May 6th, 2026 – Los Angeles, United States Roobet, the global crypto-first entertainment platform, today announced the launch of its new prediction markets offering, going live on May 6, 2026, at roobet.com/predictions. With this launch, Roobet becomes the first major crypto casino to offer fully integrated prediction markets, expanding beyond traditional casino and sportsbook experiences …
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Bitcoin price rejects at $83K as Trump calls Iran deal ‘big assumption’
Bitcoin (BTC) cooled from new 13-week highs at Wednesday’s Wall Street open amid mixed signals over a US-Iran peace deal. Key points: Bitcoin stops short of tapping $83,000 as momentum becomes guided by geopolitical developments. Oil sees flash volatility around rumors of the Strait of Hormuz opening. Bitcoin trader sees a price reset to a …
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Ether tests $2.4K as accumulators add 246K ETH: How high can price go?
Ethereum accumulation addresses witnessed a surge in daily inflows on Wednesday, suggesting growing confidence in Ether’s (ETH) long-term price trajectory following its latest rise to $2,400. Key takeaways: Accumulation addresses absorbed about $592 million in ETH on Wednesday, signalling aggressive long-term buying. Ether’s ascending triangle projects an ETH price rally to $3,315. Ethereum accumulators add …
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Basis.pro, built by Base58Labs, completes private testing and enters pre-launch phase
May 6th, 2026 – London, United Kingdom Private testing confirms system stability, deterministic risk control, and execution performance under real market conditions. BASIS today announced its transition into the pre-launch phase following the successful completion of its private testing program, positioning the platform for controlled expansion toward broader market access. The testing phase, conducted with …
Guide to the top and emerging global crypto hubs: Mid-2026
There’s wide agreement that Singapore is among the top crypto hubs in the world. The island city-state overtook the US to lead the world for adoption in Bybit’s World Crypto Rankings, solidifying the number one spot it was awarded in the Henley Crypto Adoption Index last year. Anyone who’s attended the annual Token2049 event at …
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OpenTrade raises $17M as CEO sees stablecoin yield tailwinds
OpenTrade, an institutional-grade platform for onchain and real-world asset (RWA)-backed lending and stablecoin yield products, has raised fresh capital to expand its yield infrastructure. The platform secured $17 million in its latest strategic funding round led by Mercury Fund and Notion Capital, OpenTrade said in a Wednesday announcement seen by Cointelegraph. The new funding will …
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Why stablecoins and SWIFT may have to coexist
Some of the world’s largest remittance providers are accelerating their digital asset strategies as they look for faster settlement alternatives to traditional banking rails. Western Union’s new stablecoin USDPT is the latest example of the growing overlap between traditional payments firms and crypto infrastructure. The money transfer company launched its Solana-based stablecoin on Monday in …
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Samsung SDS wins deal to build South Korea’s blockchain securities system: Report
Samsung SDS, Samsung’s information technology services subsidiary, will reportedly build a token securities platform for the Korea Securities Depository (KSD), moving South Korea’s central securities depository closer to operating blockchain-based securities infrastructure as the country prepares a legal framework for tokenized assets. Samsung SDS won a contract to build and operate the platform for KSD, …
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Atlas to Power the Next Generation of On-Chain Data Infrastructure, Succeeding Binance Oracle
May 6th, 2026 – George Town, Cayman Islands Atlas, a blockchain oracle infrastructure provider backed by CoinMarketCap (CMC), today announced it is assuming stewardship of oracle services previously operated by Binance Oracle. This transition covers price feeds and data delivery across BNB Chain, opBNB, and other applicable networks. Binance Oracle has commenced a 90-day transition …
Trader Who Nailed 2025 Bitcoin Top Details ‘Full-Blown Bullish’ Price for BTC – Here Are His Key Levels
An analyst known for accurately predicting Bitcoin’s 2025 top believes an explosive bullish phase will ensue if BTC reclaims one key level. The pseudonymous analyst DonAlt tells his 727,200 X followers that Bitcoin will enter a parabolic uptrend if BTC increases more than 7% from its current value. “I’ve been preemptively bullish but I think …
World’s first live map of token concentration: InsightX launches Atlas Live
A new era of on-chain trading transparency. Atlas Live enables traders to analyze token concentration and spot potential rug pulls. Now in real time. Odense, Denmark, May 6, 2026 – InsightX, the on-chain safety and analytics platform, launches Atlas Live, the world’s first real time token holder map. InsightX is best known for Atlas, a …
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Bitcoin ETFs add nearly $1B as BTC surges past $80K in multi-day rally
Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have recorded almost $1 billion in inflows since the cryptocurrency reclaimed $80,000. Bitcoin ETFs posted $467.4 million of inflows on Tuesday as BTC surged past $81,000, extending Monday’s $532 million inflows, according to SoSoValue data, bringing the two-day total to more than $999 million. The latest inflows follow April’s …
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OKX Card data shows crypto is paying for everyday life in Europe
OKX Card users in Europe spent mostly on groceries, restaurants and other routine purchases in the product’s first month, according to transaction data shared Wednesday. In the first month of use across the European Economic Area (EEA), grocery stores and supermarkets accounted for 26% of all OKX Card transactions, while restaurants and fast food together …
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Healthcare Firm Suffers Major Ransomware Attack, Personal and Medical Data of 169,017 People Now at Risk
A security breach that targeted a South Carolina-based federally qualified health center has potentially compromised the sensitive information of 169,017 patients. The Office of the Maine Attorney General says that Sandhills Medical Foundation discovered the data breach on May 8th, 2025, nearly a week after it happened on May 2nd. The incident compromised the information …
Ex-Assistant Bank Manager Facing Charges Over Alleged Mail Theft Scheme: DOJ
A former bank manager is facing federal charges for her alleged role in a mail theft scheme involving two U.S. postal carriers and a convicted felon. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says that when Tonya Bailey was employed as an assistant manager at a Georgia bank she allegedly helped open a fraudulent account to …
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