Bitcoin Breaks $80K as Open Interest Lags and Funding Stays Negative Bitcoin breached the $80,000 mark on May 4, marking its first close above the psychological level in roughly three months, even as open interest in derivatives has failed to expand and funding…
Bullish’s $4.2B Equiniti Deal Targets Tokenization Amid Lagging Volumes Bullish, the cryptocurrency exchange listed on NYSE as BLSH, announced a $4.2 billion agreement Tuesday to acquire Equiniti, a major global transfer agent, in a move to build blockchain-based securities infrastructure. The deal, which…
Bitcoin Open Interest Rises Amid Flat Funding Rates Bitcoin perpetual futures open interest has climbed amid persistently flat to negative funding rates, signaling potential hedged positioning by traders as markets consolidate ahead of key macroeconomic events. This dynamic emerged prominently in early 2026,…
Aave Seeks Court Order to Unfreeze $73M in Kelp DAO Recovery Aave filed an emergency motion in U.S. federal court on May 4 to lift a restraining order blocking the return of approximately $73 million in recovered ether to victims of the April…
Bitcoin Open Interest Diverges from Price Rally Bitcoin’s price climbed above $75,000 this week, yet derivatives open interest fell 31% since October, signaling a deleveraging that analysts view as a bullish reset rather than speculative fervor.[1] This mismatch highlights hedged positioning among traders,…
Tether Gold Surges to $3.3B as Tokenized Bullion Outpaces Crypto Tether Gold (XAUt) crossed $3.3 billion in market capitalization during the first quarter of 2026, marking a 36% quarterly surge as investors increasingly allocated capital to blockchain-backed physical assets amid geopolitical uncertainty and…
Aave Fights $73M ETH Freeze Amid Kelp DAO Recovery Aave filed an emergency motion on May 4 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to unfreeze 30,766 ETH worth $73 million, recovered after the April 18 Kelp DAO exploit.…
DTCC Sets October Launch for Tokenized Securities Pilot With 50 Market Giants The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation announced a staged rollout of its tokenization service, beginning with limited live trading in July 2026 and a full launch in October, bringing together more…
a16z’s $2.2B Crypto Fund Signals Growth Despite Stablecoin Supply Plateau Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto division raised $2.2 billion for its fifth dedicated investment vehicle, marking a significant capital commitment to digital assets at a moment when market participants are reassessing the sector’s infrastructure maturity.…
