8+ hour, 40+ min ago  (572+ words) Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan, who has positioned the firm's BSOL alongside its Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, framed the broader 2026 setup as constructive: 2026 will be an "up year" with a "sustained, steady boom" for Bitcoin. " Matt Hougan, Chief Investment…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago  (337+ words) Crypto-collateralized lending contracted for a second consecutive quarter in Q1 2026, falling $3. 62 billion (-5. 1%) to $67. 42 billion, according to Galaxy Research's latest State of Crypto Leverage report. The quarter was defined by two nine-figure De Fi exploits, falling asset prices and a wave of…...

1+ day, 55+ min ago  (988+ words) The European Central Bank has pushed back against a proposal that would loosen liquidity requirements for euro stablecoin issuers and potentially give them access to central bank funding, drawing a clear line between private token issuance and the ECB's role…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (882+ words) Fenwick & West, the Silicon Valley law firm that served as FTX US's main outside counsel before the exchange collapsed in 2022, has agreed to pay $54 million to settle customer claims alleging that the firm helped enable Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud. The settlement…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (800+ words) U. S. spot bitcoin ETFs ended last week with about $1. 26 billion in cumulative net outflows, the sharpest weekly drawdown since late January and part of a 6-day outflow streak that began on May 15. The 12 U. S. -based funds lost a combined $648. 6 million on Monday…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (229+ words) Elev8 sets out six structural reasons why US natural gas has not tracked oil during the crisis " and may struggle to rise for the foreseeable future. Fourth, renewables are actively displacing gas in the power sector. Elev8 cites Bluegold Trader data indicating…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (253+ words) ATFX MENA has announced the appointment of Hassan Abu Hmaidan as Head of Partnerships, reinforcing the company's commitment to expanding its strategic partnerships and strengthening its presence across the MENA region. Prior to joining ATFX MENA, Hassan held multiple senior…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (399+ words) The Coinbase premium, a key gauge of U. S. institutional Bitcoin demand, fell to -0. 0983% on May 21, its lowest reading this month, signaling intensifying selling pressure from professional investors, according to Crypto Quant analyst Darkfost. U. S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1. 3 billion in net outflows…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1124+ words) In May 2026, JPMorgan filed to launch a tokenized Treasury fund built on its Kinexys blockchain infrastructure, the latest in a series of moves that have made the bank one of Wall Street's most active builders in digital asset infrastructure." JPMorgan…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1047+ words) A 2024 Kraken survey of 1, 248 crypto holders delivered a stark finding: eighty-four percent admitted to making investment decisions based on fear of missing out, and sixty-three percent reported portfolio losses linked to those emotional choices." The data confirms what experienced traders…...