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According to data shared by on-chain data analyst Darkforth, the amount of $BTC held by long-term Bitcoin investors has started to rise again. The data shows that the total amount of Bitcoin held in LTH wallets has reached 15.26 million $BTC. This level is the highest recorded since August 2025. Darkforth reported that the supply of Bitcoin held by long-term investors has increased by approximately 316,000 $BTC in the last 30 days. The analyst emphasized that this increase is in stark contrast to the sharp outflows seen at the end of November last year, when approximately 650,000 $BTC net outflows…

As volatility continues in the cryptocurrency market, a new assessment of Ethereum’s potential bottom has caught investors’ attention. On-chain data analyst Ali Martinez, in a post on the social media platform X, stated that the Delta Price indicator, which has successfully predicted Ethereum bottoms in the past, is currently pointing to around the $700 level. According to Martinez’s assessment, considering historical data, there is a possibility that Ethereum may not yet have reached its ultimate bottom in the current downtrend. The analyst stated that the Delta Price indicator, which has been used to identify important support zones in past market…

Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins went on Bloomberg’s ‘Big Take’ podcast on May 7 and delivered a message crypto traders probably didn’t want to hear: interest rates aren’t coming down anytime soon. Collins pointed to the ongoing Iran conflict as a primary driver of energy shocks that are keeping inflation persistently above the Fed’s 2% target. Her view is that the Federal Open Market Committee should recalibrate its communications to dampen market expectations of imminent rate cuts. What Collins actually said The Boston Fed president made clear that inflation is likely to remain elevated for longer than previously anticipated.…

Fresh excitement around Ripple and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) picked up after viral posts claimed $XRP is now tied to trillions in global transactions. But analyst Arthur has stepped in to bring clarity as the narrative began to run ahead of reality. Real Progress, But Not What You Think The buzz began when a social media post highlighted DTCC’s massive $4.7 quadrillion annual processing volume and suggested that $XRP is now integrated into that system via Ripple Prime. That quickly fueled speculation that $XRP could be directly settling a portion of that volume, an idea that gained…

The fight to pass the CLARITY Act is reaching a critical point and Senator Cynthia Lummis isn’t holding back about what’s at risk. In a post on X, the Wyoming senator pushed hard for lawmakers to move forward. She warned that hesitation could hand foreign jurisdictions the pen when it comes to writing the rules for digital assets. Lummis wrote: I did not spend years on this issue to watch another country write the rules that govern the assets Americans invented. Let’s pass the Clarity Act. — Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) June 8, 2026 Her remarks land as lawmakers, industry…

BitGo, an OCC-regulated digital asset trust bank, has introduced Lightning Earn, a new product that allows corporate bitcoin treasury companies and institutional allocators to deploy their bitcoin as liquidity on the Lightning Network and earn bitcoin-denominated routing fees. The offering is built on an integration with Amboss Technologies’ Rails product, a Lightning infrastructure platform that enables participants to capture routing fees by routing payments and leasing liquidity across the network. BitGo, a subsidiary of BitGo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BTGO), said the integration gives institutional clients access to Lightning Network infrastructure without sacrificing custody or governance standards. Through the BitGo-Amboss integration,…

Iran’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance has allegedly launched a bitcoin-powered maritime insurance platform called Hormuz Safe, ostensibly targeting cargo owners transiting the Strait of Hormuz and projecting over $10 billion in revenue for the Islamic Republic. Key Takeaways: Iran’s Ministry of Economy reportedly launched Hormuz Safe on May 16, 2026, targeting $10B in annual revenue. Hormuz Safe will ostensibly settle maritime insurance policies in bitcoin, raising U.S. sanctions compliance concerns for cargo operators. The platform covers Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz transits, with policy terms and war-damage exclusions still evolving. Fars News Reports Iran Has Launched Hormuz…

Bitmine, which has attracted attention with its institutional Ethereum investments, continues to grow its Ethereum reserves. According to information shared by on-chain data platforms, the company purchased 25,000 $ETH worth approximately $41 million on Wednesday, continuing its strategy of expanding the world’s largest institutional Ethereum treasury. According to Lookonchain data, Bitmine purchased a total of 125,000 $ETH in the last three days. At current market prices, the total value of these purchases is approximately $205 million. While the company has not yet officially confirmed the latest transactions, Bitmine typically publishes its Ethereum purchases in weekly reports. The amount of the…

The US isn’t trying to remake China’s economy. It just wants a fairer deal. That’s the message from US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who stated on May 8 that the administration’s goal is “balanced trade” with China under the current tariff framework. The phrasing matters. It’s a deliberate step back from the more combative posture of demanding structural overhauls to Beijing’s state-driven economic model, the kind of rhetoric that has defined US-China trade relations for the better part of a decade. The tariff reality check Here’s the thing. Calling for balance sounds conciliatory, but the existing trade architecture is anything…

Against the backdrop of stagnation in the Shiba Inu coin price, attention is focused on fund movements in a wallet that controls more than 16% of the token’s total supply. For the first time in a long while, this “sleeping” giant showed activity, transferring 800 billion $SHIB to the CoinMENA exchange. This address, marked as ‘$13752购买103万亿枚SHIB’ on Arkham, is an anomaly even by crypto market standards. In 2020, the owner bought 103 trillion $SHIB for just $13,700, which is either the most successful deal in the history of meme coins or some kind of insider play, since at the 2021…