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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Based on its performance over the past month, the Bitcoin price seems to be fighting its way out of the bear market. However, the overall market structure has yet to completely shift from a downward to a positive trend. In fact, a recent on-chain analysis suggests that the premier cryptocurrency might have recently formed a local top, with a downtrend resumption potentially on the cards. Why The BTC Market Might Be Overheating In a new post on the X platform, crypto analyst Ali Martinez revealed that the…

In brief ChatGPT’s global web traffic share fell from 77.6% in May 2025 to 53.7% in April 2026, per SimilarWeb. For the first time, Anthropic passed OpenAI in business adoption: 34.4% vs. 32.3% of companies tracked by the Ramp AI Index. Secondary markets are pricing Anthropic at around $1 trillion—above OpenAI’s $880 billion on Forge Global. For a long time, “ChatGPT” was almost synonymous with “AI.” That shorthand is getting harder to defend.According to SimilarWeb’s latest web traffic data, ChatGPT commanded 77.6% of global generative AI website traffic in May 2025. By April 2026, that share had dropped to 53.7%.…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple recently announced it would offer custody services to Intesa Sanpaolo — a deal that raised eyebrows when the Italian bank’s first-quarter filings showed it had quietly bought about $26 million worth of crypto through the Grayscale XRP Trust ETF in the same period. A Shift Toward Blue-Chip Crypto Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s biggest bank, grew its crypto holdings from roughly $100 million at the end of 2025 to around $235 million by March 31, according to a report by Italian crypto outlet Criptovaluta.it. The expansion was not…

In brief Kimi WebBridge runs entirely on your machine using Chrome DevTools Protocol, so your login sessions and page content never touch Moonshot’s servers. The extension is also agent-agnostic. The model driving it, Kimi K2.6, currently ranks first on the SWE-Bench Pro benchmark with a 58.6% score, ahead of GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6. Beijing-based Moonshot AI has released Kimi WebBridge, a browser extension that lets AI agents interact with websites the way a person would—searching, clicking, typing, scrolling, and extracting data—all while running locally on your device. It’s available now on the Chrome Web Store and the official Kimi…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin’s long-term price structure is once again drawing attention, as the asset continues to follow a powerful historical pattern on the monthly timeframe. Despite short-term volatility and shifting market sentiment, the broader trend suggests BTC may still be tracking well-established cyclical behavior from previous market phases. How Historical Bitcoin Data Supports A Positive May Outlook The Bitcoin monthly structure continues to follow a historically reliable pattern that may favor another strong close for May. Crypto trader Ardi has highlighted that as of Friday, BTC was trading roughly…

In brief Kimi WebBridge runs entirely on your machine using Chrome DevTools Protocol, so your login sessions and page content never touch Moonshot’s servers. The extension is also agent-agnostic. The model driving it, Kimi K2.6, currently ranks first on the SWE-Bench Pro benchmark with a 58.6% score, ahead of GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6. Beijing-based Moonshot AI has released Kimi WebBridge, a browser extension that lets AI agents interact with websites the way a person would—searching, clicking, typing, scrolling, and extracting data—all while running locally on your device. It’s available now on the Chrome Web Store and the official Kimi…

In brief Kimi WebBridge runs entirely on your machine using Chrome DevTools Protocol, so your login sessions and page content never touch Moonshot’s servers. The extension is also agent-agnostic. The model driving it, Kimi K2.6, currently ranks first on the SWE-Bench Pro benchmark with a 58.6% score, ahead of GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6. Beijing-based Moonshot AI has released Kimi WebBridge, a browser extension that lets AI agents interact with websites the way a person would—searching, clicking, typing, scrolling, and extracting data—all while running locally on your device. It’s available now on the Chrome Web Store and the official Kimi…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The CLARITY Act could become one of the most important factors that influences XRP’s price action in 2026. A new outlook shared by an XRP community member on X argues that the bill’s passage may do more than trigger a short-term bounce. The calculation suggests that if XRP becomes part of regulated settlement and liquidity flows, even a thin adoption scenario could place its minimum price at $50, with deeper integration pushing the model into price targets as high as $1,400. Why $50 Could Be The Minimum…

In brief SATA is set to become the first U.S. security to pay cash dividends every business day starting June 16. Strive reported a first-quarter loss of $265.9 million, driven by a decline in the value of its Bitcoin holdings. The firm said that it had eliminated outstanding debt by repurchasing long-term notes. Strive’s preferred stock will soon become the first U.S.-listed security to provide investors with daily cash dividends, the Bitcoin-buying firm declared on Thursday.In a statement, CEO Matt Cole described the shift as a “zero-to-one innovation,” affecting the company’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (SATA) starting…

