Year: 2026

Bitcoin

SEC Orders Crypto Platform Riscoin to Cease and Desist Operations in PH

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered cryptocurrency platform Riscoin and its associated entities to immediately cease and desist from soliciting investments and selling unregistered securities in the Philippines. The order, issued by the SEC Enforcement and Investor Protection…

Paul Graham says Warren crypto stance was own goal

Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator, says Warren’s anti-crypto crusade was a ‘pure own-goal’ for Democrats. Summary Paul Graham posted on X that Senator Elizabeth Warren’s campaign against crypto was a “pure own-goal” that damaged Democrats without slowing the industry’s…

Robert Kiyosaki Links Iran Yuan Oil Move to US Dollar ‘Death’ Warning – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways Robert Kiyosaki connected Iran’s yuan oil payments to renewed concerns about dollar stability. Oil settlement is critical because energy markets help sustain global demand for dollars. Traders may focus more on debt, sanctions, reserves, and bitcoin alternatives. Kiyosaki…

CZ Denies Viral Rumors of Surfing Accident in Dubai

CZ noted that a safety boat always follows him when he kitesurfs, making the scenario of being dragged out to sea implausible. Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has denied viral rumors of his disappearance after he was allegedly caught in a…

Mayor Vico Sotto Warns Against Illegal Crypto Token Scheme in Pasig City

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto issued a public warning on May 17, 2026, clarifying that the local government unit (LGU) has no existing programs involving cryptocurrency or digital wallets. The announcement followed reports of unauthorized individuals posing as LGU staff…

Crypto PAC pours $5M into Texas runoff on May 26

A crypto PAC affiliated with Fairshake has poured $5 million into a Texas congressional runoff ahead of Tuesday’s vote. Summary Protect Progress spent $5 million supporting Christian Menefee and $2.8 million opposing Al Green in Tuesday’s Texas 18th District runoff….

Whale Who Spent $62M on Uniswap and Compound Tokens Is Now Selling at a $39.7M Loss

Key Takeaways Wallet 0xfa93 is offloading 5.41M UNI and 228,704 COMP bought for $62.83M in July 2025, down $39.7M. The whale deposited 2.705M UNI ($9.23M) and 114,352 COMP ($2.31M) into Binance on May 25, 2026. UNI is trading close to…

Crypto

XRP Community Gets a Harsh Warning as Bitcoin Dominance Tightens

The analyst is saying that XRP has badly lagged Bitcoin despite several months of optimism from parts of the community. XRP has spent the better part of three months going nowhere while Bitcoin (BTC) climbed from around $60,000 to…

Zcash privacy tested as Arkham tracks 53% of ZEC

Zcash privacy claims faced a direct challenge after Arkham Intelligence linked 53% of ZEC transactions to identified entities. Summary Arkham Intelligence labeled over 53% of all Zcash transactions and linked $420 billion in ZEC volume to identifiable individuals and institutions….

Aave DAO Faces Vote on Native BTC Collateral as Babylon Labs Files Temp Check

Key Takeaways Babylon Labs filed a May 25 Temp Check asking Aave DAO to accept native BTC collateral via Trustless Bitcoin Vaults on Aave V4. The BTC Vault Swap Spoke targets Aave’s $5B WBTC supply, currently underused on the borrow…