Crypto

Congressman Nick Begich's new Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill now has 21 cosponsors

JUST IN: $400,000,000 worth of longs liquidated from the crypto market in the past 10 minutes.

JUST IN: Bitcoin falls under $75,000

According to SoSoValue data, on May 22 (ET), U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $105 million, marking the sixth consecutive day of outflows. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw a total net outflow of $6.67 million, extending their ou

Grayscale Files Third Amendment for Proposed HYPE ETF Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart said Grayscale has filed its third S-1 amendment with the SEC for its proposed Hyperliquid (HYPE) ETF. If approved for listing, the ETF will trade u

Highlight Clip Bybit CEO Ben: Hyperliquid Is a Partner Not a Competitor In an April 23 interview with When Shift Happens, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou said Bybit sees Hyperliquid more as a partner than a direct competitor. He said Bybit has not see

America's Second-Largest Bank Raises IBIT Stake, Cuts Ether and Solana ETF Exposure America's second-largest bank, Bank of America (BofA), disclosed nearly $53 million in crypto ETF exposure in its latest Q1 13F filing. BofA significantly

Nasdaq Bitcoin Index options granted approval by SEC

New strategic Bitcoin reserve bill drops 1 million BTC purchase target, adds 20-year lockup period

New strategic Bitcoin reserve bill drops 1 million BTC purchase target, adds 20-year lockup period

ROBINHOOD CRYPTO COO TO STEP DOWN AMID REVENUE SLOWDOWN

Robinhood Crypto COO Leaves Company As Robinhood Sees Sharp Decline In Crypto Revenue, And Works To Lessen Its Dependance On Crypto: Coindesk

SEC Delays Tokenized Stock Exemption Plan Amid Concerns Over Unauthorized Equity Tokens According to Bloomberg, the U.S. SEC has delayed a planned exemption framework for tokenized stock trading. One key concern involves allowing the tradi

SEC DELAYS PLAN ALLOWING FOR CRYPTO VERSIONS OF US STOCKS

Pyth Network Suffers Hermes and Core Feed Downtime Pyth Network reported an outage affecting Pythnet/Hermes, disrupting its core price feeds and sponsored feeds for over four hours. The team said validators are coordinating a restart after

In Q1 2026, the average amount of USDC held in Coinbase products reached an all-time high of $19 billion

ZachXBT: Suspected Attack on Polymarket, the World’s Largest Prediction Market According to a ZachXBT community alert, Polymarket’s UMA CTF Adapter contract on the Polygon chain is suspected of being attacked. The incident has resulted in

ZachXBT: Suspected Attack on Polymarket, the World’s Largest Prediction Market According to a ZachXBT community alert, Polymarket’s UMA CTF Adapter contract on the Polygon chain is suspected of being attacked. The incident has resulted in

South Korea to review scrapping crypto tax plan after national petition hits 50,000 signatures

May 22 Options Data 21,000 BTC options expired, with a put-call ratio of 0.66, a maximum strike price of $78,500, and a notional value of $1.6 billion. 129,000 ETH options expired, with a put-call ratio of 0.92, a maximum strike price of

On May 21 (ET), spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net outflows of $101 million, marking five consecutive days of net outflows. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw total net outflows of $32.577 million, extending their net outflow streak to nine days. Spo

16 years ago today, Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two Papa John's pizzas. Today, 10k $BTC is worth over $775,000,000.

According to ThePrint, India’s MeitY has issued a blocking order against Polymarket and is moving to block Kalshi as soon as Friday, enforcing its ban on prediction market platforms still operating in India. The orders are expected under Se

Highlight Clip CZ: Asian Countries Will Likely Build Bitcoin Reserves Under the Radar (ARCHIVE FOOTAGE) Binance founder CZ stated that cultural mindsets will likely lead Asian countries to build their Bitcoin reserves quietly. He dismisse

Highlight Clip Arthur Hayes: AI Will Trigger the New Subprime Crisis On April 28, 2026, Arthur Hayes stated at the Bitcoin 2026 conference that AI is triggering a deflationary crisis. He believes the replacement of high-earning knowledge

Mark Cuban Says He Sold Most of His Bitcoin After It Failed to Act as a Hedge Billionaire investor Mark Cuban said he has sold most of his Bitcoin holdings after concluding the cryptocurrency failed to serve as the hedge he expected during

Bankless Co-Founder David Hoffman Says He Sold the Last of His ETH as Ryan Sean Adams Declares End of Bankless “First Era” David Hoffman said on X that “CT” sentiment has shifted significantly over the past two weeks and that he has sold t

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US Congressman Mike Rulli says "there will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin." "While governments can print unlimited amounts of money, Bitcoin's supply is permanently fixed."

