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Brent oil price trades at $104.70 on May 22, sitting below one critical technical level. President Trump’s call for a fast Iran deal is pulling the geopolitical risk premium out of crude.
Hedge funds are cutting longs, put hedging is climbing, and the chart is testing channel support. The three signals are now lining up for a critical Brent crude test.
Trump’s Iran Talks Pull Brent Oil Toward a Channel Break
President Trump told the country this week that the Iran war would end “fast”. He added that oil prices would drop sharply once a deal is reached.
The statement marks the clearest de-escalation signal from the White House this month. Geopolitical risk had been the main bid under crude since April.
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Brent has been climbing inside an ascending parallel channel since April 17. The structure is a bullish formation where price rises between two parallel upward trendlines.
Brent Channel Structure: TradingView
The recent slide has pushed Brent against the channel’s lower boundary. A clean break of that line would flip the trend from bullish to neutral/bearish, opening downside for the first time in five weeks. That bearish lean is already showing up in the speculative positioning data.
Speculators Cut Longs as Put-Call Hedging Builds
The CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions report tracks long minus short positions held by hedge funds and non-commercial traders. The reading peaked at 233,600 contracts the week ending March 28.
The latest May 16 release shows positions at 169,900. That marks a drop of nearly 64,000 contracts, a 27% reduction in seven weeks.
CFTC Speculative Net Positions: Investing.com
The shift signals fund managers are pulling bullish bets as the geopolitical risk premium fades. The options market is now confirming that move.
BNO is the United States Brent Oil ETF, the main US-listed proxy for Brent crude. Its put-call ratio measures put option activity against call activity, where readings below 1.0 lean bullish.
The volume ratio doubled from 0.15 on May 15 to 0.30 on May 21.
BNO Put-Call Ratio: Barchart
The volume jump means fresh put hedging is rolling in. Overall positioning stays bullish, but the directional conviction is softening fast. Three signals now align with the macro catalyst. The chart confirms the same story.
Brent Oil Price Levels Hinge on $100 Test
Brent oil price sits at $104.70 after losing the 20-day EMA at $105.41. The next test is the 50-day EMA at $100.27.
That level overlaps with the 0.5 Fibonacci level at $100.83. The Fibonacci level maps potential support and resistance based on the prior major move. The confluence puts the $100 round number squarely in focus.
A clean break below $100 confirms the channel breakdown. The measured move target sits at $86.37. Between current price and the measured move, intermediate stops include $97.42 and $92.56.
Brent Crude Oil Price Analysis: TradingView
The 200-day EMA at $82.43 marks the ultimate structural floor. Below that, the 1.618 extension at $68.49 opens up.
For the bullish thesis to hold, Brent needs to reclaim $108.47 quickly. A daily close above $115.30 would invalidate the bearish setup entirely.
The $100 line separates a clean channel hold from a slide toward the $86 measured move target.

Chinas Wertpapieraufsicht stellt die Operationen von großen Online-Brokern wie Tiger Brokers, Futu Holdings und Longbridge im Festland ein, da sie über einen Zeitraum von zwei Jahren abgebaut werden. Diese sind Online-Brokerage-Plattformen mit Sitz in Hongkong und im Ausland, die es Nutzern ermöglichen, US-amerikanische, Hongkonger und andere globale Aktien von ihren Handys aus zu traden.
Festlandchinesische Investoren strömten zu ihnen, weil sie günstigen, einfachen Zugang zu ausländischen Märkten wie US-Aktien boten. Jetzt könnte ein Teil dieses eingefrorenen Kapitals in Krypto-Kanäle wie USDT und OTC-Schalter fließen.

Der Finanzausschuss Deutschlands hat einen Vorschlag der Grünen abgelehnt, der die Steuerbefreiung für Krypto-Assets, die länger als ein Jahr gehalten werden, beenden sollte.
Das Gesetz, das von Bündnis 90/Die Grünen eingebracht wurde, argumentierte, dass die bestehende Regel für physische Vermögenswerte wie Antiquitäten gedacht war, die in Kellern gelagert werden, nicht für digitale Währungen.
Nach dem aktuellen deutschen Recht sind Bitcoin (BTC) und andere Kryptowährungen von der Kapitalertragssteuer befreit, wenn sie länger als 12 Monate gehalten werden.
