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With at least nine senior Ethereum Foundation (EF) members having left in 2026 and years of community frustration over EF-linked ETH sales, Vitalik Buterin posted his perspective on the Foundation's direction. For Buterin, the EF should become smaller, more opinionated, and less central to Ethereum's future. He said this reflects his view alone and that […] The post Vitalik’s smaller Ethereum Foundation tests ETH holders’ demand for execution appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin traders predicted a short squeeze to $80,000, but a lack of overall demand and the return of leverage sparked warnings of more liquidation events to come. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the final week of May with traders optimistic about an $80,000 rebound — will it end up as a liquidity grab? Bitcoin price action struggled over the weekend, dipping below $75,000 to its lowest levels since mid-April, per data from TradingView. A rebound then brought $77,000 back into focus in line with optimism around a US-Iran peace deal. Read more

Influence360 today announced the launch of its platform, introducing a new infrastructure layer for Web3 influencer marketing built around trust, data, and global execution. Influence360 introduces a campaign engine that enables Web3 projects to discover KOLs globally, execute structured campaigns, and track real performance across regions, languages, and channels. A benchmark study of 143 Web3 KOLs highlights major gaps in payments, access, and campaign infrastructure, providing context for the platform’s launch. May 25, 2026 — Influence360 today announced the launch of its platform, introducing a new infrastructure layer for Web3 influencer marketing built around trust, data, and global execution. Projects can discover web3 KOLs across 10+ languages and key platforms, including X, YouTube, TikTok, and Telegram; launch structured campaigns; and manage execution in one place with AI-powered optimization, smart contract escrow, and real-time performance tracking, enabling transparent payments and clear attribu...

Crypto has solved tokenization, but not distribution and Prometheum says broker-dealers and RIAs are the key to bringing digital assets into mainstream finance.

A New York lawsuit seeks ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets, raising questions over lost crypto, private keys and property law. A New York lawsuit filed by Noah Doe and two Wyoming-based LLCs, ABC Company and XYZ Company, seeks a court order declaring ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin addresses, raising important questions about the legal treatment of inactive Bitcoin under property laws. Filed on May 1, the suit claims that the coins tied to the listed addresses represent legally abandoned property they found and reported to the New York Police Department and claimed under New York lost-property law. The plaintiffs claim that the dormant Bitcoin wallets were legally “abandoned” property that they found, including wallets belonging to early Bitcoin miners and addresses attributed to Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, among other lost coins and unidentified entities. They claim that these constitute seizable property, akin to traditional bank accounts. Read more

Georgia’s central bank released stablecoin rules in March covering reserve backing, issuer documents and external auditor verification. Stablecoin issuer Tether and the government of Georgia plan to launch a stablecoin called “GELT” that would represent the Georgian lari under the country’s digital asset regulatory framework. On Monday, Tether said the stablecoin is expected to support cross-border commerce and digital payments in Georgia. The company said GELT's structure, rollout and regulatory implementation will be announced at a later stage. The plan builds on Georgia’s recent efforts to develop rules for digital assets and stablecoins, including a framework covering reserve management, redemption rights, issuer oversight and Anti-Money Laundering compliance. In March, the National Bank of Georgia said it had developed rules for the initial offering of “stable virtual assets,” including requirements for full reserve backing, offering documents and external auditor verification.  Read more

Ethereum price prediction just got a major boost as in a candid post, Vitalik remarks a structural reset that could change ETH's dynamics. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Vitalik Streamlines Operations to Curb Ethereum Foundation Selling appeared first on Cryptonews.

Investors turn to HYPE and XRP funds while dumping bitcoin and ether ETFs.

PI finds support at $0.15, but can it hold? PI Network (PI) Price Predictions: Analysis Key support levels: $0.15, $0.13 Key resistance levels: $0.16, $0.20 PI Remains in a Downtrend After PI lost its support at $0.16, the price quickly dropped to $0.15, where buyers have shown some interest. However, it is too early to […]

XRP price is flashing warning signs as Exchange's liquidity index for XRP dropped to its lowest level since 2020. The post XRP Price Outlook: Exchange’s Liquidity Lowest Since 2020 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin trades near $62,000 as Nasdaq wins SEC approval for cash-settled QBTC options pending CFTC relief. Key support at $61,421 EMA. Full technical analysis inside. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Options Coming to Nasdaq appeared first on Cryptonews.

XRP is trying to reclaim the support at $1.4. Will it be successful? Ripple (XRP) Price Predictions: Analysis Key support levels: $1.2, $1 Key resistance levels: $1.4, $1.6, $2 Are Buyers Returning? In an interesting development, the XRP price reversed course as soon as it left the blue pennant and is now attempting to reclaim […]

Bitcoin's price calms down at $77K in anticipation of an eventful week ahead.

You never see the most important part of any of your payments. When an app says your money moved, a number changes on your screen, and the transaction looks and feels finished. But underneath those interfaces lies a separate, invisible chain of bank reserves, settlement accounts, and Fed infrastructure that determines when your funds actually […] The post The Fed may open direct settlement rails to crypto firms as banks warn of liquidity risk appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A new report shows Hyperliquid is rapidly expanding beyond crypto into pre-IPO markets, prediction contracts, and 24/7 asset trading, putting Wall Street giants on high alert.

Chun Wang, who bankrolled and led a SpaceX flight over Earth’s poles, says he will head to Mars on SpaceX’s first manned mission to the red planet. Chun Wang, the Chinese-born Maltese entrepreneur who founded the Bitcoin mining pool F2Pool, has joined SpaceX’s first planned interplanetary mission to Mars after “purchasing” the mission. SpaceX announced Thursday that the two-year-long mission will explore beyond the moon, fly by Mars, and return to Earth. Wang has also bought a ticket for a planned weeklong commercial spaceflight around the moon that will launch before the Mars mission. “I believe that even without private investment in lunar flights, we will still reach the Moon, and likely very soon. As competition between the United States and China intensifies, governments will turn lunar bases into reality,” Wang said in a post on X on Friday. Read more

Oil’s 5% drop on potential Strait of Hormuz reopening boosted Asian equities and supported crypto sentiment.

HYPE's price rally slowed down today as some whales look to book profits following the parabolic move.

Dek: US Bitcoin ETF net inflows have shrunk to $536 million so far in 2026, after recording a six-day run of net outflows totalling $1.55 billion. The US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund market is closing in on recording net outflows for this year after Friday saw the funds hit six consecutive days of outflows. Net inflows into the Bitcoin ETFs so far in 2026 have shrunk to $536 million after the market bled another $105.2 million on Friday, as BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) lost $68.9 million and the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) recorded outflows of $36.3 million. While no other US-based Bitcoin ETF registered a change in flows, Friday’s outflow contributed to the $1.55 billion that has bled out of the ETFs since May 14, the last recorded net inflow among all the funds. Read more

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw heavy outflows last week, while the Memory ETF, DRAM, broke records and became one of the hottest trades on Wall Street.