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Ray Dalio questions Bitcoin safe-haven role as Saylor fires back

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Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said Bitcoin has not acted as the safe-haven asset many investors expected.  Summary Ray Dalio said Bitcoin lacks privacy because transactions can be monitored and possibly controlled. Dalio argued investors often sell Bitcoin during market stress to raise liquidity elsewhere. Michael Saylor pushed back, calling gold analog capital and Bitcoin digital capital for collateral. In a May 11 post, he said Bitcoin gets heavy attention but has fallen short when compared with gold during market stress. Dalio pointed to three issues. He said Bitcoin lacks…

Michael Saylor defends Strategy’s Bitcoin sales plan amid dividend concerns

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Michael Saylor has defended Strategy’s ability to sell limited amounts of Bitcoin while continuing to expand its BTC treasury, arguing the company should avoid becoming a net seller rather than follow an absolute “never sell” stance. Summary Strategy said limited Bitcoin sales could still support a larger BTC accumulation plan rather than reduce its treasury exposure. Michael Saylor described STRC and MSTR as part of a Bitcoin-backed capital structure built around digital credit and equity products. According to comments shared by Saylor on May 10 and statements made during his…

Circle Banks $200M From Giants Like BlackRock In Arc Token Presale, CRCL Jumps 15%

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Shares of stablecoin issuer Circle (CRLC) climbed on Monday, rising by 15% to $130 for the first time in nearly a month. The move came after the company disclosed it had raised $222 million in the presale of Arc, the native token tied to Circle’s new blockchain. The funding values Arc at a fully diluted network valuation of $3 billion Circle CEO Maps The Road Ahead Speaking to CNBC in an exclusive interview, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire framed Arc as more than another crypto launch. He compared blockchain infrastructure to…

Binance Says AI Security Stopped $10B in Fraud in 15 Months

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Crypto exchange Binance says its artificial intelligence-based security tools helped prevent the loss of more than $10 billion worth of user funds from scams and fraud between 2025 to March 2026. Binance said in a blog post on Monday that it had protected more than 5.4 million users from fraud between the first quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026 after rolling out over 24 AI-driven initiatives and more than 100 models. “AI-powered scams and exploits are accelerating,” Binance said. “The barrier to entry for scam perpetrators is…

US Authorities Charge Trio Over $6.5M Crypto Wrench Attacks

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US authorities have unsealed an indictment against three men accused of stealing at least $6.5 million in a “violent robbery spree targeting cryptocurrency owners.” The Justice Department said in a statement Monday that a federal grand jury indicted three men for allegedly planning to kidnap and rob four people around San Francisco and Los Angeles for their crypto. The trio, Elijah Armstrong, Nino Chindavanh and Jayden Rucker, are alleged to have posed as delivery drivers to force their way into residences and use threats of violence to extract crypto seed…

Ethereum Hits 200M Gas Target Ahead Of Glamsterdam Upgrade

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The Ethereum Foundation has reached several progress milestones on the next Ethereum upgrade called “Glamsterdam” and has named three new leads for its Protocol team. The Ethereum Foundation said in a blog post on Monday that it had achieved a “credible post-Glamsterdam target,” establishing a 200 million gas limit floor, giving the network a major post-upgrade speed boost from its current gas limit of around 60 million. “The immediate focus is shipping Glamsterdam,” the Ethereum Foundation said, which had originally scheduled the upgrade for June, but is now likely to…

Crypto Funds Extend 6-Week Streak On CLARITY Act Progress

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Global crypto funds have extended their positive streak into a sixth straight week amid growing rally conviction and a boost from improving sentiment around the CLARITY Act ahead of its long‑delayed Senate Banking markup. Related Reading Bitcoin Leads Crypto Funds $858M Inflows Global crypto investment products have extended their positive streak for the sixth consecutive week after posting $857.9 million in inflows over the past week. The funds saw a significant surge from the modest $117 million recorded on the week that ended on April 24. As Bitcoin surged to…

Shiba Inu Bullish Momentum Explodes As Buying Pressure Intensifies

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Trader sentiment in Shiba Inu derivatives market has done a complete 180 over the past week. Net positions — which sat at around -200 million just days ago, reflecting a market tilted toward short bets — have swung to more than +400 million in net longs as of May 11. That kind of shift in a short window is not common. From Short To Long: A Full Reversal The turnaround began around May 6, when net positions started climbing out of negative territory. By May 9, the indicator had crossed…

Bitcoin Ordinals hit new setback as Ord.io and Zap wind down

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Bitcoin Ordinals explorer Ord.io will shut down on June 1, marking a fresh setback for the Bitcoin inscription market.  Summary Ord.io will shut down on June 1 after its creators said funding had run out. Zap users were told to export private keys to keep access to their assets. The closures come as Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes activity remains far below earlier highs. The platform launched in 2023 and served more than 1 million users, according to the project’s public statement. Creator Leonidas King said the team could no longer…

Google Finds First AI-Developed Zero-Day Exploit

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Google’s Threat Intelligence Group says it identified what it believes is the first-ever case of hackers using artificial intelligence to develop a zero-day exploit. The group said in a Tuesday blog post that it had “observed prominent cyber crime threat actors partnering to plan a mass vulnerability exploitation operation,” using a zero-day vulnerability allowing them to bypass the two-factor authentication of an unnamed “popular open-source, web-based system administration tool.” The exploit required valid user credentials first, but bypassed the second authentication factor, which is often also used to secure crypto…