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Today β€” 23 May 2026crypto.news

Fed’s Waller warns inflation may force new hikes, rattling risk assets

22 May 2026 at 23:00
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller warned that stubborn inflation and surging energy costs now outweigh labor market risks, signaling that rate hikes are β€œback on the table” and jolting expectations that had been primed for cuts a few months ago.…

Kalshi launches advocacy group with Trump aide backing

22 May 2026 at 22:47
Kalshi is backing a new advocacy group to fight the gaming lobby over prediction market regulation. The new organization, Americans for Fair Markets, launched on May 22 to shape federal policy on prediction markets and federally regulated exchanges. It will…

Tom Emmer dismisses 2 key Clarity Act concerns

22 May 2026 at 22:25
Clarity Act concerns from law enforcement are overblown, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said law enforcement groups are overstating their concerns about crypto developer protections embedded in the legislation. He called the objections a…

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AI ETFs 2.0: Harbor capital targets Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI in β€˜Lab’ funds

22 May 2026 at 22:00
Harbor Capital is trying to slice the AI boom into lab-branded trades, filing for a suite of active β€œLab ETFs” tied to Anthropic, DeepMind, Meta, OpenAI and xAI ecosystems. Harbor Capital has filed for five actively managed β€œLab ETFs” that…

Cardano Blockchain Reaches New Major Milestone Amid ADA Market Turmoil

22 May 2026 at 21:40
Cardano governance is in crisis as an 81% stake majority opposes a 32.9 million ADA research funding proposal. A Cardano governance crisis has emerged on-chain as an 81% active stake majority is currently opposing a 32.9 million ADA proposal to…

MARA security proxy reveals $4.3M CEO protection spend

22 May 2026 at 21:17
MARA security spending reached $4.3 million in 2025, including $430,000 to armor CEO Fred Thiel’s vehicle. MARA Holdings’ 2026 proxy filing disclosed $4.3 million in total personal security spending for CEO Fred Thiel in 2025, including $430,000 specifically for vehicle…

NEAR Protocol spikes 21% as Worldcoin and AI infrastructure coins attract fresh flows

22 May 2026 at 21:00
NEAR Protocol has surged more than 21% in 24 hours to top the day’s major crypto market gainers, while edgeX slipped nearly 8 among the top 100 assets by market capitalization. According to CoinMarketCap’s gainers and losers dashboard, NEAR Protocol…

Bitcoin credit play SATA surges as ASST stock joins capital markets

22 May 2026 at 20:41
Strive’s Bitcoin linked preferred stock SATA is emerging as a key credit market instrument while its common equity ASST gains traction in public markets, reshaping how institutions finance large Bitcoin treasuries through yield bearing securities rather than straight spot purchases.…

CLARITY Act will end crypto regulatory ambiguity says Senator Lummis

22 May 2026 at 20:33
Senator Cynthia Lummis says the CLARITY Act is designed to end the regulatory ambiguity that has dogged American crypto consumers and the digital asset industry for years by clearly defining how tokens and market participants are treated under United States…

Ex‑FTX Europe chief repackages $400M collapse into β€œrisk‑free” UpsideOnly trading bet

22 May 2026 at 19:30
Mario Nawfal’s viral interview casts Patrick Gruhn as one of the few FTX insiders who not only survived but materially profited from the wreckage. Patrick Gruhn, the former CEO of FTX Europe who sold his business to Sam Bankman Fried’s…

CADD stablecoin gains Anchorage Digital custody

22 May 2026 at 19:18
Tetra Digital Group’s CADD, Canada’s first regulated Canadian dollar stablecoin issued by a financial institution, can now be custodied by Anchorage Digital for institutional clients. As of May 22, institutions can now hold CADD through Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered…

Polymarket hit with congressional probe over classified-info betting claims

22 May 2026 at 18:47
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has opened an investigation into Polymarket and Kalshi over concerns tied to insider trading and wagers allegedly linked to classified information. According to a statement released by the committee, Chair James…

