SpaceX reveals larger-than-expected Bitcoin holdings in IPO filing

Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX reported holding 18,712 Bitcoin worth $1.45 billion in a recent filing, over 10,000 coins more than blockchain tracking firms had estimated.  In the company’s S-1 registration statement, filed as part of its bid to become a public company on June 12, SpaceX revealed it purchased Bitcoin (BTC) at an average …

Bank of England Moves Stablecoin Rules to June as UK Targets Year-End Framework

Key Takeaways Sarah Breeden set a late-2026 deadline for the Bank of England to finalize its draft stablecoin regulations. The joint Bank-FCA Digital Securities Sandbox drew 16 major financial giants to scale live tokenized markets. The Bank of England launched a consultation to expand its RTGS infrastructure toward 24/7 operations by 2030. A Shift in …

Kalshi Quietly Stages Leveraged Crypto Push as Hidden API Surfaces Margin Demo

Key Takeaways Margin trading demo accessible via docs. kalshi.com/margin shows crypto perpetuals only; event contracts excluded at initial scope. Production endpoints are “coming soon,” with users required to contact Kalshi directly for demo access. Discovery follows last week’s Bitnomial perpetuals self-certification and Coinbase’s Monday filing, signaling a wider CFTC-regulated perpetuals push. Hidden API Documentation Reveals …

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to Join Regent Law Faculty

Key Takeaways Regent Law appointed Hester Peirce to expand teaching strength in securities regulation. Her crypto policy role adds direct SEC experience in digital assets and market oversight. Students may gain exposure to evolving compliance debates around blockchain-based financial markets. Regent Law Names Hester Peirce to Faculty Role Regent University School of Law announced on …

Italy Traces €1 Million in Undeclared Bitcoin Ordinals Gains

Key Takeaways Investigators linked Ordinals trading to more than €1 million in undeclared crypto-related gains. Exchange identity records helped connect pseudonymous wallet activity to verified individuals. The case highlighted how authorities can trace emerging bitcoin-based assets tied to undeclared taxable income. Italian Crypto Tax Investigation Focused on Ordinals Trading Italian financial investigators traced more than …

Idle XRP Finds New Use Case Through Flare Yield Vault After XRP Alliance Launch

Key Takeaways The campaign targets idle XRP holdings by giving users a direct way to move stored tokens into a yield vault. Users can deposit XRP without buying separate gas tokens or leaving a hardware-wallet environment. The initiative runs through June 8 with no platform fees and a $40,000 XRP and FLR reward pool. XRP …

Crypto Bank Charter Battle Grows as OCC Clears Coinbase, Ripple, Bitgo and Others

Key Takeaways Senator Warren’s scrutiny over OCC trust charters intensified as crypto custody regulation drew broader attention. Crypto custody protections remained central as Belshe said client assets stay segregated from lending activity. Belshe argued that trust banks and fractional reserve banks should be classified under clearer terminology. OCC Charter Fight Puts Digital Asset Custody Under …

Why Multicoin Is Betting Big On Zcash: Tushar Jain Lays Out The Bull Case

Multicoin Capital co-founder Tushar Jain said the firm’s recent investment in Zcash was driven by a convergence of stronger market traction, improving infrastructure and a broader return to crypto’s privacy roots. Speaking on the latest Bankless podcast released May 19, Jain argued that Zcash has moved from a “left for dead” asset into a credible …

Crypto Access To Banks In Focus After Trump’s New Executive Order

Wyoming’s special purpose depository institutions — companies built around crypto — could soon have a path to something they’ve long been denied: a Federal Reserve master account. A new executive order signed by US President Donald Trump puts that possibility on the table, along with a broader push to open up the US banking system …

Here’s How High The Ethereum Price Would Be if It Matches The Market Cap Of Gold

A crypto analyst has shared a new report from Etherealize, a leading crypto research firm, which projects how high the Ethereum price could reach if its market capitalization were to match that of gold. The expert believes that, beyond price action, the Ethereum network could also evolve into a global settlement layer, further solidifying its …

Ethereum Pullback Deepens, But Key Structure Still Signals Bullish Hope

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Pundit Predicts What Will Happen To XRP When Exchanges Run Out Of Supply

XRP’s supply mechanism is one of the most controversial talking points in the crypto market. XRP exchange reserves have been falling for months, and the on-chain numbers are glaring. Now, a crypto pundit on X is connecting that structural shift to a chain of events that could send the XRP price into territory the market …

Sui Launches Gasless Stablecoin Transfers With Support From Fireblocks

May 20th, 2026 – Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands A new protocol-level feature enables peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers on Sui without requiring users to hold SUI, dropping current stablecoin transfer fees to $0.00. Sui, where money moves as freely as messages, today announced the launch of gasless stablecoin transfers, a new protocol-level feature that enables users and …

Key Bitcoin price metric used by bulls falls to six-week low, but there’s a silver lining

Bitcoin (BTC) demand on Coinbase points to early signs of market stabilization as BTC reclaimed the upper bounds of its range highs. The 14-day trend of the Coinbase Premium Index has remained in an uptrend, suggesting steady buyer interest despite traders taking $1.14 billion in profits, which pushed the daily Coinbase premium to a six-week …

Missouri AG sues crypto ATM operator CoinFlip ‘for enabling scams’

Missouri is suing the company behind cryptocurrency ATM operator CoinFlip for “knowingly facilitating fraudulent transactions and profiting from them,” in the latest move by a US state authority targeting digital currency kiosks and ATMs. In a Wednesday notice, the office of Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said the lawsuit against GPD Holdings, doing business as …

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