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Today — 12 May 2026crypto.news

Ethereum Foundation unstaked 21,270 ETH as treasury activity draws attention

12 May 2026 at 15:22
The Ethereum Foundation has withdrawn more than 21,000 ETH from Lido staking weeks after carrying out earlier unstaking activity and multiple OTC treasury sales tied to operational funding. According to blockchain analytics platform Arkham, an Ethereum Foundation-tagged wallet initiated the…

Dogecoin made early buyers rich, DOGEBALL has that same feel as the next 100x crypto to buy before prices rise again

12 May 2026 at 15:08
DOGEBALL gains attention as investors search for the next 100x crypto opportunity in 2026 market cycle. Dogecoin’s rise is still one of crypto’s most painful missed opportunities. A token that many laughed at went from a tiny entry price to…

Bhutan moves another $8.2M in Bitcoin as state reserves keep falling

12 May 2026 at 14:41
Bhutan’s government has moved another 100.44 BTC worth roughly $8.2 million, extending a months-long pattern of treasury outflows tied to wallets tracked by blockchain analytics firms. According to on-chain data published Tuesday by Arkham Intelligence, the Royal Government of Bhutan…

Will Ethereum price lose $2,200 support as bearish RSI divergence forms?

12 May 2026 at 13:27
Ethereum price slipped lower on Monday as weakening momentum indicators and slowing institutional accumulation raised concerns that ETH could retest the key $2,200 support zone in the near term. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price was trading around…

Will Bitcoin price drop below $80K as Coinbase premium stays negative?

12 May 2026 at 12:50
Bitcoin price slipped back toward the $81,000 region on Monday as weakening U.S. institutional demand and renewed geopolitical uncertainty triggered another wave of profit-taking across the crypto market. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) traded around $80,900 at press…

Michael Saylor defends Strategy’s Bitcoin sales plan amid dividend concerns

12 May 2026 at 12:14
Michael Saylor has defended Strategy’s ability to sell limited amounts of Bitcoin while continuing to expand its BTC treasury, arguing the company should avoid becoming a net seller rather than follow an absolute “never sell” stance. According to comments shared…

Singapore Gulf Bank taps Standard Chartered for digital asset payment corridors

12 May 2026 at 11:48
Singapore Gulf Bank has entered a strategic banking partnership with Standard Chartered to strengthen cross-border settlement and multi-currency payment services across emerging digital asset markets. According to a release shared with crypto.news on Tuesday, the agreement expands the bank’s correspondent…

Tokenization aided by MiCA, insights with Wojciech Kaszycki

12 May 2026 at 11:21
Selva Ozelli Esq, CPA, Author of Sustainably Investing in Digital Assets asks Wojciech Kaszycki, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of BTCS SA Europe’s first dedicated Digital Asset Treasury Company why he thinks there will be a consolidation of crypto treasury firms and…

Goliath Ventures CEO says he “failed” investors in alleged $328M crypto scheme

12 May 2026 at 11:02
Former Goliath Ventures CEO Christopher Delgado has publicly apologized to investors while facing federal accusations that he operated a $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme tied to false investment promises and misuse of client funds. According to an interview aired Monday…

Senate Banking Committee unveils revised Clarity Act text before key vote

12 May 2026 at 10:47
The Senate Banking Committee has unveiled a new draft of the Clarity Act days before a scheduled markup vote, reopening negotiations over stablecoin oversight, DeFi protections, and ethics rules tied to federal officials’ crypto activities. According to a statement released…

Morgan Stanley triggers crypto fee war on exchanges

12 May 2026 at 02:20
Morgan Stanley launched a crypto price war on E*Trade at 50 basis points, undercutting Coinbase and Schwab. Morgan Stanley has launched a crypto trading pilot on its ETrade platform at 50 basis points per trade, immediately undercutting every major retail…

Boundary’s USBD aims to turn stablecoins into an on-chain “verifiable” dollar

12 May 2026 at 01:00
Galaxy Ventures‑backed Boundary Labs is preparing to launch USBD, an over‑collateralized Ethereum stablecoin that swaps monthly attestations for continuous on‑chain verification of reserves and net asset value while pushing yield into a separate sUSBD token aimed at institutional risk‑takers. Boundary…

