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Strive, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST) has acquired an additional 382 bitcoin for approximately $30.3 million, paying an average cost of roughly $79,348 per coin, according to an 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The purchase, executed between May 13 and May 18, lifts the Dallas-based Bitcoin treasury and asset management firm’s total holdings to 15,391 $BTC — cementing its status as one of the largest public corporate holders of the digital asset. The latest accumulation adds to a relentless buying streak that has seen Strive grow its treasury by more than 2,200 $BTC since January 2026, when the…

$ETH Zurich researchers led by Renato Renner built a “perfect die” by entangling two qubits linked through a 30-meter tunnel with microwave photons, then refining the output with a two-source extractor. The Nature-published experiment yields random numbers whose unpredictability is certified by physics, pointing to applications in cryptography and gaming that classical generators cannot match. Key Takeaways: Renato Renner’s $ETH Zurich team linked 2 qubits over 30 meters to generate certified randomness. Nature study could strengthen cryptography, gaming and security systems beyond classical methods. $ETH Zurich’s findings bolster quantum advantage and may reshape security models after 2026. Inside a 30-meter…

Goldman Sachs thinks the Chinese yuan is sitting at a serious discount. The investment bank’s internal valuation models suggest the currency is somewhere between 20% and 30% undervalued against the US dollar, making it one of the firm’s top trade ideas heading into 2026. The bank has revised its USD/CNY forecasts accordingly: 6.80 at the three-month mark, 6.70 at six months, and 6.50 over the next twelve months. Goldman expects the yuan to gradually strengthen against the dollar over the coming year, driven by China’s export engine and structural economic tailwinds. What the models say Goldman’s call rests on two…

Ripple has conducted its regular monthly $XRP escrow lock, speculated to be a move solely aimed at managing $XRP’s liquidity and supply. The move, which was executed during the latter hours of May 1, shows that Ripple has concluded its total escrow lock for $XRP, involving about $974 million worth of tokens. Ripple concludes $XRP escrow lock for May While the blockchain firm had initially unlocked a total of 1 billion $XRP during the early hours of the day, data from popular blockchain monitoring firm Whale Alert shows that the firm has locked 700 million of them again in less…

Kalshi has filed to list a new batch of crypto perpetual futures, including contracts tied to XRP, SOL, ETH, and DOGE, according to CFTC product filings published Monday. The filings show the products were certified on June 1 under KalshiEX, with additional contracts tied to XLM, SUI, SHIB, LTC, LINK, HBAR, DOT, and BCH also listed as certified. The products are categorized as futures tied to financial instruments. The move expands Kalshi’s crypto derivatives push beyond Bitcoin after the platform received approval for BTC perpetual futures last week. Perpetual futures are futures contracts without a fixed expiration date, a structure…

Bitcoin ($BTC) fell sharply this week, dropping nearly 5% as geopolitical tensions and rising bond yields triggered a broad risk-off selloff across crypto and equities. In addition, more than $657 million in crypto positions have been liquidated in the past 24 hours, with nearly 90% of the liquidations tied to long positions. As a result, Bitcoin is now hovering just above several critical support levels and must reclaim $80,000 to stabilize sentiment, all while macro conditions keep weighing on crypto markets. The sentiment, however, appears shaky, and the leading artificial intelligence (AI) models forecast further downside by the end of…

Ethereum ($ETH) price stabilized a bit on Sunday, rising to $1,600 from the Saturday low of $1,512. It remains 34% from its highest point in May, and 67% below its all-time high. It has also formed an inverted cup-and-handle pattern, pointing to more downside. Ethereum price technical analysis points to more downside The daily chart shows that the $ETH price has sunk in the past few months. As a result, it has remained below the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA). It has also dropped below the important support level at $1,763, its lowest point in February this year. A closer…

China just posted its strongest producer inflation numbers in years, and the implications stretch well beyond Beijing. The April Producer Price Index came in at 2.8% year-on-year, handily beating expectations that ranged between 1.5% and 1.9%. The Consumer Price Index wasn’t far behind, rising 1.2% against forecasts of 0.8% to 1.0%. For an economy that spent 41 consecutive months in producer-price deflation until early this year, those numbers represent a genuine regime change. What the numbers actually mean The CPI figure, while more modest at 1.2%, tells a complementary story. Core CPI landed around 1.1% to 1.2%, suggesting the price…

Vet, an $XRP Ledger validator, shares highlights from the just concluded $XRP Las Vegas, a two-day $XRP event which was held from April 30 to May 1. A highlight of the event was a fireside chat with Ripple CTO emeritus David Schwartz, who is also an original architect of the $XRP Ledger. In 2011, the trio of David Schwartz, Jed McCaleb, and Arthur Britto began developing the $XRP Ledger (XRPL). Fascinated by Bitcoin, they set out to create a better version that improved upon its limitations with the aim of launching a digital asset that was more sustainable and built…

Crossmint, a stablecoin and wallet infrastructure provider, launched an API that enables AI agents to make payments using eligible Visa credit and debit cards, bringing physical card-based transactions to agent platforms. According to Tuesday’s announcement, the service uses Visa Intelligent Commerce and Basis Theory’s payment infrastructure to allow AI agents to make purchases without access to users’ card numbers while operating within predefined spending limits. Crossmint said the payment capability is available through its lobster.cash tool, which can be connected to platforms including Claude Code, OpenClaw, Hermes and Zo Computer. Developers can immediately integrate the payment system through the company’s…