US voters ranked crypto last among election priorities in an April poll of 1,000 registered Americans. Summary Just 1% of registered US voters named crypto their top concern; only 3%
Bitcoin price broke above $80,000 on May 4 for the first time since January 31, reaching the level as Consensus 2026 opened in Miami and $630 million in US spot
Summary Kraken’s parent company, Payward, has filed a second amended complaint in Colorado federal court accusing former custody partner Etana Custody and its CEO of misappropriating more than $25 million
Applied Digital closed a Goldman-led $300M senior secured bridge loan to accelerate its next 150 MW AI data center, layering it on top of $2.15B in notes and a $7.5B
Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp has launched a $200M at-the-market equity program, pledging to issue stock only when it boosts “SOL per share” and fuels its Solana reserve strategy. Summary Nasdaq-listed
Bitmine Immersion Technologies said its Ethereum holdings reached 5,180,131 ETH as of May 3. Summary Bitmine added 101,745 ETH last week, pushing total Ethereum holdings to 5.18 million tokens now.
GameStop has submitted an unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire eBay for $125 per share. Summary GameStop offered $125 per eBay share, valuing the unsolicited takeover proposal at about $55.5 billion.
Ripple’s native token (XRP) traded at $1.41 at press time, with 24-hour trading volume at $1.67 billion, based on crypto.news data. Summary XRP reclaimed $1.40 on rising volume, keeping traders
Coinbase has urged U.S. derivatives regulators to keep prediction markets under existing rules, filing a formal response as legal pressure builds around event-based contracts. Summary Coinbase has submitted a letter
Bitcoin developers and crypto advocates are again debating how the network should handle Satoshi Nakamoto’s early Bitcoin holdings. Summary Bitcoin advocates argue touching Satoshi’s coins could weaken the network’s core