Bitwise calls HYPE ‘most mispriced’ crypto despite 77% rise this year
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says Hyperliquid’s token is not priced as if it is tied to a “global super-app,” arguing the...
Day: 20 May 2026
Trump orders review of fintech firms’ access to Fed payment services
Financial regulators are also asked to review regulations that could be amended to streamline applications for eligible fintech firms seeking...
CFTC sues Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz over prediction markets ban
About 24 hours after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill into law passed by the state’s legislature to effectively...
Lummis Warns US Must Pass CLARITY Act Immediately or Cede Digital Asset Leadership to China and Europe
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has warned that China and Europe are actively competing with the United States for leadership in...
K33 Research Says Bitcoin’s $60K Bottom Was Bear Market’s Maximum Drawdown
Research firm K33 Research says the bitcoin bear market of 2026 is structurally different from previous cycles, with the February...
GitHub Worm Hits npm Packages With 16M Downloads
A self-replicating worm that hijacks GitHub Actions pipelines to publish malicious npm packages has struck again, compromising AntV, echarts-for-react, and...
OKX’s Gracie Lin Says AI Agents Need Sub-Cent Payments as Bank Rails Slow Tasks
Global laws are still trailing the technology when it comes to determining who is liable if an artificial intelligence (AI)...
GitHub investigates unauthorized access to internal repositories
GitHub said the activity involved the exfiltration of about 3,800 internal repositories, and it removed the malicious code extension. GitHub...
Meta begins 8K global job cuts, starting in Singapore
Approximately 49,000 workers were laid off in 2026 as companies adopted a more AI-reliant business model.Meta has reportedly begun cutting...
US Senate advances resolution to curb Trump’s Iran war powers
“Congress has the power to slam the brakes on this unwise conflict,” said bill sponsor and Democratic Senator Tim Kaine....
WLFI-linked AI Financial flags ‘going concern’ as losses mount
AI Financial Corp. posted a net loss of $271.5 million in the first quarter of 2026 as it flagged significant...
Bankr temporarily disables transactions after 14 wallets hacked
Bankr recommends that affected users create a new wallet, generate a new seed phrase on a clean device and revoke...
Trump-backed Truth Social pulls bids for crypto ETFs
The crypto ETFs were intended to be part of Trump Media & Technology Group’s broader crypto strategy, which included the...
DOJ Says $10M Crypto Scheme Continued After Guilty Plea, Adding Victims
More cryptocurrency investors were harmed after a guilty plea, with prosecutors saying additional funds were solicited while the fraud case...
Coinbase Helps Solve Kidnapping Case After Customer Is Forced to Transfer Crypto
Coinbase said blockchain intelligence helped United Kingdom investigators secure five convictions after monitoring systems flagged a customer under duress during...
