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Hester Peirce will become an associate professor at a Virginia law school some 18 months after her term at the SEC expired, leaving another empty seat in the agency’s leadership. Hester Peirce, a two-term commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), head of the agency’s crypto task force and known to many as “Crypto Mom,” will join the Regent University School of Law as faculty. In a Tuesday notice from Regent University, the law school said that Peirce would join as an associate professor starting in November. Her term at the SEC officially expired in June 2025, but commissioners “may continue to serve up to approximately 18 months after terms expire if they are not replaced before then,” according to the agency. She joined the SEC in January 2018, after her nomination by President Donald Trump and Senate confirmation in December 2017. She was confirmed for her second term in 2020. She was initially nominated by President Barack Obama for a Republican seat on the SEC in 2015, but the US S...

De-extinction startup Colossal claims it has built an artificial womb capable of supporting mammal development—and it's nearly complete.

Bitcoin's 2026 macro setup just flipped from waiting for relief to pricing a renewed threat. As of May 20, 2026, CME FedWatch showed a 54.1% chance of a rate hike at the December 2026 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, against 44.4% odds of no change and only 1.5% odds of easing. For Bitcoin, the important signal is the […] The post Bitcoin is left stranded as Fed projections flip to 54% chance of rate hikes this year appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Despite not being available to US users, Hougan calls Hyperliquid one of the fastest-growing financial businesses he has seen.

Members linked to the Sinaloa Cartel responsible for turning cash from drug proceeds into crypto were added to the sanctions list.

Bitcoin looks on track for a rally toward $80,000 while HYPE, ZEC and a handful of altcoins are pushing toward their range highs. Key points: Bitcoin (BTC) has risen above $77,500, but the recovery is expected to face resistance in the $78,500-$82,000 range. The net outflows of $979.7 million from spot BTC exchange-traded funds this week, according to Fireside Investors data, suggest that investors have turned cautious in the near term. Crypto analyst Ardi said in a post on X that the next retest of the $74,000 to $75,000 zone may be the most important test of this entire bear market. The zone is important because it acted as stiff resistance in 2024 and then flipped into support during the retest in 2025. A break below the support zone may “expose the market to a much deeper rotation back toward the bear market lows.” Read more

Alibaba's Qwen 3.7 Max landed on Arena AI five days before the Cloud Summit and earned its spot. We tested it to see if the preview was as good as it seemed.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is reportedly targeting a September public debut after the Elon Musk lawsuit dismissal clears legal obstacles.

The tokenization platform reported record quarterly revenue but continued to post losses as it invested in growth and public-company preparations tied to its merger with Cantor Equity Partners II.

Is ZEC ready to spike above $700?

In traditional markets, the VIX gives traders a way to hedge or trade expected stock-market volatility rather than take a direct view on the S&P 500. CME Bitcoin volatility futures now give Bitcoin traders a regulated version of that idea: a way to bet on volatility without betting on Bitcoin’s price. The exchange plans to […] The post CME is launching a VIX style fear trade to Bitcoin. Now comes the hard part appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The newest version of the Parity Act updates language around payment stablecoins and directs the IRS to report on how a de minimis exemption might work.

Bank of America analysts believe Alphabet is still a buy, seeing potential 10% upside in stock price following Google I/O 2026.

Five Republicans and one Democrat won or went to runoffs following primaries in Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky after a crypto-backed PAC and its affiliates spent a combined $20 million on media and ads. Political action committees (PACs) aligned with and funded by the cryptocurrency industry notched a series of wins in three US state primaries on Tuesday, potentially setting a precedent for the 2026 midterm elections. The Fairshake PAC and its affiliates poured a combined $20 million into supportive media for the races. The committee, largely funded by crypto companies Ripple Labs and Coinbase, is behind the Defend American Jobs PAC in supporting Republican candidates and Protect Progress PAC for Democrats considered to be “pro-crypto.” Four Republican candidates and one Democrat won their respective primaries for US Senate and House of Representatives seats in Georgia and Kentucky, while one Alabama Republican will go to a runoff election. Read more

The stablecoin issuer bought SoftBank’s 26% stake, expanding its control over the public Bitcoin holder as it moves into lending, mining and capital markets. Tether has acquired SoftBank Group’s stake in Twenty One Capital, the Bitcoin treasury company that is expanding into lending, mining and capital markets services, in a move that gives the stablecoin issuer greater control over one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin holders.  In an announcement on Wednesday, Tether said it purchased SoftBank’s roughly 26% stake for an undisclosed amount. SoftBank was one of the earliest backers of Twenty One Capital, which launched in 2025 as a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company backed by Cantor Fitzgerald and led by Jack Mallers. Neither controlling shareholder Tether nor Twenty One Capital disclosed the size of Tether's stake. As part of the ownership change, SoftBank’s representatives will step down from Twenty One Capital’s board of directors. Read more

The exits looked coordinated, with several of the more prominent departures landing within four weeks of each other in April and May.

Sports betting on firms such as Kalshi was the focus of questions over advertising to children, cheating from athletes and undermining regulated gaming.

Cantor Fitzgerald has been appointed to help with the sale, according to sources.

TeamPCP gained access to GitHub's private source code after an employee unknowingly installed a malicious coding tool.

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