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20 May 2026, 02:51
Bitcoin Miners Lock $90B in AI Deals as Truth Social Pulls Spot BTC ETF Filing
Bitcoin News Bitcoin miners have emerged as a strategic linchpin in the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to a fresh institutional research note. Analysts argue that gri...
19 May 2026, 21:00
Bitcoin Hits ‘Wall Of Resistance,’ CryptoQuant Research Head Warns
Bitcoin’s latest rally has run into a major technical and on-chain resistance zone, with CryptoQuant research head Julio Moreno warning that several indicators now point to elevated correction risk after a sharp rebound from April lows. Moreno said CryptoQuant had been flagging a potential pullback for weeks, citing high unrealized profits, a spike in profit-taking across spot and futures markets, slowing US spot demand, and resistance from both technical and on-chain price levels. The firm’s latest analysis frames Bitcoin’s move toward the 200-day moving average as a critical test for whether the rally has durable support or resembles a bear-market rebound running out of momentum. Why The Bitcoin Correction Risk Is Rising “Bitcoin has reached a major bear market resistance level, the 200-day moving average at $82.4K, following a 37% price rally from the April lows. The parallel with March 2022 is direct: in that cycle, Bitcoin also rallied 43% before hitting the 200-day MA, after which the price resumed its downward trend. The current setup raises the question of whether history repeats,” CryptoQuant wrote in its May 13 report, titled “Wall of Resistance: Bitcoin Tests the 200-Day MA as Profit-Taking and Weak US Demand Cap the Rally.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Supply Shock? Binance Flags 500,000 BTC Leaving Exchange The comparison with March 2022 is central to the firm’s caution. In CryptoQuant’s reading, the 200-day moving average is not just a technical line on the chart, but a zone where prior bear-market rallies have failed when supported by weak demand and heavy profit-taking. Bitcoin’s 37% move from April lows has brought the market back to that same kind of inflection point. A key concern is the rise in unrealized profits among traders. CryptoQuant said traders’ unrealized profit margins reached 17.7% on May 5, the highest level since June 2025. That matters because holders with sizable paper gains often become more willing to sell into strength, especially when a rally approaches a widely watched resistance level. The firm said those margin levels mirror the conditions seen in March 2022, when Bitcoin last tested the 200-day moving average before resuming its broader decline. The implication is not that the market must repeat that outcome, but that the current setup carries a similar distribution risk if demand does not strengthen. Realized profit data suggests that some selling has already begun. CryptoQuant said daily realized profits surged to 14.6K BTC on May 4, the highest level since December 10, 2025. According to the report, spikes of that scale during bear-market rallies have historically preceded local tops, as newly profitable short-term holders accelerate selling into price strength. Related Reading: The Bitcoin Meltdown: What’s Behind The Drop To $76,000, And What’s Next The demand side of the market also remains a weak point in CryptoQuant’s assessment. The Coinbase Bitcoin Price Premium turned negative in late April and stayed below zero as Bitcoin approached $80,000, which the firm interpreted as a sign of decelerating US investor demand. CryptoQuant argued that sustained positive Coinbase premium has historically been a prerequisite for more durable Bitcoin rallies, and that its absence suggests the current move lacks broad-based US institutional conviction. Spot apparent demand has improved, but remains negative. The contraction narrowed from minus 91K BTC in April to minus 11K BTC, according to the report. CryptoQuant said that indicates conditions have become less severe, but not strong enough to confirm sustained spot accumulation. The firm also noted that demand growth appears concentrated more in speculative perpetual futures positioning than in spot buying. If a correction develops, CryptoQuant identified the main on-chain support level near $70,000, represented by the Traders’ On-chain Realized Price. The firm said this level has historically acted as a resistance-turned-support band in bear markets because it reflects the average cost basis of short-term traders. At press time, BTC traded at $76,961. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
19 May 2026, 20:40
Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Failed — But the Trial Revealed His Own Similar Ambitions
