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  • Bitcoin ATMs were crypto’s street-corner bank. Now regulators are shutting the door
    CryptoSlate - 14:45 May 30, 2026
    Bitcoin ATMs were (and still are) the most tangible and literal implementation of crypto. They turned the process of buying and selling crypto from an abstract act done on a screen and moved it into the real world, enabling people to buy Bitcoin without verification, a bank account, or any real understanding of how custody […] The post Bitcoin ATMs were crypto’s street-corner bank. Now regulators are shutting the door appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Crypto walked so banks could run
    CryptoSlate - 13:15 May 30, 2026
    The following is a guest post and opinion from Ben Nadareski, Co-founder & CEO of Solstice . Institutions were never going to arrive in crypto the way crypto wanted them to. No stampede into governance tokens. No CFO proudly announcing that idle treasury had been rotated into volatile assets. No pension fund committee suddenly speaking […] The post Crypto walked so banks could run appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • How Bitcoin will price Trump’s claim that Hormuz could reopen this weekend
    CryptoSlate - 11:20 May 30, 2026
    Bitcoin briefly recovered the $74,000 zone on May 29, absorbing a geopolitical signal that oil futures, ETF desks, and US equity traders won't fully process until Monday. President Donald Trump said he would make a “final determination” on an Iran deal that would require the Strait of Hormuz to reopen for unrestricted traffic, with mines […] The post How Bitcoin will price Trump’s claim that Hormuz could reopen this weekend appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • The Fed’s rate lever is breaking as bond markets stop following its lead
    CryptoSlate - 09:02 May 30, 2026
    For decades, the Fed stabilized the economy with one simple tool: interest rates. Raise them to cool inflation, and cut them to stimulate growth. But after years of massive government borrowing, post-pandemic inflation, and repeated stress inside the Treasury market, that system may no longer work the way Americans expect. Today, the Fed can cut […] The post The Fed’s rate lever is breaking as bond markets stop following its lead appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin perps just got a US green light, but one catch could decide everything
    CryptoSlate - 18:10 May 29, 2026
    The CFTC has moved true Bitcoin perpetual futures from an offshore-liquidity debate into a US-regulated test case, with KalshiEX LLC now approved to list BTCPERP and Coinbase Financial Markets receiving separate staff-level relief for access to certain Deribit products. The Commission approved KalshiEX LLC's BTCPERP contract as a futures contract, allowing the CFTC-registered designated contract market to list […] The post Bitcoin perps just got a US green light, but one catch could decide everything appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Strategy selling? Saylor’s Bitcoin transfer to Coinbase puts his treasury model under cash pressure
    CryptoSlate - 15:45 May 29, 2026
    On May 29, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) moved more than 411 Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, drawing fresh scrutiny to Michael Saylor’s financing model. Arkham Intelligence data showed two transfers of roughly 205.3 BTC and 206.2 BTC from Strategy-associated wallets before the coins reached the destination address. This movement has not been confirmed as a sale, and […] The post Strategy selling? Saylor’s Bitcoin transfer to Coinbase puts his treasury model under cash pressure appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin miners’ real prize is power as AI reshapes mining
    CryptoSlate - 14:30 May 29, 2026
    Bitcoin miners spent years racing to secure cheap electricity, and that electricity has since become more valuable than the Bitcoin mining business built on it. That inversion drives Fidelity's May 2026 assessment that AI hosting could give miners a second revenue stream while flattening Bitcoin's hash rate as major operators redirect energy infrastructure away from […] The post Bitcoin miners’ real prize is power as AI reshapes mining appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Trump’s crypto push hits the Senate vote math behind CLARITY Act’s July 4 target
    CryptoSlate - 12:55 May 29, 2026
    Senate Banking cleared the CLARITY Act 15-9 on May 14, and within two weeks, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social pledging to codify a “future-proof” digital asset market that haters could not undo, calling the US the “crypto capital of the world.” Crypto allies are using the timing to press the argument that a […] The post Trump’s crypto push hits the Senate vote math behind CLARITY Act’s July 4 target appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin avoided an inflation shock, now it has to prove the rally isn’t over
    CryptoSlate - 11:12 May 29, 2026
    The BEA's April PCE print showed headline inflation at 3.8% year over year and core at 3.3%, broadly matching economist expectations and removing the risk of a fresh macro shock, leaving Bitcoin in the fragile middle ground it has occupied since losing $75,000, where macro panic has cooled. Yet, renewed demand still has to arrive […] The post Bitcoin avoided an inflation shock, now it has to prove the rally isn’t over appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • New lawsuit claims Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin is “Lost Property” worth under $10 per wallet
    CryptoSlate - 08:10 May 29, 2026
    A New York lawsuit is seeking to treat some of Bitcoin’s oldest dormant wallets, including addresses tied to the cryptocurrency’s creator, as lost property valued at less than $10 each. The amended complaint asks a state court to grant legal ownership of 39,069 Bitcoin addresses to a pseudonymous plaintiff identified as Noah Doe and two […] The post New lawsuit claims Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin is “Lost Property” worth under $10 per wallet appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Have AI agents made the entire $148 billion DeFi sector unsafe?
