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  • Bitcoin miners using AI as a bear market escape plan just got a new rival in Elon Musk
    CryptoSlate - 09:14 May 08, 2026
    Elon Musk’s SpaceX has turned one of the world’s largest artificial intelligence clusters into a commercial compute product, creating a new challenge for Bitcoin miners racing to recast themselves as AI infrastructure companies. Anthropic said it reached a deal to use the full computing power of SpaceX’s Colossus 1 facility in Memphis, Tennessee, giving the […] The post Bitcoin miners using AI as a bear market escape plan just got a new rival in Elon Musk appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • How XRP can break its all-time high this year – is a 170% surge really possible?
    CryptoSlate - 19:00 May 07, 2026
    XRP has moved from a deleveraging panic to a fragile base-building phase, and the question of when the next all-time high will return hinges on catalysts that have yet to show up in price. The asset trades around $1.42 on CryptoSlate's live XRP page today, May 7, with a market value near $87.5 billion, roughly […] The post How XRP can break its all-time high this year – is a 170% surge really possible? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • The AI boom looks like dot-com mania, but Bitcoin bulls have one profitable reason to keep buying
    CryptoSlate - 15:45 May 07, 2026
    Bitcoin’s macro setup is increasingly tied to the same forces driving the S&P 500 to new highs: liquidity, concentration, rate expectations, and investor tolerance for stretched valuations. The current S&P 500 structure shows an index still moving in a powerful long-term uptrend, with price near 7,365 on the weekly chart, while valuation indicators sit in […] The post The AI boom looks like dot-com mania, but Bitcoin bulls have one profitable reason to keep buying appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin’s potential bull run return faces pandemic-style fear as Hantavirus scare gets amplified
    CryptoSlate - 14:00 May 07, 2026
    Bitcoin’s return above $80,000 has brought back a question traders have not had to confront at scale since 2020: how does the world’s largest digital asset behave when a health scare, rather than rates, regulation, or crypto-native leverage, becomes the market’s dominant risk headline? The immediate trigger is a hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, […] The post Bitcoin’s potential bull run return faces pandemic-style fear as Hantavirus scare gets amplified appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin Hantavirus
  • Zcash just exploded 40% – and the privacy coin rally is no longer just a crypto-native trade
    CryptoSlate - 12:15 May 07, 2026
    Zcash is rapidly shedding its historical reputation as a niche tool for digital anonymity, transforming instead into a high-stakes institutional hedge against global financial surveillance. According to CryptoSlate's data, the privacy-centric cryptocurrency rocketed roughly 40% in a single trading session on Wednesday, briefly eclipsing the $600 mark to hit a local peak of $603 before […] The post Zcash just exploded 40% – and the privacy coin rally is no longer just a crypto-native trade appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • The “never sell” Bitcoin treasury trade is seriously starting to crack
    CryptoSlate - 10:45 May 07, 2026
    On Strategy's May 5 earnings call, Strategy CEO Phong Le said plainly that “we will sell Bitcoin when it is advantageous to the company,” with Saylor adding that Strategy would “probably sell some Bitcoin to fund a dividend just to inoculate the market.” Strategy held 818,334 BTC as of May 3, up 22% year-to-date, with […] The post The “never sell” Bitcoin treasury trade is seriously starting to crack appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab are rushing into crypto: what do they see coming?
    CryptoSlate - 09:06 May 07, 2026
    The cumulative net inflows of US-traded spot Bitcoin ETFs has reached roughly $59.7 billion, with BlackRock's IBIT alone holding $66.7 billion in assets. Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab are now pushing direct crypto trading into ordinary brokerage accounts. The driver is that both firms can already see demand within their own client base, with clients […] The post Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab are rushing into crypto: what do they see coming? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Charles Schwab Morgan Stanley
  • If the bear market bottom is in, when will Bitcoin price reach a new all-time high above $126k?
    CryptoSlate - 19:00 May 06, 2026
    With Bitcoin trading near $82,000, a move back into price-discovery territory depends on whether ETF buyers keep absorbing supply while macro pressure remains contained. That is the practical answer to the two questions shaping the rest of 2026: when can Bitcoin reach a new all-time high, and is the market bottom already in? Bitcoin has […] The post If the bear market bottom is in, when will Bitcoin price reach a new all-time high above $126k? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • How to choose a safe DeFi platform before you deposit in 2026
    CryptoSlate - 17:00 May 06, 2026
    In 2026, choosing where to deposit in DeFi starts with a question that audits and total value locked (TVL) leave unresolved: what breaks under stress? That is the shift behind any serious trust check this year. A Q1 2026 security report counted $482 million stolen across 44 incidents and said six audited protocols were still […] The post How to choose a safe DeFi platform before you deposit in 2026 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: DeFi
  • Banking lobby attempts to kill Clarity Act’s stablecoin progress as markup is scheduled for next week
    CryptoSlate - 15:00 May 06, 2026
    US banks are mounting an aggressive lobbying effort to stall the CLARITY Act, even as key US lawmakers signal a fast-tracked timeline to put the bill on the president’s desk before July 4. The legislative clash centers on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, a sweeping regulatory framework that cleared the House with bipartisan support […] The post Banking lobby attempts to kill Clarity Act’s stablecoin progress as markup is scheduled for next week appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Banking CLARITY
  • Bitcoin rips past $82,000, shorts liquidated after President Trump halts Hormuz operation sending oil price spiralling
    CryptoSlate - 13:15 May 06, 2026
    Bitcoin rose above $82,000 as oil prices tumbled amid a powerful tailwind from a sudden and dramatic de-escalation in US-Iran geopolitical tensions. Data from CryptoSlate showed that BTC extended a weeklong rebound that has lifted its value by more than 7% this week after President Donald Trump paused a US military operation in the Strait […] The post Bitcoin rips past $82,000, shorts liquidated after President Trump halts Hormuz operation sending oil price spiralling appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin Hormuz President Trump
  • Can Bitcoin break $100,000 this week – or will geopolitics cause another weekend reset?
