Markets
Markets

Iran Launches Bitcoin-Settled Maritime Insurance Platform for Strait of Hormuz, Claims $10 Billion Revenue Target

Iran’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance launched Hormuz Safe, a Bitcoin-settled insurance platform for Strait of Hormuz shipping, though…
May 19, 2026
Markets

Swan Bitcoin sued for nearly $1B over pre-bankruptcy transfers from Prime Trust

Swan Bitcoin has been sued for allegedly using insider access to pull nearly $1 billion in Bitcoin and cash from…
May 19, 2026
Markets

Ethereum Foundation sees 2 more high-profile departures

Ethereum Foundation researchers Julian Ma and Carl Beek have resigned, bringing the total number of major departures from the nonprofit…
May 19, 2026
Infrastructure

SEC Preparing 'Innovation Exemption' Framework for Tokenized Stock Trading

The SEC is developing a new regulatory framework that would allow digital versions of publicly traded securities to trade on…
May 18, 2026
Institutional

Galaxy secures New York BitLicense to expand institutional crypto services

The NYDFS approvals allow GalaxyOne Prime NY to offer trading and financing services to institutional investors in one of the…
May 18, 2026
Institutional

Galaxy secures New York BitLicense to expand institutional crypto services

The NYDFS approvals allow GalaxyOne Prime NY to offer trading and financing services to institutional investors in one of the…
May 18, 2026
Institutional

Bitcoin lost its hold on $80K, but three events may send it back sooner than markets expect

Bitcoin positions itself for a rally above $80,000 after Strategy’s $2 billion BTC buy, crumbling investor confidence in the US…
May 18, 2026
Institutional

Bitcoin lost its hold on $80K, but three events may send it back sooner than markets expect

Bitcoin positions itself for a rally above $80,000 after Strategy’s $2 billion BTC buy, crumbling investor confidence in the US…
May 18, 2026
Markets

Georgia primary to test crypto PAC’s support for Democratic candidate

A political action committee aligned with crypto interest groups reported spending more than $4 million in support of Democratic US…
May 18, 2026
Markets

Georgia primary to test crypto PAC’s support for Democratic candidate

A political action committee aligned with crypto interest groups reported spending more than $4 million in support of Democratic US…
May 18, 2026