Bitcoin Hits $81K, ZEC Explodes, & NFTs Are Back? - Crypto & Macro News

Bitcoin Hits $81K, ZEC Explodes, & NFTs Are Back? - Crypto & Macro News

Author: Decrypt Media May 6, 2026 Duration: 1:16:03

Crypto majors are green, up 1-4%; BTC +2% at $80.7k; ETH +1.5% at $2,375; SOL +1% at $85; HYPE +5% at $43.5. TON (+35%), Morpho (+12%), and ZRO (+9%) led top movers. Oil -1% at $104; Gold -0.3% at $4,40. Stock futures are slightly green as treasury yields ease, ships pass in Hormuz. GameStop submitted a non-binding $55.5 billion offer to acquire eBay at $125/share, 50% cash, 50% GME stock, with $20B in TD Bank financing and $9.4B in cash on hand; CEO Ryan Cohen’s pitch is that eBay under tighter cost controls becomes “a legit competitor to Amazon”. Kraken parent Payward completed its $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial Monday, securing all three CFTC licenses (DCM, DCO, and FCM), making it the only crypto-native firm with the full US derivatives stack. Bullish announced that it’s going to tokenize its entire cap table today at Consensus, and then also announced an acquisition of Equiniti for $4.2B.


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Bitcoin at $74K, Next Fed Chair Owns Crypto, $200M Invested in Kraken [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:13
Crypto majors fall 1-2% after recent rally; BTC -1% at $74k; ETH -2% at $2,325; SOL -3% at $83; HYPE -2% at $44. DEXE (+17%), CHZ (+4%), and ARB (+2%) led top movers. Oil -4% at $89; Gold +1% at $4,810. Robinhood’s HOOD…
Crypto Rebounds, The Saylor Time Bomb, DeFi Green Light [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:32
Crypto majors rallied 5-10% on STRC, peace progress; BTC +5% at $74.4k; ETH +9% at $2,380; SOL +5% at $86; HYPE +8% at $44.90. VVV (+15%), ALGO (+10%), and MON (+9%) led top movers. Oil -5% at $92; Gold +1% at $4,770. Wh…
Iran Peace Talks Fail, BTC Down, Alameda Unstake $16M SOL [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:44
Crypto majors fell from local highs after Iran peace talks fell through; BTC -1% at $70.8k; ETH -1% at $2,190; SOL -1% at $82; HYPE +3% at $41.60. Stable (+10%), VVV (+5%), and AAVE (+5%) led top movers. Oil +3% at $97;…
BTC Breaks $73K Ahead of CPI, ZEC & MON Rip 20%, CZ & OKX Drama [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:09
Crypto majors are slightly green ahead of this morning’s CPI print; BTC +1% at $72.1k; ETH +1% at $2,210; SOL +2% at $84; HYPE +5% at $41. DEXE (+30%), ZEC (+20%), and MON (+20%) led top movers. Oil -3% at $94; Gold even…
Crypto Soars, Oil Tumbles on 2-week Ceasefire News, Markets Ripping [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:42
Crypto majors soared after a 2-week Iran ceasefire was announced; BTC +5% at $71.6k; ETH +8% at $2,250; SOL +7% at $85; HYPE +8% at $39.30. ZEC (+26%), ZRO (+20%), and ENA (+14%) led top movers. Oil +4% at $114; Gold -1%…
Crypto’s Quantum Problem, Crypto Exploits, and Macro Breakdown [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:58
Crypto majors fell yesterday evening as ceasefire hopes fade; BTC -2% at $68.4k; ETH -3% at $2,090; SOL -3% at $79.3; HYPE -3% at $36.30. CC (+6%), DEXE (+5%), and ZEC (+3%) led top movers. Oil +4% at $114; Gold -1% at $…