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Bitcoin held below $78,000 as spot ETFs shed over $1 billion for a second straight week and U.S.-Iran deal speculation rattled markets.

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Memecoins continue to correct, and the signal becomes clearer. Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Pepe no longer benefit from the same speculative appetite.

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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.

 

A New York lawsuit seeks ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets, raising questions over lost crypto, private keys and property law.

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Nasdaq gets conditional SEC approval for Bitcoin options, expanding regulated access to crypto derivatives.

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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.

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Blockchain markets continued attracting stronger institutional and retail participation as tokenized assets and stablecoin activity expanded globally.

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Strategy made a pretty unusual move this week. Instead of buying more Bitcoin, the company turned around and repurchased a chunk of its own convertible debt — at a discount — and pocketed roughly $120 million in the process.

 

A New York man identified in court documents only as Noah Doe has filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York seeking legal ownership of 39,069 abandoned Bitcoin wallets — assets he discovered using a self-developed algorithm, reported to the NYPD in compliance with lost and found property law, and spent over a year attempting to return to their rightful owners before filing suit. Related Reading: American Mega Bank Is Dumping Its Ethereum Holdings, Here's What It's Buying The First Amended Complaint, filed May 1, 2026, under index number 153119/2026 and filed through Brooklyn-based law firm Lewis & Lin LLC, lays out one of the most unusual property cases in crypto's short legal history.

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Cybersecurity lab SlowMist has issued an emergency security warning under the code SM-2026-352284. According to the official statement, an active cross-registry supply chain attack has been detected, targeting creators of Web3 and AI products.

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A New York lawsuit is seeking a court declaration over tens of thousands of long-dormant Bitcoin addresses that one outside analysis says collectively hold about 3.79 million BTC. The case, brought by “Noah Doe” and two Wyoming LLCs, attempts to frame inactive self-custodied crypto addresses as abandoned property under New York lost-and-found law.

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Bitcoin consolidates in the mid-$76,000s as the SEC conditionally approves Nasdaq PHLX's cash-settled QBTC options. Key support, resistance levels, and what the structural shift means for BTC price this week.

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Ethereum price prediction just got a major boost as in a candid post, Vitalik remarks a structural reset that could change ETH's dynamics.

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Senator Lummis demands regulatory action, Coinbase demands financial transformation, and Ethereum reaches new usage highs.

 

Ripple continues its monthly schedule by unlocking and relocking XRP, with 1 billion XRP scheduled to be released on June 1, 2026 in one of the most closely watched recurring supply events for the token.

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BitMine is on Russell 1000 preliminary list as BMNR holds 5.28M ETH, bringing passive-flow hopes into Ethereum treasury debate in June.

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U.S. spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds saw a sharp bout of ‘liquidity outflow' last week, underscoring how quickly institutional positioning can shift as macro risks and on-chain supply signals converge. Data compiled by SoSoValue shows U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $1.257 billion over the May 18–22 period (U.S. Eastern Time).

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Vitalik Buterin defended the Ethereum Foundation's strategy as critics questioned ETH price support, tokenomics, and long-term direction.

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Crypto trading expert alias @ChartNerd has predicted further weakness for XRP relative to Bitcoin (BTC) in the near future.

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XRP is trading in a tight range around $1.36 as the market continues to react to broader crypto weakness. Over the past 24 hours, the token has been oscillating between $1.34 and $1.37, reflecting a narrow range that has become more defined over the past several sessions. But despite the lack of strong momentum, the price has managed to hold above the lower boundary of its short-term structure, suggesting that buyers are still active near current levels. Price compression builds as XRP tests key support zone Market structure shows XRP stuck inside a tightening range between roughly $1.34 and $1.40 over the past week.

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Cardano launched its on-chain governance system in 2025 with the promise that ADA holders would finally control the network's $470 million treasury.

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BlackRock has witnessed its largest weekly outflow of the year after it recorded steady withdrawals every day of the past week while the broad Bitcoin ETF market also bled massively.

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Ripple USD stablecoin (RLUSD) has seen a significant increase in activity over the last seven days, especially on the XRP Ledger. Hussein Zangana, XRP Ledger Foundation Director of Community, who goes by the name Vet on X, shares this information in a recent tweet.

