CFTC crypto oversight questioned after officials were pushed out
Senior Commodity Futures Trading Commission officials who raised concerns about prediction market firms were suspended, investigated and pushed out, according to a New York Times investigation. Summary NYT reported CFTC officials raised concerns about Polymarket, Crypto.com and a Gemini affiliate…
Pi Network’s First Year on Open Mainnet: What Actually Happened
On February 20, 2025, after more than six years of mobile mining and three years of closed mainnet operation, Pi Network finally dropped its firewall and let PI trade. Summary Pi Network opened its mainnet firewall on February 20, 2025,…
SEC Delays Plans for Tokenized Stock Trading on Crypto Platforms
The Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed a plan to provide exemptions for crypto exchanges to trade tokenized real-world assets. The securities regulator was preparing to release its “innovation exemption” for tokenized stocks as soon as this week, and…
Can Litecoin hit $1,000 after its ETF and 2027 halving?
Litecoin has returned to market discussion after crypto analyst Crypto Patel said LTC could still reach higher cycle targets, while warning that a $1,000 move remains difficult without stronger institutional demand. Summary Litecoin traded near $53, remaining about 87% below…
The first privacy coin ETF: inside Grayscale’s Zcash filing
On May 12, 2026, Grayscale filed a Form S-3 with the SEC to convert its existing Zcash Trust into a spot exchange-traded fund trading on NYSE Arca under the ticker ZCSH. Summary Grayscale filed a Form S-3 to convert its…
Bitcoin braces for PCE inflation, GDP data and Iran deal update
Crypto markets enter a holiday-shortened U.S. week with several macro events that could affect Bitcoin, Ethereum, and broader risk assets. Summary U.S. markets close Monday for Memorial Day, leaving crypto to react first to fresh headlines. April PCE and Q1…
Ripple ETFs Defy Mass Exodus Trend but XRP Price Fails to Capitalize
The non-outflow streak has extended to over three weeks now. During a very turbulent and painful week for most exchange-traded funds tracking the largest digital assets, those following XRP’s performance continued to see only green. At the same time,…
Bitcoin pioneer warns altcoins and memecoins could go to zero
Blockstream CEO Adam Back has renewed his long-running criticism of altcoins and memecoins, saying market efficiency may finally be catching up with assets he views as weak. Summary Adam Back said efficient markets may eventually price many altcoins and memecoins…
Tokenization Is the Real Story. And You’re Probably Missing It.
BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, JPMorgan, Citadel Securities, Société Générale, the NYSE, Nasdaq, and the Bank of England are all building the same thing right now. Not Bitcoin holdings. Not ETFs. They are rebuilding the global financial system’s plumbing on blockchain rails. …
Will XRP Skyrocket With Warsh Heading the Fed? Gemini Outlines Ripple’s Path Forward
XRP is not Bitcoin, warned Gemini. After more than eight years at the helm of America’s central bank, Jerome Powell’s term ended on Friday, and he was replaced by the seventeenth Federal Reserve Chair, Kevin Warsh. Given US President…
