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Cointelegraph.com - 13:36 May 05, 2026
Brian Armstrong said Coinbase will flatten management layers and require leaders to work as “player-coaches” under the new structure. Update May 5, 2026, 1:30 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add information from an SEC filing. Coinbase will cut about 14% of its workforce, or roughly 700 jobs, as CEO Brian Armstrong moves to make the crypto exchange leaner and more focused on artificial intelligence. Armstrong said in an email to employees that Coinbase is responding to two forces at once: a down market that pressured the company's quarter-to-quarter business and rapid advances in AI that are changing how teams work. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:34 May 05, 2026
Bitcoin bottom calls grow as analysts target $180,000–$250,000 within a year, fueling debate over whether BTC has resumed its broader bull cycle. Bitcoin (BTC) climbed 3.5% this week to hit $81,325 on Tuesday, its highest level since January. But is Bitcoin’s multi-month highs just a bear-market rally, or has it already bottomed to resume the so-called "supercycle," as some traders suggest? Key takeaways: BTC/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:25 May 05, 2026
Crypto ETPs shed $619 million over four days before a $737 million Friday session rescued the week, extending the inflow streak to $4.02 billion across five weeks. Digital asset investment products recorded $117.8 million in inflows last week, marking a fifth consecutive week of gains after a late-week rebound reversed earlier outflows. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) shed $619 million across Monday through Thursday before a single-session inflow of $737 million on Friday flipped the week to positive, according to a report from CoinShares published Tuesday. Total assets under management held steady at $155 billion. The Friday figure ranks among the largest single-day inflows of 2026, CoinShares head of research James Butterfill wrote, adding that it reflects “a sharp improvement in risk appetite.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:03 May 05, 2026
The Bank of Italy’s deputy governor floated the evaluation of tokenized SEPA payments, as the ECB experiments with tokenized digital payment frameworks to avoid stablecoin competition. European financial institutions should assess whether the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) can be extended into tokenized payments, Bank of Italy Deputy Governor Chiara Scotti said, as policymakers look for ways to keep euro-denominated settlement central to digital finance. Scotti called a tokenized extension of SEPA an “important area for reflection” during a Monday speech at the Digital Assets and Monetary Policy Transmission workshop in Rome, saying Europe’s existing payments framework offers scale, shared standards and interoperability. Her comments come as the Eurosystem prepares a pilot for Pontes, a distributed ledger technology settlement initiative designed to link market DLT platforms with TARGET Services and settle transactions in central bank money. The pilot is expected by the third quarter of 2026. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:54 May 05, 2026
Bullish has agreed to acquire transfer agent Equiniti as more Wall Street participants accelerate their tokenization initiatives to offer 24/7 trading. Bullish agreed to acquire transfer agent Equiniti from Siris Capital in a $4.2 billion transaction, giving the crypto exchange a major shareholder recordkeeping business as it pushes deeper into tokenized securities. As part of the deal, Bullish will assume $1.85 billion in debt from Equiniti, according to a Tuesday announcement. The transaction is expected to close in January 2027, pending regulatory approval. The acquisition will allow Bullish to offer 24/7 trading of tokenized securities and stablecoin-based payment and settlement tools. Equiniti is one of the world’s largest transfer agents, servicing nearly 3,000 companies, including the likes of Berkshire Hathaway and Rolls-Royce. Transfer agents are crucial for trading venues, as they are responsible for investor records, issuing ownership certificates and facilitating dividend payments. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:46 May 05, 2026
Polymarket was banned in the Netherlands in February, but Kalshi, Hyperliquid and Interactive Brokers are still offering prediction markets to Dutch users. Dutch users can still access crypto prediction markets despite a previous ban on market leader Polymarket. Polymarket was banned by the Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) in February for operating without a gambling license. However, US-based Kalshi, crypto exchange Hyperliquid and investment giant Interactive Brokers are still offering prediction markets to Dutch users, according to an investigation by Dutch financial newspaper FD. The Ksa warned that Polymarket’s ban applies to similar platforms. “Websites similar to Polymarket also fall under our supervision and can therefore be sanctioned by us,” a spokesperson reportedly said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:16 May 05, 2026
