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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum has picked up pace following the broader market recovery, with its price surging above the $2,400 mark once again. However, a crucial divergence is developing in the Ethereum market as futures and spot activity on key cryptocurrency exchanges start to move in different directions. Ethereum’s Futures And Spot Markets Diverge CW, a data analyst and verified author at the CryptoQuant platform, has outlined an interesting development in the Ethereum market. Amid its most recent rebound in price, Ethereum’s investor activity on multiple cryptocurrency exchanges is splitting…

The Stratum v2 Working Group announces today that ANTPOOL, Block Inc, F2Pool, Foundry, Spiderpool, MARA Foundation, and DMND have joined the working group to advance the adoption of the Stratum v2 protocol.  The working group was founded in 2022 by Braiins and Spiral to develop and maintain the Stratum v2 protocol as an open and vendor-neutral specification usable by the Bitcoin mining ecosystem. The protocol is an upgrade to the original Stratum mining protocol, bringing massive efficiency gains, privacy, security, and functionality that can be used to improve overall mining decentralization.  The onboarding of the new members, all substantial players…

In brief Kraken parent Payward Inc. agreed to pay $600 million for Reap Technologies, a Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments provider. The deal combines cash and stock, with Payward issuing shares at a $20 billion valuation, according to co-CEO Arjun Sethi. Reap specializes in cross-border payments using stablecoins, targeting Asian markets for cryptocurrency payment infrastructure. Payward Inc., the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, has agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments provider Reap Technologies for $600 million, Bloomberg reported Thursday.The transaction includes both cash and stock, with Payward issuing shares at a $20 billion valuation, according to Arjun Sethi, co-CEO…

Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen is cautioning that Bitcoin could still be at risk of setting a new cycle low later this year, pointing to historical patterns from previous bear markets. In a recent YouTube update, Cowen examines the time gaps between major lows in past cycles, suggesting the current market may not yet be out of danger. “In 2014, Bitcoin set a low in April and the next low wasn’t until October,” Cowen says, noting that the gap between those lows was about 174 days. He adds that in 2018, the market saw similar behavior, with roughly 143 days between…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto analyst CryptoCon has suggested that the Bitcoin bottom isn’t in despite the recent rally to around $82,000. He pointed to a bear flag, with BTC currently retesting the top of the channel but likely to break to the downside once the retest fails.  Bitcoin Bottom Unlikely In As A Bear Flag Still In Play In an X post, CryptoCon indicated that Bitcoin was likely to see another move to the downside. This came as he noted that the predominant pattern right now is still very much…

In brief Marlon Ferro, known as “GothFerrari,” received a 78-month federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges. Ferro broke into victims’ homes in Texas and New Mexico to steal hardware wallets when digital theft attempts failed. The criminal enterprise stole more than $250 million in cryptocurrency between late 2023 and early 2025, according to prosecutors. A 20-year-old California man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison Wednesday for his role in a criminal enterprise that prosecutors say stole more than $250 million in cryptocurrency.The enterprise operated for over a year between late 2023 and early 2025,…

An analyst who accurately called Bitcoin’s 2025 top predicts BTC will print more rallies if it holds one key level as support. The pseudonymous analyst KillaXBT tells his 201,300 followers on X that Bitcoin will likely remain in an uptrend as long has it does not decline below April’s high of $79,505. “From a purely structural standpoint, there’s nothing bearish right now. Does that make me bullish? No. But based purely on the current PA (price action), that’s the truth. We have flipped the April high plus held the monthly open $76,000 previous range highs. If you’re looking for shorts,…

In brief Elon Musk’s SpaceX/xAI signed a deal to provide Anthropic access to the Colossus 1 AI supercomputer cluster. Anthropic said the added compute power will improve capacity for Claude Pro and Claude Max users. The partnership pairs two AI companies that have taken sharply different positions on regulation and politics. Elon Musk’s SpaceX—which merged with xAI earlier this year—is teaming up with Anthropic to help power Claude, creating an unusual partnership between companies that have found themselves on opposite sides of President Donald Trump’s administration.The companies announced Wednesday that Anthropic will gain access to Colossus 1, xAI’s massive AI…

