DOJ Says $10M Crypto Scheme Continued After Guilty Plea, Adding Victims
Key TakeawaysProsecutors said additional cryptocurrency investors lost money after Giri’s guilty plea was entered.Authorities linked the fraud scheme to more...
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Coinbase Helps Solve Kidnapping Case After Customer Is Forced to Transfer Crypto
Key TakeawaysCoinbase detected possible coercion as attackers tried moving assets from a customer account.Blockchain records helped investigators trace crypto and...
Evernorth Highlights XRP’s ‘Actual Story’ Beyond JPMorgan Settlement Attention
Key TakeawaysJ.P. Morgan’s Kinexys infrastructure interacted with the XRP Ledger during a coordinated institutional settlement workflow.Ripple received U.S. dollar proceeds...
Trump Executive Order Pushes Digital Assets Toward Fed Payment Access
Key TakeawaysTrump’s executive order requires regulators to review fintech and digital asset oversight rules.Federal agencies must identify barriers limiting fintech...
Robert Kiyosaki Clarifies Investment Posts After His Attorney Sends Cease-and-Desist
Key TakeawaysKiyosaki said someone or a group used his name to present investment recommendations.His legal notice highlights his effort to...
Ripple Lands in CNBC Disruptor 50 Top 20 as Institutional Crypto Expands
Key TakeawaysRipple ranked No. 16 as CNBC highlighted disruptors across finance, AI, and enterprise software.Institutional demand for integrated custody, compliance,...
SEC Plans Blockchain Stock Trading as Tokenized Market Hits $1.4B
Key TakeawaysSEC may launch tokenized stock rules this week, enabling onchain equity trading.Ondo leads the $1.4B tokenized stock market as...
Turkey’s 8-Day Betting Blitz Hits 670+ Suspects as Crypto Rails Surface in Adana Probe
Key TakeawaysTwo May 18 operations took legal action against 233 suspects across 20 provinces, citing TL 18 billion ($395 million)...
Whale With $24.79 Million Track Record Opens $21 Million in Longs Across Bitcoin, Ether, and Dogecoin
Key TakeawaysWallet 0x152e opened $21M in longs across bitcoin, ether, and dogecoin in a 3-hour window on May 19.The address...
Bitcoin Traders Target $68K As Key Support Zone: Here’s Why
Bitcoin (BTC) traders have shifted their focus lower after futures and order book data point to strong buyer interest in...
Wintermute-Linked Wallets Receive 500 BTC Worth $38M From Decade-Old Bitcoin Holder
Key TakeawaysWintermute-linked wallets received 500 BTC worth $38M after a 10-year dormancy period.Arkham Intelligence data flagged links between Wintermute transfers...
Long Traders Lose $17.3M as Bitcoin Stalls Below $77,000 on Iran Tension
Key TakeawaysBitcoin fluctuated between $76,200 and $77,245 as Coinglass recorded a drop in crypto liquidations to $175M.Renewed U.S.-Iran tension erased...
Echo Protocol Pauses Monad Bridge After Admin Key Breach Sparks $816K Loss
Key TakeawaysOn Monday, May 18, an admin key exploit hit Echo Protocol, leading to an $816,000 asset breach.Low liquidity on...
Sen. Warren Accuses OCC of Granting Illegal Charters to Coinbase, Ripple, and 7 Others – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysSen. Warren sent OCC Comptroller Gould a formal letter on May 18, 2026, targeting 9 crypto trust charters including...
Kard Powers Lolli’s Automatic Bitcoin Cashback for More Than 600,000 US Cardholders – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysLolli’s 600,000 users can now earn bitcoin automatically via Kard’s card-linked offer network as of May 19, 2026.Kard’s first-party...
BNB Smart Chain Shows Quantum-Safe Crypto Works Despite 50% Throughput Drop
Key TakeawaysBNB Smart Chain tested NIST-backed ML-DSA-44 to prepare for quantum threats.BNB throughput fell 40%-50% as post-quantum transactions grew to...
Polymarket Opens Private Company Markets Using Nasdaq Data for 1,600 Unicorns – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysPolymarket launches the first prediction markets tied to private companies, using Nasdaq Private Market data to resolve outcomes.Nearly 1,600...
Bitcoin at ‘Crucial’ Support as US Bonds Pressure Crypto, Stocks and Gold
Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated near month-to-date lows on Tuesday as surging US bonds punished stocks and safe havens.Key points:Bitcoin joins risk...
Bitcoin Prediction Markets Show $84K Ceiling as Traders Stack Bets on Polymarket, Kalshi, and Myriad
Key TakeawaysPolymarket’s bitcoin May price market hit $21.4M in volume, with 79% odds BTC stays below $75,000.Kalshi’s $150K bitcoin series...
Bitcoin ETFs Post Third-Biggest 2026 Outflow as Blackrock Loses $448M
Key TakeawaysBitcoin ETFs lost $648.64M, with Blackrock IBIT posting a $448.36M outflow.Ether ETFs saw a $86.31M exit, extending a 6-day...
Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Panic-Sell $770M BTC as Bears Eye $65K
Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to $76,500 on Monday, erasing nearly all of this month’s gains as fresh US-Iran war tensions...
AI Financial SEC Filing Flags Going Concern Risk After WLFI Token Decline – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysAI Financial Corp. holds 7.28B locked WLFI tokens worth $706M, down from a $1.46B cost basis, triggering a going...
