Streamer Clavicular's harsh criticism of Bitcoin as "garbage" and a "horrible investment" on a viral livestream has ignited a debate within the crypto community, reviving past controversies and highlighting a divide between online personalities and digital asset investors.
Ether (ETH) is poised to continue its uptrend driven by institutional adoption, including JPMorgan and BlackRock launching tokenized funds on Ethereum, and bullish technical structures indicating a bottom-out in price.
Adam Back, Blockstream CEO and cryptographer whose Hashcash work influenced Bitcoin's design, again denies being Satoshi Nakamoto after recent media speculation. Speaking at Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas, Back said the mystery around Bitcoin's founder helped the asset become a digital commodity without a single point of capture, contributing to its mainstream success through ETFs and corporate treasuries.
Bitcoin 2026 conference at The Venetian featured Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director in a session on code as free speech, highlighting Bitcoin's institutional adoption dilemma. The event showcased DOJ's enforcement shift away from targeting developers, while critics argued the movement's cultural center has shifted toward institutions it was designed to circumvent.
Crypto majors are mostly flat ahead of today’s supreme court opinion on the trump tariffs; btc +1% at $90,300; eth 13% at $3,090, sol +3% at $138; xrp +1% to $2.10. Polygon (+11%), zec (+11%) and syrup (+7%) led top movers. Jpmorgan said the recent bitcoin and ethereum sell-off may be bottoming, pointing to improving positioning and easing downside pressure after early-year weakness. Bank of america analysts upgraded coinbase to buy, citing improved regulatory clarity, growing institutional adoption, and stronger long-term earnings visibility. Morgan stanley is planning to launch a digital wallet later this year that could support tokenized assets, including private company equity. Florida lawmakers renewed their push for a state-level bitcoin reserve. Ethereum’s validator exit queue fully cleared, easing delays that had impacted liquid staking protocols and validator withdrawals. Polygon labs unveiled the open money stack, an initiative designed to streamline stablecoin payments. Polygon is reportedly close to acquiring coinme, a major bitcoin atm operator. Trump said that he won’t pardon ftx founder sam bankman-fried.
