Stablecoin cards are turning crypto balances into everyday spending power, exposing that the easiest path to mainstream adoption may be through Visa, the same payments giant crypto was supposed to disrupt.
Bitcoin has fallen below $75,000 for the second time in May as ETF outflows, weak spot demand, macro pressure, and crowded options positioning around month-end keep the market pinned below an important recovery level.
Bitcoin's institutional bid continued to deepen as TradFi exposure widened beyond ETFs, reinforcing the market's shift toward balance-sheet accumulation and regulated capital channels.
Artemis data shows crypto-native agentic payments are settling into millions of tiny x402 transactions, exactly the kind of automation the sector was built for.
A 29 million-share block trade in BlackRock's IBIT moved roughly $1.3 billion of Bitcoin ETF exposure in one shot and the price barely moved, showing how much liquidity the ETF market can absorb.