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Cointelegraph.com - 14:57 May 27, 2026
UK sanctions Huobi Global S.A., operator of HTX, over alleged role in Russia’s “A7” shadow network, as new analysis claims the exchange handled billions in high‑risk flows. Update (May 27, 2026, 5 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include comments from Global Ledger head of investigations Vladyslav Syrotin. Sanctioned crypto exchange HTX is pushing back against the United Kingdom’s decision to blacklist Huobi Global S.A., the Panamanian company behind the platform, over allegations it helped Russia move money through a shadow “A7” network. In its latest Russia sanctions package on May 26, the UK accused Huobi Global of providing financial services and economic resources to entities already under restrictions for supporting Moscow’s war economy. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:36 May 27, 2026
The bank plans to launch digital asset custody, transfer and receipt services in 2026 for selected customer categories. Italian bank Banca Sella announced that it has completed its notification process with the Bank of Italy under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, allowing it to offer crypto-asset services. On Wednesday, the bank said it is the first bank in Italy authorized to offer crypto-asset services, adding that the approval will allow it to launch a solution focused on the custody, transfer and receipt of digital assets in 2026, aimed at “selected categories” of customers. Banca Sella is the commercial bank of Sella Group. According to Sella Group, it has almost 300 branches and more than 2,400 employees. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:24 May 27, 2026
Bitcoin’s price stayed firm despite a massive $1.3 billion block sale executed by a mysterious BlackRock ETF holder, which analysts called a sign of large-scale institutional de-risking. A roughly $1.3 billion block trade in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) tested liquidity in the largest spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) as Bitcoin products faced a fresh stretch of outflows. Bloomberg’s ETF analyst, Eric Balchunas, confirmed the transaction, adding that the market “absorbed it well” as IBIT’s price remained largely unchanged, he wrote in a Tuesday X post. Bitcoin's (BTC) price fell 2% during the past 24 hours, but managed to remain above the $75,600 level at the time of writing, despite the significant block sale from the mysterious ETF holder, data from TradingView shows. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:20 May 27, 2026
There are tens of thousands of altcoins in the world, but critics argue that only a small handful serve a useful purpose. -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:14 May 27, 2026
Bitcoin is on track to end May in the red, a historically bearish signal that could point to deeper losses ahead if the post-May track record is any guide. Bitcoin (BTC) may be flashing a “sell in May and go away” warning, with the price down roughly 10% after rejecting resistance near $83,000 and now on track for a negative monthly close. BTC/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:11 May 27, 2026
Aeternum, organisers of the Unchained Summit series, will host the second edition of Unchained Summit Vietnam this week on May 28 and 29 at the Furama Resort in Da Nang. Da Nang, Vietnam, May 27, 2026 - Aeternum, organisers of the Unchained Summit series, will host the second edition of Unchained Summit Vietnam this week on May 28 and 29 at the Furama Resort in Da Nang. The event is co-hosted by the Da Nang Innovation Start Support Center (DISSC), with institutional participation from the Da Nang People’s Committee, the State Securities Commission of Vietnam, and the Da Nang Department of Science and Technology. The summit brings together founders, investors, exchanges, infrastructure providers, enterprise leaders, and policymakers from across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Its second edition arrives as Vietnam’s digital asset sector moves from early-stage experimentation to active policy development; a shift reflected in the depth of government engagement the event has attracted. Day 1 opens with remark... -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:58 May 27, 2026
China’s Supreme People’s Court plans to study adjudication rules for crypto and AI cases while the country’s crypto ban remains in force. China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) said it will study new adjudication rules for virtual currency and cross-border finance cases as part of a broader push to clarify how courts handle digital economy disputes. “We will conduct in-depth research on the adjudication rules for new cases such as virtual currencies and cross-border finance, formulate judicial interpretations on civil compensation involving insider trading and market manipulation as soon as possible,” said Liu Guixiang, Judicial Committee member of the SPC, during a press conference, reported Chinese news outlet Yicai on Wednesday. The court also plans to study judicial protection rules for artificial intelligence cases and data property rights, including disputes involving data ownership, data transactions and AI-generated content. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:50 May 27, 2026
