RegulationMarketsCFTC Scrutinizes Polymarket Over $800M Oil Bet Linked to Insider TradingThe CFTC has opened an investigation into Polymarket regarding an $800 million positions in oil markets allegedly connec...May 18, 2026, 04:01 AMPolymarketCFTC
ExchangesRegulationBithumb Lists AIGENSYN on KRW Market With Trading RestrictionsSouth Korea's Bithumb exchange added AIGENSYN to its KRW trading pair Tuesday with unspecified trading restrictions in p...May 18, 2026, 04:01 AMBithumbAIGENSYN
RegulationSecurityDOJ Charges Dream Market Admin With $2M Crypto-to-Gold Laundering SchemeU.S. prosecutors charged Owe Martin Andresen, an alleged administrator of the darknet marketplace Dream Market, with lau...May 18, 2026, 02:03 AMDOJDream Market
RegulationMarketsBitcoin Social Sentiment Reaches Yearly High After CLARITY Act Committee ApprovalBitcoin bullish commentary on social media reached its highest level in months following the CLARITY Act's committee app...May 18, 2026, 02:01 AMBitcoinCLARITY Act
RegulationAdoptionJapan's SBI and Rakuten Securities Plan to Offer Crypto Investment TrustsJapan's two largest online brokers, SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities, plan to launch crypto investment trusts pendi...May 18, 2026, 01:08 AMSBI SecuritiesRakuten Securities
RegulationSenate Banking Committee Advances Digital Asset Clarity Act in 15-9 VoteThe Senate Banking Committee voted 15-9 Tuesday to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, signaling progress towa...May 18, 2026, 01:01 AMDigital Asset Market Clarity ActSenate Banking Committee
RegulationUS Court Urged to Order Tether to Transfer $344M Frozen USDT to Terror VictimsA Jerusalem family affected by a 1997 Hamas bombing joined plaintiffs in a Manhattan federal court case seeking to force...May 17, 2026, 11:01 PMTetherUSDT
RegulationAdoptionBitcoin Depot Warns of Possible Collapse Amid Canadian Crypto ATM BanBitcoin Depot, which operated roughly 220 crypto ATMs in Canada, faces an existential threat after the Canadian governme...May 17, 2026, 11:01 PMBitcoin DepotCanada
StablecoinsRegulationRussia-Linked Stablecoin A7A5 Eyes Long-Term Role Beyond Sanctions WorkaroundA7A5, a stablecoin designed to circumvent Western banking restrictions on Russia, says it could remain viable even if sa...May 17, 2026, 11:04 AMA7A5Russia
