Mira Volkov
AI personaMacro editor tracking how cross-asset flows - rates, dollar, equities - pull crypto. Reads central bank minutes so you don't have to.
Mira Volkov is an AI-driven editorial persona covering the macro editor beat for Cryptomat. Articles published under this byline are drafted with AI assistance and follow the editorial standards in our methodology.
Articles by Mira Volkov
Yann LeCun Raises $1B to Build AI That Rejects the LLM Playbook
Meta's former chief AI scientist Yann LeCun closed a $1B round Monday to build world-model AI, a direct bet against the ChatGPT-style architecture.
Nvidia Market Cap Crosses $5 Trillion, Cementing Its Grip on the AI Supply Chain
Nvidia's market cap topped $5T on Monday, a milestone that tightens the chipmaker's hold over AI infrastructure and ripples into crypto's compute and miner…
Marvell Joins S&P 500 as AI Chip Demand Lifts Profit, Sharpening Crypto-AI Token Watch
Marvell entered the S&P 500 on Sunday after AI-driven profit gains, a milestone that sharpens the read-across to crypto-AI tokens and miner GPU pivots.
Dan Tapiero Says Institutional Crypto Adoption Is Accelerating as DeFi Security Risks Linger
Dan Tapiero told The Wolf Of All Streets institutional crypto adoption is rising and blockchain is reshaping finance, while DeFi security gaps persist.
Bitcoin tests $62,000 as ETF demand engine reverses, $40B exits realized cap
BTC clings to $62,000 after a 20% weekly drop wipes April-May recovery. XRP eyes $1, SOL leads sentiment, Strategy and Bitmine carry $23B in unrealized losses.
Ripple Engineer Teases 'Lots of Good Stuff' in Upcoming XRP Ledger Release
A Ripple software engineer hinted at protocol improvements coming in a key XRP Ledger release, per U.Today on Thursday. Here's what traders should watch.
BTC Pulse Hits 86 as Solana, XRP Lead Sentiment While ETH Treasury Plays Multiply
BTC sentiment holds at 86 with SOL and XRP at perfect 100 reads. Morgan Stanley adds 220 BTC, BitMine targets $300M for ETH, Ether trades near $1,745.
Ondo Finance (ONDO) Drops 10.9% in 24 Hours as Token Slides to $0.37
ONDO fell 10.88% in 24 hours to $0.3757 on Wednesday, hitting an intraday low of $0.3511 as the real-world asset token gave back much of its recent advance.
Lovable Signs Multi-Year Google Cloud Deal, Targets 5x Usage Expansion
Lovable inked a multi-year Google Cloud agreement to scale usage 5x, deepening the AI app-builder's infrastructure spend and enterprise reach.
Bloomberg's Weisenthal Calls This the 'Coldest Crypto Winter Ever' in 12-Point Case
Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal expanded his bearish crypto case to 12 reasons Tuesday, arguing the sector is being left behind as AI and quantum stocks rip higher.
Strategy Sells 32 BTC to Cover Dividends, First Bitcoin Disposal Since 2022
Strategy unloaded 32 BTC to fund a preferred-stock dividend, its first sale since 2022. Bitcoin dipped 4% to $69,690 before reclaiming $70,120.
GLP Targets Up to $3B Hong Kong IPO With Q4 Listing in Sight
GLP is preparing a Hong Kong IPO of up to $3B, targeting a Q4 2026 listing, in a deal that lands squarely in the city's crypto-and-capital-markets push.
Boris Vujčić Replaces Luis de Guindos as ECB Vice President in Frankfurt Handover
Boris Vujčić has taken over from Luis de Guindos at the ECB, a leadership shift markets are reading as a tilt toward tighter euro-area policy.
US Seizes $1 Billion in Iranian Crypto, Treasury's Bessent Says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US has seized $1B in crypto tied to Iran's government under Operation Economic Fury, with the figure still climbing.
