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92 itemsMay 22, 2026
- Cointelegraph
Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair, as traders forecast rate hikes in 2026
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, but investors forecast no chance of a rate cut in 2026.
- Cointelegraph
Bitcoin 'Pizza Day' was 16 years ago, here's how much that BTC is worth today
Laszlo Hanyecz's 2010 post, offering 10,000 BTC in exchange for two pizzas delivered to his home, marked the first recorded commercial BTC payment.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Europe’s 37-bank stablecoin push tests whether on-chain finance defaults to euros or dollars
The euro-denominated stablecoin consortium Qivalis has received backing from 37 banks across 15 countries, and the asset is planned to launch in the second half of the year. ING noted that stablecoins already serve wholesale cross-border payments and blockchain-based bond settlement, but most of tha...
- The BlockScore: 85
Polymarket probes suspected private key compromise of internal top-up wallet on Polygon
Polymarket confirmed a possible private key compromise of an internal top-up wallet on Polygon, as analysts flagged suspicious outflows.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
SpaceX IPO filing gives crypto investors a new way to price Bitcoin exposure, X payments, and AI compute
SpaceX’s IPO filing and revealed Bitcoin exposure have given crypto investors a formal benchmark for a company they had already begun trading before public markets received the prospectus. On May 20, the firm submitted an S-1 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), outlining the...
- DecryptScore: 85
SEC Delays Tokenized Stocks Innovation Exemption Amid Concerns: Bloomberg
The SEC’s expected regulatory framework would have provided clarity for companies looking to tokenize traditional assets like stocks.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
US lawmakers renew strategic Bitcoin reserve push with ARMA bill
Under the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026, Bitcoin must be held for a minimum of 20 years unless used to slash national debt.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Galaxy’s Novogratz speaks in court over failed $1.2B BitGo deal: Report
Galaxy Digital’s Mike Novogratz reportedly told a court the SEC made it “very difficult” to complete a planned 2021 merger with BitGo.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
ZachXBT flags $520K Polymarket exploit on Polygon, team says funds are safe
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has highlighted a suspected security breach involving Polymarket, the world’s largest decentralized prediction market platform.
- The BlockScore: 80
House Oversight chair launches probe into insider trading on Kalshi and Polymarket
House Oversight Chairman Comer probes insider trading on Kalshi and Polymarket, sending letters to both CEOs with a June 5 document deadline.
- DecryptScore: 80
House Republicans Open Investigation Into Kalshi, Polymarket Over Insider Trading
The chair of the powerful House Oversight Committee has requested documents from Polymarket and Kalshi regarding insider trading and war-related markets.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Congress hits Polymarket and Kalshi with a massive insider trading probe
Rep. James Comer is demanding internal records from the prediction market CEOs, warning that government employees could be using classified information to make “huge profits”.
- DecryptScore: 80
Crypto, Banks, Policy Experts Press Congress to Modernize Bank Secrecy Act
A House subcommittee hearing exposed a divide over how far to scale back the 1970-era anti-money laundering law as Trump expands its reach.
- The BlockScore: 80
SEC delays tokenized asset exemption amid concerns over third-party tokens: Bloomberg Law
The SEC has delayed its plan for an anticipated exemption that would clarify the agency's stance on tokenized assets, Bloomberg Law reported.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin liquidity balance hints at developing rally toward $80K
Data show Bitcoin futures traders are pursuing overhead short positions, raising the chance of a rally to $80,000.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
India cracks down on prediction markets: Polymarket goes dark, Kalshi could be next
Polymarket has gone dark in India and as per local media reports, Kalshi could be next.
