US law firm Gerstein Harrow has filed in connection with stolen KelpDAO ETH and a North Korea judgment debt, Coin Bureau reported on May 4, 2026.

BlackRock's European iShares Bitcoin ETP has surpassed $1.1B in assets under management, holding roughly 14,200 BTC as European demand picks up.

BlackRock is urging the OCC to drop a proposed 20% ceiling on tokenized reserve assets, arguing the cap would throttle growth of its on-chain treasury fund.

The US government's cash balance has surged $300B in three weeks to hit ~$1 trillion, draining liquidity even as Bitcoin pushes higher.

The CFTC received over 1,500 responses to its prediction market rulemaking proposal, with deep splits between operators, gambling regulators, and consumer groups.

Strategy paused its weekly bitcoin accumulation before Tuesday's Q1 2026 earnings, the largest corporate BTC holder going quiet ahead of disclosure.

Argentina's National Securities Commission expanded tokenization rules to cover more asset types and removed listing requirements, opening LatAm tokenization markets.

Tether added more than 6 tons of gold in Q1 2026, pushing total holdings past 132 tons and putting the stablecoin issuer in central-bank territory.

Crypto card spending has climbed 500% since September 2024, with monthly volumes near $600M led by stablecoin rails and global Visa and Mastercard issuers.

Japan's only licensed stablecoin exchange is rolling out a 10% APY product on USDC, paired with local bank rails for deposits and withdrawals.