Goldman Delays Fed Cuts to Dec 2026 as BTC Exchange Balances Rise Goldman Sachs pushed its Federal Reserve rate cut forecast to December 2026 on May 8, citing persistent inflation from the Iran conflict and elevated energy prices, just as Bitcoin exchange balances…
Stablecoin Supply Flatlines as Exchange Reserves Build Stablecoin supply has stalled over the past two weeks while balances held on centralized exchanges continue climbing, signaling that institutional participants are positioning liquidity rather than deploying it into active trades. The divergence between static on-chain…
Linux Kernel Flaw Threatens Crypto Infrastructure as User Activity Remains Stable A nine-year-old privilege-escalation vulnerability in Linux-dubbed “Copy Fail”-has surfaced as a material infrastructure risk to cryptocurrency platforms, exchanges, and node operators, even as on-chain user engagement metrics show no corresponding decline. The…
OpenAI Trial Heats Up as AI Crypto Volumes Decouple from Hype Elon Musk testified in a California federal court this week, calling himself a “fool” for funding OpenAI, while executives detailed internal chaos at the AI firm amid its nonprofit-to-profit shift. The trial,…
Ripple Legal Win Lifts XRP Valuation Amid SEC On-Chain Scrutiny U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres rejected a proposed $50 million settlement between Ripple and the SEC on May 16, 2025, sending the case back to litigation and triggering a 6% drop in XRP…
UK Sprinter Charged in Crypto Scam as BTC Exchange Flows Stay Flat British Olympic sprinter Chijindu “CJ” Ujah and nine others face conspiracy to defraud charges in a cryptocurrency wallet scam that targeted victims across southern England, with one loss exceeding £300,000. The…
Bitcoin Quantum Debate Heats Up Amid Flat Exchange Balances Bitcoin developers have proposed a formal migration plan to quantum-resistant cryptography, introducing deadlines that could freeze unmigrated coins, yet on-chain data shows exchange balances holding steady with no signs of outflows.[1][2] The plan, outlined…
Binance: 77% Emerging Market Users Treat Exchanges as Banking Apps Emerging market users now represent 77% of Binance’s user base, up from 49% in 2020, as they increasingly rely on crypto platforms for savings, payments and investments rather than pure trading.[1][3] The exchange’s…
Australian Police Seize $4.1M Bitcoin in Darknet Bust New South Wales Police seized 52.3 Bitcoin worth $4.1 million from a Sydney residence on May 4, capping a 15-month investigation into alleged darknet marketplace operations. The haul, linked to suspected drug and weapons trafficking…
