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Founded in 2018, Cryptopolitan has grown from a popular blog into a trusted source of news and analysis for millions of readers worldwide. Over the years, we have expanded our coverage to include a wide range of topics, from market trends and technological innovations to regulatory changes and industry events.
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Oil traders avoided big bets as Hormuz fee talks added more uncertainty
The oil market finds itself in a terrible Catch-22 for the oil speculators; there is too much news and yet nowhere to go, especially the Strait of Hormuz that is controlled by one individual who definitely has too much power. In any case, since Brent is the most reactive international benchmark regarding Middle East oil...
Tue, May 26
Vitalik Buterin pushes privacy and security as EF priorities while Aave's Kulechov bets on revenue
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is doubling down on privacy and security tooling even as critics demand the organization do more to support ETH’s price, which has dropped nearly 60% against Bitcoin over five years. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, on May 26, promoted Kohaku, a privacy-focused initiative housed inside the EF, calling for security and privacy...
Tue, May 26
Strive overtakes Coinbase in BTC holdings, replaces Strategy in buying lane with $85M purchase
Strive (NASDAQ: ASST) has bought a fresh batch of 1,109 Bitcoins, according to the firm’s CEO earlier today, for approximately $85.4 million, bringing its total holdings to 16,500 BTC. The company has now leapfrogged Coinbase and the selling Riot Platforms to become the seventh-largest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holder. Is Strive replacing Strategy as the...
Tue, May 26
UK launches first-ever Russia sanctions against Crypto exchanges
The UK Government has sanctioned 18 individuals and organizations as part of an ongoing strategy to dismantle sanctions evasion mechanisms used by the Russian government. The measures include targeting crypto exchanges and other businesses involved in the flow of funds used to finance Russia’s war machine. These are the first-ever instances in which the UK...
Tue, May 26
Wall Street pushes Kevin Warsh to future-proof lighter Fed Rules
Wall Street banks want the Fed to make its lighter supervision system strong enough to survive the next political fight in Washington. Four people with knowledge of the private talks said lenders are pressing the Federal Reserve to give the new process firmer legal backing, so a future Democratic administration cannot easily tear it up....
Tue, May 26
Ex-Hodlnaut CEO faces 20 years in prison over Terra fallout
The government of Singapore has indicted the former CEO of the popular crypto exchange, Hodlnaut, on six charges of fraud. This is due to false representation resulting from the company’s collapse during the market volatility of 2022. The UST collapse in early May 2022 led to losses across the crypto sector. Hodlnaut was not left...
Tue, May 26
BTC spot markets stay flat while Options traders expect chaos
BTC spot volumes are down by over 81% since October 2025, but derivative and options traders still expect volatility and positioned themselves for more dramatic price moves.
Tue, May 26
Elon’s SpaceX wants Trump’s Pentagon to pay $25k per Starlink terminal instead of about $5k
SpaceX wants the Pentagon to pay a lot more for Starlink service on U.S. kamikaze drones being used in the war with Iran. The fight started after American drones guided through Elon Musk’s satellite internet began getting results in the campaign, and SpaceX officials told defense officials the military was paying around $5,000 per terminal...
Tue, May 26
Is OpenAI's Altman right to be 'delighted' that AI has not caused 'jobs apocalypse?'
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said that he was wrong to predict widespread white-collar job losses from artificial intelligence, saying he is “delighted” the feared “jobs apocalypse” has not materialized. However, his new position sits uneasily in the face of a growing body of research showing AI is already squeezing workers at both ends of...
Tue, May 26
Scammers exploit Google Ads route to steal $400K+ from Uniswap users
Fraudsters have successfully stolen $400,000+ by using sponsored Google ads to push fake websites ahead of the real platform. The scam is designed so that anyone searching for Uniswap on Google sees the false ad first. Users who have clicked the near-clones of Uniswap’s interface, connected their wallets, and approved just one transaction have lost...
Tue, May 26
Spain’s Consumer Rights Ministry temporarily bans prediction markets Kalshi, Polymarket
Spain’s Consumer Rights Ministry temporarily bans prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket for lacking a gambling license to operate in the country.
Tue, May 26
Ian De Bode takes over as Ondo Finance loses CEO and founder unexpectedly
The digital asset space has directed a wave of tributes and well-wishes to the Ondo Finance project and the family of its founder, Nathan Allman, who they announced had passed unexpectedly in a late Monday post. However, even as market stakeholders took time to celebrate a “pioneer in RWA,” as Binance founder Changepeng Zhao (CZ)...
Tue, May 26
Belarus adds cryptocurrencies to list of approved underlying assets
Belarusian authorities have added cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin to a list of approved underlying assets for non-deliverable instruments. The decision is expected to further their integration into the country’s traditional financial system and create new investment opportunities. Cryptocurrencies can serve as underlying assets in Belarus Belarus has included cryptocurrencies among the underlying assets for transactions involving...
Tue, May 26
Crypto funds post $1.47 billion in net outflows, a second straight negative week
Digital asset investment products and crypto funds recorded $1.47 billion in net outflows for the week ending May 23. This is the second consecutive negative week and the third-largest weekly outflow of 2026 to date. Only the twin $1.7 billion weeks of late January saw larger withdrawals from the category, according to data from CoinShares....
Tue, May 26
Why did someone just burn 107 BTC forever?
An anonymous BTC holder destroyed 107 coins by sending them to one of the most widely known burn addresses. The reason for destroying the coins remains unknown, but the transactions used the timelock for a specific block.
Tue, May 26
Web3’s Next Winners Will Be Built by Leaner, Denser Teams
Somewhere between 2021 and 2023, a significant portion of the Web3 industry learned, at a considerable cost, that the same logic driving a bull market hiring surge can work just as efficiently in reverse. During the peak of these years, the sector added staff at a pace that made traditional tech look conservative, but when...
Tue, May 26
Bitcoin volatility falls to 9-month low as price stalls between $76,500 and $77,000
Bitcoin traded near $76,500 after failing to break above $80,000, while its volatility gauge fell to a nine-month low. The Bitcoin Volmex Implied Volatility Index dropped to 36.11 on Monday in Singapore. That was its lowest level since September and close to its weakest reading since 2023. The index uses live crypto options prices to...
Tue, May 26
Hyperliquid adds native oracles to power HIP-4 outcome markets
Hyperliquid announced the expansion of its HIP-4 platform for prediction markets. Outcomes will be resolved as canonical on-chain data.
Tue, May 26
Ferrari shares slide as $640,000 EV raises doubts about brand’s future
Ferrari (RACE) got hit in the market on Tuesday after showing its first fully electric car, the Luce, a $640,000 model that has already turned into a fight about what the brand should even be in the EV age. The launch was held in Rome by the Italian luxury sports car maker based out of...
Tue, May 26
Cramer warns Nvidia shareholders are being overlooked
Jim Cramer said on Monday night episode of Mad Money that Nvidia (NVDA) investors are being asked to accept too little from a company that has already become one of the biggest names in the stock market. Jim said the company still makes him happy, but the latest earnings reaction was a problem because even...
Tue, May 26