- The BlockScore: 75
South Korea to review scrapping crypto tax plan after national petition hits 50,000 signatures
The petitioner said taxing cryptocurrency gains while abolishing taxes on traditional investments is unfair.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
SEC's Peirce tempers expectations over tokenized stocks exemption
An executive at tokenization platforms Superstate said the stricter approach suggested by Hester Peirce would enable DeFi to expand without compromising rules in traditional capital markets.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Near Protocol to automate its own growth and its token is skyrocketing
Near Protocol will introduce dynamic resharding in June, allowing the blockchain to automatically add shards as demand grows without human intervention.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
OKX and ICE are bringing 'never-expiring' oil futures to 120 million crypto users
The new partnership comes as Hyperliquid’s oli futures contracts that never expire have been a huge success with over $1.6 billion in 24-hour trading volume.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
US labor federation warns CLARITY Act could push crypto closer to workers’ retirement money
The AFL-CIO is trying to recast the Senate CLARITY Act from a fight over banks, stablecoin rewards, and crypto market structure into a fight over workers' retirement money. The AFL-CIO is the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, the largest federation of labor union...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
THORChain exploit tied to malicious node and GG20 flaw
The $10.7 million THORChain exploit was caused by a GG20 vulnerability, which allowed a malicious node to reconstruct a full private key to one of its vaults.
- DecryptScore: 75
Trump Media Moves Over $200 Million in Bitcoin as Losses Pile Up: Arkham
It's unknown whether Trump Media & Technology Group is selling its Bitcoin, though it has amassed sizable losses on its holdings.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Crypto Biz: Institutions tighten their grip on Bitcoin, AI and prediction markets
Institutional crypto adoption accelerates as Tether expands Bitcoin holdings, miners pivot to AI and Polymarket joins Nasdaq amid $1 billion fund outflows.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
US House lawmakers launch probe into Kalshi, Polymarket insider trading
Representative James Comer asked CEOs of two major prediction market companies for information on their responses to insider trading after “suspiciously timed trades” related to US military actions against Iran.
- The BlockScore: 75
New strategic bitcoin reserve bill drops 1 million BTC purchase target, adds 20-year lockup period
The bill would require quarterly public proof-of-reserve disclosures and third-party audits of government bitcoin holdings.
- DecryptScore: 70
Kash Patel-Linked Apparel Store Goes Dark After Pushing Crypto-Stealing Malware
User losses weren’t immediately clear.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Coinbase premium hits monthly low as institutional selling pressure mounts
Uncertainty surrounding the current macro environment “appears to be pushing institutions toward hedging strategies while waiting for greater clarity,” said analyst Darkfost.
- The BlockScore: 70
Verus bridge exploiter returns 4,052 ETH, retains $2.8 million bounty: onchain analyst
An attacker transferred 4,052.4 ETH worth $8.5 million back to Verus on Friday after the team proposed a bounty framework.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin price record 90-day uptrend 'resembles bull market rally:' New analysis
Bitcoin rallied for 90 days after its dip below $60,000, breaking the record for the longest uptrend within a bear market in BTC price history.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Verus bridge exploiter returns $8.5M after bounty offer
The hacker behind the Verus bridge exploit returned 75% of the stolen funds as part of a recovery deal negotiated with the protocol days after the incident.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Polymarket team says user funds safe as exploit losses climb above $600K
Polymarket said user funds and market resolution were safe after a suspected private key compromise tied to top-up operations.
- DecryptScore: 70
Polymarket Hit By ‘Internal Top-Up’ Wallet Exploit, $700K Drained
User funds remain safe after the incident, the prediction market platform said, with contracts and core infrastructure unaffected.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Trump Media moves another $205 million in bitcoin as losses on crypto bet swell to $455 million
DJT’s bitcoin strategy remains under pressure as the company sits on hundreds of millions in unrealized crypto losses and widening quarterly deficits.
- The BlockScore: 70
Binance disputes latest WSJ report on alleged Iran-linked transactions
WSJ reported Iranian financier Babak Zanjani allegedly moved $850 million through Binance, which CEO Richard Teng said was mischaracterized.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
NYSE owner ICE to launch oil-linked futures with OKX
ICE and OKX plan to launch oil-linked perpetual futures based on Brent and WTI benchmarks, bringing crypto derivatives further into traditional energy markets under licensing restrictions.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin price falls under $77K as Dow Jones hits new all-time highs
Bitcoin headed lower as Wall Street trading began with new record highs for the Dow Jones, while traders warned of weak US demand.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
UAE-backed DDSC stablecoin processes $30M institutional transaction
The transfer was executed on ADI Chain, a layer-2 blockchain designed for institutional payments, treasury operations and trade settlement.