BILLIONAIRE MARK CUBAN SAYS HE SOLD "MOST" OF HIS BITCOIN ONCE HE WAS SAYING “BITCOIN IS BETTER THAN GOLD”

🇺🇸 Rep. Begich introduces Bitcoin legislation to recognize and codify its "strategic importance" in US.

Hong Kong’s First Officially Approved Stablecoin Completes Testing on Ethereum According to HKET, Anchorpoint Financial, which has obtained a stablecoin issuer license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, together with OSL Group and Futu

Only Around 10% of RWA Liquidity Is Active in DeFi Protocols According to research by Tanaka, the RWA sector is growing at a remarkable pace, but DeFi has captured almost none of the upside, with only around 10% of RWA liquidity currently

VerifiedX Network releases vBTC v2 with Frost-MPC threshold signing and is now live on Base as a non-synthetic canonical asset under the ticker vBTC.b and has been listed on Fireblocks with self-custody support. VerifiedX said vBTC.b is a f

$HYPE BREAKS ABOVE ALL TIME HIGHS: MARKET 🔗 velo.xyz

CoinGecko released its “2026 Crypto Perpetuals Report,” which noted that in the first four months of 2026, Binance and OKX accounted for 33% and 15% of the perpetual futures market share respectively, while BingX’s market share grew by more

Blockchain .com files confidentially for initial public offering

Wife of The Sandbox Co-Founder Targeted in Suspected Crypto-Linked Kidnapping Attempt The wife of The Sandbox co-founder and COO Sebastien Borget was targeted in an attempted kidnapping this week at her home in Seine, France. The suspects

Suspected Grayscale-Linked Address Accumulates Over $10 Million in HYPE According to Arkham, an address (0x61…4318) suspected to be linked toGrayscale has accumulated tens of millions of dollars worth of HYPE over the past week via exchang

According to SoSoValue data, on May 20 (ET), Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $70.47 million, extending their streak of net outflows to four consecutive days. Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $28.14 millio

a16z-Backed Syndicate Labs Is Winding Down a16z-backed on-chain development startup Syndicate announced that Syndicate Labs will shut down after five years of building, citing a fundamental shift in the Rollup market and a significant cont

Highlight Clip Peter Schiff Slams STRC as A Ponzi Scheme? On May 13, 2026, Euro Pacific Asset Management Chief Economist and long-time Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff stated in a Cointelegraph interview that, despite Bitcoin trading near $82,

Highlight Clip CZ: I Still Don't See Anything That Can Replace Bitcoin Today Binance founder CZ told the Crypto Banter podcast he still spends 80% to 90% of his time on blockchain. He believes Bitcoin maintains its dominance with no curre

SpaceX disclosed in its S-1 filing that, as of March 31, 2026, the company held 18,712 bitcoin with a total cost basis of approximately $661 million, implying an average acquisition cost of around $35,300 per bitcoin. The holdings had a fai

Bybit Launches AI Sub-Accounts With Risk Controls for AI Trading Agents Crypto exchange Bybit has launched AI sub-accounts designed for AI agent trading, allowing users to isolate AI trading activity and set controls on funds, leverage, wi

DeFi Derivatives Protocol Variational Raises $50 Million Series A Led by Dragonfly Decentralized derivatives trading protocol Variational has raised $50 million in a Series A round led by Dragonfly Capital, with participation from Bain Cap

Copper Seeks $500 Million Sale as Crypto IPO Market Stalls U.K.-based crypto custody firm Copper is exploring a sale at an estimated $500 million valuation. The company had previously considered an IPO, but the crypto listing market has re

BITCOIN DEMAND INCREASINGLY DRIVEN BY MICHAEL SAYLOR Bitcoin’s market is becoming heavily dependent on buying by Strategy and its executive chairman Michael Saylor, as broader investor demand weakens. Strategy has bought more than 171,000

Tether said it has acquired SoftBank’s stake in Twenty One Capital (XXI), with SoftBank representatives stepping down from Twenty One’s board after the transaction closed. Following the news, TradingView data showed Twenty One shares rose 5

Plume said it has received a Class M Digital Asset Business License from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) and plans to launch what it describes as the world’s first regulated onchain asset vault. According to Plume, the vault will suppo

According to on-chain analyst Specter, a Kraken and Coinbase user lost $6.7 million, likely due to a physical attack. The victim’s Kraken account saw withdrawals of 1,554 ETH, worth about $3.3 million, and 10.5 BTC, while 34.1 cbBTC, worth

