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Another reshuffle in the top five largest cryptocurrencies has been recorded in the digital asset market. According to CoinMarketCap data, the rotation occurred between the Binance ecosystem’s native token $BNB, which has officially pushed $XRP down from the fourth position in the market capitalization ranking. At the moment, $BNB’s market capitalization reaches $85.86 billion, while $XRP’s metric has corrected to $85.77 billion. Despite moderate declines in both assets within the 24-hour window, $BNB demonstrates stronger resilience against the backdrop of overall market volatility, declining by 2.27%, while $XRP fell by 2.9%. The price of $BNB is estimated at slightly above…
A Manhattan federal judge has cleared the way for Aave’s recovery effort to move forward after last month’s North Korea-linked rsETH exploit, allowing $71 million in frozen ether to be transferred out of Arbitrum while preserving North Korean terrorism victims’ legal claim on the funds. In a two-page order published late Friday U.S. time, Judge Margaret Garnett modified a restraining notice previously served on Arbitrum DAO to allow an onchain governance vote transferring the immobilized $ETH to a wallet controlled by Aave LLC. The order also shields participants from liability under the notice, stating that anyone who initiates, votes on…
Robert Kiyosaki, an investment expert and an advocate of financial education, widely known for his book “Rich Dad Poor Dad”, has stepped forth with an important message on his X account, regarding financial assets. While trashing traditional ones, such as US Treasuries, he once again underscored the importance of gold and crypto. Kiyosaki’s ‘investor secret’ The author of the Rich Dad Poor Dad book shared what he calls “an investor secret”, which is the ability to see the future that makes a successful investor. Today, this is an easy job to do, he claims, and there are two reasons for…
XBIT, a decentralized and multi-chain trading platform designed to provide secure, is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with Niza, a community-driven Decentralized Finance (DeFi) project built on Binance Smart Chain (BSC). The overall aim of this partnership is to strengthen decentralized finance infrastructure by joining on-chain trading, community-driven governance, and low-cost, scalable DeFi services. 🤝 XBITDEX × @NizaEcosystemWe’re excited to announce our partnership with Niza (NIZA), a community-driven DeFi project built on Binance Smart Chain.Focused on fast, secure, and low-cost transactions, NIZA is building practical DeFi infrastructure with real utility across… pic.twitter.com/bDicPC8sIc — XBIT (@XBITDEX) May 9, 2026 XBITDEX…
TokenSquare, a South Korean AI payments infrastructure company, has launched KRWQ, a Korean won-denominated stablecoin infrastructure built on $BSV blockchain technology, in partnership with the Switzerland-based $BSV Association. The system is designed for real-time payments, micropayments, and enterprise settlement using digital won-based rails. The project follows a memorandum of understanding signed in June 2025, followed by months of technical validation, node design work, and commercialization planning, according to TokenPost. KRWQ is built on $BSV’s Teranode architecture, which the project says has demonstrated the ability to process more than one million transactions per second in AWS testing environments. TokenSquare CEO Oh…
Numerous Economic Developments and Altcoin Events in the New Week! Here’s the List, Day by Day, Hour by Hour!
The cryptocurrency market saw a glimmer of hope during the week as Bitcoin approached the $76,000 mark, but experienced a setback towards the end of the week due to escalating tensions between Iran and the US, and Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. Bitcoin’s price has extended its weekly losses to 6%, trading at $67,450 at the time of writing. However, there are numerous economic developments and altcoin events that could affect cryptocurrencies in the coming week. Here is the weekly cryptocurrency calendar we have specially prepared for you at Bitcoinsistemi.com. (All…
Cryptocurrency Sector and Banks Reportedly Reached an Agreement, but There Are Still Obstacles to the Clarity Act
Tensions between the banking sector and the cryptocurrency industry over stablecoins are growing in the US. Trade associations representing different sectors of the American banking industry have sent a letter to the Senate Banking Committee calling for significant changes to the reward and yield mechanisms included in the Tillis-Alsobrooks stablecoin agreement. According to shared information, banking institutions argued that the current draft language would “allow for circumvention” of stablecoin reward restrictions. Banks stated that the proposed regulation would incentivize customers to increase their stablecoin balances instead of bank deposits. The letter contained the following statements: “The proposed language includes exceptions…
Bitcoin is entering a period of uncertainty, as analysts present sharply divergent views on its next move. While on-chain data points to potential downside risks, institutional research suggests the market may already be stabilizing. Key Points Bitcoin faces conflicting outlooks between bearish on-chain data and bullish institutional research. Willy Woo warns of a possible drop to $46,000–$54,000 based on historical on-chain models. Weak capital inflows and recent price rejection above $70,000 indicate fading momentum. Bearish sentiment is rising, with short positions jumping by more than 52% in two days. Some analysts, including Ali Martinez, see further downside toward ~$42,100 Goldman…
Three of DeFi’s relatively young applications, including Hyperliquid, EdgeX and Pump.fun, have distributed a combined $96.3 million to token holders over the past 30 days, as the sector’s focus shifts to actual earnings. Hyperliquid led the pack, generating $50.95 million in revenue over the period, all of which went directly to token holders with zero spent on incentives, according to data from DefiLlama. Pump.fun came in second with $22.09 million returned to holders out of $38.81 million in total revenue. EdgeX followed with $23.26 million distributed to holders from $8.26 million in protocol revenue, suggesting that the platform is drawing…
Billionaire Investor Cathie Wood Explains Why She’s Still Bullish on Bitcoin – “$1.5 Million Price Target”
Amid geopolitical tensions in global markets and record-high stock prices, renowned investor Cathie Wood shared her views on the current state of the cryptocurrency market and macroeconomic outlook. Wood made important assessments on many critical topics, from Bitcoin’s correlation with gold to the Fed’s interest rate policies. Wood pointed out a common misconception regarding the relationship between Bitcoin and gold. He stated that analyses since 2019 have shown a correlation of only 0.14 between the two assets, noting that in past cycles, gold has risen before Bitcoin, and a similar process is currently underway. Related News Renowned Market Expert Reveals…