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blockmanity.com April 2026 Crypto Market Surge: 9% Gains, ETF Inflows, and Key Regulatory Shifts

Introduction to the Crypto Rally After a tough first quarter in 2026, the crypto market showed signs of recovery in . Total market capitalization grew by 9%, moving from about $2.35 trillion to $2.57 trillion. This came after a 21% […] The post April 2026 Crypto Market Surge: 9% Gains, ETF Inflows, and Key Regulatory Shifts appeared first on Blockmanity.

forklog.media Major Bitcoin Pools Back Stratum V2 Adoption

Seven major mining entities, including AntPool, Foundry, and F2Pool, have joined the Stratum V2 working group. The initiative aims to expedite the transition of Bitcoin miners to a new communication standard. We’re excited to welcome @AntPoolofficial @blocks @f2pool @FoundryServices @MARAFoundation_  @SpiderPool_com @DMND_Sv2 to the Stratum V2 Working Group. With founding members @BraiinsMining, @spiral_btc, and FOSS community, their experience will help accelerate the protocol and… pic.twitter.com/3HB59cxXyN— Stratum V2 (@StratumV2) May 7, 2026   “Bitcoin mining is inherently a competitive and fragmented process. It is a race for efficiency, where a millisecond can determine whether a miner wins a block or loses to a competitor,” the statement reads. Joining the project, founded in 2022 by Braiins and Spiral, are AntPool, F2Pool, Foundry USA, SpiderPool, MARA Foundation, DMND, and Block. Collectively, the new group members control at least 75% of the first cryptocurrency network's hashrate. Source: Hashrate Index. What is Stratum V2? Stratum V2 is an updated communication protocol between pools and individual miners, set to replace the outdated Stratum V1, in use since 2012. The new protocol offers: end-to-end encryption; more efficient farm management; reduced latency; the ability for miners to independently create block templates. The last point is considered particularly important for network decentralization, as currently, pools mainly control the selection of transactions for a block. Developers also claim that transitioning to Stratum V2 could enhance mining profitability by reducing latency and data transmission costs. The project estimates efficiency gains could reach 7.4%. In March, CoinShares analysts concluded that at least 15-20% of Bitcoin mining capacity operates at a loss.

forklog.media The week in crypto: bitcoin holds above $80,000 as Hyperliquid debuts prediction markets

