Monthly Archives: May 2026

Bitcoin demand and ETF flows weaken as BTC struggles below $80,000, raising risks of prolonged consolidation or a drop toward $65,000. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoins-less-aggressive-demand-may-lead-to-months-of-consolidation-analysis?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The private Telegram backchannel allegedly allowed Jane Street to unwind hundreds of millions in potential exposure “mere hours before” the Terra ecosystem’s $40 billion collapse. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/jane-street-accused-terra-telegram-backchannel-ust-crash?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Boerse Stuttgart’s Seturion has partnered with Societe Generale, SG-FORGE and flatexDEGIRO to build a pan-European blockchain securities settlement system. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/boerse-stuttgart-societe-generale-flatexdegiro-team-up-for-blockchain-securities-settlement-in-eu?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The US Federal Reserve proposed a limited “skinny” payment account framework for fintech and crypto firms and called for a temporary pause on Tier 3 applications. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fed-skinny-payment-account-proposal-trump-crypto-order?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

OSL Group (863.HK) (OSL), a global stablecoin payment and trading platform, today announced that its Hong Kong-licensed digital asset exchange OSL HK has officially listed USDKG, the gold-backed stablecoin issued by the Kyrgyz Republic. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/osl-strengthens-asias-digital-asset-ecosystem-with-listing-of-state-supervised-gold-backed-stablecoin-usdkg?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

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. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/silvergates-fraher-breaks-silence-on-settlement-with-genslers-sec?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

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. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/criminals-attempt-to-use-bitcoin-ordinals-to-evade-authorities-chainalysis?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Ethereum rollup market is dominated by Arbitrum and Base, which have a combined 68% market share, according to L2Beat. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-infrastructure-firm-syndicate-labs-closes-citing-shift-in-rollup-market?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitwise, Roundhill Investments and GraniteShares had their prediction market ETF applications put on hold by the SEC earlier this month. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-seeks-public-comment-as-it-weighs-prediction-market-etfs?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

ETF analyst Eric Balchunas says crypto and traditional assets are trading down while Hyperliquid is up, leading to a boon for ETFs tied to the token. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/hyperliquid-etfs-see-50-volume-jump-with-perfectly-timed-launch?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound