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  • If GameStop buys eBay, Bitcoin payments could suddenly have a 135M-buyer marketplace test case
    CryptoSlate - 19:10 May 04, 2026
    GameStop's unsolicited $55.5 billion bid for eBay could give the video game retailer a far larger e-commerce platform, a broader resale network, and a potential opening to test whether Bitcoin can move beyond corporate treasuries into consumer payments. On May 4, GameStop offered $125 a share for eBay in a cash-and-stock proposal that values the […] The post If GameStop buys eBay, Bitcoin payments could suddenly have a 135M-buyer marketplace test case appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • How one trader used morse code to trick Grok into sending them billions of crypto tokens from its verified wallet
    CryptoSlate - 17:30 May 04, 2026
    Tagging @grok in an X post plus a few dots and dashes was all that was needed last night for a bad actor to pickpocket a verified crypto wallet without ever touching the private keys. Agentic token launchpad, Bankrbot reported on May 4 that it had sent 3 billion DRB on Base to the recipient […] The post How one trader used morse code to trick Grok into sending them billions of crypto tokens from its verified wallet appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Trump’s World Liberty Finance (WLFI) sues Tron’s Justin Sun – Everything we know so far
    CryptoSlate - 15:30 May 04, 2026
    World Liberty Financial (WLFI) opened a legal counteroffensive against Justin Sun, accusing one of crypto’s most prominent billionaires of defamation after he sued the Trump-linked venture over frozen WLFI tokens that he says were once worth more than $1 billion. The lawsuit, filed in Florida state court, escalates a dispute that has turned Sun from […] The post Trump’s World Liberty Finance (WLFI) sues Tron’s Justin Sun – Everything we know so far appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • CLARITY Act markup could come next week after stablecoin deal breakthrough
    CryptoSlate - 14:00 May 04, 2026
    The CLARITY Act is moving toward its next procedural test after Senate negotiators released compromise language on stablecoin rewards last week, raising expectations that the Senate Banking Committee could take up the measure as soon as the week of May 11. Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, said the release of text from […] The post CLARITY Act markup could come next week after stablecoin deal breakthrough appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin’s $80k surge came from an Asia-led AI trade while BTC is breaking from US equity correlation
    CryptoSlate - 12:47 May 04, 2026
    Bitcoin reclaimed $80,000 on May 4 as Asian equities pushed toward records on the AI trade, with Korea and Taiwan leading the advance and Nasdaq 100 futures also pointing higher. The correlation creates a potential portfolio problem for ordinary holders. Bitcoin now reacts differently at different times to the same switch, moving chip shares, tech […] The post Bitcoin’s $80k surge came from an Asia-led AI trade while BTC is breaking from US equity correlation appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin bulls set sights on $90,000 this week after briefly reclaiming $80,000
    CryptoSlate - 10:49 May 04, 2026
    Bitcoin briefly reclaimed the $80,000 psychological level during early Asian trading hours on May 4, the first time since February, amid its quiet upward march in recent weeks. Data from CryptoSlate showed that the top crypto touched an intraday high of $80,529 before slipping back toward $79,621 as of press time. However, what looks like […] The post Bitcoin bulls set sights on $90,000 this week after briefly reclaiming $80,000 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Fake HSBC bank stablecoins hit the market showcasing dangerous new crypto scam wave
    CryptoSlate - 18:45 May 03, 2026
    The most dangerous stablecoin scam probably looks nothing like what most people picture. There's no anonymous founder, no Discord full of bots, no promise of returns that defy basic economic logic. Instead, it has a professional ticker, institutional branding, and a name that tens of millions of people have trusted with their savings for generations. […] The post Fake HSBC bank stablecoins hit the market showcasing dangerous new crypto scam wave appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • A Tether-linked billionaire poured £22M into UK politics – Now new donation rules may close the door
    CryptoSlate - 16:30 May 03, 2026
    Christopher Harborne is British-born, Cambridge-educated, and has lived in Thailand since 1996. He goes by the Thai name Chakrit Sakunkrit, holds Thai citizenship, and controls a reported 12% stake in Tether, the stablecoin issuer behind roughly $184 billion in circulating USDT. According to the Guardian's investigation, he's also the single largest donor in the history […] The post A Tether-linked billionaire poured £22M into UK politics – Now new donation rules may close the door appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Why XRP Ledger is becoming a $3.6B hot spot for tokenized energy commodities
    CryptoSlate - 14:00 May 03, 2026
    XRPL currently holds about $3.6 billion in real-world assets, excluding stablecoins, split roughly between $1 billion in distributed assets and $2.6 billion in represented assets. That 71% tilt toward represented assets means XRPL's RWA growth is concentrated in a model in which blockchain serves as a record-keeping and reconciliation layer, with tokens anchored to real-world […] The post Why XRP Ledger is becoming a $3.6B hot spot for tokenized energy commodities appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Wall Street’s $292 billion risk-on rotation just created a new bullish setup for Bitcoin
    CryptoSlate - 12:00 May 03, 2026
    Global equity funds pulled in over $15 billion in the week through Apr. 1, then $23.47 billion, $31.26 billion, and finally $48.72 billion in the week through Apr. 22. Global money-market funds simultaneously bled a $173.24 billion outflow in the week through Apr. 15, the biggest single-week exit from cash since at least September 2018. […] The post Wall Street’s $292 billion risk-on rotation just created a new bullish setup for Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • XRP’s leverage has been flushed out while price holds – and the next move is now wide open