Bitcoin held above $80,000; Hyperliquid entered prediction markets; a critical bug was fixed in Bitcoin Core; and other highlights from the week. Bitcoin retests $81,000 On the morning of May 4th the price broke above the $80,000 psychological threshold. A shift in headlines around the US–Iran conflict was among the drivers. Hourly chart of BTC/USD on Binance. Source: TradingView. In the following days the asset extended gains, rising above $82,000.  On May 6th the price on Binance hit $82,791, then pulled back. The cryptocurrency held $80,000 and began testing $81,000 again. Over the week bitcoin was up roughly 2.9%, while ether was little changed around $2,320. Source: CoinMarketCap. Several large altcoins outpaced the bellwether. SOL added more than 11%, BNB about 5.2%, HYPE rose 4.5%, and TRON’s token gained 4%. Spot bitcoin ETFs logged a sixth straight week of net inflows, for the first time since July 2025, taking in $622.75m. Source: SoSoValue. Ethereum-based funds saw $70.5m of inflows, not enough to offset the prior period’s $82.5m outflows. Source: SoSoValue. The crypto fear-and-greed index dipped to 38 during the week but ended at 47, in neutral territory. Source: Alternative.me. Total market capitalisation is $2.69trn; bitcoin’s dominance is 60.2%; ether’s share is just over 10%. Hyperliquid launches prediction markets Developers of the decentralised exchange Hyperliquid activated HIP-4 on the HyperEVM mainnet. The headline addition was prediction markets. On day one, trading volume reached 6.05m contracts. For comparison, over the same period Kalshi recorded 546m contracts, and Polymarket 190m. HIP-4 lets users create markets on outcomes within Hyperliquid’s infrastructure. To launch one, a user must stake 1m HYPE. The approach differs from Polymarket, which requires platform approval. Contracts are natively integrated into the L1 HyperEVM network. On Polymarket, event wagers are a separate product on Polygon’s L2. Predictions are available in the same wallet and trading interface as other Hyperliquid tools. P&L; settles in the project’s USDH stablecoin. Trading uses a central limit order book. What to discuss with friends? Morgan Stanley raised the prospect of bitcoin appearing on American banks’ balance-sheets. A biologist claimed Claude is conscious. Anthropic taught Claude to “dream” for self-learning. Strategy mooted selling bitcoin amid a quarterly loss of $12.7bn. Bitcoin Core developers fix a critical vulnerability The Bitcoin Core team patched a memory-safety bug. A significant share of nodes still runs vulnerable software. The flaw was found by researcher Cory Fields, who reported it on November 2nd 2024.  A few days later developer Pieter Wuille issued a stealth patch, presenting it neutrally as another improvement to parallel script-verification debugging so as not to alert would-be attackers. The fix landed in the codebase in December 2024 and shipped with Bitcoin Core 29.0 in April 2025. The last vulnerable 28.x branch reached end of life on April 19th 2026—only then did developers disclose the details. Bitcoin Core stressed that the vulnerability did not affect blockchain consensus rules and concerned only local memory handling in node software. Western Union launches a Solana-based stablecoin Western Union launched its own stablecoin, USDPT, on the Solana blockchain. The coin is issued by the crypto bank Anchorage Digital. The token’s reserves are held in US dollars. Integrating Solana will speed up settlements and bypass traditional interbank systems and their delays. Western Union chief Devin McGranahan said the introduction of a regulated digital dollar would create an efficient settlement layer for partners and agents. In 2026 the company plans to launch Stable by Western Union, allowing customers in 40 countries to spend stablecoins directly. USDPT will also be listed on licensed crypto exchanges. Also on ForkLog: No secrecy in chats: law enforcement used conversations with ChatGPT to bring a murder charge. The market cap of tokenised US Treasuries on Ethereum hit a record $8bn. Zcash will release quantum-resistant wallets. Kalshi raised $1bn at a $22bn valuation. Galaxy proposes a strategy to protect bitcoin from quantum attacks Alex Thorn, head of Galaxy Research, outlined the impact of quantum computing on bitcoin. A consensus is emerging on two key points. Thorn argues that Satoshi’s coins (P2PK format) should not be touched even under threat of compromise. Violating the creator’s property rights would undermine bitcoin’s value proposition.  The risk of expropriating those funds is lower than commonly assumed. The coins are spread across 22,000 addresses. An attacker would have to crack each wallet individually, not the entire network at once. He noted that the market could absorb even a sharp dump of coins. In his view, bitcoiners would prefer temporary price pain to compromising the protocol’s first principles. Thorn backed the development of post-quantum cryptography. Testing new algorithms and optimising signatures benefits the network, so long as it does not spark community rifts or distract developers from other tasks.  He proposed preparing a technical fix and “putting it on the shelf” so it can be deployed quickly once the quantum threat becomes real.    What else to read? We explain what is happening in the InfoFi niche after a blistering rise, spam accusations and a crackdown by X. We sketch a Web3 future in which decentralisation is achieved via personal and local apps built by AI agents. We round up the week’s most notable security events in our traditional digest.

news.bitcoin.com Stablecoin Market Adds $2 Billion in 7 Days as USDT Holds Near $190 Billion

After hovering slightly above the $320 billion threshold last week, the stablecoin sector pulled in more than $2 billion in fresh capital over the past seven days. Data from Defillama shows the stablecoin economy now carries a combined market capitalization of $322.74 billion. Stablecoin Market Starts Swelling Again As of this weekend, tether ( USDT) […]

blockonomi.com Hyperliquid Burns 45 Million HYPE Tokens While Recording $1.5 Billion in Net Inflows