THORChain faces backlash over GG20 fix after $10.7M hack

22 May 2026 at 18:23
THORChain has faced criticism from crypto security researchers and investors after proposing to continue using its patched GG20 signing framework following a $10.7 million exploit tied to the system. According to a post-mortem report released by THORChain on Wednesday, a…

Bitcoin liquidation map shows $1.29b risk below $73.8k

22 May 2026 at 18:15
If Bitcoin drops below $73,786, more than $1.29 billion in leveraged long positions could be liquidated across major centralized exchanges, according to derivatives analytics platform Coinglass. Fresh data fromΒ CoinglassΒ show that if Bitcoin (BTC) falls under $73,786, cumulative long liquidation intensity…

Chainlink’s CCIP stack drives $110b in value secured, overtaking DeFi oracles

22 May 2026 at 17:53
Chainlink now secures more than $110 billion in onchain value across cross chain tokens and DeFi markets, underlining how central the oracle network has become to the infrastructure of digital assets and tokenised finance. Chainlink (LINK) has pushed past $110…

German lawmakers block Green plan to end Bitcoin tax break

22 May 2026 at 17:28
Germany’s Finance Committee has rejected a proposal from the Green Party to scrap the country’s tax exemption for cryptocurrencies held longer than one year. According to the committee discussions, lawmakers from multiple parties opposed the measure for different reasons, leaving…

Can NEAR price reclaim $3 as golden cross nears?

22 May 2026 at 16:46
This article was updated with a liquidation heatmap from Coinglass. NEAR Protocol has rallied more than 44% from its weekly low as AI-driven momentum, protocol upgrade optimism, and aggressive short liquidations pushed the token toward a major technical breakout. According…

The real race isn’t Bitcoin vs. Ethereum. It’s the US vs. China on digital money

22 May 2026 at 16:45
While crypto Twitter argues about Bitcoin versus Ethereum, two superpowers are quietly running a different race. The United States is using dollar-backed stablecoins to extend the dollar’s reach into every corner of the digital economy. China is using its e-CNY…

What is Bitcoin Pizza day?

22 May 2026 at 15:42
Bitcoin Pizza Day has once again drawn attention to the first known real-world Bitcoin transaction, a 2010 pizza purchase that later became one of the most referenced moments in cryptocurrency history. According to archived posts on the Bitcointalk forum, early…

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Crypto users across the world have celebrated Bitcoin Pizza Day, commemorating the first recorded Bitcoin purchase for a physical item.

Can Solana price overcome double-top resistance and rally above $100?

22 May 2026 at 15:22
Solana price has recovered from recent market weakness, with bulls now attempting to overcome double-top resistance near the $100 level. Across the crypto market, risk appetite improved modestly after Bitcoin reclaimed ground above $77,000 following several sessions of macro-driven weakness…

Will Bitcoin price revisit $76K as bullish trendline support collapses?

22 May 2026 at 13:29
Bitcoin has fallen back toward the $77,000 region after losing a key ascending trendline support that had guided its recovery from April lows. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price traded near $77,200 during Friday’s session after briefly losing…

Trump Media moves over 2K BTC to crypto.com, what does it mean for Bitcoin?

22 May 2026 at 12:48
Trump Media & Technology Group has transferred another 2,650 Bitcoin worth about $205 million to Crypto.com, adding fresh scrutiny to the company’s crypto treasury strategy as its holdings remain deeply underwater. According to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, the transfer was…

Polymarket targets approval in Japan as global scrutiny intensifies

22 May 2026 at 12:10
Polymarket has reportedly appointed a Japanese representative as the prediction market platform moves toward securing approval to operate legally in the country by 2030. According to a Friday Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter, Polymarket sees Japan as…

South Korea to review 22% crypto tax repeal request as opposition grows

22 May 2026 at 11:36
South Korea’s planned cryptocurrency tax has come under renewed political scrutiny after a public petition seeking its repeal cleared the signature threshold required for legislative review. According to South Korea’s National Assembly petition system, the motion surpassed 50,000 signatures at…

Polymarket goes offline in India after government enforcement order

22 May 2026 at 11:07
Polymarket has been blocked in India after authorities tightened enforcement against what they classify as illegal online money gaming platforms. According to an April 25 advisory issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), internet service providers and…

SEC Commissioner cools hype around β€œinnovation exemption” for stocks

22 May 2026 at 10:39
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce has pushed back against expectations that the agency could soon open the door to unrestricted tokenized stock trading through a proposed β€œinnovation exemption.” According to comments Peirce posted on X on Thursday,…

Is Bitcoin at risk as Coinbase premium hits monthly low?

