Bitcoin falls further as BTC miners pivot to AI, pro-crypto legislation stalls

BlackRock's Bitcoin sale signals potential market volatility, highlighting the influence of institutional actions on cryptocurrency sentiment. The post BlackRock ETF offloads $527.8M Bitcoin, impacting market sentiment appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Last month at Beijing’s half marathon, a robot named Lightning beat the human world record by nearly seven minutes. It’s the latest in a string of AI-powered milestones that have got people wondering whether robots are about to enter our everyday lives, just as chatbots have. And the country leading the charge is China, where the government has pledged to invest more than £100bn in robotics over the next 20 years. To find out how robots are already entering the workforce, and what needs to happen to get them cleaning our homes and weeding our gardens, Ian Sample hears from the Guardian’s senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins, and from Nathan Lepora, professor of robotics and AI at Bristol University, who researches how robots can achieve human-like dexterity Clips: Global News, BBC, CGTN Continue reading...

Bitcoin is struggling to reclaim higher levels as the price tests the $76,000 level and the market searches for the structural support needed to prevent the correction from extending further. The backdrop is challenging — but a CryptoQuant report has identified a specific event in the miner flow data that adds an important layer of context to the current price action, and the most significant detail is not the event itself but what happened immediately after it. Related Reading: Ethereum Staking Record Meets On-Chain Collapse: Analyst Explains What’s Holding ETH Price On May 18, miners sent approximately 21,000 BTC to Binance in a single day. That figure places the event in a specific historical category: it marks only the second time since February 5, 2026 that miner inflows to Binance have exceeded 20,000 BTC in a single session. The February 5 instance recorded approximately 23,150 BTC arriving from miners — a deposit that coincided with one of the most significant price moments of

President Donald Trump is doubling down on his goal of making the United States the “crypto capital of the world,” while also weighing in on a growing national fight over who should regulate prediction markets.  Trump Says CFTC Rules Will Help Crypto ‘Thrive’ In a new statement shared Tuesday on Truth Social, Trump said it […]

Heightened geopolitical tensions and increased sanctions enforcement could lead to sustained market volatility and stricter crypto regulations. The post US forces shoot down Iranian drones, conduct strikes in southern Iran as Bitcoin drops below $77K appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

AI tools at YC empower non-tech users to manage complex data, bridging the gap in modern practices. The post Pete Koomen: AI as a foundational layer enhances organizational intelligence, empowering finance teams with internal tools, and LLMs democratizing data access for non-technical users | Y Combinator Startup Podcast appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Data shows the Bitcoin Funding Rate for the perpetual futures market has turned positive recently, a sign that bullish positions are dominating. Bitcoin Funding Rates Have Been Green Recently In a new post on X, analytics firm Glassnode has discussed the latest trend in the Bitcoin Funding Rate. This metric measures the average amount of periodic fees that perpetual futures traders are paying each other on the various centralized exchanges right now. Related Reading: Chainlink Whales Are Accumulating: Wallets Hit New All-Time High When the value of this indicator is positive, it means long contract holders are paying a premium to the short investors. Such a trend implies a bullish sentiment is dominant in the market. On the other hand, the metric being below zero suggests a bearish mentality may be shared by the majority of futures market traders, as shorts are outweighing the longs. Now, here is the chart shared by Glassnode that shows the trend in the Bitcoin Funding Rate over the la

Within the first 10 hours of launch, the Kraken Earn BTC Vault raked in $30 million worth of Bitcoin deposits from 4,000 unique wallets.