Monthly Archives: May 2026

The Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the CLARITY Act in May, but it must still pass both chambers of Congress before heading to the president’s desk. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/senator-lummis-says-china-will-beat-the-us-to-the-punch-if-clarity-is-not-passed?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The $12.6 million in USDC was likely frozen in connection with an ongoing but unrelated civil court case, according to onchain sleuth ZachXBT. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/circle-freezes-126m-of-usdc-linked-to-privacy-protocol-zama?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The SEC charged Texas man Nathan Fuller with raising $12.3 million from 150 investors through a crypto fraud scheme built around fake AI trading bots. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-charges-texas-man-with-123m-crypto-fraud-fake-ai-trading-bots?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged a record 10-day outflow streak totaling nearly $3 billion, while Ether ETFs bled for 14 consecutive sessions. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/spot-bitcoin-etfs-see-record-10-day-outflow-streak-analyst-calls-it-contrarian-indicator?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

BSTR co-founder Sean Bill says many Bitcoin treasury companies lack the “ability to actually deploy Bitcoin.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-treasury-space-still-has-fair-share-of-carnival-barkers-bstr-founder?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US has seized roughly $1 billion in Iranian crypto assets, double the figure disclosed in late April. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-has-seized-nearly-1-billion-in-iranian-crypto-treasury-secretary-says?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten said it is important to pay attention to retail sentiment around Bitcoin, as ownership is still far from concentrated and “it’s not like Blackrock owns the Bitcoin.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-retail-sentiment-still-matters-says-swan-bitcoin-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Over $500 million in Bitcoin bids now sit near $70,000, while options traders and futures positions converge around the same level. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-dip-buyers-place-350m-in-bids-as-70k-retest-looms?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

As the CFTC and Gemini work together to seek a court’s reversal of a 2025 settlement, one of the agency’s former chairs said the public “deserves a better explanation.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-reverse-settlement-gemini-unusual-former-chair?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The CFTC issued notices affecting platforms seeking to offer cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts, including a no-action position for Coinbase and approval for Kalshi. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-crypto-perpetual-contracts-trading-advisory?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound