Bitcoin ETFs pull in $532M as BTC reclaims $80K amid ‘post-ceasefire recovery’
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $532.21 million in net inflows on Monday as Bitcoin pushed back above the $80,000 mark...
Month: May 2026
Massive $1.9 Million Loss Nukes 11 Winning Bitcoin Trades for Whale
Key Takeaways: Wallet 0x004e closed a 700 BTC short on May 5, booking a $1.94M loss on a single trade....
Russia’s Moscow Exchange to Launch SOL, XRP, Tron and BNB Crypto Indexes on May 13
Key Takeaways: Russia’s Moscow Exchange will launch crypto indexes for SOL, XRP, TRX and BNB within the next week. Moex...
Hut 8 Taps Falconx for $200M Facility, Drops Rate to 7% and Boosts BTC Access
Key Takeaways: Hut 8 secured a $200 million credit facility with Falconx at 7.0%, replacing its prior Coinbase agreement. The...
Bitcoin Breaks $81,000 Behind ETF Inflows, Iran De-escalation and a Short Squeeze
Key Takeaways: Bitcoin hit $81,000 on May 5, 2026, its highest price since January, as multiple catalysts converged. April spot...
From Rebels to Banks: Why the Crypto Industry Is Finally Embracing Legacy Finance
Key Takeaways: Blockchain Capital’s Spencer Bogart notes over 20 crypto firms now seek OCC charters to integrate with banks. Securing...
UAE’s Innovation City Launches Blockchain-Based IDs, Pushing Firms to Instant Checks
Key Takeaways: Innovation City launched an onchain identity system on May 4 to replace static PDF business licenses. IOPn’s OPN...
Healthcare Firm Suffers Major Data Breach – Personal, Medical and Health Records of 143,842 People at Risk
Hundreds of thousands of people may be affected after a healthcare firm disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving personal information. According...
Stablecoin proposal still ‘falls short’ of protecting bank deposits: US banks
America’s largest banking groups said they remain dissatisfied with the CLARITY Act’s newly proposed language on stablecoin yield, arguing that...
Haun Ventures raises $1B, adding AI to crypto focus
Haun Ventures has raised $1 billion to back early- and late-stage crypto startups, while expanding into artificial intelligence for the...
Polygon rolls out private stablecoin payments targeting institutions
Ethereum scaling solution Polygon has launched private stablecoin payments in an effort to attract more businesses and institutions to the...
Aave files emergency motion to lift restraining notice on frozen ETH
Decentralized finance protocol Aave filed an emergency motion on Monday in New York to vacate a restraining notice from a...
Prediction Market Traders Push April 2026 Volume to $8.6B, Kalshi Takes the Lead
Key Takeaways: Kalshi posted $5.42B in April 2026 taker volume, surpassing Polymarket’s $1.99B for the first time. Polymarket collected $29.22M...
Haun Ventures Unveils $1 Billion Fund to Build the Next Financial System
Key Takeaways: Haun Ventures launched a $1 billion fund to back startups building the next-generation financial system. Unlike its $1.5B...
Securitize Gets FINRA Approval to Broaden Tokenized Securities Operations
Key Takeaways: Securitize Markets received expanded FINRA permissions for tokenized securities custody, settlement, underwriting, and distribution. Transactions can now settle...
