In Bitcoin news today, Starknet launched strkBTC on May 12, 2026, a wrapped, BTC-backed asset that runs on Starknet’s Bitcoin Layer 2 network and uses zero-knowledge cryptography to shield your balances and transaction history from public view. The real question isn’t whether Bitcoin privacy is a good idea. The question is whether this approach actually…
Bitcoin price continued consolidating above the key $80,000 psychological support level this week as improving institutional sentiment and strengthening technical structure fueled speculation that bulls may soon attempt a breakout toward the long-awaited $100,000 mark. Summary Bitcoin price held above $80,000 as spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $131 million in net inflows, reversing the previous day’s…
The European Central Bank spent the better part of two years cutting rates. Now, one of its most influential voices is suggesting the next move might be in the opposite direction. Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel has warned that the ECB is increasingly likely to raise interest rates as the Iran war drives energy prices higher…
Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has explained how XRP Ledger uses the Negative Unique Node List to handle validator failures. Summary Schwartz said XRPL’s Negative UNL helps the network keep moving when trusted validators go offline. The mechanism can ignore failed validations without removing a validator’s wider role in network decisions. The debate comes as…
Community Bank, a regional lender operating across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, has disclosed a cybersecurity incident caused by an employee using an unauthorized AI application. The breach exposed sensitive customer information, including names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The bank reported the incident in an SEC 8-K filing on May 7, 2026….
Gemini reported $50.3 million in total revenue for the first quarter of 2026, up 42% from a year earlier. Summary Gemini’s credit card revenue jumped nearly 300%, making financial services central to its Q1 growth story. Exchange revenue fell 27% as trading volume dropped from $13.5 billion to $6.3 billion year over year. Gemini’s CFTC…
FalconX, the institutional crypto prime broker, has extended its tokenized structured credit facility to the Monad network. The move lets institutional credit vault deposits function as collateral inside decentralized finance protocols, including Morpho. The product centers on what FalconX calls its AA_FalconXUSDC vault tokens. These represent participations in FalconX’s broader lending portfolio, which currently holds…
Bitcoin has started showing early signs of weakness after its recent recovery rally toward the $80K resistance region. The market is now confronting a technically important supply zone where sellers have become increasingly active, raising the probability of a broader corrective phase in the short term. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily…
SIREN price crashed 51.36% on May 14, closing at $0.5574 after opening above $1.14. Summary SIREN price collapsed 51.36% on the daily chart on May 14, closing at $0.5574 after hitting an intraday high of $1.1619. The daily MACD histogram is rolling over sharply, with the MACD line curling toward an imminent bearish crossover below…
Goldman Sachs is rolling out artificial intelligence across its internal operations at a pace that lets it scale business functions, from compliance to trade resolution, without proportionally hiring more people. From assistant to autonomous agent The centerpiece of Goldman’s internal AI push is its GS AI Assistant, a tool currently serving roughly 10,000 employees. The…
