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Privacy coins including Zcash and QRL jumped up to 25% on May 21 as quantum computing fears intensified. Privacy coins surged on May 21, with Zcash up roughly 7% and QRL jumping 25%. Qubitcoin and Starknet also gained as the…
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Bitcoin options open interest on Deribit has reached $31.3 billion, overtaking BlackRock’s IBIT ahead of a $6.25 billion expiry. Deribit’s Bitcoin options open interest climbed to $31.3 billion on May 21, overtaking BlackRock’s IBIT at $27 billion. The reversal comes…
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HYPE has surged to fresh all-time highs above $60, with a 24-hour gain of 16.15%, extending an explosive uptrend powered by ETF demand and DeFi-native speculation. According to market data, HYPE (HYPE) has broken through $60 as of May 21 and is…
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Bankless is facing backlash after reportedly laying off most of its staff without a public announcement, even as co-founder Ryan Sean Adams declared the “end” of the media brand’s first era on X. The immensely popular crypto podcast Bankless is…
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The CLARITY Act would formally treat Ethereum as a digital commodity under CFTC oversight if it becomes law, stripping the SEC of latitude to call ETH a security and ending years of jurisdictional ambiguity. Coincidentally or not, the political class…
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CoinGecko’s 2026 Crypto Perpetuals Report shows Binance and OKX still dominating perpetual futures, even as decentralized perp exchanges rapidly gain ground in open interest. CoinGecko’s new 2026 Crypto Perpetuals Report finds that in the first four months of 2026, Binance…
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Blockchain.com has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, taking a formal step toward a U.S. initial public offering. Crypto trading platform Blockchain.com has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, according to Bloomberg.…
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Crypto infrastructure startup Cycles has raised $6.4 million in seed funding to build a private clearing network aimed at reducing liquidity usage and counterparty risk across digital asset markets. Cycles, a crypto financial infrastructure company focused on private market clearing,…
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Bitcoin hardware wallet maker Foundation has raised $6.4 million in new funding led by Fulgur Ventures as it pushes beyond self-custody into identity, authentication and AI agent authorization. Bitcoin (BTC) hardware wallet manufacturer Foundation has closed a $6.4 million funding…
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Fed hike odds have climbed to 52% while 30-year U.S. Treasury yields have pushed above 5%, tightening financial conditions and upping the pressure on risk assets from stocks to crypto. Market-based indicators show traders assigning a roughly 52% probability that…
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Fantasy Top will shut down after 2.5 years, refund seed investors 100%, and says crypto TCGs attracted speculators instead of users. in Web3
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Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget’s wife was targeted in France, as JDD says police arrested two suspects in an attempted kidnapping case.
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IG will use Bitpanda’s infrastructure to expand crypto trading across Europe after its UK rollout and rising client demand.
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Missouri sued CoinFlip over alleged crypto ATM scams, seeking a state ban, restitution and up to $1.826m in civil penalties.
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Hester Peirce will leave the SEC in November 2026 to join Regent University School of Law as professor. Regent University School of Law announced on May 19 that Hester Peirce will join its faculty as associate professor starting in November…
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Senator Lummis says a Clarity Act Senate floor vote could come before August, with passage odds at 75%. A Senate floor vote on the Clarity Act could come within 30 days, with Galaxy Research raising its 2026 passage probability to…
