Iran submitted a revised diplomatic proposal on May 1, 2026, offering to decouple Strait of Hormuz access from nuclear negotiations. Crypto market cap gained 1.91%.
Kosta Gushterov
Journalist
Kosta has reported on cryptocurrency markets and blockchain infrastructure since 2020, bringing over six years of hands-on experience in the crypto industry built through daily tracking of markets, trends, and emerging blockchain developments. Specializing in Bitcoin on-chain analysis, institutional ETF flows, and digital asset price action, his work at Coindoo has been cited by other news agencies and consistently covers market developments with a focus on data-driven reporting across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. Over the years, Kosta has contributed to multiple crypto media outlets in different regions, authoring over 6,000 articles across the sector. His reporting spans cryptocurrency markets and the broader fintech industry, tracking not only price action but also the technological and regulatory forces shaping the ecosystem. To support his analysis, Kosta actively leverages on-chain data and metrics from leading platforms such as Santiment, Glassnode, and CryptoQuant, enabling deeper, evidence-based market insights. He believes in the power of transparency and the data that underpins the blockchain ecosystem. His academic background in Marketing Management from Denmark further complements his analytical approach, adding a strong understanding of communication strategy and content positioning to his work.
Latest articles by Kosta Gushterov
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan spoke to Cointelegraph at Bitcoin Las Vegas 2026, declaring the era of broad altcoin seasons over, naming Aave as dramatically undervalued.
Ethereum mainnet holds $186.2B in stablecoins, more than 50% of the total market while TRON processes the majority of crypto card payments.
Dogecoin gained 15% in April while 149 whale wallets accumulated to an all-time high of 108.52B DOGE worth $11.6B. Futures retail activity registered neutral for the entire month. The rally was built without the crowd.
Blockstream CEO Adam Back spoke to Cointelegraph at Bitcoin Las Vegas 2026, deflating Strategic Reserve expectations, defending a $1 million Bitcoin bet with a 24-month deadline, and calling for a presidential pardon for the Samurai Wallet developers.
Shinhan Card signed an MOU with the Solana Foundation, to test stablecoin payments on Solana's testnet. It is one of nine Korean card issuers simultaneously running stablecoin pilots.
Ethereum dropped to $2,257 on April 30, 2026, after the Fed held rates at 3.5% to 3.75% and signaled higher inflation ahead. Within one hour of breaking below $2,300, taker buy volume on Binance surged to $1B.
Bitcoin trades at $75,600 on April 30, 2026, below all three moving averages with RSI at 41 on both signals. The short squeeze setup that institutional funds monitor requires three converging conditions. None are active yet.
Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman of Strategy, took the stage at Bitcoin Las Vegas 2026 to present what he called the killer application of Bitcoin — not the commodity itself, but a credit instrument built on top of
Ripple and OKX announced a strategic partnership on April 29, 2026, making RLUSD live across 280 spot pairs and available as institutional-grade margin collateral for derivatives. The 280 pairs are the headline. The collateral function is the structural shift.
Maximilien de Hoop Cartier was sentenced to eight years on April 28, 2026, for laundering $470M in Colombian cartel proceeds through USDT and shell companies. The U.S. government seized $2.36M, his commission. The remaining $467.64M is not in the forfeiture order.
Bitcoin is testing $77,399 with the most depleted exchange liquidity of 2026. The dry powder left, but the data suggests it relocated, not disappeared.
