News about Cryptocurrencies
Several major cryptocurrencies have significantly outperformed bitcoin and Ethereum in terms of growth.
In 2026, traders and cryptocurrency hedge funds are switching en masse to trading traditional assets such as gold, oil and stocks.
Western Union issued its own “stable coin” USDPT on the Solana blockchain. The issuer of the coin was cryptobank Anchorage Digital.
Social network X (formerly Twitter) once again became the epicenter of market fluctuations on May 4, 2026. The occasion was an ultra-laconic post by the platform’s owner Ilon Musk.
In the morning of May 4, the bitcoin (BTC) rate updated the maximum for three months. The price of the first cryptocurrency rose above $80.6 thousand for the first time since January 31, according to Coinmarketcap. The total capitalization of the crypto market is at a two-month high, rising above $2.65 trillion.
Moldova plans to legalize cryptocurrencies and regulate their use, Finance Minister Andrian Gavrilita said in a program on a Moldovan TV channel.
Iran’s Central Bank and the IRGC are using the country’s largest crypto exchange to convert dollars. A Reuters investigation found that it processed transactions worth tens and hundreds of millions of dollars related to sanctioned groups, including the Central Bank of Iran and the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The crypto asset is up nearly 3% in the last 24 hours.
Payment company PayPal on April 29 announced a reorganization of the business. The management structure will be divided into three areas, one of which will focus on digital assets.
Digital gold and many other crypto assets fell in price on the evening of April 29 amid the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision to keep interest rates at current levels.
AI has found many holes in computer security around the world. The heads of central banks in various countries and major banks are sounding the alarm. Decentralized finance is also adapting to the new AI reality.
The price of the first cryptocurrency will reach a cycle low at $57,000 this October. This opinion was shared by investor Michael Turpin in a conversation with Cointelegraph.
Several U.S. states are restricting the operation of prediction markets with billions of dollars in lawsuits. The US President has also joined in the criticism.
ForkLog portal used Bitget as an example to understand how cryptocurrency exchanges are turning into global financial supercaps.
The EU will impose a “full sectoral ban” on Russian services that deal with crypto-asset transactions as part of the 20th package.
Over the past 24 hours, the rate of the first cryptocurrency has risen by 4.7%. At the time of writing, the asset is trading at its highest level since the end of January – about $79,300.
The UK Ministry of Finance has presented a strategy for payment sector reform. The authorities plan to combine the regulation of traditional services, stablecoins and tokenized deposits into a single legal framework.
Billionaire Ilon Musk has once again demonstrated the art of market manipulation. His short post on social network X caused mixed reactions from users, once again mixing politics and the crypto market. Although in essence, many considered Musk’s tweet to be “empty” in general.
A Greek company that deals with maritime risk management has warned that some shipping companies have received fraudulent messages from unknown individuals posing as Iranian authorities. The messages offer safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin was trading at $75,733 on Tuesday morning, having added 1.5% in the past 24 hours, amid Iran signaling it was sending a delegation to talks with Pakistan and Brent crude falling ahead of Wednesday’s ceasefire deadline.