22 May 2026 at 10:04
Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium has fallen to its lowest level this month, adding to signs that institutional investors in the U.S. have continued selling the flagship crypto while spot demand weakens. According to data shared by CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, the Coinbase…

Amundi Solana UCITS fund launched with €2.4T backing

22 May 2026 at 01:34
Amundi Solana UCITS fund SAFO launches as Europe’s largest asset manager brings €2.4 trillion AUM to the chain. Amundi, managing €2.4 trillion in assets, and Spiko Finance announced the launch of SAFO on Solana, bringing their UCITS-compliant tokenized fund to…

Singapore MAS revokes Bsquared license over false data

22 May 2026 at 01:11
Singapore’s MAS has revoked the Bsquared license after finding false statements and serious regulatory breaches at the crypto firm. The Monetary Authority of Singapore revoked Bsquared Technology’s MPI licence effective May 14, 2026. The revocation came 16 months after the…

MoonPay launches MoonPay Trade to pull banks into DeFi and tokenized assets

22 May 2026 at 01:00
MoonPay is launching MoonPay Trade, a new institutional platform that promises banks and fintechs unified access to tokenized assets, DeFi protocols and stablecoin liquidity across more than 200 blockchains. According toΒ CoinDesk, MoonPay introduced on May 21 MoonPay Trade as a…

Why JPMorgan says tokenized funds can’t beat stablecoins

22 May 2026 at 00:23
JPMorgan says tokenized funds make up just 5% of the stablecoin market despite offering higher yield. JPMorgan published a report on May 21 finding tokenized funds account for just 5% of total stablecoin market supply despite offering higher yield. The…

CLEAR collapses 48% as Everclear shuts down protocol

22 May 2026 at 00:00
Everclear’s announcement of a full operational wind-down sent CLEAR sharply lower in the latest session. Everclear, the cross chain clearing and settlement network backed by firms including Pantera Capital and Polychain, said it is winding down all operations after failing…

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Solana treasury firm Solmate raises $11.4M in premium stock offering

21 May 2026 at 23:00
Nasdaq-listed Solmate Infrastructure, a Solana-focused treasury and infrastructure company, has raised about $11.4 million via a registered direct offering of Class B common stock. According toΒ Businesswire, Solmate Infrastructure is issuing a total of 2,298,000 shares of Class B common stock…

Deribit Bitcoin options top BlackRock IBIT at $31.3B

21 May 2026 at 22:45
Bitcoin options open interest on Deribit has reached $31.3 billion, overtaking BlackRock’s IBIT ahead of a $6.25 billion expiry. Deribit’s Bitcoin options open interest climbed to $31.3 billion on May 21, overtaking BlackRock’s IBIT at $27 billion. The reversal comes…

Ethereum sees 3 firms test HKDAP stablecoin

21 May 2026 at 22:00
Hong Kong’s first officially approved HKD-backed stablecoin, HKDAP, has completed a live transfer test on Ethereum involving three licensed firms. The transfer of Hong Kong’s HKD-backed stablecoin on Ethereum (ETH) demonstrates the regulator’s willingness to adopt innovative DeFi tooling. According…

Tokenization platform Securitize plans SPAC merger to go public and scale tokenization

21 May 2026 at 21:00
Asset tokenization platform Securitize is moving ahead with a SPAC merger on Nasdaq, aiming to accelerate its expansion beyond stablecoins into a broader universe of tokenized securities. Securitize’s efforts to β€œtokenize the world” just took an added-value turn, with the…

Hyperliquid breaks $60 as rally hits new all time highs, what next?

