Crypto Industry News & Market Trends

XRP Price Prediction: CLARITY Act Faces Hard May 21 Deadline as Pepeto Presale Window Narrows Before Listing

The post XRP Price Prediction: CLARITY Act Faces Hard May 21 Deadline as Pepeto Presale Window Narrows Before Listing appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News　　The XRP price prediction enters its most important month of 2026 after 247WallSt confirmed the CLARITY Act must clear the Senate Banking Committee before the May 21 Memorial Day recess or risk getting shelved for the rest of the year.　　XRP trades at $1.38 today per CoinGecko, trapped between $1.30 and $1.45 since February, with a cup-and-handle pattern on the daily chart targeting $1.70 if the breakout holds.　　The XRP price prediction also gets support from GraniteShares launching 3x leveraged XRP ETFs on May 7 and Coinbase activating XRP futures on May 1 per 247WallSt. Three catalysts in one month have not lined up for XRP since 2025. But even a breakout to $1.70 returns 23%, and the presale that delivers multiples sits elsewhere.　　CLARITY Act Deadline, 3x ETFs, and New Fed Chair All Land in May for Ripple　　247WallSt reported that Senator Thom Tillis confirmed he will ask Chairman Tim Scott to schedule the CLARITY Act markup when senators return. GraniteShares lists its 3x Long and 3x Short XRP (XRP) ETFs on May 7, giving retail traders their first

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Polygon (MATIC) Adds Privacy Payments, Targets Institutions

Ethereum scaling solution Polygon has introduced a privacy-focused wallet feature enabling private stablecoin transactions, marking a significant step toward institutional adoption. The feature, announced on May 5, integrates the Hinkal Protocols privacy infrastructure to shield sender, receiver, and transaction amounts while maintaining compliance through zero-knowledge proofs (zkSNARKs).　　Polygon‘s new offering provides operational privacy essential for businesses and institutions hesitant to adopt onchain solutions due to the public nature of blockchain transactions. “For onchain payments to go mainstream, businesses need privacy. Not ’hide from regulators privacy. Operational privacy,” noted Polygon community lead Smokey on X. According to Polygon, confidentiality aligns with traditional financial rails, enabling serious stablecoin volume without exposing counterparties and transaction details to the network.　　Privacy is implemented through two mechanisms. First, all transactions undergo KYT (Know Your Transaction) screening before execution, ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. Second, Hinkals infrastructure allows users to generate audit files for regulators, balancing privacy with regulatory transparency. This institutional-grade privacy feature aims to address a critical gap in DeFi infrastructure, where public ledgers often deter enterprises from migrating significant financial flows onchain.　　The integration is part of a broader strategy by Polygon to expand its institutional market share. Stablecoins on Polygon reached a record

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Evernorth Adds Ripple CLO to Board Before Nasdaq Debut

Evernorth appointed four new directors as it advances its planned Nasdaq listing in the United States.Stuart Alderoty, Ripples Chief Legal Officer, joined the board to strengthen regulatory oversight.Robert Kaiden, CFO of the OpenAI Foundation, will support financial reporting and transparency.Ted Janus brings over three decades of institutional investing experience to guide treasury management.Derar Islim adds operational expertise from his leadership roles at Genesis Global Trading.　　Evernorth advanced its U.S. listing plans after appointing four directors to its board. The company confirmed the additions as it progresses toward a Nasdaq listing. It also expanded its executive team and advanced its SEC registration process.　　Evernorth Expands Board Ahead of Nasdaq　　Evernorth confirmed it will appoint four directors after completing its merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II. The company stated that the move supports its planned Nasdaq listing. It said the board expansion strengthens governance and operational oversight.　　Stuart Alderoty, Chief Legal Officer at Ripple, will join the board. He previously held senior legal roles at CIT and HSBC North America. Evernorth said his regulatory experience will guide compliance efforts.　　Robert Kaiden, Chief Financial Officer of the OpenAI Foundation, will also join the board. He earlier served as Twitters Chief Accounting Officer and worked as an audit partner

