Unsustainable Bond Yields Will Lead to Hyperbitcoinization: Analyst

Rising government bond yields signal a coming “structural” shift that will create a Bitcoin “supercycle” of rising prices, as investors flee debasing assets for one that cannot be inflated, according to Shang Wu, a senior research analyst at crypto exchange BitMEX. The yield on the 30-year US Treasury broke past 5.14% on Tuesday, while the Bank of Japan’s 10-year government bond yield touched 2.8%, Wu said. These yields are unsustainable in the long-term and will force governments to choose between debasing their currencies and a “sovereign debt collapse,” Wu said.…

Buterin Says Ethereum Foundation Is Not the ‘Center’ of Ethereum

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responded to growing criticisms of the Ethereum Foundation’s role in the Ethereum ecosystem, pushing back against critics who want the organization to take a more active role in supporting token prices and marketing. Buterin said the Foundation will continue to focus on promoting censorship-resistance, open source software code, long-range research, cybersecurity, and decentralization of the Ethereum Protocol, as outlined in its mandate. He said: “EF is not a ‘center of Ethereum’, rather EF is ‘one node, with a defined purpose, alongside other nodes’. We have always…

76% of AI Agent Transactions Fall Below Visa’s $0.30 Fee Floor – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways Keyrock’s May 2026 report found AI agents settled $73M across 176M transactions in just 12 months, with 98.6% in USDC. Coinbase and Stripe each span 5 of 6 payment stack layers, while incumbents deployed over $8B in acquisitions. MiCA, the GENIUS Act, and the EU AI Act all hit enforcement by August 2, 2026, with none covering machine-to-machine payments. Keyrock ‘Who Pays the Agent’ Analysis: USDC Dominates 98.6% of AI Agent Payments The report, co-published with Coinbase, Tempo, and Virtuals, documents how machine-to-machine payments moved from a theoretical…

Bitcoin Price Could Fall To $72.5K Before Next Rebound — Here’s Why

After a terrible start to the weekend, the Bitcoin price jumped back to life on the back of news of a potential agreement between the United States and Iran. However, ignoring the potential impact of fresh geopolitical news or events, the current price structure suggests that new investors would be catching a falling knife. According to a chart highlighted on the X platform, the Bitcoin price appears bound for a drop to around $72,000, at least in the short term. BTC Price Trading In Ascending Channel Pattern Prominent chartist Aksel…

Big Short’s Michael Burry Warns SEC Tokenized Stock Plan Risks ‘Snow Crash’ Future – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways Michael Burry cited Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash in a May 19 Substack warning about SEC tokenized stock plans. The SEC under the Trump administration proposed an innovation exemption for crypto firms, but delayed the plan on May 22, 2026. Burry’s warning signals growing investor concern that tokenized equities could expose markets to 24/7 volatility and manipulation risks. Burry Warns SEC Tokenized Stocks Could Erode Human Connections Writing on his Substack channel “Cassandra Unchained” and mirroring the post on X, the Big Short investor Michael Burry pointed…

Former FTX Legal Advisor Fenwick & West Settles Lawsuit for $54M

Fenwick & West LLP, the principal law firm that advised former cryptocurrency exchange FTX, agreed on Friday to pay $54 million to settle a 2023 class action lawsuit, filed by former customers of the defunct exchange. The plaintiffs allege that Fenwick “facilitated FTX’s fraud” by playing “a key and crucial role in the most important aspects of why and how the FTX fraud was accomplished,” according to the original complaint.  Plaintiffs argue that the Silicon Valley law firm helped the now-bankrupt FTX obscure the misuse of customer funds by creating…

Strategy Pauses Bitcoin Buying as Saylor’s ‘BitVac’ Comment Puts Next BTC Buy on Watch

Key Takeaways Strategy highlighted bond-related activity instead of bitcoin buying after holdings climbed to 843,738 BTC. Preferred stock, debt obligations, and liquidity reserves remain central investor concerns. Future financing activity may signal another phase of large-scale BTC accumulation. Saylor’s ‘BitVac’ Comment Puts BTC Buying on Watch Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR), shared on X on May 24, 2026, that Strategy “bought bonds, not bitcoin” during the week, shifting investor attention toward whether the company is managing debt before another BTC acquisition cycle. The post showed bitcoin…

Dogecoin Price Repeating 2024 Setup With Retest Of Fib Fan Before Possible Breakout Wave

Dogecoin is at a technical area that will look very familiar to traders who followed its 2024 rally. The weekly chart shows Dogecoin is pressing into a long-term Fibonacci fan structure drawn from the 2021 peak, with the current retest coming near the 0.618 Fib fan after a similar 0.5 Fib fan retest preceded the large move in October 2024. This technical setup does not confirm a breakout on its own, but it places Dogecoin at one of its most important weekly decision points in months. Related Reading Dogecoin Returns…

Tom Lee’s Ethereum Portfolio Sits on $7.35B Loss as ETH Price Slumps

Tom Lee’s BitMine faces about $7.3 billion in paper losses on its Ethereum treasury as Ether (ETH) traders weigh worsening sentiment, ETF outflows and a bearish chart setup pointing toward $1,600. Key takeaways: Bitmine keeps buying ETH even as its losses mount amid the 57% price drawdown from the August 2025 high. ETH price technicals warn of a 25% drop, which would push Bitmine’s losses over $10 billion. Bitmine’s ETH treasury dashboard. Source: DropStab.COM Lee continues buying ETH despite mounting losses Ether has fallen more than 57% from its October…

Bitcoin LTH Supply Surge Does Not Reflect Real Demand — Here’s Why

The price of Bitcoin seemed set for another round of pain over the weekend after falling below the psychological $75,000 level on Saturday morning. However, the premier cryptocurrency has somewhat recovered and is looking to reclaim $77,000 as of this writing. At the same time, an increase in the supply of Bitcoin’s long-term investors was also observed on the day, although the signal might not be what it seems. Here’s Why BTC LTH Supply Data Is Skewed In a recent post on the X platform, pseudonymous analyst Darkfost revealed a…