Michael Saylor announced Sunday the company bought bonds instead of crypto, halting aggressive accumulation after purchasing $2.01 billion in 24,869 BTC the prior week, totaling roughly 843,738 BTC.
Polymarket bettors assign a 79% chance Strategy sells some Bitcoin before year-end due to mounting debt and dividend obligations.
#BrentCrude BREAKING: Oil prices may stay higher through 2026 even if the U.S. and Iran reach a deal, according to AMP's Shane Oliver.
He said shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will take time to fully normalize, keeping concerns over potential supply disruptions in the market.
Oliver expects markets to continue pricing in a geopolitical risk premium, preventing crude from returning to pre-conflict levels anytime soon.
He estimates WTI crude could end the year near $80 per barrel and Brent around $85, compared with about $67 before the conflict. Prices could rise further if Iran's nuclear dispute remains unresolved.
$BTC India's virtual digital asset sector is high risk, with intelligence reports revealing extensive illegal activities like drug trafficking and money laundering.
Authorities are increasing financial surveillance and enforcement. Tax collections from VDAs are rising. New rules require entities to disclose crypto transactions.
Officials propose linking crypto ownership with PAN and implementing uniform valuation norms to strengthen oversight.
$TON PANews reported May 23 that Toncoin's v3 cross-chain bridge will permanently shut down on September 1, 2026. Pro rata cross-chain fees are cancelled during the transition.
Users must check wallets, withdraw outstanding or unrecovered assets, and complete migrations before the deadline.
Holders of Wrapped TON on Ethereum or BNB Smart Chain must rebridge to the TON network. Holders of jUSDT, jUSDC, jDAI, or jWBTC must bridge back to Ethereum.
All assets must be migrated to avoid inability to use them for cross-chain operations. After September 1, the bridge will stop all transfer functions.
JAUNUMS: Tramps tikās ar augstākajiem ASV drošības amatpersonām par Irānu, kamēr sarunas bija apstājušās. JD Vance, Pete Hegseth un John Ratcliffe piedalījās. Pakistāna un Katarā meklēja starpniecību. Axios ziņoja, ka Tramps bija noskaņots uz triecienu, bet gala lēmums vēl nav pieņemts.
Five crypto firms shut down in one week as bear market deepens. Fantasy.top, Everclear, and Zero Network announced shutdowns Thursday, joining Syndicate Labs and Bitcoin Depot, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday.
Over 5,000 crypto jobs cut in 2026; Coinbase eliminated roughly 700 positions in May amid volatility per Reuters.
More than 20 projects shut down in Q1, exceeding the 2022 crash pace, though 2026 closures stem from business-model failures rather than fraud.
Macquarie Group cut its iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF stake from 5.1 million to 4.1 million shares per a 13F filing dated 15 May.
The firm also trimmed its iShares Ethereum Trust ETF position by 9.5% while increasing its stake in stablecoin issuer Circle, signaling a strategic shift.
These moves follow a broader institutional pullback from crypto ETFs, with Harvard's endowment fully exiting its Ethereum ETF position earlier this year.
BlackRock transferred $504M in Bitcoin and Ethereum to Coinbase Prime on 19 May amid a 5,847 BTC outflow from its iShares Bitcoin Trust, the fund's largest single-day redemption this year.
Analysts view the Coinbase deposits as routine liquidity operations, not a sell-off signal.
Merlijn Enkelaar brīdina, ka Bitcoin varētu krist līdz $33,000, atsaucoties uz maija kritumiem 2018. un 2022. gada vēlēšanu gados.
CoinEx analītiķis Jeff Ko iebilst, ka spot ETF pieprasījums izveido strukturālo grīdu, kādas iepriekšējās ciklos nebija, uzturot $180,000 gada beigās.
CLARITY likums izgāja cauri Senāta Banku komitejai 14. maijā, īslaicīgi paceldams Bitcoin virs $82,000, lai gan cenas kopš tā laika ir atkāpušās zem $77,000.
🇮🇳🇺🇸⚡India's LPG push amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis tightens global fuel supplies, pushing California petrol above $6/gallon as alkylate exports from Indian refiners drop.
April alkylate exports fell to 33,000 barrels/day, nearly 50% lower than March. California relies on blend components from refiners like Reliance Industries.
Analysts warn prices could hit $6.50 if the West Asia conflict continues.
Strategy acquired 24,869 BTC for ~$2.01 billion at ~$80,985 each, achieving a 12.6% YTD 2026 BTC yield. As of 5/17/2026, holdings total 843,738 $BTC , acquired for ~$63.87 billion at ~$75,700 each. $BTC $MSTR
Bitcoin ilgtermiņa turētāju piedāvājums sasniedz 15.26M BTC, kas ir deviņu mēnešu augstākais rādītājs, saskaņā ar CryptoQuant analītiķi Darkfost.
Biržas rezerves kritušās līdz septiņu gadu zemākajam līmenim - 2.21M BTC šajā pavasarī. Vaļu maki piedzīvoja lielāko vienas mēneša uzkrāšanu kopš 2013. gada.
Aptuveni 800,000 BTC pārvietojās no Coinbase pagājušajā gadā, šķērsojot sešu mēnešu slieksni 23. maijā, palielinot ilgtermiņa turētāju metrikas rādītājus. $BTC #bitcoin
🚨 Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson warned quantum computers could break crypto security by 2033, saying the threat is no longer a “future generation problem.”
Google targets post quantum migration by 2029, while IBM plans its first fault tolerant quantum computer the same year.
Cardano is building lattice cryptography defences and Ethereum aims quantum resistant signatures by 2028.