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Avalanche (AVAX) Price Prediction: AVAX Eyes $10.80 Breakout as Price Holds Key $9 Support Zone

Avalanche (AVAX) is holding firm above the key $9 support zone as improving price structure and network efficiency keep traders focused on a potential breakout towards $10.80.　　AVAX price is starting to show signs of controlled recovery after weeks of weak price action. According to Brave New Coin, Avalanches current price is $9.27, up 0.54% in the last 24 hours, with a market cap of nearly $4.00 billion.　　AVAX Price Finds Buyers Near the $9 Zone　　AVAX price is showing a modest recovery after defending the lower end of its daily range. According to Brave New Coin, AVAX is trading around $9.27, up 0.54% over the past 24 hours, after rebounding from an intraday low near $9.05.　　The move is not yet a major breakout, but it does show that buyers are still responding around the $9.00–$9.10 area. For now, this zone remains the first support to watch, while a stronger push above $9.50 would be needed to confirm improving short-term momentum.　　AVAX and RSI Approach Breakout Structure　　The technical setup shared by ShangoTrades shows AVAX price and RSI moving within similar tightening structures. Price is forming a compression pattern, while RSI is also pushing against its own descending resistance, which often appears before a momentum

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Wall Street warns human-built markets can’t keep up with machine-speed trading

Miami Beach, FL — A growing group of Wall Street and crypto executives say the financial system is heading toward a breaking point, as markets shift from human-paced processes to machine-driven activity that runs around the clock.　　“We‘re moving to a world where transactions happen at a speed no human can track,” Sandy Kaul, head of digital assets and innovation at Franklin Templeton, said during a panel on the future of capital markets at Consensus in Miami on Tuesday. At the same time, “almost every process in capital markets today was built for humans, and none of them will stand up to what’s coming,” she added.　　The tension between those two ideas — faster, automated markets and legacy systems designed for manual oversight — sat at the center of the conversation.　　For decades, financial markets have relied on layered processes to handle trades. Systems batch transactions, reconcile records and settle trades hours or even days later. That structure dates back to a time when physical stock certificates moved across Wall Street by hand.　　Now, blockchain infrastructure is starting to remove those constraints. Panelists pointed to tokenization — the process of turning assets like stocks or money market funds into digital tokens — as a

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Cryptos value is from being outside regulatory apparatus, says Arthur Hayes

Miami, FL — Crypto doesnt need regulation – something that charting the price of bitcoin over successive U.S. governments clearly shows, according to the provocative co-founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom, Arthur Hayes.　　Hayes‘ thesis is simple: fiat liquidity – precisely, the printing of more units of fiat money – is the only thing that affects bitcoin’s value proposition.　　“If you want to talk about the price of Bitcoin and what‘s the fair value, or what’s the future price, all that matters is how many units of fiat are there today,” Hayes told the audience at Consensus Miami 2026. “How many units of fiat will there be in the future, and whats the pace of this fiat creation？”　　While there‘s a lot of talk about tradfi and regulators and crypto coming together and having this “bastard child,” the majority of people who attend conferences like Consensus want only to see the number go up, Hayes said. But they forget what has made the price of Bitcoin go from from zero to however many trillions of dollars that it’s worth today, he added, hammering his thesis home:　　“The more money that is printed in the U.S. and around the world, the more value that

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XAU USD Daily Analysis: Gold Breaks Last Week’s Low as Traders Watch 200-Day Moving Average

Gold traded around a major short-term decision point of interest as traders observed how the most recent rebound could hold below resistance.　　XAUUSD traded roughly $4,573 on the H1 chart and has just recovered from lower levels. Meanwhile, Gold continues to face a bearish setup under the 4,590 zone.　　New charts by analysts on X revealed that there was pressure over a range of timelines. CyclesFan identified a loss of the low last week, Mohammad Sami traced downside projections, and Sensei Tutum mapped a broader structure of corrective action that is yet to be completed.　　Gold Breaks Last Weeks Low　　CyclesFan said that last week, gold broke the low of the week before, keeping the focus on the 200-day moving average. His chart put the 200-day moving average at the point of $4,283, which he termed as the lowest target since the last weakness.　　The daily chart revealed gold trading below the middle Bollinger Band following the loss of momentum that it had experienced in the first-quarter highs. Price remained above the 200-day moving average, and the bottom Bollinger Band was closer to the overall supporting area.　　Interestingly, the CyclesFan chart noted that below the 200-day moving average would open a retest of the March low

