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BIS Warns Crypto Giants Now Act Like Banks — Without the Rulebook

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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says the largest crypto platforms now act like banks and prime brokers. They take deposit-like funds without facing comparable prudential rules, creating crypto shadow banking risks. A new Financial Stability Institute (FSI) paper labels the largest crypto service providers as “multifunction cryptoasset intermediaries.” The authors argue these firms need … Read more

Revolut Shuts Down Gold and Silver While Keeping Crypto Services Intact

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Revolut will shut down its precious metals trading service across the European Union on June 15, 2026. The move ends customer exposure to gold, silver, platinum and palladium in nearly every EEA market. Meanwhile, its crypto business keeps growing. The fintech cited Clause 6.5 of its Terms of Business and gave customers two months notice. … Read more

Bitcoin Dominance Explodes to 60.66% and Buries Altseason Hopes for 2026

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Bitcoin (BTC) Dominance broke out above 60% this week, ending an eight-month accumulation phase and targeting the 66% cycle high from June 2025. The breakout signals that capital is flowing back to Bitcoin and away from altcoins. Momentum indicators on both weekly and daily timeframes confirm the move, while the Altcoin Season Index sits at … Read more

Justin Sun’s Tron Is Buying Its Own Token And He Says It Will Not Stop

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Tron Inc., the Nasdaq-listed treasury company built around Tron (TRX), bought another 152,162 TRX tokens on Friday at an average price of $0.3286, pushing its corporate holdings above 693 million tokens. Founder Justin Sun signaled the accumulation campaign is far from over, urging followers to keep buying with a blunt two-word post on X hours … Read more

AI Swallows Wall Street: Stocks Hit Record 45% of S&P 500 Market Cap

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Artificial intelligence has now expanded its dominance to US equities and the credit market. The shift is rewriting how capital flows through Wall Street, with AI-linked companies crowding out traditional sectors from benchmark indices while also redefining the largest corners of the bond market. AI Stocks Hit Record 45% of S&P 500 as Credit Markets … Read more

Validator Identity as the Next Test of Institutional Blockchain Adoption

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For years, enterprise blockchain adoption was measured through wallet growth, transaction counts, and pilot announcements. Now, in 2026, a different benchmark is gaining attention.  Financial institutions and regulators increasingly want to know who operates the networks they may rely on for tokenization, settlement, and real-world financial activity. That focus places validator identity near the center … Read more

Are Bitcoin Whales Opportunists? On-Chain Data Reveals the Truth

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Bitcoin whales are buying the bounce. Hodlers are not. The split between the two cohorts tells a very different story than the one the Bitcoin price rally is showing. Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $77,670 on April 24, sitting inside a rising channel that has defined the chart since February 24. The rally back above $77,000 … Read more

Nearly $10 Billion April Options Expiry Puts Bitcoin and Ethereum Direction in Focus

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Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) will see a combined $9.87 billion in options contracts expire today at 08:00 UTC on Deribit, marking April’s largest monthly settlement. The expiry covers 109,000 BTC contracts with a notional value of $8.55 billion and 563,000 ETH contracts worth $1.32 billion. Both assets traded well above their respective max pain … Read more

Wisconsin DOJ Targets Kalshi and Polymarket in Sweeping Prediction Market Crackdown

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Wisconsin filed three lawsuits against Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket, and Crypto.com.  According to the announcement, authorities are moving to shut down the platforms’ alleged facilitation of sports betting activity that Wisconsin treats as illegal commercial gambling. State Crackdown on Prediction Markets Widens The Wisconsin DOJ filed its lawsuits in Dane County. They seek a declaration … Read more

EU’s 20th Sanctions Package Targets Entire Russian Crypto Sector Starting May 2026

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The EU Council has adopted its 20th sanctions package against Russia. It includes serious restrictions for the cryptocurrency sector. For the first time, the European Union did not target individual platforms but instead imposed a sectoral ban on all crypto services registered in Russia. The Garantex Lesson: Why Targeted Sanctions Don’t Work The EU regulation … Read more