Trading
Legislation
Bankers are scrambling as Senate schedules CLARITY Act markup for May 14
The markup will test whether the stablecoin compromise can survive pressure from banks, crypto firms and Democrats seeking ethics language.
Market
Bitcoin briefly slips below $80,000, but options traders are betting the dip won’t last
Despite the brief slide under $80,000, aligning on-chain metrics and resilient options markets point toward a potential structural breakout
Politics
Next week’s CLARITY Act markup could fall apart over Trump family crypto ethics fight
A long-delayed Senate vote is nearing, but Democratic demands for conflict-of-interest language could disrupt the bill’s bipartisan path.
Exchanges
Coinbase went down for over 5 hours after missing earnings. Bulls still see a path to $300 billion by 2030
Coinbase to aggressively pivot toward stablecoins and autonomous commerce to achieve $300 billion market cap by the end of 2030.
AI
Bitcoin miners using AI as a bear market escape plan just got a new rival in Elon Musk
SpaceX-Anthropic deal validates miners’ bet on electricity scarcity while exposing them to competition from deeper-pocketed technology platforms.
Price Watch
Bitcoin price recovery faces pandemic-style fear as Hantavirus scare gets amplified
Bitcoin’s latest $80,000 rally is better insulated against pandemic-style fears than the retail-driven market of the past.
Price Watch
Zcash just exploded 40% – and the privacy coin rally is no longer just a crypto-native trade
Investors bet that the rise of AI and global data collection will force a massive premium on the zero-knowledge privacy features of ZEC.
Legislation
Banking lobby attempts to kill Clarity Act’s stablecoin progress as markup is scheduled for next week
US banks say stablecoin-reward language still leaves loopholes, while lawmakers argue the compromise is needed to move the CLARITY Act forward.
Macro
Bitcoin rips past $82,000, shorts liquidated after President Trump halts Hormuz operation sending oil price spiralling
A 10% plunge in oil prices and easing Middle East tensions have triggered a massive build in Bitcoin's open interest.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Strategy to “sell some Bitcoin” after posting $12.7 billion Q1 loss as Saylor points to $5 billion Bitcoin gain
The company’s BTC Gain metric is colliding with Wall Street forecasts for a first-quarter loss tied to Bitcoin’s drawdown.
Market
Bitcoin faces $80,000 seller test as ETF demand keeps $90,000 breakout in play
Bitcoin’s next move depends on whether ETF demand can absorb profit-taking and force a decisive break above resistance.
Staking
Ethereum’s biggest staker has just become a public company with over $10 billion locked up
BitMine has staked more than 4 million ETH, giving investors a listed-equity proxy for Ethereum’s proof-of-stake economy.
