Cointelegraph

May 16, 2026

THORChain Opens Refund Portal After $10M Hack

THORChain confirmed a $10 million exploit affecting 12,847 wallets across BTC, ETH, BNB, and Base. A recovery portal is now live.

Cointelegraph

May 16, 2026

US CLARITY Act Brings ‘Major Spike of Euphoria’ to Bitcoin: Santiment

Crypto sentiment platform Santiment warned that growing euphoria around Bitcoin, as momentum builds behind the US CLARITY Act, is flashing c...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

US-Based Law Firm Files New Motion Demanding Redistribution of $344M in USDt

A law firm with a history of filing lawsuits to claim cryptocurrency funds has filed a new motion, demanding that $344 million in stablecoin...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Bitwise Launches HYPE-linked Fund as Hyperliquid Interest Grows

Bitwise launched the BHYP Hyperliquid fund on the NYSE, offering spot exposure to HYPE and staking through its in-house division.

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Crypto Today: Poland Approves Crypto Bill Amid Looming MiCA Deadline

Today in crypto, Polish lawmakers passed a government-backed crypto bill to implement the EU's MiCA framework, Strategy's STRC attracted rec...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Traditional Financial Exchanges Sound Alarm on HYPE's Commodity Perps

Incumbent traditional financial exchanges want US regulators to curb commodities-linked derivatives trading on the decentralized exchange.

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Solayer Introduces USDC Card with ATM support

Solayer launched a Visa-compatible payment card that lets users spend USDC through online, in-store and contactless transactions globally.

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Crypto Market Structure Bill Clears Committee, but Concerns Abound before Senate Vote

Concerns about elected officials’ ties to the crypto industry may be left to other committees before a potential vote after lawmakers on the...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Myanmar’s Military Government Proposes Life in Prison for Crypto Scammers

Myanmar’s government proposed severe consequences in its fight against online scam centers, including imposing the death penalty in some cas...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

House Committee Leaders Urge Trump to Nominate CFTC Leaders, Citing CLARITY Act

With the advancement of the CLARITY Act in the US Senate Banking Committee, House lawmakers are expressing concerns about the CFTC leadershi...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Bitcoin Depot Filing Casts Doubt on Company’s Future Amid Lawsuits

Bitcoin Depot reported accruing more than $20 million in legal judgments in Q4 2025 and had “ongoing litigation matters” affecting its reven...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Poland Approves Crypto Bill Amid Looming MiCA Deadline

Poland’s lower house passes a government-backed crypto regulation bill aiming to implement the EU MiCA framework in a 241–200 vote after ear...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Augustus CEO Says Banks Can’t Be Rebuilt for AI as OCC Backs Stablecoin Bank

Augustus Bank has received conditional OCC approval as CEO Ferdinand Dabitz argues legacy clearing banks cannot be re-platformed for AI and...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

South Korea’s Hana Financial Scoops up 2M Dunamu Shares

South Korea’s Hana Financial has acquired a 6.55% stake in Dunamu, the operator of crypto exchange Upbit, in a $665 million purchase as part...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Strive Rises Nearly 6% after Becoming ‘Daily Dividend Company’

Strive shares rose nearly 6% after the company rebranded itself the “Daily Dividend Company” and cleared all debt in its Q1 earnings stateme...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

THORChain Halts Trading After ZachXBT Flags $10M Exploit

THORChain halted trading for about 12 hours after ZachXBT flagged a suspected $10 million exploit across several blockchains.

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Trump Filing Shows Crypto Trades Across Coinbase, Strategy

Trump family Q1 ethics filing shows 48 crypto-linked transactions tied to Coinbase, Block, Strategy and Robinhood totaling up to about $3.8...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

South Korea to Announce Tokenized Securities Laws in July

South Korea’s financial regulator will release guidelines and revised regulations for tokenized securities in July, ahead of the framework’s...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Gemini Revenue Jumps 42% With Credit Cards and New Licenses

Gemini posted 42% revenue growth in Q1 2026, driven by credit cards, a $100 million investment and new derivatives-clearing licenses from th...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Crypto Data Company Dune Cuts 25% of Staff

Crypto data company Dune has cut 25% of its workforce, citing a need to focus on “core data products” that take into account AI and institut...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Strategy’s STRC Hits Record $1.5B Daily Trading Volume

Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock pulled in $1.5 billion in trading volume on Thursday, prompting hopes that it’ll position the company c...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Bullish Posts Q1 Earnings Miss, $605M Loss

Bullish posted a first-quarter net loss of $605 million and revenues of $93 million, both of which fell short of Wall Street expectations an...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

OKX Reportedly Eyes Coinone Stake Amid South Korea Crypto Race

OKX and Korea Investment & Securities are reportedly discussing parallel stakes in Coinone as competition intensifies in South Korea’s crypt...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Australia Crypto Investors Face Higher Taxes Under Proposed CGT Rules

Australia’s proposed capital gains tax reforms could significantly increase tax bills for crypto investors, which analysts speculate could r...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Signal Says it Might Exit Canada if Forced to Comply with Lawful Access Bill

The bill proposes requiring electronic service providers to build surveillance capabilities and retain user metadata for up to a year to hel...

Cointelegraph

May 15, 2026

Kraken Switches from LayerZero to Chainlink after Kelp DAO Hack

Kraken switched to Chainlink CCIP after the Kelp DAO hack, joining a $3B TVL exodus from LayerZero following the Kelp exploit.

Cointelegraph

May 14, 2026

DPRK-Affiliated Hacking Incidents Drop, but losses Increased 51% in 2025

Crypto losses attributed to North Korea state-affiliated hackers and cybercriminals rose 51% year-over-year, despite a drop in overall incid...

Cointelegraph

May 14, 2026

US Senate Banking Committee Votes to Advance Crypto Market Structure Bill

The US Senate Banking Committee voted 15 to 9 in favor of advancing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act after debating numerous amendments...

Cointelegraph

May 14, 2026

Bitcoin ETFs Post Largest Outflows Since January as BTC Slips

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $635.2 million in outflows, the largest since January, as IBIT led withdrawals and BTC slipped back under $80,000.

Cointelegraph

May 14, 2026

Tezos Developers Test quantum-Resistant Blockchain Privacy System

Tezos developers launched a post-quantum private payments prototype using zk-STARK proofs as blockchain networks increase preparations for f...

Cointelegraph

May 14, 2026

Nigel Farage Reportedly Bought Property Shortly After Sizable Crypto Gift

Nigel Farage, a prominent UK political figure, purchased a property for 1.4 million British pounds in May 2024, shortly after receiving a 5...

Cointelegraph

May 14, 2026

Dartmouth Endowment Invests in Solana ETF, Holds $14M in Crypto Exposure

Both Dartmouth College and Harvard University have reported multimillion-dollar holdings in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust and other ETFs...

Cointelegraph

May 14, 2026

Oobit Launches Crypto Payments Platform in Colombia

Tether-backed Oobit launched its crypto payments platform in Colombia as stablecoins gain traction for everyday purchases across Latin Ameri...

Cointelegraph

May 14, 2026

Saylor's Strategy May Slow BTC Buys after $28B STRC Issuance Cap: Delphi

Strategy is nearing the $28 billion issuance limit on its STRC stock, but Delphi researchers say the treasury company has other means of rai...

Cointelegraph

May 14, 2026

Ex-Celsius Exec Sentenced to Time Served after Guilty Plea

Judge John Koeltl of the Southern District of New York ordered that former Celsius chief revenue officer Roni Cohen-Pavon be given time serv...