Perp DEX Variational Raises $50M In Series A Round, Led By Dragonfly: Fortune 🔗 velo.xyz

TradingView data shows Bitfinex bitcoin margin longs rose to 80,636 BTC, the highest since December 2023, despite bitcoin falling for five straight trading days from May 15 to 19. Longs increased about 1.5% in recent days and roughly 10% ye

Crypto analyst Aletheia said that after the first two Hyperliquid spot ETFs had been live for six trading days, their market-cap-adjusted inflows exceeded Bitcoin spot ETFs on three of the six days and Ethereum spot ETFs on five of the six

Tether International deepens commitment to Twenty One Capital through acquisition of SoftBank’s stake

WhiteBIT, one of Europe’s largest crypto exchanges, announced the launch of a dedicated UK platform, whitebit uk, expanding into the UK’s tightly regulated financial market. The exchange said the site will offer spot trading, market analyti

WhiteBIT Launches UK Platform With GBP Rails via Faster Payments WhiteBIT, one of Europe’s largest crypto exchanges, announced the launch of a dedicated UK platform, whitebit uk, expanding into the UK’s tightly regulated financial market.

The Bank of England plans to publish draft rules for systemic stablecoins next month and finalize them by year-end, while it may set temporary limits on total stablecoin issuance to mitigate early risks. Bank of England Deputy Governor for

Binance Research estimates that illicit cryptocurrency accounts for less than 1% of total transaction volume

South Carolina governor signs crypto rights bill banning state CBDC use, protecting self-custody and shielding digital assets from targeted taxes

South Carolina Governor signs pro-crypto, anti-CBDC bill into law

On May 19 (ET), U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net outflows of $331 million, with BlackRock’s IBIT accounting for $326 million of the outflows. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw total net outflows of $62.30 million; Bitwise’s ETHW posted the la

White House Signals Imminent Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Update Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, said a formal update on the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is nearing rel

a16z-Linked Wallets May Be the No.6 HYPE Holder Onchain analyst said wallets linked to a16z crypto may have become the sixth‑largest HYPE holder and potentially the largest external holder outside Hyperliquid‑linked addresses. The wallets

Verus–Ethereum Bridge Exploited for Over $11M A cross-chain bridge between Verus and Ethereum was attacked for more than $11 million. Blockaid said the issue resembled past bridge exploits like Wormhole and Nomad, stemming from verificatio

USDT Gains $5B as Other Stablecoins Shrink Total stablecoin supply has topped $300 billion, but growth has sharply slowed. Over the past month, Tether’s USDT expanded by more than $5 billion, while USDC, USDe and PYUSD together fell by abo

Trump's Truth Social withdraws Bitcoin ETF application from SEC

Trump-Linked Truth Social Withdraws Spot Bitcoin ETF Filing Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart noted that Truth Social has withdrawn its spot Bitcoin ETF filing. He suggested the decision may reflect intensifying competition in spot Bitc

Zerohash Seeks New Funding at Over $1.5 Billion Valuation After Mastercard Drops Investment Plans Crypto infrastructure firm Zerohash is pursuing a new funding round at a valuation exceeding $1.5 billion after Mastercard abandoned plans to

Zerohash pursues new funding at more than $1.5 billion valuation after Mastercard drops investment plans

JPMorgan: ETH Has Lagged BTC on Price and Institutional Flows Since Oct. 2025 JPMorgan said ETH and the broader altcoin market may struggle to catch up with BTC without a meaningful rebound in network activity, DeFi adoption and real-world

SEC Ends Zcash Foundation Probe With No Action The Zcash Foundation said in its Q1 2026 report that the U.S. SEC has closed its investigation and does not recommend enforcement action. It noted that governance disputes at Electric Coin Com

Wintermute: ETH Is “Not the Right Asset” for the Current Macro Environment ETH fell 10.2% this week, continuing to underperform across spot and derivatives markets, with the ETH/BTC ratio pressing 0.0275, according to Wintermute. The firm

Wintermute Launches Armitage to Offer Vaults for “Hard-to-Custody” Collateral Wintermute, one of crypto’s leading market makers, has launched Armitage, a DeFi vault curation platform aimed at institutional onchain yield. Armitage lets cura

Solana Perp DEX Volume Hits Record $20B Week, GMTrade Leads Surge Solana-based perpetual DEXs posted a new all-time high in weekly trading volume, topping $20 billion over the past seven days. Daily volume hit a record $5.781 billion on Ma

Japan to recognize foreign-issued crypto stablecoins as legal electronic payment methods from June 1

