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6 May 2026, 03:46
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pushes AI-first overhaul, fires 700 people
Coinbase (COIN) is cutting about 700 workers, equal to roughly 14% of its global staff, as CEO Brian Armstrong rebuilds the crypto exchange around AI, lower costs, and smaller teams. The company expects most job cuts to be completed in the second quarter of 2026. Coinbase also expects to book about $50 million to $60 million in charges, mainly tied to severance and employee benefits. The exchange warned that the final bill could rise if other restructuring costs appear. Its shares fell 3% in after-hours trading after the announcement, so the market did not exactly throw confetti. Brian Armstrong cuts Coinbase staff as weak trading pushes the exchange into a leaner AI setup Brian said Coinbase remains well funded for long-term growth, but the company still has to cut down its operating size while the market stays weak. His blog post tied the plan to the next crypto cycle, meaning the exchange wants fewer layers before trading activity comes back. That is the kind of language companies use when they want to say the business is fine, but the payroll is too heavy for the present market. The layoff package gives affected U.S. workers at least 16 weeks of base pay. They will also get two extra weeks of pay for every year they worked at the company, their next equity vesting, and six months of healthcare coverage. Coinbase has gone through earlier job cuts during crypto downturns because the business is still tied closely to trading fees and investor appetite. Brian also pointed to new AI tools that now help non-engineering teams write code and automate jobs that once needed more people. He then said: Over the past 13 years, we have weathered four crypto winters, gone public, and built the most trusted platform in our industry. We’ve made it this far by making hard decisions and by always staying focused on our mission. This time will be no different – nothing has changed about the long term outlook of our company or industry. Yoni Assia says eToro uses AI tools, as Coinbase also fights a whale lawsuit The Coinbase cuts came up during an interview with eToro (ETOR) founder and CEO Yoni Assia on Monday, who was asked whether eToro had faced its own “Coinbase moment” after the exchange reduced staff because of crypto conditions. Yoni answered that eToro made “a small, relatively minor adjustment” earlier this year. He framed the bigger issue as training workers and giving them access to AI tools. Yoni said eToro uses Cursor, Groq, Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini from Alphabet (GOOGL), and Microsoft Copilot from Microsoft (MSFT). He also mentioned fresh deals with Groq, Cursor, and Anthropic. Yoni then said that AI use inside eToro jumped by more than 1,000% in the last four months. He named November as a turning point, then mentioned Opus 4.5, GPT 5.5, and Groq 4.3 as tools that made AI more useful inside the company. He also said eToro launched an App Store and released 40 new apps. Those apps were built by AI, tested by AI, and deployed by AI, while one person guided the idea and product goal. That is the same labor story now hitting Coinbase: fewer people, more automated work, and faster product output. At the same time, Coinbase is dealing with a lawsuit from an anonymous crypto whale based in Puerto Rico. The user sued the exchange this week, claiming Coinbase has not released funds stolen in a 2024 hack. The case was filed Monday in federal court in San Francisco. The filing hides key details, but it aligns with an August 2024 exploit in which one crypto user lost more than $55 million in DAI, an Ethereum stablecoin, after falling for a phishing scam. The whale says several on-chain investigation firms traced the stolen assets to a Coinbase account. By early December 2024, the exchange had identified the funds and frozen them during an investigation, the lawsuit says. The user now claims that about a year and a half later, the crypto still has not been returned. The complaint says Coinbase will not release the funds unless a court orders it. The $55 million DAI theft was first flagged by pseudonymous on-chain sleuth ZachXBT. Hackers allegedly used Inferno Drainer to create a fake DeFi Saver login page for the victim. The smartest crypto minds already read our newsletter. Want in? Join them .
6 May 2026, 03:28
Ethereum Price On Verge Of Breakout, Can Bulls Seize Control?