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A petition for the abolition of South Korea’s planned 22% cryptocurrency tax has surpassed 50,000 signatures.
It now heads to the National Assembly’s Finance and Economic Planning Committee for review. Lodged on May 13, the petition crossed the threshold on May 21. It now holds 53,359 signatures.
Crypto Tax Set to Take Effect in 2027
South Korea’s 20% crypto tax, which rises to 22% with local surcharges, takes effect January 1, 2027. The law applies to gains exceeding 2.5 million won.
The petitioner argues it’s unfair that South Korea abolished the Financial Investment Income Tax (which would have taxed stock gains) but is still moving forward with taxing crypto gains.
They claim this creates inequality among investors, harms young people trying to build wealth, ignores the current crypto market downturn, and lacks adequate investor protection infrastructure.
“Due to soaring real estate prices, asset formation for young people is becoming increasingly difficult. In a reality where home purchase is impossible without accumulated assets, virtual assets are perceived by some young people as effectively a last investment opportunity. If an additional tax burden is added in this situation, asset-building opportunities for young people may be further reduce,” the petition reads.
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South Korea has delayed implementing crypto taxation three times since its original 2022 start date. This petition is part of the ongoing public pressure to scrap it entirely rather than just delay it again.
Meanwhile, in March, People Power Party floor leader Song Eon-seok filed a bill to eliminate all provisions related to digital asset taxation included in the current Income Tax Act.
Nonetheless, the Ministry of Economy and Finance publicly reaffirmed this month that the tax will proceed in January 2027. That’s the wall this petition is running into, and it landed just days before the petition was filed.
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David Schwartz, Ripple’s CTO Emeritus, known on X as @JoelKatz, changed his profile picture to a fuzzy bear image connected to FUZZY, a meme coin on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), reigniting criticism over endorsements and the responsibilities that come with influence.
The update landed with particular force because Schwartz had gone on record against treating meme coins as investments only weeks earlier. His new avatar made that position harder to maintain.
From Trust Lines to Avatars
Schwartz first attracted attention when he opened a trust line for FUZZY, a token inspired by the XRPL’s historic Fuzzybear wallet, which entered network lore with a famous early decentralized exchange order. He was quick to clarify that the step was purely technical. Adding a trust line, he argued, is a routine network action and should not be read as a personal endorsement.
He then called meme coin investing distasteful in explicit terms, pushing back against community members who treat speculative XRP Ledger tokens as serious assets. The framing allowed him to draw a clear line between technical participation and any implied personal backing.
A profile picture change does not carry that technical defense. Critics noted that updating an avatar is a deliberate, voluntary act with no technical justification whatsoever. Several commentators argued that the reasoning Schwartz used to explain the trust line episode simply could not be stretched to cover his X profile.
Meme coin prices have historically reacted to signals from high-profile ecosystem figures. Even informal gestures from someone with Schwartz’s reach can translate into real buying pressure on low-liquidity tokens.
David Schwartz, Source: X Who Bears the Risk
The stakes extend beyond optics. When a recognized figure links himself publicly to a thinly traded token, some traders interpret the move as endorsement and buy in. Late entrants risk absorbing losses as earlier holders exit. The person who triggered the interest bears no formal responsibility for the outcome.
A Ripple CTO PHNIX surge earlier this year illustrated that pattern. Prices spiked on the signal and then reversed, leaving later entrants exposed.
Schwartz has built credibility through years of commentary on XRP price dynamics and has argued that crypto offers generational wealth potential. Within the meme coin space, influential figures can significantly impact markets, and observers often scrutinize how they exercise or signal that influence.

Blind signing remains one of DeFi’s most dangerous everyday risks because users often approve smart contract transactions they cannot read.
The Bybit hack showed how private keys can stay protected while a malicious approval still drains assets.
ERA Wallet introduces ERA Lens™, an on-device transaction parsing engine that turns raw calldata into plain-language details before signing.
On May 12, the Ethereum Foundation and an Ethereum Working Group of wallet developers and security firms launched Clear Signing, an open standard for readable Ethereum transaction approvals. The announcement called blind signing a structural flaw linked to billions in user losses, including the Bybit hack.
