Key Takeaways Lolli’s 600,000 users can now earn bitcoin automatically via Kard’s card-linked offer network as of May 19, 2026. Kard’s first-party transaction data from tens of millions of cardholders gives Lolli merchants a new bitcoin-native consumer channel. Thesis* plans to connect Lolli earnings to Mezo’s 1% APR borrowing layer, deepening its circular bitcoin economy stack. Lolli Drops Checkout Friction as Kard Deal Turns Linked Cards Into Bitcoin Earning Tools The announcement, revealed May 19, 2026, and shared with Bitcoin.com News, connects Lolli’s user base to Kard’s independent commerce media…
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Strategy Wants 1,000,000 Bitcoin Treasury And This Is How They Plan To Get To That Number
Strategy’s Bitcoin playbook is no longer just about buying dips. The company has turned its balance sheet into a capital machine built around one main objective of increasing the amount of Bitcoin it controls without weakening the amount of Bitcoin attached to each share. Recent filings by the company now show that it is planning to repurchase $1.5 billion principal amount of 2029 convertible notes. Strategy Is Getting Closer To 1,000,000 Bitcoin Strategy’s latest reported Bitcoin reserve shows how far the company’s accumulation strategy has come. The firm’s Bitcoin purchase…
Bitcoin halving now 100,000 blocks away as ETF era reshapes the cycle
Bitcoin has slipped below the 100,000-block mark to its next halving, putting the fifth reward cut on track for around mid-2028 at block 1,050,000 and setting up the first full halving cycle dominated by spot ETFs. Summary Roughly 100,000 blocks remain until the next Bitcoin halving at block 1,050,000, expected in mid-2028 Block rewards will fall from 3.125 BTC to 1.5625 BTC, further tightening new supply Analysts say spot ETF inflows could matter more than the halving itself for price dynamics this cycle According to halving trackers like CoinGecko and…
Bitcoin’s Price Explained: The Power Law Secret
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Senator Warren Questions OCC Head on Approval of ‘Ineligible’ Crypto Trust Charters
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren accused Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC’s) Jonathan Gould of violating banking laws by approving national trust charters for cryptocurrency companies. In a Monday letter to Gould, Warren said the OCC head had “approved at least nine national trust charters for crypto companies that intend to engage in activities that appear to go far beyond the narrow set of activities permitted by law,” an apparent violation of the National Bank Act. Source: US Senate Banking Committee She called on Gould to provide the full…
BoE Says Tokenization Could Lower Costs as UK Advances Stablecoin Rules
The Bank of England is stepping up its focus on digital money, with Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden highlighting tokenization as a potential way to reduce costs, speed settlement and increase competition. Speaking at London’s City Week on Tuesday, Breeden said tokenization — the representation of assets and money on digital ledgers — could improve the efficiency and functionality of payments and financial markets, provided that trust and interoperability are preserved. Breeden stressed that central bank money will remain the foundation, or “anchor,” of the monetary system, even as private-sector innovations…
Polymarket Opens Private Company Markets Using Nasdaq Data for 1,600 Unicorns – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways Polymarket launches the first prediction markets tied to private companies, using Nasdaq Private Market data to resolve outcomes. Nearly 1,600 unicorns hold over $5 trillion in value, a pool previously inaccessible to retail participants before today’s opening. Nasdaq Private Market (NPM), which has executed nearly $80 billion in secondary liquidity, will supply institutional-grade data as more markets roll out. Polymarket Taps Nasdaq Private Market Data to Resolve New Private Company Bets The move opens a segment of financial markets that has long been closed to most individuals. Nearly…
XRP Enters “Volatility Vacuum” As Traders Exit Derivatives Market
XRP is trading below $1.40 as the market faces selling pressure and uncertainty that has compressed the price into a range that offers little clarity on what comes next. The decline is uncomfortable — but a CryptoQuant report tracking both on-chain activity and derivatives behavior has identified a structural condition beneath the price action that reframes the current weakness in a way that changes how it should be read. Related Reading The report examines two independent data streams simultaneously, and both are telling the same story. On-chain, XRP’s total daily…
Prices Catch Bid, Bitcoin Price Chart Hits $78,000, XRP Setup, Altcoins & Historical Bottom Behavior
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XRP Risks 50% Dip to $0.65 Despite Persistent ETF Inflows
XRP (XRP) has fallen 12% over the last five days, and the confirmation of a bearish pattern now points to the risk of more losses ahead. Key takeaways: XRP/USD’s bear pennant pattern on the three-day chart points to a possible 52.5% drop toward $0.65. Persistent institutional demand through exchange-traded products supports the case for a recovery in XRP price. XRP’s descending triangle breakdown is underway Since early February, the XRP/USD pair has been consolidating inside a bear pennant on the three-day chart. In technical analysis, bear pennants are typically viewed…