U.S. President Donald Trump has backed the CFTC’s exclusive authority over prediction markets as federal and state officials fight over who should regulate the fast-growing sector. Summary Trump has backed the CFTC’s exclusive authority over prediction markets as states argue that some contracts should fall under gambling laws. The dispute covers sports and entertainment-linked contracts,
Optimism’s OP mainnet has begun a four-week experiment that lets users boost transaction priority by staking at least 100,000 OP, marking the first time its sequencer has deviated from pure gas-fee ordering. Summary OP mainnet is trialing stake-based transaction ordering alongside its existing priority gas auction. Users must stake a minimum of 100,000 OP into
Strive Bitcoin treasury holdings reached 16,500 BTC after an $85.4 million buy that leapfrogged both Coinbase and Riot Platforms. Summary Strive (NASDAQ: ASST) disclosed via 8-K on May 26 that it purchased 1,109 Bitcoin for $85.4 million at an average of $76,988 per coin between May 19 and May 22. The purchase pushes Strive past
Top-100 crypto markets diverged sharply today, with Worldcoin up more than 30% and Zcash down 10%, underscoring how idiosyncratic narratives are driving returns even as majors trade sideways. Summary Worldcoin (WLD) jumped 30.06% to $0.3929, topping the large-cap gainers list. Zcash (ZEC) fell 10.01% to $610.14, leading losses among major privacy coins. AI and infrastructure
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. MiCA enforcement reshapes EU crypto as ESMA register reveals 204 authorized CASPs and leading jurisdictions emerge. Summary MiCA regulation now standardizes EU crypto licensing, with ESMA’s register tracking 204 authorized CASPs and their services.
Leading crypto trade groups are rallying behind the U.S. banking regulator in a bid to blunt Senator Elizabeth Warren’s claim that national trust charters for firms like Coinbase, Ripple, and Circle are illegal under federal banking law. Summary The Digital Chamber has written to OCC Comptroller Jonathan Gould urging him to stand by national trust
Zcash has extended its explosive recovery after confirming a bullish Adam and Eve pattern on the weekly chart, with traders now watching a potential breakout rally toward the $900 region. Summary Zcash price surged more than 110% in a month after confirming a bullish Adam and Eve breakout pattern, with traders targeting a potential rally
Bitget has launched a regulated tokenization platform called Reality, expanding its push into on-chain access to U.S. financial assets through tokenized stocks and ETFs. Summary Bitget has launched Reality, a regulated platform issuing 1:1-backed tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs through on-chain “rTokens.” The exchange said Reality supports 24/5 minting and redemption, stablecoin dividend payouts, and
April 2026 will be remembered not for explosive gains but for structural repair. After a brutal February and March, marked by sharp drawdowns, leverage flushes, and sentiment washouts that left Bitcoin grinding below $70,000, the market staged a methodical recovery that closed the month near $76,300, representing an approximate 11–12% gain. Summary Bitcoin price recovered
Kelp DAO has completed the operational phase of its rsETH recovery plan more than five weeks after the Ethereum liquid staking protocol lost $293 million in a hack that investigators linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. Summary Kelp DAO has completed the final operational step in its rsETH recovery plan after April’s $293 million exploit