- The BlockScore: 70
Kalshi, Polymarket lose bids to halt Nevada and Washington gambling cases
The Ninth Circuit said federal derivatives oversight does not shield prediction market firms from state gaming enforcement.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Hamilton ETFs files for leveraged Bitcoin income ETF in Canada
The proposed fund would use covered-call and short-term options strategies designed to generate monthly income alongside Bitcoin exposure through a leveraged structure.
- The BlockScore: 65
Galaxy’s Novogratz and BitGo face off in court over $100 million claim: Bloomberg
In 2022, Galaxy said it was abandoning its acquisition plan due to BitGo's 'failure to deliver ... audited financial statements for 2021.'
- CoinDeskScore: 65
XRP ETFs attract inflows amid wallet surge. bitcoin, ether funds struggle.
Fresh inflows into XRP-linked funds and a spike in newly created wallets suggest some traders may be rotating into the token while trimming exposure to crypto’s largest assets.
- DecryptScore: 65
NEAR Protocol Jumps 28% on Privacy, AI, and Scaling Upgrades
NEAR rallied by 45% this week on a series of upgrades positioning it as a potential settlement layer for AI agents and confidential finance.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Canaan earnings show Q1 revenue collapse as record BTC and ETH treasury nears $148M
The latest Canaan earnings revealed a new split among Bitcoin mining's best-known hardware suppliers: the company selling mining machines reported a much weaker quarter just as its own crypto holdings became harder to ignore. The ASIC maker said Q1 2026 revenue fell to $62.7 million, down from $196....
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Polymarket suffers live POL drain as team rules out feared contract exploit
Polymarket faced what many users interpreted as a possible hack on May 22 after public alerts described a rapid POL drain on the prediction market platform. Polymarket-linked accounts later said the incident was not a smart-contract exploit and did not affect user funds or market resolution. The fir...
- DecryptScore: 65
NYSE Parent, OKX Counter Hyperliquid With Regulated Oil Perpetual Futures
OKX debuted perpetual oil futures tied to Intercontinental Exchange’s benchmarks, the latest sign of growing competition for Hyperliquid.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Tom Emmer brushes off law enforcement concerns over Clarity Act
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said concerns from law enforcement groups about crypto developer protections are being overstated.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
SEC Commissioner Peirce counters views that crypto rule will foster synthetic tokens
Hester Peirce, the commissioner behind the SEC's Crypto Task Force, made statements on the now-delayed proposal, perhaps tamping down mistaken beliefs.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Cardano founder warns network could lose its scientists in Input Output’s 33M ADA funding vote fails
Cardano could lose a core group of scientists if Input Output fails to secure treasury funding for a slate of research and infrastructure proposals that are still awaiting approval. Last month, Input Output, the development firm behind the Cardano network, revealed that it was seeking $46.8 million ...
- The BlockScore: 60
Ethereum Layer 2 Zero Network to wind down, joining string of protocols shuttering operations
Resources will be redirected to focus on growing Zerion's API and wallet service, the team said in a Thursday statement.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
5 crypto firms wind down this week amid ongoing market slump
Fantasy.top, Everclear and ZERO Network announced they were winding down on Thursday, adding to a growing list of crypto companies that have closed this year.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Tokenized stocks risk liquidity and revenue fragmentation: Research
TradFi views the breakup of its previously consolidated, centralized liquidity as a “serious structural threat,” said Tiger Research director Ryan Yoon.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Bitcoin implied volatility drops to 7 month low despite macro risks
BTC's implied volatility is a picture of calm even as financial headlines warn of macro risks.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Ark Invest buys $12.5 million of Bullish stock in four days
Ark frequently uses broader digital asset downturns, which tend to pull crypto equities lower, as an entry point into cryptocurrency companies.
- DecryptScore: 60
Morning Minute: Mark Cuban Sells His Bitcoin
The billionaire cited underperformance vs gold and broader disappointment with crypto's breakout apps (or lack thereof) as drivers.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
DeFi hacks shake institutional confidence as risks outpace yields
Repeated bridge exploits and shrinking yields are making institutions question whether DeFi’s risks still justify the returns, says Symbiotic’s Putiatin.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
XRPL’s May 27 upgrade shows how validators and markets decide a blockchain split
XRPL's known amendments page lists fixCleanup3_1__3 for activation on May 27, and by design the event is a maintenance upgrade. Version 3.1.3 of rippled bundles fixes for NFTs, Permissioned Domains, Vaults, and the Lending Protocol, and the XRPL blog set the default vote to Yes because of the import...
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Mark Cuban’s Bitcoin sale tests the gap between a failed hedge and a surviving monetary bet
Mark Cuban sold most of his Bitcoin because it failed to provide a hedge when fiat confidence weakened and geopolitical risk rose. Cuban called it “not the hedge I expected it to be,” and the price record supports his frustration. Bitcoin traded around $77,663 in mid-May 2026, roughly 38...
- CointelegraphScore: 60
NEAR protocol leads AI token rally with a 50% pump: Is $5 NEAR price next?
NEAR price surges 50% in a week as AI token momentum, Nvidia optimism and network upgrades fuel bullish sentiment.
- The BlockScore: 60
Ripple, North Island Ventures back $6 million round for cross-chain platform Squid
Squid is preparing to launch a new consumer product aimed at making it easier to access and manage crypto assets, Fig told The Block.
- The BlockScore: 55
OKX, ICE partner on oil perps as NYSE-parent pressures US regulators to rein in Hyperliquid
OKX's oil perps contracts will track Intercontinental Exchange's Brent Crude and WTI Crude energy benchmarks.
- The BlockScore: 55
NEAR token jumps 30% amid AI hype, Arthur Hayes endorsement and scaling plans
The prominent crypto investor Arthur Hayes described NEAR, HYPE and ZEC as “the holy trinity” of altcoins.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Live markets: Bitcoin continues holding pattern near $77,000 ahead of Kevin Warsh taking over at Fed
Kevin Warsh is set to be sworn as Fed chairman in a White House ceremony on Friday morning.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Crypto majors stuck in tight range as altcoin rotation picks up steam
Bitcoin holds between $76,000 and $78,000 while AI tokens and HYPE surge; derivatives signal calm conditions with volatility selling dominating options markets.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Polymarket seeks Japan entry despite gambling law hurdles: Report
Polymarket is reportedly seeking entry into Japan amid falling trading volumes and rising regulatory scrutiny, targeting approval by 2030.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
CoinDesk 20 performance update: NEAR surges 19.4% as index trades flat
Internet Computer (ICP), up 4.3% from Thursday, joined NEAR Protocol (NEAR) as a top performer.
- DecryptScore: 50
Crypto Is Growing Up—Why Some Everyday Traders Are Moving On
Muted volatility, political shifts, and Wall Street dominance are driving increasingly jaded retail traders out of crypto.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Why Minnesota is empowering local banks to fight Wall Street for crypto revenue
A local banker told CoinDesk that in light of Wall Street’s aggressive push into the crypto industry, Minnesota's financial institutions could not afford to remain on the sidelines.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Robinhood Crypto COO Tanya Denisova is leaving company amid revenue slowdown
Robinhood Crypto COO Tanya Denisova is leaving the firm after more than five years, as the trading platform navigates a sharp decline in crypto revenue and works to lessen its dependence on digital asset market cycles.
- DecryptScore: 50
Kalshi Debuts 'Fair Markets' Lobby Group as Congress Opens Insider Trading Probe
Kalshi unveiled Americans for Fair Markets, an advocacy group to help shape policymakers’ perception of prediction markets.
- The BlockScore: 45
Ark Invest buys another $5 million in Bullish shares as stock slides 3%
Ark Invest bought a total of 139,117 shares of Bullish, worth about $5 million, across three of its ETFs on Thursday.
- The BlockScore: 40
Polymarket eyes Japan market entry, appoints regional representative: Bloomberg
The prediction markets platform aims to secure regulatory authorization to operate in Japan by 2030, according to Bloomberg.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Polymarket aims for prediction market approval in Japan by 2030
Mike Eidlin, head of Japan at cryptocurrency exchange Jupiter, is leading Polymarket's efforts, according to reports.
