Crypto for Friday, May 22, 2026

• Bitcoin 'Pizza Day' was 16 years ago, here's how much that BTC is worth today
• Kevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair, as traders forecast rate hikes in 2026
• Galaxy Digital and BitGo Clash in Court Over Failed $1.2 Billion Crypto Merger
• Kash Patel-Linked Apparel Store Goes Dark After Pushing Crypto-Stealing Malware
• SEC Delays Tokenized Stocks Innovation Exemption Amid Concerns: Bloomberg
• Microsoft's Free AI Just Beat OpenAI and Google at Browsing the Web
• Ethereum Layer 2 Zero Network Pulls the Plug After Just 1.5 Years
• Kalshi Debuts 'Fair Markets' Lobby Group as Congress Opens Insider Trading Probe
• Bitcoin Price Crashes Below $76K as Kevin Warsh Sworn In as Next Fed Chair
• Two Men Federally Charged Over AI Deepfake Porn Under the Take It Down Act
• F2Pool founder who controls 11% of bitcoin's hashrate to lead first SpaceX mission to Mars
• Robinhood Crypto COO Tanya Denisova is leaving company amid revenue slowdown
• Has Ethereum (ETH) Reached Peak Pessimism: Or Is More Pain Coming?
• Cardano founder warns network could lose its scientists in Input Output’s 33M ADA funding vote fails
• Price predictions 5/22: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA, ZEC, BCH
• Bitcoin Billionaire Books First SpaceX Mars Mission
• GameStop Seeks to Boost Share Count as eBay Pursuit Continues After Rejection
• Verus Bridge Exploiter Returns $8.5M, Keeps $2.8M as Bounty Reward
• SEC Commissioner Peirce counters views that crypto rule will foster synthetic tokens
• Why Minnesota is empowering local banks to fight Wall Street for crypto revenue
• Crypto, Banks, Policy Experts Press Congress to Modernize Bank Secrecy Act
• US House lawmakers launch probe into Kalshi, Polymarket insider trading
• NEAR protocol leads AI token rally with a 50% pump: Is $5 NEAR price next?
• Mark Cuban’s Bitcoin sale tests the gap between a failed hedge and a surviving monetary bet
• Crypto Is Growing Up—Why Some Everyday Traders Are Moving On
• Tom Emmer brushes off law enforcement concerns over Clarity Act
• Crypto Biz: Institutions tighten their grip on Bitcoin, AI and prediction markets
• Trump Media Moves Over $200 Million in Bitcoin as Losses Pile Up: Arkham
• Bitcoin price falls under $77K as Dow Jones hits new all-time highs
• Pro-Crypto Kevin Warsh Set for Trump Appointment Today: Big Weekend Rally?
• Congress hits Polymarket and Kalshi with a massive insider trading probe
• NYSE Parent, OKX Counter Hyperliquid With Regulated Oil Perpetual Futures
• XRPL’s May 27 upgrade shows how validators and markets decide a blockchain split
• The agentic CFO in your pocket
• NYSE owner ICE to launch oil-linked futures with OKX
• House Republicans Open Investigation Into Kalshi, Polymarket Over Insider Trading
• Bitcoin miner MARA spent $4.3M on CEO security in 2025 as crypto attacks rise
• Live markets: Bitcoin heads lower late Friday as Warsh takes over at Fed
• Dogecoin Could Become the Second Dog on the Moon After Snoopy as Whales Accumulate Ahead of SpaceX IPO
• ETH bears growling, Tom Lee’s buying, XRP to ‘explode’: Market Moves
• Polymarket suffers live POL drain as team rules out feared contract exploit
• Bitcoin Loses Key Support Levels, HYPE Sets New ATH, Markets Brace for New Fed Chair: Weekly Recap
• Space X IPO: 'Bad news' for tech stocks but what about Bitcoin?
• DeFi hacks shake institutional confidence as risks outpace yields
• THORChain exploit tied to malicious node and GG20 flaw
• Bitcoin Price Prediction: Will BTC Stay Stuck in Consolidation Through the Weekend?
• US labor federation warns CLARITY Act could push crypto closer to workers’ retirement money
• IREN co-founder says AI’s biggest bottleneck is infrastructure, not chips
• CoinDesk 20 performance update: NEAR surges 19.4% as index trades flat
• Trump Media moved but 'did not sell' $205 million in bitcoin amid rising losses on crypto bets
• Morning Minute: Mark Cuban Sells His Bitcoin
• Tom Lee says trillions in tech IPO supply won't crash the S&P 500
• Warsh Era Begins at Fed: Two On-Chain Signals Bitcoin Traders Must Watch
• OKX and ICE are bringing 'never-expiring' oil futures to 120 million crypto users
• Pi Network Says It Has Solved One of Crypto’s Biggest Problems
• Polymarket Hit By ‘Internal Top-Up’ Wallet Exploit, $700K Drained
• Canaan earnings show Q1 revenue collapse as record BTC and ETH treasury nears $148M
• XRP adds 4,300 new wallets in 24 hours, but why is price stuck?
• Bitcoin left behind in the geopolitical melee
• NEAR Protocol Jumps 28% on Privacy, AI, and Scaling Upgrades
• Crypto Price Analysis May-22: ETH, XRP, ADA, BNB, and HYPE
• Polymarket seeks Japan entry despite gambling law hurdles: Report
• SpaceX IPO filing gives crypto investors a new way to price Bitcoin exposure, X payments, and AI compute
• Ark Invest buys $12.5 million of Bullish stock in four days
• Polymarket Taps Jupiter Exec to Lead Japan Push: Report
• Polymarket Admin Wallet Exploited on Polygon, Says ZachXBT
• Crypto majors stuck in tight range as altcoin rotation picks up steam
• Polymarket team says user funds safe as exploit losses climb above $600K
• Polymarket Exploit: 5,000 POL Drained every 30 Seconds
• ZachXBT flags $520K Polymarket exploit on Polygon, team says funds are safe
• Verus bridge exploiter returns $8.5M after bounty offer
• XRP Price Defies Market Weakness as ETF Flows Crush BTC and ETH
• Europe’s 37-bank stablecoin push tests whether on-chain finance defaults to euros or dollars
• Near Protocol to automate its own growth and its token is skyrocketing
• Bitcoin Pizza Day 2026: Commemorating Crypto’s First Real-World Transaction
• Polymarket aims for prediction market approval in Japan by 2030
• Bitcoin implied volatility drops to 7 month low despite macro risks
• Bitcoin price record 90-day uptrend 'resembles bull market rally:' New analysis
• Ripple Network Explodes With Thousands of New XRP Wallets – Bullish Signal?
• LIVE – Crypto News, May 22: Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day! BTC USD Battling Support, ETH Morale at Rock Bottom
• UAE-backed DDSC stablecoin processes $30M institutional transaction
• Hamilton ETFs files for leveraged Bitcoin income ETF in Canada
• Tokenized stocks risk liquidity and revenue fragmentation: Research
• Galaxy’s Novogratz speaks in court over failed $1.2B BitGo deal: Report
• XRP ETFs attract inflows amid wallet surge. bitcoin, ether funds struggle.
• SEC's Peirce tempers expectations over tokenized stocks exemption
• Why do Bitcoin traders care so much about the 200-day moving average?
• Is Trump Media Dumping Bitcoin at a Loss Again?
• Coinbase premium hits monthly low as institutional selling pressure mounts
• Bitcoin trades near $77,700 as analysts eye $75,000 support after liquidation wave
• Crypto Traders Brace for $1.5B Bitcoin Options Expiry Today
• India cracks down on prediction markets: Polymarket goes dark, Kalshi could be next
• Nexpace Announces NXPC Buyback Program to Reinforce User-Centered Ecosystem Growth in MapleStory Universe
• Accused attackers of Sandbox exec’s wife tried to flee via Uber
• XRP Futures on CME One Year Later: $63B in Trading Volume and Counting
• US lawmakers renew strategic Bitcoin reserve push with ARMA bill
• 5 crypto firms wind down this week amid ongoing market slump
• Bitcoin liquidity balance hints at developing rally toward $80K