Blind signing has often been treated as a wallet UX issue, a user education issue, or a warning screen issue. Users need to understand what a transaction will do before approval, otherwise the final confirmation screen becomes a weak security control.
Taking the Bybit case as an example, security analyses described a workflow where signers believed they were approving a routine transfer, while the underlying transaction redirected control of the wallet proxy to an attacker contract.
For DeFi users, the same pattern appears every day:
A wallet asks for approval;
A hardware device shows a hash, encoded calldata, or a fragment of information only a developer can read;
The app looks familiar, the process feels routine, and the user signs.
Blind signing begins when cold storage protects the key, while the user approves an instruction they cannot read.
What Is Blind Signing?
Blind signing is the act of approving a transaction without seeing the full transaction intent in human-readable form. When a wallet or dApp lacks clear signing support, users see unreadable hashes or encoded data, making it impossible to verify what they are authorizing.
For simple transfers, users expect to see a recipient address and an amount. DeFi transactions are more complex. A smart contract approval can involve a function call, token permission, spend limit, destination address, swap path, lending action, staking action, or contract upgrade.
The danger appears when the interface says one thing and the payload says another. A front-end, browser extension, or connected phone can display a clean transaction summary while the signing device receives data the user cannot interpret. Once signed, the blockchain executes the instruction exactly as authorized.
Cold storage protects private keys from extraction. Transaction visibility is a separate security problem.
Why Hardware Wallets Alone Cannot Solve Every DeFi Approval
Hardware wallets became popular because they removed private keys from internet-connected devices. That was the right answer to a major risk: malware, phishing pages, browser attacks, and compromised laptops trying to steal seed phrases or sign directly from hot wallets.
DeFi created a different risk. Users now interact with smart contracts every day. They approve token permissions, bridge assets, swap through routers, deposit into vaults, stake, lend, borrow, claim rewards, and connect to new protocols. Each action can contain complex calldata.
A hardware wallet can keep the key offline and still ask the user to approve an unreadable transaction. The signing environment is secure, but the decision-making process can remain blind.
This is why clear signing became such an important security theme. Clear signing turns transaction data into readable fields, such as function, amount, recipient, token, and protocol.
The challenge, however, is coverage. Clear signing depends on supported wallets, supported dApps, metadata, and implementation across the ecosystem. Developers create JSON metadata for smart contract functions and submit it to a registry, after which compatible wallets can display the transaction in plain language.
DeFi moves quickly. New contracts, routers, protocols, aggregators, and app interfaces appear constantly. Users often leave integrated wallet environments to interact with third-party dApps. At that point, readable signing depends on whether the full path supports it.
The Smartphone Issue
Screenless hardware devices create another issue. If the signing device has no independent screen, the user must verify transaction details on a smartphone or computer. That means the device holding the keys may be separate, but the device explaining the transaction remains connected, updatable, and exposed to phishing or malware.
The Bybit attack showed why this distinction matters. According to Dfns, the malicious UI displayed a routine transfer while changing the transaction data sent for signing. The signer did not need to lose a private key, it only needed to approve the wrong instruction.
This is the blind signing problem: the user cannot make a safe decision when the final signing screen fails to show what the transaction will actually do.
ERA Wallet’s Answer
ERA Wallet draws on the new ecosystem standard and makes sure the signing device shows the user what they are approving before the transaction can be signed.
Its main mechanism is ERA Lens™, an on-device transaction parsing engine. ERA Lens translates complex smart contract calldata into plain language, showing the function, token amounts, and destination addresses involved. If a transaction cannot be decoded or does not match a known interface, ERA Lens stops the signing flow and flags it for manual review.
An ERA Wallet Founder Alexey Devyatkin explained the thinking behind the product this way:
“ERA Lens is a fully offline engine. This means the device acts as your personal “Security Island” because, without any internet connection, no one can alter the data stored on the device. As a result, if the device does not recognize a transaction, it is a strong reason to double-check it in order to avoid signing a malicious transaction.”
Air-Gapped Signing With Verifiable Payloads
ERA Wallet also uses a QR-only air-gapped signing model. The device signs without Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or cables and is built on the open EIP- 4527 protocol. ERA says this lets users verify what data the device sends instead of relying on closed APIs or proprietary bridges.
