Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, May 20th, 2026, Chainwire A new protocol-level feature enables peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers on Sui without requiring users to hold SUI, dropping current stablecoin transfer fees to $0.00. Sui, where money moves as freely as messages, today announced the launch of gasless stablecoin transfers, a new protocol-level...
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Arthur Hayes Urges Trump To Veto CLARITY Act And Defend Bitcoin Ethos
Arthur Hayes urges Trump to veto the CLARITY Act, saying Bitcoin and crypto should not rely on regulation to survive. BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes said he hopes Trump vetoes the CLARITY Act, citing concerns over Bitcoin’s core purpose. Speaking in a May 13 interview with The Wolf Of All Streets,...
Six Days In, Hyperliquid ETFs Are Already Reshaping HYPE Demand
Hyperliquid spot ETFs outpaced Ethereum inflows on five of the first six trading days after launch. On day six, HYPE ETF inflows surpassed every peer product, signaling growing institutional buying demand. Hyperliquid ETFs generated 2.5x the buying pressure of the Assistance Fund in just six trading days. Six days into...
L2BEAT Just Removed a Major Trust Risk From This Ethereum L2
L2BEAT independently regenerated all ZK circuits for Lighter’s desert verifier, confirming it matches the deployed contract on Ethereum. Lighter’s desert mode circuit sources were unavailable until recently, leaving users unable to exit funds without relying on the team. Users can now run the build script locally to verify ZK circuits...
Tether Expands Crypto Empire With Major Twenty One Capital Move
Tether International acquired SoftBank’s stake in XXI, becoming the dominant shareholder of the Bitcoin-focused company. SoftBank’s board representatives stepped down at closing, reshaping XXI’s governance ahead of its next development phase. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino confirmed deepened conviction in XXI, calling it a top opportunity to build a Bitcoin-native public...
GitHub Got Hit Through a Poisoned VS Code Extension Nobody Saw Coming
A poisoned VS Code extension breached GitHub’s internal repositories. Around 3,800 repos may be exposed as GitHub rotates secrets and investigates the attack. A single employee’s device. That was the way in. GitHub confirmed it detected and contained a compromise involving a poisoned VS Code extension installed on an internal...
Something Broke Inside Ethereum While Bitcoin Kept Absorbing the Hits
On-chain data reveals a sharp Bitcoin Ethereum divergence in taker volume. Bitcoin buyers hold ground while Ethereum sellers take full control. Bitcoin dropped from $82,000 to around $77,000 between May 11 and May 18. Ethereum fell from $2,400 to $2,100 over a longer stretch starting in April. Two price declines,...
Bybit Dumped XRP for a Month Straight. Now the Tables Have Turned.
XRP exchange-flow data shows Bybit’s month-long deposit streak ended around May 16 as Binance and Coinbase shifted into net withdrawal territory. Something shifted in XRP’s exchange behavior around mid-May. Not dramatically. Quietly. The kind of change that only shows up when you’re tracking transaction-level delta across platforms. According to on-chain...
South Carolina Signs New Bill Protecting Bitcoin Rights
South Carolina legalized stronger protections for Bitcoin self-custody rights. The law blocks discriminatory crypto taxes and restrictive zoning measures. State agencies are banned from using or testing central bank digital currencies. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster officially signed Senate Bill 163 into law. The new statutory change, people in the...
CFTC Sues Tim Walz Over Minnesota Prediction Markets Ban
The CFTC sued to block Minnesota’s prediction-market ban before it takes effect. The agency says prediction-market contracts are federally regulated swaps. Minnesota’s law would ban operating, advertising, and supporting these platforms. A massive legal battle just erupted between federal regulators and state leadership over the future of decentralized betting. The...