Day: 22 May 2026

Hey crypto fam, Here’s your week in Web3 at a glance: The U.S. SEC has removed its long-standing “no-deny” rule in enforcement settlements, making negotiations more flexible but raising questions about transparency and how cases are interpreted publicly Bitcoin sentiment is mixed, with strong institutional buying continuing while large holders ...

James Comer, who leads the House Oversight Committee, has started an investigation into the prediction platforms Kalshi and Polymarket. He is looking into possible insider trading related to world events and elections.  Comer has asked both companies to explain how they check user identities, set location restrictions, and spot suspicious ...

Crypto exchange Bitget has introduced SPCXUSDT, a SpaceX-linked pre-IPO perpetual contract that allows traders to speculate on market expectations around a potential public listing of SpaceX before shares reach traditional markets. The new product adds to a growing trend of crypto exchanges offering exposure to private companies and pre-IPO assets ...

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is expanding deeper into crypto-linked markets through a new partnership with crypto exchange OKX to launch perpetual futures tied to oil prices. Less than three months into our partnership with Intercontinental Exchange, we’re launching ICE Brent and ICE ...

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has accused KuCoin of failing to prevent illicit crypto flows through its platform, claiming stolen funds worth over $13 million moved through exchange deposit addresses in recent weeks.  In a post on X on May 22, he said the exchange has not responded adequately to requests from ...

According to reports, China has launched a major crackdown on illegal online investment platforms that allow people in the country to access overseas securities. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) started this effort on May 22, 2026, working with regulators from Singapore, Hong Kong, the United States, Australia, the United ...

Bitexen MENA and Bitexen Custody have received Financial Services Permissions from the FSRA of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). The approval allows the company to operate regulated virtual asset trading and custody services in the UAE. Bitexen MENA is now licensed to run a trading platform for virtual assets and ...

Plume Network’s general counsel, Salman Banaei, said the SEC’s proposed “innovation exemption” could act as a controlled test space for tokenized securities in the US. He said it may allow regulated onchain trading of real-world stocks, but only under strict identity checks, broker oversight, and approved wallets. He also noted ...

A contract tied to prediction market platform Polymarket may have been exploited on the Polygon network, with blockchain investigators estimating losses have climbed past $600,000. Blockchain analyst ZachXBT first flagged the incident on Friday, saying an attacker appeared to be draining funds from wallets linked to a UMA Conditional Tokens ...

More than 21,000 Bitcoin options and 129,000 Ethereum options expired on May 22, according to Greeks.live. The Bitcoin contracts were worth about $1.6 billion, while the Ethereum contracts had a value of around $280 million. The expiry comes as Bitcoin's rally paused after about six weeks of gains. Despite the ...