Corpay launches stablecoin wallets for 800,000 clients

12 May 2026 at 01:00
Corpay has launched stablecoin wallets for its 800,000 business clients through a new partnership with BVNK. Corpay (NYSE: CPAY) has announced a partnership with stablecoin infrastructure platform BVNK to provide embedded stablecoin wallets and settlement capabilities to its global client…

Payward charter targets federal crypto bank status

12 May 2026 at 00:40
Kraken’s parent Payward has filed a Payward charter application with the OCC to establish a federally regulated national trust company. Kraken’s parent Payward has filed a Payward charter application with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, proposing…

Huma Finance legacy V1 contract on Polygon exploited for $101,400 USDC

12 May 2026 at 00:00
A logic bug in Huma’s legacy V1 Polygon credit pools let an attacker drain about $101,400 in USDC, but its Solana‑based PayFi V2 and PST token remain structurally unaffected. Huma Finance has disclosed that its legacy V1 contracts on Polygon…

Yesterday — 11 May 2026crypto.news

Anchorage steps back from USDG as stablecoin alliances decentralize

11 May 2026 at 22:57
USDG, still issued by Paxos Singapore and regulated by MAS, will remain in market as one of many institutionally backed dollars as regulators, banks and VCs push toward a fragmented, multi‑issuer “economic OS.” Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered crypto…

Australia’s capital gains rethink puts crypto HODLers in the crosshairs

11 May 2026 at 22:51
Australia is weighing a capital gains tax overhaul that would scrap the long‑standing 50% discount on assets held more than a year and replace it with an inflation‑indexed system, a shift that could materially raise tax bills for crypto and…

Prediction markets are now trading on Elon Musk’s dopamine

11 May 2026 at 22:44
Polymarket now hosts “tweet markets” on Elon Musk’s weekly post count, turning his X activity into on‑chain micro‑event data with wild intraday probability swings. Elon Musk’s tweet count is no longer just a social media curiosity — it is a…

Ethereum details Glamsterdam devnet progress and Hegotá roadmap shift

11 May 2026 at 22:19
FOCIL, Verkle Trees and account‑abstraction upgrades have moved to Hegotá, turning it into a late‑2026 “cleanup and hardening” fork while leadership changes in Ethereum’s Protocol Cluster steer the longer Strawmap roadmap. The Ethereum Foundation has published a new protocol update…

Bitcoin briefly reclaims $82,000 on Gate as volatility stays muted

11 May 2026 at 22:12
Bitcoin briefly reclaimed $82,000 on Gate with a 0.81% daily gain, keeping price pinned near the top of its recent range as prediction markets and derivatives data still point to muted volatility. According to Gate market data, the BTC/USDT pair has broken…

Crypto’s X feed turns into a live tape for policy, halving and AI fear

11 May 2026 at 21:56
Washington’s week from hell for stablecoins and the Fed. Across crypto X, the dominant thread is a single question: does Washington finally lock in a crypto‑compatible framework or kill the industry’s yield engine in the name of bank stability. Posts…

SUI jumps 31% as Nasdaq-listed holder triggers ‘classic’ supply shock, before settling down to $1.29

11 May 2026 at 21:13
SUI jumped about 31% after Nasdaq‑listed SUI Group moved 108.7m SUI into staking, tightening a float that’s already ~74% locked and sending open interest above $620m. SUI (SUI) ripped higher by about 31% over the last 24 hours to trade…

MoneySkills launches AI quantitative trading platform for 2026, enabling new users to easily earn daily returns

11 May 2026 at 19:36
MoneySkills unveils AI trading platform with automated execution and no-code crypto strategy tools. One-click deployment, round-the-clock automated execution, and zero software costs redefine how ordinary investors access complex cryptocurrency strategies. MoneySkills, a platform built specifically for AI-driven quantitative trading and…