TLDR: Hyperliquid burned over 45 million HYPE tokens worth more than $2 billion using collected platform fees. The exchange generates close to $1 billion annually and directs 100% of revenue toward HYPE buybacks and burns. Burned tokens represent roughly 14.5% of the 310 million HYPE distributed in the first trader airdrop. Hyperliquid recorded $1.5 billion [...] The post Hyperliquid Burns 45 Million HYPE Tokens While Recording $1.5 Billion in Net Inflows appeared first on Blockonomi.

blockonomi.com Sui Network Turns Three: CME Futures, Staking ETFs, and $2.6B DeFi TVL Mark a New Era

TLDR: CME Group listed SUI futures, making Sui only the fourth L1 alongside BTC, ETH, and SOL in regulated derivatives. Sui processed 65.8 million transactions in a single day within two months of its May 2023 mainnet launch. Three US staking ETFs from Grayscale, Canary Capital, and 21Shares listed in early 2026 on major exchanges. [...] The post Sui Network Turns Three: CME Futures, Staking ETFs, and $2.6B DeFi TVL Mark a New Era appeared first on Blockonomi.

blockonomi.com Caesars Brought Las Vegas Online. DraftKings Brought Fantasy Sports Online. ZunaBet Brought The Future Online.

Every platform’s identity is shaped by where it came from. Caesars brought the weight of Las Vegas online — decades of land-based casino heritage, a loyalty program connecting digital play to physical properties, and a brand that carried implied quality into the online space before the product had to prove it independently. DraftKings brought daily [...] The post Caesars Brought Las Vegas Online. DraftKings Brought Fantasy Sports Online. ZunaBet Brought The Future Online. appeared first on Blockonomi.

blockmanity.com HYPE Token vs PURR Stock: Which Gives You the Best Hyperliquid Exposure?

What Makes Hyperliquid a Top Crypto Project? Hyperliquid stands out in the crowded crypto world. It runs the biggest decentralized exchange for perpetual futures, or perps. These are popular tools for traders to bet on crypto prices without expiration dates […] The post HYPE Token vs PURR Stock: Which Gives You the Best Hyperliquid Exposure? appeared first on Blockmanity.

news.bitcoin.com Saylor Posts ‘Back to Work’ Signal as Strategy Eyes More Bitcoin After One-Week Pause

Michael Saylor posted “Back to work. BTC” on X Sunday, May 10, 2026, alongside an image of Strategy’s bitcoin holdings tracker, signaling the firm is resuming its aggressive accumulation after a one-week pause. Strategy Flips Switch to Accumulation Mode The social media post came alongside a chart showing Strategy, formerly known as Microstrategy, holding 818,334 […]

cryptopotato.com Bitcoin Price Prediction: Where Is BTC Headed Next Week? Key Levels to Watch

Bitcoin continues to trade within a broader recovery structure following the strong rebound from the $60K region. However, despite the recent bullish momentum, the market has been struggling to reclaim a decisive resistance zone at the $80K region, where the next major directional move is likely to emerge. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On […]

bitcoinist.com Bitcoin Leverage Returns In Force As Open Interest Surges Past 2025 ATH Levels

On-chain data shows Bitcoin’s latest price move to $80,000 has not been based off of spot demand alone. A new trend of derivatives activity is building under the market, with open interest across major exchanges recording its strongest increase of 2026 and even surpassing the rise seen during Bitcoin’s 2025 all-time high formation. However, technical […]

blockonomi.com Bittensor Subnet 68 Screens 11 Million Molecules in Decentralized Drug Discovery Race

TLDR: Bittensor Subnet 68 has already screened over 11 million molecules across nine disease targets. Three live competitions cover molecule screening, nanobody design, and search optimization. Yuma Consensus rewards high-quality research outputs through stake-weighted validator agreement. Metanova Labs uses decentralized miners to accelerate drug discovery at lower operational cost. Bittensor is currently running a live [...] The post Bittensor Subnet 68 Screens 11 Million Molecules in Decentralized Drug Discovery Race appeared first on Blockonomi.

blockonomi.com Binance Founder CZ Reveals How Bitcoin Survived 15 Years of Government Suppression

TLDR: CZ says Bitcoin climbed from $0.05 to $80,000 while facing 15 years of active government resistance worldwide. Binance founder CZ served prison time for a single Banking Secrecy Act violation, the only case of its kind in US history. CZ believes blockchain will power billions of AI-to-AI microtransactions, creating an exponentially larger global economy. [...] The post Binance Founder CZ Reveals How Bitcoin Survived 15 Years of Government Suppression appeared first on Blockonomi.

cryptobriefing.com Eric Ries: Success can become a liability for companies, the lean startup methodology is crucial for AI, and founders need protection from mediocrity | Lenny’s Podcast

Governance structures and lean startup principles are key to preventing mediocrity in successful companies. The post Eric Ries: Success can become a liability for companies, the lean startup methodology is crucial for AI, and founders need protection from mediocrity | Lenny’s Podcast appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

cryptobriefing.com Michael Saylor: Bitcoin as digital capital offers significant yield potential, how digital credit reduces volatility, and the transformative role of DeFi in crypto | The Wolf Of All Streets

Digital credit's high Sharpe ratio positions it as a superior investment over traditional financial instruments. The post Michael Saylor: Bitcoin as digital capital offers significant yield potential, how digital credit reduces volatility, and the transformative role of DeFi in crypto | The Wolf Of All Streets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

news.bitcoin.com Bitcoin Price Prospect: BTC Holds $80K While Momentum Starts Heating Up

Bitcoin hovered near $80,901 on May 10, 2026, just after 8 a.m. ET, while maintaining a broader bullish market structure across the daily, four-hour, and one-hour charts. With price action trapped between stubborn resistance and resilient support, traders are watching bitcoin behave like a caffeinated cat pacing near a closed door, clearly plotting its next […]

bitcoinist.com Is XRP Repeating A Setup That Once Led To 126% Rally? This Analyst Thinks So

The altcoin market has been one of the major losers in this bear market, with large-cap cryptocurrencies like XRP, BNB, and Solana taking a significant share of the losses. In fact, TradingView data shows that the TOTAL3 index (representing the crypto market capitalization, excluding BTC, ETH, and stablecoins) has fallen by more than $544 billion […]

blockonomi.com Nvidia Crosses $40 Billion in AI Investments, Expanding Equity Bets Across Supply Chain

TLDR: Nvidia has crossed $40 billion in investment commitments in 2026, targeting firms across the AI supply chain. A $30 billion bet on OpenAI stands as Nvidia’s single largest investment, deepening a decade-long partnership. Deals with Corning and IREN tie optical manufacturing and data center capacity directly to Nvidia’s hardware ecosystem. Analysts warn that neocloud [...] The post Nvidia Crosses $40 Billion in AI Investments, Expanding Equity Bets Across Supply Chain appeared first on Blockonomi.

cryptobriefing.com Iran strikes tanker off Doha as Qatari ship breaks Hormuz blockade, triggering crypto scam wave and oil price surge

The incident exacerbates geopolitical tensions, impacting global oil prices and crypto markets, while increasing scrutiny on crypto transactions. The post Iran strikes tanker off Doha as Qatari ship breaks Hormuz blockade, triggering crypto scam wave and oil price surge appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

blockonomi.com Aramco Q1 Profit Surges 25% as East-West Pipeline Hits Full Capacity Amid Hormuz Crisis

