Month: May 2026

Crypto News: BTC Breakout But Why ETH, SOL, and DOGE Are Lagging

Bitcoin just cleared $81,000, its highest print since late January, having risen from $79,000 at the end of U.S. hours Monday, a 5.3% weekly gain that puts it squarely in breakout territory. Bitcoin is in the crypto news spotlight again. The move came with institutional trading desks already positioned for it: options markets had been quietly accumulating cheap upside exposure through call ratio structures, and the price finally delivered the trigger. What it has not delivered, at least not yet, is any meaningful participation from the altcoin complex. Ether held…

BFM Crypto, le Club : Stablecoins, l’utilisation à grande échelle

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Lundi 4 mai, l’utilisation à grande échelle des stablecoins, le bilan de l’événement Paris Blockchain Week et les agressions en rapport avec les cryptos répertoriées en 2026 ont été abordés par Nathalie Janson, économiste et professeure à la Neoma Business School, Romain Chilly, partner chez Orwl, et Charlie Meraud, cofondateur de la Paris Blockchain Week, reçus par Sandra Gandoin dans l’émission BFM Crypto, le Club sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l’émission du lundi au jeudi et réécoutez la en podcast. ▶ Coinbase Website:…

Here’s What Historical Data Says Is Coming Next

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Crypto analyst Max has cited historical data to provide insights into what could be next for Bitcoin, noting that it has closed two consecutive monthly candles in the green. Based on this historical data, BTC may be heading for a red month, except if this bear cycle turns out to be different.  Bitcoin Expected To Close This Month In The Red After Two Monthly Green Candles In an X post, Max stated that there has never been a bear market where Bitcoin printed more than two consecutive monthly candles. He…

Coinbase’s Brutal Cuts Signal Something Is Wrong With The Crypto Market

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced on Tuesday, May 5, that the company will reduce its workforce by approximately 14% — a move Armstrong described as “sudden and harsh” but necessary to position the exchange for what he called a new phase of AI-driven operations. Related Reading In a post on X shared with employees, Armstrong outlined two converging forces behind the decision: the persistent volatility of crypto market cycles and the accelerating impact of artificial intelligence on how the company operates internally. Based on Coinbase’s last disclosed full-time employee count…

Hyperliquid Whale Bets $1.31M on TON at 6x Leverage as Bitcoin Eyes Fresh Highs

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Key Takeaways: A new Hyperliquid wallet opened a 6x TON long worth $1.31M on May 5, with a $1.42 liquidation price. The trade signals elevated risk appetite as bitcoin surged past $81,000 for the first time since January. Hyperliquid has continued attracting large traders after launching its HIP-4 prediction markets on May 2. A Trader Who Wasted No Time Minutes after creating a fresh wallet address on Hyperliquid, the anonymous trader loaded it with capital and went long on toncoin (TON), the native asset of The Open Network blockchain. Onchain…

Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Ramp Up 330,000 BTC as the Next Big Resistance Sits at $84K

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Bitcoin (BTC) rose as much as 2% over the past 24 hours to an intraday high of $81,300 on Tuesday. This brings the weekly and 30-day gains to 5% and 21%, respectively. This rally was accompanied by buying from long-term holders, who have added more than 330,000 BTC over the past month, according to data from CryptoQuant. Key takeaways: Long-term Bitcoin holders added 331,000 BTC over the past 30 days. Spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen a total of $1.18 billion in net inflows over the last three days. Bitcoin’s bull…

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Massive $1.9 Million Loss Nukes 11 Winning Bitcoin Trades for Whale

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Key Takeaways: Wallet 0x004e closed a 700 BTC short on May 5, booking a $1.94M loss on a single trade. The loss erased $1.71M earned across 11 consecutive profitable bitcoin short positions. Bitcoin’s push above $81,000 triggered a broad short squeeze, forcing leveraged bears to cover losses. The Math Behind the Wipeout The trader had closed a 700 BTC short valued at $56.68 million, exiting at a $1.94 million loss. The net result across all 12 trades was a negative total PnL of roughly $230,000. Eleven wins wiped out by…

Innovation City Launches Blockchain Business ID System in UAE

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Innovation City, a Ras Al Khaimah-based free zone focused on artificial intelligence and Web3, has launched what it claims is the first blockchain-based digital business identity system. According to a Monday release shared with Cointelegraph, every company registered in Innovation City receives a sovereign, cryptographically verifiable identity issued on OPN Chain, the public blockchain infrastructure developed by United Arab Emirates-based IOPn. The release said this turns the business license from a static PDF or database entry into a dynamic onchain asset designed to reduce reliance on centralized intermediaries and cut…

Solana, TRON, XRP, and BNB Make Debut at Moscow Exchange, These Top Altcoins Will Follow

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Russia’s Moscow Exchange (MOEX) will begin publishing four new cryptocurrency indexes — tracking Solana, XRP, TRON, and BNB — starting May 13, 2026, marking the first time the country’s leading securities exchange has extended its regulated crypto benchmark suite beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.  Related Reading The development, first reported by Russian crypto outlet bits.media and confirmed by Wu Blockchain, represents the second phase of what MOEX has framed as a longer-term buildout of its digital asset infrastructure. Russia’s Largest Securities Exchange to Launch SOL, XRP, TRX and BNB Crypto Indexes…