Accumulation by long-term Bitcoin holders, buying by institutional investors and a strengthening technical structure could fuel BTC’s price rise to $95,000 or higher. Bitcoin (BTC) rose as much as 2% over the past 24 hours to an intraday high of $81,300 on Tuesday. This brings the weekly and 30-day gains to 5% and 21%, respectively. This rally was accompanied by buying from long-term holders, who have added more than 330,000 BTC over the past month, according to data from CryptoQuant. Key takeaways: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:36 May 05, 2026
Innovation City launches a blockchain-based business ID system, giving more than 1,000 firms verifiable onchain credentials for identity and access. Innovation City, a Ras Al Khaimah-based free zone focused on artificial intelligence and Web3, has launched what it claims is the first blockchain-based digital business identity system. According to a Monday release shared with Cointelegraph, every company registered in Innovation City receives a sovereign, cryptographically verifiable identity issued on OPN Chain, the public blockchain infrastructure developed by United Arab Emirates-based IOPn. The release said this turns the business license from a static PDF or database entry into a dynamic onchain asset designed to reduce reliance on centralized intermediaries and cut verification uncertainty. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:29 May 05, 2026
Toncoin rose 33.8% after Pavel Durov said Telegram would deepen its role in TON, while details on the foundation and validator structure remain unclear. Telegram founder Pavel Durov said Telegram will replace the TON Foundation as the main driving force behind The Open Network (TON) and become its largest validator, signaling a deeper operational role for the messaging platform in the blockchain ecosystem. In a Monday Telegram post, Durov said TON fees had dropped sixfold to “nearly zero” and that the next step would be to shift the network’s focus toward “tech superiority.” This includes a new website, new developer tools and performance upgrades. The changes are expected over the next two to three weeks, according to Durov, who described the move as a step in a plan to “Make TON Great Again.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:56 May 05, 2026
Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in over $532 million on Monday as BTC surged past $80,000 amid improved risk sentiment following the US-Iran ceasefire. US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $532.21 million in net inflows on Monday as Bitcoin pushed back above the $80,000 mark amid improving risk sentiment following the ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led the pack with $335.49 million in daily inflows, followed by Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) with $184.57 million, according to SoSoValue data. Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) was the only other fund to post positive flows on the day, adding $12.16 million. The remaining funds recorded no new inflows. Monday’s inflows extended a three-day winning streak. On Friday, the funds pulled in $629.73 million, while Thursday saw a modest $14.76 million. The streak came after three consecutive days of outflows in which funds shed $490.63 million, the heaviest sustained redemption period in recent weeks. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:07 May 05, 2026
US Senator Thom Tillis said the current text of the CLARITY Act offers a compromise for the crypto industry and banks and provides a bipartisan path for the bill’s passage. America’s largest banking groups said they remain dissatisfied with the CLARITY Act’s newly proposed language on stablecoin yield, arguing that it fails to protect bank deposits. In a statement Monday, the bankers acknowledged that US Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks are “seeking to achieve the correct policy goal” in prohibiting stablecoin yield but noted that the CLARITY Act’s “proposed language” currently “falls short of that goal.” “It is imperative that Congress get this right,” the American Bankers Association said in a joint statement with the Bank Policy Institute, Consumer Bankers Association, Financial Services Forum and Independent Community Bankers of America. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:00 May 05, 2026
The partnership enabling conversion of digital assets into cash through MoneyGram’s global network follows a similar move by rival Western Union. Kraken has teamed up with MoneyGram to let users convert crypto into cash for pickup across more than 100 countries, expanding access to off-ramps through its global retail network. According to Tuesday’s announcement, Kraken users will be able to convert digital assets into local currency and collect cash instantly or near-instantly through MoneyGram’s payout network, which supports hundreds of fiat currencies. The service will roll out in phases across regions including the US, Europe, Latin America, Africa and parts of Asia-Pacific, with plans to add bank deposits and cross-border payouts later. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:00 May 05, 2026
The deal adds a Solana-based trading infrastructure platform that has processed more than $50 billion in volume and aggregates liquidity across multiple venues. MoonPay has acquired DFlow, a trading infrastructure provider on Solana that routes and executes transactions across multiple liquidity sources. Financial terms were not disclosed, though Fortune reported the deal was valued at around $100 million in stock, citing two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. DFlow has processed more than $50 billion in trading volume on Solana since 2025, including over $12 billion in the first quarter of 2026, according to Tuesday's announcement. The platform supports more than 1 million users across 500 applications. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:12 May 05, 2026
