Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

The 30-year US Treasury yield hit 5.198% in mid-May 2026. That’s the highest it’s been since before the 2007-2008 financial crisis, and the ripple effects are reaching well beyond Wall Street’s bond desks.The 10-year note isn’t far behind, climbing to 4.687% and marking multi-month highs of its own....

CoinDesk reports:According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had planned to launch as early as this week an "innovation exemption" framework for tokenized stocks, but has now delayed its release. Regulators are evaluating feedback from traditional exchanges and other ma...

CoinDesk reports:Foreign media report that the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is transitioning from a blockchain primarily focused on payments to a key platform for real-world asset tokenization. Citing rankings from RWA.xyz, the article notes that XRPL has risen from the top ten to the top four, indicating a si...

The US 2-year Treasury yield has climbed to 4.14%, a level not seen since February 2025. For a number that most people outside of finance would glaze over, it carries an outsized punch for anyone holding Bitcoin or other digital assets.Here’s the thing about short-term Treasury yields: they’re essen...

Midnight is trying to recover after months of heavy selling pressure pushed the token into one of its deepest corrections yet. Since March 2026, NIGHT has dropped from above $0.065 to lows near $0.026, wiping out more than 60% of its value as sellers controlled the trend inside a clear descending ch...

MARA’s 2026 proxy filing reveals the company spent $4.3 million on personal security for CEO Fred Thiel in 2025 — including $430,000 to armor his vehicle — highlighting an escalating industry response to rising physical threats against crypto executives. Why the heavy security tab? - Physical attac...

Zcash is gearing up for a major performance and privacy leap with a three-part upgrade roadmap aimed at roughly a 300% speed boost — and the market is already taking notice. ZEC jumped about 73% over the past month as the Zcash Foundation laid out the technical plan for NU7, its ninth planned networ...

Harbor Capital is trying to turn the AI boom into tradeable “labs” — filing for five actively managed ETFs that each target the ecosystem around a single AI developer: Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta, OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI (SpaceXAI). What Harbor filed - The Harbor ETF Trust submitted a suppl...

Sen. Cynthia Lummis says the CLARITY Act will end years of crypto regulatory limbo — and she’s pushing hard to make it the U.S. framework for the industry. Formally titled the Cryptoassets Legal Clarity and Regulatory Improvement Act, the CLARITY Act would create a single, durable legal structure f...

Stripe just launched its own blockchain. The payments company, which processes transactions for millions of businesses worldwide, debuted Tempo on March 18. It’s a Layer 1 blockchain built specifically for stablecoin transactions, paired with something called the Machine Payments Protocol, which let...

Kevin Warsh is now the most powerful economic policymaker on the planet. President Donald Trump officiated his swearing-in as Federal Reserve chair on May 22, 2026, a ceremony held at the White House for the first time since 1987.A razor-thin confirmationWarsh’s path to the Fed’s top seat was anythi...

Since bouncing back from a $38 slip, Hyperliquid has been on an explosive uptick, reaching a new all-time high of $62. As of this writing, Hyperliquid traded at $57, up 23% on weekly charts, reflecting strong upward momentum. With the altcoin’s record-breaking rally, whale activity has surged on bot...

Christopher Waller used to be one of the Federal Reserve’s most reliable doves. The guy who spent months arguing that a softening labor market justified rate cuts has done something notable: he changed his mind.On May 22, Waller signaled support for removing the “easing bias” language from Federal O...

Key InsightsXRP price has consolidated in the past four months.The ongoing ETF inflows signal that smart money is accumulating.Wyckoff Theory suggests that the Ripple price may surge soon.XRP remained stuck in a consolidation range this month even as several altcoins posted stronger gains. The token...

TL;DR:HYPE rose 55% in one week and more than 130% year to date, trading near $56 below the $59 to $60 resistance zone.Ali Martinez flagged a TD Sequential Combo 13 sell signal, a possible green 9 sell confirmation and overheated RSI and Chande Momentum readings.A rejection near $60 could target $40...