Raw News Items
20 itemsMay 17, 2026
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Wall Street’s fight with Hyperliquid could decide who controls 24/7 markets
CME Group plans to make its cryptocurrency futures and options trade around the clock beginning May 29, a product line that posted $3 trillion in notional volume in 2025 and is running 46% above that pace year-to-date. ICE's New York Stock Exchange is developing a tokenized securities platform built...
- The BlockScore: 85
Alleged Forsage co-founder extradited from Thailand, pleads not guilty in $340 million Ponzi case
The alleged mastermind behind Forsage, co-defendant Vladimir Okhotnikov, resurfaced in a film with disgraced actor Kevin Spacey last year.
- The BlockScore: 80
Japan’s SBI, Rakuten developing crypto investment trusts in-house: Nikkei
The push comes after Japan's cabinet approved a bill last month that would reclassify crypto under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
CLARITY Act is not law yet, but the markup is a major retail adoption trust catalyst
The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act by a 15-9 vote, and the National Cryptocurrency Association (NCA) says the vote's most enduring effect may be the signal that Washington is building a defined regulatory framework for digital assets. The bill still needs a Se...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
A major bank just moved its stablecoin strategy into Wall Street’s hidden financing machine
Societe Generale plans to bring SG-FORGE's EUR CoinVertible and USD CoinVertible to Canton Network as part of a push into collateral, repo financing, and settlement. The May 13 move puts the French bank's stablecoin effort closer to the operating layer of institutional markets. SG-FORGE has already ...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
US CLARITY Act will be a ‘boon for domestic innovation’: A16z
A16z crypto said that when US legal frameworks strike a balance between innovation and consumer protection, the impact tends to ripple through into global markets.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
HYPE ETFs post 2026’s strongest altcoin debut as inflow test comes next
Bitwise's BHYP recorded $4.31 million in debut trading volume on May 15, the largest opening day among the 2026 spot altcoin ETF launches in the US, exceeding Chainlink fund CLNK's prior high of $3.23 million by 33% and Avalanche fund BAVA's $2.61 million debut by 65%. Combined with 21Shares' THYP, ...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
SBI, Rakuten, Nomura line up to launch crypto investment trusts: Report
Japan’s biggest brokerages are racing to bring crypto investment trusts to retail investors, as regulators move to formally allow crypto-holding funds by 2028.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Bitcoin has one level left before macro pressure opens the path to $75k as Treasury yields extend two-day correction
Bitcoin touched $77,711 intraday before recovering to near $78,225, spending a second consecutive session under macro stress as US Treasury yields held near multi-month highs. The 10-year yield reached 4.599%, while the 30-year climbed 11.8 basis points to 5.131%, its highest level since May 2025. B...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Saylor signals BTC buy as retail holders get push on STRC dividend vote
Michael Saylor signaled another Bitcoin buy on Sunday while urging retail investors to vote on a proxy measure enabling semi-monthly STRC dividend payouts.
- DecryptScore: 70
What Is Arc? The Stablecoin Blockchain From USDC Issuer Circle
Arc is a new layer-1 blockchain developed by USDC issuer Circle, designed specifically for stablecoin-native finance.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Japan's SBI Securities, Rakuten Securities plan to offer crypto investment trusts
Another 11 companies responded to a survey saying they would consider offering crypto funds once the regulatory environment becomes clear.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Bitcoin slides below $79K on macro fears: Can fixed-income outflows save it?
While macro pain and Iran war uncertainty drag Bitcoin below $79K, fixed-income market outflows could trigger a medium-term Bitcoin rebound.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Italy’s largest bank more than doubles crypto holdings to $235M in Q1: Report
Intesa Sanpaolo grew its crypto holdings from $100 million to $235 million in Q1 2026, making first-time moves into Ethereum and XRP while nearly exiting Solana entirely.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
DeFi's new front: VerifiedX bets bitcoin's next chapter is programmable, private
VerifiedX says its Bitcoin sidechain enables programmable, privacy-preserving transactions without synthetic wrappers, targeting growing institutional demand for native DeFi on the original blockchain system.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
The Clarity Act took a step forward: State of Crypto
Unpacking Thursday's at-times contentious markup hearing.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
A Russian stablecoin built to dodge sanctions says it can survive even if they're lifted
A7A5, the Russia-linked stablecoin built to move money around banking restrictions, says faster trade settlement, yield and regional crypto infrastructure could keep it relevant even if geopolitical tensions ease.
- CointelegraphScore: 45
Michael Saylor floated Bitcoin sales idea to avoid 'impairing' the asset
Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor said that continuing to use the “never sell” Bitcoin mantra could ultimately undermine the very asset his company is built around.
- CryptoSlateScore: 30
XRP’s bullish signals are building, but price action has yet to follow
Institutional appetite for XRP is accelerating across multiple fronts, yet the digital asset’s price continues to struggle amid broad market consolidation. CryptoSlate data show XRP has fallen more than 5% over the past 24 hours to $1.40, extending a pullback that contrasts with improving activity a...
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Bernstein says Figure's Q1 results shows uniqueness of blockchain marketplaces
Figure Technology Solutions latest quarterly results showed Bernstein analysts just how different it is from most balance sheet-based fintech lending platforms.