Bitget Celebrates Blockchain4Youth’s 3rd Anniversary with Bitcoin Pizza Day Resume Delivery Campaign

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), is celebrating the 3rd anniversary of Blockchain4Youth with the launch of Boxed for Opportunity, a global campaign designed to connect emerging Web3 talent with real industry opportunities. Launched alongside the spirit of Bitcoin Pizza Day, the campaign brings a creative new format to talent discovery by turning standout … Read more

Kraken Parent Payward Accuses Etana of $25 Million Ponzi-Like Custody Fraud

Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, has accused Etana Custody and its CEO of orchestrating a Ponzi-like scheme. The alleged fraud misappropriated more than $25 million in customer reserve funds. The second amended complaint was filed May 4, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. It escalates earlier breach-of-contract … Read more

MicroStrategy Halts Preferred-Share Sales That Powered April’s Bitcoin Buying

MicroStrategy halted sales of all four preferred-share classes last week. The move idled the financing engine behind its biggest Bitcoin (BTC) buys of 2026. The pullback left Strategy’s MSTR common stock as the only active funding source. The company raised $82 million from share sales but bought no Bitcoin during the seven-day window. Preferred-Share Pipeline … Read more

Will AI Save Bitcoin Miners? Q1 Crypto Earnings Preview

Bitcoin miners enter Q1 2026 earnings week with thinning margins as the 2024 halving’s revenue cut bites. The AI hosting pivot now faces its first public scorecard, with Bitcoin (BTC) trading near $80,000. Strategy (MSTR), Cipher Mining (CIFR), Hut 8 (HUT), Core Scientific (CORZ), Coinbase Global (COIN), Block (XYZ), and TeraWulf (WULF) all report between … Read more

GameStop Proposes $55.5 Billion eBay Acquisition

GameStop has unveiled a non-binding $55.5 billion proposal to acquire eBay at $125 per share, a 46% premium over eBay’s February 4, 2026, closing price. The offer combines cash and stock in equal amounts and would install Ryan Cohen as Chief Executive Officer of the combined retailer. GameStop has already accumulated a 5% economic stake … Read more

North Korea Calls Cyber Threat Allegations “Absurd Slander” as DPRK Hack Losses Mount

North Korea has pushed back against allegations of state-backed cybercrime, dismissing the claims as “absurd slander.”  The statement lands as blockchain investigators tie a growing share of major decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits to DPRK-backed actors. North Korea Pushes Back on Cyber Threat Narrative A Foreign Ministry spokesperson told the state-run Korean Central News Agency that … Read more

XRP ETFs End 3-Week Green Run as Weekly Flows Turn Negative

XRP spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a net outflow last week, ending three consecutive weeks of inflows and signaling a cooling institutional appetite for the asset. At the same time, liquidity conditions on Binance have weakened. The exchange’s 30-day XRP liquidity index dropped to its lowest level in five years.  Institutional Demand for XRP Cools … Read more

Ethplorer’s Aleksandr Vat Says Ethereum’s Altseason Already Happened

At , Head of Business Development at Ethplorer.io, to discuss the company’s new Aggregated Ethereum Rich List. Ethplorer argues that traditional Ethereum rich lists have become increasingly misleading because they rank wallets by ETH holdings alone. Its new ranking looks at the total USD value held by each address, including ETH, ERC-20 tokens, and stablecoins. … Read more

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

The crypto market will welcome tokens worth around $621.4 million in the first week of May 2025. Major projects, including Hyperliquid (HYPE), Ethena (ENA), and RedStone (RED), 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. Hyperliquid (HYPE) … Read more