May 12, 2026

Melanie Edmunds

Crypto

Swiss Bitcoin Reserve Dream Collapses After Signature Campaign Falls Short: Report

Switzerland’s effort to make the central bank hold Bitcoin is ending early after supporters secured only half the signatures. A campaign pushing

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SoftBank cuts OpenAI-backed loan target to $6B as lenders balk at valuation

SoftBank has cut a planned OpenAI‑backed margin loan from around $10 billion to roughly $6 billion after banks and private credit funds pushed

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Iran to make Strait of Hormuz restrictions permanent amid US tensions

## Market Snapshot The market for “Will Donald Trump announce that the United States blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has been lifted

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Bitcoin ETF News: BTC Slips Below $80K Despite Record $1B ETF Inflows—Time to Buy the Dip?

In Bitcoin ETF news today, BTC dropped to $79,800 on Thursday, slipping below the psychologically critical $80K threshold even as weekly spot Bitcoin

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Australian police seize $4.1 million in Bitcoin in major dark web crackdown

Crypto‑forensics-led NSW raid seizes 52.3 BTC as AUSTRAC’s 2026 rules tighten the noose on darknet‑linked exchanges and weakly regulated VASPs. Summary New South

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Trump to visit China by May 31 with tech CEOs, Boeing deal possible

## Market Snapshot Trump’s Visit to China market indicates a 0.1% YES probability for a May 9 visit, while a broader timeframe until

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Bitcoin Price Prediction: Dips, Healthy Pullbacks, and Psychological Floors

Bitcoin price slipped to $79,800, breaking below the $80,000 mark after a failed push above the $82,800 resistance, all while investors had a

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KelpDAO Hack Fallout Pushes Another DeFi Protocol Toward Chainlink CCIP Migration

Chainlink CCIP just secured another major DeFi migration. Bitcoin-focused DeFi platform Solv Protocol announced that it is fully migrating to the Chainlink

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Why is the crypto market going down today? (May 8)

The crypto market turned sharply lower on Friday, with total market capitalization falling nearly 3.8% to around $2.61 trillion as renewed military tensions

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Trump demands charges against Jeffries for ‘maximum warfare’ rhetoric

## Market Snapshot In the “Control of House in 2026 Midterm Elections” market, no current odds are available, but recent developments may influence

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