    CryptoSlate - 10:51 May 06, 2026
    Bitcoin is trading above $82,000 on May 6, while oil, Treasury yields, the dollar, and US stocks shift around the same volatile geopolitical and macro backdrop that has left investors exhausted after the last few months. The move reopens the inflation-hedge debate while leaving it unresolved. It also puts pressure on the claim that BTC […] The post Can Bitcoin break $100,000 this week – or will geopolitics cause another weekend reset? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Strategy to “sell some Bitcoin” after posting $12.7 billion Q1 loss as Saylor points to $5 billion Bitcoin gain
    CryptoSlate - 08:37 May 06, 2026
    Strategy reported a massive first-quarter loss after Bitcoin’s early-year drawdown overwhelmed its software revenue, even as Michael Saylor pointed to internal Bitcoin metrics showing continued gains in shareholder exposure. The company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $12.77 billion, or $38.25 per diluted share, for the first quarter. […] The post Strategy to “sell some Bitcoin” after posting $12.7 billion Q1 loss as Saylor points to $5 billion Bitcoin gain appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Saylor Bitcoin Strategy
  • Coinbase cuts 14% of staff as Armstrong ties cost reset to AI and market volatility
    CryptoSlate - 19:10 May 05, 2026
    Coinbase will cut about 700 employees, or 14% of its workforce, under a May 5 restructuring plan that the company says will cost $50 million to $60 million. The company framed the move as a response to two forces: crypto-market volatility and a shift in how artificial intelligence is changing the work inside Coinbase. Armstrong […] The post Coinbase cuts 14% of staff as Armstrong ties cost reset to AI and market volatility appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin sellers take profits above $80,000, but ETF demand keeps $90,000 rally hopes alive
    CryptoSlate - 16:30 May 05, 2026
    A high-stakes tug-of-war is unfolding in the digital asset markets as Bitcoin wrestles with the critical $80,000 threshold. While long-term holders are capitalizing on the recent surge to lock in massive profits, a relentless wave of institutional capital flowing into exchange-traded funds is absorbing the sell-off, keeping hopes for a near-term rally toward $90,000 firmly […] The post Bitcoin sellers take profits above $80,000, but ETF demand keeps $90,000 rally hopes alive appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Ethereum’s biggest staker has just become a public company with over $10 billion locked up
    CryptoSlate - 15:15 May 05, 2026
    Bitmine has staked more than $10 billion in ETH, making it the largest corporate Ethereum treasury company and a yield-generating bet on the network’s proof-of-stake economy. On May 4, the Las Vegas-based company said its staked ETH position stood at 4.36 million tokens, valued at $10.2 billion at ETH's average price of $2,336. The position […] The post Ethereum’s biggest staker has just become a public company with over $10 billion locked up appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Ethereum
  • Bitcoin rally breaks from US stock market as mixed macro data creates bullish setup for BTC
    CryptoSlate - 13:09 May 05, 2026
    Bitcoin's move above $80,000 is testing whether its latest break from the S&P 500 reflects a real macro regime shift or the market's most liquid risk switch reacting to two different clocks. After months of Bitcoin following the US stock market open in terms of direction, volatility, and stress, it appears to be decoupling from […] The post Bitcoin rally breaks from US stock market as mixed macro data creates bullish setup for BTC appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Aave says creditors are trying to seize stolen ETH before victims get their $71M back
    CryptoSlate - 12:15 May 05, 2026
    Aave filed an emergency motion last week to free millions in frozen ETH from a restraining order issued against the Arbitrum DAO, turning what began as a coordinated exploit recovery into a court dispute. Aave LLC said the restraining notice was served on Arbitrum DAO on May 1 and seeks to seize approximately $71 million […] The post Aave says creditors are trying to seize stolen ETH before victims get their $71M back appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Crypto Clarity rules may be delayed because Congress is somehow stuck arguing over housing
    CryptoSlate - 10:25 May 05, 2026
    The CLARITY Act's markup has moved past the stablecoin yield standoff to Sen. John Kennedy's housing frustration, unresolved protections for software developers, and the Republican vote math that Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott still needs to close. The Tillis-Alsobrooks compromise that broke the yield deadlock allows stablecoin rewards tied to platform usage and activity while […] The post Crypto Clarity rules may be delayed because Congress is somehow stuck arguing over housing appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Congress Crypto Clarity
  • Iran-UAE tensions are pushing Bitcoin toward a record bond-market danger zone
    CryptoSlate - 09:00 May 05, 2026
    Iran's attack on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and a drone strike on the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone sent Brent crude to $114.44 and WTI to $106.42, while the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to roughly 4.44% and the 30-year broke above 5%. Bitcoin registered an intraday high of $80,717.66 on May 4, putting its […] The post Iran-UAE tensions are pushing Bitcoin toward a record bond-market danger zone appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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