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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.

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.

Bitcoin sold off to $76,000, giving bears an opportunity to reclaim control of the crypto market. Meanwhile, altcoins like HYPE charted new highs.

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.

NEAR price surges 50% in a week as AI token momentum, Nvidia optimism and network upgrades fuel bullish sentiment.

Institutional crypto adoption accelerates as Tether expands Bitcoin holdings, miners pivot to AI and Polymarket joins Nasdaq amid $1 billion fund outflows.

Bitcoin headed lower as Wall Street trading began with new record highs for the Dow Jones, while traders warned of weak US demand.

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.

MARA spent $4.3 million on CEO Fred Thiel’s security in 2025, including vehicle armoring, as crypto wrench attacks increased globally.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.

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.

Repeated bridge exploits and shrinking yields are making institutions question whether DeFi’s risks still justify the returns, says Symbiotic’s Putiatin.

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.

XRP Ledger activity surges with 4,300 new wallets created in 24 hours, but strong resistance keeps XRP price capped.

Polymarket is reportedly seeking entry into Japan amid falling trading volumes and rising regulatory scrutiny, targeting approval by 2030.

Polymarket said user funds and market resolution were safe after a suspected private key compromise tied to top-up operations.

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.

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.

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 transfer was executed on ADI Chain, a layer-2 blockchain designed for institutional payments, treasury operations and trade settlement.

TradFi views the breakup of its previously consolidated, centralized liquidity as a “serious structural threat,” said Tiger Research director Ryan Yoon.

Galaxy Digital’s Mike Novogratz reportedly told a court the SEC made it “very difficult” to complete a planned 2021 merger with BitGo.

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.

Uncertainty surrounding the current macro environment “appears to be pushing institutions toward hedging strategies while waiting for greater clarity,” said analyst Darkfost.

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.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said concerns from law enforcement groups about crypto developer protections are being overstated.

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”.

Chalom explains that retail investors have never had the opportunity to access and manage their own digital treasury desk. Until now.

Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Fed chairman in a White House ceremony early Friday afternoon.

Dan Roberts outlines IREN’s strategy to build a vertically integrated AI platform spanning power, data centers, GPUs and enterprise software.

Internet Computer (ICP), up 4.3% from Thursday, joined NEAR Protocol (NEAR) as a top performer.

DJT’s bitcoin strategy remains under pressure as the company sits on hundreds of millions in unrealized crypto losses and widening quarterly deficits.

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee argues that trillions in new IPO supply from SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI could ultimately be absorbed by underallocated investors.

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.

Your day-ahead look for May 22, 2026

Ark frequently uses broader digital asset downturns, which tend to pull crypto equities lower, as an entry point into cryptocurrency companies.

Bitcoin holds between $76,000 and $78,000 while AI tokens and HYPE surge; derivatives signal calm conditions with volatility selling dominating options markets.

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has highlighted a suspected security breach involving Polymarket, the world’s largest decentralized prediction market platform.

Near Protocol will introduce dynamic resharding in June, allowing the blockchain to automatically add shards as demand grows without human intervention.

Mike Eidlin, head of Japan at cryptocurrency exchange Jupiter, is leading Polymarket's efforts, according to reports.

BTC's implied volatility is a picture of calm even as financial headlines warn of macro risks.

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.

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.

Polymarket has gone dark in India and as per local media reports, Kalshi could be next.

Researchers at the privacy-centric blockchain startup say their multi-layer quantum defense will feature a soft fork to freeze and protect dormant BTC.

F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang plans a Starship flyby of Mars, before SpaceX attempts to land humans on the surface.

Gaming retailer GameStop wants to add 1.5 billion shares to its authorized share count as it seeks to maximize financial flexibility.

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.

Muted volatility, political shifts, and Wall Street dominance are driving increasingly jaded retail traders out of crypto.

It's unknown whether Trump Media & Technology Group is selling its Bitcoin, though it has amassed sizable losses on its holdings.

OKX debuted perpetual oil futures tied to Intercontinental Exchange’s benchmarks, the latest sign of growing competition for Hyperliquid.

