HarrisX Poll Found 52% of Registered Voters Support the CLARITY Act

Nearly half of US voters are willing to cross party lines to get clear crypto regulation off the ground, while public support for the CLARITY Act could bring an electoral benefit for politicians, according to a new survey from HarrisX. The poll included responses from 2,008 registered voters from May 1-4. It found that 52%…

Crypto traders rush to hedge after bitcoin drops below $80,000: Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin BTC$80,209.47 tumbled back below $80,000 late Thursday after the U.S. launched fresh airstrikes in Iran, causing brent crude oil to briefly top $100 per barrel before giving back a portion of gains during Asia and European hours. The crypto market was already slightly jittery after Strategy chairman Michael Saylor said that the company would…

Zcash Price Soars as Traders Rotate Into Privacy-Focused Crypto

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC) has spiked by more than 70% over the past week as crypto traders have been paying closer attention to privacy-focused projects. Zcash traded at about $346 on Friday, May 1, before hitting a seven-day peak of $593.86 on Wednesday. It has since settled at around $570 as of Friday, according to…

$6B In Bitcoin Options Expire In December: Is $115K BTC Price Realistic?

Key takeaways: Half of the $6 billion in Bitcoin options open interest is tied to long-shot strategies used for hedging and neutral price strategies. The 9% put (sell) options premium hints that professional traders are worried about a potential Bitcoin price drop. Bitcoin (BTC) bulls have high hopes for the year-end options expiry on Dec….

Coinbase Exec Predicts CLARITY Bill Markup in May

The CLARITY crypto market structure bill could see a markup in the US Senate Banking Committee as early as next week, according to Kara Calvert, the vice president of US policy at crypto exchange Coinbase. “My prediction is that we have a markup next week,” Calvert told the audience at the Consensus 2026 crypto industry conference…

Block Shares Jump on Strong Quarter Despite Bitcoin Dip

Jack Dorsey’s payments firm Block rose 7.9% in after-hours trading as its Q1 earnings surpassed analyst estimates, despite posting its first loss in three years. Block’s Q1 earnings came in at 85 cents per share, beating the Zacks consensus estimate of 68 cents per share. Investors responded positively, driving Block shares to $75.70 after hours,…

BNY to Launch Institutional Bitcoin, Ethereum Custody for Investors in UAE

BNY has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based Finstreet and ADI Foundation to develop institutional digital asset custody services for clients in the United Arab Emirates. The initial focus is on Bitcoin and Ether custody for Finstreet’s existing clients, with plans to later extend to ADI Foundation’s blockchain infrastructure, the world’s largest custodian said in a Thursday…

Coinbax wins $20,000 PitchFest prize at Consensus Miami for stablecoin compliance

MIAMI – Coinbax won the $20,000 grand prize at Consensus Miami’s PitchFest after pitching a system designed to help banks and financial firms manage compliance for stablecoin payments. The company, founded by former Jack Henry executive Peter Glyman, builds programmable escrow infrastructure that adds controls to wallet-to-wallet crypto transactions. The software is meant to reduce…

US Treasury ‘Privately Demanded’ Binance Comply with Monitoring Deal: Report

Update (May 7 at 9:47 PM UTC): This article has been updated to include a statement from Binance. The US Department of the Treasury reportedly demanded that Binance follow a monitoring program put in place by a 2023 deal between authorities and the cryptocurrency exchange, following reports that the company facilitated $1 billion to entities…

Bitcoin Slips Below $80K As Spot ETF Inflows Top $1B

Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to $79,800 on Thursday after being rejected at a key dynamic resistance level. The pullback occurred despite the weekly spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows surging past $1 billion for the first time since January, but technical data suggests the correction may be short-lived.  Bearish divergences point to where BTC price…