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According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $78,000. BTC is trading at $77,949.72 on the Binance USDT market.

The Thorchain Foundation, which recently lost approximately $10 million in an exploit, has established a compensation pool of the same amount, Cointelegraph reported. Victims can apply directly for reimbursement. A total of 12,847 wallets on the Bitcoin, BNB Chain, Ethereum, and Base networks are eligible for compensation. Applications will be accepted until June 4, after which any unclaimed funds will be transferred to the protocol's insurance fund.

A smart money investor who made a $30.38 million profit by purchasing 11,004 ETH in 2016 at an average price of $3.45 has begun reinvesting in Ethereum after a one-year hiatus, according to ai_9684xtpa. An hour ago, the investor bought 647.137 ETH on-chain for $1.43 million at an average price of $2,211.49. The investor currently holds 14.19 million USDC, prompting speculation about potential further purchases.

Leading real-world asset (RWA) platform MSX announced that it began accepting subscriptions for its second pre-IPO project, featuring AI firm Anthropic and prediction market platform Polymarket, at 4:00 a.m. UTC on May 16. The initial subscription price for early participants is 855 USDT for Anthropic, based on a $950 billion valuation, and 152 USDT for Polymarket, based on a $15 billion valuation. The platform's first pre-IPO project, AI semiconductor company Cerebras Systems, previously yielded a 300% return for subscribers.

Joseph Shalom, CEO of Sharplink, who is currently accumulating Ethereum, has identified three catalysts for a potential price rebound, Cointelegraph reported. He pointed to the passage of the U.S. Clarity Act, a recovery in risk appetite, and an acceleration in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA). Shalom projects that the RWA tokenization market, currently valued at $32 billion, will grow to between $500 billion and $1 trillion by next year.

Major exchanges have seen $216 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $541 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

The United States and Israel could resume military attacks on Iran as early as next week, with the Pentagon preparing to restart military operations, according to U.S. sources. Negotiations are currently reported to be at a standstill. According to multiple U.S. officials, options under consideration for a renewed military offensive include large-scale bombing of Iranian military and infrastructure facilities and the deployment of special operations forces on the ground to secure nuclear materials. Hundreds of special operations personnel already arrived in the Middle East in March, though U.S. officials have acknowledged that a ground deployment carries significant risks. Furthermore, the U.S. has reportedly resupplied ammunition to its warships and fighter jets in the region since a ceasefire in early April.

Investor confidence in Kelp DAO appears to be recovering, with exchanges seeing a net outflow of 435 rsETH on May 15, according to Santiment. This marks a reversal from the day of the protocol's hack about a month ago, when a net 563 rsETH flowed into exchanges. Santiment attributed the shift to Kelp DAO's full resumption of rsETH withdrawals, bridging, and protocol operations.

Approximately 11% of illicit funds circulating in the global crypto-asset market were seized or frozen in 2025, a recovery rate about 55 times more efficient than that of traditional finance, Binance Research reported. The firm explained that because all crypto transactions are permanently recorded on a distributed ledger, it is significantly easier to trace money laundering routes.

Early Bitcoin supporters, including Gemini co-founders the Winklevoss twins, are accumulating large amounts of Zcash (ZEC), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. They believe that as Bitcoin has become institutionalized, it has lost its original ideals of anonymity and privacy. In their view, Zcash, with its zero-knowledge proof-based "Shielded Transaction" feature, is closer to Bitcoin's initial vision. Grayscale founder Barry Silbert compared the current state of Zcash to Bitcoin in 2013, noting that it is re-igniting the imagination around decentralization and privacy that characterized the early virtual asset market. ZEC has risen approximately 48% over the past 30 days and 1,100% over the last year.

