Coinbase Says Prediction Markets Are Maturing, CFTC Needs No New Mandate
Coinbase says prediction markets should stay under CFTC oversight, arguing event-based contracts already fit within…
Month: May 2026
XRP Reaches 5M+ Merchants Through Rakuten Wallet Integration
Rakuten Wallet added XRP access to one of Japan’s largest consumer payment networks, a rollout…
Tokenization Megatrend: Grayscale Names ETH, SOL, LINK in $30B Market
Grayscale Research said Ethereum, Solana, Canton, Avalanche, BNB Chain, and Chainlink are positioned to benefit…
Strategy takes Bitcoin buying breather ahead of Q1 earnings report
Michael Saylor signaled a “pause” on BTC buying ahead of Tuesday’s earnings report, with Wall…
A ‘Generational Play’ Arises Amid Economic Fury – Week In Review
This editorial is from last week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review. Subscribe to…
Blackrock and Circle Lead Tokenized Treasuries as Market Value Climbs to $15.20B
At the outset of May, the total market valuation of tokenized U.S. Treasuries sits at…
Gareth Soloway Warns Bitcoin Could Drop to $50K as Bear Flag Tightens at $85,000
Gareth Soloway, chief market strategist and president of Verified Investing, told David Lin of The…
Bitcoin Technical Setup Points to Key Breakout Zone Near $80K
Bitcoin is consolidating below a critical resistance zone on May 3, 2026, as mixed short-term…
Bitcoin preps highest weekly close since January as BTC price nears $79K
Bitcoin canceled out the week’s earlier losses to tease the highest BTC price weekly candle…
Americans distrust crypto, AI as industry super PACs flood midterms, poll finds
A new Politico poll finds most Americans distrust crypto and AI, raising questions about whether…
Wallets seized by OFAC may not be Iranian; other state actors instead: Analyst
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that wallets the US targeted as part of Operation Economic…
Strategy Skips Weekly Bitcoin Buy After 108 Total Purchases, 818,334 BTC Holdings
Strategy paused bitcoin purchases, shifting market focus to its 818,334 BTC exposure. Michael Saylor confirmed…
Bitcoin Difficulty Falls 2.3% as Hashrate Slips Below 1 ZH/s and Block Times Slow
This week, the Bitcoin network recorded its second consecutive difficulty reduction, easing another 2.3% on…
Stablecoins Reach $321B Market Cap as $1B Inflows Lift Sector to New High
Following a week marked by an absence of both inflows and outflows, the stablecoin economy…
France Scraps Dangerous Reporting Rule, Pension Fund Buys MSTR, And More – Week In Review
This week’s crypto stories spanned enforcement, mining, regulation, adoption, and institutional flows. Chainalysis traced Iran-linked…