BNY launches bitcoin and ether custody in Abu Dhabi’s ADGM

11 May 2026 at 19:31
BNY is launching institutional Bitcoin and Ether custody from Abu Dhabi’s ADGM with Finstreet and ADI, paving the way for stablecoin and tokenized‑asset support. BNY plants a digital asset flag in ADGM BNY has announced the launch of institutional digital…

MoonPay buys Dawn Labs, debuts AI trader for prediction markets

11 May 2026 at 19:08
MoonPay buys Dawn Labs and launches Dawn CLI, letting AI agents and traders turn natural‑language prompts into live prediction‑market strategies on Polymarket. MoonPay has moved deeper into AI-driven trading with the acquisition of Dawn Labs and the launch of Dawn…

Internet Computer price rallied 70% in a week, will it extend its gains?

11 May 2026 at 18:45
Internet Computer price extended its explosive rally this week, climbing nearly 70% over the past seven days as investors increasingly bet on the project’s push into decentralized cloud infrastructure and AI-focused blockchain services. According to data from crypto.news, Internet Computer…

Ondo brings tokenized US stocks to Hyperliquid’s HyperEVM

11 May 2026 at 18:28
Ondo pipes tokenized US stocks from BNB to HyperEVM, turning blue‑chip equities into on‑chain collateral for basis, arb and delta‑neutral strategies. Ondo Finance has deepened its tokenization push by routing U.S. stock and ETF exposure from BNB Chain into Hyperliquid’s…

Whales and ETF inflows drive Solana recovery: AJC Mining leads a new trend in Bitcoin cloud mining

11 May 2026 at 17:35
Solana nears key resistance as cloud mining platforms like AJC Mining gain traction in crypto recovery phase. As whale activity, ETF capital inflows, and bullish momentum in the derivatives market continue to build, Solana is preparing to challenge the key…

Will Pi Network price drop back to $0.15 as it forms bearish divergence?

11 May 2026 at 17:30
Pi Network price remained under pressure on Monday as weakening momentum indicators and growing concerns surrounding upcoming token unlocks raised the risk of another decline toward the $0.15 support zone. According to data from crypto.news, Pi Network (PI) traded around…

Cardano price confirms falling wedge breakout, targets upside to $0.32

11 May 2026 at 16:30
Cardano price continued pushing higher on Monday after confirming a breakout from a multi-month falling wedge pattern, raising expectations that bulls could attempt a move toward the $0.32 level in the coming sessions. According to data from crypto.news, Cardano (ADA)…

Next 1000x crypto presale: Why investors are choosing between BlockchainFX and Pepeto in May 2026

11 May 2026 at 16:23
Bitcoin ETF inflows fuel presale buzz as BlockchainFX and Pepeto dominate 2026 investor watchlists. Bitcoin ETFs just clocked nine straight days of inflows totaling $2.7 billion, and suddenly every wallet on Crypto Twitter is asking the same question: where does…

BNB price targets $785 following breakout above descending triangle resistance

11 May 2026 at 15:43
BNB price climbed toward the $660 level after breaking above a multi-month descending triangle resistance, with traders increasingly positioning for a larger upside move toward the $785 region. After briefly dipping near $627 earlier this month, BNB (BNB) price rebounded…

Binance opens institutional crypto loans to all KYB-verified VIP clients

11 May 2026 at 13:32
Binance has expanded access to its Institutional Loan product to all KYB-verified VIP clients while introducing higher leverage limits, fixed-rate borrowing terms, and a new interest rebate program tied to trading activity. According to a May 11 press release, Binance…

Capital B raises $17.8 million to expand bitcoin treasury holdings

11 May 2026 at 12:15
Capital B has raised €15.2 million ($17.8 million) from institutional investors, including Blockstream CEO Adam Back and French asset manager TOBAM. According to Capital B’s May 11 press release, the company issued 23 million shares with attached warrants at €0.66…

Australia considers replacing 50% capital gains tax discount on crypto

11 May 2026 at 11:41
Australia’s Labor government has proposed replacing the country’s long-standing capital gains tax discount with an inflation-indexed model that could raise tax liabilities for crypto investors holding assets over extended periods. The Australian Financial Review reported on Sunday, citing people familiar…

Renegade recovers $190K after whitehat returns stolen crypto

11 May 2026 at 11:08
Renegade.fi has recovered about $190,000 after a whitehat hacker exploited a vulnerability in one of its Arbitrum-based dark pools and later returned more than 90% of the stolen assets. Blockchain security firm Blockaid said the exploit drained roughly $209,000 from…

Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey warns stablecoin oversight may become flashpoint with U.S.

11 May 2026 at 10:49
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that international regulators could face a difficult confrontation with the United States over how stablecoins should be governed across global payment systems. According to Reuters, Bailey said at a conference on Friday…

Morgan Stanley’s MSBT avoids outflows through the first month of trading

11 May 2026 at 10:15
Morgan Stanley’s spot bitcoin ETF has completed its first month without a single day of net outflows, even as larger rival funds posted repeated redemption sessions during the same period. SoSoValue data reviewed by crypto.news showed Morgan Stanley’s MSBT continued…

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MoonPay says stablecoin regulation opened the door but infrastructure must follow

9 May 2026 at 19:50
Executives from MoonPay, Ripple, and Paxos said at Consensus Miami 2026 that stablecoin regulation has accelerated institutional adoption but that major infrastructure and privacy gaps still block mainstream use. Top executives at three of the most active stablecoin companies told…

US banks reject CLARITY Act stablecoin deal days before Senate vote

9 May 2026 at 19:28
The US banking lobby is mounting a last-minute push to stall the CLARITY Act just days before its scheduled Senate Banking Committee markup on May 14. The American Bankers Association, the Bank Policy Institute, the Consumer Bankers Association, the Financial…

Virginia redistricting vote erased by state court

9 May 2026 at 14:36
Virginia redistricting referendum was struck down 4-3 by the state Supreme Court on May 8, with Democrats immediately filing to appeal to SCOTUS Virginia redistricting was struck down 4-3 by the state Supreme Court, with Democrats filing to appeal to…

US court finds Meta AI ads created fraud

9 May 2026 at 14:20
A US court has found that Meta’s AI ads tools materially developed fraudulent investment content, stripping Section 230 immunity and exposing the platform to securities fraud claims. A US court found that Meta’s AI ads helped create fraudulent investment content,…

Why JPMorgan AI is no longer an experiment

9 May 2026 at 13:55
JPMorgan AI spending has been reclassified from discretionary innovation to core infrastructure, placing it alongside data centers and cybersecurity in the bank’s budget. JPMorgan has reclassified JPMorgan AI investment as core infrastructure, treating its $2bn annual budget as non-negotiable as…

Why Meta’s Muse Spark ditched open-source AI

9 May 2026 at 12:50
Meta launched Muse Spark on April 8, its first fully closed AI model, abandoning its open-source Llama strategy Meta launched Muse Spark on April 8, its first fully closed AI model, abandoning its open-source Llama strategy. The launch marks the…

Kraken’s Etana fraud suit targets CEO Russell

9 May 2026 at 03:30
Kraken’s Etana fraud case alleges a Ponzi-like scheme diverted more than $25m in client funds. Kraken’s Etana fraud case alleges a Ponzi-like scheme diverted more than $25m in client funds. Kraken’s parent company Payward filed a second amended complaint on…

Tennessee Republicans erase last Black majority district

9 May 2026 at 02:55
Tennessee Republicans have erased the state’s last Black majority congressional district, splitting Memphis into three GOP-leaning seats. Tennessee Republicans have erased the state’s last Black majority congressional district, splitting Memphis into three GOP-leaning seats. The Republican-controlled legislature passed the new…

April jobs report beats forecasts at 115,000

9 May 2026 at 02:35
The US April jobs report showed 115,000 positions added in April, nearly doubling the consensus forecast of 62,000. The US April jobs report showed 115,000 positions added in April, nearly doubling the consensus forecast of 62,000, according to data the…

Oxford finds warmer AI chatbots make more mistakes

9 May 2026 at 02:00
Oxford researchers found AI chatbots trained for warmth make significantly more factual errors and validate false beliefs more often Oxford researchers found AI chatbots trained for warmth make significantly more factual errors and validate false beliefs more often, according to…

