House Agriculture leaders press Trump to appoint CFTC commissioners as CLARITY Act advances in Senate
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House Agriculture leaders press Trump to appoint CFTC commissioners as CLARITY Act advances in Senate

2026/05/17
VanEck, Grayscale file fresh BNB ETF amendments as race for next altcoin spot ETF accelerates
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VanEck, Grayscale file fresh BNB ETF amendments as race for next altcoin spot ETF accelerates

2026/05/17
Harvard dumps ether ETF as Abu Dhabi sovereign fund keeps adding to bitcoin positions
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Harvard dumps ether ETF as Abu Dhabi sovereign fund keeps adding to bitcoin positions

2026/05/17
Jump Crypto’s ‘Firedancer’ is taking a slow and steady approach to its long-awaited Solana infrastructure rollout
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Jump Crypto’s ‘Firedancer’ is taking a slow and steady approach to its long-awaited Solana infrastructure rollout

In an interview with CoinDesk, the lead engineer at Firedancer gives an update on how the new client, also known as a so...

2026/05/16
Crypto users are choosing juicy yields over protection, putting billions at risk of hacks
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Crypto users are choosing juicy yields over protection, putting billions at risk of hacks

DeFi insurance protocols debuted with huge ambitions during the 2020 crypto boom. But as hacks evolved and users chased ...

2026/05/16
The $293 million KelpDAO hack shows why DeFi is finally being forced to grow up
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The $293 million KelpDAO hack shows why DeFi is finally being forced to grow up

For protocol founders and security researchers, the incident reinforced a broader shift underway across crypto: DeFi is ...

2026/05/16
XRP beat bitcoin gains as CLARITY Act advanced, but a real bullrun still needs Congress
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XRP beat bitcoin gains as CLARITY Act advanced, but a real bullrun still needs Congress

The token jumped 5% after a Senate committee moved the market-structure bill forward, reviving hopes that legal clarity ...

2026/05/16
Crypto longs lose $500 million as bitcoin slides to $78,000, SOL and XRP down 5%
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Crypto longs lose $500 million as bitcoin slides to $78,000, SOL and XRP down 5%

A long-skewed liquidation cascade flushed leverage across the major tokens overnight, with the move tracking a global bo...

2026/05/16
Bhutan ‘doesn’t recall’ selling any bitcoin, disputing widely-tracked $1 billion BTC drawdown
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Bhutan ‘doesn’t recall’ selling any bitcoin, disputing widely-tracked $1 billion BTC drawdown

Arkham Intelligence data shows that over $1 billion in bitcoin has left wallets attributed to Bhutan in the past year, f...

2026/05/16
U.S. House lawmakers who oversee the CFTC are urging Trump to fill the commission
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U.S. House lawmakers who oversee the CFTC are urging Trump to fill the commission

As the Commodity Futures Trading Commission takes on a growing task to police U.S. crypto trading, senior lawmakers are ...

2026/05/16
It's a 'new era' for crypto users who 'trade anything and everything' as Jito goes consumer, CEO Bruder says
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It's a 'new era' for crypto users who 'trade anything and everything' as Jito goes consumer, CEO Bruder says

2026/05/16
Hyperliquid Policy Center argues onchain perps offer efficiency, transparency as ICE and CME reportedly press for CFTC oversight
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Hyperliquid Policy Center argues onchain perps offer efficiency, transparency as ICE and CME reportedly press for CFTC oversight

2026/05/15