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Multiple Bitcoin signals, including on-chain metrics and volatility patterns, suggest it may be too early to call the bottom. Bitcoin is still under pressure as the downtrend that started in Q4 2025 continues, with some analysts suggesting that an initial drop to $60,000 marked the bottom. However, the alignment of on-chain metrics suggests it may be too early to call the bottom. Key Points Bitcoin has dropped 20.42% in 2026, currently changing hands for $69,500 after failing to hold above the $76,000 peak earlier this month. The Bitcoin price initially crashed to $60,000 in early February 2026, marking a 52%…

Roundhill Investments is set to launch the first U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to prediction markets next week, with two other asset managers preparing similar products. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Roundhill will list six funds tied to whether Democrats or Republicans control the White House, Senate and House. The launch is set for May 5, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart. The funds are the Roundhill Democratic President ETF (BLUP), Republican President ETF (REDP), Democratic Senate ETF (BLUS), Republican Senate ETF (REDS), Democratic House ETF (BLUH) and Republican House ETF (REDH).…

General Tensor has successfully concluded its pre-seed and seed financing rounds, amassing a total of $5 million. The company is a pivotal player in the open-source AI economy, built on the Bittensor ($TAO) network. With a focus on decentralized AI infrastructure, General Tensor plans to bolster its technical base following these competitive funding rounds. What Drives Substantial Financial Support?How Will the New Investment Enhance Operations? What Drives Substantial Financial Support? The recent seed round was spearheaded by Good Morning Holdings, a firm with ties to Goldman Sachs, along with Lok Lee. The previous pre-seed round saw guidance from Lvna Capital,…

Bolivia’s anti-drug czar, Ernesto Justiniano, and the director of the Bolivian Special Anti-Narcotics Force (FELCN), Frans William Cabrera Quispe, met with DEA officials to organize collaboration efforts. The focus of this action would be to probe the cryptocurrency money laundering networks of Sebastian Marset. Key Takeaways: Bolivian officials met with the U.S. DEA to probe Sebastian Marset, captured March 13, for crypto money laundering. Chainalysis reports that global crypto money laundering surged 8x since 2020, reaching a massive $82B in 2025. The DEA and Bolivian Police will investigate companies receiving illicit crypto to track Marset’s crime network. Bolivian Officials Meet…

VanEck Flags XRPL as Emerging Settlement Layer Challenging SWIFT, DTCC, and J.P. Morgan Rails VanEck’s latest assessment of the $XRP Ledger (XRPL) is fueling institutional debate over the future of global settlement infrastructure. As highlighted by crypto researcher SMQKE, the firm has identified the XRPL as a blockchain network capable of handling significant settlement volume currently dominated by legacy systems such as SWIFT, DTCC, and JPMorgan Chase’s private payment rails. At the core of this comparison is infrastructure, not hype. Legacy financial rails such as SWIFT, DTCC, and bank-controlled settlement networks were built for a slower, less connected financial era…

After multiple months of sustained withdrawals, Bitcoin ETFs are beginning to recover as inflows seen in recent weeks suggest that institutional demand is returning to the Bitcoin ecosystem. With momentum gradually returning to the market, Bitcoin ETFs appear to be on track to record the first monthly outflow in 2026 as performances so far in the year have been extremely negative. Bitcoin ETFs hold -4,000 $BTC in YTD cumulative balance According to data provided by Cryptoquant, Bitcoin ETFs saw heavy outflows in February, which has seen the ETFs record a cumulative outflow of 42,000 $BTC since the start of 2026.…

Network News MYTHOS CHALLENGES CRYPTO SECURITY: Mythos, the new AI model from Anthropic that has sparked fear and confusion in traditional tech and finance, is also driving a massive shift in how the crypto industry thinks about security. For years, decentralized finance has focused its defenses on smart contracts. Code is audited, vulnerabilities are cataloged, and many common exploits are well understood. But Mythos, a model designed to identify and chain together weaknesses across systems, is pushing attention beyond code and into the infrastructure that supports it. “The bigger risks sit in infrastructure,” said Paul Vijender, head of security at…

In a significant move for the Solana memecoin ecosystem, the decentralized platform Pump.fun announced a major $8.52 million repurchase of its native $PUMP token last week, continuing a aggressive buyback program that has now removed nearly 30% of the circulating supply from the open market. This strategic action provides critical insights into the evolving tokenomics and treasury management strategies within the volatile cryptocurrency sector. Pump.fun Buyback Represents Major Supply Shock The recent $8.5 million repurchase by Pump.fun marks another substantial chapter in the project’s ongoing token management strategy. According to the official announcement made via the social media platform X,…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission just made life a little easier for a specific slice of the derivatives world. On May 12, the agency issued a capital comparability determination that lets certain French nonbank swap dealers satisfy US capital and financial reporting requirements by complying with French law instead. In English: if you’re a swap dealer based in France and registered with the CFTC, you no longer have to juggle two separate capital rulebooks. One set of rules, applied correctly, now covers both sides of the Atlantic. What the order actually does The determination grants what regulators call “conditional substituted…

Bitcoin BTC$68,953.68 is proving more resilient than traditional safe-haven assets as gold and silver come under pressure from outflows, positioning unwinds and deteriorating liquidity, according to Wall Street investment bank JPMorgan. “The deterioration in liquidity conditions in gold has seen its market breadthdecline below that of bitcoin currently,” analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, wrote in the Wednesday report. Bitcoin has shown relative resilience in recent weeks following the outbreak of war in Iran, even after a steep correction from its October all-time highs. The cryptocurrency initially dropped sharply alongside broader risk assets, briefly falling into the low-$60,000 range and triggering…