Bitcoin is trading above $80k as the first full week of May opens, pressing against the upper boundary of that supply zone that has been the defining ceiling of the recovery. With the 100-day moving average now clearly reclaimed, the structure is the most constructive it has been since the cycle peak, and the on-chain
Haun Ventures has raised $1 billion in new funds to back founders working across crypto, finance and artificial intelligence. Summary Haun Ventures raised $1B to invest in crypto infrastructure, tokenization and AI agent startups. Katie Haun said AI agents will increasingly conduct economic activity on behalf of users. The raise adds Haun Ventures to growing
## Market Snapshot Bitcoin price prediction markets currently indicate high confidence in price targets being met. For May 4, the markets are pricing at 99.9% YES for Bitcoin to be above $66,000. For May 8, the market is pricing at 99.5% YES for Bitcoin to be above $68,000. ## Key Takeaways – The approval of
In XRP news today, Evernorth, a Ripple-backed company holding 473M XRP valued at roughly $656M, has filed a second S-4 amendment with the SEC and is pushing toward a NASDAQ listing under the ticker XRPN through a merger with Armada Acquisition Corp II. The question isn’t whether this is significant Ripple News. It clearly is.
Coinbase argued that Rule 40.11 is being applied as a blanket ban when the actual statute requires two separate determinations. Coinbase recently filed a formal comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), arguing that prediction markets are derivatives that fall under federal jurisdiction and should stay there. The company warned that letting
Chainlink price rose 3% on May 4, its biggest single-day gain in two weeks, as Consensus 2026 opened. Summary LINK climbed alongside Bitcoin’s return above $80,000, with the broader risk-on session lifting infrastructure tokens across the board on May 4. Chainlink’s CCIP cross-chain protocol averaged $90 million in weekly token transfers in recent months, providing
## Market Snapshot In the market for the Federal Reserve’s rate decision in June 2026, the likelihood of a rate decrease is currently priced at 2.4% YES, down from 4% a week ago. The market for Fed rate cuts in 2026 reflects similar skepticism, consistent with no rate cuts expected. Meanwhile, the WTI crude oil
The latest in the MicroStrategy Bitcoin saga has Michael Saylor pausing BTC purchases ahead of its Q1 earnings release, with the CEO confirming “No buys this week” in a Sunday post on X, breaking a pattern of near-continuous accumulation that made the company the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder. Bitcoin was trading near $78,000 at
Morgan Stanley head of digital asset strategy Amy Oldenburg said at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas that Bitcoin on US bank balance sheets is “not totally out of the question,” citing 16 months of regulatory progress while warning that Basel capital rules and Fed guidance still stand in the way. Summary The Basel
## Market Snapshot The S&P 500 market for May 4 indicates a 0.1% YES outcome for opening up, a significant drop from 55% the previous day, suggesting a major shift in market sentiment. This comes amid heightened geopolitical tensions. ## Key Takeaways – Markets appear to reflect increased risk-off sentiment due to escalating tensions between