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…

Hyperliquid, EdgeX, Pump.fun Return $96M to Token Holders in 30 Days

Three of DeFi’s relatively young applications, including Hyperliquid, EdgeX and Pump.fun, have distributed a combined $96.3 million to token holders over the past 30 days, as the sector’s focus shifts to actual earnings. Hyperliquid led the pack, generating $50.95 million in revenue over the period, all of which went directly to token holders with zero…

Crypto PACs Spend $7.2M to Support Candidates in 5 US States with Midterms Looming

Political action committees (PACs) affiliated with the cryptocurrency company-backed Fairshake reported spending millions of dollars to support candidates in five races, with less than six months until US voters decide on their representatives in Congress. According to filings with the Federal Election Commission this week, the Protect Progress PAC reported about a combined $1.6 million…

Trump Media Posts $406M in Quarterly Losses as Bitcoin Bet Backfires

Trump Media & Technology Group posted a $405.9 million net loss in the first quarter of 2026, up from $31.7 million a year earlier, amid growing unrealized losses on its crypto holdings. The parent company of Truth Social booked $244 million in unrealized losses on its Bitcoin position and a further $108.2 million in investment…

Santiment Flags Risk As Crypto Bullish Talk Spikes While BTC Holds Near $80K

Crypto bullish chatter on social media has surged to levels that, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment, could signal the current market uptrend may be short-lived. “Rallies that arrive with a confident crowd tend to fade faster than those climbing a “wall of worry,” Santiment said in a report published on Saturday. “Those climbing skepticism…