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Bitcoin-backed digital credit products have grown to roughly US$10 billion (AU$14 billion) in under a year, according to Strive CEO Matt Cole. Industry executives believe the sector could become a multi-trillion-dollar market if it captures a small share of global credit markets. Firms including Strive, Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company and Nakamoto are expanding or exploring products tied to Bitcoin treasury holdings. A growing market for Bitcoin-backed “digital credit” products could eventually develop into a US$3 trillion (AU$4.2 trillion) opportunity, according to executives speaking at Consensus Miami this week. The discussion centred on new yield-generating instruments tied to Bitcoin treasury holdings,…

JPMorgan says Bitcoin is increasingly outperforming gold as investors seek protection from geopolitical instability and currency debasement. Sustained inflows into Bitcoin ETFs and stronger futures positioning suggest both retail and institutional investors are raising crypto exposure. Strategy’s continued Bitcoin accumulation is reinforcing demand, with JPMorgan estimating purchases could hit US$30 billion (AU$42 billion) this year. Bitcoin is gaining momentum over gold in the so-called debasement trade, with JPMorgan analysts saying investor flows increasingly favour crypto following the Iran conflict. The bank pointed to sustained inflows into Bitcoin exchange-traded funds alongside continued weakness in gold ETF demand as evidence of changing…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on XRP has moved from a deleveraging panic to a fragile base-building phase, and the question of when the next all-time high will return hinges on catalysts that have yet to show up in price.The asset trades around $1.42 on CryptoSlate’s live XRP page today, May 7, with a market value near $87.5 billion, roughly $2.8 billion in 24-hour volume, and 61.8 billion tokens in circulation.That leaves XRP about 63% below the $3.84 all-time high from Jan. 4, 2018. A return to that record would require a gain of roughly 170% from current levels.That gap turns the…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin’s macro setup is increasingly tied to the same forces driving the S&P 500 to new highs: liquidity, concentration, rate expectations, and investor tolerance for stretched valuations.The current S&P 500 structure shows an index still moving in a powerful long-term uptrend, with price near 7,365 on the weekly chart, while valuation indicators sit in historically elevated territory.That combination creates a constructive backdrop for Bitcoin in the near term, with a clear condition attached.BTC benefits while the equity trend remains intact.Fragility rises if expensive equities begin to roll over under the weight of rates, earnings pressure, or…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin’s return above $80,000 has brought back a question traders have not had to confront at scale since 2020: how does the world’s largest digital asset behave when a health scare, rather than rates, regulation, or crypto-native leverage, becomes the market’s dominant risk headline?The immediate trigger is a hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, a luxury cruise ship en route to the Canary Islands.On May 6, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed a cluster of severe respiratory illnesses on board, including two confirmed cases, five suspected infections, and three deaths as of May 4.This comes as…

Pure gold does not come cheap, and neither does today’s newest release from the United States Mint. Launching at noon ET, the 2026-W $50 Proof American Gold Buffalo is struck from one ounce of .9999 fine 24-karat gold and features one-year-only Semiquincentennial elements — the dual date 1776 ~ 2026 and a Liberty Bell privy mark with the numeral “250.” The coin is encapsulated and presented in a black U.S. Mint case, with an outer sleeve and certificate of authenticity featuring American Buffalo imagery Introduced in 2006 as the Mint’s first 24-karat gold coin series, the American Buffalo lineup includes…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Zcash is rapidly shedding its historical reputation as a niche tool for digital anonymity, transforming instead into a high-stakes institutional hedge against global financial surveillance.According to CryptoSlate’s data, the privacy-centric cryptocurrency rocketed roughly 40% in a single trading session on Wednesday, briefly eclipsing the $600 mark to hit a local peak of $603 before settling near $570.The explosive intraday move extends a staggering period of outperformance for the digital asset, which has now soared more than 100% over the past month.Arjun Chirumamilla, an investor at HashGraph Ventures, observed that the current momentum stems from long-term fundamentals…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on On Strategy’s May 5 earnings call, Strategy CEO Phong Le said plainly that “we will sell Bitcoin when it is advantageous to the company,” with Saylor adding that Strategy would “probably sell some Bitcoin to fund a dividend just to inoculate the market.”Strategy held 818,334 BTC as of May 3, up 22% year-to-date, with a market value of $64.14 billion.What the May 5 call established was the public normalization of BTC sales as a corporate finance lever and the quantitative framework now sitting behind itBelow roughly 1.22x mNAV, management said selling BTC and paying dividends can…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on The cumulative net inflows of US-traded spot Bitcoin ETFs has reached roughly $59.7 billion, with BlackRock’s IBIT alone holding $66.7 billion in assets.Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab are now pushing direct crypto trading into ordinary brokerage accounts. The driver is that both firms can already see demand within their own client base, with clients executing trades elsewhere.Charles Schwab’s clients hold about 20% of US spot crypto exchange-traded products, which helps explain the timing. Demand is already concentrated inside Schwab’s franchise, and every trade those clients execute on Coinbase or Robinhood is revenue and behavioral data leaving…

Matthew Sigel says Bitcoin reaching US$1 million within five years is now VanEck’s central expectation. Younger investor participation and broader institutional acceptance were cited as key drivers behind the forecast. The prediction joins a growing trend of ultra-bullish Bitcoin calls from major industry figures despite ongoing market volatility. VanEck’s Matthew Sigel has forecast that Bitcoin could surge to US$1 million (AU$1.4 million) within the next five years, describing the target as the firm’s “base case” despite the cryptocurrency still trading near US$81,000 (AU$113,400). In comments made during a CNBC interview on Wednesday, Sigel said demographic shifts and growing participation from…