EIP-4527 itself describes a QR code data transmission protocol between wallets and offline signers. The standard says QR transmission offers transparency because users can decode the data with tools, and it also notes that USB and Bluetooth carry a larger attack surface than QR codes.
This gives ERA two separate security layers:
The first is physical and architectural, where the device signs offline through QR communication;
The second is interpretive, where ERA Lens reads the transaction payload before the user approves it.
For DeFi users, both sides are important. Air-gapping reduces connectivity exposure. On-device decoding improves the approval decision.
Recovery Without a Paper Seed Phrase
ERA also replaces the classic paper seed backup with encrypted NFC Recovery Cards. The Recovery Card stores seed phrase backup data in encrypted form, uses PIN protection with limited attempts, and is built around a durable chip designed to protect information for more than 50 years. The card is also described as dustproof and waterproof, with support for single and multi-share backups.
Indeed, seed phrase management remains one of crypto’s weakest user habits. Paper can be lost, photographed, copied, damaged, or stored carelessly. ERA’s approach keeps recovery physical while removing the need to write a seed phrase on paper.
The device also supports up to 10 independent wallets, each with its own seed phrase and optional passphrase. For active users, that allows separation between long-term holdings, DeFi activity, testing wallets, business funds, and higher-risk interactions.
The Hardware Wallet Problem Has Changed
The first era of hardware wallets focused on custody. However, DeFi changed the threat model and the current question regards approval quality.
The EF’s Clear Signing announcement confirms this. Readable transaction approvals are becoming a baseline requirement for safe self-custody as users interact with smart contracts, routers, bridges, staking platforms, lending markets, and multi-signature workflows.
ERA Wallet’s bet is that the next phase of self-custody will be defined by transaction visibility. Keys need protection and approvals need context.
For DeFi users, that may become the more important question before every signature: can I actually read what I am about to sign?

BeInCrypto analysts tracking altcoins to watch this weekend identified three picks where institutional catalysts align with whale activity. ETF inflows, SEC catalysts, and pre-IPO trading are powering the moves.
Chart setups confirm the smart money positioning, with bull flags and channel breakouts ready to resolve over the next few days.
Ondo Finance (ONDO)
ONDO trades at $0.41 on May 22 after slipping 1.73%. The token holds 60% of the tokenized stocks market, just as the SEC prepares an innovation framework for this category.
The 10% rally on May 21 followed those reports, and whales are already positioned for more. Santiment data showed the 1 million to 10 million ONDO cohort grew its stash from 555.38 million to 594.05 million tokens earlier this month. That whale accumulation totalled roughly 38.67 million ONDO over the period.
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The chart shows ONDO inside a falling channel since the May 9 local high at $0.48. Price grinds against the channel’s upper trendline with steady rising volume since May 14. The falling channel’s timeframe coincides with the whale pickup, hinting at dip buying.
The whales have again started loaded ONDO right before the weekend, lifting their stash from 7.90 billion to 7.93 billion tokens in a matter of hours. This makes ONDO one of the key altcoins to watch ahead of the weekend.
Ondo Whales: Santiment
ONDO trades above all four exponential moving averages (EMA), a trend-following indicator. The 200-day EMA at $0.40 marks the immediate floor.
ONDO Price Analysis: TradingView
A clean break above $0.42 opens path to $0.45 and $0.48 next. That $0.43 level marks the 0.618 Fibonacci level, a strong technical reference drawn from prior swings. The bullish thesis fails if ONDO loses $0.40, exposing $0.36 and $0.33 below.
Hyperliquid (HYPE)
HYPE trades at $57.68 on May 22, easing slightly after touching a new all-time high near $62.73. BHYP spot ETF inflows, pre-IPO perpetual markets, and surging perps volume all stack behind the move.
The rally pulled deep institutional flow. An a16z-linked wallet accumulated 2.34 million HYPE worth $102 million since April 14. Bitwise and 21Shares spot HYPE ETFs added a record $25.5 million in net inflows on May 21.
The whale and ETF flows align with the bull flag formation, shown on the chart later, suggesting smart money is accumulating during the post-ATH consolidation. The same a16z-linked wallet bought another 261,250 HYPE in the past 10 hours.
