Italy's largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo grew its crypto exposure to $235M in Q1 2026, deepening its push into digital assets under MiCA-era European banking rules.

Cointelegraph data shows HyperLiquid commands 90% of daily active users across perp DEXs, leaving dYdX, GMX, and Vertex fighting for the rest.

Public companies added roughly 369,000 BTC to corporate treasuries over the past 12 months, accumulation that continues as Bitcoin trades near $79,000.

Kraken is migrating its cross-chain messaging from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP, joining a broader retreat from LayerZero since the April 2026 exploit.

Senator Elizabeth Warren says the CLARITY Act will blow up the economy, opening Democratic opposition as the crypto market structure bill heads to markup.

Cardano whale wallets now control 67% of circulating ADA, the highest concentration since 2020, raising questions about retail dispersion and price risk.

Gerstein Harrow, the firm fighting Arbitrum over $71M in Kelp-exploit ETH, is now going after the $344M USDT that Tether froze for OFAC.

Senator Cynthia Lummis says bank permissibility language in the CLARITY Act will make the US dollar a digital asset under federal banking rules.

Dune Analytics laid off 25% of its workforce as CEO Fredrik Haga shifts the on-chain data company toward AI-driven products and a leaner cost base.

Bitwise will list its Hyperliquid ETF BHYP on May 16, 2026, with in-house HYPE staking, putting it ahead of Grayscale's pending filing.