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Pi Network’s Protocol23 (v23), originally scheduled for release on 5/15, saw the core team say on 5/20 that it is still being upgraded. The update involves changes across multiple systems and the restructuring of internal data, with no confirmed completion time yet. It also announced a standalone ecosystem update, Pi App Studio, which will allow non-technical applications to connect via an AI platform to 60 million users, in parallel with v23. PI’s price fell from a 0.175 peak to a 0.145 low, and is currently hovering around 0.15. Its market cap dropped out of the top 50, down 13% over the past two weeks. OKX’s announcement of a U.S. listing did not trigger a rebound.

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded from the weekend low, temporarily around $77,240 as of May 25. A New York Times investigation found that U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officials who questioned the prediction market were suspended and sidelined. Bitmine increased its holdings of Ethereum to a total of 5.3 million ETH, and revealed it has been added to the Russell 1000 index candidate list. Macroeconomic Events & Crypto Hot Spots 1、According to a CoinTelegraph report citing a New York Ti

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved Nasdaq Inc. to list index options based on Bitcoin's price, providing U.S. equities traders with a new way to gain cryptocurrency exposure beyond existing Bitcoin ETF options.

According to DL News, OpenSea has postponed its SEA token launch past its original March 30, 2026 target date, citing "challenging" market conditions. The project had confirmed allocating over 50% of SEA's supply to community members at initial claim. As of May 2026, none of the three highly

Bitcoin (BTC) is seeing a slight rebound in the short term, currently around $77,530 as of May 22. A U.S. congressman has proposed the “U.S. Reserve Modernization Act,” aiming to lock Bitcoin as a long-term reserve asset for at least 20 years. According to a filing submitted by Harvard Management Company to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it sold all of its Ethereum positions just one quarter later. Macro Events & Crypto Hotspots 1、According to Bitcoin News, U.S. Representativ

The FBI's NexFundAI operation has returned to focus after crypto commentators Evan Luthra and Carl Moon shared new attention-grabbing posts about how U.S. agents allegedly used a fake Ethereum token to

According to The Block, Syndicate Labs announced Wednesday that it is winding down operations after five years, citing a dramatic contraction in the rollup market. "The rollup market has shrunk dramatically. For every new rollup spinning up, several more are quietly shutting down," the Ethereum

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded from this week’s low, temporarily around $77,880 on May 21. The Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking public input on prediction-market ETFs. In its S-1 filing, SpaceX disclosed that it holds 18,712 BTC, currently worth approximately $1.45 billion. Macro Events & Crypto Hot Spots 1、Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas wrote on X that the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking public input on prediction-market

According to Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart, Morgan Stanley filed a revised prospectus for its Solana ETF today, with proposed ticker symbol MSOL. The firm has not yet disclosed management fee information for the

According to CNBC, on May 20, the annual Disruptor 50 list ranked four crypto companies among the 50 most disruptive private startups globally: Ripple placed 16th, crypto-friendly bank Revolut ranked 29th, prediction market Kalshi came in at 43rd, and Polymarket ranked 48th. The list identifies priv

According to Yorkville America, the asset manager withdrew several crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications filed on behalf of Trump Media & Technology Group this year. The withdrawn products included Truth Social Bitcoin ETF, Truth Social Bitcoin & Ethereum ETF, and Truth Social

According to Trump digital assets advisor Patrick Witt on May 20, the U.S. Bitcoin strategic reserve announcement is expected to be released within the coming weeks. Witt stated that the government has cleared major legal obstacles and assets are legally secured. He characterized the move as

Bitcoin (BTC) continues a weak trend, temporarily trading at around $76,820 as of May 20. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit over a Minnesota state-level bill that clearly bans prediction markets in the state. Japan will allow foreign trust-based stablecoins to enter its payment system starting June 1. Macro events & Crypto hot spots 1、According to a report by The Block, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Department of Justice have

According to Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart, Truth Social withdrew its spot Bitcoin ETF application on May 20. The company cited regulatory differences between 33 Act ETPs and 40 Act ETFs as justification, but Seyffart characterized the reasoning as "not particularly compelling," noting such d

According to The Block, tokenized equities daily trading volume hit an all-time high of $3.57 billion on Monday, May 19. The milestone follows a month of climbing weekly volumes throughout April.

According to Gate Ventures' latest weekly report, Bitcoin and Ethereum fell sharply last week amid global inflation pressures and rising energy prices. BTC declined 8.1% while ETH dropped 10.2%, with spot Bitcoin ETF recording $1 billion in net outflows. Institutional investors have accelerated

According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is making an "innovation exemption" for third-party tokenized trading of public company stocks, even without issuer consent. The exemption could come as early as this week, expanding stock trading beyond traditional exchanges to

Three significant developments shaped cryptocurrency markets this week. On Tuesday, decentralized finance protocol Echo Protocol was exploited after an attacker minted approximately 1,000 unauthorized eBTC on the Monad blockchain, worth around $76.7 million, according to blockchain security firm

According to Korean Economic Daily, Bumo Sarang, South Korea's seventh-largest pension relief company, lost 49.3 billion Korean won (approximately $32.73 million) last year after investing 59.5 billion won in Bitmine's daily 2x leverage ETF focused on Ethereum. A comprehensive review of 2025

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded slightly from the overnight low, trading around $76,840 as of May 19. Bloomberg reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may issue as early as this week an “innovative exemption” rule for tokenized stocks. Echo Protocol suffered an attack on the Monad chain; after hackers minted 1,000 eBTC, they withdrew funds via Curvance. Macro Events & Crypto Hotspots 1、According to Bloomberg, insiders revealed that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SE