The chart shows HYPE inside a bull flag after consolidating from $62.73.
BeInCrypto called that level two months ago, and price reached it this week. The flag pole measures a 63.62% move from the April $38.21 swing low.
HYPE Price Analysis: TradingView
Chaikin Money Flow (CMF), an indicator that tracks institutional buying and selling pressure, sits at 0.06. The reading has been trending higher with price since April 15. A CMF move above 0.08 confirms the institutional bid and supports the flag breakout.
HYPE needs to stay above $56.93 to keep the flag valid. Below $53.35 weakens the structure, with $50.46 marking full pattern invalidation. A clean break above $58.58 then $62.73 opens the 1.618 extension target at $95.71. It would be interesting to see if HYPE manages to touch or break these key levels over the weekend.
Zcash (ZEC)
ZEC trades at $656.65 on May 22, slipping considerably after a 20% weekly rally.
Whale positioning has split sharply heading into the weekend, making Zcash one of the more interesting altcoins to watch. Lookonchain flagged Garrett Jin placing limit orders to short $36 million worth of ZEC on May 22. This shows bearish sentiment.
The trader is also accumulating HYPE on the same books.
The long camp outweighs the short into the weekend. A newly created wallet pulled 11,827 ZEC worth $7.96 million off Binance on May 21.
Evaded opened a 10x long on 36,875 ZEC worth $21.59 million on May 20. The position is open at press time.
The chart shows the bullish bias better. ZEC is trading inside a bull flag after the May 21 local high at $693.52. The flag pole measures a 118.77% move from the late-April swing low. Volume on the consolidation is declining, often a signal that the pause is nearing resolution.
ZEC Price Analysis: TradingView
A loss of $564.71 exposes the $487.02 pole base and validates Garrett Jin’s short thesis. A clean push above the $690-$693 zone confirms the breakout, opening $745.77, $816.22, and even the 1.618 extension at $1,019.67.

Der On-Chain-Ermittler ZachXBT hat eine Community-Warnung herausgegeben, die auf einen offensichtlichen Exploit des UMA CTF-Adapters von Polymarket hinweist.
Der UMA CTF-Adapter ist der Smart Contract, der es den Prognosemärkten von Polymarket ermöglicht, mithilfe von UMA’s Optimistic Oracle abzurechnen.
Laut der Warnung haben die Angreifer bisher mehr als 520.000 $ abgezapft. ZachXBT hat hervorgehoben, dass die Adresse des Angreifers 0x8F98075db5d6C620e8D420A8c516E2F2059d9B91 war.
Laut Bubblemaps hat der Ausbeuter die Erlöse inzwischen auf 15 Adressen verteilt. Dieses Muster sieht man typischerweise in den frühen Phasen eines On-Chain-Waschversuchs.

Polymarket reportedly aims to secure government approval for prediction markets in Japan by 2030.
Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the plans, reported that the platform appointed Mike Eidlin to lead the efforts.
Polymarket’s Japan Push Tests 2030 Regulatory Timeline
Eidlin currently heads Japan operations at crypto firm Jupiter. Polymarket sees Japan as a large untapped opportunity, Bloomberg‘s sources said. The country currently sits on the platform’s frontend-restricted list.
The four-year timeline gives Polymarket room to court Tokyo regulators. The company is leaning into new markets as US scrutiny tightens and other governments shut the door.
Argentina ordered a nationwide Polymarket block in March. The platform already restricts or blocks access in more than 30 countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Australia, and Poland.
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List of Countries Where Polymarket is Blocked. Source: Data Curated by BeInCrypto From Polymarket
Polymarket itself was barred from the US for roughly three years before regaining CFTC clearance in September 2025. Whether Tokyo proves more receptive depends on how Japanese regulators classify event contracts.
Polymarket isn’t alone in facing regulatory heat. According to ThePrint, India’s electronics ministry is set to issue a blocking order to Kalshi as soon as Friday.
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Die Nachfrage der Investoren nach Absicherung gegen Rückgänge beim S&P 500 ist seit März zusammengebrochen. Der durchschnittliche dreimonatige Put-Call-Skeew für Einzelaktien liegt jetzt bei dem viertniedrigsten Wert der letzten 20 Jahre.
