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 quietly sold 29.2 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) through a dark pool…
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 users with deposits or loans in the asdCRV LlamaLend market on Arbitrum withdraw them to…
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 moved to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and decentralized finance on May 26 with…
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 18 and May 22, 2026, BlackRock moved roughly 13,000 to 15,000 BTC out of custody…
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 of $1.26 billion for the week, making it one of the weakest weekly performances of…
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 CEO, as the leadership team seeks to maintain the current product direction and operations. Ondo…
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 announced on May 25 that it has completed the operational phase of its rsETH recovery…
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 its remaining resources to pursue longevity over breadth. Yes, this means we sell less ETH.”…
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 depends on regulatory review, but if it proceeds on schedule, it will bring an important…
When Hyperliquid’s HYPE token touched a record high above $64 on May 24, 2026, the financial press reached for the most comfortable available explanation: institutional money had arrived. The first US spot HYPE exchange-traded funds had launched days earlier, and the narrative wrote itself — Wall Street had blessed a decentralized derivatives exchange, and the…
