Monthly Archives: May 2026

Texas is hiring a crypto custodian to move its $10 million Strategic Bitcoin Reserve from BlackRock’s IBIT ETF into directly held coins and build full state‑level BTC plumbing. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/texas-plans-shift-bitcoin-reserve-from-etf-to-direct-custody?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

DxSale was drained for about $7.3 million from BNB Chain liquidity providers, raising fresh concerns over old DeFi locker contracts. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/memecoin-platform-dxsale-drained-73m-1400-lps?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

OKX Ventures and KIS to invest $53 million each for a 19.6% stake in Coinone, deepening ties between traditional finance and crypto in South Korea’s tightly regulated market. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/okx-ventures-korea-investment-securities-buy-196-stake-in-coinone?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Paxos says its approval as a blockchain-focused clearing agency represents a “critical piece of financial market infrastructure” as Wall Street becomes more interested in crypto. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/paxos-becomes-first-crypto-firm-to-win-sec-clearing-agency-registration?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

CryptoQuant says that the holding structure for large Bitcoin holders is deteriorating, a trend that has historically preceded “sustained price weakness.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-hodling-structure-weakening-across-major-investor-cohorts-cryptoquant?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Sui mainnet has resumed after a bug in a network update took it offline for 5 hours and 55 minutes. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sui-network-back-online-after-crash-bug-six-hour-outage?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bears hold the upper hand for Friday’s $9 billion options expiry, keeping Bitcoin under pressure amid heavy ETF outflows and corporate selling Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoins-trapped-under-74k-while-9b-options-expiry-looms-are-bears-back-in-control?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Investors selling across spot, futures and ETF markets pushed Bitcoin into its monthly range lows near $72,000 but data shows retail investors buying the dip and opening longs. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/buy-the-72k-dip-or-jump-ship-what-will-bitcoin-bulls-do?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Gemini is leaning into AI features for its prediction market, following other crypto exchanges in moving beyond crypto trading amid a market slump. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/gemini-taps-grok-personalized-ai-powered-prediction-market-feeds?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bulls abandon ship as SOL futures open interest dropped 30% in May. With the price weakening near $80, Solana may be destined for new lows. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/solana-open-interest-drops-30-as-68-retest-comes-back-into-play?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound