Crypto for Advisors: beneath the crypto surface
In today’s newsletter, GSR’s Andy Baehr explores how, amid stagnant markets, advisors are quietly building durable cryptocurrency allocations beyond BTC and finding more comfort in this asset class. Then, in Ask the Expert, Valdora’s Patrick Velleman provides commentary on how financial advisors can navigate the growing trend of durable cryptocurrency allocations. – Sarah Morton Summer…
Bitcoin slips below $80,000: Why the ‘Trump rally’ is hitting a wall of profit-taking
Bitcoin Bitcoin$79,512.22 After a brief breakout attempt, the price fell back below $80,000 on Wednesday as on-chain data suggested the rally had come under profit-taking pressure. CryptoQuant said Bitcoin’s 37% rebound from April lows still looks more like a bear market rally than a confirmed trend reversal, with realized profits reaching their highest levels since…
IPL 2026: Jitesh Sharma’s horror run continues – Ambati Rayudu raises major concern for RCB
Jitesh Sharma’s tough IPL 2026 season continues with the RCB wicketkeeper-batsman once again failing to perform well, drawing criticism from former India cricketer Ambati Rayudu for his prolonged poor form and technical woes. After being one of RCB’s biggest positives in IPL 2025, Jitesh has experienced a steep decline this season. He scored just 63…
Ethiopian woman’s joy at rare quintuplets after 12 years trying for a baby
After 12 years of hard work, a woman in Ethiopia’s Harari region finally gave birth to rare quintuplets. Bedriya Adem said she and her husband were “extremely happy” to have “five children at the same time.” The 35-year-old pregnant woman delivered four boys and a girl at the Fana Specialist Hospital in Sievert, all of…
Ripple-linked XRP slips 2.5% below $1.42 as traders watch breakout
XRP retreated after failing to hold above $1.45, and the pullback comes despite Ripple joining JPMorgan Chase and Mastercard in moving further into institutional finance through cross-border tokenized Treasury settlements. This drop is important as XRP is now back near the same breakout area that traders had been waiting for confirmation from a few days…
Six underage girls recovered in sweeping operation targeting notorious trafficking corridor
At least six underage girls were found during a sweep last month targeting prostitution-related activity in Portland, Oregon, police announced Thursday. The girls, who ranged in age from 13 to 17, were recovered after a law enforcement operation was launched on April 15, according to officials with the Portland Police Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) and…
The great derivatives disconnect: Why ‘negative’ funding is actually a bullish signal for Bitcoin
Bitcoin Bitcoin$79,512.22 While spot prices continue to move higher, funding rates are flashing one of their most bearish positioning signals in years. Caerus Global founder and CIO James Aitchison said at the 2026 Consensus Conference in Miami that annualized financing rates have been approaching -4%. This means longs will be paid to hold exposure, a…
Leipzig to bid farewell to Gruda with no permanent deal in sight
Brajan Gruda will officially bid farewell to RB Leipzig on Saturday – with his loan expiring and no purchase option agreed. For now, he will return to Brighton, but Leipzig and Gruda have already established a good relationship. advertise According to German Sky TV, both parties attach great importance to each other, but Brighton will…
Virginia Democrats won the vote on the map, but voters lost the fight
Virginia Democrats celebrated with champagne last month. After winning about 51.5% of the vote, they gained the right to redraw the state’s congressional maps, giving themselves more than 90% representation. Their proposed map, while still likely to be blocked by the state Supreme Court, would cause as many as four seats in the Republican-controlled House…
The stablecoin queue: 20 banks and tech giants are waiting to issue tokens with Anchorage Digital
As many as 20 financial institutions and big tech companies are lining up to issue their own stablecoins with Anchorage Digital, CEO of U.S.-regulated cryptocurrency custodian Nathan McCauley told Consensus 2026 in Miami on Thursday. “Anchorage has won every large stablecoin issuance authorization in the entire space since the Genius Act was passed,” McCauley said….
