What led to Mark Cuban’s viral Bitcoin dump?

Mark Cuban has dumped most of his Bitcoin, calling it “not the hedge I expected” as the Iran war and dollar volatility exposed what he sees as a failed safe haven narrative. Billionaire investor Mark Cuban has revealed he sold… дальше »

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Blackstone and Apollo line up $36 billion chip debt deal for Anthropic

Anthropic is set to tap a $36 billion private credit deal led by Blackstone and Apollo to finance Google AI chips backed by Broadcom, in one of history’s largest debt financings. Private equity giants Apollo Global Management and Blackstone are… дальше »

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Best Cryptos to Buy During The Market Crash: Should You Buy This Dip?

Crypto is getting hit again. Traders are reacting to more fighting in the Middle East and big institutions selling off. The total crypto market fell 3. 1% in one day to about $2. 46 trillion. Bitcoin and Ethereum led the drop. дальше »

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3 Reasons Why Wall Street Watches XRP, Led by Ripple's $1 Billion Stablecoin Milestone

While retail sentiment remains negative, Wall Street is quietly absorbing XRP supply via spot ETFs, fueled by a 63% monthly surge in the network's stablecoin capitalization. дальше »

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Bitcoin Sees Largest Weekly Outflow of 2026 as Crypto Funds Lose $1.47 Billion

Digital asset investment products recorded US$1.47 billion in outflows, led by Bitcoin and Ethereum, as a broader risk-off mood spread across global markets. дальше »

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Internet Computer Beats Solana and BNB Chain in 30-Day Activity Race

Internet Computer (ICP) led every major blockchain in transaction volume over the past 30 days.   Its volume reached roughly 6. 5 billion on the Chainspect rankings dated May 24.   Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens The figure more than doubled Solana’s count of 2. дальше »

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Crypto rails power AI agent payments with $73M settled 

Keyrock says AI agents settled $73M across 176M transactions as stablecoins, led by USDC, became the main machine payment rail in 2026 now. дальше »

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Bank of America picks Bitcoin ETF over Ether and Solana in Q1

Bank of America reported $53m in crypto ETF holdings, led by a $37m IBIT stake, while reducing Ether and Solana ETF exposure in a Q1 filing. дальше »

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Ripple backs Squid’s $6M round to simplify cross-chain crypto

Ripple joined a $6M funding round for cross-chain infrastructure platform Squid. Cross-chain platform Squid raised $6 million in strategic funding to build new consumer-facing products that simplify how users move assets across blockchains. дальше »

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Aster price gains amid 300% volume spike – can it mirror HYPE rally?

Aster price surged to $0. 74 amid a 300% increase in 24-hour trading volume. Rally aligns with broader capital rotation into altcoins led by Hyperliquid. ASTER bulls need a close above $0. 75 for continuation; a close below $0. дальше »

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Foundation raises $6.4M to expand beyond Bitcoin wallets

Bitcoin hardware wallet maker Foundation has raised $6.4 million in new funding led by Fulgur Ventures as it pushes beyond self-custody into identity, authentication and AI agent authorization. Bitcoin (BTC) hardware wallet manufacturer Foundation has closed a $6.4 million funding… дальше »

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BingX shows robust 66% growth YoY in CoinGecko perpetuals report

BingX recorded 565 new perpetual listings since 2025, averaging 35 new contracts monthly. The report identified BingX as having one of the strongest market share growth trajectories. BingX led in new listings of AI-related assets. дальше »

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Exa Labs raises $250 million in funding led by a16z

AI search startup Exa Labs has raised $250 million in a new funding round led by Bloomberg, pushing its post-money valuation to $2.2 billion. Exa Labs has secured $250 million in fresh financing led by Andreessen Horowitz, according to Bloomberg,… дальше »

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MEXC Reports Sharp Surge in TradFi Futures Trading Volume in April, Led by 1,600% Jump in INTC

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Echo Protocol Says Unauthorized eBTC Minting on Monad Caused $816K Impact

Echo Protocol says unauthorized eBTC minting on Monad led to about $816K in impact after a compromised admin key, while the Monad network remained unaffected. дальше »

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Former Citadel quants’ fintech Moment raises $78m for AI trading stack

AI trading startup Moment, founded by ex-Citadel Securities quants, has raised $78m in new funding led by Index Ventures after signing major wealth managers to its automated fixed income and equity trading platform. дальше »

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AEON raises $8m to wire AI agents into 50m real-world merchants

AEON raised $8m led by YZi Labs to build an AI-native settlement layer, using its x402 protocol on BNB Chain to let agents pay 50m+ merchants via on-chain receipts. AEON has completed an $8 million pre-seed funding round to build… дальше »