Der Hedging-Index ist seit März um 75% gefallen. Das ist der schärfste Rückgang seit dem Zeitraum von April bis Mai 2025.
S&P 500 Put-Call-Skeew fällt auf 0,04
Daten aus dem Kobeissi Letter zeigen, dass der dreimonatige Put-Call-Skeew für S&P 500 Einzelaktien bei 0,04 liegt. Diese Zahl bleibt hinter den Werten zurück, die während des Meme-Aktien-Wahns im Jahr 2021 aufgezeichnet wurden.

Der Preis von Ethereum (ETH) handelt am 22. Mai bei $2,132 und bleibt nach einem kleinen Rebound von den jüngsten Tiefs stabil. Diese Bewegung verschleiert eine tiefere Spaltung zwischen zwei On-Chain-Kohorten, die in entgegengesetzte Richtungen ziehen.
Das Preisdiagramm, die Wal-Angebotsdaten und das Verhalten der Überzeugungsträger erzählen jeweils unterschiedliche Geschichten. Die Lösung des Konflikts deutet auf eines von zwei Ergebnissen für Ethereum in den kommenden Sitzungen hin.
Preis-Muster und Wal-Ausstiegspunkt für Abwärtsrisiko
Ethereum handelt seit dem 29. März innerhalb einer umgekehrten Tasse und Griff. Das Muster ist eine bärische Umkehrformation, bei der der Preis in einem abgerundeten Bogen steigt, bevor er sich umdreht. Die Tasse wurde um den 18. Mai herum abgeschlossen, wobei der kleine Rebound seitdem den Griff bildet.

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) moved 2,650 Bitcoin (BTC) worth roughly $205 million to Crypto.com.
The deposit marks the second major outflow from TMTG’s Bitcoin wallets this year. Analytics firm Lookonchain flagged the movement, though exchange transfers do not always confirm a sale.
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TMTG’s Bitcoin Treasury Sinks Deeper Below Cost Basis
Trump Media originally accumulated 11,542 BTC at an average cost of $118,522 per coin, deploying about $1.37 billion of corporate capital into the asset.
However, Bitcoin currently trades near $77,700, leaving the holdings roughly 34% below the entry price. The position now reflects an unrealized shortfall of about $455 million.
TMTG’s first major outflow occurred four months ago, when 2,000 BTC, valued at about $175 million, left company wallets at $87,378 per coin, according to Lookonchain data.
The company’s official treasury figure dropped to 9,542 BTC after that move, according to its Q1 earnings disclosure. The new 2,650 BTC transfer has further shrunk the stash to roughly 6,889 BTC.
The deposit follows a $406 million net loss reported earlier this month. Of that figure, $368.7 million stemmed from unrealized markdowns on digital assets and equity securities.
TMTG also holds 756 million Cronos (CRO) tokens, valued at about $2.64 million, as part of its broader treasury strategy.
The next on-chain settlement window should clarify whether the latest transfer ends in another confirmed sale.
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Der Bitcoin Pizza Tag kam in diesem Jahr mit einem Verlust von 328 Millionen Dollar. Die 10.000 Bitcoin (BTC), die 2010 zwei Papa John’s Pizzas kauften, sind jetzt 777,87 Millionen Dollar wert, ein Rückgang von 1,106 Milliarden Dollar zum 15. Jubiläum im Jahr 2025.
Der Rückgang von 29,7 % im Jahresvergleich ist der steilste Rückgang in irgendeinem Bitcoin Pizza Tag Stapel seit 2015, als die Kryptowährung während eines Bärenmarktes um 54 % fiel.
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Das Jubiläum des letzten Jahres fiel in einen klaren Bull Run. Bitcoin wurde am 22. Mai 2025 für 110.568 Dollar gehandelt und setzte zu diesem Zeitpunkt neue Allzeithochs. Der ursprüngliche Bitcoin-Stapel von Programmierer Laszlo Hanyecz hatte laut CoinGecko-Daten einen nominalen Wert von 1,106 Milliarden Dollar.

