CryptoQuant signal has flipped Bitcoin into early bull territory for the first time since March 2023, analysts say. Summary CryptoQuant’s Bull-Bear Market Cycle Indicator entered bullish territory on May 12, using its Profit and Loss Index to confirm the regime shift. The last confirmed green signal in March 2023 preceded a sustained bull run taking
President Trump is pushing for another round of tariffs, directing US Trade Representative Greer to ratchet up trade barriers. The move signals a deepening commitment to the protectionist playbook that has defined his economic agenda, and it’s already sending ripples through markets that extend well beyond traditional manufacturing. For the crypto industry, “more tariffs” translates
Aptos said its encrypted mempool keeps transactions private until execution while still revealing complete transaction data transparently onchain afterward. Aptos has introduced a proposal for a native Encrypted Mempool system that would allow users to submit transactions privately while still maintaining the speed and transparency of the network. If approved through governance, Aptos said
Ray Dalio said Bitcoin lacks privacy and its transparency is why central banks will not hold it. Summary Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio posted on X that Bitcoin lacks privacy and its transactions can be monitored and potentially controlled by governments. Dalio said gold remains superior because it is more widely held, deeply established, and still
MoonPay just bought Dawn Labs, a year-old AI startup that lets users build automated prediction market trading strategies by typing in plain English. The acquisition, announced on May 11, signals that one of crypto’s biggest payments companies sees its future well beyond just buying and selling tokens. Alongside the deal, MoonPay launched the Dawn CLI,
Sharplink remains the second-largest Ethereum treasury company with roughly 868,700 ETH. Mike Novogratz’s digital asset firm Galaxy Digital and ETH treasury company Sharplink announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding to form the Galaxy Sharplink Onchain Yield Fund. This new private investment vehicle will focus on DeFi liquidity protocols and other on-chain yield-generating strategies. $125M
Kraken parent Payward will plug Franklin Templeton’s BENJI tokenized money market fund into its platform as collateral and cash management, letting clients earn yield on idle dollars on‑chain. Summary Kraken’s parent company Payward has struck a strategic partnership with Franklin Templeton to bring tokenized stocks, yield products and the BENJI money market fund onto blockchain
Quantum computers can’t break blockchain cryptography today. But “today” has an expiration date, and Solana just published its plan for what happens when the clock runs out. On April 27, the Solana Foundation released a comprehensive quantum readiness roadmap, co-authored with Anza and Jump Crypto’s Firedancer team. The document lays out a phased strategy for
The Solana Alpenglow upgrade went live on a community validator test cluster on May 11, 2026, moving the network’s most ambitious consensus overhaul one step closer to mainnet. Anza, the development firm driving the change, called it “the biggest consensus change in Solana’s history.” That is not marketing copy; it is a technically accurate description
Over the past week, Cardano’s ADA has surged 6%, making it one of the best-performing top-15 cryptocurrencies. Numerous analysts have recently spotted that the asset has been following a similar pattern witnessed during previous bull cycles, suggesting this could be just the beginning of a major rally. ‘Printing by the Plan’ Earlier this month, ADA