Bitcoin experienced volatile, range-bound trading, repeatedly struggling to sustain a breakout above $77,000. After a midnight surge from $76,700 to $77,200, it hit an intraday high of $77,604 before stabilizing around $77,500.

Wintermute has introduced Armitage, a new DeFi vault curation platform designed to apply institutional-grade trading and risk management to decentralized lending markets. The first USDC-denominated vaults are already live on Morpho.

Crypto investment firm Capriole Investments is sounding the alarm on elevated inflation, warning that every historical instance of inflation reaching current levels has been followed by an average market crash of 30% over the next one to 24 months.

The Zcash Foundation closed the first quarter of 2026 with $36.7 million in net liquid assets and a clean bill of health from U.S. regulators, according to its Q1 2026 report released this week.

Tether International has acquired Softbank’s equity stake in Twenty One Capital, the NYSE-listed bitcoin treasury company holding approximately 43,514 BTC, giving the stablecoin issuer greater control over one of the largest publicly traded bitcoin accumulation vehicles in the world.

Newly launched Hyperliquid spot ETFs are attracting notable inflows in their first week of trading, outpacing bitcoin and ether ETFs on a market-cap-adjusted basis during multiple sessions. The products are also creating buying pressure that exceeds Hyperliquid’s own token burn mechanism.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed S.163 into law this week, enacting one of the most wide-ranging state-level crypto protection bills in the country.

Traders have largely abandoned expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026, with CME Fedwatch data showing 95% to 98% odds of no change at any of the upcoming meetings, and prediction market bettors backing that view for June with tens of millions of dollars.

AEON, the settlement layer built for the agentic economy, today announced it has

Institutional selling pressure remained firmly in control on Tuesday as bitcoin ETFs posted another major wave of outflows, while ether funds extended their losing streak to seven consecutive sessions. In contrast, solana and XRP ETFs continued to attract modest but steady inflows, reinforcing a growing divide in investor sentiment across the crypto market.

Bitcoin trades modestly higher early May 20 at 8 a.m. ET, holding near the mid-$77,000 range as traders evaluate mixed technical indicators and tightening resistance levels. Market participants continue watching whether BTC can reclaim higher resistance zones after stabilizing above a key support cluster near $76,000.

Wallets linked by onchain analysts to venture capital firm a16z crypto have accumulated over $90 million worth of HYPE tokens since mid-April, making them the sixth-largest holder and potentially the largest external institutional position in Hyperliquid’s native asset.

Following parliament’s approval of its first digital asset legal framework, Rwanda’s Capital Markets Authority is establishing a strict regulatory regime for cryptocurrencies.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has warned that China and Europe are actively competing with the United States for leadership in cryptocurrency and digital asset development, urging Congress to accelerate pending crypto legislation.

Research firm K33 Research says the bitcoin bear market of 2026 is structurally different from previous cycles, with the February low near $60,000 likely representing the deepest pullback this downturn will produce.