Bitcoin Rockets Past $81,000 as Geopolitical Tensions Ease and ETFs See Major Inflows!

** What Happened? The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a significant surge today, May 5, 2026, with Bitcoin leading the charge, briefly surpassing the $81,000 mark. This bullish momentum is largely attributed to a de-escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, particularly reports of a cooling conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Consequently, Brent crude…

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A beginner’s guide to stablecoins

Are stablecoins stable? Come on, it’s in the name! Of course, category misnaming does occur in the cryptocurrency industry. Does anyone remember NuBits? You must have lost money on Terra? Just last year, DeFi stablecoins including Synthetix and Ethena lost their pegs. Even powerful stablecoins like Circle’s USDC and Tether have experienced temporary decoupling over…

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Biden intervenes in Dem congressional primary, warning all ‘we did to help ordinary people is in jeopardy now’

Former President Joe Biden has endorsed Dan Koh, a candidate running for U.S. Congress in Massachusetts’ Democratic primary for 6th Congressional District, while Rep. Seth Moulton is running for U.S. Senate. Coe, who served in various roles during Biden’s White House tenure, released a video in which Biden said he made the call because he…

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Trump-affiliated World Liberty sues Justin Sun for ‘defamation’ after Tron creator’s lawsuit

World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency company affiliated with U.S. President Donald Trump and his family, filed a defamation lawsuit against TRON founder Justin Sun in a Florida court on Monday, accusing Sun of “serious misconduct” in connection with his purchase of WLFI tokens. The lawsuit follows a lawsuit Sun filed against World Liberty in California…

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