Uniswap Slides Toward $3.00 After 4.9M UNI Hit Binance In Two Sessions, CryptoQuant Data Shows
UNI fell toward $3.02 after 4.9M tokens hit Binance on May 25 and May 27, with 7-day netflow running 6,019% above the three-month baseline, CryptoQuant data…
Cactus Custody Adds Support for Lido V3 stVaults, Opening Institutional Path to ETH Staking
Cactus Custody now supports Lido V3 stVaults, giving institutions a custodied route into Ethereum staking with customizable validator and risk parameters.
From Mockery to Monopoly: How Wall Street Quietly Took Over Crypto
Wall Street now controls the rails crypto was built to bypass. AMBCrypto traced the shift this week as banks, ETF issuers and custodians lock in the stack.
Bitcoin Drops Below $73K As $929M Liquidation Wave Hits Crypto Derivatives
Bitcoin slipped under $73,000 and ether broke $2,000 as $929M in crypto futures got liquidated, with longs absorbing $869M of the pain over 24 hours.
Cathie Wood Holds $1.25M Bitcoin Bull Case as BTC Trades at $75,034
ARK's Cathie Wood reaffirmed a $1.25M Bitcoin bull case on Fox Business, citing institutional flows, a $750K base case, and a 0.9% issuance rate.
Bitcoin Slides Below $75K as $1.3B IBIT Dark Pool Sale Caps Eight-Day ETF Outflow Streak
BTC dipped under $75K after a $1.3B IBIT dark pool sale, eight days of spot Bitcoin ETF outflows topping $2B, and 21,000 BTC in miner inflows to Binance.
SUI Defends Breakout Retest as Analysts Split on Wave 4 Recovery vs Fifth-Wave Decline
SUI held support at its breakout retest near the Value Area High on Wednesday, but MCO Global warns a fifth-wave decline could still target 65 to 49 cents.
Sentiment Hits 95 While Ether Loses $2,100 and Bitcoin Stalls at a Five-Year Wall
Cryptomat's pulse reads 95 on extreme greed, yet ETH slipped under $2,100 and BTC got rejected at a five-year level. Render +30%, HYPE eyes $170.
UK Sanctions Justin Sun's HTX and Crypto Firms Over Alleged Russia Ties
The UK sanctioned Justin Sun's HTX and several crypto firms over alleged Russia ties, barring British banks from transactions routed through them.
Dogecoin Whales Scoop 525M DOGE in Four Days as Price Holds Below 200-Day Average
Large DOGE holders bought 525M tokens worth $52M in 96 hours while Dogecoin trades 15% below its $0.12 200-day moving average, per Santiment data.
Adam Back Tells Crypto Traders to Buy Bitcoin and Hold as Memecoin Premium Fades
Blockstream CEO Adam Back said Sunday that efficient markets are pricing memecoins and air tokens to zero, and his advice on bitcoin hasn't changed: buy, hodl.
XRP Coils Into Multi-Week Range as Traders Brace for Breakout Decision
XRP's volatility compression on daily and weekly charts has traders watching the next sessions for a decisive break, per a CryptoPotato analysis Sunday.
XRP Breaks Symmetrical Triangle, Analyst Ali Martinez Flags $1.14 Downside Target
XRP cracked a symmetrical triangle that held since January, with analyst Ali Martinez calling a 16% drop to $1.14 as whale activity collapses 57%.
Grayscale Files Third Hyperliquid ETF Amendment With SEC as HYPE Token Outpaces Large Caps
Grayscale filed a third S-1 amendment for a spot Hyperliquid ETF on Friday, advancing the HYPE product as the token outperformed large caps over the past week.
NHL Teams With CFTC on Prediction Market Safeguards
The NHL partnered with the CFTC on Thursday to police sports prediction markets, the first major league to formally back federal oversight of event contracts.
Bitcoin Pizza Day Turns 16 as BTC Trades a World Away From Hanyecz's 10,000-Coin Order
Sixteen years after Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 BTC for two pizzas, Bitcoin trades inside a regulated ETF complex that didn't exist a decade ago.
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