Monthly Archives: May 2026

The crypto lobby has spent tens of millions of dollars more on Republican candidates and elections than on Democratic lawmakers. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/features/crypto-lobby-spending-on-republicans-far-outpaces-democratic-support?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin traders predicted a short squeeze to $80,000, but a lack of overall demand and the return of leverage sparked warnings of more liquidation events to come. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/btc-price-tipped-to-attack-80k-shorts-on-iran-peace-deal-five-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Influence360 today announced the launch of its platform, introducing a new infrastructure layer for Web3 influencer marketing built around trust, data, and global execution. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/press-releases/influence360-launches-as-the-first-ai-data-driven-web3-kol-platform-with-global-kol-coverage-and-real-attribution?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

A New York lawsuit seeks ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets, raising questions over lost crypto, private keys and property law. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-york-lawsuit-lost-property-dormant-bitcoin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Georgia’s central bank released stablecoin rules in March covering reserve backing, issuer documents and external auditor verification. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-georgia-government-plan-lari-backed-stablecoin-gelt?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Chun Wang, who bankrolled and led a SpaceX flight over Earth’s poles, says he will head to Mars on SpaceX’s first manned mission to the red planet. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/chun-wang-spacex-mars-mission-crypto-entrepreneur?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Dek: US Bitcoin ETF net inflows have shrunk to $536 million so far in 2026, after recording a six-day run of net outflows totalling $1.55 billion. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etf-outflow-streak-pushes-market-closer-to-net-negative-flows-for-2026?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Socket says a campaign of malicious packages is aiming to steal crypto and is injecting hidden instructions that hijack popular AI coding assistants. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/coordinated-crypto-stealer-campaign-trapdoor-detected-targeting-developers?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Stablecoins became the default settlement layer for AI agents as crypto payment rails can handle sub-dollar transactions more efficiently, says a report from Keyrock. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-agents-using-stablecoins-as-default-settlement-layer-keyrock?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

“We’re not going to be outspent or out-organized by entrenched interests protecting their monopolies,” said John Bivona, head of government relations at Kalshi. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/kalshi-launches-advocacy-group-to-counter-anti-prediction-market-lobbying?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound