Focus

ICE and OKX launch a 50/50 joint venture for round-the-clock tokenized NYSE shares. Co-chair of the venture is ex-governor Andrew Cuomo.

The Ethereum Glamsterdam upgrade is the biggest hard fork since the Merge: ePBS and parallel processing boost network throughput.

CME Group sues the CFTC after the regulator approved perpetual futures as futures rather than swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act.

Illinois becomes the first US state to introduce a 0.2% Illinois crypto tax on digital asset transfers, taking effect in January 2027.

CBDC ban in the US: the Senate and House agree on a housing bill that bars the Fed from issuing a digital dollar until the end of 2030.

Greece’s HCMC plans to reject Binance’s MiCA licence. Without approval by 1 July 2026, the exchange faces exclusion from the EU market.

Strategy sold 32 Bitcoin in late May and rebought 1,550 a week later. What the move reveals about corporate Bitcoin treasury resilience.

SBF appeal rejected: a US appeals court unanimously upholds Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year prison sentence for the FTX fraud case.

The CFTC Innovation Agenda under Chairman Selig replaces enforcement with clear rules for crypto, perpetual futures and prediction markets.

More than 50% of the bitcoin supply now sits at a loss. K33 sees parallels to earlier bear market lows that followed within weeks.

Crypto sanctions against Russia: the 21st package proposes a first-ever ban on crypto services targeting entire third countries.

A Reuters analysis estimates the Trump family’s crypto gains at $2.3 billion, while investors incurred book losses of the same amount.

IC3 researchers refute three central promises of the AI and blockchain market narrative in a 155-page survey on crypto and AI.

Strategy and BitMine are deep in the red: around USD 21 billion in unrealized losses. The Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) sector is wobbling.

JPMorgan, Citi, Bank of America and Wells Fargo plan a network for tokenized deposits from 2027, operated by The Clearing House.

Crypto VC deals fell to around 50 in May 2026, a five-year low. Mega-rounds like Kalshi’s Series F keep the dollar volume elevated.