21 May 2026 at 20:07
HYPE has surged to fresh all-time highs above $60, with a 24-hour gain of 16.15%, extending an explosive uptrend powered by ETF demand and DeFi-native speculation. According to market data,Β HYPEΒ (HYPE) has broken through $60 as of May 21 and is…

Bankless reportedly axes most of team in silence as co-founder declares β€˜end of first era’

21 May 2026 at 19:00
Bankless is facing backlash after reportedly laying off most of its staff without a public announcement, even as co-founder Ryan Sean Adams declared the β€œend” of the media brand’s first era on X. The immensely popular crypto podcast Bankless is…

State Street Corporation raises exposure to Strive by 770% in Bitcoin push

21 May 2026 at 18:25
State Street Corporation has sharply increased its exposure to Strive Asset Management after buying nearly 1 million shares in the Bitcoin-focused asset manager. According to a recent Bitcoin Treasuries report, the $5.6 trillion asset management firm purchased around 1 million…

Zcash price eyes move past $700 after confirming Bull flag breakout

21 May 2026 at 18:00
Zcash price continued its vertical rally on Wednesday as a combination of regulatory clarity, institutional accumulation, and bullish technical momentum pushed the privacy-focused cryptocurrency toward the key $700 resistance zone. Zcash (ZEC) surged nearly 15% over the past 24 hours…

Bitcoin β€˜smart money’ stacks: long-term holder supply nears record 16.3M BTC

21 May 2026 at 17:59
Long-term Bitcoin holders have pushed their holdings back up to about 16.3 million BTC, near all-time highs, breaking a two-and-a-half-year downtrend in so‑called β€œsmart money” supply. CoinDesk reports that Bitcoin’s (BTC) long-term holder (LTH) supply has risen to around 16.3…

CoinGecko: Binance, OKX dominate perps as perp DEX OI share nearly quadruples

21 May 2026 at 17:56
CoinGecko’s 2026 Crypto Perpetuals Report shows Binance and OKX still dominating perpetual futures, even as decentralized perp exchanges rapidly gain ground in open interest. CoinGecko’s new 2026 Crypto Perpetuals Report finds that in the first four months of 2026, Binance…

Blockchain.com files confidentially for U.S. IPO

21 May 2026 at 17:44
Blockchain.com has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, taking a formal step toward a U.S. initial public offering. Crypto trading platform Blockchain.com has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, according toΒ Bloomberg.…

Cycles raises $6.4M to build private crypto clearing network

21 May 2026 at 17:39
Crypto infrastructure startup Cycles has raised $6.4 million in seed funding to build a private clearing network aimed at reducing liquidity usage and counterparty risk across digital asset markets. Cycles, a crypto financial infrastructure company focused on private market clearing,…

Foundation raises $6.4M to expand beyond Bitcoin wallets

21 May 2026 at 17:35
Bitcoin hardware wallet maker Foundation has raised $6.4 million in new funding led by Fulgur Ventures as it pushes beyond self-custody into identity, authentication and AI agent authorization. Bitcoin (BTC) hardware wallet manufacturer Foundation has closed a $6.4 million funding…

a16z says blockchain is finance’s cloud shift, not a decentralization story

21 May 2026 at 17:30
a16z crypto says Wall Street is adopting blockchain less for ideology than for efficiency, risk control and programmable market infrastructure that makes assets composable. a16z crypto general partner Guy Wuollet says the financial industry is undergoing a digital migration in…

Fed hike odds hit 52% as 30-year yields break above 5%

21 May 2026 at 17:24
Fed hike odds have climbed to 52% while 30-year U.S. Treasury yields have pushed above 5%, tightening financial conditions and upping the pressure on risk assets from stocks to crypto. Market-based indicators show traders assigning a roughly 52% probability that…

Can Hyperliquid price hit ATH as ETF launch leads rising wedge breakout?

