal with cash on hand plus third-party financing.

World Liberty alleged that Sun engaged in short-selling, straw purchases and defamation.

In past instances, BTC has averaged 24% gains in one month when institutional demand absorbed over 500% of the daily mined supply. Bitcoin (BTC) may rally toward $96,000 by June as institutions absorb more than five times the daily mined BTC supply, according to Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards. In a Monday post, Edwards said institutions have been "slurping up 500%+ of Bitcoin’s daily mined supply." BTC/USD daily chart vs. institutional buying market cap. Source: Capriole Investments Read more

The company now holds almost 5.2 million ETH.

Bitcoin rallied above $80,000 overnight before selling off on reports of a U.S. warship struck by Iranian missiles. Plus, Clarity Act odds spiked after a new compromise on stablecoin yield.

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Chainlink (LINK), up 2.7% since Friday, was also a top performer.

From pegs to reserves to regulation, here's what you need to know ahead of Consensus Miami 2026.

The crypto exchange claims client funds were misused, commingled and concealed in a “Ponzi-like” scheme that unraveled amid a liquidity crisis.