Bitcoin is signaling a golden cross — What does it mean for BTC price?
Key takeaways: Bitcoin is nearing a golden cross that led to 45–60% price rallies in the recent past. Fundamentals like rising M2 supply and easing trade tensions support a bullish outlook. Bearish divergence and overbought conditions show there’s still a risk of BTC falling below $100,000. Bitcoin (BTC) will likely confirm a “golden cross” on […]
Bitcoin privacy tool Payjoin receives $100K grant from Maelstrom
Bitcoin developer Ben Allen has received a $100,000 grant from investment firm Maelstrom to support the development of Payjoin, a privacy-focused tool aimed at improving Bitcoin’s scalability and privacy. According to a May 20 announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Maelstrom will finance Allen’s work on his Payjoin devkit alongside Dan Gould. The system allows Bitcoin (BTC) […]
South Korean presidential front-runner proposes won-based stablecoin
South Korea’s Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung proposed creating a stablecoin tied to the Korean won to prevent capital outflows and strengthen national financial sovereignty. Speaking during a recent policy discussion, Lee argued that a won-based stablecoin would allow South Korea to retain wealth domestically while reducing reliance on foreign-issued digital assets like USDt (USDT) […]
Sorry bears — Bitcoin analysis dismisses $107K BTC price double top
Key points: Bitcoin is not in line to cancel its attack on all-time highs, says the Bitcoin Fundamental Index (BFI). BTC price strength remains “intact,” says Swissblock Technologies, removing the risk of a double top. Historically, a return to within 10% of all-time highs delivers price discovery almost every time. Bitcoin (BTC) does not risk […]
Trump signs bill criminalizing nonsensenual AI deepfake porn
US President Donald Trump has signed a bill criminalizing nonconsensual artificial intelligence-generated deepfake porn, which also requires websites to take down any illicit images within 48 hours. Trump signed the bill into law on May 19, known as the TAKE IT DOWN Act, an acronym for Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes […]
Indonesia’s DigiAsia shares pop 90% on plan to raise $100M to buy Bitcoin
Shares in the Indonesian fintech firm DigiAsia Corp nearly doubled after the company said it plans to raise $100 million to seed its first of many Bitcoin buys. The Jakarta-based Nasdaq-listed company said on May 19 that its board of directors approved creating a Bitcoin (BTC) “treasury reserve” and it was “committing up to 50% […]
SEC’s Crenshaw says agency playing ‘regulatory Jenga’ with crypto
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s sole Democratic Commissioner has said the agency is “playing a game of regulatory Jenga” with its approach to the crypto industry and market regulation under the Trump administration. In May 19 remarks at the SEC Speaks event, Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw cautioned against what she described as a dangerous dismantling […]
Binance wants arbitration for all members of securities class suit
Crypto exchange Binance has asked a US federal judge to send all members of a class-action lawsuit alleging it sold securities to arbitration, arguing that the group waived their ability to form a class action under the company’s terms. The exchange said in a May 16 filing to a New York federal court that its […]
US Senate moves forward with GENIUS stablecoin bill
The US Senate has voted to advance a key stablecoin-regulating bill after Democrat Senators blocked an attempt to move the bill forward earlier in May over concerns about President Donald Trump’s sprawling crypto empire. A key procedural vote on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act, or GENIUS Act, passed in a […]
JPMorgan boss says bank users can soon buy Bitcoin
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, said his bank will soon allow its clients to buy Bitcoin, but it won’t custody the cryptocurrency. “We are going to allow you to buy it,” Dimon said at JPMorgan’s annual investor day on May 19. “We’re not going to custody it. We’re going to put it in statements […]