Crypto PACs threw serious money behind a handful of Texas runoffs, helping oust a senior Democrat and boost Republican hopefuls as lawmakers hammer out new US crypto rules. [Clarification (17:49 UTC 5/27/2026) In the fourth paragraph, both Alex Mealer and Jon Bonck were the winners in their respective Republican runoffs.] Crypto-backed political groups supported several winning candidates in Texas primary runoffs Tuesday, highlighting the digital asset industry’s growing role in US elections as Congress debates new rules for crypto markets. Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican US Senate runoff against four-term Senator John Cornyn by a wide margin, according to Texas primary runoff results, and will face Democratic state Representative James Talarico in November. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:34 May 27, 2026
Falling MVRV ratio, high XRP Ledger activity and a bullish wedge pattern signal a potential XRP price rise toward $3.10. XRP (XRP) is down roughly 64% from its July 2025 multi-year high, but several onchain and technical indicators suggested the altcoin was due for a “strong price rebound.” Key takeaways: XRP’s market value realized value (MVRV) ratio, or the market cap divided by the realized cap, has dropped to levels that have historically aligned with accumulation zones and market bottoms. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:45 May 27, 2026
ETHConf, produced by ETHGlobal, will bring more than 5,000 attendees, 150+ speakers, and 100+ companies to the Javits Center in New York City from June 8-10, 2026 for three days focused on the future of Ethereum and institutional finance. New York, May 27, 2026 – ETHConf, produced by ETHGlobal, will bring more than 5,000 attendees, 150+ speakers, and 100+ companies to the Javits Center in New York City from June 8-10, 2026 for three days focused on the future of Ethereum and institutional finance. The event convenes protocol founders, institutional investors, policymakers, developers, and infrastructure leaders shaping the next era of digital assets. Programming will cover stablecoins, tokenized treasuries, institutional adoption, digital asset policy, Layer 2 infrastructure, onchain identity, and the evolution of Ethereum as financial infrastructure. ETHConf follows New York Tech Week and anchors a broader week of Ethereum ecosystem events across New York City, bringing together founders, developers, investo... -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:19 May 27, 2026
Spot HYPE ETFs absorbed 1.04% of Hyperliquid’s market cap in 10 trading days, beating Bitcoin and Ether ETF debuts. Spot Hyperliquid exchange-traded funds absorbed 1.04% of HYPE’s market capitalization in their first 10 trading days, giving them the strongest crypto ETF debut by one market-cap-adjusted demand metric, according to Kairos Research. Kairos compared cumulative net flows into new spot crypto ETF issuers against the market capitalization of each underlying asset at launch. By this metric, HYPE ETFs outpaced spot Bitcoin, Ether and Solana ETF debuts, which absorbed 0.59%, 0.41% and 0.31% of their respective market capitalizations. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said the 21Shares Hyperliquid ETF (THYP) had risen 50% since launching two weeks earlier. Balchunas compared the pace with Roundhill’s DRAM ETF, which he said took five weeks to gain 50%, and BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, which he said took two months. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:07 May 27, 2026
Bitcoin remained trapped "massively below" its "fair" level, as dictated by global liquidity trends and gold ratio, the latest BTC price analysis says. Bitcoin (BTC) is “completely mispriced” to the downside in 2026 compared to global liquidity, new analysis argues. Key points: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:45 May 27, 2026
South Korean prosecutors reportedly charged a group over the CATFI memecoin rug pull, marking the country’s first DEX rug-pull case under crypto law. South Korean prosecutors charged a group in an alleged rug pull involving the Solana-based memecoin Catpie, or CATFI, in what local media described as the country’s first decentralized exchange (DEX) rug-pull prosecution. The group was reportedly apprehended by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office’s Virtual Asset Crime Joint Investigation Division. The main suspect, surnamed Park, allegedly posed as “Eth Father” on social media platforms and falsely promoted CATFI as an independent third-party before executing a rug pull that caused about 900 million won ($599,000) in financial damage to at least 256 investors, local news outlet Digital Asset Works said Wednesday. Prosecutors allege the group promoted CATFI on social media, drove the token’s price up more than 1,000-fold within 26 hours and then sold their holdings for about 400 million won ($260,000)... -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:03 May 27, 2026
