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US Inflation Accelerates for Second Straight Month as Gas Costs Drive April CPI – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways The BLS reported April 2026 headline CPI at 3.8% year-over-year, beating the 3.7% consensus estimate. Energy prices jumped 17.9% annually, driven by the U.S.-Iran conflict, pushing gasoline up 28.4% YoY. The Federal Reserve now faces pressure to delay rate cuts into late 2026 or 2027 as core CPI hits 2.8%. Gasoline Prices Push U.S. CPI to 3.8% in April, Highest Reading Since Late 2025 The monthly CPI-U rose 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis in April, following a 0.9% increase the prior month. The all-items index reached 333.020…

XRP’s Current Predicament Is Only Temporary; These Factors Will Drive It To $18

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XRP has spent the past few months in a frustrating position, with its price still trading around the same zone that many holders expected it to leave behind long ago. However, XRP enthusiast Luke believes this phase should not be mistaken for the end of the asset’s long-term story.  In a post on X, he described the current $1.40 XRP as being in temporary hibernation and said that a move to $18 or $25 could represent only an intermediate stage if market expansion and adoption continue. XRP’s Current Price Is…

Wells Fargo Boosts Strategy Stake in Q1 2026

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Wells Fargo reported larger positions in Ether exchange-traded funds in the first quarter while reshuffling its Bitcoin ETF holdings across several products, according to its latest Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The bank said it raised its holdings in Ether (ETH) ETFs, including BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) and the Bitwise Ethereum ETF (ETHW), according to its latest Form 13F filing released on Monday. ETHA rose 63.5% from about 672,600 shares in Q4 2025 to roughly 1.1 million shares in Q1 2026, while ETHW increased by 37% from about…

XRP To $10? Thesis Links CLARITY Act To Bank-Scale Liquidity

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A new XRP market thesis is circulating ahead of the Senate markup of the CLARITY Act on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 10:30 AM ET, with XRP community member and developer Vincent Van Code arguing that regulatory clarity could turn XRP Ledger liquidity from a speculative narrative into institutional market structure. The argument centers on whether legal safe harbor for digital assets would allow major banks and payment networks to use XRPL liquidity pools at production scale. In a post on X, Van Code described the upcoming markup, as a…

Bakkt’s Revenue Falls 77% in Q1 as Stablecoin Pivot Takes Shape

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Bakkt swung to a first-quarter loss as crypto services revenue fell 77%, underscoring the digital asset platform’s push to reposition itself around stablecoin payments and AI-enabled financial infrastructure. On Monday, the company reported a net loss attributable to Bakkt of $11.7 million, or 41 cents per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31. That compares with net income attributable to Bakkt of $7.7 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, a year earlier. Crypto services revenue fell to $243.6 million from $1.07 billion in the prior year’s period,…

Bhutan’s Gelephu Speeds Licensing, Banking Access for Crypto Firms

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Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) in Bhutan is offering an accelerated licensing pathway for crypto and fintech companies already regulated in hubs such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi, as the Himalayan territory pushes to position itself as a new South Asian financial center. The framework allows qualified companies to incorporate, obtain authorization from local regulators and open a corporate bank account through a coordinated process tied to DK Bank, GMC’s official banking partner, according to a Tuesday release shared with Cointelegraph. The move reflects growing competition among emerging jurisdictions…

Bhutan Opens Accelerated Fintech Licensing With 0% Corporate Tax and Free Banking – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways Gelephu Mindfulness City launched an accelerated licensing pathway on May 12, 2026, targeting firms already regulated in Singapore, ADGM, or Hong Kong. DK Bank guarantees corporate accounts for all GMC-licensed companies, supporting 9 currencies and BTC-backed lending from day one. GMC offers 0% corporate tax for qualifying firms and foreign talent tax exemptions through 2030, positioning the SAR as a regional financial hub. DK Bank Guarantees Accounts for Every GMC-Licensed Firm Starting May 2026 The Special Administrative Region, established under a Royal Charter to serve as a platform…

Bhutan moves another $8.2M in Bitcoin as state reserves keep falling

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Bhutan’s government has moved another 100.44 BTC worth roughly $8.2 million, extending a months-long pattern of treasury outflows tied to wallets tracked by blockchain analytics firms. Summary Bhutan moved 100.44 BTC worth about $8.2 million to an unlabeled wallet as state-linked outflows continued into May. Arkham estimated that Bhutan-connected wallets have transferred more than $230 million in bitcoin since the start of 2026. Bhutan still holds about 3,119 BTC, although its reserve has fallen sharply from more than 13,000 BTC recorded in 2024. According to on-chain data published Tuesday by…

Something Shocking Just Happened To The XRP Price, Analysts Are Using It To Make A Bold Prediction

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Two prominent crypto analysts have separately flagged what they describe as a significant technical setup for the XRP price, with one pointing to a chart structure he has tracked since October 2023 that continues to map the asset’s price action — and the other capturing an unusual moment that briefly showed XRP trading at over $43,000 on a major price aggregator. Related Reading On-chain analyst and technical researcher Dark Defender (@DefendDark) returned to X with an update on a chart he originally published on October 25, 2023, arguing that the…

Bitmine ETH Holdings Cross 5.2 Million—CEO Announces New Phase For Crypto Markets

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Bitmine Immersion (BMNR) said on Monday that its Ethereum (ETH) holdings have continued to climb, reaching 5 million tokens and getting closer to the company’s longer-term goal of owning 5% of the total ETH supply.  The firm described the update as evidence that a “crypto spring” has begun, and used the announcement to reinforce why it believes ETH matters not only as an asset, but also as a form of diversification for investors. What’s In Bitmine Immersion’s Portfolio? According to Bitmine’s disclosure, the company controls more than 4.31% of ETH’s…