Fast-moving coverage across crypto markets, regulation, ETFs, macro spillovers, and digital-asset infrastructure.
Infrastructure
MoonPay has launched its virtual accounts product in New York, enabling businesses to convert fiat to stablecoins and settle funds directly to non-custodial wallets without prefunding, leveraging its BitLicense and trust charter.
DeFi
Andre Cronje's Flying Tulip has introduced a novel withdrawal circuit breaker, designed to queue or delay outflows during suspicious activity. This move comes as April saw over $600 million in DeFi losses, highlighting a critical shift from smart contract bugs to infrastructure and operational vulnerabilities.
Markets
Bitcoin's recent surge past $79,000 is backed by robust derivatives market activity, suggesting a sustained bullish trend as key resistance levels loom.
Markets
Bitcoin and Ethereum have posted significant gains, pushing the total crypto market cap to an 11-week high. The rally is underpinned by robust US liquidity measures and unprecedented inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs, effectively counteracting lingering recession anxieties and geopolitical uncertainties.
Regulation
Crypto exchange Kraken is pushing for significant changes to US tax law, advocating for a de minimis exemption for small crypto transactions and an end to "phantom income" taxation on staking rewards, citing an overwhelming number of low-value tax forms filed in 2025.
Markets
Bitcoin's price action is signaling an imminent, significant shift, with the Bollinger Bands indicator pointing to extreme volatility. Traders are closely watching the critical $80,000 resistance level as a potential catalyst for the next major leg.
Regulation
Prospective Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh faced intense scrutiny from lawmakers, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, over his financial holdings and potential conflicts of interest, raising questions about the Fed's independence and his views on digital assets.
Markets
Bitcoin's key 'Bull Score' metric has reached its highest point in six months, signaling a broad market recovery in April. However, analysts are cautioning that historical patterns from the 2022 bear market could indicate this relief might be short-lived.