SpaceX’s $1.45B Bitcoin Bombshell Revealed in IPO Filing as BTC Buy Price Hits $35K
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Key Takeaways: SpaceX revealed ownership of 18,713 BTC valued at approximately $1.45 billion, a significant amount over what has been previously thought of in the public arena. According to its S-1 filing, the company bought Bitcoin at the average price of $35,320 per Bitcoin. The disclosure puts SpaceX in good company with other major corporate […]

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South Korean Funeral Firm Loses $33M In Risky Bitmine ETF Bet Using Customer Funds
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TL;DR: The firm Bumo Sarang accumulated unrealized losses of 49.3 billion won at the close of the year 2025 due to its financial exposure in an exchange-traded fund. An official audit revealed that 43% of mutual funeral assistance companies in South Korea possess fewer assets than those contributed by their clients as pre-payments. The firm […]

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CME’s XRP Futures Hit $63 Billion In Volume During First Year Of Trading
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TL;DR: The derivative contracts of the suite generated a consolidated notional volume of 62,870 million dollars in their first full year of commercial operations. The total number of contracts traded on the regulated platform exceeded the 1.3 million threshold at the close of the period evaluated on May 15, 2026. The average daily volume recorded […]

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Blockchain.com Moves Toward IPO With SEC Draft S-1 Filing
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Blockchain.com Group Holdings Inc., one of the oldest crypto companies in the industry, filed a confidential draft S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 21, 2026, signaling its intent to pursue an initial public offering (IPO). Blockchain.com Pushes IPO Plans Forward With Confidential SEC Filing The Dallas-based firm submitted […]

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500 Dormant Bitcoin Move After 12 Years as Early Investors React to Post-Quantum Risks
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A dormant 500 BTC wallet has moved after a decade of silence, coinciding with fresh data from Glassnode highlighting quantum computing risks for legacy addresses.

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AARP Mississippi Applauds Passage and Signing of law to Protect Consumers … – PR Newswire
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AARP Mississippi Applauds Passage and Signing of law to Protect Consumers from Cryptocurrency Kiosk Fraud. MS State Logo (PRNewsfoto/AARP …

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Syndicate Labs winds down after 5 years, citing shrinking rollup market
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The Ethereum rollup market is dominated by Arbitrum and Base, which have a combined 68% market share, according to L2Beat.

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Bitcoin ETF Inflows Are Underperforming In 2026, Data Shows
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Data shows the Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have witnessed capital inflows lag this year relative to 2025 and 2024. Bitcoin Spot ETFs Have Seen Cumulative Net Inflows Underperform In 2026 In a new post on X, analyst Maartunn has discussed how the cumulative inflows related to the US Bitcoin spot ETFs in 2026 so […]

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Treasury Targets Sinaloa Cartel’s Crypto Pipeline in New Fentanyl Crackdown
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The US Treasury sanctioned two alleged money laundering networks accused of helping the Sinaloa Cartel move fentanyl proceeds through cryptocurrency.  Authorities said the operation was coordinated by Homeland Security and the DEA, with support from Mexican financial intelligence officials. Treasury identified several individuals and Ethereum wallet addresses allegedly used to convert cartel cash into crypto […]

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Tether Takes Control of Twenty One Capital After Buying Out SoftBank
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Bitcoin Magazine Tether Takes Control of Twenty One Capital After Buying Out SoftBank Tether International has acquired SoftBank’s entire stake in Twenty One Capital, the Bitcoin treasury company co-founded by Jack Mallers, consolidating control over one of the most prominent public Bitcoin vehicles to emerge in the past year. The transaction, announced May 20, removes […]

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HYPE Surges Above $57 as Short Squeeze Pushes it 2% Away From ATH
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Hyperliquid’s HYPE token climbed above $57 on Thursday, just eight months after its last visit to those levels, as a wave of short liquidations and ETF-driven buying pushed the token within 2% of its all-time high near $59 reached in September 2025. The rally has turned HYPE into one of the market’s strongest large-cap performers […]

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REAL Finance Signs First Securities Tokenization Agreement, Activating Institutional Pipeline of More Than $100 Million
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REAL Technologies Inc., the parent company of REAL Finance, announced today that it has executed its first securities tokenization agreement. The deal activates a committed institutional pipeline exceeding $100 million in client assets and marks the initial operational use of the company’s tokenization infrastructure. Tokenization will be conducted on an EVM-compatible blockchain in advance of […]

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Jupiter Unveils Metis V8 Router, Promising To Eliminate Quote-Execution Drift
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Jupiter, Solana’s leading DeFi superapp, has introduced Metis V8, a critical upgrade to its primary swap router. According to the development team, this new version is designed to eliminate the execution gap in quotes, ensuring faster and more precise trades for users relative to the price displayed on screen. Metis V8: Solving The QE Drift […]

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Syndicate Labs Winds Down As Rollup Market Contracts, Signaling Structural Shift In Onchain Infrastructure
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Syndicate Labs, an a16z-backed onchain infrastructure startup building developer tools for crypto ecosystem has ceased operations after 5 years. The company says that this isn’t a case of an isolated incident or short-term pressures but is instead part of a fundamental change in the rollup market. Syndicate secured a total of over $27M in funding […]

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Zcash (ZEC), Hyperliquid (HYPE), Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis for May 21: Alt Season Signals Grow
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After the most recent volatility spike, smaller assets like Hyperliquid and Dogecoin seeing an actual improvement on the market.

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Best New <b>Cryptocurrency</b> to Buy Now: Pepeto Trends as BNB and ADA See Increased Market Activity
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Top Performing Crypto Assets Worth Watching in 2026. Pepeto. The recovery wave is real, and traders are now searching for the best new cryptocurrency …

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Tax evaders are trying ‘novel digital assets’ to dodge authorities: Chainalysis
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Italian authorities uncovered a tax evasion scheme in which an individual allegedly used Bitcoin Ordinals and the BRC-20 token standard to generate and conceal $1.1 million.

