Kevin Warsh took the oath as Federal Reserve chair at the White House on Friday morning, giving President Donald Trump a new Fed chief at a rough time for the U.S. economy. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas swore him in. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, National Economic Council Director...

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has come under pressure again following high-profile departures over the past few days, with researchers Carl Beek and Julian Ma announcing their exits on Monday.

Asset manager Grayscale says that the small group of blockchains already dominating decentralized finance (DeFi) and tokenized assets, Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, and Canton Network, are best positioned to absorb the first wave of institutional capital once the United States passes the CLARITY Act, its long-promised crypto rulebook. The CLARITY Act cleared the Senate Banking...

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), parent company of the NYSE, has partnered with OKX to roll out perpetual futures contracts for its Brent Crude and WTI Crude energy benchmarks.

An anonymous X user named Matthew posted a long thread today claiming he found the real identity of Zach and accusing the crypto investigator of taking money from major industry players that almost never end up in his threads. Matthew said the account was made this month and that this was his first post after...

YZi Labs (the venture company formerly known as Binance Labs) has officially opened the application process for the latest season of its EASY Residency cohort, with applications open to founders until June 21st, 2026. The latest edition (Season 4) will also be the first time the program brings a founder cohort physically to the Gelephu...

China has denied claims that it is discouraging local tech companies from taking foreign investment, despite continued withdrawals by international investors from major sectors. Li Chao, a National Development and Reform Commission official, stated on May 22 that the government has never instructed Chinese IT companies to steer clear of foreign funding. He continued by...

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) slapped a record-breaking penalty of 1.85 billion yuan (approx worth $271 million) on Futu Holdings. This turns out to be one of the authority’s most aggressive enforcement actions to punish non-compliance.  Futu said the matter remains under review and that it will engage with regulators before any final decision....

You should start playing crypto games immediately if you have an iPhone. These wildly innovative new games reward your gaming with prizes from the real world. Check out these best crypto games for iPhone users and see if there’s some additional profit in them for you. Those familiar with crypto games could download an online...

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is probing Polymarket and Kalshi over suspected insider trading.

Laszlo Hanyecz, a programmer, created history on May 22, 2010, when he spent 10,000 Bitcoin on two pizzas. The trade was valued at about $41(market cap under US$1M) at the time.  According to Binance, the 10,000 Bitcoins would be valued well over $700m (market cap over US$1.5T) now. In August 2025, when BTC price was...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tokens Near Protocol (NEAR) and Grass (GRASS) are extending gains on Friday, building on improving sentiment in the sector. NEAR is up 18%, trading near the $2.40 resistance, while GRASS hovers around $0.45.

A freshly created wallet moved 684,934 HYPE tokens (approx worth $40.7 million) from Coinbase in two days. This transaction is seen by traders as a sign of a sudden increase in liquidity in the crypto market for one of the most supply-restricted large-cap tokens. What makes the transaction unique is not just the volume but...

THORChain has opened a governance vote for node operators on its path to restarting operations after the May 15 exploit that drained ~$10.7 million from a single vault.

Bitcoin price has slid straight from $125,000 to $60,000 levels over the last 6 months, leading the crypto market’s massive decline. However, Michael Saylor suggests that the BTC market will recover soon. In an interview, Saylor described the situation as a warming spring period. He mentioned that BTC is currently in a highly supported zone...

Analysts at Solana Floor have sounded the alarm after a fraudulent airdrop impersonating Jupiter Exchange came on its radar earlier today. The warning from the blockchain analytics outlet noted that the phishing campaign targets Solana users with the promise of a fake airdrop, luring them into connecting their wallets to a malicious asset-draining site. According...

China's Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is cracking down on U.S. stock trading platforms and has seized illegal gains. 

The chief executive of a major Polish fintech company has been detained in the U.S. as part of an investigation into a massive loss of customer funds. The man has been wanted by law enforcement authorities in Poland under a Red Notice issued by Interpol for his role in the alleged fraud case. His arrest...

South Korean lawmakers review crypto tax after petition surpasses 50,000 signatures quickly.

Cryptocurrencies broadly face headwinds on Friday, reflecting an overall reduction in investor risk appetite. Bitcoin (BTC) preserves $77,000 as a short-term support level but faces increasing pressure, limiting its recovery potential.

Oil perpetual futures on HIP-3 emerged as the leader in terms of daily trading volumes, briefly coming ahead of commodities trading.

Payward, a unified financial infrastructure platform and the parent company of Kraken, has received an in-principle approval for a license through Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority for a crypto broker service, investment, and management offering. This comes years after Kraken closed its office in the UAE after receiving its license from ADGM. As per the...

A Polymarket security incident drained more than $520,000 in collateral from the platform’s UMA CTF Adapter contract on Polygon on May 22, 2026. On-chain investigator ZachXBT flagged the incident in a community alert and pointed to a compromised deployer address as the likely entry point for the attack. The drain played out across a short...

Bitcoin (BTC) remains under pressure so far this week, consolidating around $77,000 on Friday after being rejected from the overhead supply zone the previous week. The institutional sell-off continues, with spot BTC Exchange-Traded funds (ETFs) recording billions in outflows.

Celestia (TIA) edges above $0.4400 at press time on Thursday, extending recovery for the third consecutive day so far this week. A surge in retail demand and social buzz backs the sudden rebound in price, which lacks a clear fundamental driver.

ETH felt additional price pressure after sentiment worsened in May. Investors questioned the role of Ethereum amid competition from Solana and Hyperliquid.

International Holding Company (IHC) completed a $30 million transaction using DDSC.

Polymarket is making a slow but deliberate move into one of the world’s most tightly controlled financial markets. According to Bloomberg, the prediction market platform is looking to enter the Japanese market with complete government approval by 2030 and has already appointed a representative in Japan. Mike Eidlin, who most recently served as Head of...

Pi Network (PI) holds steady above $0.1500 at press time on Friday as Centralized Exchanges (CEXs) record minor outflows over the last 24 hours. The technical outlook for PI is mildly bullish, with waning downside pressure while price wavers below a key resistance level at $0.1550.

Zcash (ZEC) price extends its correction, trading below $656 after a massive surge earlier this week. Weakening derivatives and on-chain data, alongside bearish divergences in momentum indicators, suggest the current rally may be overheating and vulnerable to a near-term cooldown or reversal.