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Cardano News: Hoskinson Defends Scaling Strategy Amid Criticism

Governance ensures that decisions reflect the will of the network rather than a single authority.　　Per the Cardano news, Charles Hoskinson also pointed out what would have been missing without this phase.　　There would be no representatives, no constitution, and no structured way for users to influence upgrades.　　Funds would remain locked, and decisions would lack wider support.　　He argued that critics who wanted faster scaling ignored these trade-offs.　　In his view, moving quickly would have meant removing the communitys voice, which goes against the idea of decentralization.　　Reactions within the Cardano ecosystem reflected mixed sentiment. Some participants supported the research-driven approach, arguing that it prioritizes long-term stability over short-term performance gains.　　Supporters pointed to Cardanos distinct technical design. They noted that the extended UTXO model and layered architecture require different scaling strategies compared to account-based blockchains. In their view, this justified slower implementation timelines.　　Others raised concerns about delayed execution. Critics argued that extended research phases have limited Cardanos ability to compete with faster-moving networks. They cited lower transaction throughput and slower adoption of decentralized applications as key challenges.　　Ecosystem group EMURGO addressed the tone of recent criticism. The organization said some online commentary appeared coordinated and moved beyond technical debate into targeted attacks. At the same time,

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Michael Saylor Reveals $5.1B Bitcoin Profit For Strategy, MSTR Stock Gains

According to on-chain tracking crypto tools, Strategy holds 818,334 BTC accumulated at an average price of 75,537 per coin. At current BTC price, this stash is worth around $66.70 billion.　　The announcement is a follow-up after the company announced attracting new capital via its current at-the-market equity program. According to a recent filing, Strategy has raised $82 million through the sale of common stock.　　This amount would have been used to purchase over 1,000 BTC according to the current prices. Nevertheless, the company has not chosen to invest the proceeds into Bitcoin over the last week.　　The pause was confirmed by Michael Saylor himself, who said there were “no buys this week.” His statement came in contrast to a streak of steady accumulation that had occurred the previous four weeks.　　The most recent BTC the company acquired before the pause was of 3,273 BTC worth $255 million. At the time itself, it hinted at a slowdown in Strategys BTC accumulation spree. It depicted a 90% decline from the $2.54 billion purchase that the company announced earlier in April.　　MSTR Stock Rises Today　　Although the buying activity slowed down, the MSTR stock showed positive momentum. At press time, the MSTR stock price was up 1.01% to $185.65

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Strategy logs $12.5B Q1 loss as STRC demand boosts Bitcoin treasury growth

Bitcoin　　Strategy logs $12.5B Q1 loss as STRC demand boosts Bitcoin treasury growth　　Strategy reported a $12.54 billion net loss for the first quarter of 2026 as a sharp unrealized loss on its Bitcoin holdings weighed on results.　　The company posted an operating loss of $14.47 billion, compared with $5.92 billion a year earlier. The loss included a $14.46 billion unrealized loss on digital assets, reflecting Bitcoins weaker price during the quarter.　　Strategy held 818,334 BTC as of May 3, up 22% year to date, according to the companys latest earnings release. The company said the holdings had a cost basis of $61.81 billion and an average purchase price of about $75,537 per Bitcoin.　　With Bitcoin trading at $81,586 at press time, Strategys holdings are currently valued at about $66.8 billion.　　MSTR traded at $186.74 at press time, up 1.6% on the day, giving the company a market capitalization of about $58.9 billion. The stock slipped 1.3% in after hours trading after the earnings report, a modest move following the update.　　Strategy also reported $124.3 million in revenue, up 11.9% from the same period last year, while gross profit rose to $83.4 million. Cash and cash equivalents stood at $2.21 billion at the end of March.　　The company

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