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Coinbase and CEO Brian Armstrong are bankrolling a rapidly expanding pro-crypto political machine, pouring tens of millions of dollars into Fairshake as Washington’s 2026 election fight over digital assets intensifies. Summary Coinbase has given $24.5m to Fairshake, while Armstrong added $1m personally. Fairshake has raised $85m so far, with major backing from a16z, Ripple and others. The PAC aims to shape U.S. crypto rules as Congress battles over regulation and market structure. Coinbase and Armstrong are helping assemble what they describe as an “8-figure political war chest” by routing $25.5 million into Fairshake, a crypto-focused super PAC backing pro-digital asset…

Near Protocol (NEAR) is experiencing a steep price rally. NEAR was trading at around $1.30 in early May, and has more than doubled in the time since, hitting $2.72 today, May 26, 2026. According to CoinGecko data, NEAR’s price has rallied by 14.2% in the last 24 hours, nearly 70% in the last week, 76.5% in the 14-day charts, and 93.5% over the previous month. Let’s discuss what could be pushing Near Protocol’s (NEAR) price amid a larger bearish market.Source: CoinGeckoWhat’s Fueling Near Protocol’s Price Rally And Will It Continue?Source: CoinDCXNear Protocol (NEAR) is an AI-based cryptocurrency. The asset’s ongoing…

Seven days. That’s the latest countdown attached to another loud crypto prediction, this time from YoungHoon Kim, the South Korean influencer who claims to hold the world’s highest IQ score at 276. According to his latest posts, June 2 is supposedly when Bitcoin will “start the fire” and XRP will “shock the world.”That kind of language spreads fast on crypto X. So does skepticism. Kim posted on May 26 that “crypto will be insane starting in June,” placing most of the spotlight on Bitcoin and XRP. He also promoted a claimed +487% trading return for the year, which naturally grabbed…

Hyperliquid (HYPE) has been dominating the cryptocurrency charts over the last few days, hitting a new all-time high of $64.27 on May 24, 2026. While the asset has faced a 2.3% correction in the last 24 hours, CoinGecko data shows that HYPE has rallied 29.2% in the last week, 49.6% in the 14-day charts, and 49.5% over the previous month. The cryptocurrency’s price has also risen by more than 60% since late May 2025. Let’s discuss what Forbes has to say about HYPE’s recent price spike.Source: CoinGeckoWhy Did Hyperliquid Hit An All-Time High?Source: InvestXHyperliquid’s (HYPE) recent price surge came after…

James Ding May 26, 2026 14:24 ETH treasury firms are shifting toward staking and yield strategies as spot ETFs erode passive exposure premiums. Staking now accounts for 60% of reported revenue. Ethereum treasury companies are leaning heavily on staking revenue as spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reshape the dynamics of crypto exposure in public markets. According to a new report from staking provider Everstake, staking now constitutes an average of 60% of disclosed revenue for six ETH treasury firms, underscoring the increasing importance of active yield generation. The report examined 15 publicly listed companies…

KelpDAO has finalized the operational phase of its rsETH recovery plan, transferring the last tranche of tokens into its cross-chain adapter and restoring full bridge coverage — but the harder work of rebuilding user trust may still lie ahead.KelpDAO announced on May 25 that it has completed the operational phase of its rsETH recovery plan, transferring a final tranche of 20,373.72 rsETH into the protocol’s Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) adapter. The move marks the culmination of a multi-week replenishment effort that saw roughly 116,000 rsETH returned to the rsETH OFT adapter over approximately two weeks, carried out with the support…

The week of May 18–22 will be remembered as one of the starkest divergences in the short history of crypto exchange-traded funds — not because the market collapsed, but because it quietly reorganized itself.Spot bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $1.26 billion for the week, making it one of the weakest weekly performances of 2026. The overwhelming share of the selling pressure came from BlackRock’s IBIT, which alone shed $1.01 billion over the five trading days. Fidelity’s FBTC followed with $111.5 million in outflows, while Ark & 21Shares’ ARKB lost another $106.8 million. Additional withdrawals came from Bitwise’s BITB, VanEck’s…

On May 24, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a roughly 1,500-word post on X laying out his personal vision for the Ethereum Foundation’s future. He was direct about what the changes mean in practice: “The EF is choosing to use its remaining resources to pursue longevity over breadth. Yes, this means we sell less ETH.” The post arrives at a difficult moment for the organization, amid its deepest talent drain in years and growing community frustration over the Foundation’s direction.A Foundation at a CrossroadsAt least nine senior contributors have departed in 2026, including Barnabé Monnot, Tim Beiko, Carl Beek, Julian…

Bitmine owns more than 4.47% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 millionBitmine is 89% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 11 monthsEthereum continues to benefit from the dual tailwinds of Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and from agentic AI systems increasingly needing public and neutral blockchainsBitmine uplisted to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) from the NYSE American effective as of April 9, 2026Bitmine has 4,712,917 staked ETH, representing $10.1 billion at $2,134 per ETHMAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR and institutional investors, with a…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure OKX says its new platform can handle up to 300,000 transactions per second, running at millisecond-level speed — a technical benchmark the company set out as it launched Exchange OS on Tuesday. A Shared Home For Different Markets The platform is built on X Layer, OKX’s Ethereum layer-2 network, and lets users build their own spot, perpetuals, and outcomes markets from the ground up. It draws on the same infrastructure that powers OKX’s main exchange, giving any market created on it access to a shared pool of…