    CryptoSlate - 18:05 May 28, 2026
    A warning from one of decentralized finance’s (DeFi) early security figures has turned a difficult stretch of hacks into a broader test of how the industry can defend itself against artificial intelligence (AI). On May 27, Manuel Aráoz, co-founder and former chief technology officer of OpenZeppelin, advised investors to exit DeFi positions, including exposure to […] The post Have AI agents made the entire $148 billion DeFi sector unsafe? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Australia’s Project Acacia shows why tokenized markets still hinge on settlement money
    CryptoSlate - 15:55 May 28, 2026
    Project Acacia has now tested how tokenized asset markets could settle in Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre released findings from Project Acacia, a wholesale experiment that moved digital money and tokenization from policy theory into market plumbing. The project tested 20 wholesale tokenized asset market use cases across […] The post Australia’s Project Acacia shows why tokenized markets still hinge on settlement money appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin’s drop toward $72,000 shows how US-Iran tensions are again hitting ETFs, leverage, and flows
    CryptoSlate - 13:25 May 28, 2026
    Bitcoin fell toward the $72,000 level after a new wave of reported US military strikes on Iran pushed oil higher and sent another shock through risk assets. The largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 3.6% over a 24-hour window, touching an intraday low of $72,792, according to CryptoSlate's data. It has slightly recovered to $73,274 […] The post Bitcoin’s drop toward $72,000 shows how US-Iran tensions are again hitting ETFs, leverage, and flows appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Stablecoins were supposed to bypass credit cards, but now Visa is winning crypto card payments
    CryptoSlate - 12:05 May 28, 2026
    Stablecoins were built on the premise that removing intermediaries between sender and recipient would erode the relevance of legacy payment networks, but the fastest-growing consumer stablecoin product depends entirely on one. Data reported by The Kobeissi Letter shows crypto-card spending reached roughly $600 million per month, with $7.2 billion in cumulative on-chain card volume across […] The post Stablecoins were supposed to bypass credit cards, but now Visa is winning crypto card payments appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • DeFi’s automated yield protocols were built for retail, now they just add another layer of risk
    CryptoSlate - 10:45 May 28, 2026
    Automated yield protocols built DeFi's most persuasive retail pitch that depositing into a vault was all a user needed to do, with the protocol handling everything else. For users wanting exposure to Curve's boosted yields without manually managing CRV locks, vote power, wrappers, gauges, and incentives, Stake DAO offered a product that packaged the full […] The post DeFi’s automated yield protocols were built for retail, now they just add another layer of risk appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin slips below $74k for the first time since April as on-chain data shows momentum stalling
    CryptoSlate - 08:55 May 28, 2026
    Bitcoin slipped below $75,000 for the second time in May, touching an intraday low near $74,200 as the market's recovery from spring lows lost momentum again. The first break came on May 23, when spot ETF outflows and forced liquidations pulled BTC to below $75,000. Then, amid a sell-off in Asian markets, Bitcoin has dipped […] The post Bitcoin slips below $74k for the first time since April as on-chain data shows momentum stalling appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Hut 8 AI landlord data center strategy turns Bitcoin collateral into bridge capital
    CryptoSlate - 19:35 May 27, 2026
    The miner's $16.8 billion lease base shows how power and BTC-backed debt are financing a move beyond mining. The post Hut 8 AI landlord data center strategy turns Bitcoin collateral into bridge capital appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • CME’s 24/7 crypto launch will kill Bitcoin’s weekend gap, but Monday now matters more
    CryptoSlate - 17:20 May 27, 2026
    The exchange is taking crypto futures and options 24/7, while trade dates, settlement and reporting stay tied to business days. The post CME’s 24/7 crypto launch will kill Bitcoin’s weekend gap, but Monday now matters more appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Ethereum’s privacy push faces a 12-month deadline as markets reward privacy-first assets
    CryptoSlate - 15:15 May 27, 2026
    Ethereum developers are racing to bring native privacy to the world’s largest smart contract blockchain as investors warn that delays could weaken ETH’s claim as crypto’s default settlement layer. The pressure has intensified as the market rotates toward privacy-focused assets while Ethereum struggles to hold investor attention amid its current wave of FUD and questions […] The post Ethereum’s privacy push faces a 12-month deadline as markets reward privacy-first assets appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Ethereum
  • Tiny x402 payments expose the approval gap holding AI agents back
    CryptoSlate - 13:40 May 27, 2026
    Agentic payment protocol x402 volume collapsed roughly 77% from its November 2025 peak of $5.15 million to $1.19 million by May 2026. Meanwhile, transaction count fell only 41% from its December 2025 peak of 4.85 million, then rebounded to 2.89 million in May, up 12.5x from a February trough, with an average transaction size of […] The post Tiny x402 payments expose the approval gap holding AI agents back appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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