Blockchain.com hat eine vertrauliche Entwurfseinreichung (S-1) für einen Börsengang (IPO) bei der US-Börsenaufsicht (SEC) eingereicht.
Das in Dallas ansässige Krypto-Unternehmen plant, in diesem Jahr öffentlich zu listen und reiht sich damit in eine schwindende Warteschlange für Debüts im Jahr 2026 ein.
Ein Krypto-Veteran greift nach Wall Street.
Als eines der ältesten aktiven Krypto-Dienstleistungsunternehmen hat Blockchain.com keine Aktien oder Preisspanne offengelegt. Laut Bloomberg beschäftigt die Firma 500 Mitarbeiter und war in den letzten drei Jahren auf bereinigter Basis profitabel. Sie unterstützt über 95 Millionen Wallets und 43 Millionen bestätigte Konten.

Everclear und das ZERO Network gaben diese Woche ihre Schließungen bekannt, was die neuesten Opfer der beschleunigten Schließungen im Bereich der Dezentralisierten Finanzen (DeFi) im Jahr 2026 markiert.
Die Ankündigungen kommen inmitten eines breiteren Marktrückgangs, der Druck auf Krypto-Unternehmen ausgeübt hat.
Everclear und ZERO nennen unterschiedliche Druckfaktoren
In einem Post auf X sagte Everclear, dass das Projekt um ein Solver-Modell zur Rebalancierung von Cross-Chain-Fonds aufgebaut wurde. Das Segment hat nie genug kommerzielle Tiefe erreicht, da sich die Nutzer stark auf den Preis konzentrierten. Das monatliche Volumen erreichte $500 Millionen, doch diese Aktivität brachte keine nachhaltigen Einnahmen.

Der Gouverneur von Kalifornien, Gavin Newsom, hat am Donnerstag eine „erstmals im Land erlassene Exekutivverordnung“ unterzeichnet, um die Störungen des Arbeitsmarktes durch künstliche Intelligenz (KI) zu bekämpfen.
Die Anordnung weist Kalifornien an, Arbeiter, kleine Unternehmen und Gemeinschaften auf die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen von KI vorzubereiten.
Was die Anordnung des Gouverneurs von Kalifornien abdeckt
Die Anordnung versammelt eine breite Gruppe von Universitäten, Ökonomen, Arbeitsmarktexperten, staatlichen Behörden und Führungskräften der Industrie. Sie werden neue Richtlinien entwerfen und Signale verfolgen, wo KI Arbeitsplätze abbaut.

Der Crypto-Leverage bleibt Monate nach dem Liquidationsschock im Oktober deutlich unter dem Höhepunkt von 2025, laut CoinGeckos Bericht über den Stand der Crypto Perpetuals 2026.
Das gesamte offene Interesse im Crypto-Markt ist von einem Höchststand von 210 Milliarden Dollar am 7. Oktober 2025, kurz vor dem Liquidationsereignis am 10. Oktober, auf 99,09 Milliarden Dollar bis April 2026 gefallen. Das lässt das marktweite offene Interesse mehr als 50% unter seinem Höchststand, was zeigt, dass die Trader nicht im gleichen Tempo Leverage aufgebaut haben.
Das offene Interesse bleibt mehr als 50% unter seinem Höchststand

Last week, Nvidia stock climbed to a fresh all-time high above $236, pushing its market capitalization toward $5.7 trillion. The stock recently surged 3.7% in a single session and has now posted multiple consecutive gains, reflecting renewed investor confidence ahead of earnings.
The current Nvidia stock forecast hinges on two competing forces: accelerating global AI demand, particularly from China, and rising geopolitical and valuation risks.
With NVDA trading above key technical levels but approaching short-term overbought conditions, the next move may depend on earnings guidance and regulatory clarity.
China Demand Reignites AI Momentum
One of the primary drivers behind Nvidia’s latest breakout is renewed demand for AI chips from China.
Major technology firms, including Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, and JD.com are reportedly preparing to purchase Nvidia’s H200 processors, pending regulatory approvals.
Although US export restrictions remain in place and some Chinese approvals have slowed, investors appear to be pricing in a partial shift in demand.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s presence in China as part of a US delegation further suggests ongoing negotiations to unlock that pipeline.