    CryptoSlate - 10:23 May 03, 2026
    XRP's estimated leverage ratio has flattened at low levels, while price has held near $1.39, with a market cap of $85.7 billion and roughly $1.75 billion in daily volume. CryptoQuant analyst PelinayPA flagged that traders reduced speculative exposure, and the price didn't follow them down. When leverage runs hot into a rally, crowded longs introduce […] The post XRP’s leverage has been flushed out while price holds – and the next move is now wide open appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Canada wants to ban crypto ATMs as fraud fears turn Bitcoin access into a political target
    CryptoSlate - 18:30 May 02, 2026
    The country that gave the world its first crypto ATMs is now preparing to eliminate them entirely. In April 2013, a Vancouver coffee shop installed what would become crypto's most recognizable retail footprint, a machine that let ordinary people convert cash into Bitcoin without a bank account, a broker, or much friction at all. Thirteen […] The post Canada wants to ban crypto ATMs as fraud fears turn Bitcoin access into a political target appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Japan has moved to save the yen again, and Bitcoin traders may pay the price
    CryptoSlate - 16:00 May 02, 2026
    Japan reportedly stepped into the currency market with roughly $35 billion of yen buying, sending the dollar down nearly 3% to 155.5. Bank of Japan (BOJ) money-market data imply that size is accurate. Once the Ministry of Finance's monthly release confirms it, this would rank as Japan's first official yen-support action in almost two years […] The post Japan has moved to save the yen again, and Bitcoin traders may pay the price appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • The crypto IPO wave has one big problem: Bitcoin is still in charge
    CryptoSlate - 13:00 May 02, 2026
    After Circle and Bullish delivered blockbuster listings in 2025, crypto exchanges rushed toward public markets with a familiar promise: the industry is finally mature enough for Wall Street. However, the latest research from Kaiko shows that it's not as simple as that. The crypto exchange IPO wave was supposed to prove that the crypto industry […] The post The crypto IPO wave has one big problem: Bitcoin is still in charge appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • The GENIUS Act opened the door for stablecoins, but regulators want to narrow it
    CryptoSlate - 10:30 May 02, 2026
    Stablecoin issuers spent years asking Washington for clear rules, and now those rules are becoming the industry’s biggest barrier to entry. The GENIUS Act gave dollar-backed tokens something crypto had wanted since stablecoins became a serious part of the market: a legal home in the US. It defined payment stablecoins, set reserve expectations, created a […] The post The GENIUS Act opened the door for stablecoins, but regulators want to narrow it appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin’s next breakout will depend on whether investors treat $80K as relief, resistance, or the start of a new recovery
    CryptoSlate - 08:00 May 02, 2026
    Bitcoin headed into the Federal Reserve's rate decision this week after failing to cleanly reclaim $80,000, with the institutional bid that fueled its April recovery now visibly softening. Spot ETF flows have been volatile, the price is sitting below the on-chain levels that define whether recent buyers are profitable, and Jerome Powell's press conference was […] The post Bitcoin’s next breakout will depend on whether investors treat $80K as relief, resistance, or the start of a new recovery appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • America’s $31.27 trillion in debt now exceeds GDP – silently reinforces the case for Bitcoin
    CryptoSlate - 19:25 May 01, 2026
    U.S. public debt has crossed the size of the U.S. economy on a calculation from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, giving Bitcoin's hard-money case a live fiscal benchmark as investors weigh scarce assets against Washington's debt path. CRFB said debt held by the public reached $31.27 trillion at the end of the first […] The post America’s $31.27 trillion in debt now exceeds GDP – silently reinforces the case for Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Trump sons’ crypto-linked bets run into mining security and financing conflict overseas – FT
    CryptoSlate - 17:15 May 01, 2026
    New Financial Times reporting says Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are set to gain exposure to a Kazakhstan tungsten venture through Skyline Builders, a Nasdaq-listed company that has signed a transaction agreement with Cove Kaz Capital Group to create Kaz Resources Inc. if completed. Skyline and Cove, Kaz said, is expected to trade under […] The post Trump sons’ crypto-linked bets run into mining security and financing conflict overseas – FT appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Someone just drained long-forgotten dormant Ethereum wallets, and the cause may trace back years
    CryptoSlate - 15:00 May 01, 2026
    Hundreds of Ethereum wallets that had sat untouched for years were drained into the same tagged address, turning old key exposure into this week’s sharpest crypto security warning. On Apr. 30, WazzCrypto flagged the incident affecting mainnet wallets on X, and their warning spread quickly because the affected accounts did not appear to be freshly […] The post Someone just drained long-forgotten dormant Ethereum wallets, and the cause may trace back years appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • BlackRock’s record breaking $60 billion crypto ETFs made just $42 million in Q1 fees
    CryptoSlate - 13:00 May 01, 2026
    BlackRock's digital assets franchise crossed a threshold in the first quarter, proving to Wall Street that it is a genuine fee line for the world's largest asset manager. The firm's digital asset products generated $42 million in investment advisory, administration fees, and securities lending revenue during the quarter. By almost every measure of its weight […] The post BlackRock’s record breaking $60 billion crypto ETFs made just $42 million in Q1 fees appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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