Day: 21 May 2026

PRNewswire, PRNewswire, 21st May 2026, Chainwire

BlockBooster has launched a $50 million growth-stage fund called BlockBooster Digital Venture Fund I. The fund targets four main areas, which are AI infrastructure, on-chain trading systems, on-chain asset management, and real-world asset tokenization. The company says this move marks its shift into a full alternative asset manager focused on ...

The former chief risk officer of Silvergate Bank, Kate Fraher, has responded to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to remove its long-standing “no-deny” settlement rule. The policy, known as Rule 202.5(e), had stopped people who settled with the SEC from publicly denying or criticizing the agency’s claims. Fraher ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed the launch of a new group of “novel ETFs.” These include products that would let investors bet on real-world outcomes like elections and other events. The regulator said it needs more time to study the risks and structure of these new ...

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 21st May 2026, Chainwire

Syndicate Labs is shutting down after five years of building tools for onchain developers. The company said it is closing because the rollup market has changed and demand for its technology has dropped. The company said the wider crypto space has changed a lot. This has made it hard for ...

Missouri has filed a lawsuit against crypto ATM operator GPD Holdings LLC, which does business as CoinFlip, accusing the company of enabling fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions and charging poorly disclosed fees through its kiosk network. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed the case on May 21, alleging CoinFlip violated the Missouri Merchandising ...

MAPO crashed by 96% after an exploit on the Butter Network cross-chain bridge allowed an attacker to mint an extremely large supply of MAPO, estimated at around a quadrillion. The fake mint overwhelmed the real supply, pushing the price down from about $0.003 to nearly $0.0001 within hours. The attacker ...

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett has pushed back against growing claims that President Donald Trump’s latest executive order gives crypto exchanges direct access to Federal Reserve master accounts. The clarification followed a wave of reactions across X after Trump signed the executive order titled “Integrating Financial Technology Innovation into Regulatory Frameworks” ...