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Here’s how Gap’s yoga-wear maker Athleta went from must-have to ‘generic’

Athleta’s expected recovery has been pushed out for three straight years, as an attempt to widen its appeal ended up “appealing to no one in particular.”

Bitcoin price targets $78K as BTC holders defend 'strongest near-term support'

Bitcoin’s bounce from a key holder cost-basis level has improved the case for further upside, with historical data pointing to $101,000 as a potential best-case target.

‘He threatened to cut the roots’: A tree fell onto my neighbor’s property during a storm. Then all hell broke loose.

“The neighbor estimates damage from the tree at approximately $6,000 or more.”

Vietnam proposes allowing SMEs to use digital assets as loan collateral

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has proposed letting SMEs use digital assets, virtual assets and intellectual property as loan collateral.

Cosmos-based Gravity Bridge halts bridge after reported $5.4M exploit

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy1pbWFnZXMuY3RtZWRpYS5pby9tZWRpYS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy8yMzU0MTIzLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Cosmos-based Gravity Bridge halts bridge after reported $5.4M exploit" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Gravity Bridge was drained of roughly $5.4 million in a suspected signing key compromise, prompting validators to halt the bridge while an investigation is underway.</p>

Bitcoin sentiment reaches most ‘lopsided positive’ ratio for 2026: Santiment

Crypto sentiment platform Santiment warned that the two biggest spikes in social media bullishness around Bitcoin have previously been followed by short-term price pullbacks.

Bitcoin dip buyers curb selling but questionable spot, futures volumes highlight weakness

Bitcoin dip buyers are present near range lows, and new leveraged longs opened in the zone but the volumes lack the size needed to reverse the downtrend.

Bitcoin is at ‘pivotal level’ as $65K downside risk looms: Analyst

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy1pbWFnZXMuY3RtZWRpYS5pby9tZWRpYS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy9jcnlwdG8tYml0Y29pbi1mYWxsaW5nLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin is at ‘pivotal level’ as $65K downside risk looms: Analyst" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>While Bitcoin is hovering around $73,000, a crypto trader says the current setup is “different from the previous breakdown in February.”</p>

Senator Lummis says China will 'write the rules' of the new financial era if CLARITY fails

The Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the CLARITY Act in May, but it must still pass both chambers of Congress before heading to the president's desk.

Circle freezes $12.6M of USDC linked to privacy protocol Zama

The $12.6 million in USDC was likely frozen in connection with an ongoing but unrelated civil court case, according to onchain sleuth ZachXBT.

SEC charges Texas man with $12.3M crypto fraud using fake AI trading bots

The SEC charged Texas man Nathan Fuller with raising $12.3 million from 150 investors through a crypto fraud scheme built around fake AI trading bots.

What would cause the Fed to hike rates this year? The answer might surprise you.

Later this month, the Kevin Warsh-led central bank will start preparing a possible pivot to tighter policy.

‘I have no preexisting conditions’: I’m 56, earn $198,000 and want to retire early. Can I afford private healthcare?

“I’m trying to figure out whether it’s worth my while achieving FIRE.”

Spot Bitcoin ETFs see record 10-day outflow streak, analyst calls it ‘contrarian indicator’

Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a record 10-day outflow streak totaling nearly $3 billion, while Ether ETFs bled for 14 consecutive sessions.

Bitcoin treasury space still has fair share of ‘carnival barkers’: BSTR founder

BSTR co-founder Sean Bill says many Bitcoin treasury companies lack the “ability to actually deploy Bitcoin.”

US has seized nearly $1 billion in Iranian crypto, Treasury secretary says

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US has seized roughly $1 billion in Iranian crypto assets, double the figure disclosed in late April.

Bitcoin retail sentiment still matters, says Swan Bitcoin CEO

Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten said it is important to pay attention to retail sentiment around Bitcoin, as ownership is still far from concentrated and “it’s not like Blackrock owns the Bitcoin.”

Bitcoin dip buyers place $500M in bids as $70K retest looms

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy1pbWFnZXMuY3RtZWRpYS5pby9tZWRpYS9hcnRpY2xlLWNvdmVycy9oaS1ob3ctdG8tcmVhZC1jcnlwdG8tY2hhcnRzLWJpdGNvaW4uanBn.jpg" alt="Bitcoin dip buyers place $500M in bids as $70K retest looms" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Over $500 million in Bitcoin bids now sit near $70,000, while options traders and futures positions converge around the same level.</p>

‘Extraordinarily unusual’ for CFTC to reverse Gemini settlement deal: Ex-chair

As the CFTC and Gemini work together to seek a court's reversal of a 2025 settlement, one of the agency’s former chairs said the public “deserves a better explanation.”

A mystery man tried to buy Playboy’s high-end lingerie business. It turned out to all be a scam.

Prosecutors say Kevin Juin used money he raised to buy the company Honey Birdette to purchase luxury watches, jewelry, private-club memberships and OnlyFans subscriptions.