Even with China’s revenue under pressure from export controls, Nvidia continues to benefit from surging global AI infrastructure spending. Demand for high-performance GPUs used in model training, inference, and AI server deployment remains structurally strong.
The broader semiconductor sector has rallied alongside Nvidia, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index reaching record levels.
Year-to-date, NVDA is up more than 25%, and over the past 12 months, the stock has gained more than 70%, significantly outperforming major indices.
Technical Outlook: $210 Support Remains Critical
From a technical perspective, Nvidia remains in a supportive uptrend. The stock is trading above its 20-day moving average near $210, its 50-day moving average near $193, and its 200-day moving average near $186. The Ichimoku Kijun level at $210.63 acts as immediate support.
However, momentum indicators suggest near-term exhaustion. The RSI is hovering near 64–65, and the CCI has entered overbought territory above 130.
The Stochastic RSI has generated a short-term sell signal, indicating potential consolidation despite the broader uptrend.
While MACD and ADX continue to support a bullish structure, divergence between oscillators and price suggests momentum may cool before another leg higher.
Over the next several sessions, NVDA is expected to trade between $215 and $235. A confirmed breakout above $235 would likely signal renewed upside momentum, potentially extending toward new highs.
Conversely, a sustained break below the $210–$215 support band would weaken the short-term structure and open the door for deeper retracement.
Nvidia Price Prediction for 2026
According to the latest CoinCodex Nvidia price prediction, NVDA may experience short-term consolidation before potentially resuming an upward trajectory later in 2026.
For May 2026, projections place the stock between $204 and $224, implying limited near-term upside.
June and July forecasts suggest moderate pullbacks, with average prices near $195–$201. This indicates a potential cooling phase following recent strength.
However, projections turn more constructive in the second half of the year. September and October show recovery toward the $220 range, while November targets extend toward $260. December forecasts indicate potential highs near $280, representing significant upside if bullish momentum reaccelerates.
While these projections remain model-based and conditional on broader market dynamics, they suggest that consolidation could precede another expansion phase if AI-driven demand continues.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said fund sponsors agreed to delay several event contract ETFs tied to prediction markets while the agency seeks public input.
Meanwhile, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Hockey League announced a memorandum of understanding aimed at policing event contracts built around professional hockey.
Parallel Oversight of Prediction Markets
The announcements show the SEC and CFTC moving in step to handle a sector that has expanded faster than regulators have written rules.
Roundhill Investments, GraniteShares, and Bitwise’s PredictionShares brand have filed roughly two dozen event contract ETF proposals since February.
The funds would package binary bets on elections, recessions, and sports outcomes into brokerage-friendly wrappers.
Atkins framed the delay as a process question rather than a rejection. The new SEC chair said staff will seek public input on how the agency should respond to recent market changes.
CFTC and NHL Integrity Pact
The CFTC-NHL agreement formalizes information sharing and coordinated monitoring between the agency and the league.
Designated representatives will communicate regularly on integrity issues and share data confidentially.
Our agreement with the CFTC enhances the comprehensive integrity monitoring systems already in place and strengthens our ability to identify, deter, and address potential risks,” the agency stated.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman attached the statement to the CFTC release. The league already runs licensing deals with Kalshi and Polymarket, giving each platform settlement feeds for hockey contracts.
CFTC Chair Mike Selig signed a similar pact with Major League Baseball in March and has previously warned on fraud inside prediction market venues.
Joint Approach Under New Leadership
The two agencies signed their own coordination memorandum in March 2026 covering product definitions and emerging technology.
Both chairs are appointees of the current administration who favor what they call innovation with guardrails.
ETF assets have tripled since 2019, according to Atkins. Prediction market open interest reached $1.2 billion in weekly volume earlier this year.
Retail investors being able to access event contract ETFs now hinges on the public comment process.

Der Cardano-Gründer Charles Hoskinson sagte, die Blockchain riskiere, ihre Wissenschaftler zu verlieren, wenn ein Forschungsantrag über 32,9 Millionen ADA scheitert. Er warnte, dass das zentrale Forschungslabor schließen würde, bevor die Abstimmung am 8. Juni endet.
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Charles Hoskinson stellt die Abstimmung als existenziell dar
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