May 27, 20264m 12s
South Korea Files First Criminal Case for a DEX Rug Pull
Seoul prosecutors filed the country's first criminal indictment over a decentralized exchange rug pull, setting a precedent for on-chain fraud cases.
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May 27, 20264m 31s
Tokenized RWA Market Hits $51B as Figure's Private Credit Leads at $18B
Bernstein puts the tokenized real-world asset market at $51B, with Figure's $18B in tokenized private credit leading by a wide margin over treasuries.
May 27, 20264m 18s
Spot HYPE ETFs Absorb 1.04% of Market Cap in First 10 Trading Days
Kairos Research data shows spot HYPE ETFs have absorbed 1.04% of Hyperliquid's circulating market cap in their first 10 trading days, a faster pace than early BTC ETF demand.
May 27, 20264m 46s
Hong Kong Finalizes Crypto Advisor and Fund Manager Licensing Rules
Hong Kong regulators finalized licensing rules for crypto advisors and fund managers under a same-business, same-risk, same-rules principle.
May 27, 20264m 44s
Bitcoin Golden Cross Watch Builds as BTC Drifts to $75K, ZEC Drops 9%
Bitcoin holds near $75,241 as traders track a forming golden cross signal, while Zcash slides 9% and altcoins follow majors lower on May 27, 2026.
May 27, 20264m 26s
Bankless Co-Founder David Hoffman Sells ETH, Says 'Money' Thesis Played Out
Bankless co-founder David Hoffman says the 'ETH is Money' thesis has largely played out, prompting personal ETH sales as the asset trades near $2,077.
May 27, 20264m 38s
BlackRock IBIT Sees $1.3B Block Trade, Largest Single Print of the Day
A single $1.3B block trade of BlackRock's IBIT printed at 10:30am ET, dwarfing every other trade as BTC sat near $75,800 in a Fear-rated market.
May 26, 20264m 16s
XRP Liquidity on Binance Falls to Lowest Level Since January 2020
CryptoQuant data shows XRP liquidity on Binance has dropped to its lowest reading since January 2020, raising slippage risk for large orders.
May 26, 20264m 49s
Binance Returns to Philippines via BlockShoals Under SEC Sandbox
Binance is re-entering the Philippines through a BlockShoals partnership placed inside the SEC's regulatory sandbox, after losing access to local users in 2024.
May 26, 20264m 32s
Alipay Launches AI Wallet and Token Pay With 100M Users on AI Pay
Alipay unveils AI Wallet and Token Pay as its AI Pay product crosses 100 million users, pushing tokenized payments into one of the world's largest super-apps.