21 May 2026 at 16:18
Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE extended its vertical rally on Wednesday, climbing nearly 49% over the last seven days to trade near $57.6 as traders rotated capital into one of the few large-cap crypto assets outperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum during the…

Federal Reserve proposes narrow payment rail access for crypto-linked banks

21 May 2026 at 15:17
The U.S. Federal Reserve has proposed a new category of restricted payment accounts that could give eligible fintech and crypto-linked banks access to parts of the central bank’s payment infrastructure without granting the full privileges available to traditional banks. According…

Ethereum price risks drop to $1,800 as ascending channel breaks

21 May 2026 at 14:41
Ethereum price remained under pressure on Wednesday as weakening technical indicators, rising Treasury yields, and continued ETF outflows pushed traders to closely monitor whether the second-largest cryptocurrency can defend the key $2,000 psychological support zone. Ethereum (ETH) traded near $2,129…

Bitcoin price forms double bottom as Trump signals Iran negotiations may conclude soon

21 May 2026 at 13:17
Bitcoin price stabilized near the $78,000 level on Thursday as easing geopolitical tensions, slowing ETF outflows, and improving technical indicators helped bulls defend a critical support zone. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $77,960 at press time…

U.S. Treasury sanctions crypto wallets tied to Sinaloa Cartel fentanyl network

21 May 2026 at 11:48
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned two networks linked to the Sinaloa Cartel over allegations that they used cryptocurrency transactions to move fentanyl trafficking proceeds. According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the sanctions announced Wednesday were carried out through…

Ex Silvergate officer says regulatory pressure forced bank shutdown

21 May 2026 at 11:31
Former Silvergate Bank chief risk officer Kate Fraher has publicly challenged the circumstances surrounding her 2024 settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, arguing that regulators never proved the bank’s anti-money laundering controls had failed. In comments published Wednesday,…

MAPO crashes to record lows, bridge attack overwhelms circulating supply

21 May 2026 at 10:54
MAPO, the native token of Map Protocol, has collapsed by 96% after attackers exploited the Butter Network cross-chain bridge to mint an enormous amount of unauthorized tokens. According to blockchain security firm Blockaid, the attacker created a quadrillion MAPO tokens…

Nakamoto moves ahead with reverse stock split as Nasdaq deadline nears

21 May 2026 at 10:38
Bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto has moved forward with a 1-for-40 reverse stock split after receiving a Nasdaq warning over its prolonged share price decline. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Nasdaq notified the company on…

SEC holds back prediction market ETFs pending public feedback

21 May 2026 at 10:23
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed several proposed prediction market exchange-traded funds as regulators weigh how event-based contracts should fit within the existing ETF framework. According to a statement released Wednesday, SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the agency…

Lummis says Clarity Act floor vote likely before August

21 May 2026 at 04:30
Senator Lummis says a Clarity Act Senate floor vote could come before August, with passage odds at 75%. A Senate floor vote on the Clarity Act could come within 30 days, with Galaxy Research raising its 2026 passage probability to…

Glassnode says Bitcoin quantum risk covers 1.92M BTC

21 May 2026 at 02:35
Bitcoin quantum exposure covers 1.92 million BTC, or 9.6% of total supply, Glassnode warned in a new report. Blockchain analytics firm Glassnode published a full analysis on May 20 classifying 1.92 million BTC, or 9.6% of total supply, as structurally…

Ripple CLO Alderoty says Clarity Act unlocks $2T market

21 May 2026 at 01:55
Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty says the Clarity Act could unlock a multi-trillion dollar US crypto market. The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Clarity Act 15-9 on May 14, a bipartisan result that lifts the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act toward…

BlockDAG and ZKP funds allegedly rerouted into marketing, ZachXBT says

21 May 2026 at 01:00
On-chain investigator ZachXBT says at least about $25 million in presale funds tied to BlockDAG Network and ZKP appear to have been mixed together and routed toward influencer promotions and gambling-related marketing linked to Gurhan Kiziloz. ZachXBT has accused the…

AllUnity stablecoin SEKAU targets June in krona push

21 May 2026 at 00:35
AllUnity stablecoin SEKAU is set to debut in June, backed 1:1 by Swedish krona reserves. AllUnity, a Frankfurt-based joint venture backed by DWS, Flow Traders and Galaxy Digital, announced the SEKAU stablecoin on Wednesday. The token will be fully reserved…

