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Earlier, analysts at Bernstein and BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes also projected Bitcoin to reach new record highs in 2026.

MAS found deficiencies in Bsquared’s risk management and conflict-of-interest policies, and that the firm had provided false or misleading information to the regulator on multiple occasions.

Bitcoin momentum is fading following drop to $76,000 as analysts warn a loss of key support at $74,000-$76,000 could trigger a deeper BTC price correction.

Senate Bill 163 bans CBDC payments by state agencies and shields Bitcoin miners from discriminatory zoning and licensing rules.

Qivalis expands to 37 banks after adding 25 new members across 15 countries, boosting euro stablecoin plans ahead of a second-half 2026 launch.

OpenAI is opening its first overseas applied AI lab in Singapore through a $234 million partnership expected to create more than 200 technical roles.

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says Hyperliquid’s token is not priced as if it is tied to a “global super-app,” arguing the platform is more than just a crypto platform.

Financial regulators are also asked to review regulations that could be amended to streamline applications for eligible fintech firms seeking bank and credit union charters.

GitHub said the activity involved the exfiltration of about 3,800 internal repositories, and it removed the malicious code extension.

Approximately 49,000 workers were laid off in 2026 as companies adopted a more AI-reliant business model.

The remittance company partnered with Stripe-incubated blockchain Tempo to support stablecoin settlement and help validate transactions across its global payments network.

“Congress has the power to slam the brakes on this unwise conflict,” said bill sponsor and Democratic Senator Tim Kaine.

AI Financial Corp. posted a net loss of $271.5 million in the first quarter of 2026 as it flagged significant doubt about its ability to continue operating for the next 12 months.

Bankr recommends that affected users create a new wallet, generate a new seed phrase on a clean device and revoke approvals if remaining assets can’t be moved.

The crypto ETFs were intended to be part of Trump Media & Technology Group’s broader crypto strategy, which included the launch of the Truth.fi financial platform.

Solana futures funding turned negative as demand for SOL and its associated decentralized exchanges fell. Will traders buy the dip or is $78 next?

About 24 hours after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill into law passed by the state’s legislature to effectively ban prediction markets in the state, the CFTC pushed back with its own lawsuit.

Bernstein says miners control 27 GW of planned power and $90 billion in AI deals, giving them a strategic edge as electricity becomes the main constraint on data center growth.

Bitcoin futures and orderbook data show dip buyers waiting for a BTC price drop below $70,000.

New markets will let users trade on fundraising, valuation and other startup milestones using data from Nasdaq Private Market, extending forecasting into private capital.

The Massachusetts lawmaker asked the US Comptroller of the Currency to provide all communications between the agency and President Donald Trump potentially related to the charter approvals.

The UK central bank said digital money should remain trusted and interoperable as it weighs stablecoin reforms and near-24/7 settlement to support tokenized markets.

Spot XRP ETFs record net inflows for nine days, absorbing sell pressure and potentially supporting an XRP price recovery over time.

BTC price stayed pinned below $77,000 amid rising US bond yields and oil prices, with market analysts saying Bitcoin is now at a "crucial level of support."

5,800 users in two hours. One QR code. One bow that went viral.

A Seoul-based funeral services firm disclosed tens of millions of dollars in unrealized losses tied to leveraged ether ETF investments.

Bitcoin is lower by more than 4% over the past week, but has remained in a very tight range around $77,000 for the last three days.

The Real Vision founder said that humanity is entering an “exponential age” where AI, crypto and tokenization could rewrite finance, labor and culture.

Privacy is widely seen as a necessary feature for the widespread adoption of blockchain technology. Ethereum is taking steps in that direction.

Bittensor (TAO) gained 2.1%, joining Uniswap (UNI) as a top performer.

Realized cap stabilization, historically elevated RHODL readings and deeply negative funding rates all point toward a potential cycle low for bitcoin forming earlier this year.

Newly unsealed filings detail a private chat dubbed ‘Bryce’s Secret’ that Terraform’s estate says gave Jane Street an informational edge before UST’s collapse.

While the FCA opens its doors to market pilots, structural delays and legislative friction are fueling industry frustration over a framework trailing behind the U.S. and Europe.

Your day-ahead look for May 20, 2026

Crypto markets flashed green on Wednesday, but falling futures open interest and mixed altcoin performances suggest traders are reducing risk rather than chasing the rebound.

Margin longs on Bitfinex have climbed to a two-and-a-half year high as bitcoin struggles below key technical resistance near $78,000.

Publicly, the U.S. has fiercely opposed a Central Bank Digital Currency, but former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad said it is inevitable and there will be one sooner or later.

The DWS and Galaxy-backed firm targets June debut for its SEKAU stablecoin as Europe pushes to build regulated local-currency alternatives to U.S. dollar tokens.

Qivalis, a stablecoin initiative backed by a group of European banks, aims to issue a stablecoin later this year to deepen the euro's role in tokenized finance.

Bitcoin climbed to about $77,200, while XRP, ether and solana also gained as Treasury yields and oil fell.

Everyone is building non-dollar stablecoins. But data shows that compared to USD-denominated stablecoins, almost no one is using them.

