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Opening The European Central Bank (ECB) opposed proposals to loosen rules for euro-denominated stablecoins during an EU finance ministers meeting in Nicosia on May 22, 2026. ECB President Christine Lagarde and other central bankers resisted plans that would make it easier for private firms to

Opening Adam Back, Blockstream CEO and creator of the Hashcash proof-of-work system that influenced Bitcoin's design, has stated he expects Bitcoin to reach $1.5 million by spring 2028. Lark Davis, a crypto analyst with over one million YouTube subscribers, respects the directional thesis but

Hong Kong has advanced its regulated digital asset sector after the HKDAP stablecoin successfully completed a full Ethereum-based end-to-end transaction test on May 13, 2026, under the city's Stablecoins Ordinance framework. Anchorpoint Financial, operating under license designation FRS01,

Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin has reached a new all-time high supply of $1.76 billion, driven by accelerating institutional demand for regulated digital dollars. The milestone, recorded on May 23, 2026, reflects rapid minting activity and expanding market adoption across blockchain infrastructure.

Opening SLT CargoPay, a blockchain-based platform, has entered the Web3 ecosystem with a focus on transforming cargo transportation payments, invoice coordination, and settlement management through on-chain infrastructure. The platform combines invoice management, payment coordination, and blockch

MicroStrategy chairman Michael Saylor has indicated the company may sell Bitcoin as early as 2025, marking a significant shift from his previous "never sell" position. "I think it's not unlikely that we'll sell some Bitcoin between now and the end of the year," Saylor said during an interview with

Hyperliquid's HYPE spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) surpassed Bitcoin ETF inflow intensity on three of its first six trading days, measured on a market-capitalization-adjusted basis, according to analysis firm Aletheia published May 20, 2026. As of May 22, 10 a.m. KST, HYPE traded at $57.56

Bitcoin retreated Friday evening, falling to $75,120 per coin and marking a 2.8% decline over the course of the day. The daily decline added another bruise to what has already been a fairly miserable seven-day stretch, pushing weekly losses to roughly 5%. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin fell 2.8% Frid

Ghana has introduced a new legal framework via the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act of 2025 to regulate its rapidly growing cryptocurrency market. Key Takeaways: Ghana passed the VASP Act of 2025 to regulate its fast-growing virtual asset and cryptocurrency sector. Over 3 million

The Securities and Exchange Commission has granted approval for Nasdaq Inc. to list index options based on the price of Bitcoin. This approval represents the latest indication that Wall Street is becoming more tightly integrated with the world of digital assets. The instruments will give US

Opening Based Apparel, an online store linked to FBI Director Kash Patel, went offline Friday after security researchers flagged the site for distributing ClickFix wallet-draining malware. macOS visitors to the website were being prompted to install the malware by copying and pasting a command

Vanguard reversed its longstanding cryptocurrency ban on December 2, 2025, opening third-party crypto ETF and mutual fund trading to more than fifty million brokerage customers across the United States. The reversal marks a significant shift for the world's second-largest asset manager, which had

Opening Marcin P., founder of Polish online currency exchange Cinkciarz.pl, was arrested on May 19 near Chicago following an Interpol Red Notice issued in October 2025. Polish prosecutors had already charged him in absentia with large-scale fraud, money laundering, and payment services

Jeremy Sturdivant, the 19 year old who received 10,000 Bitcoin for two pizzas in May 2010, spent almost all of it long before BTC crossed even $1, let alone today's five figure levels. Summary In 2010, 10,000 BTC was worth about $40 to $41 and bought two Papa Johns pizzas for Laszlo Hanyecz in

The Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed its anticipated innovation exemption for tokenized assets, according to Bloomberg reporting on Friday. The delay shifts the agency's timeline from releasing the exemption "as soon as this week" and slows a high-profile effort to integrate

Microsoft Research this week released Fara1.5, an open-weight AI model for web browsing tasks that outperformed OpenAI's Operator and Google's Gemini 2.5 Computer Use on industry benchmarks. Fara1.5-27B scored 72% on Online-Mind2Web, compared to OpenAI Operator's 58.3% and Gemini 2.5 Computer Use's