The chair of the powerful House Oversight Committee has requested documents from Polymarket and Kalshi regarding insider trading and war-related markets.

The billionaire cited underperformance vs gold and broader disappointment with crypto's breakout apps (or lack thereof) as drivers.

User funds remain safe after the incident, the prediction market platform said, with contracts and core infrastructure unaffected.

NEAR rallied by 45% this week on a series of upgrades positioning it as a potential settlement layer for AI agents and confidential finance.

The prediction market has reportedly appointed a representative in Japan as it aims to secure authorization to operate there by 2030.

Blockchain data firm Glassnode mapped the vulnerabilities embedded in Bitcoin’s existing supply, pointing to exchanges as a weak point.

Former Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist appeared to take pointed shots Thursday at ETH co-founder Vitalik Buterin.

Spotify and Universal Music Group say their new licensed AI remix platform will let fans create song covers and remixes while compensating participating artists and songwriters.

The Chinese AI lab already powers coding agents worldwide. Now it wants to own the tool developers use to run them.

Researchers found regular AI companion use among partnered young adults was linked to lower relationship stability and communication quality.

The agreement ensures the regulator and the NHL communicate and share data to protect the integrity of hockey-related prediction markets.

Outspoken billionaire Mark Cuban is disappointed with Bitcoin's performance, and said he's parted ways with most of the BTC in his portfolio.

The American Reserve Modernization Act would direct the Treasury to create and maintain a Bitcoin reserve for a minimum of 20 years.

Trump said he delayed the order because parts of the proposal risked slowing the U.S. AI industry as competition with China intensifies.

Fantasy Top, a game that reimagines fantasy sports through the lens of Crypto Twitter, will close down two years after its hot launch.

Record $81.6 billion in revenue for Nvidia—and yet the stock fell. Bank of America called the dip noise and raised its price target.

The U.S. Department of Commerce will invest $2 billion into quantum chip foundries and startups as the "Q-Day" Bitcoin threat nears.

Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority granted Kraken’s parent company preliminary broker-dealer and investment management authorization.

France has become an epicenter of so-called “wrench attacks” targeting crypto executives and their families.

Long-running crypto exchange Blockchain.com has confidentially filed to take its business public via the U.S. markets.

Missouri's top prosecutor accused Bitcoin ATM operator CoinFlip of “knowingly facilitating fraudulent transactions.”

The shutdown is the latest in a wave of crypto and tech cutbacks driven by weaker demand, tighter funding, and AI pivots.

DeFi exploits keep piling up in 2026. Here’s what experts say is behind crypto’s security crisis—and how it can be fixed.

New allegations claim that Jane Street made use of a private backchannel with Terraform insiders before Terra's collapse.

SpaceX is up over 100% on its BTC holdings. Hyperliquid is decoupling from crypto majors. And Ethereum is leaning hard into privacy.

Hyperliquid’s HYPE logged double-digit gains on the day, as ETF demand outpaced the token's supply reduction mechanism.

RIVER's recent gains have fueled plenty of questions among traders.

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Can ETH stay above $2K amid weak market sentiment?

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GRASS rallies following infrastructure sector strength, bullish sentiments, volume and a potential price breakout.

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ETH is testing the $2,095–$2,138 Fibonacci zone as whale exchange supply rises and withdrawals slow.

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The increased selling pressure in the past two days gave way to the rapid Humanity Protocol token price losses recently.

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SUI’s "zero-fee" stablecoin model faces questions over real DeFi impact.

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Hyperliquid whale activity intensified on both the demand and sell sides, driving HYPE to a new ATH.

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There is strong market interest for RWA perps despite being excluded from SEC's innovation exemption.

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Recent SEC guidance suggests regulators are becoming more comfortable with blockchain-based securities infrastructure while maintaining stricter scrutiny over synthetic stock exposure systems.

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May's rangebound price action poses a challenge for Worldcoin.

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Three range-bound phases since November 2025, a 38 Altcoin Season Index, and $62.8 billion in inflows says it isn't a bull market.

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