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On stage, co-founder and CEO JP Richardson began talking about the company’s derailment on the New York Stock Exchange in May 2024. Exodus flew 130 employees, friends and family to Manhattan, only to learn the night before that regulators had pulled the company from going public. He explained that the reversal was an “11th hour” rule change that, he said, stunned the crowd of supporters and forced the company to go private again, despite following his strategy. The episode ended with Exodus finally listing on the NYSE American in January with the same team, ticker and business, months after the…

XRP Ripple CTO David Schwartz stood in front of a packed venue at XRPLasVegas 2026 on May 1st and made remarks that made some in the XRP community uncomfortable. “Repeat the CLARITY Act now, even if it’s not perfect.” The XRP token is currently trading around $1.38, up modestly by +0.4% over the past 24 hours, a deceptively benign number considering the regulatory storm swirling around it. The real question is not whether this bill is flawed. Apparently so. The question is whether the incomplete legislation finally on the books will be more beneficial to XRP than two more years…

Here’s everything most interesting about PI, XRP and SHIB. The Pi Network’s native token has been on a roller coaster lately, following updates from the team and rumors of further progress. Ripple’s XRP has fallen 4% over the past week, but recent whale activity suggests a further downtrend may be afoot. Meanwhile, an anonymous trader sold 800 billion SHIB tokens and made millions of dollars. PI price fluctuation The cryptocurrency started the business week on a positive note, briefly reaching $0.20 on April 29th. It remains unclear what prompted the resurgence, as one can speculate that it may have been…

In today’s Bitcoin news, the Federal Reserve left the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.5% to 3.75% on Wednesday in what is almost certainly Jerome Powell’s last meeting as chairman, with the FOMC voting 8-4, revealing that the committee is more divided than the headline of the hold would suggest. Bitcoin was trading around $76,000 in New York by late Wednesday, down from an early trade of $77,000 and extending its decline by about 40% from its all-time high of around $126,000 in October 2025. The analytical question is no longer whether a pause will delay the bull market by…

Facebook paid creators nearly $3 billion in 2025, a 35% increase from the previous year. From now on, some meta creators will receive compensation in cryptocurrencies. Related books Meta: Digital payment retry Meta has begun rolling out USDC stablecoin payments to some creators in the Philippines and Colombia, marking the company’s return to digital currencies after a misstep several years ago. Creators who sign up can link their third-party cryptocurrency wallet to Facebook’s payments platform and receive funds directly on the Solana or Polygon blockchains. This rollout is starting now, but is currently limited to eligible creators in these two…

Trustworthy editorial content reviewed by industry-leading experts and experienced editors. Advertising disclosure Bitcoin remains above $76,000 as the market tests its resistance and the broader environment remains uncertain. Prices are constructive, but the forces operating beneath them tell a more complex story. And top analyst Darkhost has identified a signal in the hash ribbon that adds a particular layer of structural context to Bitcoin’s current situation. The hash ribbon is a metric that acts as a barometer of miner activity, comparing the 30-day moving average to the 60-day moving average of Bitcoin’s hashrate to identify when mining operations are truly…

Several prominent leaders in Bitcoin adoption gathered on the Nakamoto Stage at the Bitcoin 2026 conference to make the case that the industry’s unusual dynamics—direct competitors openly collaborating—may be the defining feature of today’s organized approach to digital assets. The panel discussion featured Nakamoto CEO David Bailey, Capital B’s Alexandre Lysette, and Metaplanet’s Dylan Leclair, and was moderated by George Mehail of Bitcoin for Enterprises. Bailey began his talk by framing Bitcoin as something more like a decentralized company, arguing that the rising valuations of its peers are lifting the broader ecosystem rather than cannibalizing it. He noted that UTXO…

Bitcoin (BTC)’s Coinbase Premium Index is -0.008 for the first time in three weeks, indicating a sharp decline in US spot market demand, consistent with BTC’s current price decline. This signal held across hourly readings through the next 48 hours, indicating consistent selling pressure from US-based buyers. This change comes as the net weekly average of BTC realized losses rose to $829 million, suggesting a decline in investor confidence. Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Index. Source: CryptoQuantCryptocurrency trader Aldi highlighted a break in both trendline support and the $77,300 liquidity zone. The trader linked the move to weakening spot demand, noting that…

Kash Patel said the FBI has arrested Shu Zewei, a Chinese national accused of cyberattacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. summary Xu Zewei has been extradited from Italy to face US charges over alleged coronavirus research hacking. The FBI linked Mr. Xu to Hafnium, which is accused of compromising approximately 13,000 U.S. organizations. Kash Patel has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and Sarah Fitzpatrick. Mr. Xu was extradited to the United States from Italy over the weekend. He is expected to face federal charges related to his hacking activities in 2020 and 2021. Officials said Xu and…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that companies providing services to Iranian airlines could face sanctions under Operation Economic Fury. The market’s approval rating for President Trump agreeing to ease oil sanctions on Iran by April was 3%, down from 14% the day before. market reaction President Trump’s “approval” rating among Iran’s demand markets has fallen to 3% from 62% a week ago. Markets on April 30 were bearish across all submarkets, with traders pricing in little chance of a last-minute policy change. why is it important This market trades $1,944 in real USDC every day, and it only…