Bitcoin’s $60K Plunge Driven by Inflation Fears and ETF Selling, Not MicroStrategy Sales

Bitcoin’s recent slide below $60,000 has sparked debate about what’s really behind the selloff. While many observers pointed fingers at MicroStrategy’s first bitcoin sale since 2022, a new analysis suggests the culprit is something far more fundamental: rising inflation and the institutional exodus through spot bitcoin ETFs. Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, argued in…

Bitcoin's $60K Plunge Driven by Inflation Fears and ETF Selling, Not MicroStrategy Sales

Labour Accuses Farage of Evading Scrutiny Over Tether Billionaire’s $6.7M Donation to Reform UK

UK Labour Party officials are ramping up pressure on Reform UK leader Nigel Farage over a substantial $6.7 million donation from a Tether-linked billionaire, alleging the politician is deliberately avoiding public accountability on the matter. The donation has sparked fresh questions about the influence of cryptocurrency wealth in British politics and the transparency of political…

Labour Accuses Farage of Evading Scrutiny Over Tether Billionaire's $6.7M Donation to Reform UK

Abra CEO Says Tokenization, Not Bitcoin Price, Will Drive Crypto’s Next Chapter

As Abra prepares for a Nasdaq listing, CEO Bill Barhydt is positioning tokenized yield products and decentralized lending as the industry’s next major growth driver, arguing that Wall Street’s focus is shifting away from bitcoin price movements toward real-world asset tokenization. Abra is merging with SPAC New Providence Acquisition Corp. III in a deal announced…

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Crypto Billionaires Pour $9.4M Into Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party in First Quarter

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has emerged as the dominant fundraising force in British politics, receiving $9.4 million from two prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in the first quarter of 2026. The donations from Tether-linked billionaire Christopher Harborne and BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo significantly outpaced contributions to the UK’s traditional Labour and Conservative parties, each of which raised…

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Coinbase Launches Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures Starting with SpaceX

Coinbase has entered new territory by launching perpetual futures contracts on pre-IPO companies, beginning with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The move marks a significant expansion of the exchange’s derivatives offerings and opens up a previously inaccessible asset class to retail traders on a regulated platform. The new product allows users to trade leveraged positions on private…

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Maelstrom Predicts Worldcoin Token Could Surge to $5 Amid AI IPO Wave

Arthur Hayes’ investment firm Maelstrom has identified Worldcoin as an overlooked cryptocurrency proxy for the artificial intelligence boom, predicting the WLD token could reach $5 by August, representing approximately 900% gains from current levels around $0.50. The bullish call comes as major AI companies prepare for public market debuts, with the crypto market potentially undervaluing…

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Rare $1.78M Casascius Physical Bitcoin Redeemed After 12 Years, Joining Wave of Dormant Bitcoin Activity

A highly collectible physical bitcoin from the legendary Casascius mint has been peeled and converted back into digital form, marking the end of a 12-year holding period for what was once a prized numismatic asset. The S1-COIN-25 piece, containing 25 BTC worth approximately $1.78 million at current prices, had its tamper-evident hologram removed on Wednesday…

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EU and New York Regulators Sign Stablecoin Oversight Agreement to Combat Cross-Border Risks

The European Banking Authority and the New York State Department of Financial Services have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly oversee stablecoin activities across their jurisdictions. The agreement, announced on Tuesday, establishes a framework for information sharing and coordinated supervision of the rapidly expanding digital asset sector, which has grown to over $319 billion…

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Bitcoin’s Identity Crisis Explains Why Price Behavior Remains Unpredictable

Bitcoin trades in a classification gray zone that defies easy categorization. Part commodity, part currency, part technology asset and part macro hedge, the original cryptocurrency occupies multiple investor frameworks simultaneously, creating a market where competing narratives drive price action more than any single fundamental variable. This ambiguity isn’t merely philosophical. It’s the defining feature of…

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Robinhood Closes $180M WonderFi Acquisition to Enter Canadian Crypto Market

Robinhood has officially entered Canada after completing its $180 million acquisition of WonderFi, a local crypto technology company. The deal brings two of Canada’s largest crypto exchanges, Bitbuy and Coinsquare, under Robinhood’s control, marking a significant expansion for the stock and crypto trading platform into the North American market. The acquisition closed on Monday and…

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