Wintermute: Markets Flip From “Rate Cuts” to “Rate Hikes” as Bitcoin Rally Fades Market maker Wintermute said inflation pressure is re-entering the core narrative, with positioning shifting within five trading days from “when cuts” to “whe

Tether Steps Up South Korea Push With New Trademark Filings Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, has accelerated its South Korea expansion efforts by filing seven trademark applications in the country, covering the “tether” compa

Crypto “Wrench Attacks” Push Exchanges and Executives to Spend Big on Security Bloomberg reported that rising kidnappings, home invasions and “wrench attacks” in crypto are driving exchanges and high-profile figures to tighten personal sec

Japan’s ruling party advances AI‑blockchain finance plan, targeting 24/7 automated payments, yen stablecoins and tokenized BOJ deposits

Japan's ruling party advances proposal to build national AI-blockchain financial system

BSC Post-Quantum Upgrade Passes Test, but TPS Falls 40% BNB Chain released its BSC Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Report, saying BSC has tested a post-quantum upgrade using ML-DSA-44 for transaction signatures and pqSTARK for consensu

Echo Protocol Regains Key Control, Burns Attacker’s Remaining 955 eBTC Echo Protocol said an admin key leak led to unauthorized eBTC minting on Monad, causing about $816,000 in losses. The team said it has regained control of the admin key

Ethereum Staking Ratio Climbs to 31% Despite ETH's 26% YTD Drop Although ETH has fallen 26% YTD, its staking ratio has climbed from 29% to 31%. This steady growth reflects strong long-term holder confidence and actively reduces the circula

SEC May Allow Third-Party Tokenized Stocks on DeFi Platforms Under New Exemption According to Bloomberg, the U.S. SEC could introduce an “innovation exemption” framework for tokenized stocks as soon as this week, allowing the trading of bl

Highlight Clip Michael Saylor: Planning to buy Bitcoin at the top forever On May 10, 2026, during an interview with the podcast "The Wolf Of All Streets," Michael Saylor stated that Strategy's mission is to power the Bitcoin network, so h

Highlight Clip Michael Saylor: Planning to buy Bitcoin at the top forever On May 10, 2026, during an interview with the podcast “The Wolf Of All Streets,” Michael Saylor stated that Strategy's mission is to power the Bitcoin network, so h

SEC May Allow Third-Party Tokenized Stocks on DeFi Platforms Under New Exemption According to Bloomberg, the U.S. SEC could introduce an “innovation exemption” framework for tokenized stocks as soon as this week, allowing the trading of bl

Distributed tokenized RWA value nears $31.4B in May 2026, around five times higher than at the start of 2025

Solana Q1 Chain GDP Hits $342M as RWA Market Cap Climbs 43% to $2.01B Messari reported that Solana generated $342.2 million in Chain GDP in Q1 2026, with PumpFun remaining the network’s top revenue-generating application at $124.7 million.

SEC IS SAID TO READY PLAN FOR TRADING CRYPTO VERSIONS OF STOCKS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE ITS SO-CALLED INNOVATION EXEMPTION FOR TOKENIZED STOCKS AS SOON AS THIS WEEK

SEC to ready plan for trading crypto versions of stocks

Minnesotan banks and credit unions set to provide crypto custody August 1

Solana Q1 Chain GDP Hits $342M as RWA Market Cap Climbs 43% to $2.01B Messari reported that Solana generated $342.2 million in Chain GDP in Q1 2026, with PumpFun remaining the network’s top revenue-generating application at $124.7 million.

Revolut unveils first physical crypto card as industry-wide card usage grows

CRYPTO FALLS AS RATE CUT ODDS DROP Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell as Fed rate-cut expectations under new chair Kevin Warsh continue to fade. BTC dropped ~2% to $76,660 after briefly hitting $82,000 last week, with analysts flaggi

Nearly two-thirds of the stablecoin payments volume originates from Asia, primarily Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan. North America accounts for roughly a quarter. Europe, meanwhile, is about 13%. Latin America and Africa together represent

Payward Q1 Revenue Rises to $507M as Kraken Parent Expands M&A and IPO Push Payward, the parent company of Kraken, reported Q1 2026 adjusted revenue of $507 million, up 3% YoY, with Assets on Platform reaching $40 billion and funded accoun

BitMine's ETH holdings reached 5.28 million after acquiring 71,672 tokens over the past week

JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Iran launches Bitcoin-backed insurance service for shipping companies wanting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

BitMine $ETH holdings rise to 5.28M worth $12.6B after adding ~73,200 tokens last week, taking stake to 4.37% of supply