Bitcoin Premium in South Korea Hits 2% for First Time Since Pre-War Market Shock
Key Takeaways The Cryptoquant Korea Premium Index (KPI) hit 1.98% on May 7 as BTC topped $80K across South Korean exchanges. Upbit and Bithumb saw BTC swing from -2.27% to premiums amid 2026 war-driven volatility. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix…
US Credit Card Debt Hits Record $1.33 Trillion as Savings Rate Crumbles
Key Takeaways U.S. credit card debt hit a record $1.33T in May 2026, the highest since the Fed began tracking. The personal savings rate fell to 4.0% in Q1 2026 as average credit card APR reached 21%. Bitcoin advocates cite…
Bitcoin Mining Pool Giants Foundry, Antpool and F2pool Signal Stratum V2 Shift
Key Takeaways Antpool, F2pool, Foundry, and 4 others joined the Stratum V2 Working Group on May 7, 2026. Stratum V2 offers miners up to 7.4% higher profitability through lower latency and better fee capture. Braiins and Spiral founded the Working…
Ethereum’s DeFi TVL Dominance Drops to 53%, Approaching Multi-Year Low
Key Takeaways Ethereum’s DeFi TVL share fell from 63.5% to 53% between January 2025 and May 2026. Defillama data shows Ethereum holds around $45B TVL, with Solana and BNB Chain gaining ground. Layer-2 chains like Base (5.31% TVL share) are…
Kraken Parent Payward Targets OCC Charter to Unlock Institutional Digital Asset Custody
Key Takeaways Payward, the parent company of Kraken, filed an OCC application to establish a national trust company for institutional digital asset custody. The proposed Payward National Trust Company would complement Kraken Financial, which holds a Federal Reserve master account…
Judge Clears $71M ETH Transfer to Aave as rsETH Recovery Enters Final Phase – Bitcoin News
Judge Garnett cleared 30,765 ETH ($71M) for transfer to Aave’s wallet on May 9, 2026. The April 18 KelpDAO exploit saw attackers borrow $230M in ETH using unbacked rsETH collateral. Aave’s ETH LTV ratios are returning to normal as rsETH…
Here’s What Regulators Actually Want to See
MiCA Decoded is a 12-article weekly series for Bitcoin.com News, co-authored by LegalBison’s Co-Founding and Managing Directors: Aaron Glauberman, Viktor Juskin and Sabir Alijev. LegalBison advises crypto and FinTech companies on MiCA licensing, CASP and VASP applications, and regulatory structuring…
Six Months in, the AGA Exodus Has Reshaped US Gambling’s Lobbying Landscape
Key Takeaways AGA Q1 2026 outlook: 81% of gaming executives flag prediction markets as “very significant” threat. Four major operators exited AGA in six months: Draftkings, Fanduel, Fanatics, and bet365. Senate Commerce subcommittee opens first prediction-markets hearing on May 20….
Nigerian Fintech Paga Expands Into Tokenized Bonds and Real Estate Through Sui Partnership
Key Takeaways Paga partnered with Sui on May 7 to launch high-yield accounts and crypto rails for 1 billion people. Paga joins Flutterwave and Paystack in exploring blockchain for settlement, treasury and global payments Paga will use its $42 billion…
Crypto Prediction Markets Move Into Mainstream Finance as Institutional Interest Grows
Key Takeaways Traditional firms are expanding their presence as crypto prediction markets attract deeper liquidity. Retail activity helped draw market makers, institutions, and larger deposits into event contracts. Regulatory disputes may shape how prediction markets enter broader financial infrastructure. Traditional…