Why Trump is quietly retreating on Iran war goals

9 May 2026 at 01:45
Trump has abandoned his Iran war maximalist demands as polls drop and peace talks remain deadlocked Trump has abandoned his Iran war maximalist demands as polls drop and peace talks remain deadlocked, with analysts and the president’s own conduct making…

S&P 500 at record 7,400 underlines a full‑risk‑on backdrop for crypto

9 May 2026 at 01:30
The S&P 500’s push to a record near 7,400 confirms a late‑cycle, full‑risk‑on regime where Bitcoin and major crypto assets are again trading as high‑beta extensions of U.S. equities rather than as independent hedges. Gate’s futures data and European tape…

US Senate Banking Committee Expected to Hold a Formal Vote on CLARITY Act as Early as Next Week

9 May 2026 at 01:15
The Senate Banking Committee is expected to hold a formal CLARITY Act vote as early as next week, Coinbase said at Consensus 2026. Coinbase says the CLARITY Act is heading for a Senate Banking Committee vote as early as next…

Why NATO allies are reconsidering US leadership

9 May 2026 at 00:40
NATO allies are openly questioning whether the US should still lead the alliance following Trump’s decision to launch strikes on Iran without consulting them. NATO allies are questioning US leadership after Trump launched strikes on Iran without consulting the alliance,…

Meta’s USDC pilot draws fire as Senator Warren demands stablecoin transparency

9 May 2026 at 00:30
Warren’s letter asks Mark Zuckerberg to explain by May 20 which stablecoins and wallets Meta is using, how it selects issuers like Circle, what data it collects from linked wallets and how it will separate social and financial businesses. Senator…

Why the White House rejects strict AI regulation

8 May 2026 at 23:45
The White House says voluntary partnerships, not strict mandates, are the right approach to AI regulation. The Trump administration released its National Policy Framework for AI regulation in March 2026, built around voluntary industry agreements rather than top-down mandates. The…

Shapiro sues Character.AI over fake psychiatrist

8 May 2026 at 22:55
Josh Shapiro has sued Character.AI after a chatbot falsely posed as a licensed Pennsylvania psychiatrist and offered medical advice to a state investigator. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sued Character.AI on May 6, targeting the company’s chatbots for allegedly practicing medicine…

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber arms cyber defenders

8 May 2026 at 22:37
OpenAI has released GPT-5.5-Cyber to vetted cyber defenders, giving them reduced guardrails for specialized security workflows. OpenAI released GPT-5.5-Cyber on May 7 in limited preview, targeting security professionals defending critical infrastructure. The company describes it as the most permissive model…

TeraWulf’s HPC revenue tops Bitcoin mining for first time as AI pivot accelerates

8 May 2026 at 22:30
TeraWulf’s Q1 2026 results show $21 million in AI/HPC hosting revenue versus under $13 million from Bitcoin mining, marking the first quarter where high‑performance compute has overtaken BTC as the company’s primary revenue driver. TeraWulf’s latest earnings show its business…

Crypto conference season looked loud in 2025 but it barely made a dent in crypto media traffic

8 May 2026 at 22:10
Crypto conferences filled venues and dominated social feeds in 2025, but fresh traffic data suggests the hype barely translated into meaningful audience growth for crypto media outlets. Crypto conference season was noisy last year. The booths were full, the panels…

Revolut turns Bitcoin into a UX horror show with a two‑cent “flash crash” that never happened

8 May 2026 at 22:03
Revolut briefly showed Bitcoin trading near zero for some users while every major exchange and index still had BTC around $79,000. For a short window on Friday, some Revolut users opened the app and saw Bitcoin (BTC) trading for cents.…

Nagel warns Iran war is fueling inflation risks as ECB stays on alert

8 May 2026 at 21:57
Acting Labor Secretary Sandlin’s push for earlier Fed cuts clashes with a cautious central bank, leaving crypto trading a “higher for longer” regime even as the political drumbeat for easing grows louder. Nagel, who heads Germany’s Bundesbank and sits on…

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