The world’s top finance officials are gathering in Paris this week with a familiar problem that’s gotten considerably less familiar in its intensity: bond markets are selling off, and nobody seems quite sure where the floor is. G-7 finance ministers and central bankers are meeting against a backdrop of rising global bond-market volatility, widening trade…
On May 17, 2026, Michael Saylor from posted two words on X: “₿ig Dot Energy.” For anyone who has followed MicroStrategy Bitcoin buying pattern over the past two years, the message landed like a starting gun. Independent tracker Strc.live estimates that roughly 15,466 BTC were accumulated across four active trading days in the week of…
[PRESS RELEASE – Johannesburg, South Africa, May 18th, 2026] VALR, Africa’s leading digital asset infrastructure provider, served as diamond sponsor of the Kenya Blockchain & Crypto Conference held in Nairobi on 14 and 15 May 2026. Peter Mwangi, VALR’s newly appointed Country Manager for Kenya, delivered a keynote address in which he outlined his vision…
Crypto investment products posted $1.07 billion in weekly outflows as investors cut Bitcoin and Ethereum exposure while keeping selective altcoin bets. Summary Crypto ETPs recorded $1.07 billion in outflows, ending six straight weeks of positive fund flows. Bitcoin and Ethereum led the exits, with $982 million and $249 million leaving funds. XRP and Solana bucked…
## Market Snapshot The “Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by end of May” market is currently priced at 5% YES, up from 4% in the last 24 hours. The “US-Iran nuclear deal by June 30” market is priced at 22% YES, slightly down from 23% a day ago. ## Key Takeaways – Iran’s…
Over $660M in crypto positions were wiped out in a single 24-hour window after President Trump posted a stark warning to Iran on Truth Social, sending Bitcoin crashing from $82,000 to a multi-week low of $76,650. The mechanism behind that number wasn’t panic selling from ordinary holders; it was over-leveraged long positions acting as a…
In contrast, BCH and PI have dumped the most from the large- and mid-cap alts. Bitcoin’s troubles only intensified as the legacy financial markets started to open during the night, with the asset dipping to a new multi-week low of under $77,000. Most altcoins have followed suit with painful declines from ETH, DOGE, and…
Bitcoin fell below $77,000 on May 18 as selling pressure spread across the crypto market. Summary Bitcoin’s drop below $77,000 came as ETF outflows and forced liquidations weakened short-term market sentiment. Fed minutes, jobs data and sentiment reports may shape rate expectations across markets this week. Nvidia’s May 20 earnings could guide AI stock demand…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described his recent trip to China as “very successful,” signaling a potential cooling in the economic standoff between the world’s two largest economies. What actually happened Bessent’s trip was part of a coordinated diplomatic push across Asia, with the Treasury Secretary engaging Chinese officials on tariffs, macroeconomic coordination, and…
The crypto market remained under heavy pressure on Monday as escalating geopolitical tensions, surging oil prices, sticky U.S. inflation data, and a massive wave of leveraged liquidations weakened investor sentiment across digital assets. Summary The total crypto market capitalization fell 3.8% to $2.56 trillion as Bitcoin dropped below $77,000 amid rising macroeconomic and geopolitical pressure….
