Dutch users still access prediction markets despite Polymarket ban
Polymarket was banned in the Netherlands in February, but Kalshi, Hyperliquid and Interactive Brokers are still offering prediction markets to...
Day: 5 May 2026
Bitcoin taps $81K as long-term holders add 330K BTC: How high can price go?
Accumulation by long-term Bitcoin holders, buying by institutional investors and a strengthening technical structure could fuel BTC’s price rise to...
Bitcoin ETFs pull in $532M as BTC reclaims $80K amid ‘post-ceasefire recovery’
Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in over $532 million on Monday as BTC surged past $80,000 amid improved risk sentiment following...
Stablecoin proposal still ‘falls short’ of protecting bank deposits: US banks
US Senator Thom Tillis said the current text of the CLARITY Act offers a compromise for the crypto industry and...
Russia’s Moscow Exchange to Launch SOL, XRP, Tron and BNB Crypto Indexes on May 13
Russia’s Moscow Exchange (Moex) will begin publishing four new cryptocurrency indexes for solana ( SOL), XRP, tron ( TRX), and...
Hut 8 Taps Falconx for $200M Facility, Drops Rate to 7% and Boosts BTC Access
Hut 8 Corp. has entered into a $200 million, 364-day bitcoin-backed credit facility with Falconx, replacing its previous arrangement with...
Bitcoin Breaks $81,000 Behind ETF Inflows, Iran De-escalation and a Short Squeeze
Bitcoin climbed above $81,000 on Tuesday for the first time since January, powered by $2.44 billion in April ETF inflows,...
From Rebels to Banks: Why the Crypto Industry Is Finally Embracing Legacy Finance
Spencer Bogart, general partner at Blockchain Capital, noted that while years ago fintech companies aimed to be bank-like but not...
Haun Ventures raises $1B, adding AI to crypto focus
Haun Ventures founder Katie Haun said AI will “increasingly begin to conduct economic activity on our behalf," and services will...
Polygon rolls out private stablecoin payments targeting institutions
The new wallet feature hides senders, receivers and amounts onchain while maintaining compliance through know your transaction screening and auditable...
Aave files emergency motion to lift restraining notice on frozen ETH
Aave argued that a thief doesn’t gain lawful ownership of property by stealing it and that Gerstein Harrow’s legal argument...
Western Union begins USDPT stablecoin rollout on Solana
Western Union is one of several remittance firms that announced stablecoin plans after the US passed the stablecoin-friendly GENIUS Act...
Haun Ventures Unveils $1 Billion Fund to Build the Next Financial System
The new fund will focus on supporting initiatives targeting innovation in three key areas: services for the new financial infrastructure,...
Securitize Gets FINRA Approval to Broaden Tokenized Securities Operations
Securitize Markets received expanded FINRA approval to custody, settle, underwrite, and distribute tokenized securities. The decision lets the broker-dealer support...
Yen Carry Trade on Steroids? Strategist Flags Bitcoin-Linked STRC Yields
Wall Street may be underestimating a bitcoin-linked carry trade resembling the yen carry trade as capital shifts from Fed funds...
