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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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Alibaba announces latest AI chip as China steps up push to dethrone Nvidia
Alibaba (HKG: 9988) has announced its latest AI chip Wednesday, stepping up China’s push to develop homegrown alternatives to dethrone Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). This happened as Nvidia gaming chips, especially designed for the Chinese market, remain banned. The company says that Zhenwu M890 is three times faster than the previous model. It is made for...
Wed, May 20
Vitalik Buterin outlines three near-term moves to bring native privacy to Ethereum
Ethereum’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, has revealed three technical initiatives that are already underway to move the network toward built-in transaction privacy. With growing demand for privacy and quantum resistance, Vitalik has presented his own proposals for how the network can deliver on what some individuals argue could lead to higher network fees and maximize relevance. ...
Wed, May 20
BTC tops popularity list among Poland's 2.5 million crypto holders
Bitcoin is the most popular digital asset with cryptocurrency owners in Poland, according to a new study ordered by the EU nation’s central bank. The monetary authority wants to know the true number of people holding cryptocurrencies in the country, which is preparing to finally adopt European rules. The results have come out after the...
Wed, May 20
Binance founder warns developers to rotate API keys after GitHub internal repository exposure
Binance CZ urges developers to rotate API keys following the exposure of a GitHub internal repository.
Wed, May 20
FDIC stablecoin proposal could sweep up wallets and DeFi, Consensys warns
Consensys submitted feedback to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC invited public comment on its proposed rules to implement the GENIUS Act.
Wed, May 20
Wintermute says macro setup leaves ETH fighting uphill
ETH prices felt the pressure of increasing macro uncertainty. Wintermute noted ETH is not the best asset for a chaotic crypto cycle.
Wed, May 20
Mini Shai-Hulud worm hijacks 323 npm packages under 30 minutes through a single stolen account
On May 19, the Mini Shai-Hulud worm compromised one npm maintainer account and pushed 639 malicious versions across 323 packages in under 30 minutes. The compromised account, “atool” (i@hust.cc), publishes Alibaba’s entire @antv data visualization stack alongside standalone libraries used in crypto dashboards, DeFi front ends, and fintech applications. The highest-traffic targets: size-sensor at 4.2...
Wed, May 20
Why did Elon Musk pick Goldman Sachs as its lead-left champion in SpaceX’s next month IPO?
Elon Musk picked Goldman Sachs to sit in the top-left spot on SpaceX’s IPO paperwork because this is the bank that has stayed closest to his biggest public-market deals for years. As Cryptopolitan reported previously, after Goldman then Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM)....
Wed, May 20
Tokenized real-world assets climb to $65 billion as institutions deepen blockchain push
Real-world tokenized assets have hit around $65 billion, an increase of 44% compared to January, amid the increasing trend by traditional finance companies to put their money, bonds, and cash products on blockchain platforms. As Cryptopolitan reported in January, on-chain RWAs surged 232% through 2025, powered by BlackRock’s BUIDL fund crossing $1 billion and Treasury-backed...
Wed, May 20
Hong Kong draws foreign IPO filings from outside China as Blockdaemon tests crypto listing path
Around 10 foreign firms have filed for listing in Hong Kong this year, covering everything from biotech to blockchain infrastructure, according to an executive at HKEX. Should all the transactions go through, 2026 will mark the best year for foreign listings in Hong Kong since at least 2020, reports say. We feel that this is...
Wed, May 20
WhiteBIT introduces Svitolina Nova Card design ahead of Roland-Garros
WhiteBIT has partnered with Elina Svitolina to introduce a limited-edition Svitolina-themed skin for its WhiteBIT Nova Visa card. The firm said the initiative will offer users a chance to support Ukrainian children and cheer Elina on at Roland-Garros. The announcement revealed that the collaboration aims to combine product with purpose. WhiteBIT stated that for every...
Wed, May 20
Goldman Sachs takes lead on SpaceX IPO as prospectus expected Wednesday
Goldman Sachs will take the lead left seat for SpaceX’s initial public offering, positioning the firm as the most prominent player in what could become the biggest IPO of all time, according to CNBC Morgan Stanley comes next. BofA, Citi, and JPMorgan complete the rest of the senior positions. This brings the SpaceX IPO out...
Wed, May 20
CFTC takes Minnesota to court over controversial prediction market ban
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has sued the state of Minnesota following a law that prohibits prediction markets like those run by Kalshi and Polymarket. The federal regulator contends that Minnesota’s new law contradicts federal law and unfairly places penalties on companies and consumers who engage with federally regulated prediction markets. A legal...
Wed, May 20
Uphold president says XRP’s yield push and RWA growth are fueling investor interest
Nancy Beaton, President of Uphold U.S says XRP is growing more attractive because retail investors want to earn money from holding XRP. At the same time, institutions want to move real-world assets onto blockchain. Beaton shared her views in a special segment of Ripple’s “XRP in a Minute” show from the XRP Las Vegas 2026...
Wed, May 20
Anthropic makes biggest case as AI alpha with latest hire
Andrej Karpathy, who was part of the founding members of OpenAI, announced that he had joined Anthropic, telling followers on X that “the next few years at the frontier of LLMs will be especially formative.”
Tue, May 19
Tesla fell 2% as investors worried a SpaceX IPO could pull money and attention away from the company
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) fell 2% by the close as traders reacted to a new worry around Elon Musk: a possible SpaceX IPO could pull both money and attention away from Tesla. The stock has been the main public-market way to buy into Elon’s bigger business world, covering EVs, energy storage, software, AI, and robot plans....
Tue, May 19
Sen. Warren launches a probe into the OCC, accusing the Trump administration of illegally granting “national trust” bank charters
Senator Elizabeth Warren is challenging the Trump administration and “big tech” once again, this time accusing crypto companies like Stripe and Coinbase of bypassing the requirements needed to offer banking services. Senator Warren is investigating the nine trust charters that have been approved for crypto companies since December 2025. She wrote a letter demanding records...
Tue, May 19
X ‘cop’ unveils active user dashboard in content optimization rollout
Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, has announced that a new content optimization feature is now live on the platform, crediting team members Lingyun Gao and Zach Warunek for shipping the update. The new feature comes after Bier shared screenshots of a conversation from May 18 where a person behind the now-suspended X account, @neptune_btc1,...
Tue, May 19
US froze nearly $500 million in Iranian crypto under the Economic Fury sanctions campaign
The United States has frozen about $500 million linked to Iranian crypto activity, while Japan is working on its own digital money system, showing different approaches to using blockchain technology. The Treasury Department announced new penalties on Wednesday against an Iranian money exchange business and related shell companies that process hundreds of millions of dollars...
Tue, May 19
U.S. and China agreed to start a government-level AI dialogue after Trump and Xi discussed AI governance
The United States and China have agreed to open a direct government channel on AI collaboration following Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping’s summit, which was covered live by Cryptopolitan. Beijing confirmed the plan on May 19 through Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, who spoke at a regular press briefing after a reporter asked...
Tue, May 19
