On May 11, BlockBeats’ on-chain tracker flagged a major Ethereum move: a whale that reportedly lost about $230M in a Hyperliquid liquidation in February has transferred its entire $ETH position to a centralized exchange over the past four days. In total, the wallet sent 577,000 ETH, with the last 225,000 ETH moved around five hours ago. Despite exiting ETH, the whale still holds 11,500 BTC on-chain, worth roughly $934M, drawing attention due to both the scale of the transfers and the earlier loss.
zkSync is scheduled to unlock about 17.314M $ZK tokens on May 17 at 00:00 (UTC+8). ChainCatcher reports the release is worth roughly $3.23M, based on data from the Web3 asset-data platform RootData.
Chappy Asel, speaking at Consensus Miami, said AI agents could help solve some of crypto’s biggest usability pain points. As cited by NS3.AI, he argued that AI-driven apps may increase demand for fast, programmable payment rails, and that stablecoins and smart contracts are a strong fit for that need. He also noted that real-world commercial usage of agentic payments is still relatively early and limited.
A wallet believed to be linked to Erik Voorhees has reportedly made another notable Ethereum buy. Odaily says the address 0x385…BD4f—which previously accumulated $ETH —just spent 6.67M $USDT to purchase 2,920 ETH, averaging about $2,284 per ETH.
John Bollinger said his $BTC trend model flipped to a positive stance yesterday (May 6, 2026). NS3.AI reports that Bollinger’s Tactica strategy portfolio is now 100% allocated to Bitcoin, with no cash position remaining—a clear signal that the model is favoring upside momentum and staying fully invested rather than waiting on the sidelines.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is looking to establish the Caribbean region as a Bitcoin mining hotspot, showcasing its potential to draw in investments similar to what's happening in Venezuela and Paraguay, thanks to its abundant clean energy resources. According to NS3.AI, Petro stressed the importance of harnessing renewable energy for crypto mining as part of the battle against global warming, and he also called for discussions with the Wayuu indigenous community about co-owning future mining initiatives.
$BTC on Binance (spot) is currently trading around $81,428.60, up about +1.34% compared to the 24h open (~$80,355.53), with a 24h high of $81,791.48 and low of $80,300.00. #BankofEnglandMayPauseDigitalPound $BTC Surpasses$80K
On May 5, $XRP spot ETFs recorded strong net inflows of $11.28 million, Odaily reported. The Canary XRP ETF (XRPC) led the move with $7.50 million in single-day inflows, lifting its cumulative historical inflows to $432 million. The Bitwise XRP ETF (XRP) followed with $2.68 million in net inflows, bringing its historical total to $427 million.