Bitcoin retagged $80,000 after falling 3% on Iran concerns, while traders flagged important BTC price support levels to preserve next. Bitcoin (BTC) revisited $80,000 on Friday after US-Iran war nerves sparked 3% daily losses. Key points: Read moreContinue Reading

The poll found 52% of registered voters support the CLARITY Act, with 47% willing to cross party lines for a candidate who backs the bill. Nearly half of US voters are willing to cross party lines to get clear crypto regulation off the ground, while public support for the CLARITY Act could bring an electoral...Continue Reading

Swyftx’s Pav Hundal says Zcash is surging amid concerns about artificial intelligence, quantum computing and financial surveillance. Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC) has spiked by more than 70% over the past week as crypto traders have been paying closer attention to privacy-focused projects. Zcash traded at about $346 on Friday, May 1, before hitting a seven-day...Continue Reading

The Justice Department said two men were sentenced for hosting laptops used by North Korean IT workers, bringing the total to eight sentences in five months. US prosecutors said they have secured eight sentences in the last five months against people acting as US-based proxies for North Korea-based IT workers, shedding new light on how...Continue Reading

The Aptos Foundation said building infrastructure that enables sub-second finality without the need for human intervention is a key to supporting the next wave of AI agent adoption. Aptos Foundation and Aptos Labs have committed $50 million to Aptos development, with a particular focus on AI agent infrastructure and research, including support for two products...Continue Reading

Nearly 100,000 Bitcoin exited major exchanges as OTC balances tightened and demand from accumulator addresses increased by 60%, pointing to reduced liquid supply. Bitcoin (BTC) reserves on major crypto exchanges have dropped to their lowest level since 2023, with nearly 100,000 BTC withdrawn from Binance, OKX and Gemini in less than three months. The outflows...Continue Reading

Coinbase said on Friday its markets are being placed in “cancel only” mode but will begin to re-enable trading “shortly.” Amazon’s cloud unit said on Friday it is working to restore normal temperature levels at its Northern Virginia data center, which has impacted trading on Coinbase and other websites. “We are observing early signs of...Continue Reading

Chaos Labs said on Thursday it has rotated all keys since the attempted attack over the weekend and hasn’t detected any suspicious activity since. Crypto risk management and infrastructure provider Chaos Labs said its Chaos Oracle Network, which provides data feeds to blockchain applications, was not compromised after a hacking attempt over the weekend by...Continue Reading

Coinbase financial chief Alesia Haas said “macro conditions were genuinely tough,” while CEO Brian Armstrong highlighted a plan to diversify beyond spot trading. Coinbase shares slid Thursday after the US crypto exchange reported a steep first-quarter loss while revenue missed Wall Street expectations. Coinbase reported a net loss of $394.1 million in Q1, its second...Continue Reading

Block’s Q1 earnings beat estimates despite Bitcoin revenue falling 26% on changing Bitcoin “trading dynamics” and reducing fees on Cash App transactions. Jack Dorsey’s payments firm Block rose 7.9% in after-hours trading as its Q1 earnings surpassed analyst estimates, despite posting its first loss in three years. Block’s Q1 earnings came in at 85 cents...Continue Reading