- DecryptScore: 40
Polymarket Taps Jupiter Exec to Lead Japan Push: Report
The prediction market has reportedly appointed a representative in Japan as it aims to secure authorization to operate there by 2030.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
XRP adds 4,300 new wallets in 24 hours, but why is price stuck?
XRP Ledger activity surges with 4,300 new wallets created in 24 hours, but strong resistance keeps XRP price capped.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
IREN co-founder says AI’s biggest bottleneck is infrastructure, not chips
Dan Roberts outlines IREN’s strategy to build a vertically integrated AI platform spanning power, data centers, GPUs and enterprise software.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Space X IPO: 'Bad news' for tech stocks but what about Bitcoin?
SpaceX’s IPO could turn the Mag 7 into a Mag 8, with Tesla and SpaceX comprising 25% of the group's Bitcoin balance-sheet exposure.
- The BlockScore: 40
Kalshi-backed prediction market advocacy group debuts with support from former Trump aide
An advocacy group focused on prediction markets has emerged with support from former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
F2Pool founder who controls 11% of bitcoin's hashrate to lead first SpaceX mission to Mars
Chun Wang, the first Mission Commander for SpaceX’s first commercial spaceflight to Mars, is crucial for the future transport of millions of tons of cargo and a million citizens to the Red Planet.
- DecryptScore: 35
Bitcoin Billionaire Books First SpaceX Mars Mission
F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang plans a Starship flyby of Mars, before SpaceX attempts to land humans on the surface.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Bitcoin trades near $77,700 as analysts eye $75,000 support after liquidation wave
Open interest held steady and funding stayed subdued during the recent liquidation wave, suggesting traders were de-risking rather than capitulating, according to HashKey Research's Tim Sun.
- The BlockScore: 30
‘No longer a distant place’: F2Pool Co-founder Chun Wang joins SpaceX’s 2-year mission to Mars
Wang will board Starship on a two-year mission that will explore outside the Earth-Moon system and conduct a fly-by of Mars.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Tom Lee says trillions in tech IPO supply won't crash the S&P 500
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee argues that trillions in new IPO supply from SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI could ultimately be absorbed by underallocated investors.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
The agentic CFO in your pocket
Chalom explains that retail investors have never had the opportunity to access and manage their own digital treasury desk. Until now.
- DecryptScore: 30
GameStop Seeks to Boost Share Count as eBay Pursuit Continues After Rejection
Gaming retailer GameStop wants to add 1.5 billion shares to its authorized share count as it seeks to maximize financial flexibility.
- DecryptScore: 30
Two Men Federally Charged Over AI Deepfake Porn Under the Take It Down Act
Federal prosecutors charged two men under the 2025 law that criminalizes non-consensual AI-generated intimate imagery.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Price predictions 5/22: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA, ZEC, BCH
Bitcoin sold off to $76,000, giving bears an opportunity to reclaim control of the crypto market. Meanwhile, altcoins like HYPE charted new highs.
- CryptoSlateScore: 20
Why do Bitcoin traders care so much about the 200-day moving average?
Bitcoin price reached $82,400 on May 20 and ran into a line on a chart. Up 37% from its April lows, BTC stalled at the 200-day moving average, pulled back to as low as $76,000, and left the market wondering what the rejection showed about the market's underlying structure. That line, a simple arithm...
- CoinDeskScore: 20
Bitcoin left behind in the geopolitical melee
Your day-ahead look for May 22, 2026
- CointelegraphScore: 20
Bitcoin miner MARA spent $4.3M on CEO security in 2025 as crypto attacks rise
MARA spent $4.3 million on CEO Fred Thiel’s security in 2025, including vehicle armoring, as crypto wrench attacks increased globally.
- DecryptScore: 20
Microsoft's Free AI Just Beat OpenAI and Google at Browsing the Web
Fara1.5 is a family of open-weight browser agents from Microsoft Research that outperforms OpenAI's Operator and Google's Gemini 2.5 Computer Use on the industry's toughest live-web benchmark.
- CointelegraphScore: 10
Accused attackers of Sandbox exec’s wife tried to flee via Uber
CertiK reported earlier this month that criminal wrench attack teams usually consist of three to five people and are often made up of amateurs, while the masterminds are outside the country.