Bitcoin Reclaims $105K After Moody’s Downgrades US Credit Rating

Moody’s is now the third credit rating agency to downgrade the country’s debt after Standard & Poor’s in 2011 and Fitch in 2023. Moody’s U.S. Rating Cut Sends Bitcoin Back Above $105K The U.S. lost its perfect credit rating on Friday after rating agency Moody’s downgraded U.S. debt from “Aaa” to “Aa1,” citing concerns about … Read more

Crypto.com and Canary Capital to launch US CRO fund

Crypto.com and asset manager Canary Capital are launching a US investment fund designed to provide exposure to the Cronos blockchain’s native token, CRO, the cryptocurrency exchange said in a statement. The Canary CRO Trust will hold the Cronos (CRO) token in a regulated fund wrapper, Crypto.com said, adding that the trust is not an exchange-traded … Read more

Price predictions 5/19: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI

Key points: Bitcoin’s rejection at $107,000 shows sellers are active at higher levels, but the recovery from the intraday low shows solid buying. Strategy and Metaplanet continue to accumulate Bitcoin, adding steady buy-side pressure to BTC price.  Select altcoins have pulled back, but they have not yet turned negative. Bitcoin’s (BTC) attempt to challenge the … Read more

‘Before Bitcoin, my most successful investment was shorting the Bolivar’ — Ledn co-founder

Before discovering Bitcoin (BTC), Ledn co-founder Mauricio di Bartolomeo found success shorting the Venezuelan Bolivar as it rapidly lost value against the stronger US dollar. Now, with the US dollar depreciating against Bitcoin, borrowing against Bitcoin instead of selling it has become a more viable strategy. “Prior to Bitcoin, my most successful investment was shorting … Read more

ETF Weekly Recap: Bitcoin ETFs Score Fifth Straight Week of Inflows With $604 Million Boost

Bitcoin ETFs notched a fifth straight week of net inflows, bringing in $603.74 million, with Blackrock’s IBIT once again leading the charge. Ether ETFs joined the rally, posting an inflow of $41.59 million. Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Log Strong Inflows Despite Broad Market Mixed Signals Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) momentum held strong last week as … Read more

Ripple launches cross-border blockchain payments in UAE

Ripple, the creator of cryptocurrency XRP (XRP), launched cross-border blockchain payments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a development that could spur the adoption of cryptocurrency in a country receptive to digital assets. Zand Bank, the UAE’s first all-digital bank, and Mamo, a fintech company that offers a digital payment platform for businesses, will be … Read more

Bitcoin ignores Moody’s US debt downgrade, rallies back to $105K after profit-taking sell-off

Key takeaways: Bitcoin recovered from its sharp sell-off from $107,000, suggesting it functions as a hedge against uncertainty for investors reacting to Moody’s recent downgrade of US debt. Moody’s downgraded the US credit rating to Aa1, citing a $36 trillion debt and rising deficits, causing market turbulence and a spike in US Treasury yields. Despite … Read more

Chainlink CCIP Launches on Solana, Linking $19B in Assets

Chainlink’s CCIP is now live on Solana, enabling cross-chain transfers between Solana and major blockchains like Ethereum and BNB Chain. Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Protocol Goes Live on Solana Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) is now operational on Solana, marking its first deployment on a non-Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchain via the v1.6 upgrade. The integration aims … Read more

Ethereum Pectra Upgrade and Lightchain AI’s Final Bonus Round

This content is provided by a sponsor. The convergence of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence is driving some of the most significant advancements in the digital space. On May 7, 2025, Ethereum, the world’s second-largest blockchain platform, marks another milestone with its “Pectra” upgrade, signaling a leap forward in scalability and efficiency. At the same … Read more

Crypto ETFs Close the Week Strong: $260 Million Into Bitcoin ETFs, $22 Million Into Ether ETFs

Bitcoin ETFs closed last week on a high note, notching a net inflow of $260 million with Blackrock and Fidelity leading the charge. Ether ETFs also finished strong, locking in $22 million in inflows without any outflows reported. Crypto Funds End Week in the Green Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended the week with confidence, locking … Read more