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All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. MoonPay has acquired DFlow in an all-stock transaction valued at about $100 million. DFlow provides Solana trade routing and DEX aggregation infrastructure and processed more than $12 billion in volume in Q1 2026. MoonPay is moving further beyond its original payment lane. The crypto infrastructure company has acquired DFlow, a Solana-focused trading infrastructure firm, in an all-stock deal valued at roughly $100 million, according to Fortune. DFlow brings MoonPay closer to trade execution DFlow helps users, wallets and platforms route orders more efficiently across different…

Ripple’s XRP token continues to face resistance at the $1.42 price level despite Bitcoin (BTC) reclaiming the $81,000 mark. However, it should be noted that XRP has made a slight recovery over the last week, rising from $1.35 on April 30, to where it is now. According to CoinGecko statistics, XRP has risen by 0.9% in the last 24 hours, 2.1% in the last week, and 6% over the previous month. Nonetheless, the asset is still down by 1.8% in the 14-day charts and 33% since May 2025. Let’s discuss why XRP may be struggling right now.Source: CoinGeckoWhy Is XRP…

Tony Kim May 06, 2026 06:16 Anchorage teams up with Google Cloud to enable AI agents to access fiat and crypto payment systems, a potential trillion-dollar market. Crypto bank Anchorage has unveiled an innovative agentic banking service designed to give artificial intelligence (AI) agents controlled access to both fiat and crypto payment systems. The initiative, launched in partnership with Google Cloud, aims to position Anchorage at the forefront of a potential trillion-dollar industry, according to CEO Nathan McCauley. Agentic banking allows AI agents to independently manage financial transactions, complete with verifiable IDs, preset…

Days after the Senate Banking Committee released its draft language for the CLARITY Act, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse delivered a blunt message about the road ahead for the delayed crypto market-structure bill.  Speaking Tuesday at CoinDesk’s Consensus Miami event, Garlinghouse said the next two weeks could prove decisive—not just for the momentum of the legislation, but for whether it ultimately clears one of the last key procedural hurdle. Ripple CEO Defends CLARITY Act Compromise Garlinghouse emphasized that the CLARITY Act passage is still not guaranteed. He pointed to the Senate Banking Committee’s long-awaited hearing as the immediate turning point. Without…

Key Takeaways: Bullish plans to acquire Equiniti in a $4.2 billion stock-and-debt transaction. Equiniti brings nearly 3,000 issuer clients and more than 20 million shareholders. Tokenization services are expected to drive faster growth after the deal closes. Bullish Acquisition Links Digital Assets With Shareholder Records Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) announced May 5, 2026, a $4.2 billion agreement to acquire Equiniti, a move that would link its digital-asset business with a traditional shareholder-recordkeeping operation. The deal is framed around creating a global transfer agent for tokenized securities, with closing expected in January 2027 pending regulatory approvals and standard closing requirements. The acquisition…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin may be the largest cryptocurrency asset in the space, but Ethereum, on the other hand, continues to control a large share of the market. In recent market activity, the Ethereum network is starting to surpass the Bitcoin network in terms of capital value movement on-chain. Capital Flowing Through Ethereum Than Bitcoin As the crypto market adjusts, flipping from bearish to bullish, a bold claim around Ethereum and Bitcoin is stirring a debate across the community. Nomad, a market expert and investor, has announced on the X…

A Fairshake poll finds 45% of Americans call crypto too risky as industry PACs deploy over $100 million into midterms. Summary A Public First poll conducted for Politico found 45% of Americans say investing in cryptocurrency is not worth the risk. The same poll found 44% say AI is developing too fast, and two-thirds want Congress to impose strict oversight on artificial intelligence. Pro-crypto PAC Fairshake and pro-AI PAC Leading the Future have together deployed over $100 million in 2026 midterm races. A Politico poll conducted by Public First in April 2026 found that 45% of Americans say investing in…

The Ethereum price resilient above the $2,345 support, signals a potential 7.85% surge, before buyers challenge key channel resistance. Blockchain tracker Arkham Intelligence flagged a prominent whale moving roughly 3,000 ETH to centralized exchanges in two separate transfers on May 5. Deribit’s Ethereum options market currently reflects weak expectations for major volatility across most contracts extending into late July. ETH, the native cryptocurrency of smart contract giant, Ethereum, is up 1.5% during Tuesday’s U.S. market session to trade at $2,382. The uptick follows the broader market momentum as Bitcoin reclaimed the $80,000 psychological level amid the de-escalating tension in the…

Luisa Crawford May 05, 2026 20:11 Fairshake’s crypto-backed PAC pours $500K into Indiana race supporting pro-crypto Rep. James Baird ahead of today’s primary. Defend American Jobs, a political action committee (PAC) supported by the cryptocurrency industry, has spent over $500,000 on media to back Republican Representative James Baird in Indiana’s 4th Congressional District. This significant investment comes ahead of today’s Indiana primary, signaling the growing political influence of crypto-backed organizations. According to a recent filing with the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC), the group spent $514,000 on media campaigns supporting Baird. The PAC…

The investment operation involving BG Wealth Sharing and DSJ Exchange (DSJ) collapsed after $92 million was moved across blockchain networks between April 27 and May 3.  According to ZachXBT, more than $41.5 million was frozen through cooperation with Tether, Binance Security Team, OKX, and U.S. law enforcement.  At least 13 regulators worldwide, including the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), Washington State’s Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), have issued warnings before the collapse.  On May 5, ZachXBT, a popular on-chain investigator, shared a detailed post on the X (formerly Twitter) on how he helped in…