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Crypto pundit Ardizor has alleged that several crypto firms appear to be dumping Bitcoin, which is why the $BTC price keeps crashing. The leading crypto had crashed over the weekend but is now recovering on hopes of a U.S.-Iran deal. Why The $BTC Price Keeps Crashing In an X post, Ardizor stated that the $BTC price was dumping because crypto exchanges Binance, Coinbase, and Bybit, along with whales and Wintermute, were selling millions of $BTC. He claimed that they have sold over $2 billion worth of $BTC and further alleged that it was a “pure, coordinated dump,” which usually comes…

Foresight Ventures says AI agents are becoming part of online commerce systems. In its latest report, the firm explained how companies are building systems that allow AI agents to handle payments, transactions, and automated tasks. The next stage of AI growth may depend on execution systems instead of chatbot features alone. AI Agents Are Taking on More Online Tasks In a report released on May 8, Foresight Ventures reported that AI agents are moving beyond simple chat tools and starting to complete real-world tasks. The report describes “agentic commerce” as a system where AI agents can search for products, compare…

$XYO Network is one of the oldest and largest Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) in existence, running over 10 million nodes globally and collecting real-world data that feeds into Web3 applications, AI systems, and location-based services. As of May 2026, $XYO trades at approximately $0.00348, with a market cap near $49.9 million and a ranking around #407 on CoinMarketCap. The project has come a long way since its 2018 launch — from a geospatial location oracle to a full-stack data sovereignty platform complete with its own Layer 1 blockchain, a dual-token economy, a mainstream fintech listing on Revolut, and SEC…

Nasdaq-listed Coinbase exchange announced Monday a major market move: the launch of direct rails for Indian rupees (INR). Starting June 1, 2026, the exchange’s Indian customers can deposit and withdraw rupees directly from their bank accounts via the Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), a move designed to eliminate the need for intermediaries and simplify the often-clunky process of entering the crypto market in the region. For a long time, Indians have had to rely on Peer-to-Peer (P2P) markets or third-party intermediaries to fund their crypto accounts. This method can be slow and, at times, risky, often leaving vulnerable users to payment…

Arielle Pennington, SVP of Growth at Avalanche, stressed that the rise in these ticketing transactions before the FIFA World Cup shows how blockchain technology can be adopted in the background, integrating seamlessly into the user experience process without being promoted upfront. Avalanche Facilitates Over 60,000 FIFA World Cup Ticket Transactions The upcoming FIFA World Cup, estimated to attract over 3.5 million stadium attendees, is driving settlements of some of its ticketing transactions to the blockchain. For this edition, FIFA allowed fans to purchase so-called “Right to Buy” (RTB) digital assets, securing their slot to purchase tickets for any match through…

The competition for AI infrastructure is getting extremely costly. Uber allegedly spent all of its 2026 AI coding budget in just four months, and reports that Microsoft has begun restricting internal access to Claude Code due to skyrocketing costs demonstrate how quickly agentic AI systems consume resources once deployed at scale. Could Bitcoin actually do it? That presents a question for the cryptocurrency industry: could Bitcoin itself eventually run on AI-managed infrastructure if AI advances to the point where it can function independently? Yes, in theory, at least in part. Bitcoin is already automated to some extent. Blocks are independently…

Asset management giant T. Rowe Price has submitted a fourth amended S-1 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its proposed T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart. The filing marks the latest step in the firm’s effort to launch an actively managed fund that would invest directly in a diversified basket of digital assets. Details of the Proposed Fund The amended application outlines a portfolio that would include exposure to 15 cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin ($BTC), Ethereum ($ETH), Solana ($SOL), $XRP, Cardano ($ADA), Avalanche ($AVAX), Litecoin ($LTC), Polkadot ($DOT), Dogecoin ($DOGE),…

Helium Network is one of the most unconventional projects in crypto — and one of the few that can point to real, paying telecom customers. As of May 2026, $HNT trades at approximately $0.93, with the network generating $24 million in revenue in January 2026 alone, powered by a growing base of Hotspot operators and partnerships with carriers including AT&T and Telefonica. This guide covers everything: what Helium is, how Hotspot mining works, the $HNT token economy, Helium Mobile, and where the network stands today. What Is Helium Network? Helium Network is a decentralized wireless infrastructure project that lets anyone…

The volume charts for South Korean crypto exchanges have cratered, falling to one-tenth of local stock market turnover. But the boardrooms of the country’s oldest banks and conglomerates don’t appear to care. Instead, they’re writing nine‑figure checks for equity in the very exchanges that traders have been abandoning. Hana Bank, Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS, Samsung Card, Hanwha Investment & Securities, Mirae Asset Consulting, Korea Investment Securities, and even overseas player OKX Ventures are all piling into ownership stakes in Upbit, Korbit, and Coinone, according to a weekly roundup from WuBlockchain. The scramble comes as Seoul pushes forward with the institutionalization…

The Bitcoin Iran deal rally on renewed U.S.-Iran deal optimism is a credible first-order macro signal. The move still needs confirmation in oil flows, gasoline prices, inflation compensation, and Fed pricing before traders can treat it as a reopened path to rate cuts. The immediate market logic is straightforward. A reported framework could extend the ceasefire for 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, allow Iranian oil sales through sanctions waivers, and move nuclear concessions into follow-on negotiations. If that sequence holds, the war premium in crude can fall. Gasoline pressure can ease, inflation readings can cool, Treasury yields can…