A US insurance agency is warning tens of thousands of Americans that their personal information is at risk after its network was hacked. In a report sent to the Maine Attorney General, Nevada-based TransGlobal Insurance Agency says its customers’ information is at risk following a February 18th cyberattack. An investigation determined that the exposed data may have included personal information such as name, address, Social Security number, driver’s license number and date of birth. The filing shows that 71,597 people were affected by the incident, including 78 Maine residents. “While we are not aware of any misuse of your information,…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Fear & Greed Index suggests digital asset traders are fearful even after the latest price recovery above $82,000 that Bitcoin has observed. Crypto Fear & Greed Index Is Still Pointing At A Fearful Market The “Fear & Greed Index” is an indicator created by Alternative that tells us about the average sentiment present among traders in the Bitcoin and wider cryptocurrency markets. It represents the investor mentality as a score lying between 0 and 100. All values above 53 on the scale correspond to a sentiment…

Crypto exchange Kraken has announced a global partnership with MoneyGram aimed at making it easier for users to convert digital assets into cash. The collaboration will allow millions of Kraken customers to withdraw crypto as fiat currency across more than 100 countries, leveraging MoneyGram’s extensive global cash pickup network. Users will be able to access payouts in hundreds of fiat currencies, with transactions processed instantly or near instantly in many cases. The move targets one of crypto’s persistent challenges – reliable off ramps into local currency. By integrating Kraken’s exchange and liquidity infrastructure with MoneyGram’s payments network, the companies aim…

In brief Quantum computers capable of breaking blockchain cryptography could arrive as soon as 2030, Project Eleven wrote in a report. Recent hardware developments have accelerated the potential timeline for the threat to crypto networks. Developers for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major blockchains are developing plans to prepare for the quantum threat. A sweeping new technical report warns that the cryptographic foundations securing trillions of dollars in digital assets could be broken by quantum computers within the next four to seven years—and that the blockchain industry is dangerously unprepared for the transition needed to survive.The report, published by Project Eleven,…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A video message from a man calling himself Stephen Beard may have been the final move in a long-running crypto con. Days before BG Wealth Sharing went dark, Beard told investors their accounts would be taxed 12% as part of a pending initial public offering for its DSJ Exchange platform. By Sunday, users on social media had figured out what was happening. By Monday, regulators were warning the public. By Tuesday, the domain was gone — seized by US law enforcement. Last-Minute Warning Signs Came Too Late…

In brief Chrome silently downloads a ~4GB Gemini Nano file called weights.bin to eligible devices with no opt-in prompt, and automatically re-downloads it if deleted. Chrome’s “AI Mode” button in the address bar routes queries to Google’s cloud servers—the local 4GB model doesn’t power it. Privacy researcher Alexander Hanff argues the behavior violates the EU ePrivacy Directive. Check your Chrome user data folder. There’s a decent chance a 4GB AI model is sitting there—one you never agreed to install. The file is called weights.bin, buried in a folder named OptGuideOnDeviceModel. It’s the weight file for Gemini Nano, Google’s on-device language…

In brief Chrome silently downloads a ~4GB Gemini Nano file called weights.bin to eligible devices with no opt-in prompt, and automatically re-downloads it if deleted. Chrome’s “AI Mode” button in the address bar routes queries to Google’s cloud servers—the local 4GB model doesn’t power it. Privacy researcher Alexander Hanff argues the behavior violates the EU ePrivacy Directive. Check your Chrome user data folder. There’s a decent chance a 4GB AI model is sitting there—one you never agreed to install. The file is called weights.bin, buried in a folder named OptGuideOnDeviceModel. It’s the weight file for Gemini Nano, Google’s on-device language…

May 6, 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 into one of the fastest-growing formats in digital entertainment. The new feature allows players to take positions on real-world outcomes across sports, culture and major global events – all directly using their existing Roobet accounts. Seamless integration for players Unlike standalone platforms, Roobet’s prediction markets…

Ryan Cohen’s unsolicited $55.5 billion unsolicited bid to absorb eBay into GameStop has the corporate world doing a double-take. Cohen’s pitch sounds seductive on paper: he promises to slash $2 billion in bloated overhead and instantly rocket eBay’s diluted GAAP earnings per share from $4.26 to $7.79 in year one. But behind the flashy presentation lies a massive hurdle: a highly speculative cash-and-stock structure that requires taking on $20 billion in new debt from TD Securities and drastically diluting GameStop’s own stock to buy a company four times its size. Analysts and investors are deeply skeptical, which is why eBay’s…