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A New York lawsuit is seeking ownership of thousands of inactive Bitcoin wallets by arguing the assets qualify as abandoned property under state law. The dispute centres on 39,069 dormant Bitcoin addresses allegedly holding about 3.7 million BTC after a year-long effort to locate owners failed. Crypto industry figures and analysts say the case faces significant technical and legal barriers because Bitcoin ownership relies on private keys. A New York court case is attempting to apply abandoned property laws to thousands of dormant Bitcoin wallets, including addresses reportedly connected to early miners and wallets attributed to Satoshi Nakamoto. The lawsuit…
Bitcoin traded near US$76,900 after spot BTC ETFs recorded US$1.26 billion in weekly outflows. Combined Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF outflows reached nearly US$2.7 billion over two weeks, according to market summaries. XRP, Solana and HYPE-linked funds still drew inflows, pointing to rotation rather than a full institutional exit. Bitcoin (BTC) traded near US$76,900 (AU$106K) on May 25 after spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded US$1.26 billion (AU$1.75 billion) in weekly outflows, keeping the market below US$78K (AU$108K) despite evidence that institutional demand is rotating into smaller crypto products. Live market data showed Bitcoin around US$76,938 (AU$106K), with an intraday high of US$77,761…
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token set an all-time high near US$64.32 on May 24 before trading around US$61.59. Market summaries said the Assistance Fund has spent more than US$1.16 billion buying back HYPE since launch. Hyperliquid docs say HYPE in the assistance fund is burned, permanently reducing circulating and total supply. Hyperliquid’s HYPE token traded near record highs after the protocol’s fee-funded buyback engine spent more than US$1.16 billion (AU$1.61 billion) buying back HYPE, linking token demand directly to trading activity on the platform. CoinMarketCap data showed HYPE at about US$61.59 (AU$85.61) on May 25, after setting an all-time high of US$64.32…
Whitman Brands will release the 80th edition of The Official Red Book: A Guide Book of United States Coins in late June 2026, marking eight decades for one of the hobby’s most widely used references. 2027 formats include a special collector’s edition featuring enhanced coverage of the 2026 Semiquincentennial coinage The 2027 Red Book will include more than 13,000 coins, tokens, medals, sets and collectibles, with over 1,000 new additions. New listings include coin rolls, Deep Mirror Proof Like (DMPL) Morgan dollars, 2026 Semiquincentennial coins and expanded coverage of errors, patterns and modern issues. First published in 1946, the Red…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on Tether and the Government of Georgia plan to launch a stablecoin, pushing a national currency directly onto private stablecoin rails before most governments have settled on how that model should work. The Tether Georgia stablecoin plan centers on GEL₮, a stablecoin representing the Georgian lari.The May 25 announcement describes GEL₮ as the official stablecoin of Georgia and ties the project to the country’s digital asset framework. It says the token is intended to lower transaction costs, settle near instantly, support programmable payments, and improve cross-border commerce, fintech development, and digital payments.That makes the Tether Georgia stablecoin…
CFTC may gain broader crypto oversight as staff who questioned major firms were reportedly sidelined
Make CryptoSlate preferred on CFTC crypto oversight is moving toward a larger role under the CLARITY Act, but the agency that Congress may soon ask to police much of the US crypto market is facing a more immediate test of its own independence.A New York Times investigation reported that senior Commodity Futures Trading Commission officials who raised concerns about Polymarket, Crypto.com, and a Gemini-linked prediction-market plan were suspended, investigated, pushed out, or cut out of relevant discussions as agency leaders helped those firms secure favorable regulatory outcomes.That report lands directly on top of Washington’s crypto market-structure fight and the broader…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF outflows have accelerated, with institutional investors pulling nearly $2.7 billion from spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds over the past two weeks.However, rather than signaling a broad exit from digital assets, market data reveal a historic divergence, with these allocators simultaneously rotating into newly launched alternative cryptocurrency funds like Solana, Hyperliquid, and XRP.The structural shift highlights a maturing market where digital assets are no longer traded as a monolith. That makes the current move a crypto ETF rotation rather than a uniform retreat from regulated digital asset exposure.Flagship cryptocurrencies like BTC and…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on The SEC approved Nasdaq PHLX’s proposed rule change to list Nasdaq Bitcoin Index Options on May 22, clearing a major regulatory step toward bringing cash-settled Bitcoin volatility trading inside the US-listed options infrastructure.The contracts, ticker QBTC, are cash-settled in US dollars against a Bitcoin benchmark and fit within the same account and margin framework used for equity index options.That places QBTC in the market for cash-settled Bitcoin options without requiring investors to hold BTC or use crypto-native derivatives venues.Trading begins only once the CFTC grants the necessary exemptive relief and the OCC receives approval to update…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on With at least nine senior Ethereum Foundation (EF) members having left in 2026 and years of community frustration over EF-linked ETH sales, Vitalik Buterin posted his perspective on the Foundation’s direction.For Buterin, the EF should become smaller, more opinionated, and less central to Ethereum’s future.He said this reflects his view alone and that the board is expanding while his own power within the organization continues to decrease, which he described as what he wants.The dispute now centers on Ethereum Foundation ETH sales, treasury discipline, and whether outside groups can take over the growth functions holders want…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on The Bitcoin Iran deal rally on renewed U.S.-Iran deal optimism is a credible first-order macro signal. The move still needs confirmation in oil flows, gasoline prices, inflation compensation, and Fed pricing before traders can treat it as a reopened path to rate cuts.The immediate market logic is straightforward. A reported framework could extend the ceasefire for 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, allow Iranian oil sales through sanctions waivers, and move nuclear concessions into follow-on negotiations.If that sequence holds, the war premium in crude can fall. Gasoline pressure can ease, inflation readings can cool, Treasury…