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Strategy paused Bitcoin buys to repurchase 2029 convertible notes as BTC demand fell to its weakest level in five months.

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Facet's Tom Lehman pitched EIP-8182 for inclusion in Ethereum's Hegota upgrade, aiming to bring native private transfers to the network.

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Fact Check: PlayStation Is Not Integrating XRP

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Samson Mow says he feels sorry for Ethereum as ETH trades near $2.1K, while BitMine losses and Vitalik's EF reset draw attention.

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A couple of unrelated bitcoin wallets that sat dormant for more than a year suddenly transferred 1,650 BTC, valued at approximately $127 million, into U.S.-based institutional prime brokerage Falconx. Whales Wake up Large-scale bitcoin transfers from long-inactive addresses are among the most closely watched signals in crypto, and Monday's movements have been no exception.

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Ethereum is losing ground inside one of America's largest banking portfolios as Bank of America sharply pivots toward Bitcoin-linked investment products. Fresh SEC filings from the banking giant reveal a noticeable reshuffling of its crypto exposure during the first quarter, with Ethereum and Solana positions reduced while Bitcoin allocations expanded aggressively through spot ETFs and indirect treasury exposure.

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Ethereum is trading in a tight range around $2,116, with recent price action showing little conviction in either direction. Over the last 24 hours, ETH has slipped slightly by about 0.2%, while the broader trend remains weaker. It has declined by about 9.2% over the past 14 days, and by close to 8.7% over the past 30 days. Notably, the cryptocurrency is trading far from its all-time peak of nearly $4,946, a drop of more than 57%. Price action over the past several weeks has remained mostly sideways between approximately $2,025 and $2,151, showing that momentum has not yet shifted decisively in either direction.

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

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Solana has slipped back toward the mid-$80 range after repeated rejections near $100 triggered fears of a deeper correction below the critical $80 support zone. According to data from crypto.

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Vitalik addressed the EF exodus Sunday, defending the foundation's narrower focus on CROPS values and disclosing that 90% of his net worth sits in ETH.

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Bitcoin slid to $74,305 Saturday after spot ETFs lost $1.26 billion in their worst week since January, with two-week outflows hitting $2.26 billion as institutions de-risk.

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XRP price is flashing warning signs as Exchange's liquidity index for XRP dropped to its lowest level since 2020.

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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.

 

Strategy passed on Bitcoin this week, directing capital instead toward repurchasing approximately $1.5 billion of its own convertible bonds below face value.

 

The price of the crypto SOL collapsed by 33% in the first quarter of 2026. Yet, behind this brutal decline, the Solana network has never been so active.

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Dogecoin price chart shows DOGE testing long term support as analysts watch base formation and possible breakout confirmation.

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A Satoshi-era Bitcoin whale has transferred more than $200 million worth of BTC to crypto trading firms FalconX and Cumberland as exchange inflows and ETF outflows continue drawing attention across the market.

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As the Ethereum Foundation faces growing criticism, Buterin is promoting a very different vision for the future of Ethereum.

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US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their sixth consecutive day of outflows on Friday after another $105.2 million exited the market.

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Solana price chart shows SOL breakout as analysts track $500, $675, and $1,000 long term targets after renewed strength.

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The TrapDoor malware campaign used malicious packages across npm, PyPI, and Crates.io to target crypto developer environments.

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XRP price has dropped by 0.41% today, May 25, to trade at $1.35 at the time of writing, with trading volumes of $1.33 billion. XRP could become more volatile this week and possibly move past the resistance at $1.48 because the CME is launching 24/7 futures trading for the Ripple token.

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Polkadot (DOT) seeks to remove its two largest barriers to staking participation through a new on-chain change.

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Monday started on a positive note for Bitcoin as the world's largest cryptocurrency climbed back above $77,300 after briefly falling near $74,000 last week. The recovery came as fears of a possible U.S.-Iran conflict began to ease.

 

Ethereum Foundation:- When Vitalik Buterin announced on Sunday that the Ethereum Foundation is becoming leaner, making less ETH sells, restructuring itself, the debate about its merits or demerits exploded across crypto social media. But hidden inside that announcement and behind the current executive strategy is another name: Bastian Aue.

