Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed a bill into law that will officially ban the use and installation of cryptocurrency ATMs and kiosks in the southeastern US state, leaving only a matter of weeks for companies to be in compliance. Lee signed Tennessee House Bill 2505 into law on April 13, making the installation of a cryptocurrency kiosk a Class A misdemeanor starting on July 1. The reclassification of the machines as illegal under state law would potentially put operators and businesses hosting the machines at risk of up to…
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XRP $10 By 2027? Top Expert Flags Two Must-Happen Catalysts For A Bull Run
In the race to determine whether XRP can mount a real rally toward the $10 level next year, one market expert, Sam Daodu, argues that the answer depends less on hype and more on whether two major forces finally line up. Daodu says nearly every serious XRP price forecast for 2027 relies on the same prerequisites: US regulation has to be clarified, and institutional capital has to begin flowing in at a meaningful scale. Without both, the upside case becomes harder to justify, even if parts of the story are…
Anthropic Pre-IPO Traders Push Onchain Implied Cap to $1 Trillion – Bitcoin News
Key Takeaways: Kobeissi Letter flagged Anthropic’s onchain implied valuation hitting $1 trillion on Jupiter’s Prestocks on April 27, 2026. Anthropic tokens on Solana climbed 733% since October 2025, pushing the implied cap past $380 billion from the February Series G. Anthropic explicitly bans SPV and tokenized share transfers, warning investors that these instruments may carry no legal value. Onchain Buyers Price Anthropic at $1 Trillion on Jupiter, Joining OpenAI and SpaceX On X, financial commentator Kobeissi Letter flagged the milestone on Monday, in a post that drew wide attention across…
XRP Leads Altcoin Debate As Crypto Flashes Mixed Signals
XRP has become one of the clearest examples in a widening debate over whether crypto is still in accumulation or already entering distribution. A new market note by Will Taylor from The Weekly Insight argues that altcoins and macro signals are now sending conflicting messages at a critical point in the cycle. The core tension is not limited to XRP. The report frames XRP alongside Ethereum, Cardano and Litecoin as major altcoins that have either failed to produce meaningful new cycle highs or have only marginally exceeded prior peaks. For…
Bitcoin, Altcoins Remain Range Bound As Bulls And Bears Fight For Control
Key points: Bitcoin continues to face resistance near $79,500, but the trajectory remains up as long as the price holds above $76,000. Most major altcoins are not showing any directional bias, suggesting a near-term consolidation. Bitcoin (BTC) attempted to rise above $79,500, but the bears held their ground. BTC investor and author Michael Terpin told Cointelegraph that BTC risks falling to $57,000 in October 2026, based on a study of the “historical average” drawdown of about 1 year from a market-cycle top. Terpin added that BTC will have to rise…
BitMine Expands ETH Holdings Despite $6.5B in Unrealized Losses
BitMine Immersion Technologies, the Ether treasury company backed by Fundstrat’s Tom Lee, has expanded its ETH holdings for the second time in as many weeks, even as large unrealized losses underscore the strategy’s risks. The company said Monday it purchased an additional 101,901 Ether last week, bringing its total holdings to roughly 5.08 million ETH. Its combined crypto and cash reserves now stand at about $13.3 billion. Source: Wu Blockchain The latest acquisition follows a purchase of 101,627 ETH a week earlier, which was the company’s largest accumulation since December.…
EU Sanctions Target Russian Crypto Exchanges, CBDC, Stablecoins
The European Commission announced a package of crypto-related sanctions against Russia in response to the country’s military actions against Ukraine. In a Thursday notice, the commission said the sanctions targeted Russia’s energy and financial sectors, including a “total sectorial ban on carrying out exchanges with any Russian crypto asset service provider as well as any decentralised platforms enabling crypto trading” that could be used to circumvent the measures. The EC, composed of 27 member states in the European Union, also prohibited the use of stablecoins pegged to the Russian ruble…
Is Bitcoin Becoming A Strategic Military Asset? US Admiral Hints At Deeper Role
Is Bitcoin quietly evolving beyond finance into a tool of national defense? That question is gaining traction after comments from Samuel Paparo, the commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, reported that BTC may have significance beyond markets, hinting at a role in cyber defense, power projection, and strategic competition. Paparo pulled back the curtain on a quiet but potentially significant shift in how the technology is being evaluated at the highest levels of defense. Could Bitcoin Support The Future Of Military Readiness? In a recent X post, an analyst…
Bitcoin Traders Dump $1,500 in 1 Hour as Price Hits $76,567, Losses Deepen
Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell below $77,000 on April 27 as optimism regarding an Iranian peace proposal faded rapidly. Bitstamp data showed $454 million in liquidations as bitcoin decoupled from flat U.S. and European stocks. The Trump administration may be amenable to the Iranian offer because it reopens the Strait of Hormuz and helps avoid a global recession. Bitcoin Retreats as Geopolitical Optimism Fades Hours after reclaiming the $79,000 threshold, bitcoin tumbled well below $77,000 as the earlier enthusiasm sparked by reports that Iran had submitted a peace plan to end…
Strive asset management now 9th-largest public Bitcoin treasury — 14,557 BTC
Strive Asset Management has raced from zero to 14,557 BTC in months, becoming the 9th‑largest public Bitcoin treasury and turning its balance sheet into a levered bet on BTC. Summary Strive Asset Management has boosted its Bitcoin treasury to 14,557 BTC, making it the 9th-largest public corporate holder of the asset. The firm has scaled from zero BTC in late 2025 to a billion‑dollar balance sheet in months, using equity and preferred stock issuance to fund accumulation. The move is intensifying debate over public‑company treasury strategies and the emerging “race…