Bitfinex Bitcoin longs peak at 80,636 BTC as price slides

20 May 2026 at 23:30
Bitcoin longs on Bitfinex surged to 80,636 BTC on May 20, the highest level since December 2023. Leveraged traders on Bitfinex continued buying into Bitcoin’s sell-off, with margin long positions rising to 80,636 BTC on May 20 according to TradingView…

Dollar stablecoin holds 99% as Qivalis push falls short

20 May 2026 at 22:50
Dollar stablecoin supply has held at 99% of the global market as non-dollar tokens stall at 0.24% share. The European Central Bank noted in late 2025 that dollar stablecoin tokens account for approximately 99% of total stablecoin supply in circulation.…

Massad warns CBDC ban hides US digital dollar work

20 May 2026 at 22:38
Former CFTC chair Timothy Massad says a US CBDC ban cannot stop behind-the-scenes infrastructure work. Former CFTC chair Timothy Massad told London’s Digital Money Summit on May 19 that a US digital dollar is ultimately inevitable. He said the CBDC…

Plume secures Bermuda license for regulated on-chain vault management

20 May 2026 at 22:00
Plume has obtained a digital asset business license from the Bermuda Monetary Authority, making it the first regulated on-chain vault manager and giving the real-world asset protocol a formal place inside one of crypto’s best-known regulatory regimes. Plume announced the…

Why liquidity fragmentation became one of crypto’s biggest trading problems

20 May 2026 at 18:06
Crypto liquidity is scattered across exchanges and pairs, creating a structural β€œliquidity tax” of slippage, spread drag, and inconsistent execution that hits traders, tokens, and venues. Crypto trading activity is spread across hundreds of exchanges, liquidity venues, market makers, and…

Will WhiteBIT Coin rebound as price tests key S/R zone after UK platform launch?

20 May 2026 at 17:58
WhiteBIT Coin rallied sharply earlier this month after WhiteBIT announced the launch of its dedicated United Kingdom trading platform, but the token has since pulled back toward a major support-resistance pivot zone that could determine its next directional move. According…

Algorand price approaches golden cross amid Robinhood listing, will it reclaim $0.20?

20 May 2026 at 17:57
Algorand price has started regaining momentum this month as traders rotate back into select layer-1 tokens supported by improving technical structures, rising on-chain activity, and fresh exchange accessibility catalysts. According to data from crypto.news, Algorand (ALGO) price traded around $0.114…

LayerZero details $292M KelpDAO exploit and tightens bridge security

20 May 2026 at 17:34
LayerZero Labs has released its incident report on the KelpDAO bridge attack, saying about $292 million in rsETH was stolen after attackers poisoned RPC infrastructure used by its verification network and forcing policy changes around single-signer configurations. LayerZero Labs has…

Mouro closes $400M fund as Santander backs AI and blockchain bets

20 May 2026 at 17:24
Santander-backed Mouro Capital has closed its third fund at $400 million, with the new vehicle targeting startups at the intersection of AI, blockchain, capital markets and wealth management. Mouro Capital has closed its third fund at $400 million, extending a…

Tether tightens grip on Twenty One after buying out SoftBank

20 May 2026 at 17:14
Tether has acquired SoftBank’s entire stake in Twenty One Capital, the Bitcoin treasury company co-founded by Jack Mallers, and is now pushing a broader merger plan involving Strike and Elektron Energy. Tether has moved to absorb all of SoftBank’s ownership…

Nexo Championship returns to Trump International with $3m purse

20 May 2026 at 17:11
Nexo has renewed its title partnership for the Nexo Championship, which will return to Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire on August 20-23, 2026. Digital assets wealth platform Nexo will headline the Nexo Championship for a second consecutive year in…

Jane Street sued over alleged $134M insider trading in Terra collapse

20 May 2026 at 17:09
Terraform Labs’ liquidators have accused Jane Street of insider trading that allegedly netted $134 million during the May 2022 Terra/LUNA implosion, claiming the trading giant front‑ran the depeg using non‑public information while retail investors were wiped out. The administrator winding…

Morgan Stanley refiles Solana ETF with staking under ticker MSOLsec

20 May 2026 at 17:02
Morgan Stanley has resubmitted a spot Solana ETF application that would hold and stake SOL under the ticker MSOL, extending the bank’s push deeper into U.S. crypto exchange-traded products. Morgan Stanley has filed a revised registration statement for a spot…

CLARITY Act: What approval would actually change for crypto

20 May 2026 at 16:15
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act just cleared its hardest committee test. If it becomes law, it ends the single most damaging fact of life for American crypto: not knowing who is in charge. But the version that reaches President…

Will Dogecoin price break out as it forms a giant round bottom pattern?

