Crypto markets have tanked to their lowest levels in six weeks after the US President said he saved it. Former SEC chair Gary Gensler and the “anti-crypto army” nearly destroyed the American crypto industry by driving Bitcoin, crypto perpetuals, and innovation offshore, but “Trump saved it,” the president said on Truth Social on Wednesday.
Aztec Labs has acquired ZKPassport but will keep the privacy-focused passport-scanning app fully open source. Summary Aztec Labs acquired ZKPassport but will keep the iOS app and Noir circuits open source. The privacy app proves identity attributes from government IDs without revealing personal data. ZKPassport already ran sanctions checks on Aztec’s December 2025 token sale,
[PRESS RELEASE – GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, May 27th, 2026] Issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., the first federally-chartered crypto bank in the U.S. with reserves under OCC supervision and attested monthly by Deloitte The GENIUS-ready stablecoin will launch on Ceffu’s institutional infrastructure with a rewards structure: qualifying institutional holders share in the economics of
HTX denies UK sanctions allegations after the Foreign Office accused affiliate Huobi Global S.A. of funnelling $1.5 billion to Russia. Summary HTX says UK sanctions apply only to Huobi Global S.A. and do not affect its operating exchange. The Foreign Office accuses the affiliate of funnelling $1.5 billion to Russia through A7 and Garantex. Global
In crypto news today, the market is struggling during this midweek trading session on May 27, 2026, with the Bitcoin price losing support at $76,000 and currently down 1.2% on the day, trading around $75,800. ETH USD is in a similar position, having lost the $2,100 level and flirting dangerously with heavy psychological support at
Analysts say STRC creates a one-way Bitcoin bid because its selling pressure never directly hits BTC markets. Strategy’s preferred stock STRC is now a larger buyer of Bitcoin (BTC) in peak weeks than every US spot ETF combined. However, unlike ETF flows, it only moves in one direction, and that asymmetry, according to a
BIS tokenization work has cleared its atomic settlement prototype phase and will graduate to real-value cross-border payment trials. Summary Project Agora demonstrated tokenised cross-border settlement across seven central banks and more than 40 financial institutions. The Bank of Canada joined Wednesday, with real-value transactions set as the next testing milestone. The prototype preserves correspondent banking,
In Bitcoin news today, TeraWulf just made the most candid statement about Bitcoin mining’s future that any publicly traded miner has ever made with a real estate deal. The Maryland-based Bitcoin mining firm announced Tuesday that it has acquired the Muskie Data Campus, a 285-acre site within eastern Kentucky’s EastPark Industrial Park, and plans to
XRP’s recent decline has pushed trader confidence to rare lows, which Santiment believes points to growing signs of market exhaustion. Ripple (XRP) continues trading within a narrow range between around $1.30 and $1.38 despite several failed breakout attempts. Santiment has identified a rare XRP signal as traders remain under increasing pressure. High-Potential Rebound Zone
The CFTC has moved a proposed rule on prediction-markets event contracts into White House review as federal and state officials fight over who should police the fast-growing sector. Summary The CFTC’s proposed prediction-market rule is under White House review before it can be released for public comment. The rule could create the first comprehensive federal