Author: John Smith

Blockchain researcher William Mougayar defended the Ethereum Foundation after months of criticism over ETH sales, unstaking activity, and limited public communication. Summary William Mougayar said critics misread the Ethereum Foundation by treating it like a marketing team. Recent Foundation sales to BitMine totaled 25,000 ETH across three OTC deals lately. Separate reports showed 38,305 ETH unstaked from Lido and earlier queues during recent treasury moves. Mougayar said critics often judge the Ethereum Foundation by the wrong standard. In his X post titled “Leave the Foundation Alone,” he argued that the group serves the protocol rather than ETH’s market price. He…

Bank of America reported about $53 million in crypto ETF exposure in its Q1 2026 13F filing, with BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust leading the group.  Summary Bank of America’s Q1 filing showed roughly $53 million in reported crypto ETF exposure overall. IBIT led the bank’s crypto ETF holdings, with its reported stake near $37 million overall. The filing showed lower Ether and Solana positions as Bitcoin products stayed the largest allocation. The filing showed a larger IBIT position and smaller Ether and Solana ETF exposure, putting Bitcoin at the center of the bank’s reported crypto ETF basket. Bank of America…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. SHRMiner launches free crypto mining service for BTC, XRP, DOGE, LTC, and ETH passive income seekers. Summary SHRMiner launched a free cloud mining service for BTC, XRP, DOGE, LTC, and ETH holders in 2026. The platform promotes beginner-friendly cloud mining without hardware costs or advanced technical knowledge. SHRMiner says it operates 150+ renewable-powered mining farms serving over 5 million global users. As cryptocurrencies gain increasing popularity worldwide, more and more investors are seeking ways to generate a steady stream…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Smart forex bots gain traction in 2026 as traders seek automated tools to monitor fast-moving currency markets. Summary Smart forex bots are gaining traction as traders automate monitoring and execution across fast-moving currency markets. Modern expert advisors increasingly focus on single pairs like GBP/USD, using coded risk controls and backtesting. Traders remain cautious of overfitting, volatility risks, and execution quality despite improved transparency and automation. Trading manually is getting harder and harder to justify, which is why an increasing…

Cardano governance is in crisis as an 81% stake majority opposes a 32.9 million ADA research funding proposal. Summary An 81% active stake majority is opposing a 32.9 million ADA proposal to fund Input Output Global’s research lab for another year through Cardano’s treasury. Founder Charles Hoskinson called the vote existential for Cardano’s identity as a science-based blockchain, warning scientists could leave if the proposal fails. The vote runs through June 8, with several dReps demanding competitive open RFP bids rather than an automatic IOG budget renewal. A Cardano governance crisis has emerged on-chain as an 81% active stake majority…

Harbor Capital is trying to slice the AI boom into lab-branded trades, filing for a suite of active “Lab ETFs” tied to Anthropic, DeepMind, Meta, OpenAI and xAI ecosystems. Summary Harbor capital’s proposed Lab ETFs would each focus on companies tied to a single AI lab, from Anthropic to OpenAI and xAI SpaceXAI The funds aim to own public stocks and other instruments that benefit from specific lab ecosystems rather than broad AI themes The move follows earlier ETFs that gained indirect exposure to Anthropic and xAI and comes as Gulf investors pour tens of billions into frontier AI labs…

Clarity Act concerns from law enforcement are overblown, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said. Summary Emmer called law enforcement objections to crypto developer protections a “red herring” aimed at slowing the bill. He defended shielding noncustodial developers from money transmitter rules under the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act. The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Clarity Act 15-9, with bipartisan support beyond Republicans. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said law enforcement groups are overstating their concerns about crypto developer protections embedded in the legislation. He called the objections a “red herring” designed to slow the broader bill’s progress through Congress. Emmer forcefully…

Kalshi is backing a new advocacy group to fight the gaming lobby over prediction market regulation. Summary Americans for Fair Markets launched with Kalshi support to counter sportsbook and casino opposition to prediction markets. The group tapped former Deputy White House Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich as its strategic advisor. Prediction markets have grown into a roughly $500 billion asset class with millions of monthly U.S. users. The new organization, Americans for Fair Markets, launched on May 22 to shape federal policy on prediction markets and federally regulated exchanges. It will run paid and earned campaigns to counter what it…

Robinhood crypto COO Tanya Denisova is leaving the platform after more than five years. Summary Tanya Denisova, COO of Robinhood Crypto, is leaving the firm after more than five years as the platform navigates a 47% decline in Q1 crypto revenue. Robinhood’s Q1 2026 crypto revenue fell to $134 million from $252 million a year earlier, contributing to an earnings miss reported on April 28. No successor has been named and neither Denisova nor Robinhood have publicly commented on the departure. Tanya Denisova, chief operating officer of Robinhood Crypto, is leaving the company after more than five years, according to…

Bitcoin liquidations surpassed $320 million in longs on May 22 after the SEC unexpectedly delayed its tokenized stock plan. Summary Crypto markets saw $320 million in long liquidations on May 22, with longs accounting for roughly $296 million of the total according to CoinGlass data. The SEC delayed a plan to grant broad exemptions for US crypto firms to trade tokenized assets linked to US stocks, Bloomberg reported on May 22. Bitcoin fell toward $76,000 following the news, extending a week of sustained selling pressure and a six-session Bitcoin ETF outflow streak. The SEC delayed a plan on May 22…