Jordi Visser Buys Ethereum to Bet on AI Agent Payments

Macro investor and former hedge fund manager Jordi Visser said he recently bought Ether as he sees the “tokenization reality” starting this year, with tokenized assets powering agentic AI payments. “I don’t think enough people are talking about tokenization and what’s happening,” Visser told Anthony Pompliano on a podcast on Saturday, predicting that tokenization and…

BoE’s Bailey sees a Potential ‘Wrestle’ With US Over Stablecoins

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said international regulators will have to “wrestle” with the US over global rules for stablecoins, which are largely denominated in and backed by US dollars. “If ​we want stablecoins to be part of the architecture of payments globally […] they’re ‌only ⁠going to work if we have international standards,”…

Bitcoin Price May Dip Toward $70K as Fed Estimates Hotter CPI Print

Bitcoin (BTC) may head into next week’s US inflation report with less support than it had during the last two CPI releases, raising the risk of a pullback toward $70,000. Key takeaways: Cleveland Federal Reserve nowcast projects April headline CPI to rise to 3.56% year over year. BTC’s rising wedge pattern could trigger a decline…

Policy at Consensus Miami: State of Crypto

White House adviser Patrick Witt said it’s possible the Clarity Act becomes law by July 4 while Senator Kirsten Gillibrand pushed for an ethics provision in the market structure bill. Consensus Miami 2026 wrapped up with a fiery debate on the role of prediction markets, and a lot otherwise happened at our first conference in…

Strategy’s Michael Saylor Signals Impending BTC Buy

Michael Saylor, co-founder of Strategy, signaled that the Bitcoin treasury company will resume its BTC purchases this week, following an earnings call on Tuesday, during which he said the company may periodically sell portions of its treasury. “Back to work, BTC,” Saylor said in an X post on Sunday, messaging that has previously preceded a…

Ethereum Down 35% Vs. Bitcoin in a Year: Will ETH Price Decline More in 2026?

Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), has fallen more than 35% against Bitcoin (BTC) over the past year, and the downtrend may still have further to go. Key takeaways: ETH may plunge another 40% as it mirrors the 2025 bear trend setup. Rising Ether reserves on Binance, even as Bitcoin reserves decline, add to the case…

South Korea Confirms 22% Crypto Tax Goes Ahead in January 2027

South Korea’s Finance Ministry has confirmed that a long-delayed tax on crypto gains will take effect as scheduled in January 2027. Moon Kyung-ho, director of the ministry’s income tax division, announced at an emergency parliamentary forum on virtual asset taxation held at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building in Seoul on Thursday, according to South…

Agentic commerce will run on crypto rails, PayPal and Google reps tell Consensus Miami

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Senior figures from Google Cloud and PayPal told CoinDesk’s Consensus Miami conference on Thursday that the next wave of internet commerce will run on crypto rails because AI agents structurally cannot use traditional financial accounts. Richard Widmann, global head of Web3 strategy at Google Cloud, said the existing internet user experience…

South Korea’s Crypto Market Loses Half Its Value as Stock Boom Pulls Investors Away

The value of cryptocurrency held by South Korean investors more than halved over the past year, falling to 60.6 trillion won ($41.4 billion) by the end of February 2026 from 121.8 trillion won ($83.3 billion) at the end of January 2025. Daily trading volumes across the country’s five major exchanges, including Upbit, Bithumb, Korbit, Coinone…

Bitcoin Due One More Dip Before BTC Price Uptrend Continues, Traders Agree

Bitcoin (BTC) eyed $81,000 into Sunday’s weekly close as traders saw a fresh support retest next. Key points: Bitcoin preserves $80,000 over the weekend, but traders are waiting for a dip to retest a familiar chart feature. Continuation higher remains the overall consensus for what happens afterward. US CPI data is due out, with Bitcoin…