Month: May 2026

Polymarket Opens Private Company Markets Using Nasdaq Data for 1,600 Unicorns – Bitcoin News

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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

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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

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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…

A viral hedgehog, Vitalik Buterin, and a bow: the GraphDex launch that crypto won’t forget

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5,800 users in two hours. One QR code. One bow that went viral. Some platforms launch with a whitepaper. Some with a token. GraphDex launched with a hedgehog, a condom, and the co-founder of Ethereum bowing in respect. A short video from Token2049 Singapore, recorded in September 2024, resurfaced across X this week at precisely the moment GraphDex went live. In this video, the project’s hedgehog mascot moves through the conference floor, greets attendees, and hands a branded condom to Vitalik Buterin. The condom carries GraphDex branding and a QR…

Tor Project Launches Web3 Campaign for Internet Freedom

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A coalition of privacy and internet freedom advocates led by the Tor Project has announced a new crypto funding campaign to support censorship-resistant digital infrastructure. The first-of-its-kind Web3 crowdfunding campaign for internet freedom tools will support 10 nonprofit projects working across privacy, censorship circumvention, secure communications and public-interest digital infrastructure, according to the campaign leaders, Tor Project and Funding the Commons. The campaign, which kicks off May 19, accepts crypto contributions in Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Zcash (ZEC), Monero (XMR) and Golem (GLM). The campaign comes as privacy advocates argue…

Bitcoin at ‘Crucial’ Support as US Bonds Pressure Crypto, Stocks and Gold

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Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated near month-to-date lows on Tuesday as surging US bonds punished stocks and safe havens. Key points: Bitcoin joins risk assets feeling the pressure from skyrocketing US bond yields. Catalysts, such as high oil prices, continue to impact market sentiment with the US-Iran war stakes still high. Bitcoin is now at a “crucial level of support,” the latest market analysis warns. US 30-year yields reach highest since 2007 Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD lingering below $77,000 around the Wall Street open while preserving the previous day’s floor. BTC/USD…

Bitcoin Prediction Markets Show $84K Ceiling as Traders Stack Bets on Polymarket, Kalshi, and Myriad

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Key Takeaways Polymarket’s bitcoin May price market hit $21.4M in volume, with 79% odds BTC stays below $75,000. Kalshi’s $150K bitcoin series (KXBTCMAX150) drew $33.9M in volume, giving BTC only an 11% chance before January 2027. Myriad’s $84K vs. $55K market gives bitcoin a 76.7% chance of pumping first, with no expiration date set. Traders Put $37M on Bitcoin All-Time High Milestones as $150K Odds Sit at 1% on Polymarket The most active single market for the month is Polymarket‘s “What price will bitcoin hit in May?” contract, which has…

Bitcoin ETFs Post Third-Biggest 2026 Outflow as Blackrock Loses $448M

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Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs lost $648.64M, with Blackrock IBIT posting a $448.36M outflow. Ether ETFs saw a $86.31M exit, extending a 6-day losing streak led by Blackrock ETHA. Solana and XRP ETFs stayed positive, signaling selective buying amid crypto weakness. Solana ETFs Stay Positive as Bitcoin and Ether Funds Face Heavy Selling A wave of risk reduction swept through crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Monday, May 18, with institutional investors pulling heavily from bitcoin and ethereum-linked products as volatility and caution returned to the market. Spot bitcoin ETFs recorded net…