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Strategy (MSTR) buys another $2B in Bitcoin as holdings top 843,000 BTC

Strategy (previously known as Microstrategy) MSTR, the bitcoin treasury company led by executive chairman Michael Saylor, disclosed Monday that it acquired an additional 24,869 bitcoin for approximately $2. дальше »

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BlackRock’s IBIT Absorbs $144M as Ethereum ETFs Suffer Fourth Straight Day of Outflows

Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $131 million in net inflows on May 14, led by BlackRock's IBIT, while Ethereum ETFs saw a fourth straight day of outflows. дальше »

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$635M Exits US Bitcoin ETFs in a Single Day—BlackRock’s IBIT Leads the Institutional Retreat

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $635 million in net outflows on May 13, led by BlackRock's IBIT with $285 million, signaling institutional repositioning in a. дальше »

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Ethereum faces rising selling pressure: will ETH drop below $2,200?

Ethereum (ETH) is experiencing heightened selling pressure, particularly in the spot markets, after recent developments in US-Iran peace talks have led to increased volatility. Additionally, with oil prices surging, ETH has been unable to recover the crucial $2,300 level as of Thursday, signaling potential further downside. дальше »

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Anduril raises $5B at $61B valuation as defense tech becomes core AI-industrial play

American defense technology company Anduril has raised $5 billion in a Series H funding round at a post-money valuation of $61 billion, underscoring accelerating investor appetite for AI-enabled defense infrastructure and autonomous warfare systems. The round was led by Thrive… дальше »

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Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Shed $364 Million as Fidelity and BlackRock Lead Outflows

Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs saw net outflows of $233 million and $131 million respectively on May 12, led by Fidelity's FBTC and BlackRock's ETHA. дальше »

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Animoca-backed NUVA connects Figure's $19 billion of tokenized assets to Ethereum

The protocol, led by veteran BNY executive Anthony Moro, aims to connect real-world assets with DeFi markets, starting with home equity lines of credit and Treasuries. дальше »

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Circle adds $3 billion Wall Street Arc token risking an uncomfortable rivalry with Coinbase

Circle's $222 million ARC token presale has given Wall Street a new way to value the USDC issuer, while raising a harder question for one of crypto’s most profitable alliances. On May 11, Circle said investors led by a16z Crypto backed the presale of ARC, the native token for Arc, its planned public blockchain for […] The post Circle adds $3 billion Wall Street Arc token risking an uncomfortable rivalry with Coinbase appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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3 Bullish Altcoins to Watch This Week

Venice (VVV), Toncoin (TON), and Internet Computer (ICP) led last week's altcoin rally and eye further upside this week. The post 3 Bullish Altcoins to Watch This Week appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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USDC issuer Circle raises $222M in Arc token presale valued at $3B

Circle raised $222 million in an ARC token presale led by a16z Crypto as Q1 revenue hit $694 million and USDC circulation climbed to $77 billion. дальше »

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Crypto funds log $858M in sixth straight week of inflows: CoinShares

Crypto ETPs drew $858 million in inflows last week, led by Bitcoin with $706 million, as sentiment improved and short-BTC funds saw $14 million of outflows. дальше »

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IRL crypto threats: Physical “wrench attacks” have led to over $100 million in losses since January alone

Crypto investors have lost more than $100 million to physical extortion in the first four months of 2026, according to blockchain security firm CertiK, as criminal groups increasingly target the people behind digital wallets rather than the technology securing them. дальше »

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Bitcoin leads $858M crypto fund inflows as CLARITY Act hopes grow: CoinShares

Crypto funds drew $857.9M in weekly inflows as Bitcoin led demand, while CLARITY Act optimism helped lift total assets to $160B. дальше »

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Tokenized gold volume hits $90.7B in Q1, beats all 2025

Tokenized gold volume hit $90.7B in Q1 2026, topping all of 2025 as PAXG and XAUT led demand for on-chain bullion trading across exchanges. дальше »

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SUI Surges 19% as Institutional Staking and Real-World Adoption Increases

The current breakout in the cryptocurrency market is significant, with Sui leading the charge. A combination of strategic institutional staking, a tightening token supply and growing real world utility behind the asset has led to an 18. дальше »

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Canton Network builder nears $300M raise led by a16z crypto

Digital Asset is reportedly raising $300M at a $2B valuation as a16z crypto leads a round tied to Canton Network’s institutional growth now. дальше »

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Is XRP Repeating A Setup That Once Led To 126% Rally? This Analyst Thinks So