BitcoinWorld Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Failed — But the Trial Revealed His Own Similar Ambitions A jury’s swift rejection of Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Microsoft last week confirmed what many courtroom observers noted: Musk’s case was legally weak, in part because he waited years to file it. The trial, however, exposed uncomfortable parallels between Musk’s own actions and the very behavior he accused his former co-founders of. The Case Against Altman — and What It Overlooked Musk’s central claim was that Altman and Brockman breached a charitable trust by diverting OpenAI’s nonprofit resources to a for-profit entity, enriching themselves in the process. During closing arguments, OpenAI’s attorneys systematically dismantled the legal basis of the claim, while Musk’s team focused heavily on Altman’s credibility — a strategy that ultimately failed to sway the jury. But testimony revealed that Musk himself had redirected OpenAI’s resources for his own benefit. In 2017, Greg Brockman testified that Musk asked him to bring a team of OpenAI researchers — including Andrej Karpathy, Ilya Sutskever, and Scott Grey — to Tesla’s headquarters to assist a “demoralized” autopilot team. The scientists worked for weeks on Tesla’s self-driving technology without reimbursement to OpenAI. Musk also asked Brockman to recommend Tesla employees to fire, a request Brockman declined. Another source familiar with the incident confirmed Brockman’s account, noting that Tesla did not compensate OpenAI for the time and expertise of its staff. Musk’s family office, Excession, did not respond to requests for comment. A Double Standard on Charitable Trust The irony was not lost on legal experts. Dorothy Lund, a professor at Columbia Law School and co-host of the Beyond Unprecedented podcast, told Bitcoin World that Musk’s lawsuit appeared hypocritical. “It’s a bit rich for Musk to be suing for breach of a charitable trust, when he appears to have been redirecting assets in a way that was inconsistent with that mission,” she said. Musk’s donations to OpenAI, which he deducted from his taxes, funded scientists hired to secure the benefits of artificial general intelligence. Yet he then used those same scientists for free at his for-profit car company. While Tesla’s self-driving work involved AI, witnesses for Musk emphasized it was distinct from OpenAI’s core research agenda. OpenAI’s attorneys, however, portrayed the episode as a violation of Musk’s duty to the lab — especially after Karpathy left OpenAI for Tesla shortly afterward. Musk’s Own Push for Control Another critical fact that emerged during the trial was Musk’s extensive efforts in 2017 to gain sole control of a potential OpenAI for-profit affiliate. He deployed a mix of incentives and threats — offering co-founders free Teslas while threatening to withhold donations — in an attempt to secure total control. His attorneys struggled to convince the jury that Musk’s vision for a “small adjunct” for-profit was fundamentally different from the one Altman eventually created. Testimony from Musk’s own associates revealed that he refuses to invest in any business he cannot control. This made it harder for the jury to see Musk as a victim of a charitable trust violation when he had actively sought a similar arrangement. Why the Statute of Limitations Mattered Some have dismissed the jury’s decision as a technicality, but the statute of limitations has substantive purpose: it prevents parties from waiting years to unwind decisions made in good faith. The jury was asked to consider whether Musk should have known before August 5, 2021, that OpenAI was spending resources outside its mission or launching a for-profit affiliate. The evidence suggested Musk himself was involved in those very activities. Conclusion The trial did not just vindicate Altman and Brockman — it revealed that Musk’s own actions mirrored the misconduct he alleged. His lawsuit, filed years after the fact, failed not because of a legal technicality, but because the facts undercut his claims. The case serves as a reminder that accusations of charitable trust violations require clean hands, and the courtroom proved Musk’s were not as clean as he argued. FAQs Q1: Why did the jury reject Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI? The jury found that Musk waited too long to file his claims, and that his own actions — including redirecting OpenAI researchers to work for free at Tesla — undermined his accusations of breach of charitable trust. Q2: Did Elon Musk benefit from OpenAI’s nonprofit resources? Yes. Testimony showed that in 2017, Musk asked OpenAI to send top researchers to help Tesla’s autopilot team without reimbursement, effectively using nonprofit-funded talent for his for-profit company. Q3: What was Musk’s main legal argument? Musk argued that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman breached a charitable trust by diverting OpenAI’s nonprofit assets to a for-profit entity, enriching themselves. The court found the claim unsupported by the evidence and barred by the statute of limitations. This post Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Failed — But the Trial Revealed His Own Similar Ambitions first appeared on BitcoinWorld .
19 May 2026, 20:35
Ripple and XRPL Foundation Team Up on Quantum Security
Ripple and the XRP Ledger Foundation have joined forces with cryptography firm Project Eleven to future-proof the XRP Ledger (XRPL) against looming quantum computing threats. Moving beyond theoretical research,.
19 May 2026, 20:30
This bitcoin bear market is different with 'uniquely pessimistic' traders limiting downside, K33 says
The research firm said bitcoin traders remain unusually defensive, reducing the risk of the kind of leverage-driven collapse seen in prior downturns.
19 May 2026, 20:11
Bitcoin Slips Below $77K as ETF Exodus Tops $1B, Miners Lock $90B AI Deals
Bitcoin News Bitcoin miners have emerged as decisive suppliers in the global race to scale artificial intelligence infrastructure, with research analysts at Bernstein highlighting the industry's co...