Ethereum price started a fresh increase and remained stable above $2,360. ETH is now consolidating and might aim for more gains if it clears $2,400. Ethereum started a steady increase above the $2,360 zone. The price is trading above $2,355 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bullish trend line forming with support at $2,360 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it stays above the $2,310 zone. Ethereum Price Aims for Fresh Surge Ethereum price managed to stay above the $2,300 support and started a fresh increase, like Bitcoin . ETH price gained pace for a move above $2,350 and $2,360. The price even climbed toward $2,385. A high was formed at $2,398, and the price is now consolidating gains . There was a minor decline below the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $2,220 swing low to the $2,399 high. Ethereum price is now trading above $2,350 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is also a bullish trend line forming with support at $2,360 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD, If the bulls remain in action above $2,310, the price could attempt another increase. Immediate resistance is seen near the $2,380 level. The first key resistance is near the $2,400 level. The next major resistance is near the $2,440 level. A clear move above the $2,440 resistance might send the price toward the $2,500 resistance. An upside break above the $2,500 region might call for more gains in the coming days. In the stated case, Ether could rise toward the $2,550 resistance zone or even $2,565 in the near term. Another Pullback In ETH? If Ethereum fails to clear the $2,400 resistance, it could start a downside correction. Initial support on the downside is near the $2,360 level and the trend line. The first major support sits near the $2,340 zone. A clear move below the $2,340 support might push the price toward the $2,310 support or the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $2,220 swing low to the $2,399 high. Any more losses might send the price toward the $2,265 region. The main support could be $2,220. Technical Indicators Hourly MACD – The MACD for ETH/USD is gaining momentum in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI – The RSI for ETH/USD is now above the 50 zone. Major Support Level – $2,360 Major Resistance Level – $2,400
6 May 2026, 03:01
Bitcoin Price Keeps $80K Support, Can Bulls Extend Rally Soon?
Bitcoin price started a fresh increase and cleared the $80,800 zone. BTC is consolidating and might aim for more gains above the $81,500 level. Bitcoin managed to stay above $80,000 and started a fresh increase. The price is trading above $80,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a bullish trend line forming with support at $80,150 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might extend gains if it stays above the $80,000 and $79,200 levels. Bitcoin Price Could Extend Gains Bitcoin price found support near $78,800 and started a fresh increase. BTC gained pace for a move above the $79,200 and $80,000 resistance levels. The bulls even pushed the price above $80,800. A high was formed at $81,765, and the price started a consolidation phase above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $74,940 swing low to the $81,765 high. Bitcoin is now trading above $80,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average . There is also a bullish trend line forming with support at $80,150 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. If the price remains stable above $80,000, it could attempt a fresh increase. Immediate resistance is near the $81,500 level. The first key resistance is near the $81,750 level. A close above the $81,750 resistance might send the price further higher. In the stated case, the price could rise and test the $82,500 resistance. Any more gains might send the price toward the $83,200 level. The next barrier for the bulls could be $84,500. Another Drop In BTC? If Bitcoin fails to rise above the $81,500 resistance zone, it could start another decline. Immediate support is near the $80,500 level. The first major support is near the $80,150 level. The next support is now near the $78,350 zone and the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $74,940 swing low to the $81,765 high. Any more losses might send the price toward the $77,550 support in the near term. The main support now sits at $76,500, below which BTC might struggle to recover in the near term. Technical indicators: Hourly MACD – The MACD is now gaining pace in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now above the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $80,150, followed by $78,350. Major Resistance Levels – $81,500 and $82,000.
6 May 2026, 01:30
XRP Reserves On Binance Are Crashing Rapidly, But Is This A Good Thing For Price?
XRP’s price action is somewhat muted, but Binance reserve data is showing a different kind of pressure building under the price movement. The exchange’s XRP balance has fallen from about 3.05 billion tokens to roughly 2.75 billion in less than a year, placing reserves near multi-year lows. The decline in XRP exchange balance is coming at a time when the industry is also watching the CLARITY Act, Spot XRP ETF inflows, and a price structure that has refused to fully break down despite months of weakness. A Supply Squeeze In Motion According to data from on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant, the rate at which XRP has been leaving Binance is more notable than many traders are paying attention to. As shown in the CryptoQuant chart below, Binance’s XRP reserves have declined from a peak near 3.05 billion in mid-2025 to around 2.75 billion at the time of writing, while the price is around $1.38. The reserve peak coincided with a $3.50 price zone, reflecting heavy inflows and active distribution. Both reserves and price then dropped sharply into early 2026, with reserves bottoming near 2.55 billion and price near $1.25. The reserve peak aligned with selloffs in the months after the XRP price reached an all-time high of $3.65 in July 2025, showing heavy inflows and active distribution taking place at the time. Both the Binance reserves and XRP price then dropped into early 2026, with reserves reaching the lowest around 2.55 billion XRP tokens and the price below $1.20. Falling Exchange Reserves Can Be Bullish For XRP A falling exchange reserve is a constructive sign when it happens during a period of price weakness. When tokens leave a centralized exchange, they exit what is effectively a sell-ready pool. Every XRP sitting on Binance is one transaction away from hitting the order book. When XRP moves to a private wallet, it leaves that sell-ready pool entirely. That interpretation is even more interesting because the decline in Binance reserves is happening alongside increased institutional attention. Data shows that Spot XRP ETFs recorded strong April inflows, with April net inflows coming in at $81.59 million, the highest monthly figure so far this year. The timing of these outflows is also difficult to separate from the regulatory context. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is moving forward, and informed participants in the XRP ecosystem seem to be responding accordingly with accumulations. The CLARITY Act, for one, would make XRP’s commodity classification permanent federal law, and this could be viewed as a major confidence boost for the cryptocurrency. Ripple stakeholders like CEO Brad Garlinghouse are also anticipating the passage of the CLARITY Act and what it would mean for XRP. The dwindling exchange supply does not fully mean that XRP has already turned bullish. However, it can be dangerous for bears if demand returns at the same time that exchange liquidity keeps thinning out. The price still needs to prove that reduced exchange supply can translate into stronger demand.
5 May 2026, 23:00
Large investors drive 91% of XRP outflows from Binance
🚨 Large investors are behind 91% of XRP withdrawals from Binance. Most $XRP is being moved off exchanges for long-term holding. Continue Reading: Large investors drive 91% of XRP outflows from Binance The post Large investors drive 91% of XRP outflows from Binance appeared first on COINTURK NEWS .
5 May 2026, 22:37
First Digital CEO piles on as Justin Sun fights World Liberty defamation lawsuit
Vincent Chok, the CEO of First Digital Trust, the Hong Kong-based custodian that Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron network, has been locked in a years-long legal battle with, interjected today as Sun faces a new lawsuit that traces up to the office of the president of the United States. The executive implied that Justin Sun was the troublemaker in both instances of his publicly chronicled legal drama after Sun was hit with a defamation lawsuit by the Trump family’s DeFi project, World Liberty Financial (WLFI). Why is Justin Sun being sued? Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron blockchain (TRX) and advisor to World Liberty Financial (WLFI), is defending himself against defamation claims from the WLFI project. At the same time, he is also pursuing his own allegations against Hong Kong-based custodian First Digital Trust (FDT). Vincent Chok, the CEO of First Digital Trust, has largely remained less vocal in the dispute with Sun for the last twelve months. However, Chok responded to the WLFI lawsuit, which was filed on May 4, asking; “Is this a trend?” Chok claims that for over a year, Justin Sun has made various allegations against FDT but has failed to produce supporting evidence in court. He noted that Sun has offered escalating bounties, rising from $50 million to $100 million, for anyone who can find “internal evidence” against FDT. Twelve months later, no one has publicly come forward. Chok implied through a post on X that Sun’s credibility was dented by his bounties failing to yield results, as that shows that there was no evidence to find. The FDT dispute dates back to 2024 and concerns the reserves of the TrueUSD (TUSD) stablecoin. Documents prepared for the U.S. Department of Justice by Techteryx, TUSD’s issuer, claimed that approximately $456 million was diverted by FDT to a Dubai-based entity, Aria Commodities DMCC. These allegations remain untried in court, but Vincent Chok “categorically denied any wrongdoing” in his recent statements. He maintains that FDT acted strictly as a fiduciary intermediary, executing instructions provided by Techteryx. On the other side, Justin Sun, in a prior statement regarding the TUSD situation, publicly claimed that FDT was “effectively insolvent” and urged users to secure their assets, though those claims have also not been substantiated in a final court ruling. Why did World Liberty Financial sue Justin Sun? As Cryptopolitan reported , World Liberty Financial (WLFI) filed a defamation lawsuit against Justin Sun in a Florida state court to counter a lawsuit Sun filed against it in April 2026. In his lawsuit, Sun alleged the company had illegally frozen his tokens. WLFI is now accusing Sun of launching a “coordinated media smear campaign” against the project. They allege that after purchasing WLFI tokens, Sun engaged in “prohibited transactions,” including transferring tokens to the exchange Binance and short-selling the token. The lawsuit states that not only were Sun’s actions designed to drive the token price “to shit” in order to harm other holders, but that their ability to freeze tokens was fully disclosed in their Terms of Sale, which he agreed to. Justin Sun dismissed the lawsuit immediately, calling it a “meritless PR stunt.” “I stand by my actions and look forward to defeating the case in court,” Sun said. Despite the legal turmoil, WLFI’s token is up nearly 5.5% over the last 24 hours, following the news of the lawsuit. However, CoinMarketCap data shows the token is down roughly 79% since it began public trading in September 2025. Sun reportedly holds a stake of 4 billion tokens, currently worth approximately $264 million. Still letting the bank keep the best part? Watch our free video on being your own bank .
