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Strategy may have acquired an additional 2,543 BTC, although the company has yet to officially confirm this transaction. According to NS3.AI, the acquisition might have been financed through the sale of its perpetual preferred stock, STRC. If verified, Strategy's total Bitcoin holdings would represent nearly 4% of the cryptocurrency's total supply.

On May 14, 2026, 03:56 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Bitcoin has dropped below 79,000 USDT and is now trading at 78,971.882813 USDT, with a narrowed 2.78% decrease in 24 hours.

Aave DAO has initiated a governance proposal to establish a dedicated Bitcoin Spoke in Aave V4, driven by the Babylon protocol. According to ChainCatcher, this initiative aims to allow users to use native BTC as collateral for lending, eliminating the need for wrapped BTC or centralized custody solutions.

The proposal, now available on the Aave governance forum, seeks DAO approval to integrate Babylon's native BTC into the V4 lending protocol as a collateral asset. It highlights that Bitcoin is the largest crypto collateral base, yet most on-chain BTC lending relies on wrapped BTC variants, custodial intermediaries, or fragmented BTCfi platforms. Aave V4's architecture plans to leverage Babylon's staking and validation infrastructure to offer a more direct native Bitcoin lending mechanism, integrating fragmented Bitcoin collateral lending into a unified protocol.

South Korean authorities have arrested 40 individuals involved in a scheme that converted drug buyers' cash into Bitcoin and other virtual assets for transactions conducted via Telegram. According to NS3.AI, the police have also moved to seize 105 million won in alleged criminal proceeds as they prepare for indictment.

strkBTC has officially launched on Starknet, utilizing zero-knowledge (ZK) technology to enhance privacy protection and compliance readiness. According to PANews, this development aims to address personal security threats faced by Bitcoin holders, marking the beginning of a new era for private digital cash.

Cprkrn announced on Platform X that they used the AI model Claude, developed by Anthropic, to recover a wallet with a lost mnemonic phrase, retrieving approximately $400,000 in BTC. According to Odaily, the post garnered millions of views and sparked discussions about the potential applications of AI in mnemonic recovery and cryptocurrency asset security. As of now, neither Anthropic nor Claude's official representatives have confirmed or responded to these claims.

Michael Saylor, in a May 1 interview with Peter McCormack, described Bitcoin as the highest form of capital humanity has discovered. According to NS3.AI, Saylor characterized Bitcoin as digital capital and a digital representation of economic scarcity. He noted that while gold was once considered the most portable form of capital, Bitcoin surpasses it by enabling the efficient and reliable movement of large amounts of capital.

Concerns over the deepening U.S. debt crisis and potential currency devaluation have been raised by financial experts. According to PANews, Ray Dalio has warned about the depreciation of fiat currencies, while JPMorgan predicts a shift of funds from gold to Bitcoin. Bitcoin has already surged by 30%, prompting speculation about whether it can reach a new all-time high.

A Bitcoin holder, known as cprkrn on X (Twitter), successfully recovered 5 BTC from a wallet locked for over 11 years by utilizing Anthropic's Claude AI, according to BeInCrypto. The AI identified an encrypted wallet file from old college computer files, debugged the open-source tool btcrecover, decrypted the keys, and converted them to Wallet Import Format. Prior to this, cprkrn had spent approximately $250 per failed attempt with commercial services. The recovery, now valued at nearly $400,000 with Bitcoin trading at $79,622, has garnered significant attention, highlighting the potential of AI in specialized cyber tasks.

Charles Schwab has initiated a phased rollout of direct Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for eligible U.S. retail clients. According to NS3.AI, the brokerage, which manages approximately $12 trillion in client assets, now allows users to view and manage cryptocurrencies within their existing Schwab accounts. Charles Schwab Premier Bank is responsible for custody, while Paxos handles custody and trade execution. The service imposes a fee of 0.75% per trade and currently restricts external wallet transfers. It is not yet available in New York State or Louisiana.

Bitcoin's price dropped below $80,000, trading close to $79,500 following the release of the April U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI), which rose by 6.0% year over year. According to NS3.AI, this marks the highest 12-month increase since December 2022, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The monthly rise was noted as the largest since March 2022. CME FedWatch data indicated a mere 1.4% probability of a rate cut in June after the PPI release. Analysts have identified resistance for Bitcoin around $82,000, with an open CME futures gap near $84,000.

WisdomTree's BiG model has assessed Bitcoin as being 26% undervalued in comparison to gold as of March 31, 2026. According to NS3.AI, the current Bitcoin-to-gold ratio stands at 15.6, while the fair-value estimate is calculated at 21.1. Additionally, CoinDesk Data's May 2026 Exchange Benchmark reveals that top-tier exchanges were responsible for handling 59% of the spot volume in the first quarter.

Peter Brandt has expressed that the recent surge in Bitcoin's value is merely a technical rebound within a descending channel, rather than an indication of a market bottom. According to NS3.AI, Brandt suggests that Bitcoin might decline again towards the lower boundary after hitting the upper limit of this channel.

On May 13, 2026, 15:57 PM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Bitcoin has dropped below 79,000 USDT and is now trading at 78,990.007813 USDT, with a narrowed 1.81% decrease in 24 hours.

Arthur Hayes has projected that Bitcoin could climb to $126,000 this year, driven by increased AI spending, geopolitical tensions, and more relaxed financial conditions potentially expanding the fiat supply. According to NS3.AI, Hayes highlighted Bitcoin's trading price of approximately $81,000 on Wednesday, marking an increase of over 31% from its February 6 low of $62,822. CoinMarketCap data also indicated that gold experienced a rise of about 2% during the same timeframe.

Bitcoin bulls are closely monitoring MicroStrategy's STRC ex-dividend date and the Senate's CLARITY Act markup this week, according to BeInCrypto. K33 Research suggests these events could alter defensive positioning that has kept funding rates negative for 74 days. MicroStrategy uses STRC, a perpetual preferred stock, to fund mid-month Bitcoin purchases, with significant acquisitions in March and April. STRC traded above par recently, indicating potential for another large Bitcoin purchase. Meanwhile, the Senate's CLARITY Act, set for markup on May 14, could impact crypto regulation and institutional adoption.

Morgan Stanley's MSBT address has recently increased its Bitcoin holdings by 74.5 BTC. According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, this addition occurred 15 minutes ago. The address now holds a total of 3,389 BTC.

A major holder of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), with an initial cost of $59,210 per WBTC, is suspected to have reduced their holdings by 40 WBTC, potentially securing a profit of $847,000, analyst @ai_9684xtpa posted on X. The wallet address 0x99a…d2C96 withdrew 50.91 WBTC from an exchange between February 2024 and February 2026. This marks the first deposit operation by the holder in over two years since the initial acquisition. If the sale is executed, the return on investment would reach 35.7%. The wallet still retains 10.965 WBTC.

Vetle Lunde from K33 has indicated that Strategy's STRC instrument may be contributing to Bitcoin's mid-month rallies. According to NS3.AI, BTC purchases through STRC increased significantly from 4,467 BTC in January of this year to approximately 46,872 BTC in April. Lunde noted that demand for STRC typically rises before the ex-dividend date, which is around the 15th of each month. However, K33 reported a recent slowdown in the use of this tool, with activity dropping to just 1 BTC.

Boyaa Interactive anticipates a net loss of HK$470 million to HK$500 million for the first quarter of 2026, primarily due to valuation losses on its Bitcoin holdings. According to NS3.AI, this projected loss represents a 110% to 120% increase compared to the same period last year. Despite this, the company reported improved profitability in its core gaming business.