Monthly Archives: May 2026

Hester Peirce will become an associate professor at a Virginia law school some 18 months after her term at the SEC expired, leaving another empty seat in the agency’s leadership. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/secs-hester-peirce-regent-law-faculty?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin looks on track for a rally toward $80,000 while HYPE, ZEC and a handful of altcoins are pushing toward their range highs. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/price-predictions-520-btc-eth-bnb-xrp-sol-doge-hype-ada-zec-bch?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Five Republicans and one Democrat won or went to runoffs following primaries in Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky after a crypto-backed PAC and its affiliates spent a combined $20 million on media and ads. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fairshake-pac-investment-state-primaries?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The stablecoin issuer bought SoftBank’s 26% stake, expanding its control over the public Bitcoin holder as it moves into lending, mining and capital markets. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-buys-softbank-stake-twenty-one-capital-xxi-bitcoin-strategy?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin struggles to overcome US selling pressure with markets on edge ahead of Nvidia’s Q1 earnings report. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-sees-fresh-us-sell-off-as-markets-await-nvidia-biggest-earnings-event?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Analytics provider Glassnode identified 10% of Bitcoin supply as structurally exposed to a quantum breakthrough, underscoring the need for a quantum-proof implementation such as BIP-360. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/nearly-10-bitcoin-supply-structurally-unsafe-quantum-breakthrough-glassnode?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Ethereum is flashing a warning of a familiar bearish pattern that preceded a 41% drop in January, raising risks of a fresh breakdown. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/ethereum-traders-warn-of-a-nasty-eth-price-drop-if-2k-breaks?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

EU opens MiCA review as consultation probes stablecoin interest rules, DeFi risks and classification gaps ahead of July’s crypto authorization deadline. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-mica-crypto-rules-review-updates?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

If even a fraction of the more than 1 billion people who use AI daily delegate authority to AI agents for online spending, stablecoin adoption would grow substantially, a Fireblocks executive said. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fireblocks-launches-agent-payment-support-for-ai-agents?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Earlier, analysts at Bernstein and BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes also projected Bitcoin to reach new record highs in 2026. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/this-bitcoin-price-model-targets-conservative-255k-by-year-end?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound