Crypto VC funding slid to $659m across 63 April deals, a 74% drop from March that drags monthly flows back to 2024 lows even as DeFi and AI still attract capital. Summary Cointelegraph data show crypto venture funding fell to $659 million across 63 deals in April, down 74% from $2.6 billion and 84 rounds
## Market Snapshot Iran leadership change market is currently priced at 35.5% YES by December 31, down from 40% a day ago. The US-Iran ceasefire market shows a 0.1% YES for an announcement by April 30, down from 1% a day ago. ## Key Takeaways – Trump’s dissatisfaction with Iran’s proposal appears to reduce the
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told the House Armed Services Committee this week that the Pentagon is running classified Bitcoin projects that provide the US military “a lot of leverage in a lot of different scenarios.” This repositioned Bitcoin from a speculative technology price prediction into an instrument of American strategic power. With it
Can BTC rise to $100K this month? Despite the ongoing bear market and global geopolitical tensions, the primary cryptocurrency ended April well in the green, sparking enthusiasm across the crypto community that May could follow suit. To put things in perspective, we asked three of the most popular AI-powered chatbots whether a further uptrend
Pi Network has set May 11 as the activation date for Protocol 23, the upgrade that introduces full smart contract functionality to the Pi blockchain and transforms the network from a mobile mining project into a programmable platform capable of supporting DeFi applications and real-world asset tokenisation. Summary Pi Network Protocol 23 lands on May
## Market Snapshot The market for “Will Crude Oil (CL) hit (HIGH) $90 by end of June?” is currently priced at 100% YES. The latest development in Venezuela’s oil exports appears to have not yet influenced a change in this pricing. ## Key Takeaways – The surge in Venezuela’s oil exports appears to increase global
XRP Ripple CTO David Schwartz stood before a packed room at XRPLasVegas 2026 on May 1 and said something that made parts of the XRP community uncomfortable: Back the CLARITY Act now, even though it isn’t perfect. The XRP token is currently trading around $1.38, up a modest +0.4% over the past 24 hours, a
BUBB – one of the affected tokens – crashed by 50% in a matter of a single day. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange removed almost two dozen digital assets from its platform, causing sudden collapses across the affected tokens. The announcement comes just a few days after Binance added a new batch of trading
MoonPay has launched the MoonAgents Card, a Mastercard-enabled debit product that lets AI agents spend stablecoins directly at the point of sale with onchain settlement behind the scenes. Summary MoonPay has launched the MoonAgents Card, a Mastercard-network debit card that lets AI agents spend stablecoins in real time with on-chain settlement. The card integrates directly
Tether posted over $1 billion in Q1 2026 profit despite volatile markets, lifting excess reserves to approximately $8.2 billion, according to the company’s BDO-attested Q1 2026 report. The BDO attestation confirmed roughly $192 billion in assets versus nearly $184 billion in liabilities, with reserves primarily held in short-term, high-quality liquid instruments. US Treasuries accounted for