BlackRock Bets on Circle as $222 Million Arc Raise Ignites CRCL Stock Surge

Circle Internet Group is pushing deeper into crypto infrastructure after raising $222 million in a presale for its new Arc blockchain token, a move that lifted investor sentiment and sent Circle shares higher in premarket trading. The raise values the Arc network at $3 billion and signals growing institutional demand for blockchain systems designed for … Read more

AI Stocks Drive Nearly All of S&P 500’s Gains, Data Reveals

The S&P 500 has surged to fresh record highs in 2026, powering through milestone after milestone as Wall Street toasts another banner year. Strip out the artificial intelligence stocks, though, and the rally all but disappears, leaving a market that has gone essentially nowhere since February. S&P 500 ex-AI Index Flat Since February as Benchmark … Read more

Mixero Crypto Mixer Brings Monero-Level Privacy to Bitcoin and Ethereum

Mixero has expanded Advanced Mode with Monero-based routing for BTC and ETH, giving users a stronger privacy path across two major public blockchain networks. Mixero, a crypto privacy service for public blockchains, has expanded Advanced Mode across Bitcoin and Ethereum flows. The feature routes assets through Monero before settlement on a fresh receiving address, adding … Read more

OpenAI’s Next Model Could Be Named “Goblin,” Sam Altman Hints

Sam Altman said launching a batch of Codex coding jobs left him optimistic about autonomous agents. He returned at his child’s naptime to find every task already finished. Just one day after describing OpenAI’s model as an “autistic genius,” Sam Altman joked that the next AI release should be named “Goblin.” Codex Handles Tasks Without … Read more

3 Token Unlocks to Watch in the Second Week of May 2026

The crypto market will welcome tokens worth more than $737.7 million in the second week of May 2026. Major projects, including Connex (CONX), Avalanche (AVAX), and Arbitrum (ARB), will release significant new token supplies.  These unlocks could introduce market volatility and influence short-term price movements. So, here’s a breakdown of what to watch. 1. Connex … Read more

Ethereum Faces Sell-Off Risk as Whale Moves $1.35 Billion in ETH to Binance

A crypto whale, Garrett Jin, has transferred $1.35 billion in Ethereum (ETH) to Binance, sparking concerns of a sell-off amid swelling exchange reserves. The deposits, tracked by Lookonchain, coincide with institutional outflows and exchange inflow spikes that have pushed Binance’s ETH holdings to nearly a quarter of the centralized supply. Whale Sends $1.35 Billion in … Read more