Raw News Items
25 itemsMay 24, 2026
- Cointelegraph
Soaring bond prices signal 'structural' shift and Bitcoin 'supercycle': Analyst
Fixed-income investors are in a "panic" as government securities, once seen as low-risk, begin to crack, according to BitMEX researcher Shang Wu.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
CFTC officials who questioned prediction markets were suspended: NYT
A New York Times investigation found that senior CFTC officials who raised concerns about Polymarket, Crypto.com and Gemini were suspended and pushed out.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
BitMine’s $126M Ethereum buy sets up a Russell index test tied to $12.2T in assets
BitMine bought an additional 60,000 ETH worth about $126 million as Ethereum traded near $2,000, extending one of the largest corporate accumulation strategies tied to the second-largest digital asset. The purchase came just as the firm was named to the preliminary list for the Russell 1000 Index, p...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
FTX law firm Fenwick & West to pay $54M to victims in settlement
The law firm agreed to a settlement in February 2026 and is facing a separate $525 million lawsuit over its role in the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
SEC’s tokenized stock plan could force crypto exchanges to answer what investors really own
Given how far the crypto market has come in terms of regulation, the next big fight won't be about Bitcoin, stablecoins, or even memecoins. It's going to be about whether a crypto exchange can list tokenized stocks that track Tesla, Apple, or Nvidia without those companies ever agreeing to it, and w...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Tether’s $141 billion Treasury pile reveals the stablecoin risk now embedded in US debt
There's a huge contradiction sitting at the center of modern American finance. The same industry regulators tried to isolate from the mainstream financial system has become one of the largest US Treasury buyers on the planet. Tether, the company behind the world's largest stablecoin USDT, closed 202...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Euro and USD stablecoins depeg amid ongoing $2.8M StablR exploit
The suspected cause is a private key compromise of one owner in the minting multisig account, said Blockaid.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Fed minutes turn Bitcoin’s rate-cut trade into a hike-risk problem
The Federal Reserve's April meeting minutes, released Wednesday, failed to bring the good news Bitcoin traders had been hoping for most of the year. The majority of policymakers said some degree of policy tightening would likely become appropriate if inflation stayed persistently above the central b...
- The BlockScore: 75
StablR’s EURR and USDR depeg after attacker mints $13.5 million in unbacked tokens through multisig exploit
EURR fell to $0.85 and USDR fell as low as $0.40 after an attacker dumped roughly $10.4 million in face value on decentralized exchanges.
- The BlockScore: 75
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum Foundation will be a ‘smaller ship,’ sell less ETH amid researcher exodus
Buterin said the EF is choosing "longevity over breadth," selling less ETH and focusing exclusively on Ethereum's "CROPS" properties.
- The BlockScore: 75
NYT investigation alleges CFTC purged staff who questioned Trump-tied crypto firms
Two officials who intervened to help three firms win approvals over staff objections, per the NYT, have since taken jobs at MoonPay and Gemini Titan.
- DecryptScore: 70
Now You Can Buy Bitcoin, XRP and More in ChatGPT via MoonPay
MoonPay's new app lets users buy cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Solana, through ChatGPT just by speaking with the chatbot.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Bitcoin’s Fed cut trade flips as bond market turns into the risk
Bloomberg reported on May 22 that bond traders are fully pricing in a Fed interest rate hike by year-end, with interest rate swaps implying the Fed's benchmark rate at least 25 basis points higher by the end of 2026. The same day, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said the Fed should remove its easing...
- CoinDeskScore: 70
AI is speeding up the quantum threat to crypto, security experts warn
Researchers and builders believe that artificial intelligence may be accelerating the quantum timeline and forcing a broader rethink of how digital security works.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Ethereum’s selloff tests whether its neutrality-first model can defend ETH’s value amid Foundation ‘brain drain’
Ethereum’s market sentiment has deteriorated significantly as the blockchain network's native ETH token moves through a medium-term bear phase. Data from blockchain analytics platform Santiment shows that while ETH-related discussions increased in frequency throughout May, the tone of that commentar...
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Why is Bitcoin falling despite pro-crypto Kevin Warsh becoming Fed chair?
Rising short-term bond yields and Warsh's hawkish comments in the past are reviving fears of a December rate hike, which could slam the brakes on Bitcoin's recovery.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Crypto rails are becoming the default payment layer for AI agents, report says
A new report from Keyrock says stablecoins on blockchain rails are becoming the go-to payment layer for AI agents as traditional card rails struggle to handle micropayments.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
A massive $1 trillion hidden market is waiting to be unlocked in bitcoin, says new report
Ledn forecasts the bitcoin-backed lending market could grow to $1 trillion within a decade as new research highlights strong borrower demand.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Tom Lee’s Ethereum portfolio down $7.35B as ETH price outlook worsens
ETH’s bearish chart setup points to a 25% drop toward $1,600, risking over $10 billion in paper losses for BitMine in the coming weeks.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Coinbase does not fear competition from Wall Street, says exchange executive
A Coinbase executive called on regulators to implement sensible crypto regulation, while announcing the Stand With Crypto event taking place in over 500 locations worldwide.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Buterin fires back at Ethereum Foundation critics, recommits to neutrality
The Ethereum Foundation holds less than 1% of all ETH in circulation while other protocol foundations typically hold 10-50% of their native token's supply, the founder said.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Crypto and the Fed: State of Crypto
This past week saw incremental, but potentially important steps.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Bitcoin bounces as Trump prepares to announce ‘negotiated’ Iran deal
President Donald Trump promised “Final aspects and details of the deal are currently being discussed" in a post on Truth Social.
- CointelegraphScore: 20
Blockchain researcher defends Ethereum Foundation, says it’s ‘exactly’ doing its job
William Mougayar says critics are measuring the Ethereum Foundation by the wrong standard, claiming it was never meant to pump ETH or court institutions.
- DecryptScore: 10
AI Startup Says It Will Pay People $2,000 a Month to Masturbate—Yes, Really
Joi AI is hiring 10 “masturbation consultants” to test its AI-guided masturbation feature and report how it affects stress, sleep, mood, and confidence.