According to Cointelegraph, publicly traded companies have accumulated a total of 369,000 BTC over the past 12 months.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $290 million in net outflows on May 15, marking a return to net outflows after just one day, according to data compiled by Trader T. - BlackRock's IBIT: -$136.28 million - Fidelity's FBTC: -$39.59 million - Bitwise's BITB: -$11.60 million - Ark Invest's ARKB: -$52.48 million

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $65.64 million in net outflows on May 15, marking the fifth consecutive day of net outflows, according to data compiled by Trader T. - BlackRock's ETHA: -$50.35 million - Fidelity's FETH: -$11.08 million

Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), Bhutan's sovereign wealth fund, has denied rumors that it has been selling its Bitcoin holdings. In an interview with CoinDesk, DHI CEO Ujjwal Deep Dahal clarified that he could not recall the last time the fund had sold any BTC. The statement follows a previous report from Arkham suggesting the Bhutanese government appeared to have sold over $200 million in BTC since the start of the year. Arkham had also projected that at its then-current pace, the government could liquidate its entire BTC position by October.

Optimism surrounding Bitcoin has surged due to progress on the U.S. CLARITY Act, according to Santiment. The analytics firm explained that expectations on social media grew significantly after the Senate Banking Committee passed the bill in a 15-9 vote. However, Santiment cautioned that the market tends to move in the opposite direction when bullish expectations become excessive.

Crypto investment firm Multicoin Capital deposited 286,000 AAVE, worth $26.68 million, into Coinbase Prime approximately five hours ago. The total comprises 98,000 AAVE withdrawn from various exchanges and 188,000 AAVE from the firm's existing holdings.

Bitmine (BMNR), led by Tom Lee, appears to have purchased an additional 89,026 ETH, worth approximately $197.64 million, according to on-chain analysis firm Lookonchain. The firm stated that four newly created addresses, believed to be associated with Bitmine, received the funds from Kraken and FalconX.

BlackRock withdrew 1,768 BTC, worth $140.3 million, from Coinbase five hours ago, according to Onchain Lens. Withdrawals from exchanges are typically interpreted as an intention to hold.

The Federal Reserve announced in a statement on May 15 that current Chairman Jerome Powell will serve as an interim chair until Kevin Warsh is officially sworn in. Powell's term is set to expire today, May 16.

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index from data provider CoinMarketCap has fallen five points from yesterday to 45, maintaining its "Neutral" status. The index measures market sentiment on a scale where 0 indicates extreme fear and 100 represents extreme optimism. CoinMarketCap's index is calculated based on factors including the price movements of the top 10 cryptocurrencies, market volatility, derivatives market data like the put-to-call ratio, the Stablecoin Supply Ratio (SSR), and the platform's own search data.

The spot Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) chart analyzes the order book for the BTC/USDT spot pair. The top section displays a Volume Heatmap, while the bottom shows the CVD. - The Volume Heatmap tracks the scale of trading volume at specific price levels. The background color brightens when the price remains in a certain range for an extended period or experiences a significant move. These brighter areas may act as potential support or resistance levels. - The CVD indicator at the bottom represents buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. As buy orders increase, the corresponding colored line rises. For example, the yellow line tracks orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line represents large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

T. Rowe Price has submitted a fourth amended S-1 application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart. The proposed fund plans to invest in 15 cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA, AVAX, LTC, DOT, DOGE, HBAR, BCH, LINK, XLM, SHIB, and SUI.

Rapper Drake has sparked controversy with a new song mentioning FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, Decrypt reported. In the track 'Iceman,' from one of three new albums he recently released, Drake includes a lyric calling for the release of 'Samuel Bankman' and his associates. He also described himself as a major BTC investor in the song.

Grayscale has submitted a second amendment to its S-1 application for a spot BNB ETF to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart.

Hyperliquid's policy center has pushed back against Wall Street's concerns regarding insider trading and price manipulation, Decrypt reported. The decentralized exchange argued that its transparent on-chain structure facilitates surveillance and regulatory enforcement. Hyperliquid also stated its willingness to cooperate with policymakers, noting that the current U.S. legal system is not optimized for public blockchain-based derivatives. Previously, institutions including CME Group and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) had urged authorities to regulate the platform, citing that its anonymity-based trading environment could be exploited for market manipulation and sanctions evasion.