TLDR: Aramco’s Q1 net profit rose 25% to $32.5B, beating the LSEG consensus estimate of $30.95 billion. The East-West Pipeline reached 7.0M bpd capacity, offsetting Hormuz shipping disruptions during the conflict. Total revenue climbed nearly 7% to $115.49B on higher crude oil and refined product prices and volumes. Aramco’s base dividend rose 3.5% to $21.9B, [...] The post Aramco Q1 Profit Surges 25% as East-West Pipeline Hits Full Capacity Amid Hormuz Crisis appeared first on Blockonomi.

cryptobriefing.com Dana White: Reality TV transformed UFC’s public image, authenticity builds a loyal fanbase, and cost management drives revenue growth | David Senra

UFC's strategic embrace of reality TV and technology transformed it from near bankruptcy to a global powerhouse. The post Dana White: Reality TV transformed UFC’s public image, authenticity builds a loyal fanbase, and cost management drives revenue growth | David Senra appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

blockonomi.com Kevin Warsh and Bitcoin: What the New Fed Chair Could Mean for BTC Markets

TLDR: Kevin Warsh is expected to become Fed Chair on May 15, 2026, replacing Jerome Powell as head of the Fed. Warsh’s Senate comment on rate cuts triggered a sharp Bitcoin selloff, reflecting BTC’s growing Fed sensitivity. Warsh has called Bitcoin “digital gold” for younger investors, separating BTC from speculative altcoins publicly. His opposition to [...] The post Kevin Warsh and Bitcoin: What the New Fed Chair Could Mean for BTC Markets appeared first on Blockonomi.

bitcoinist.com Bitcoin SOPR Reaches 1.157 As LTHs Strengthen Market Dominance – Details

Over the past week, Bitcoin has traded as high as $82,000, marking another bullish weekly performance in Q2 2026. Following the bear market’s trajectory since October 2025, the price return above $80,000 represents a strong technical signal of a potential market recovery. Notably, on-chain developments are also contributing to this renewed bullish narrative. Related Reading: […]

blockonomi.com Saylor’s Strategy Targets Doubling Bitcoin Per Share to Boost Shareholder Value

TLDR: Bitcoin per share (BPS) replaces EPS focus as Saylor links capital allocation to BTC per share growth. Phong Le ties dividend funding and BTC sales to mNAV below 1.0 for per-share accretion logic. Strategy posts $12.54B loss driven by $14.46B unrealized Bitcoin losses amid price volatility cycle. BTC treasury model evolves as Strategy balances [...] The post Saylor’s Strategy Targets Doubling Bitcoin Per Share to Boost Shareholder Value appeared first on Blockonomi.

bitcoinist.com Bitcoin Dominance Begins Decline — Altseason Commences?

Bitcoin has recently touched the $81,000 zone in the last few hours, as bullish sentiment continues to grow stronger. Data from CoinMarketCap shows a 12% monthly gain, suggesting significant capital inflows into the leading cryptocurrency since early April. However, on-chain data paints a parallel picture of a brewing shift in market dominance. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s […]

blockonomi.com Coinbase, Kraken & Gemini Push Back on Senate Crypto Listing Rules

TLDR: Coinbase, Kraken and Gemini seek removal of manipulation rule affecting small token listings. Senate draft applies CFTC style safeguards raising concerns over crypto spot markets framework review. Banking Committee negotiates exchange rules defining listing, custody and broker standards. Industry lobbying continues as Senate works toward unified digital asset market structure. Major U.S. crypto exchanges [...] The post Coinbase, Kraken & Gemini Push Back on Senate Crypto Listing Rules appeared first on Blockonomi.

blockonomi.com CME Group Sets June 1 Launch for Bitcoin Volatility Futures, Pending CFTC Approval

TLDR: CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin Volatility futures on June 1, 2026, pending CFTC regulatory review and approval. Contracts settle to the BVX index, a 30-day implied volatility measure derived from real-time Bitcoin options data. Traders can go long or short on Bitcoin volatility without taking any direct directional exposure to BTC price. CF [...] The post CME Group Sets June 1 Launch for Bitcoin Volatility Futures, Pending CFTC Approval appeared first on Blockonomi.