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JPMorgan Says Strategy Could Buy Up To $30B In Bitcoin This Year– TD Cowen Lifts Target To $395

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Strategy—formerly known as MicroStrategy—could meaningfully accelerate its Bitcoin-buying pace this year, according to analysts at JPMorgan.  The firm, led by well-known Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor, is already one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin treasury companies, and JPMorgan believes its next move may be a larger, faster round of acquisitions. Strategy Could Outpace Past Bitcoin Buying Strategy currently holds more than 818,000 Bitcoin, according to BitcoinTreasuries.net. Purchases have been active throughout 2026: the company reportedly added over 145,000 BTC in just five months, which is estimated at roughly $11 billion. …

Crypto PACs Spend $7.2M to Support Candidates in 5 US States with Midterms Looming

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Political action committees (PACs) affiliated with the cryptocurrency company-backed Fairshake reported spending millions of dollars to support candidates in five races, with less than six months until US voters decide on their representatives in Congress. According to filings with the Federal Election Commission this week, the Protect Progress PAC reported about a combined $1.6 million in expenditures for Jasmine Clark and Christian Menefee, Democrats running to represent Georgia’s 13th Congressional district and Texas’ 18th district, respectively.  The reported media buys came before Clark will face a May 19 Democratic primary…

This New Move Just Opened XRP To 44 Million New Users

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XRP has entered a new chapter in Japan’s payments market after Rakuten Wallet connected the token to Rakuten Pay and Rakuten Cash, giving millions of everyday users a route to interact with the cryptocurrency through an ecosystem they already use. The development is one of the most talked-about XRP adoption stories of the year, among many others. Crypto commentator Dr. Kamilah Stevenson relayed a message for investors fixated on XRP’s price chart: they are watching the wrong screen, while the XRP ecosystem is quietly being opened to 44 million new…

Fund Managers Boost BTC Exposure as Crypto Sentiment Rebounds: CoinShares

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Fund managers are warming back up to digital assets, with Bitcoin continuing to dominate allocation preferences even as broader crypto sentiment improves, according to a new survey by CoinShares. The April survey gathered responses from 26 institutional investors overseeing a combined $1.3 trillion in assets under management. Allocations to digital assets remain relatively modest, at around 1%, reflecting what CoinShares described as “typical entry sizing” in the current de-risking environment. “Bitcoin remains the digital asset with the most compelling growth outlook,” CoinShares head of research James Butterfill wrote in the…

Adam Back says bitcoin is winning the DeFi war

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Blockstream CEO Adam Back told Consensus Miami 2026 that bitcoin is winning a security war against DeFi, and that pension funds and sovereign entities are the next buyers. Summary Adam Back argued at Consensus Miami that Bitcoin’s simpler architecture is pulling institutional capital away from DeFi platforms hit by repeated smart contract exploits. He outlined Bitcoin adoption in three waves: retail ownership, spot ETF access, and now institutional allocation through managed portfolios and sovereign entities. Back estimated roughly 200 bitcoin treasury companies exist globally and said BlackRock model portfolio allocations…

Bitcoin Slips Below $80K As Spot ETF Inflows Top $1B

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Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to $79,800 on Thursday after being rejected at a key dynamic resistance level. The pullback occurred despite the weekly spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows surging past $1 billion for the first time since January, but technical data suggests the correction may be short-lived.  Bearish divergences point to where BTC price may go Bitcoin’s dip below $80,000 came amid a bearish divergence in the relative strength index (RSI) on the one-hour and four-hour charts. A bearish divergence occurs when BTC forms higher highs while the RSI…

Bitcoin lenders push crypto lending into TradFi

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Bitcoin lenders at Consensus Miami 2026 said crypto lending must look and feel more like traditional banking if it wants institutional capital to keep flowing in. Summary Two Prime CEO Alexander Blume said institutional borrowers reject DeFi complexity and demand standardized contracts, transparent custody, and clear legal accountability. Ledn CEO Adam Reeds said the most important question for borrowers is where their bitcoin is stored, while Lygos CEO Jay Patel said borrowers must now underwrite the lender. The panel reflected a broader post-2022 shift following the collapse of Celsius, Voyager,…

Altcoins Aren’t Going Anywhere — Even After Brutal Crashes

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Privacy concerns tied to artificial intelligence may be one of the strongest cases yet for owning certain altcoins or cryptocurrencies. That was one argument Arthur Hayes made at Consensus 2026, where the BitMEX co-founder laid out a broad defense of the altcoin market and named the specific tokens he’s betting on. Related Reading Hayes Sees AI Surveillance Driving Demand For Privacy Coins Hayes said governments, major tech companies, and AI systems are becoming increasingly effective at tracking blockchain activity. As those tools grow more powerful, he argued, more people will…

Why Big Finance’s Crypto Shift is Just the Beginning – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways At Consensus 2026, Eric Trump praised an 18-month crypto boom, predicting massive future market growth. Showing impact, JPMorgan now lets clients secure home mortgages using their bitcoin as collateral. Trump’s crypto allegiance comes after he discovered crypto while the Trump business was being debanked. Eric Trump Predicts Explosive Growth of the Crypto Market While the cryptocurrency industry has reached a sort of established status in the current financial system, some believe this is just the start. Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, co-founder and CSO of American…

American Bitcoin loses $82m as bitcoin price falls

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American Bitcoin posted an $81.8 million net loss in Q1 2026, even as the Trump-backed miner set a new quarterly production record of 817 BTC and cut its mining cost by 23%. Summary American Bitcoin reported an $81.8 million net loss in Q1, up from a $59.5 million loss in Q4 2025. Bitcoin fell 22% during the quarter, triggering a $117.2 million non-cash impairment charge on the company’s holdings. The company mined a record 817 BTC and reduced its cost per coin to $36,200, a 23% improvement from $46,900 in…