20 May 2026 at 15:18
Dogecoin price has remained under pressure over the past few months, but a growing combination of bullish technical signals, rising retail utility, and renewed speculation surrounding Elon Musk’s involvement with crypto payments is beginning to shift market sentiment. According to…

Bank of England says tokenized deposits and stablecoins belong in UK payments

20 May 2026 at 15:03
The Bank of England has outlined plans to accelerate tokenized finance infrastructure in the UK while continuing work on stablecoin rules, tokenized deposits, and a potential digital pound. Speaking during London’s City Week 2026 conference on Tuesday, Sarah Breeden said…

Qivalis adds ABN AMRO, Rabobank to euro stablecoin consortium

20 May 2026 at 14:33
Qivalis has expanded its European banking alliance to 37 institutions after onboarding 25 additional banks ahead of its planned euro stablecoin launch in the second half of 2026. According to a May 20 announcement, the Amsterdam-based consortium added new members…

Will Ethereum price fall under $2,000 as whales exit and bullish channel support breaks?

20 May 2026 at 14:21
Ethereum price remained under pressure on Tuesday as worsening technical structure, aggressive ETF outflows, and accelerating whale distribution pushed traders to closely monitor whether the key $2,000 psychological support level could soon fail. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH)…

Could Bitcoin price surge to $95K as analyst points to a bullish MVRV setup?

20 May 2026 at 12:52
Bitcoin price remained under pressure on Wednesday, but crypto analyst Ali Martinez believes the recent correction may actually be setting the stage for another rally toward $95,000 as key on-chain MVRV indicators begin flashing long-term accumulation signals. According to data…

South Carolina bars state agencies from participating in CBDC programs

20 May 2026 at 12:14
South Carolina has passed a new cryptocurrency law that protects self-custody rights, limits state involvement with central bank digital currencies, and removes several licensing requirements tied to blockchain activity. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed Senate Bill 163 into law…

Paradigm expands beyond crypto with $110M SendCutSend investment

20 May 2026 at 11:58
Paradigm has co-led a $110 million funding round in on-demand manufacturing company SendCutSend, deepening the crypto-focused investment firm’s expansion into industrial infrastructure and automated production services. According to comments published by SendCutSend founder and CEO Jim Belosic, the company secured…

Sorted Wallet raises $4.4 million from Tether and Gnosis

20 May 2026 at 11:28
Tether and Gnosis have participated in a $4.4 million seed round for Sorted Wallet as the crypto firms continue expanding stablecoin payment infrastructure across emerging markets. According to an announcement shared by Sorted Wallet, the round included $3.4 million in…

Consensys warns FDIC proposal could overextend GENIUS Act restrictions

20 May 2026 at 11:03
Consensys has urged the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to revise parts of its proposed stablecoin framework, arguing that several provisions tied to the GENIUS Act could unintentionally restrict ordinary distribution models and access to decentralized finance tools. According to a…

Binance’s Changpeng Zhao urges caution after GitHub breach

20 May 2026 at 10:37
GitHub has confirmed that thousands of its internal repositories were accessed without authorization, prompting fresh warnings from Binance founder Changpeng β€œCZ” Zhao for crypto developers to immediately rotate API keys stored in code repositories. According to a statement published by…

Trump calls for Fed review of master account rules for crypto sector

20 May 2026 at 10:14
U.S. President Donald Trump has directed the Federal Reserve to review whether fintech and crypto firms should receive direct access to the central bank’s payment infrastructure through a new executive order focused on financial technology policy. Under the order signed…

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