South Korean crypto holdings fell to $41B as investors shifted to stocks, while tax and AML rules added fresh pressure.

Exchange tokens remain one of crypto’s most powerful categories because they are tied directly to trading activity, liquidity and platform demand.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s remarks fuel debate over prediction markets, ETFs, disclosures, and future crypto rules.

Saylor says Strategy may sell some Bitcoin only to fund larger buys, as dividend costs and BTC treasury risks face fresh scrutiny.

Avalanche founder Emin Gün Sirer says Bitcoin’s shrinking miner rewards may pose a bigger risk than quantum computing or rivals.

CLARITY Act may bring crypto activity back to the US as lawmakers race toward a Senate vote before midterm politics slow progress.

BlockchainFX nears its $15M presale trigger as AVAX and XLM face key price tests, strengthening the best crypto in 2026 narrative.

Seven major Bitcoin mining pools joined Stratum V2 as miners face rising difficulty, weak hashprice, and tighter profit margins.

CZ said rival US crypto exchanges opposed his Trump pardon bid, fearing Binance could return to the American market after its exit.

Trump Media posted a $405.9M Q1 loss as Bitcoin and Cronos markdowns weighed on its crypto-heavy balance sheet.

PROS surged 47.8% after Upbit and Bithumb listings, with Pharos volume rising 209.6% as Korean trading access expanded.

Bitcoin ETFs posted $277.5M in outflows after five inflow days as BTC dipped below $80K, while MSBT still attracted new capital.

South Korea will require firms moving crypto overseas to register, as Travel Rule checks and a 22% crypto tax add pressure.

Vitalik Buterin’s $4 swap was sandwiched by JaredfromSubway, renewing debate over Ethereum MEV, front-running, and encrypted mempools.

21Shares launched TCAN, the first U.S. ETF tied to Canton Coin, as institutional blockchain access expands through regulated products today.

CryptoJobsList says AI skills now appear in 53.1% of Web3 job posts, with AI-ready workers earning a $20K salary premium.

Coinbase will suspend 12 perpetual futures on May 21, settling open positions as it reviews liquidity and market-quality standards in crypto

U.S. courts sentenced two laptop farm operators who helped North Korean IT workers access firms, as crypto insider-risk warnings rise today.

Aptos committed $50M to AI agent infrastructure, backing Decibel and Shelby as onchain payments and machine trading expand across crypto AI.

Tether froze about $515M across Ethereum and Tron in 30 days, with Tron wallets accounting for most blacklisted USDT addresses.

Coinbase shares fell after a $394M Q1 loss and revenue miss, as trading slowed and the exchange pushed beyond spot crypto into new markets.

U.S. Treasury reportedly pressed Binance over its 2023 monitoring deal after claims of Iran-linked flows, as Binance says it is cooperating.