In crypto ETF news, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of Truth Social, has officially withdrawn its application for a branded spot Bitcoin ETF, filing a formal SEC withdrawal on May 20, 2026. The company’s advisor, Yorkville America, described the move as strategic, citing plans to reapply under a more efficient securities …
The SEC is finalizing this week an “innovation exemption” framework that would allow regulated crypto platforms to list tokenized versions of stocks like Apple and Tesla, trading 24 hours a day, seven days a week, without ever touching the New York Stock Exchange. On the surface, that sounds like the biggest bridge ever built between …
Over $660M in crypto positions were wiped out in a single 24-hour window after President Trump posted a stark warning to Iran on Truth Social, sending Bitcoin crashing from $82,000 to a multi-week low of $76,650. The mechanism behind that number wasn’t panic selling from ordinary holders; it was over-leveraged long positions acting as a …
Sebastián Marset, the Uruguayan drug trafficker dubbed the ‘modern Pablo Escobar,’ was captured in Bolivia on March 13 and is now under U.S. custody, accused of laundering millions through crypto networks. The case has triggered a joint investigation between Bolivia’s Special Anti-Narcotics Force (FELCN) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, which met in Washington this …
In Bitcoin news today, Starknet launched strkBTC on May 12, 2026, a wrapped, BTC-backed asset that runs on Starknet’s Bitcoin Layer 2 network and uses zero-knowledge cryptography to shield your balances and transaction history from public view. The real question isn’t whether Bitcoin privacy is a good idea. The question is whether this approach actually …
The US spot Bitcoin ETF products recorded a single-day outflow of $630M on Wednesday, the largest since January 29, bringing total redemptions over five trading days to $1.26Bn, according to data from SoSoValue. The Bitcoin price slipped by more than 1.5% in the same window, touching $79,300, as renewed US inflation concerns weighed on sentiment, …
KRWQ token, a Korean won-denominated stablecoin, has announced its expansion to the Solana blockchain, positioning itself as a core settlement asset for Korean won liquidity on the network. The move follows KRWQ’s listing on EDX Markets in March and marks another step in the stablecoin’s push to bring a major non-USD fiat currency fully on-chain. …
In CLARITY Act news today, the US Senate Banking Committee released the full 309-page text of the CLARITY Act just after midnight on May 11, 2026, ahead of a Thursday committee hearing, and for the first time, stablecoin holders can see exactly what rules Washington wants to impose on the coins they use daily. The …
Bitcoin price is holding above $80,000 as prediction markets price a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire at near-certainty, and the question of whether that signal is real or a diplomatic mirage is now the single most important variable in the crypto market analysis. At the time of writing, BTC USD is trading at $80,600, up roughly +0.2% over …
Bitcoin price is trading at $81,000, up by nothing despite the collapse of US-Iran peace talks that sent prediction and sentiment back below the bullish line. when President Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal as “totally unacceptable.” Oil prices surged by 5%, the US dollar index (DXY) climbed above 98, and risk assets from stocks to …
