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Ethereum’s new roadmap lands in a market that is less interested in vision and more interested in evidence.That is the core tension behind the Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol Priorities Update for 2026, which breaks the network’s next phase into three tracks, including Scale, Improve UX, and Harden the L1.The roadmap is technical, but the market question is not. Investors want to know whether these priorities can help ETH recover in this bear market, and whether they can do so by changing risk and economics rather than just developer sentiment.That is why the Foundation’s framing matters. It is not selling one upgrade.…

In brief A total of 41 House Democrats urged Scott Bessent to scrutinize a bank charter application from the Trump family’s crypto firm. The lawmakers warned such an approval could pose national security and foreign influence risks. They cited recent reports that World Liberty Financial sold a major stake to a UAE royal. Forty-one House Democrats are pressing U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the potential approval of a banking charter for the Trump family’s crypto company, warning such an approval could threaten the legitimacy of the American banking system and its independence from foreign actors.In a letter sent to…

In brief The Netherlands Gambling Authority has ordered Polymarket to cease operations in the country, on penalty of fines of €420,000 ($462,000) per week. The regulator said that prediction markets constitute “illegal gambling” under Dutch law. The move adds to mounting global legal scrutiny of the fast-growing prediction market sector. The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa) has imposed a penalty order on Adventure One QSS Inc., the operator of prediction market platform Polymarket, for offering what it called illegal gambling services in the country without a license. It marks the latest legal setback for the company as regulators worldwide intensify scrutiny…

Ledn’s $188 million securitization marks the moment Bitcoin-backed consumer credit started looking like mainstream asset-backed debt.Ledn Issuer Trust 2026-1 packages 5,441 fixed-rate balloon loans into rated, tradable notes with investment-grade and subordinated tranches, custody arrangements, liquidity reserves, and all the structural scaffolding that allows institutional investors to buy Bitcoin-linked yield without ever touching spot Bitcoin.The deal establishes a template that could turn “don’t sell your BTC, borrow against it” into a repeatable consumer-finance product, with all the benefits and pathologies that implies.The deal sold $160 million of Class A notes rated BBB-(sf) by S&P and $28 million of Class B…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors rebounded 1-3%, with SOL leading; BTC at $67.4k CME to offer 24/7 crypto futures & options trading starting May 29 The 3rd White House meeting on stablecoin yield shows little progress Federal judge in Tennessee blocks state-level enforcement against Kalshi PUNCH meme soars 200% to $32M as the monkey goes viral ? Base Breaks Up With OptimismCoinbase’s Base is going independent.Much to the chagrin of…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives marketplace, announced Thursday that it will introduce nearly round‑the‑clock trading for its cryptocurrency derivatives, with the new schedule set to begin on May 29, pending regulatory approval. The exchange announced that its crypto futures and options will transition to continuous trading on the CME Globex platform, providing broader access beyond the traditional weekly schedule. While the platform will operate on an almost 24/7 basis, it will still include a minimum two‑hour maintenance break each weekend. ‘All‑Time High’ Demand For Crypto Risk…

Two spot Sui ETFs began trading in US markets on Feb. 18. Canary’s SUIS is listed on Nasdaq, while Grayscale’s GSUI appeared on NYSE Arca.Both products offer staking-enabled exposure to Sui, the layer-1 blockchain positioned as a high-throughput alternative to Ethereum.By the end of the first trading session, GSUI had moved roughly 8,000 shares. SUIS traded around 1,468. Combined notional volume came in under $150,000, a figure so low it barely registered on the tape.While Solana’s BSOL debuted with $55.4 million in day-one trading volume in October 2025 and XRP’s XRPC opened with roughly $58 million a month later, Sui’s…