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Ethereum price chart shows ETH testing key support as analysts watch $1,400, $2,000, and next higher cycle targets.

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Ethereum address poisoning has expanded to an industrial scale. One of the most active contracts on Ethereum was distributing an active dusting attack.

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Bitcoin price chart shows BTC testing weekly support as analysts watch the 200 weighted MA and bull market band.

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Russia is liquidating portions of its physical gold reserves to plug widening fiscal gaps amid sanctions pressure and geopolitical strain, while simultaneously signaling a strategic pivot toward alternative settlement systems like XRP.

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XRP trades near $1.36 as Binance liquidity hits 2020 lows, while whale withdrawals keep focus on the $1.35-$1.40 zone for traders.

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Momentum behind spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has cooled significantly since their launch months, with daily net inflows plunging sharply.

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Internet Computer (ICP) led every major blockchain in transaction volume over the past 30 days.

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Ethereum price has slipped into a bearish rounded top structure as institutional outflows, leveraged shorts, and weakening momentum pressure the token below $2,150. According to data from crypto.

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The market for bitcoin-backed credit could undergo a major scale change in the coming years. According to a report shared by Ledn, this still marginal segment today could reach $1 trillion in the long term.

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Bitcoin's (BTC) apparent demand has fallen to the lowest level in more than a year, showing that retail sentiment is cooling drastically.

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Traders have entered a shortened US trading week watching inflation data, Treasury yields, and US-Iran developments for the next move in Bitcoin.

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A Satoshi-era miner locked in $203 million in profit, sending 30% of their Bitcoin holdings to market makers Cumberland and FalconX amid falling structural demand and false geopolitical expectations.

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Bitcoin took a backseat this week as MSTR purchased bonds instead, sparking debate around STRC, liquidity pressure, and Strategy's shifting market hedge.

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Vitalik Buterin outlines the Ethereum Foundation's pivot to a leaner, more specialized role focused on longevity.

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A lawsuit filed in a New York court in May 2026 seeks to declare a claimant known as Noah Doe the legal owner of more than 39,000 dormant Bitcoin (BTC) wallets, targeting a combined 3.79 million BTC.

 

A bitcoin OG transferred about 2,650 BTC to the crypto trading firms through multiple transactions on Sunday, according to Onchain Lens.

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Vitalik Buterin detailed the Ethereum Foundation's pivot toward censorship-resistance and privacy values.

 

One of the most significant macroeconomic weeks of the month is approaching for both Bitcoin and the larger cryptocurrency market, with multiple U.S. economic reports that can cause risk-related asset volatility. The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation data for April, will be released on Thursday, making it the biggest event.

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Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao playfully fact-checked on Saturday a post presenting his old positive commentary on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as fresh news. CZ Responds To Engagement Bait That Martini Guy ₿, a widely followed cryptocurrency content creator, framed CZ's comments, "No need to panic, Bitcoin will never die!

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Strategy has paused its Bitcoin purchases this week as the company moved to repurchase convertible debt, while Michael Saylor has continued signaling that future Bitcoin sales remain possible as part of the firm's capital management strategy.

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Bitcoin trades near $77K as Binance inflows triple in 10 days while spot BTC ETFs record $1.26B outflows across six sessions now.

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Michael Saylor's latest statement revives questions around Strategy's treasury. On May 24, 2026, the executive chairman indicated that the company had bought bonds, not Bitcoin, during the week.

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Ethereum is currently facing a brutal reality check, and even some ardent Bitcoin maximalists now feel pity for their arch-rival as the ecosystem is struggling with massive institutional losses and various structural obstacles.

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Bitcoin's demand backdrop has weakened sharply, according to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost, who said an on-chain gauge of apparent demand has fallen to its most bearish reading of the year. Darkfost, posting on X under the handle @Darkfost_Coc, shared a CryptoQuant chart showing Bitcoin Apparent Demand on a 30-day sum basis falling deep into negative territory.

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As other blockchains vie for users' attention, Ethereum remains the foundation of the stablecoin economy.

