Murtuza Merchant

Consulting Editor

Murtuza is a seasoned finance journalist with extensive experience covering cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. He has contributed to Benzinga and Cointelegraph, among other publications, reporting on emerging trends, the regulatory landscape, and more. Find him at @murtuza_merc on Twitter and mmerchant001 on Telegram. Disclosure: Murtuza holds ATOM, AKT, TIA, INJ, and OSMO.

Articles by Murtuza Merchant (463)

MARKETS

Bitcoin Nears $82,000 Resistance as Cryptocurrency Fund Inflows Hit $858 Million for the Week

Bitcoin held near $82,000 on May 11, 2026, as weekly cryptocurrency fund inflows reached $858 million, with Bitcoin ETFs drawing over $700 million.

05/11/2026

MARKETS

ONDO Finance and the Tokenized Treasury Model Drawing Institutional Capital

Ondo Finance leads tokenized US Treasury adoption as institutions move on-chain. A look at how the protocol works and what the ONDO token signals about RWA.

05/11/2026

RESEARCH

What The Agentic Economy Actually Means For Crypto

Artificial intelligence agents are no longer just answering questions. They are opening wallets, signing transactions, and settling payments without a human in the loop, and the infrastructure race to support…

05/11/2026

MARKETS

Sui Gains 10% in 24 Hours as Consumer-Speed Layer-1 Draws $2.8 Billion in Volume

Sui gained 10% in 24 hours to May 11, reaching $1.26 with $2.8 billion in daily trading volume and a $5 billion market cap.

05/11/2026

MARKETS

MoonPay Acquires Dawn Labs and Launches an AI Trading Agent for Crypto Markets

MoonPay acquired Dawn Labs on May 11, 2026 and launched Dawn CLI, a natural-language AI trading agent that automates cryptocurrency strategies via.

05/11/2026

MARKETS

Ripple Raises $200 Million From Neuberger Berman to Scale Institutional Prime Brokerage

Ripple Prime has secured a $200 million asset-based debt facility from Neuberger Berman, expanding institutional margin trading across crypto and traditional.

05/11/2026

MARKETS

Bitmine Slows ETH Purchases to 26,659 Tokens After Tom Lee Advises Caution

Bitmine slowed its **Ethereum** [(ETH)](https://www.noncemedia.com/asset/eth) purchases to 26,659 tokens last week, about a quarter of its recent weekly.

05/11/2026

MARKETS

Aerodrome Finance and the Base Ecosystem Bet That Keeps Attracting Liquidity

Aerodrome Finance holds its position as Base's largest DEX by TVL, trading near $0.54 with 2% 24-hour gains as Base ecosystem volume builds through May 2026.

05/11/2026

MARKETS

Osmosis Posts a 191% Single-Day Surge as Cosmos Ecosystem Tokens Attract Fresh Demand

Osmosis posted a 191% single-day price gain on May 11, 2026, making it the largest mover in the **Cosmos** [(ATOM)](https://www.noncemedia.com/asset/atom).

05/11/2026

MARKETS

Venice Token Gains 14% as Private AI Inference Protocol Attracts Developer Attention

Venice Token rose 14% in 24 hours to May 11, lifting VVV's market cap to $797 million as private AI inference demand and developer access programs drove.

05/11/2026

MARKETS

Bittensor’s TAO and the Bet That Decentralized AI Can Outlast the HYPE Cycle

Bittensor's TAO holds rank 35 with a $2.4 billion market cap. Here is how the decentralized AI model marketplace works and why it has retained attention in.

05/11/2026

MARKETS

Goldman Sachs Says AI Chip Booms Are Pushing South Korea and Taiwan Toward Rate Pressure

Goldman Sachs says AI chip export booms will push South Korea and Taiwan's current-account surpluses to records, increasing pressure on both central banks to.

05/11/2026

MARKETS

Venice Token Gains 10% as Private AI Inference Protocol Captures Developer Attention

Venice Token VVV gained 10.5% in 24 hours to May 11 as the privacy-focused AI inference protocol posted $45 million in trading volume and ranked third on.

05/11/2026

MARKETS

Solana Holds $95 as $4.5 Billion in Daily Volume Signals Renewed Institutional Interest

Solana holds near $95 with $4.5 billion in 24-hour trading volume as institutional flows and DeFi activity keep the Layer-1 blockchain in focus.

05/11/2026

MARKETS

Sui’s Position as Crypto’s Consumer-Speed Chain

Sui climbed 20% on May 11 with $2.7 billion in daily volume as the high-throughput Layer-1 blockchain attracted renewed trader and developer attention.

05/11/2026