a16z’s new fund targets real-world crypto use cases, including stablecoins, payments, lending, prediction markets, and tokenized financial assets. Venture Capital giant, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) crypto arm has closed its fifth crypto fund at $2.2 billion. The new vehicle, named Crypto Fund 5, is designed to deploy capital over a long time horizon and invest
A Fairshake poll finds 45% of Americans call crypto too risky as industry PACs deploy over $100 million into midterms. Summary A Public First poll conducted for Politico found 45% of Americans say investing in cryptocurrency is not worth the risk. The same poll found 44% say AI is developing too fast, and two-thirds want
## Market Snapshot US invasion of Iran market suggests a decrease in the likelihood of a military offensive, with probabilities dropping in response to diplomatic movements. The US declaration of war on Iran market has seen a decline to 5.5% YES, down from 10% in the previous 24 hours. WTI crude oil prices market remains
Bitcoin price pushed above $81,000 on May 5, a 1.47% gain in 24 hours that has traders watching the next key resistance level very closely. The move triggered a wave of short liquidations, adding rocket fuel to an already accelerating rally. Whether this breakout has real staying power, or simply front-runs the next pullback, is
Five major banking trade groups issued a joint statement opposing the compromise barely hours after its release. Circle Internet Group’s stock jumped nearly 20% on Monday after two US senators announced a bipartisan compromise on one of the most contentious issues holding up federal crypto legislation. The deal, months in the making, drew loud
GoMining’s GoBTC protocol promises instant authorization and on-chain Bitcoin settlement with a 0.2% merchant fee, positioning miner-run rails as a low-cost challenger to Visa and Mastercard. Summary Bitcoin mining company GoMining plans to launch GoBTC, a Bitcoin-native payments protocol built on top of its own block production, at the Consensus conference. GoBTC will offer instant
## Market Snapshot In the “Strait of Hormuz Ship Transit” market, the probability of 20 ships transiting the strait on any day by May 31 is currently priced at 72.5% YES, up from 58% 24 hours ago. Meanwhile, the “Trump’s Hormuz Blockade Announcement” market is priced at 26.5% YES, down from 30% the previous day.
The BlackRock Bitcoin IBIT ETF captured $136.6M in net inflows during a week when the broader Bitcoin ETF market lost capital for three consecutive sessions. The week ended with $162.8M in total net inflows for spot Bitcoin ETFs, a recovery that was almost entirely driven by a single Friday surge of roughly $630M that erased
Here are the latest updates disclosed by the exchange. The world’s largest crypto exchange unveiled important news affecting its user base in India, Ukraine, Mexico, and other countries. At the same time, it introduced new perpetual contracts and said it will remove certain trading pairs that no longer meet the necessary criteria. ‘Stay Connected,
Ripple is feeding North Korea–linked threat intelligence into Crypto ISAC, hoping shared context on DPRK operatives and DeFi exploits can blunt a 2026 hack wave led by Drift and KelpDAO. Summary Ripple is contributing exclusive North Korea–linked threat intelligence to the Crypto ISAC information-sharing platform, arguing that “the strongest security posture in crypto is a