In brief Spot Bitcoin ETFs outflows marked their third straight day of redemptions on February 19. Total outflows over the past five weeks were just under $4B, following weekly outflows since mid-January. Experts remain split on whether the move marks a “controlled reset,” or whether selling pressure would persist. Bitcoin ETFs logged another day of outflows Thursday, extending a five-week losing streak that has now erased nearly $4 billion from the products.Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $165.76 million in net outflows on February 19, marking the third consecutive day of redemptions, according to SoSoValue data. The latest withdrawals bring the five-week…

CME Group has spent most of its life as the financial plumbing moving the gears behind wheat hedges, rate bets, equity futures, the quiet machinery that keeps risk moving. Now it is taking a very public step into crypto’s always-on world.On May 29, CME says it will launch 24/7 trading for its cryptocurrency futures and options on the CME Globex platform, starting at 4:00 p.m. CT, pending regulatory review.That sounds like an operational update, the kind that usually lands with a shrug. In Bitcoin land, it touches one of the longest running storylines in chart watching culture, the so-called CME…

In brief Federal prosecutors have charged three former Google engineers with trade secret theft and obstruction. The defendants face up to 10 years in prison for each trade secret count and up to 20 years for obstruction. Prosecutors allege that trade secrets were routed to unauthorized locations, including access from Iran. Federal prosecutors have arrested three Silicon Valley engineers accused of stealing sensitive chip security trade secrets from Google and others and routing them to unauthorized locations, including Iran, raising national security concerns.A federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California returned an indictment…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin is struggling to push decisively above the $69,000 level as persistent selling pressure and rising market anxiety continue to weigh on sentiment. After several failed breakout attempts, price action reflects a cautious environment in which traders remain hesitant to commit fresh capital. Volatility has increased alongside deteriorating confidence, reinforcing the perception that the market is still navigating a corrective phase rather than entering a sustained recovery. A recent report from analyst Darkfost provides additional context through on-chain data, particularly the Coin Days Destroyed (CDD) heatmap. This…

In brief Tokenized real-world assets grew 8.7% to $24.8 billion over the past month, even as the broader crypto market weakened. DeFi’s total value locked fell 25% to $94.8 billion, with major protocols posting double-digit declines. The divergence points to capital rotation rather than exit, as investors shift from DeFi yields into lower-risk, tokenized assets, Decrypt was told. Tokenized real-world assets are showing steady growth despite a bearish market—a divergence that experts say reflects capital maturing within crypto rather than fleeing it entirely.The RWA sector posted 8.68% growth in distributed asset value over the past month, reaching $24.84 billion, according…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure US lawmakers and crypto leaders say a major bill could move fast. According to an on-site interview, Senator Bernie Moreno told reporters he hopes the US CLARITY Act will clear Congress by April. The comment came during a recent gathering with members of the press, and it set off a flurry of reaction across markets and inside the halls of power. Lawmakers And Industry At Odds Over Clarity Act Reports note that the biggest fight left on the table is stablecoin yields. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said…

In brief Caitlin Long says Trump-linked crypto activity has made passing the Clarity Act harder. She says the bill’s chances are a “coin flip” in the Senate. Without legislation, Long says crypto regulation could be reversed by future administrations. If Congress fails to pass the CLAIRITY Act, Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long says controversy tied to President Donald Trump’s family will share part of the blame.Speaking at ETH Denver on Wednesday, Long said Trump-associated meme coins and other crypto ventures, including World Liberty Financial, have made it more difficult to secure bipartisan backing for the bill, which would define how…

In brief Peter Williams admitted to two counts of theft of trade secrets in Washington. Prosecutors say he received about $1.26 million in crypto over three years, later spending it on luxury items and a property. Prosecutors are seeking a nine-year prison sentence and at least $35 million in restitution. An Australian executive who pleaded guilty to selling sensitive cyber tools to a Russian broker was paid in crypto under contracts promising millions more, placing crypto at the center of a case prosecutors say endangered Five Eyes intelligence capabilities.Prosecutors alleged Peter Williams, an Australian national and U.S. resident, sold eight…