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Crypto campaign cash from Fairshake flooded Southern primaries, picked winners
The leading industry super PAC claimed a "6-0 sweep" in the primaries in Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia, though one big race awaits a runoff.

South Korean funeral company reveals $33 million loss on leveraged ether ETF bet
A South Korean funeral company reported a $33 million unrealized loss tied to leveraged ether ETF investments.

Live markets: Crypto prices remain flat ahead of FOMC minutes, Nvidia earnings
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.

Raoul Pal says AI and crypto are reshaping the global economy faster than most think
The Real Vision founder said that humanity is entering an “exponential age” where AI, crypto and tokenization could rewrite finance, labor and culture.

ETH News: Vitalik Buterin outlines Ethereum's privacy measures. Here is what it actually means
Privacy is widely seen as the necessary feature for the widespread adoption of blockchain technology. Ethereum is taking steps in that direction.

Onchain data and funding rates indicate bitcoin’s worst correction phase could be over
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.

Telegram group at center of Jane Street insider-trading allegations in Terra collapse
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.

Too many cooks: How regulatory infighting is choking the UK's crypto hub ambitions
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.

BTC price tops $77,000. Analysts weigh in on whether the bounce has legs.: Crypto Daily
Your day-ahead look for May 20, 2026

Bitcoin recovers to $77,400, but futures data hints traders are cutting exposure
Crypto markets showed modest gains Wednesday, but falling futures open interest and mixed altcoin performance suggest traders are reducing risk rather than chasing the rebound.

Bitfinex margin longs hit 2.5-year high as bitcoin faces key resistance levels
Margin longs on Bitfinex have climbed to a two-and-a-half year high as bitcoin struggles below key technical resistance near $78,000.

Despite Trump’s pledge, a CBDC is being explored behind closed doors, says former CTFC chair
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.

Germany's AllUnity to launch Swedish krona stablecoin, pushes into AI agentic payments
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.

Pan-European stablecoin effort expands to 37 lenders to push back against U.S. dollar dominance
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.

BTC bounces to $77,200, ETH, XRP follow suit as Senate curbs Trump's Iran war powers
Bitcoin climbed to about $77,200, while XRP, ether and solana also gained as Treasury yields and oil fell.

Non USD (USDC, USDT) stablecoins are struggling to crack 0.5% of market share
Everyone is building non-dollar stablecoins. But data shows that compared to USD-denominated stablecoins, almost no one is using them.

Bitcoin is falling, bond yields are rising. Yet BTC’s implied volatility, an uncertainty gauge, remains low.
BTC's implied volatility remains low despite the recent price selloff. Options specialist prefers a long straddle strategy in this scenario.

Trump orders government, Fed to review crypto firms' access to payment rails
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.

Even a mountain of T-bills won't save Tether and Circle from a sudden liquidity crisis, expert says
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.

Bitcoin price analysis: BTC likely bottomed at $60K amid milder bear market, K33 Research says
The research firm said bitcoin traders remain unusually defensive, reducing the risk of the kind of leverage-driven collapse seen in prior downturns.

Zerohash pursues new funding at more than $1.5 billion valuation after Mastercard drops investment plans
Crypto infrastructure providers are drawing renewed investor interest as Wall Street deepens its push into digital assets.

Bitwise is bullish on HYPE
Bitwise calls Hyperliquid’s HYPE token one of crypto’s most undervalued assets

The SEC wants to let newly public companies raise cash instantly in its biggest rule change in decades
The agency is proposing its largest overhaul of public listing rules in over 20 years, cutting compliance costs and giving crypto firms a much easier path to raise cash on Wall Street.

The U.S. can’t lose the bitcoin race to China
The next global power competition is not being fought over missiles alone. It’s being fought over money, and right now, China is moving aggressively to shape the future of it, argues Gooden.