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An address linked to the collapsed FTX exchange and its trading arm Alameda Research has unstaked 200,241 Solana ($SOL), valued at approximately $12.99 million, according to on-chain analytics platform Onchain Lens. The transaction, recorded roughly 32 minutes before the report, is the latest in a series of movements from wallets associated with the bankrupt crypto empire. Pattern of Asset Disposal Data from blockchain trackers indicates that the recently unstaked $SOL is likely to be split across multiple intermediary addresses before being deposited on major exchanges such as Coinbase and Binance. This pattern has been observed in previous movements from FTX/Alameda-linked…

Bitcoin has traded in a tight range around $80,000 to $82,000 as of mid-May 2026. After reclaiming the $80,000 level early in the month, the price has consolidated following a recovery from lower levels seen earlier in 2026. Technical analysis shows a narrowing pattern that could lead to a breakout or pullback, while experts who spoke in the past 30 days point to potential upside toward $85,000 soon and above $100,000 by year-end under base-case scenarios. What Does Bitcoin’s Recent Price Action Reveal? Bitcoin climbed from roughly $78,000 in late April to peaks near $82,500 in early May before settling…

The market for real world assets (RWAs) is really taking off now that big investors are getting involved. CoinGecko latest report shows that tokenized real world assets are worth $19.3 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2026. It is one of the most impressive growth stages for blockchain financial products, marking a significant surge. INSIGHT: RWAs have more than tripled in market cap since 2025 — hitting $19.3B by the end of Q1 2026.While only 6.4% compared to the size of stablecoins, RWAs growth outpaced stablecoins over the last year, climbing up from 2.7% at the beginning…

What is LayerZero? LayerZero is cross-chain messaging infrastructure. It lets applications send data, tokens, and instructions between blockchains without forcing users to rebuild the same position on every network. The official $ZRO post describes LayerZero as an omnichain interoperability protocol built around censorship-resistant messages and permissionless development through immutable Endpoints. Before $ZRO launched, LayerZero said the protocol had processed more than 130 million messages, handled over $50 billion in volume, and supported more than 70 blockchains. This is not a small testnet farm. LayerZero Labs raised $120 million in a Series B round at a $3 billion valuation, with backers…

Greece’s Finance Ministry is drafting a bill that would impose a 15% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency profits. The information was reportedly shared with Reuters by some government officials. If the bill is passed, it would bring digital assets into the country’s formal tax code for the first time. It is expected to reach parliament in the coming months. A tax-free threshold and carve-outs for individual miners The planned regime includes a 500-euro ($580) exemption on gains, meaning residents would owe nothing on their first profits up to that amount, according to one of the officials. Individual cryptocurrency miners would…

Binance’s tokenized stock trading is currently being dominated by emerging markets. According to a recent Binance Research report, 93% of the trading volumes come from emerging markets, flashing similarity to the global stablecoin adoption pattern. Source: Binance Research Tokenized stocks and ETFs allow native crypto users to trade U.S equity markets via blockchain rails. While investors’ rights vary based on the issuer of the particular tokenized stock offering, they seem to be closing the gap in participation in the global equity market. According to the Binance Research report, the U.S equity market is about $80 trillion, and about half of…

Bitcoin ($BTC) edges slightly lower so far this week, trading at $80,800 on Friday after being rejected around the key overhead supply zone. Institutional investors also show cautious signs, with $BTC spot Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) recording an outflow of over $709 million through Thursday. In addition, traders’ profit-taking fuels the Crypto King price pullback. Institutional demand shows cautious signs Institutional demand shows early signs of caution so far this week. SoSoValue data showed that spot $BTC ETFs recorded an outflow of $709.88 million through Thursday. If Friday’s flows are negative, $BTC would mark the first weekly outflow since the…

Stablecoins are emerging as one of the most closely watched developments in global finance, as banks, payment firms, and technology companies explore blockchain-based alternatives to traditional payment rails. Once mainly used by traders moving funds between cryptocurrency exchanges, stablecoins are now expanding into cross-border remittances, merchant settlements, treasury management, and machine-to-machine payments. The shift is happening as businesses seek cheaper alternatives to conventional banking infrastructure, where international transfers can take days to settle and involve multiple intermediaries. According to a16z crypto’s April 24 report, stablecoin transfer volume reached $4.5 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, with usage increasingly tied…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has made it abundantly clear what remains the company’s top priority. The highly influential executive has just reaffirmed that $XRP remains at the center of the ecosystem of one of the San Francisco-headquartered enterprise blockchain companies. 100%All roads lead back to Ripple’s North Star, $XRP. https://t.co/z7cWxoQN1H — Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) April 28, 2026 Re-communicating the “North Star” Garlinghouse’s latest statement came via X (formerly Twitter) in a direct response to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Ohanian was commenting on a business philosophy post regarding company alignment, noting that a “CEO’s responsibility is to communicate and re-communicate the…

A new coalition is forming, focused on crypto vaults, an increasingly popular mechanism for depositing digital assets and earning yield. On Friday, the Crypto Council for Innovation launched the Vault Coalition, with backing led by Galaxy and Morpho. BitGo, a16z, the Avalanche Policy Coalition, and Sharplink are also part of the coalition. Crypto vaults are smart contracts that pool together deposited funds that are then generated to create yield. The process then gives each depositor a vault receipt token representing their share. Over the past year, firms have launched vaults, including Kraken and Tesseract. Despite their growing experimentation, CCI said…