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European Commission Launches Crypto Rules Review As Euro Stablecoin Project Gains Support
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As market dynamics evolve and pressure builds to strengthen Europe’s position in the global crypto economy, the European Commission (EC) has launched a review of its landmark crypto framework to keep pace with the evolving digital asset landscape. EC Opens Review Of EU Crypto Rules On Wednesday, the European Commission launched a consultation on the […]

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The 2036 Issue: Bitcoin Mining Is Dead, Long Live the Miners!
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Bitcoin Magazine The 2036 Issue: Bitcoin Mining Is Dead, Long Live the Miners! As I write this, Bitcoin is coming off of conceivably its worst week ever. It started out with the January 31, 2026 release of batch number two of the Epstein files, which implicated none-too-few Bitcoiners and early stage Bitcoin companies (I wonder, […]

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Bitcoin Faces ‘Bear Market’ Warning as Rally Mirrors 2022 Breakdown
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Bitcoin failed to clear its 200-day moving average near US$82,400 after rebounding from about US$60,000. CryptoQuant said the same moving-average zone acted as major resistance during the 2022 bear market. Weak spot demand, lower futures momentum and bearish sentiment kept the rebound vulnerable to another pullback. CryptoQuant’s head of research Julio Moreno warned that Bitcoin […]

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Trump Media Pulls Bitcoin ETF Filing as Fee War Deepens
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Trump Media withdrew SEC filings for proposed Truth Social-branded crypto ETFs, including Bitcoin and Bitcoin-Ethereum products. The May 19 withdrawal requests said no securities had been sold because the registration statements were not effective. Analysts said low-fee spot Bitcoin ETF competition made late-entry branded funds harder to sell. Trump Media & Technology Group withdrew regulatory […]

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USDT Gains $5B as Rivals Shed $4.2B, Marking Increased Dominance
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Tether’s USDT has expanded by over $5 billion in the past month, with competing stablecoins including USDC, USDe, and PYUSD shedding a combined $4.2 billion over the same period. Tether Consolidates Grip as Rivals Retreat According to data, USDT’s net growth over the past month stands at roughly $900 million (0.3% of the total supply), […]

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HYPE and ZEC Steal the Show, BTC Price Stopped at $78K: Market Watch
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Bitcoin’s price recovery that started a couple of days ago pushed the asset to just over $78,000 before it was stopped and driven south by around $500. Minor gains are evident from BNB, SOL, and DOGE, but, as mentioned in the title, two larger-cap alts have stolen the show. BTC Progress Stopped at $78K Bitcoin […]

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Bitcoin Policy Breakthrough Brewing in Washington
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Capitol Hill is bracing for a “landmark day” in cryptocurrency regulation as digital assets increasingly intersect with U.S. national security.

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Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers reintroduce the “Equality Act,” advance <b>cryptocurrency</b> tax reform …
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The crypto industry has long advocated for tax exemptions on small-value transactions to promote cryptocurrency adoption in everyday payment scenarios …

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Silvergate’s Fraher breaks silence on settlement with Gensler’s SEC
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Former Silvergate executive Kate Fraher said the rule that prevented her from sharing her side of the story was unconstitutional. It was finally lifted by the SEC this week.

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Drift Faces Backlash After Insurance Fund Withdrawal Update
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The Drift Protocol team announced that depositors of its Insurance Fund will be able to withdraw their capital once the platform formally restarts. The update comes a week after a devastating $280 million exploit forced the Solana-based exchange to suspend all operations. However, far from calming the waters, the announcement sparked a wave of frustration […]

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Hyperliquid Flips Solana By FDV As ‘Revenue Chains’ Race Heats Up
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Hyperliquid has overtaken Solana on a fully diluted valuation basis, according to Arkham, adding a new market marker to one of crypto’s most closely watched comparisons: the rise of application-heavy, revenue-generating chains. Arkham summarized the move directly on X, writing: “Hyperliquid has flipped Solana by FDV.” The accompanying Solana market page shows SOL trading around […]

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Minnesota Law Opens Crypto Custody to Banks, Credit Unions — One Credit Union Already Has a Head Start
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Bitcoin Magazine Minnesota Law Opens Crypto Custody to Banks, Credit Unions — One Credit Union Already Has a Head Start Minnesota has become the latest state to grant banks and credit unions the legal authority to offer cryptocurrency custody services, a move that proponents say ends years of regulatory ambiguity that kept institutions on the […]

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WhiteBIT Brings GBP Trading to UK Users With Dedicated Exchange
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European crypto exchange WhiteBIT has launched a dedicated platform for United Kingdom users at whitebit.uk, targeting a market where 91% of adults are aware of crypto assets. Crypto Exchange WhiteBIT Opens UK Platform The U.K. exchange went live on May 20, 2026, with a platform built specifically for U.K. retail and institutional users, according to […]

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Nearly 10% of Bitcoin supply is ‘structurally unsafe’ from quantum breakthrough: Glassnode
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Analytics provider Glassnode identified 10% of Bitcoin supply as structurally exposed to a quantum breakthrough, underscoring the need for a quantum-proof implementation such as BIP-360.

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ETH Insider Explains Wave of 2026 Ethereum Foundation Departures
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A long-time Ethereum investor and community figure has pushed back against growing alarm over the string of departures from the Ethereum Foundation (EF), arguing that the organization’s commitment to the network is as firm as ever. Ryan Berckmans, who has worked full-time in the Ethereum space for eight years, offered one of the more detailed […]

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