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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Spot Bitcoin ETFs snapped a four-week run of gains last week, posting $296 million in net outflows after pulling in more than $2.2 billion earlier in the month. The crypto reversal was swift — and it wasn’t limited to Bitcoin. Ether Takes The Hardest Hit Ether led all assets in outflows, shedding $222 million in a single week. That brought its year-to-date total into the red, with a net loss of $273 million — the worst performance among tracked assets. Spot Ether ETFs also recorded $206 million…

In brief Ethereum investment products lost $222 million last week, the most of any digital asset tracked by CoinShares. Total crypto fund outflows hit $414 million—the first weekly net negative in five weeks. Clarity Act concerns and fading Fed rate-cut hopes drove the sell-off, with U.S. investors accounting for $445 million in outflows. Ethereum funds bore the heaviest losses among all digital asset exchange-traded products last week as broader risk-off sentiment collided with growing concern about the Clarity Act, the upcoming U.S. crypto market structure bill.That’s pushed total crypto fund outflows to $414 million—the first weekly net negative in five…

In brief Bernstein lowered its price targets on Coinbase to $330, Robinhood to $130, and Figure to $67, while keeping Outperform ratings on all three. Coinbase spot volumes are tracking roughly 30% below Q4 2025 levels, with Bernstein cutting its 2026 EPS estimate by 44%. Robinhood’s prediction markets revenue is projected to surge 286% in 2026, partly offsetting weakness in crypto trading. Bernstein analysts cut price targets Monday on Coinbase, Robinhood, and blockchain lending firm Figure Technology Solutions, citing geopolitical headwinds and weak crypto sentiment.But the analysts maintained “Outperform” ratings on all three companies, despite the reductions.”In our view, these…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure As Bitcoin (BTC) trades below $70,000 following its latest decline, a crypto analyst is watching for a potential market bottom. His analysis suggests that a price floor could be near, as bearish momentum and selling pressure appear to be slowing. The analyst has pointed to a key indicator that has consistently signaled BTC’s bear-market lows for over a decade, reinforcing the view that the prolonged downtrend could be ending soon. However, the expert also cautions that it may take several months for the market to reach this…

In brief Senator Richard Blumenthal asked the SEC whether allies of President Donald Trump in crypto received favorable treatment. His inquiry focuses on the SEC’s dismissal of fraud charges against Tron founder Justin Sun. The letter comes as the SEC has closed or dropped multiple crypto cases and Trump has issued pardons to industry figures. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is pressing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for answers about whether individuals and companies tied to President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures received preferential treatment from regulators.In a letter to SEC Chairman Paul Atkins on Monday, Blumenthal requested records and communications…

In brief The Blockchain Leadership Fund launched Monday with Anchorage Digital and Chainlink Labs as founding contributors. BLF is structured as a hybrid PAC, allowing both direct candidate contributions and independent expenditures. The new PAC enters a field already dominated by Fairshake, which has amassed $116 million for the 2026 midterms. The Blockchain Leadership Fund, a new political action committee focused on digital asset policy, launched Monday.The new PAC adds another player to a crypto lobbying landscape already flush with cash heading into the 2026 midterms.The Blockchain Leadership Fund, a hybrid PAC formed by members of The Digital Chamber, announced…

In brief U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced legislation on Monday to support Bitcoin miners. The U.S. Commerce Department would be able to certify that entities are “Mined in America,” giving them access to government support. The initiative is aimed at bolstering demand from manufacturing jobs, while stemming the industry’s exposure to companies linked to foreign adversaries. U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced legislation on Monday to support Bitcoin miners, arguing that the industry needs government help to prevent foreign adversaries from gaining outsized influence over the digital asset’s network.The Mined in…

In brief Microsoft released two different modes that pair GPT and Claude to increase the quality of AI research. Critique makes the models collaborate, whereas Council makes them work in parallel while a third judge finds the discrepancies. This two-model workflow fixes hallucinations, weak citations, and other problems associated with mono-model AI research. Deep research AI has been one of the hottest arms races in tech this year. Google announced its research agent for Gemini in December 2024, OpenAI released its own research agent in February 2025, xAI followed suit, Perplexity doubled down, and Anthropic’s Claude built a loyal following…

In brief Square has automatically enabled Bitcoin payments as the default setting for eligible U.S. sellers. The shift affects 4 million merchants who can now accept Bitcoin with zero fees. Sellers receive USD by default through background conversion, though they can opt out or adjust settings. Block’s Square payments platform has begun automatically enabling Bitcoin payments for eligible U.S. sellers, shifting from an opt-in to an opt-out model in a move that could significantly expand mainstream Bitcoin payment adoption.The change, which co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey—an outspoken Bitcoin maximalist—confirmed began rolling out on Monday, affects an estimated 4 million merchants.”Starting…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The cryptocurrency market has turned highly bearish, and Solana‘s price continues to struggle with volatility as it drops toward the $80 level. Amid the persistent waning action, there has been a noticeable selling activity among treasury firms across the sector, which has triggered serious questions about its price outlook in the short to medium term.  Treasury Holders Are Selling Off Solana As Solana’s price continues its downward trend into the new week, selling pressure around the asset has increased along with the bearish performance. After a period of dumping…

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, posted a striking piece of market commentary on X before the latest futures swing. Adding fuel to the online propaganda proxy war being fought on social media, the comments lean into accusations of insider trading on Polymarket war bets.“Pre-market so-called ‘news’ or ‘Truth’ is often just a setup for profit-taking,” he wrote. “If they pump it, short it. If they dump it, go long.”The market then traded almost exactly as described.The Kobeissi Letter tracked the move in time order, with S&P 500 futures opening sharply lower on Sunday evening, recovering by late…

In brief The Ethereum Foundation staked more than $46 million worth of ETH on Monday. The move is the organization’s second staking action, with nearly $50 million staked in total. The initiative is part of its new treasury plan designed to “enhance financial sustainability.” The Ethereum Foundation staked another 22,517 ETH, or $46.2 million worth, as part of its previously announced staking initiative, according to on-chain data curated by blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence. The latest batch was staked in 11 distinct transactions, with 2,047 ETH or around $4.2 million worth staked each time. In total, the firm has now staked…

In brief Alibaba’s Qwen 3.5 Omni brings true real-time omnimodal AI to the frontier race. Native audio-visual processing beats stitched multimodal pipelines in speed and coherence. Voice cloning, semantic interruption, and vibe coding signal a shift toward fully interactive AI agents. Alibaba just dropped its most ambitious AI upgrade yet.The company’s Qwen team released Qwen 3.5 Omni on Sunday, a new version of its “omnimodal” AI that simultaneously processes text, images, audio, and video, and talks back in real time across 36 languages, placing its model on the same battlefield as the latest state-of-the-art AI foundational models currently available. 1/10…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The XRP conversation has always been based on future potential, regulatory clarity, and institutional adoption that always seemed just out of reach. Now, one crypto commentator believes those pieces are no longer forming in isolation but are now coming together in real time. According to crypto pundit X Finance Bull, a recent development involving global banking infrastructure shows the moment has finally come for XRP and the entire XRP Ledger ecosystem. The Moment Has Finally Come Crypto commentator X Finance Bull recently took to the social media…