European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel warned that stablecoins could bring traditional financial-market risks into tokenised finance while further strengthening the global dominance of the US dollar.
Coinbase has launched direct Indian rupee banking services in India, allowing customers to transfer funds between local bank accounts and the exchange through the Immediate Payment Service network.
A $1.26 billion block trade in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust last week was likely a large investor exiting a concentrated Bitcoin position rather than unwinding a market-neutral strategy, according to NYDIG.
XRP Ledger recorded strong growth in network activity and tokenisation during the first quarter of 2026, but XRP fell 27.1% over the same period and ended May down a further 6.19%.
A social media post describing how a farmer earned an 11.5% annualised yield through Strategy’s STRC preferred shares has ignited debate over whether bitcoin-linked income products strengthen or dilute bitcoin’s core principles.
Bitgo CEO Mike Belshe warned that Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework could create systemic risks for stablecoin issuers by forcing reserve assets into traditional banking institutions.
A7 executive Stanislav Lazarev said growing sanctions pressure from Western countries is driving Russia toward alternative cross-border payment systems, including digital assets and stablecoins.
The Cardano Foundation has cancelled its 2026 annual conference after the community rejected a proposal to fund the event using treasury assets for a second time.
A solo Bitcoin miner using a consumer-grade Canaan Avalon Nano 3S successfully mined block 951771 on May 30, earning a reward worth approximately $232,000 despite facing odds of nearly 149 million to one.
Kalshi chief executive Tarek Mansour is trying to build a regulated exchange that turns real-world questions into tradable markets.
Crypto exploit losses dropped sharply to $68.3 million in May, marking a nearly 90% decline from the $650 million lost during April, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.
The Sui Foundation said it has deployed a major network upgrade to address the software bugs responsible for three recent outages that left the blockchain offline for more than 15 hours across two days.
