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• Understanding Cryptocurrency ICOs: What Happens After an Initial ... - Influencive

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  One of the largest and most successful ICOs to date, TenX, is set to launch on Bittrex. Brian D. Evans Founder/CEO, Influencive. Understanding Cryptocurrency ...and more »
  
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• Hyperliquid Strategies Stays Profitable: Strategy And Bitmine Record Losses Above $10 Billion

  05-06-2026 23:04 via newsbtc.com
  
  Crypto markets endured further pressure this week as the sell-off spread to some of the industry’s largest digital asset treasuries (DATs). As of Friday, Bitcoin (BTC) had slipped back below $60,000 for the first time since 2024, Ethereum (ETH) was trading around $1,550, and Hyperliquid (HYPE) was near $57. 
  While the declines weighed on the broader market, the impact has been most visible in the large treasury companies associated with BTC and ETH—specifically Strategy (MSTR) a
  
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• Institutions Are Loading Up On XRP, But Liquidity Tells A Different Story

  05-06-2026 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  XRP is attracting institutional capital at a time when liquidity across the market is moving in the opposite direction. Fresh ETF inflows and growing accumulation among long-term holders continue to support the bullish case, but recent data suggest a different challenge is emerging beneath the surface. While demand appears healthy, the amount of liquidity available to absorb buying and selling activity has fallen sharply. 
  XRP Continues To Attract Institutional Interest
  XRP has increasingly
  
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• Travala lets AI agents book hotels with USDC on Base

  05-06-2026 22:55 via cointelegraph.com
  Travala’s new protocol lets AI agents search and book hotels with USDC on Base, but travelers still approve the final payment.
  
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• Crypto tax proposals weighed ahead of Tuesday House hearing

  05-06-2026 22:41 via cointelegraph.com
  Among the issues US lawmakers are expected to discuss in a digital asset taxation hearing are “de minimis” reporting exceptions for crypto transactions.
  
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• Bitcoin Critic Peter Schiff Predicts USDT Will Eclipse BTC

  05-06-2026 21:30 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin dropped to around $61,500 in recent days, its weakest level in roughly four months, and Peter Schiff wasted no time connecting that slide to a broader argument he has been making about stablecoins.A Stablecoin On The Move
  Tether’s USDT has already climbed to a market capitalization of nearly $188 billion, according to data from DeFiLlama, closing the gap with Ethereum to just under $26 billion. Schiff, the economist and longtime Bitcoin critic, says the numbers point to an inevitab
  
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• Bitcoin bears face $2.6B trap as BTC funding rate drops: Is a short squeeze brewing?

  05-06-2026 21:28 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin bears piled into short positions as BTC price slid to $60,000. Will the $2.6 billion in short leverage lead to an upside squeeze?
  
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• Kraken offers SpaceX IPO access through xStocks

  05-06-2026 20:17 via cointelegraph.com
  Eligible users in more than 110 markets can register for tokenized SpaceX equity ahead of the company's highly anticipated public listing.
  
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• Crypto tax in Illinois FY2027 budget is one step away from becoming law

  05-06-2026 20:10 via cointelegraph.com
  The law, part of a budget plan passed by Illinois lawmakers, would put the burden of collecting a 0.2% tax on crypto transactions on a registered broker.
  
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• Are Institutions Crashing The Bitcoin Price On Purpose? Here’s What People Are Saying

  05-06-2026 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Crypto pundit Ash Crypto has drawn attention to speculations about how institutions could be crashing the Bitcoin price on purpose. This comes as the Bitcoin ETFs continue to record massive outflows, which have caused this latest decline for the leading crypto. 
  Pundit Highlights Speculations Of Institutions Purposely Crashing Bitcoin Price
  In an X post, Ash Crypto claimed there were rumors that institutions are purposely crashing the Bitcoin price so they can buy at lower prices before the
  
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• Crypto Biz: Nobody told Saylor ‘never sell’

  05-06-2026 19:04 via cointelegraph.com
  Strategy’s Bitcoin sale challenged the “never sell” narrative, while JPMorgan attacked CLARITY and Capital B pursued a huge fundraising plan for BTC.
  
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• Pump.fun bounty platform pays users to tattoo tokens and chase viral stunts

  05-06-2026 18:44 via cointelegraph.com
  Pump.fun launched a new bounty platform where users started funding bizarre memecoin marketing stunts, including forehead tattoos, skydiving as a mascot and setting a vehicle on fire.
  
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• Bitcoin Whales Return To Binance As Selloff Echoes February Panic

  05-06-2026 18:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin’s June correction is now being accompanied by a sharp rise in whale deposits to Binance, according to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, reviving a pattern last seen during the market’s February stress event. The data suggests that large holders are moving more BTC back onto the exchange as the selloff deepens, potentially adding near-term supply pressure.
  Darkfost said Bitcoin is down 14% in June, with the decline accelerating over the past several days. That move has pushed some
  
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• Saylor says Bitcoin needs ‘disciplined expansion’ as analysts weigh demand reset

  05-06-2026 18:09 via cointelegraph.com
  Michael Saylor’s essay calls for Bitcoin to expand through banks, credit, securities and higher layers while preserving its base layer.
  
