Polygon has launched one of the most important infrastructure upgrades in its history, and while the technical changes may appear small on paper, the impact could be significant for crypto users worldwide.The Ethereum scaling network recently reduced its block time from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds. In simple terms, this means the blockchain can process transactions faster, confirm payments more quickly, and handle more activity during busy periods. According to Polygon developers, the change boosts the network’s theoretical processing capacity to around 3,260 transactions per second, roughly 14% higher than before.For users, the benefits are straightforward: quicker crypto payments, smoother…
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All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Coinbase reported a net loss of about $394 million in the first quarter of 2026, reversing from a $66 million profit a year earlier. Revenue fell 31% year-over-year to $1.41 billion as weaker token prices reduced trading activity across crypto markets. Coinbase started 2026 on the back foot. The U.S. crypto exchange reported a net loss of roughly $394 million in the first quarter, compared with net income of $66 million in the same period last year. For a company still closely tied to market…
Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is experiencing a steep price rally. According to CoinGecko data, WLFI’s price has rallied 10% in the last 24 hours and 21.8% over the last week. The rally comes amid the project being engulfed in controversy over the last few weeks. Let’s discuss what’s going on.Source: CoinGeckoTrump Family’s WLFI Rallies Amid ControversySource: The Crypto BasicWorld Liberty Financial’s (WLFI) troubles began with TRON (TRX) founder filing a lawsuit against the company on April 21, 2026. Sun alleged that World Liberty Financial froze his WLFI tokens and barred him from governance rights. The TRX founder also…
XRP is trading near $1.38 on May 8, 2026, after one of the more methodical sell sessions the token has seen this month. No sharp flush, no panic wick. Just a slow, consistent grind from the $1.4154 open down toward the session low near $1.375, with barely any attempt at recovery along the way. That kind of price action tells you something specific: sellers are in control and buyers are not convinced enough to step in yet. What the Chart Looked Like XRP opened the 24-hour session at $1.4154 and briefly pushed toward $1.42 in the first few minutes. That…
The post $2B in Bitcoin & Ethereum Options Set to Expire on May 8th appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Around 20,000 Bitcoin options worth $1.6 billion and 182,000 Ethereum options worth $410 million are set to expire on May 8. Bitcoin’s put-call ratio stands at 0.73 with a max pain level of $79,500, while Ethereum’s ratio is 0.93 with max pain at $2,350. Despite Bitcoin’s rally toward $82,000 this week, implied volatility and options activity remain muted, signaling cautious sentiment and a broader market consolidation phase rather than aggressive speculative positioning.
Bitcoin retreated amid clashes in the Strait of Hormuz and rising oil prices. Analysts argue that a limited appetite for full‑scale escalation caps downside risk. Bulls aim for a rebound toward $82,000, but bears could target a breakdown below $78,000. Bitcoin dropped to around $79,200 in early trading on Friday as fresh military skirmishes in the Strait of Hormuz rattled global risk assets. The crypto bellwether was witnessing a sharp intraday pullback after a brief run above $80,000, with the latest price swing highlighting prevailing weakness amid potential geopolitical shocks. However, despite this outlook, is a classic “bear trap” in…
KAIO (KAIO) recorded extreme volatility immediately following its Token Generation Event (TGE) on May 6, with some platforms reporting price swings of up to 9,900% just hours after listing on Bitget, KuCoin, and several other exchanges. The surge occurred as the market ramped up the Real-World Assets (RWA) narrative, with a particular focus on projects related to tokenized institutional funds and on-chain capital infrastructure.KAIO is being positioned by the market as an RWA infrastructure play with approximately $100 million in TVL and connections to the tokenized fund ecosystems of BlackRock, Brevan Howard, Hamilton Lane, and Laser Digital—a narrative that is…
In the first five months of 2026, the crypto industry has faced a series of difficult challenges. Recent findings released by Coindesk and BeInCrypto suggest that the Web3 ecosystem is currently witnessing a significant number of platform closures. The most notable event occurred in April 2026, when Foundation, a prominent marketplace for digital artists, announced it would stop its operations, following a collapsed acquisition deal with Blackdove.Learn more: NFT Platform Foundation Shuts Down After Failed Rescue Deal With BlackdoveSuch events are no longer an “NFT Winter” as what happened in 2022. Rather than a temporary price correction, the market is…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on XRP has moved from a deleveraging panic to a fragile base-building phase, and the question of when the next all-time high will return hinges on catalysts that have yet to show up in price.The asset trades around $1.42 on CryptoSlate’s live XRP page today, May 7, with a market value near $87.5 billion, roughly $2.8 billion in 24-hour volume, and 61.8 billion tokens in circulation.That leaves XRP about 63% below the $3.84 all-time high from Jan. 4, 2018. A return to that record would require a gain of roughly 170% from current levels.That gap turns the…
On May 7, Bitwise Asset Management revealed that it is taking over as investment manager of the Superstate Crypto Carry Fund (USCC). This will be Bitwise’s first tokenized fund, and it will rename the fund as Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund while using the same ticker. Its transition is expected to be completed on June 1, 2026. The USCC fund will use the “cash-and-carry” strategy, which is a strategy to generate yield from the gap between the spot and futures prices for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. On May 7, Bitwise, a leading crypto asset management company, announced the launch of…
