Hana Bank, one of South Korea’s largest lenders, acquired a 1 trillion won stake in a domestic crypto firm, marking a major institutional shift into digital assets.
Binance Research data shows illicit on-chain transactions make up less than 1% of total volume, undermining narratives that crypto is primarily used for crime.
Donald Trump purchased MARA shares in Q1 2026, an OGE disclosure reveals, raising fresh questions about the president’s personal stake in Bitcoin mining and crypto regulation.
Sonic Labs claims early validator income generated roughly 400% more deflationary impact than fee burns, shifting the conversation on token supply management beyond simple burn mechanisms.
The CLARITY Act has passed the Senate Banking Committee, moving to a full Senate vote and bringing clearer crypto regulatory lines between the SEC and CFTC closer to law.
CME’s Nasdaq Crypto Index futures are not another novelty. They mark a structural step toward crypto becoming a standard institutional asset class, with basket exposure replacing single-asset bets.
Arkstream Capital outlines a four-layer tokenization framework to give retail investors access to pre-IPO assets like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic, with a projected crypto growth cycle from 2026 to 2031.
HashKey Holdings (3887.HK) announced a new SFC license for its virtual asset exchange, deepening Hong Kong’s role as a regulated crypto hub amid China’s crackdown.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $635 million in net outflows on May 13, with BlackRock’s IBIT leading the exodus. The data raises fresh questions about the durability of institutional demand.
Forward Industries, the largest publicly traded Solana treasury firm, is sitting on nearly $1 billion in unrealized losses as SOL’s price swings expose the risks of concentrated corporate altcoin holdings.