BTC's implied volatility remains low despite the recent price selloff. Options specialist prefers a long straddle strategy in this scenario.

Donald Trump's executive order asks the Fed to review how depository institutions may be granted access to payment services, an area the crypto industry is deeply involved with.

The head of digital assets and tokenization at one of Germany’s largest asset managers said that USDT and USDC are not stablecoins, from his perspective.

The research firm said bitcoin traders remain unusually defensive, reducing the risk of the kind of leverage-driven collapse seen in prior downturns.

Trump International Golf Links will again host the DP World Tour's Nexo Championship, now with a $3 million prize pool.

Crypto majors and stocks are back in the green, while Polymarket just opened private company prediction markets to retail.

The order asks the Fed to review crypto firms’ access to payment rails, putting its control over master accounts under scrutiny.

Trump Media & Technology Group has withdrawn its Form S-1 registrations for Bitcoin and Bitcoin-Ethereum ETFs.

After weathering years of industry skepticism and navigating a shifting regulatory landscape, Prometheum executed its first crypto trades.

Minnesota's ban has made it a felony to create or operate a prediction market in the state. The CFTC and DOJ say it violates federal law.

Viral Japanese macaque monkey Punch received unwelcome visitors this week, as trespassers attempted to promote a Solana meme coin.

Bernstein remains bullish on Bitcoin mining firms like IREN, Riot, and CleanSpark, who are all riding the wave of AI compute demand.

Google's new multimodal AI model powers updates to Flow and Flow Music, including conversational video editing and AI-generated media tools.

Announced at Google I/O 2026, Spark is Google's most ambitious Gemini feature yet—a personal agent that manages your inbox, your calendar, and your workflows, with or without you watching.

In a letter to the Comptroller of the Currency, Warren argued nine national trust bank charter approvals for crypto firms violated the National Bank Act.

Consumers feel less social pressure when lying to an AI chatbot, research finds, while human-like social cues reduce dishonest behavior.

Canaan shares fell after the Bitcoin mining company disclosed an $88.7 million first-quarter net loss, its second straight negative period.

Analysts at TD Cowen believe shares in Bitcoin-buying Strategy behemoth could jump more than 139% in the next 12 months.

Stablecoins and tokenized deposits could help Japan modernize payments and reduce reliance on foreign rails, the proposal says.

Bug bounty platforms and software companies are struggling to handle a surge of low-quality, AI-generated vulnerability reports.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $648 million outflows Monday as long-term BTC holders continue to accumulate the cryptocurrency.

HYPE soared as the SEC opened the door to third-party tokenized stocks. Strategy bought another $2B in BTC, and price still went lower.

Echo Protocol said that a compromised admin key had enabled unauthorized eBTC minting on its Monad deployment.

Rathnakishore Giri falsely promised guaranteed returns on Bitcoin derivatives trading, using new investor funds to pay earlier participants.

Attorneys representing a former Homeland Security official admitted using Anthropic’s Claude Console to help draft a court filing that included fabricated quotes.

The best AI models can't yet beat the engineers they’re supposed to replace at fixing real-world problems, a new benchmark suggests.

Both Bitcoin and Ethereum face a quantum computing threat, but Citi says the gap between them comes down to governance, not just technology.

The lawsuit alleges that the Bitcoin-centric financial services firm took advantage of insider information to escape major losses.

Oppo's X-OmniClaw runs directly on your Android device, using the camera, screen, and microphone to execute real tasks inside real apps.

Interlinked Polymarket accounts have made millions betting on U.S. military actions in Iran—and won 98% of the time, analysts say.

The legal battle between Elon Musk and OpenAI has ended in a win for the company he co-founded, following a jury decision.

Vitalik Buterin said mathematically verified software may help protect cryptographic infrastructures as AI improves both code generation and vulnerability discovery.

Hive Digital Technologies’ stock price popped after the Bitcoin miner unveiled a massive data-center buildout in Ontario, Canada.

The UK’s central bank and financial regulator have launched a joint Call for Input as tokenization moves from “pilots to production.”

Bitcoin ETFs bore the brunt of a geopolitically driven sell-off, CoinShares said, though altcoin funds largely held their ground.

BitMine Immersion Technologies added $151 million in Ethereum amid last week's price slide, with Tom Lee citing the "attractive opportunity."

Strategy purchased 24,869 Bitcoin last week for $2 billion, channeling billions of dollars that came from its flagship preferred stock.

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Tether’s acquisition of SoftBank’s stake in Twenty One Capital highlights a larger strategy aimed at building a full-scale Bitcoin operating company.

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AI Companion surges as whale holdings rise to 55%, signalling a rally driven by large players amid muted retail activity.

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The crypto industry continues to face heightened security attacks.

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Algorand raced higher by nearly 7% for the day following news that ALGO trading was live on Robinhood.

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Retail traders joined whales after Robinhood’s listing, leaving Venice Token near a key breakout zone.

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XRP reserves continued tightening across major exchanges while broader institutional capital flows showed growing hesitation.

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2026 exploits surge, with Bankr breach and $630M April losses highlighting crypto’s escalating security crisis.”

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CRV market participants will be eying the $0.233 resistance level.

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