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• FairGambling Launches Crypto Casino Review and Analytics Platform With Provably Fair Tools and Extra Rewards

  05-06-2026 18:05 via crypto-news.net
  
  New York, USA, June 5th, 2026, PlayNewswire FairGambling, a new transparency and rewards platform for crypto casino players and Bitcoin gamblers, today announced its public launch. The platform combines on-chain analytics, provably fair verification tools, independent crypto casino reviews, live bonus code feeds, and an extra rewards program offering up to 30% rakeback across 40+... Read more
  
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• Bitcoin Crashes Near $60,000: $62B In Treasuries Erased, Analyst Sees Potential Bottom Ahead

  05-06-2026 17:57 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin (BTC) extended its decline on Friday, sliding to levels not seen since early February, leaving the broader market under renewed pressure and deepening bearish sentiment. 
  Since reaching its all-time high of $126,000 last October, Bitcoin is now down roughly 52%, reinforcing the sense that the sell-off is more than a short-term dip.
  Bitcoin Treasury Stocks Fall From $134B To $72B
  While traditional market weakness has been part of the story, whale activity has also played a major role
  
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• Bitcoin teases 'seller exhaustion' as BTC price downside reaches $60.3K

  05-06-2026 17:43 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin sellers were losing steam, market analysis said as ongoing BTC price downside brought the market closer to $60,000.
  
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• Strategy’s Leveraged Bitcoin Model Is Under Strain, Researchers Warn

  05-06-2026 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  Grayscale’s head of research says Strategy’s leveraged business model has come under pressure, and that pressure could make it harder for the company to keep adding Bitcoin to its holdings.A Dividend Problem Taking Shape
  Zach Pandl made the assessment Thursday after Strategy sold 32 Bitcoin — a tiny slice of its 843,706 BTC stockpile — triggering a wave of selling that has knocked Bitcoin down 16% since the transaction.
  Strategy also offloaded $128 million in shares, and
  
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• Visa tests private stablecoin settlement with Brale, Canton

  05-06-2026 16:45 via cointelegraph.com
  Visa is testing private stablecoin settlement on Canton with Brale, exploring whether institutions can use blockchain without exposing sensitive transaction data.
  
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• Here’s How High The Bitcoin Price Will Climb If It Breaks The Current Bear Trend

  05-06-2026 15:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin has spent the better part of the past several weeks delivering a painful lesson to bulls. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has shed more than 22% over the past month, slicing through support levels that many traders had considered established.
  Bitcoin is still trapped below a descending trendline, and the current structure still favors sellers unless price can reclaim important resistance levels. However, technical analysis projection leaves room for a recovery move if
  
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• Zcash weighs new shielded pool after counterfeiting flaw

  05-06-2026 15:18 via cointelegraph.com
  Zcash developers are weighing a new shielded pool and turnstile accounting after the Orchard bug raised supply verification questions.
  
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• Bitcoin needs one more thing to happen to spark BTC price 'rally:' Analysis

  05-06-2026 15:00 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin whales flipped to support a BTC price rebound, but analysis warned that the Coinbase and Kimchi Premium still needed to return.
  
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• House GOP eyes summer vote on prediction market restrictions for lawmakers

  05-06-2026 14:46 via cointelegraph.com
  House Republicans plan a summer vote on a congressional stock trading ban and new restrictions on lawmakers’ prediction market activity.
  
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• JPMorgan, Citi-backed Clearing House plans tokenized deposit network in 2027: WSJ

  05-06-2026 14:39 via cointelegraph.com
  Some of the largest banks are reportedly launching a tokenized deposit network in early 2027 in response to growing competition from stablecoin companies entering TradFi.
  
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• How low can Bitcoin price go if $60K support fails?

  05-06-2026 14:24 via cointelegraph.com
  Bitcoin’s downside targets cluster near $50,000, but a larger weekly bearish setup puts a deeper correction toward $33,000 on the radar.
  
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• Arthur Hayes Dumps Entire Zcash Bag, Keeps WLD Bet Alive

  05-06-2026 14:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Arthur Hayes says Maelstrom has sold its entire Zcash position after new disclosures around the Orchard Pool vulnerability sharpened the perceived risk around ZEC’s monetary integrity. The move effectively ends his recent “Holy Trinity” trade across ZEC, NEAR and HYPE, while leaving Worldcoin as the AI-linked bet he says the fund still holds.
  “The Holy Trinity is dead,” Hayes wrote on X. “Sadly due to the Orchard Pool exploit, I had to dump our entire ZEC bag.
  
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• Forward Industries moves $32M in SOL amid $1B paper loss

  05-06-2026 12:59 via cointelegraph.com
  Forward Industries moved $31.9 million in SOL to Coinbase Prime as its Solana bet sits over 70% underwater, underscoring growing strain on corporate crypto treasuries.
  
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• South Korea police probe Polymarket users over illegal gambling claims: Report

  05-06-2026 12:47 via cointelegraph.com
  South Korean police reportedly launched the country’s first illegal gambling probe into local Polymarket users amid election-betting scrutiny.
  
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• Bitcoin Faces Pressure As Investors Rotate Capital Into AI Buildout: Saylor

  05-06-2026 12:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  Bitcoin spot ETFs have now recorded net outflows in 17 of the last 19 days, with investors pulling a combined $5.6 billion from the products during that stretch.
  Taking Stock Of The Damage
  The numbers have pushed year-to-date flows for US-traded Bitcoin ETFs into negative territory, landing at negative $2.17 billion. Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart put the 13-day outflow streak in sharper relief, reporting that roughly $4.4 billion worth of Bitcoin was sold through those products over the p
  
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• Dogecoin Has Entered A Historically Red Month And The Result Could Be Catastrophic

  05-06-2026 11:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  In the 13 years that Dogecoin has been in existence, it has seen some interesting trends across various months. However, each month has had its fair share of greens and reds, but the month of June has mostly defied this. With Dogecoin mostly ending June in the red over the years, the odds of this repeating itself again are high, as this report takes a look at the numbers.
  June Is The Worst Month For Dogecoin
  Dogecoin’s historical performance in June has been nothing short of disappointing,
  
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