“Ethereum got the ETH price it deserves, and I don’t see ETH being rerated as an asset, higher or lower,” says David Hoffman. David Hoffman, an Ethereum advocate and the co-founder of the media company Bankless, said he sold the remainder of his Ether (ETH) holdings last week because the “ETH is Money” thesis has largely “played out.” Hoffman said in an X post on Tuesday that “Ethereum got the ETH price it deserves, and I don’t see ETH being rerated as an asset, higher or lower.” Hoffman said that Ethereum “has done incredibly well, and deserves the market cap that it has,” but the “window of opportunity for ETH to be ‘rerated’ by the market seems to be closing.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:00 May 27, 2026
While Falcon’s new fUSD is built for institutional trading and collateral workflows, SoFiUSD targets consumer banking users through SoFi’s app. Falcon Finance has launched a dollar-backed stablecoin, fUSD, through Anchorage Digital Bank’s federally regulated issuance platform, according to a Wednesday announcement. The companies said the stablecoin is backed by short-dated US Treasurys, cash and Treasury-backed repurchase agreements. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:27 May 27, 2026
Bitmine and Galaxy Digital may also be eligible for the Russell 1000, an index tracking the largest 1,000 US companies that includes Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple. A range of crypto companies appears in a preliminary list for the Russell 3000 index, including treasury firms Sharplink and Forward Industries, along with crypto exchange Gemini and crypto services firm Galaxy Digital. A preliminary index list for the Russell 3000 was published by the index’s provider, FTSE Russell, on Friday. The index tracks the 3,000 largest companies in the US and requires a market capitalization of at least $146.4 million. Sharplink has a market cap of $1.2 billion, and the company’s CEO, Joseph Chalom, said in a statement on Tuesday that it means the firm could make the Russell 2000, an index that tracks the largest 2,000 publicly traded US companies. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 05:54 May 27, 2026
Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn says a $1.3 billion sale of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF was the largest he has seen on a dark pool, or private trading platform. An unknown trader’s $1.3 billion sale of shares in BlackRock’s Bitcoin exchange-traded fund on Tuesday coincided with a steep fall in the price of Bitcoin, according to analysts. A trader sold 29.2 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) at 2:30 p.m. UTC on a “dark pool,” a private trading platform that institutions often use to discreetly make large trades outside of public markets. The impact of the $1.3 billion trade was immediately felt in the crypto market, with TradingView data showing that Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.5% from $77,875 to $76,720 in a short 10-minute window after 2:30 p.m. UTC. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 23:57 May 26, 2026
Bitcoin’s rangebound trading carries on as bears defend $77,000 and bulls hold out near $74,000. Bitcoin’s (BTC) consolidation continued into a fourth week, with the price finding support at $74,000 and resistance in the $78,000 to $80,000 range. According to Hyblock analysts, the intra-day rally to $78,164 hit a pocket where “longs that had previously opened up (that are in a position) were underwater and likely exited here at breakeven.” BTC/USDT net positions heatmap. Source: Hyblock Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 23:01 May 26, 2026
HYPE reached new highs above $65 following record ETF inflows, futures participation and trading volumes at Hyperliquid exchange. Is $100 next? Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE continues to rally, possibly targeting $100 as its next all-time high, as inflows to its exchange-traded funds highlight investor demand. Inflows into the HYPE ETFs reached $89 million over the past nine days, which is equivalent to nearly $9.2 million in daily buying pressure. The combined assets under management (AUM) across Bitwise’s BHYP and 21Shares’s THYP climbed to $89 million within days of launch, giving HYPE one of the fastest ETF accumulation curves among crypto investment products. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:21 May 26, 2026
After Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's claimed that the Comptroller may have violated US banking laws by approving crypto companies’ charters, The Digital Chamber urged the regulator to defend the applications. Update (May 26 at 9:30 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include statements from The Digital Chamber. The Digital Chamber, a cryptocurrency advocacy group that has been closely involved in negotiations with US lawmakers over digital asset-related legislation, questioned three-term Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s understanding of banking laws as applied to crypto companies. In a Tuesday letter to the US Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Jonathan Gould, Digital Chamber CEO Cody Carbone challenged many of the claims in the Massachusetts lawmaker’s May 18 letter. In that letter, Warren said that the OCC may have violated the National Bank Act by approving national trust charters for nine crypto companies “that intend to engage in activities that appear to go far beyond the narrow s...
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