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Bitcoin faces a tense week as Iran hopes, hot PCE risks, Binance inflows, and a bearish chart setup keep BTC's recovery fragile.

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American Bitcoin Corp deepened its Bitcoin treasury strategy this month after adding another 200 BTC, bringing total holdings to 7,500 BTC as institutional volatility and ETF outflows rattled the broader crypto market.

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Michael Saylor confirmed Strategy did not buy Bitcoin this week, opting instead to repurchase convertible debt. Strategy announced plans to repurchase nearly $1.

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Bitcoin takes the lead again in the crypto market, and Adam Back sees it as a clear signal. The CEO of Blockstream believes that altcoins and memecoins are gradually being brought back to their "real value": zero.

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Dogecoin (DOGE) finds itself positioned at a pivotal technical juncture. Trading near $0.1028, the cryptocurrency remains confined within two converging compression structures that market observers believe will dictate its upcoming directional move.

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has flagged a structural vulnerability in the network's transaction infrastructure, warning that smart contract wallets and privacy protocols remain dependent on third-party intermediaries just to get their transactions included onchain. The Problem With Relays Smart contract wallets (i.e.

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Solana finds itself at a critical technical juncture. After retreating from recent peaks, the cryptocurrency is defending important support levels while Morgan Stanley's renewed ETF filing generates market attention.

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Bitcoin whale positioning has hit a yearly high while retail demand sits at its most bearish level of 2026.

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

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As of this writing, XRP is changing hands around the $1.36 mark, recording a 3.49% climb over the last 24-hour period. The digital asset has generated approximately $1.94 billion in daily trading activity, while maintaining a market valuation near $84.18 billion.

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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.

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Ethereum has stabilized near $2,100 following a modest daily uptick of 1.34%. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization continues to face weekly headwinds, showing a 3.72% decline over the past seven days.

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Wealthy crypto investors are continuing to cluster around ‘major assets' led by Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), even as a separate group of altcoins flashes ‘extreme oversold' signals on technical charts—a split that underscores the market's preference for liquidity and brand-recognition during uncertain conditions. Portfolio data based on Monday ET showed Bitcoin (BTC) holding the highest penetration among high-net-worth participants at 83%, followed closely by Ethereum (ETH) at 80%.

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Bitcoin experienced its sharpest decline in over a month this past weekend, plummeting to $74,250 on Saturday before staging a modest rebound. As of Sunday afternoon, BTC was trading near $76,697, struggling to maintain momentum.

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Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) pauses its Bitcoin purchase this week and decides to buy bonds, Michael Saylor confirms. This has sparked discussions among crypto and stock investors about whether it's good or bad, as the company announced potential Bitcoin sales to purchase bonds.

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Dogecoin started a recovery wave above the $0.10 zone against the US Dollar. DOGE is now facing hurdles near $0.1050 and might struggle to continue higher.

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Polkadot's proposed token model reset could affect DOT issuance, inflation dynamics, staking yields, parachain economics, validator incentives and long-term network value.

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Vitalik Buterin says the Ethereum Foundation will sell less ETH and narrow its work around privacy, security, and long-term protocol goals.

 

Vitalik Buterin has outlined a sweeping strategic reset for the Ethereum Foundation as the organization attempts to navigate mounting internal turmoil, community criticism and a broader identity crisis surrounding Ethereum's future governance model.

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XRP price started a downside correction from the $1.3750 zone. The price is now consolidating and might aim for another increase if it stays above the $1.3280 zone.

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The new offering, pending CFTC approval, aims to democratize seamless crypto risk management

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Litecoin was originally based heavily on Bitcoin. It hasn't done much to differentiate itself since its launch.

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Ethereum price started a downside correction from $2,150. ETH must clear the $2,120 and $2,150 resistance levels to continue higher.

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Bitcoin's reaction to Iran deal headlines reflects shifting oil prices, dollar moves, interest-rate expectations, macro risk scenarios, market indicators and BTC risk management.

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Bitcoin shorts crowded near resistance as rising leverage increased broader squeeze volatility risks.

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Tom Lee's Ethereum bet is bleeding. His portfolio has shed $7.35 billion, and the chart isn't giving bulls much to hold onto right now.