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On May 21, 2026, U.S. Representatives Nick Begich and Jared Golden officially introduced the “American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026” (ARMA). Sixteen lawmakers across both parties jointly signed in support. Unlike the BITCOIN Act that previously drew widespread attention, ARMA no longer requires the U.S. government to buy 1 million BTC. Instead, it folds the bitcoins the government already holds—and those it gains in the future through forfeiture—into a strategic reserve, and sets a mandator

On May 20, 2026 (local time), SpaceX officially filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, planning to list on Nasdaq under the stock ticker SPCX. Underwriters include Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Securities, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Securities. Although the S-1 filing has not yet disclosed the specific number of shares to be issued or the pricing range, market estimates put SpaceX’s target valuation for this IPO between $1.75 trillion

Bitfinex’s Bitcoin leveraged long positions rose to 80,636 BTC on May 21, the highest level in nearly two and a half years. Longs have increased by about 10% year-to-date, but Bitcoin spot has fallen by about 13%, showing divergence. History suggests that Bitfinex’s whales tend to add when the market is weak and reduce near the highs, so they’re often viewed as a contrarian indicator. Two key on-chain indicators are around the $78,000 range; spot is around $76,000–$77,000; and the 200-day moving average is about $81,000.

Threshold Network announced on X on May 20 that a malicious attacker attempted to mint tBTC on May 18 without depositing underlying Bitcoin (BTC), and the attempt completely failed. Threshold confirmed: no invalid tBTC was generated, and user funds were not threatened. As a precaution, the Optimistic Minting mechanism has been paused. Confirmed facts of the incident According to Threshold Network’s official X post: Incident time: May 18, 2026, 10:04 UTC (Beijing time 18:04) Attack method: Attemp

According to PANews on May 15, cross-chain protocol THORChain suffered a suspected attack across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Base networks, resulting in losses exceeding $7.4 million, according to researcher ZachXBT. THORChain community members discovered abnormal transfer activity

On May 15, 2026, the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the 17th Chairman of the FED by a vote of 54 to 45. The 56-year-old financier officially succeeded Jerome Powell as the head of the U.S. central bank. The 54-to-45 vote was also the narrowest approval margin for a FED chair appointment since 1977. At first glance, the crypto market is receiving a “friendly signal”—Warsh is the first FED chair in history to explicitly disclose holding crypto assets in his financial filings. However, the real va

According to GlobeNewsWire, Bitcoin miner IREN Limited completed a $3 billion convertible senior notes offering on May 15, with a 1% coupon rate and maturity in 2033. The offering consisted of $2.6 billion in initial issuance and $400 million in over-allotment rights, generating net proceeds of

Bit Digital has reported lower first-quarter revenue and another steep quarterly loss as the Nasdaq-listed company continues redirecting capital from bitcoin mining into Ethereum staking and treasury operations. Summary Bit Digital reported a $146.7 million net loss as revenue from ETH staking,

According to CME Group, the company will launch Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures on June 8, featuring seven major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, XRP, Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar. The market-cap-weighted index futures will settle in cash and will be available in both standard-s

The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released on 5/14 its Staff Studies report titled “Dissecting Depositor Flight: An Analysis of the Spring 2023 Bank Failures,” for the first time using per-transaction data from the core systems of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank to break down the Bank Run events at these three banks in spring 2023. One of the report’s most crucial conclusions: after controlling for factors such as uninsured deposits and larg

According to Odaily, UK-listed company The Smarter Web Company increased its Bitcoin holdings by 10 BTC to a total of 2,840 BTC, according to BitcoinTreasuries.NET. The company now ranks 27th globally in Bitcoin holdings.

According to Greeks.live analyst Adam, on May 15, 250,000 BTC options and 274,000 ETH options expired with a combined notional value of $2.62 billion. BTC options had a Put/Call ratio of 0.59 with a max pain point at $80,000, while ETH options showed a Put/Call ratio of 0.4 with max pain at $2,300.

According to JPMorgan's latest 13F filing, the bank significantly expanded its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund exposure during the first quarter of 2026 despite broader market weakness. JPMorgan increased its holdings in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by 174%, raising shares from

Bitcoin breaks 14-year support, signaling major structural market breakdown and instability. Liquidity weakens as volatility rises, triggering forced liquidations and panic selling. Market outlook turns bearish as downside risk and uncertainty increase sharply. Bitcoin traders woke to a

According to Blockbeats on May 15, Taiwanese celebrity Huang Licheng (Machi Big Brother) recalled in an interview the process of shorting DOGE in 2021: he entered a short position after DOGE’s quote hit $0.25, held the position during the rising run and kept adding to the position; at one point his unrealized loss was equivalent to two mansions. In the end, after Elon Musk attended a U.S. comedy show as a guest host, the DOGE price dropped sharply due to the “sell the news” effect, turning defea

According to ChainCatcher, as of May 13, First Buyers' Bitcoin holdings rebounded to 3.719 million BTC, up 400,000 BTC from May 1. The current level matches the holdings recorded on September 21, 2022, suggesting growing investor risk

According to Gate's prediction market data released today (May 15), Bitcoin reaching $150,000 by December 31, 2026 carries a 10% probability, compared to just 1% by June 30, 2026. The market maintains a cautious outlook on Bitcoin's medium-term price movement, with consensus predictions yet to

According to SoSoValue, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw total net inflows of $131 million yesterday (May 14, U.S. Eastern Time). BlackRock's IBIT led the inflows with $144 million, bringing its cumulative net inflows to $65.917 billion. Bitwise's BITB followed with $17.7 million in daily net inflows, while

Bitfinex published on X on May 13, citing BitGo statistical data: since the end of 2025, the amount of Bitcoin held by long-term “belief buyers” has increased by about 300%, reaching nearly 4 million BTC, valued at approximately $320B. Crypto data platform CEX.IO’s research also shows that among recent Bitcoin buyers who entered the market, nearly 70% are currently in unrealized profit. Long-term holding data confirmed by Bitfinex/BitGo According to Bitfinex, citing BitGo data that it confirmed: