$1.3B Worth of BlackRock’s IBIT Changes Hands in Dark Pool Sale
A single off-exchange transaction involving nearly 29 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust rattled crypto markets and drew fresh scrutiny to the growing influence of institutional behavior on Bitcoin’s price. On a Tuesday morning in late May, a trader…
Trump Pledges To Protect Crypto Industry And Ensure Prediction Markets ‘Thrive’
President says the U.S. must remain the global leader in digital assets as states push for tighter regulation of event-based betting platforms President Donald Trump on Tuesday reaffirmed his support for the cryptocurrency industry and prediction markets, pledging to protect…
Stake DAO Exploit Lets Attacker Mint 5.4T vsdCRV on Arbitrum
Stake DAO was exploited on Arbitrum on May 27, 2026, when an attacker minted over 5.4 trillion vsdCRV by exploiting the token’s cross-chain configuration. Stake DAO has warned users not to interact with vsdCRV, while Curve Finance also recommended that…
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Records Over $1 Billion in Outflows in a Single Week
On-chain data shows BlackRock’s IBIT fund moved roughly $1.01 billion in Bitcoin between May 18–22, 2026 — the largest weekly redemption wave of the year, triggering widespread alarm that analysts say was largely misread. What the Data Shows Between May…
Base Introduces MCP Gateway For Agent Tokenization And Commerce
Base, the Coinbase-backed Ethereum Layer-2 network, has introduced a new infrastructure layer that allows AI assistants to interact directly with users’ crypto wallets — marking a significant step toward AI-driven financial autonomy in the decentralized finance space. Coinbase‘s Base network…
Vitalik Buterin Signals Ethereum Foundation Power Cut, ETH Sales Reduced in Major Shift
On May 24, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a roughly 1,500-word post on X laying out his personal vision for the Ethereum Foundation’s future. He was direct about what the changes mean in practice: “The EF is choosing to use…
Ondo Finance Says Founder Nathan Allman Has Passed Away
Ondo Finance said on May 26 that founder Nathan Allman has passed away unexpectedly, according to an announcement posted by the company on X. The real-world asset tokenization company stated that long-time President Ian De Bode will take over as…
Bitcoin ETFs Lose $1.26B as XRP and HYPE Funds Attract Fresh Inflows
The week of May 18–22 will be remembered as one of the starkest divergences in the short history of crypto exchange-traded funds — not because the market collapsed, but because it quietly reorganized itself. Spot bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows…
KelpDAO Completes Final rsETH Transfer to LayerZero Lockbox as Recovery Phase Concludes
KelpDAO has finalized the operational phase of its rsETH recovery plan, transferring the last tranche of tokens into its cross-chain adapter and restoring full bridge coverage — but the harder work of rebuilding user trust may still lie ahead. KelpDAO…
CME’s 24/7 Crypto Futures May End the Classic Bitcoin Weekend Gap
CME Group (CME) is preparing to move crypto futures and options to near-24/7 trading starting May 29, 2026, in a change that could cause the familiar “Bitcoin weekend gap” to disappear on the world’s largest derivatives exchange. This plan still…
