Monthly Archives: May 2026

Centralized data collection is a honeypot for hackers and organized criminals looking to target crypto holders and their families, according to Bitcoiners. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/70-crypto-wrench-attacks-happen-france?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The price of Bitcoin is about $75,800 at the time of publication, a nearly 40% decrease from the all-time high of about $126,000 reached in October 2025. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/analysts-forecast-bitcoin-crash-60k-february-low?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The current Federal Funds target rate is between 350 and 375 basis points, which traders project to rise by at least 25 basis points in December 2026. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/warsh-cut-rate-despite-consensus-rate-hikes?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Binance CEO Richard Teng denied a new WSJ report alleging $850 million in Iran-linked transactions flowed through the exchange to the IRGC. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-denies-new-wsj-report-alleging-850m-in-iran-linked-transactions?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The ECB warned EU finance ministers that expanding euro stablecoin issuance could weaken bank lending and complicate monetary policy. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ecb-pushes-back-on-euro-stablecoin-proposals-citing-financial-stability-risks?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The cash-settled, European-style contracts will trade under the ticker QBTC on Phlx, but still require CFTC approval before trading can begin. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-approves-nasdaq-to-list-bitcoin-index-options-on-the-exchange?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Ongoing Bitcoin ETF outflows have historically “correlated with conditions favorable for patient accumulation rather than panic,” according to Santiment. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etf-outflows-are-a-contrarian-buy-signal-santiment?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Strategy chairman Michael Saylor said the goal is to maximize Strategy’s Bitcoin per share by 2033. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/michael-saylor-strategy-mstr-bitcoin-sell-speculation-btc?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Ethereum’s dominance in DeFi, stablecoins and staking is strengthening the long-term ETH accumulation thesis, despite it’s 28% price decline in 2026. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/ether-analyst-claims-eth-is-still-a-good-long-term-buy-heres-why?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Laszlo Hanyecz’s 2010 post, offering 10,000 BTC in exchange for two pizzas delivered to his home, marked the first recorded commercial BTC payment. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-pizza-day-those-10k-btc-worth-today?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound