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Arkham, an advanced on-chain analytics and intelligence platform built to help traders, investors, and researchers monitor blockchain activity, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Arkham Alerts, a real-time notifications service provided by the Arkham intelligence platform that informs users of specific on-chain activity. The primary purpose of this integration is to provide real-time blockchain intelligence that helps users to track whale activity, market signals, and major on-chain transactions. Track Whales with Arkham Alerts:Alerts let traders track important on-chain transfers in real time. Our guide covers how to set alerts on Arkham, what to track, and key signals like…

Larry McDonald, a figure closely followed in the financial world, argued that investors have emerged from the “deflationary regime” that characterized the last 20 years and that we have entered a new era where high inflation is permanent. According to McDonald, in this new era, software companies like Netflix are losing value, while companies controlling physical assets and rare earth assets are coming to the forefront. McDonald, through Bear Traps Report, announced that they have added Bitcoin to their portfolio for the first time. According to the analyst, past sharp 70% drops are expected to be less destructive in the…

NFTs are due for a “rebirth” as AI agents force the internet to solve new identity and trust problems, Reid Hoffman told CoinDesk’s Consensus Miami conference on Wednesday. The Greylock partner and LinkedIn co-founder said agents transacting with other agents will require trustworthy digital identity systems that resemble what NFTs originally tried to solve. Hoffman said he began revisiting NFTs as he considered a future in which AI agents outnumber humans online.”When you begin to think we’re going to have more agents than people, what does the identity layer look like? What is the notion of, hey, when your agent’s…

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Nasdaq President Tal Cohen said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) changing approach to crypto regulation is giving market operators more room to experiment with blockchain-based infrastructure and tokenized assets. Speaking at Consensus in Miami on Wednesday, Cohen said the industry now feels it can “build” again after years of regulatory uncertainty. “The gray zone four years ago was a no-fly zone,” Cohen said. “The gray zone now is we can build. We can gain some scale. We can experiment without maybe any brush back.” Cohen described a broader shift inside financial markets toward “always…

Institutional interest in crypto is shifting, with $XRP and tokenization now emerging as key talking points among professional investors. Bitwise Head of Research, Ryan Rasmussen, confirmed this on the Milk Road podcast. He revealed that recent meetings with over 700 financial professionals, including advisors, lawyers, and planners, showed an obvious shift in sentiment. Engagement levels are now significantly higher than usual, with questions tripling compared to past sessions. Key Points Institutional investors are shifting focus to $XRP and tokenization as key areas of interest in crypto markets. Bitwise says investor engagement has surged, with questions tripling as sentiment turns more…

Defend American Jobs, the cryptocurrency-backed political action committee (PAC) affiliated with Fairshake, reported spending more than $500,000 on media to support a Republican incumbent representative in Indiana. According to a Saturday filing with the US Federal Election Commission (FEC), the Defend American Jobs PAC spent about $514,000 on media in support of James Baird, a Republican House member running for reelection in Indiana’s 4th Congressional District. The spending was the latest in Fairshake’s spending on the 2026 US elections ahead of today’s Indiana primary elections. Source: FEC Baird, who assumed office in January 2019, voted in favor of the GENIUS…

ZKsync Lite has stopped block production as of May 4, marking the beginning of its planned service shutdown. The ZKsync team announced this transition on X, confirming that the shutdown does not affect other chains, including ZKsync Era. Users with remaining funds on Lite can withdraw them via Ethereum Layer 1 (L1). With transactions currently halted, the Security Council is now verifying the final state root. Withdrawals will be enabled once this verification completes, a process expected to take 48 to 72 hours. ZKsync will cover the fees for the first 100,000 withdrawals. ZKsync Lite Shutdown: A Planned Transition The…

A new analysis of Bitcoin price movements in the cryptocurrency market suggests that the bottom of the current cycle could occur in the last quarter of the year. According to an assessment shared by Joao Wedson, CEO of data analytics company Alphractal, Bitcoin’s latest peak occurred 534 days after the halving. Wedson emphasized that this period is the shortest peak formation period to date, falling below the 546-day period recorded in the previous cycle. According to the analyst, the increasing shortening of peak formation periods in Bitcoin cycles is noteworthy, and this provides important clues about the timing of bottom…

Ethereum is trying to build a long term recovery pattern, but the $2,400 to $2,500 resistance zone is still blocking momentum. A breakout above that area could reopen the path toward $2,800 first, while the larger chart still points to $4,900 as the major target. Ethereum Eyes $4,900 Resistance as Chart Shows Possible Bottom Pattern Ethereum traded near $2,303 on the weekly $ETH/USDT chart shared by Ray, while price continued to recover from the trendline support area. The chart shows $ETH holding above a long rising support line that has guided major lows since 2020. Ethereum recently bounced from the…

Uncertainty around government crypto and $XRP holdings is once again in focus. Scott Melker, also known as The Wolf Of All Streets, argues that even basic details about U.S. exposure to assets like Bitcoin and $XRP remain unknown. Speaking in a recent podcast alongside Mark Yusko, Melker highlighted that despite growing speculation about a U.S. digital asset stockpile, there is still no clear data on how much $XRP, or any crypto, the government actually holds. Key Points Scott Melker says the U.S. government’s $XRP holdings remain unknown. Speculation grows over whether the government could access Ripple’s 37B $XRP escrow tokens.…