In brief THORChain suspended all trading after security researchers flagged a suspected multi-chain exploit allegedly affecting Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, and Base networks. Blockchain researcher ZachXBT and security firm PeckShield identified two suspected theft addresses linked to alleged losses exceeding $10 million. The protocol halted operations while investigating the potential security breach. THORChain halted trading operations Friday morning after blockchain security researchers identified a suspected exploit allegedly affecting more than $10 million across multiple blockchain networks.Blockchain researcher ZachXBT and security firm PeckShield traced the suspected breach to two main addresses—one on Bitcoin and another on EVM-compatible chains including Ethereum,…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Following Bitcoin’s (BTC) price bounce above $82,000 and a subsequent rejection, the cryptocurrency has been in a major decline, with a market analyst now calling for a fresh bottom. He described the latest rebound as another bull trap in BTC’s broader bearish structure. As a result, the analyst now predicts that the flagship cryptocurrency will likely experience a steady decline to fresh lower levels around the $40,000 before it can begin rising again.  Analyst Predicts Bitcoin Price Freefall Until June Kabuki, a crypto market analyst who previously…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our new daily news show covering all of the top stories in 5 minutes, downloadable on Apple Pod or Spotify.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors are green but falling as treasury yields spike; BTC at $80.5k Trump Xi summit ends with some trade progress, Taiwan warning Clarity Act passes Senate Banking Committee vote, moves to Senate floor Coinbase becomes official deployer of USDC on Hyperliquid; HYPE +17% Thorchain exploited this morning for $10M+ across chains…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Most traders who hold Bitcoin or Ethereum are sitting on capital they cannot easily deploy. To trade global markets with it, the traditional route goes like this: convert to fiat, pay a conversion spread, wait for the transfer, fund a separate brokerage account, and then execute. Conversion fees and delays vary by provider, but they all eat into your timing and your margin. By the time you are in position, the opportunity you spotted may have already played out. For active traders, that friction does not just…

In brief Dune CEO Fredrik Haga announced Thursday that the company has cut 25% of its staff as part of a strategic refocus on AI tooling and institutional crypto adoption. The layoffs follow a March hiring push with 300 interviews, where “AI fluency” was set as a non-negotiable requirement. Crypto firms like Coinbase, Gemini, and the Algorand Foundation have announced staff cuts as they restructure around leaner, AI-driven operations. Crypto data platform Dune’s CEO and co-founder Fredrik Haga announced Thursday that the company has cut 25% of its workforce, saying the move was needed to “sharpen our focus” on core…

In brief Liberland gave Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin its highest award during ETH Prague 2026. The award recognized Buterin’s work in blockchain technology and his interest in new forms of digital governance. Liberland, founded in 2015 on disputed land between Croatia and Serbia, remains unrecognized by any sovereign nation. Liberland, the self-declared micronation that elected Tron founder Justin Sun as prime minister in 2024, awarded Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin its highest state honor this week during ETHPrague 2026 in Prague.Liberland President Vít Jedlička presented Buterin with the “First Class Order of Merit of the Star of Liberland” during a side…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on US-listed Bitcoin ETF flows have suffered their most severe weekly capital flight since the end of January, with investors pulling exactly $1 billion from the products.The primary catalyst for the sudden institutional risk aversion appears to be the shifting US economic backdrop.CryptoSlate’s data show that rising inflation concerns, alongside steep ETF outflows, led Bitcoin’s price to fall around 3% over the past week to $78,074 as of press time.US Bitcoin ETF flows register largest weekly outflow in 5 monthsData compiled by SoSoValue indicates that the $1 billion ETF outflow snapped a six-week streak of consecutive positive inflows.…

In brief IREN Limited closed a $3 billion convertible senior notes offering to fund AI infrastructure expansion. Net proceeds totaled $2.96 billion, with $201.3 million allocated to capped call transactions. The offering follows major deals with Nvidia and Microsoft for AI cloud services. Bitcoin mining firm IREN Limited said Thursday that it closed a $3 billion convertible senior notes offering, securing capital to accelerate its transformation from cryptocurrency mining to AI infrastructure services.The convertible notes carry a 1% annual coupon and mature in 2033, with a conversion premium of 32.5% above IREN’s share price. The notes were sold privately to…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The XRP market has seen a notable shift in large holders’ activity. Analyst Amr Taha, in a recent CryptoQuant post, highlights the implications of this changing dynamic and how it might affect the altcoin’s price. Large Holders Withdraw 403M XRP From Binance In a QuickTake post on May 16, Amr Taha reveals that XRP’s whales have again initiated a wave of large-scale exchange withdrawals. Taha notes that about 403 million in XRP has left Binance, i.e., the world’s leading exchange by trading volume, since 3rd May. This…