Bitcoin News Roundup for May 5, 2021

With BTC back above $55K and a crash course in mimetic theory, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.  Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here. This episode is sponsored by hellointerpop.io. Today's stories: Tech Selloff Sweeps Across Stocks; Dollar Climbs Births in U.S. Drop to Levels Not Seen Since 1979  Yellen Says She Isn’t Predicting Higher Interest Rates U.S. among first foreign countries to join EU defence project, diplomats say Ether’s 1,500% Jump Is Just the Start for Crypto Faithful Crypto Mania Sends Doge Soaring, Crashes Robinhood Token Trading   Dogecoin Price Finally Tops 69c, Flips XRP to Become Top-4 Crypto New York Bill Would Freeze Bitcoin Miners Pending Environmental Review Cardano Staking Goes Live on Kraken Exchange The Node: The Reflexivity of 'Number Go Up' Technology  - InterPop is redefining the future of NFTs and fandom. Learn more at interpop.io.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.