The AI crypto trading bot market in 2026 is no longer driven by hype alone. What started as a niche category dominated by grid bots and copy-trading tools has evolved into a much larger shift inside digital asset markets: automation is becoming infrastructure. That shift is accelerating. The continued expansion of spot Bitcoin ETFs, rising...

South Korea’s tech giant Samsung is beefing up its staff to expand its robotics and AI businesses, ahead of its 2030 mission of transitioning its production lines to AI-driven. Samsung Electronics quietly began recruiting talent in-house last month for its robotics division Future Robotics Task Force, with applications expected to close Friday. The company is...

An obscure figure, believed to have actually run the recently failed European exchange Zondacrypto, is now reportedly hiding in Dubai. Direct losses from the crash of the coin trading platform, one of the largest in its region, approach $100 million, but the total is likely higher. Zondacrypto’s real boss identified in Poland The chief executive...

Key takeaways: Sonic is a high-performance EVM Layer 1 blockchain built for DeFi applications, offering up to 400,000 TPS and sub-second finality. The network introduced its Fee Monetization (FeeM) program, allowing developers to earn up to 90% of the fees generated by their applications. Sonic also features a native Ethereum bridge called the Sonic Gateway,...

TSMC (NYSE: TSM) and Sony Semiconductor Solutions announced they are working together on building advanced camera sensors in Japan. It marks a shift for Sony as it faces challenges in its video game division, The two major technology companies said they intend to create a new partnership focused on developing and making the next wave...

Bitcoin (BTC) is correcting for the second consecutive day, trading below the pivotal $80,000 threshold on Friday. The Crypto King started the week on a bullish note, alongside major cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP).

Key takeaways: Algorand’s capabilities make it an interesting prospect for investors and developers interested in smart contracts and blockchain interoperability.  Will ALGO go up? Can it reach $10? Where will ALGO be in 5 years? We explore these and more in our Cryptopolitan price prediction. Overview Cryptocurrency Algorand Symbol ALGO Current Algorand price $0.1298 Market...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a warning regarding the danger being posed by the sophisticated nature of AI. In the IMF’s 7 May 2026 blog, newer AI models offer a pathway to bypass any financial guardrails put in place. To them, this would be disastrous to financial markets. The IMF has made clear...

Tesla’s China production factory showed strong results compared to 2025. However, these recent numbers signal American automakers are also losing ground as Chinese rivals step up with new launches. The company’s Shanghai plant shipped 79,478 vehicles in April, which marked a 36% jump from April 2025. These numbers include both cars sold within China and...

Cryptopolitan sat down for a chat with Fahmi Syed, President of Midnight Foundation, at Consensus Miami, where he told Karnika E. Yashwant, better known as Mr. KEY, founder and CEO of KEY Difference Media, that every bank on Wall Street wants its own lane, but clients still need to deal across the whole road. Fahmi...

Key takeaways  Cronos (CRO) is the native cryptocurrency of the Cronos chain, a decentralized, open-source blockchain created by Crypto.com, a leading payment, trading, and financial services platform. CRO functions as a utility token, enabling real-time, low-cost transactions and supporting the next generation of decentralized applications and crypto assets. The Cronos cross-chain mainnet beta highlights a...

OpenSea is not trying to live only as the place people remember from the NFT boom. At Consensus Miami on Thursday, Adam Hollander, the company’s chief marketing officer, told Karnika E. Yashwant, also known as Mr. KEY, the founder and CEO of KEY Difference Media, that OpenSea is now building around NFTs, meme coins, perps,...

Bitcoin (BTC) pauses its recent rally, trading below $80,000 on Friday with modest weekly gains, as it struggles to break above a key overhead supply zone.

The US government made an on-chain payment worth $34,800 of confiscated crypto assets in the form of 2,466 UNI, 152,925 CRO, and 1,589 LINK into Coinbase Prime.

Euro-denominated stablecoins should not be adopted at any rate, said Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, in a recent speech.

Aptos (APT) trades above $1.00 on Friday, extending a four-day rally and retesting levels not seen since the end of March amid the announcement that the Aptos Foundation and AptosLabs have committed over $50 million to infrastructure development. 

The ASIC urges firms to strengthen cybersecurity protections.

Coinbase suffered an outage and degraded performance, linked to problems with a specific AWS facility.

Hyperliquid Strategies reported a $165 million loss, mostly due to paper losses and accounting adjustments related to HYPE tokens.

Meme coins, including Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Pepe (PEPE), risk erasing earlier gains as buying pressure and broader market sentiment weaken. 

Pi Network (PI) is trading below $0.1800 at press time on Friday, extending its third straight day of steady decline. Retail interest in Pi Network continues to decline, despite its co-founders' speeches at Consensus 2026 on Thursday, suggesting further buying pressure.

Bitcoin is taking market share from gold as investors hedge against fiat currency debasement, JPMorgan analysts said in a research note this week. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have recorded inflows for three consecutive months through May, while gold ETFs are still struggling to recover the outflows that followed the March Iran conflict, according to The Block....

Data from Artemis shows that prediction markets notched up over $74 billion in volume in Q1 this year, an increase of around 76% from the previous quarter and the strongest one by a long shot. The numbers show that adoption has shot through the roof but until now, there hasn’t been a solid intelligence layer...

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading below $80,000 at press time on Friday, retracing after a bearish close the previous day. The renewed military action between the US and Iran risks breaking the ceasefire, weighing on investor interest.

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) are showing signs of near-term weakness as key technical resistance comes into play. BTC faced rejection at its 200-day EMA earlier this week and has slipped below the $80,000 mark on Friday.

Stablecoins are emerging as one of the most closely watched developments in global finance, as banks, payment firms, and technology companies explore blockchain-based alternatives to traditional payment rails. Once mainly used by traders moving funds between cryptocurrency exchanges, stablecoins are now expanding into cross-border remittances, merchant settlements, treasury management, and machine-to-machine payments. The shift is...

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Meta is urging the Canadian government to amend Bill C-22 to remove provisions that could force technology companies to build third-party surveillance capabilities into their systems. The company’s executives testified at a parliamentary hearing on Thursday, May 7, the day after Apple issued a public statement opposing the same provisions. Meta’s position separates Part 1...

About 100K Bitcoin has left Binance, OKX, and Gemini since February 2026, pushing exchange reserves to their lowest level in years.

OpenAI launches Trusted Contact for ChatGPT, alerting designated contacts when self-harm concerns surface.