The altcoin market has been one of the major losers in this bear market, with large-cap cryptocurrencies like XRP, BNB, and Solana taking a significant share of the losses. In fact, TradingView data shows that the TOTAL3 index (representing the crypto market capitalization, excluding BTC, ETH, and stablecoins) has fallen by more than $544 billion […] дальше »

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Payward, StableDev, and Slash Lead April’s Biggest Crypto Fundraising Events

April’s biggest crypto fundraising events were led by Payward, StableDev, and Slash, as top investors backed projects across payments, stablecoins, and more. дальше »

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Kalshi valuation reaches $22bn after Coatue raise

Kalshi’s valuation has hit $22bn after a $1bn Series F led by Coatue, doubling its worth in just five months. Kalshi’s valuation has hit $22bn after a $1bn Series F led by Coatue, doubling its worth in just five months.… дальше »

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Ripple to share DPRK hacker intel with crypto industry after $577M in DeFi hacks

Ripple is feeding North Korea–linked threat intelligence into Crypto ISAC, hoping shared context on DPRK operatives and DeFi exploits can blunt a 2026 hack wave led by Drift and KelpDAO. Ripple said it has begun sharing internal threat intelligence on… дальше »

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Elastics raises $2M pre-seed to build AI OS for prediction markets

Elastics, which describes itself as an “AI predictive market operating system,” announced it has raised $2 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round led by early-stage investor Frst. Frst leads oversubscribed round into Elastics According to details shared by Menlo Times… дальше »

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Token unlocks worth over $229m put HYPE, ENA and RED on watch

Tokenomist data shows over $229m in token unlocks this week, led by RAIN, SOL, HYPE, ENA and RED as traders watch fresh supply risks now. дальше »

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Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund raises record $6B fund

Founders Fund raised a record $6B vehicle led by late-stage deals, with Peter Thiel and insiders contributing $1.5B. дальше »

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Crypto market update: Algorand jumps while Bitcoin and XRP stay range-bound

Bitcoin stalled near $79K as traders weighed the FOMC decision, Iran tension and XRP’s range, while Algorand led altcoin gains. дальше »

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Crypto VC Funding Hits $9.26 Billion in Q1 2026 Despite Fewer Deals

According to CryptoRank, Payments led the VC fundraising sector, collecting $2.67B, driven by key transfers like $94M Serise A funding of OpeenFX. дальше »

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Syndicate Labs confirms Commons bridge attack, vows full compensation 

Syndicate Labs has confirmed that its Commons cross-chain bridge was compromised in a security breach that led to significant token losses and sharp market disruption for its native SYND token. The attack, disclosed on April 29, involved unauthorised access that allowed the exploiter to obtain approximately 18. дальше »

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FBI crackdown hits crypto pig butchering networks, 276 arrested

An FBI-led global enforcement effort targeting crypto pig butchering schemes has led to the arrest of 276 suspects and the disruption of nine crypto scam centers tied to investment fraud operations. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the operation… дальше »

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AI finance platform Rogo raises 160M USD Series D led by Kleiner Perkins

AI finance platform Rogo raises 160M USD led by Kleiner Perkins to scale its agentic workflow OS for banks and asset managers, as AI agents sweep regulated finance. AI financial workflow platform Rogo has closed a 160 million dollar Series D round… дальше »

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Digital asset funds draw $1.2 billion as Bitcoin leads inflows: CoinShares

Digital asset funds recorded $1.2B in weekly inflows, led by Bitcoin, Ethereum and record demand for blockchain equities. дальше »

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Over 100 Crypto Firms Including Coinbase and Ripple Demand the Senate Act on the CLARITY Act Now

A coalition of more than 120 crypto organizations led by the Crypto Council for Innovation and the Blockchain Association sent a joint letter to the Senate Banking Committee on April 23 demanding an immediate markup of the CLARITY Act, warning… дальше »

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Robin Markets raises $475,000 as VC backs Polymarket yield infrastructure

Robin Markets raised $475k to launch a staking product that turns Polymarket positions into yield, a targeted crypto VC bet in a funding cycle otherwise dominated by AI. Robin Markets has closed a $475,000 angel financing round led by Fabric… дальше »

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Bitcoin nears $78K as ETF inflows top $2B in 8 days

Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $2B in net inflows over eight days, led by BlackRock’s IBIT as BTC traded near $78,000. дальше »

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Over 120 Crypto Companies Send Emergency Letter to the Senate Demanding Action on the CLARITY Act

More than 120 crypto organizations, led by the Crypto Council for Innovation and the Blockchain Association, sent a joint letter to the Senate Banking Committee on April 23 demanding an immediate markup of the CLARITY Act, warning that continued congressional… дальше »

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