Haun Ventures founder Katie Haun said AI will “increasingly begin to conduct economic activity on our behalf," and services will need to adapt for that world. Haun Ventures has raised $1 billion to back early- and late-stage crypto startups, while expanding into artificial intelligence for the first time. The funds will focus on three areas: crypto financial infrastructure, tokenization and AI agents. The firm's founder, Katie Haun, called these areas the “new economy.” “I’ve been following the flow of assets my entire career, and this is the most dynamic period in technology and finance I’ve ever witnessed,” said Haun, a former US government prosecutor turned crypto executive, in a blog post on Monday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:08 May 05, 2026
The new wallet feature hides senders, receivers and amounts onchain while maintaining compliance through know your transaction screening and auditable files. Ethereum scaling solution Polygon has launched private stablecoin payments in an effort to attract more businesses and institutions to the chain. In a statement on Sunday, Polygon introduced its new wallet feature that enables users to privately route transactions through a shielded pool, with verification handled by zero-knowledge proofs. The move is part of an integration with privacy protocol Hinkal. “For onchain payments to go mainstream, businesses need privacy. Not ‘hide from regulators’ privacy. Operational privacy,” noted Polygon community lead Smokey on X. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 03:51 May 05, 2026
Aave argued that a thief doesn’t gain lawful ownership of property by stealing it and that Gerstein Harrow’s legal argument “defies logic, common sense and the law.” Decentralized finance protocol Aave filed an emergency motion on Monday in New York to vacate a restraining notice from a US law firm aimed at blocking Arbitrum DAO from transferring 30,766 frozen Ether to the victims of the Kelp exploit. Gerstein Harrow LLP served Arbitrum DAO with a restraining notice on Friday, arguing its clients are owed over $877 million in default judgments against North Korea. The law firm claims the North Korean hacker group behind the Kelp exploit had possession of the tokens, giving its clients a legal claim over the Ether. Aave filed the emergency motion in a New York district court, arguing that a thief doesn’t gain lawful ownership of property by stealing it. It also argued that North Korea is only suspected of being part of the theft, and that the law firm's argument “defies logic, common sense and the law.” Read ... -
Cointelegraph.com - 23:24 May 04, 2026
Bitcoin’s recent rally to $80,000 amid improving BTC miner and options markets metrics could create a clear path to $85,000. Key takeaways: Bitcoin (BTC) surged to $80,000 for the first time in three months on Monday, triggering $270 million in liquidations across leveraged short (sell) futures contracts. This positive momentum for Bitcoin coincided with tech stocks jumping to an all-time high, signaling a broad risk-on environment. Currently, three key indicators point to further upside momentum for Bitcoin. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 23:13 May 04, 2026
What crypto hacks? North Korea denies “unfounded” allegations. Upbit’s official bank partner to trial remittances with Ripple. Asia Express. -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:34 May 04, 2026
World Liberty Financial claimed Sun engaged in defamatory tactics and prohibited token transfers, including shorting the WLFI token and conducting straw sales on behalf of others. World Liberty Financial filed a defamation lawsuit against Tron founder Justin Sun in Florida, escalating a legal fight between the Trump family-linked crypto platform and one of its largest investors. The lawsuit, filed Monday in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, accused Sun of making false public statements about World Liberty and violating WLFI token-sale terms through alleged prohibited transfers, short-selling and straw purchases. The lawsuit also accused Sun of spreading defamatory statements surrounding the crypto platform, demanding a court-ordered retraction and compensation from the founder. Sun denied the allegations in a Monday post on X, calling the lawsuit a “meritless PR stunt” and saying he looked forward to defeating the case in court. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:55 May 04, 2026
With $114 trillion in custodied liquid assets, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation looks to position tokenization as future of existing financial system. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) plans to pilot trading of tokenized securities in July with a goal of a full service launch in October. The post-trade market infrastructure giant said Monday that more than 50 TradFi and DeFi firms will play a role in the design and deployment of the service. That DTCC Industry Working Group includes Alpaca, Anchorage Digital, BitGo Bank & Trust, BlackRock, Circle and Fireblocks, along with some of the biggest banks in the country. Source: DTCC Read more
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