JPMorgan: Ether Needs Network Activity to Catch Bitcoin
JPMorgan ether and altcoin analysts said the tokens won’t catch bitcoin without a major lift in network activity. Summary JPMorgan said ether and altcoins will keep lagging bitcoin without meaningful improvement in DeFi and real-world use cases. Bitcoin spot ETFs have recovered two-thirds of recent outflows, while ether ETFs have recovered only one-third. The bank
Bitwise Says Hyperliquid Undervalued as HYPE Rallies
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan issued a strongly bullish view on Hyperliquid and its native token, HYPE, shortly after Bitwise launched a HYPE exchange-traded fund (ETF) last week. In his comments, Hougan argued that the market is mispricing Hyperliquid’s broader business model—treating it as essentially just another perpetual futures venue. Hyperliquid As A Global
Warren Accuses OCC of Illegally Approving Crypto Trust Charters
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren accused Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC’s) Jonathan Gould of violating banking laws by approving national trust charters for cryptocurrency companies. In a Monday letter to Gould, Warren said the OCC head had “approved at least nine national trust charters for crypto companies that intend to engage in activities
Bitmine Holds 5.28M ETH, $12.6B Crypto Treasury
Bitmine owns more than 4.37% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 87% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 11 months Ethereum continues to benefit from the dual tailwinds of Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and from agentic AI systems increasingly needing public and neutral blockchains
Analyst Maps XRP’s Path to $17, Eyes Possible ETH Flip
Add ZyCrypto News On Google A popular pundit has issued an ambitious forecast for Ripple-promoted XRP, predicting a potential double-digit price breakout that he believes could eventually put the payments-focused token in contention with Ether in the crypto market rankings. Here is why. The Bullish Case Behind XRP’s Potential Run to $17 In a recent
Galaxy Digital Secures NY BitLicense, Expands Institutional Access
Galaxy Digital secured a BitLicense from New York on May 18 to offer regulated crypto services to institutions. Summary Galaxy Digital’s subsidiary GalaxyOne Prime NY received a BitLicense and Money Transmission License from NYDFS on May 18, 2026. The approval allows Galaxy to offer regulated trading and custody to hedge funds, registered investment advisers, and
Meta to Cut 8,000 Jobs, Cancel 6,000 Hires
Meta Platforms is preparing to cut approximately 8,000 jobs this week, roughly 10% of its global workforce. The company also plans to cancel hiring for around 6,000 open roles, bringing the total number of eliminated positions to approximately 14,000. The efficiency machine keeps grinding This latest round of cuts is part of what CEO Mark
CLARITY Act: Key Sections That Matter for XRP
With the US Digital Asset CLARITY Act inching closer to becoming law, many investors and supporters are eager to know how it could shake things up for XRP. A crypto analyst has broken down the specific sections of the bill that could directly impact XRP , Ripple, and its stablecoin RLUSD. These key parts touch
Markets Turn Bearish on Inflation Fears; Crypto Support Tested
Key points: Bitcoin has pulled back to the $76,000 level, a crucial near-term support level to watch. Several major altcoins have broken below their near-term support levels, indicating that the bulls have given up. Bitcoin ( BTC ) came under pressure on Monday after US President Donald Trump warned Iran that the “clock is ticking”
Eightco Updates AI, Digital Identity, Creator Economy Exposure
Eightco treasury composition as of May 12, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 11,068 ETH, 283 million WLD holdings, and $129M cash and equivalents, totaling approximately $340 million World offers a solution to the ‘double human’ problem in a world proliferating with deepfakes New independent data shows OpenAI’s coming social network will