Key Takeaways The BLS reported April 2026 headline CPI at 3.8% year-over-year, beating the 3.7% consensus estimate. Energy prices jumped 17.9% annually, driven by the U.S.-Iran conflict, pushing gasoline up 28.4% YoY. The Federal Reserve now faces pressure to delay rate cuts into late 2026 or 2027 as core CPI hits 2.8%. Gasoline Prices Push …
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Additionally, he identified LAB founder Vova Sadkov (alias vsadkovv) as the architect of the alleged scheme, placing a $10,000 bounty on the founder for any definitive proof of LAB-related market manipulation. Bitget and Shawn Liu have not publicly responded to the allegations at the time of publication. Go to Source
Institutional investors just bought an overall total of $857.9 million in Bitcoin and crypto assets in one week, according to a new update from CoinShares. The inflows mark the sixth consecutive positive week and the largest weekly total since April 24th. Bitcoin dominated the flows with $706.1 million in inflows, pushing year-to-date flows for Bitcoin …
May 12th, 2026 – ZUG, SWITZERLAND Nine protocol initiatives that target EVM compatibility, gasless transactions, compliant security tokens, transaction privacy, AI agent micropayments, and quantum-safe cryptography ?The Casper Association today published the Casper Manifest, a multi-year technical roadmap designed to make Casper Network the infrastructure layer for regulated real-world asset tokenization and the emerging machine-to-machine …
The president of sell-side Wall Street firm Yardeni Research says his company is raising their 2026 S&P 500 forecast amid a strong earnings environment. In a new CNBC interview, Ed Yardeni notes their projection increased from 7,700 to 8,250 by year-end. “I’ve been bullish but not bullish enough. As it turns out, the earnings estimates …
Exodus Movement reported a net loss of $32.1 million for the first quarter of 2026, more than double the $12.9 million loss recorded in the same period last year, as the crypto wallet company liquidated the bulk of its Bitcoin treasury to fund acquisitions. Total revenue came in at $22.7 million for the three months …
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CertiK says North Korea-linked hackers stole about 60% of the value lost to crypto hacks in 2025, with proceeds used to help fund the regime’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, highlighting the country’s growing reliance on digital assets to generate hard currency. The findings, shared with Cointelegraph on Tuesday, come from a new Skynet report …
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Bitcoin (BTC) is currently down 36% from its all-time high at $126,000, but one analyst claims that BTC’s fourth bear market has “materially decoupled” from previous bearish cycles, due to exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows and corporate BTC accumulation. Bitcoin ETF flows and treasury buys may limit further downside Bitcoin Bond Company CEO Pierre Rochard compared …
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The developer of a new Solana-based memecoin cashed out about $729,000 after Keith Gill’s Roaring Kitty X account posted the token’s ticker and contract address, triggering a short-lived trading frenzy before the post was deleted. Following the now-deleted X post from Gill’s account, Red Kitten Crew (RKC) briefly surged to an $11 million market capitalization …
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May 12th, 2026 – Dubai, UAE NEXST, the AI-driven entertainment infrastructure building the next generation of immersive fan engagement, today announced that its native token, NXT, will begin trading globally on May 12, 2026 across major crypto trading platforms, including OKX Boost, KuCoin, MEXC, and LBank. The NXT TGE will mark the launch of the …
In the current market environment, investors should prepare their portfolios for possible inflation and volatility, according to a J.P. Morgan Private Bank executive. Grace Peters, the bank’s co-head of global investment strategy, says in a new interview with Bloomberg Television that recent equity all-time highs make sense due to the overall surge in capital expenditure …
Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) in Bhutan is offering an accelerated licensing pathway for crypto and fintech companies already regulated in hubs such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi, as the Himalayan territory pushes to position itself as a new South Asian financial center. The framework allows qualified companies to incorporate, obtain authorization from local …
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Self-custody wallet by Chainwith opens two-week user activation across Ethereum, BNB Chain, Solana, and Aptos, with prizes starting at $100 May 12, 2026 — Chainwith, the developer behind Rewardy Wallet, today opened a two-week global swap campaign that rewards users with raffle entries on qualifying cross-chain trades. The campaign runs from May 12 through May …
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Bitcoin miner CleanSpark (CLSK) recorded a net loss of $378.3 million in its fiscal second quarter, more than doubling the $138.8 million loss reported in the same period a year ago, largely due to a sharp drop in Bitcoin’s price. On Monday, the Las Vegas-based miner disclosed the results for the quarter ended March 31, …
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The American Bankers Association (ABA) is pressing for big changes to the Clarity Act, claiming the crypto market structure bill could put bank deposits at risk of losing ground to stablecoins. Last week, the Senate Banking Committee announced it had scheduled a new markup session to consider the potential legislation. Over the weekend, ABA President …
