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Bitcoin treasury firms outline $3 trillion opportunity in BTC-backed digital credit at Consensus

Bitcoin treasury firms outline $3 trillion opportunity in BTC-backed digital credit at Consensus

Bitcoin treasury firms outline $3 trillion opportunity in BTC-backed digital credit at Consensus

POL May 7, 2026

Bitcoin-backed “digital credit” is scaling fast, with executives pointing to a $3 trillion long-term opportunity. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum,...

Purge of millions of crypto tokens underway, BTC needs it for sustainable bull cycle: Ben Cowen

Purge of millions of crypto tokens underway, BTC needs it for sustainable bull cycle: Ben Cowen

Purge of millions of crypto tokens underway, BTC needs it for sustainable bull cycle: Ben Cowen

POL May 7, 2026

Researcher and market analyst Ben Cowen says the purge of millions of altcoins is already underway and...

Bitcoin narrowly missed a major breakout. History says be careful.

Bitcoin narrowly missed a major breakout. History says be careful.

Bitcoin narrowly missed a major breakout. History says be careful.

POL May 7, 2026

Your day-ahead look for May 7, 2026 CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Read More

Core Scientific sold $208 million of bitcoin in Q1 as AI pivot continues

Core Scientific sold $208 million of bitcoin in Q1 as AI pivot continues

Core Scientific sold $208 million of bitcoin in Q1 as AI pivot continues

POL May 7, 2026

The firm’s AI pivot relies on a 590 MW contract expansion with CoreWeave, projected for $10.2 billion...

Safety first: Why Adam Back says Bitcoin is winning the ‘DeFi security war’

Safety first: Why Adam Back says Bitcoin is winning the 'DeFi security war'

Safety first: Why Adam Back says Bitcoin is winning the ‘DeFi security war’

POL May 7, 2026

The Blockstream CEO told Consensus Miami 2026 that sovereigns, pension funds and treasury companies will join the...

Altcoins climb as bitcoin and ether retreat from weekly highs

Altcoins climb as bitcoin and ether retreat from weekly highs

Altcoins climb as bitcoin and ether retreat from weekly highs

POL May 7, 2026

Altcoins outperformed bitcoin and ether on Thursday as traders rotated into higher-risk assets amid improving market sentiment. CoinDesk:...

The metaverse isn’t a place: Why Animoca’s Yat Siu says the future is 100 billion AI agents The metaverse isn't a place: Why Animoca’s Yat Siu says the future is 100 billion AI agents

The metaverse isn't a place: Why Animoca’s Yat Siu says the future is 100 billion AI agents

The metaverse isn’t a place: Why Animoca’s Yat Siu says the future is 100 billion AI agents

POL May 7, 2026

Yat Siu said the metaverse is evolving beyond immersive digital worlds, with AI agents increasingly handling commerce,...

Trump family-backed American Bitcoin’s costs dropped 23% in Q1 as mining industry pivots to AI

Trump family-backed American Bitcoin's costs dropped 23% in Q1 as mining industry pivots to AI

Trump family-backed American Bitcoin’s costs dropped 23% in Q1 as mining industry pivots to AI

POL May 7, 2026

The Trump family-linked miner cut its cost per Bitcoin to roughly $36,200 from $46,900 in Q4 2025,...

Bitcoin lenders say institutions want crypto credit to look more like TradFi

Bitcoin lenders say institutions want crypto credit to look more like TradFi

Bitcoin lenders say institutions want crypto credit to look more like TradFi

POL May 7, 2026

At Consensus 2026 in Miami, executives from Two Prime, Ledn and Lygos Finance said institutional borrowers increasingly...

Ripple, JPMorgan settle first cross-border tokenized Treasury redemption on XRP Ledger

Ripple, JPMorgan settle first cross-border tokenized Treasury redemption on XRP Ledger

Ripple, JPMorgan settle first cross-border tokenized Treasury redemption on XRP Ledger

POL May 7, 2026

The pilot, run with Ondo Finance and Mastercard, processed the redemption of Ondo’s OUSG tokenized Treasury fund...