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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has spent two weeks pounding on $79,000 and getting knocked back every time. BTC is trading around $78,000 right now after a strong April—up 14% on the month—but it still can’t break above $80,000. Four things in May could decide where Bitcoin trades by the month’s end. Strategy reports its Q1 earnings ... Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction for May

(Bloomberg) -- Yen traders are on watch for signs of further action by Japanese authorities after intervention triggered the currency’s sharpest rally in three years on Thursday. Most Read from BloombergTrump Vows 25% Tariff on European Autos in Escalating Trade RiftSpirit Bailout Talks Said to Have Ended With Closure LoomingTrump Family-Backed Drone Firm Signs Weapons Deal With USTrump Rues State of Iran Talks, Says Prefers Not to StrikeUS Seeks to Deploy Hypersonic Missile for the First Time A

Crude oil, gasoline, gasoline refining spreads, bitcoin, and cotton futures posted double-digit percentage gains in April, while Rotterdam coal, natural gas, and sugar futures posted the most significant declines. Higher interest rates and a weaker dollar index were a mixed signal for the commodities asset class in April 2026.

Galaxy Research says Tether's plan to merge XXI with Strike and Elektron could create MicroStrategy's closest Bitcoin rival.

Investing.com -- Japan’s recent currency intervention to support the yen may be followed by another round of action as early as the coming days, according to a report by Bank of America, which highlights recurring patterns in past interventions.

Despite fewer attendees, Bitcoin 2026 was exactly what we've come to expect from The Bitcoin Conference.

The crypto market starts May trying to shake off a brutal Q1 and a slow recovery in April. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) trades around $77,000 after briefly reaching $79,000, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) hovers near $1.37 after pulling in $82 million in April ETF inflows, and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has just broken above $2,300. April was the ... Best Crypto to Buy in May: 3 Cryptos to Watch as the Market Enters Its Most Catalyst-Heavy Month

(Bloomberg) -- Japan likely spent around $34.5 billion Thursday in its first currency intervention to prop up the yen since July 2024, according to a Bloomberg analysis of central bank accounts.Most Read from BloombergUS Seeks to Deploy Hypersonic Missile for the First Time Against IranTwo NJ Malls Separated by Just Four Miles — and Very Different FatesTrump Says Iran Blockade ‘Incredible’ as Pump Prices Keep RisingTrump Family-Backed Drone Firm Signs Weapons Deal With USNorth Korea Confirms Sui

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has spent most of 2026 trapped between $1.30 and $1.45, with the bears stalling every attempt to push higher. XRP enters May trading at $1.37, but the catalysts lining up this month could finally see it break out of its range. May has more catalysts for XRP than any month so far ... Ripple (XRP) Price Prediction for May

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Elon Musk’s X rolls out the Smart Cashtags feature for stocks and crypto assets on the web version today. This new feature adds interactive, real-time financial data to users’ timelines, supporting major crypto and stocks trading such as Bitcoin, ETH, XRP, SOL, DOGE, TSLA, MSTR, and COIN. Meanwhile, Bitcoin and Dogecoin-fan Elon Musk says most

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest bought Robinhood stock as shares fell, loads up on Kratos Defense, Intellia Therapeutics. Firm sells bitcoin ETF.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday tumbled to a 1.5-week low and finished down by -0.95%. Thursday’s +2% rally in the yen weighed on the dollar after the Nikkei reported that the Japanese government and the BOJ conducted yen-buying operations. Earlier on Thursday, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama warned...

The iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF (NYSEARCA:EIDO) gives U.S. investors a single-ticker route into Southeast Asia’s largest economy, but the trip has been bumpy. Shares trade around $15 after sliding roughly 20% year to date and about 9% over the past year. The ten-year chart is no kinder: the fund is down about 18% over the ... This Indonesian ETF Has A High Yield But Has Notable Risks

Given its geography, political system, and abundant mineral resources, Australia is a unique country. The Australian dollar could be in the early stages of a bullish trend.

Eric Trump predicted Bitcoin will hit $1 million at the Bitcoin 2026 Vegas conference. The Trump family signals continued crypto support.

Revenue fell by 12% to Skr72.6bn, while net income declined 26% to Skr0.7bn.

Peter Schiff is back with receipts, and this time the numbers are harder to dismiss. The longtime gold advocate and Bitcoin critic has renewed his attack on the MicroStrategy Bitcoin treasury strategy, noting that MSTR increased its share of the total Bitcoin supply from 2.76% to 3.9% over the past year. ...

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is trading around $1.37 today while Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) trades near $76,000. Both are well off their highs—XRP down from $3.65 in July 2025 and Bitcoin from $126,000 last October—but both have started showing signs of recovery. So, if you have $5,000 to invest in crypto right now, which one gives you ... $5,000 in XRP at $1.37 vs Bitcoin at $76K: Which is the Best Crypto to Buy?

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the US seized about $500 million in Iranian cryptocurrency. Scott Melker discusses the details in the video above "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs on Yahoo Finance every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's new crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.