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According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Federal Reserve issued a revised proposal Wednesday establishing a framework for limited payment accounts—commonly called "skinny" master accounts—that would allow non-bank firms, including crypto companies, to clear and settle payments through Fed rails. Payment account holders would not receive intraday credit, discount window access, or interest on balances, and automated controls would prevent overdrafts. The proposal, now open for a 60-day comment period, follows a December 2025 request for information and increases maximum closing balance limits based on expected payment activity. The Fed also asked regional banks to pause consideration of certain applications while finalizing the rule, a day after President Trump's executive order directing a review of crypto firms' access to Fed payment rails.

According to CoinDesk, Representatives Steven Horsford (D-NV), Max Miller (R-OH), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), and Mike Carey (R-OH) reintroduced a revised version of the Parity Act on Wednesday, directing the IRS to study the feasibility and potential abuse of a de minimis exemption for crypto transactions. The new bill also creates a tax safe harbor for "regulated payment stablecoins" — no gain or loss would be recognized unless the cost basis falls below 99% of the stablecoin's redemption value — and defines how wash sale rules apply to digital assets. The IRS review would examine how many transactions worth less than $200 are captured under current law and what infrastructure would be needed to implement a carveout. Horsford previously called tax policy "the foundation" for integrating digital assets into the financial system, arguing that unresolved tax questions remain a barrier to consumer and institutional adoption.

NHN KCP is conducting a proof-of-concept to evaluate the use of blockchain-based stablecoins on a payment-focused mainnet developed with Avalanche. According to NS3.AI, the initiative aims to integrate the system with PAYCO, creating a payment ecosystem that bridges online and offline transactions.

According to the announcement from Binance, the platform has introduced a new feature called Live Trading Hub on Binance Square Live, accompanied by a promotional event offering a total prize pool of 15,000 USDT. This initiative aims to enhance social trading by allowing creators to share real-time trading data, including positions, profit and loss (PnL), and trade history during livestreams. Viewers can participate and compete on a live leaderboard, making trading a more interactive and communal experience.
The promotion period is set from 2026-05-21 00:00 (UTC) to 2026-05-30 23:59 (UTC). Creators can unlock livestream access automatically upon reaching 1,000 Binance Square followers. Those with prior livestreaming experience or a strong content creation background can apply for access through a survey. Creators participating in the promotion can compete for a share of 10,000 USDT across two leaderboards: the Popular Streamer Leaderboard and the Skilled Streamer Leaderboard. The former ranks creators based on the cumulative number of valid participants in their sessions, while the latter ranks them by the realized PnL of their best session.
For viewers, a separate reward structure offers a 5,000 USDT prize pool. The first 1,666 users who join a Live Trading Hub session, make their first TradFi USDⓈ-M Futures trade, and achieve a trading volume of at least 100 USDT will receive a 3 USDT Futures Bonus Voucher. Rewards are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Binance Square aims to be a comprehensive social platform for Web3 trends, connecting content creators with followers and customizing user feeds based on engagement history.

According to CoinDesk, Polymarket filed to list "combinatorial outcome contracts" — effectively parlays — in U.S. sports event contracts with the CFTC on Wednesday, self-certifying the product for launch no earlier than May 21. Each parlay would resolve to $1 only if every underlying leg settles in the user's favor; a single loss zeroes the contract.
Separately, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said his agency is seeking public input on event contract ETFs, acknowledging that "novel products raise novel questions" and noting ETF assets have tripled in seven years. The dual developments add fuel to an escalating jurisdictional fight, with the CFTC asserting exclusive federal authority under the Commodity Exchange Act while state regulators and gambling firms argue sports prediction markets infringe on state rights to regulate and tax gambling. The Supreme Court is widely expected to eventually take up the issue.

Kalshi, a prediction market platform, has raised an additional $200 million from new investors Baillie Gifford and Layer Global, according to Bloomberg. This funding expands on the $1 billion Series F round led by Coatue Management earlier this month, maintaining the company's valuation at $22 billion. According to PANews, other participants in the funding round include Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, IVP, Paradigm, Morgan Stanley, and ARK Invest. In April, Kalshi reported a monthly trading volume exceeding $14 billion and an annualized revenue of over $1.5 billion.

According to Foresight News, monitoring by @ai_9684xtpa reveals that a16z has withdrawn a total of 2.597 million HYPE tokens from major exchanges over the past 24 hours. The tokens are valued at approximately $13.29 million, with an average withdrawal price of $51.17 per token. Of these, 73,000 tokens were deposited back into an exchange, though the purpose remains unknown.

Map Protocol's cross-chain bridge on Ethereum and BSC was attacked, according to ChainCatcher. Blockaid monitoring revealed that the attacker manipulated the Butter Bridge V3.1 contract to mint approximately 10 trillion MAPO tokens to a newly created EOA address, vastly exceeding the legitimate supply of 208 million tokens by 4.8 million times. DeFi community YAM reported that the attacker has profited around 52.2 ETH. In response, MAP Protocol stated that they are aware of the incident and are coordinating with external security partners to investigate and contain the situation. The bridge between MAPO ERC-20 and the MAPO mainnet has been suspended, and trading of MAPO ERC-20 tokens on Uniswap is advised against during the mitigation process, as the liquidity pool remains at risk.
Butter Network also responded, stating that ButterSwap has been paused and the team is working with external security partners to investigate. Pending transactions will be processed once security is restored. User funds are not at risk, and all affected transactions will be fully processed after recovery.

According to WatcherGuru, Wall Street firms raised their Nvidia stock price targets following the company's fiscal Q1 2027 earnings release after the May 20 close, with the revised range spanning $270 to $325 and led by HSBC at $325. Morgan Stanley lifted its target to $285 and framed its thesis around a $1 trillion long-run revenue scenario, with analyst Joseph Moore noting "visibility into the supply chain has improved materially." Other adjustments included GF Securities to $308, DA Davidson and KeyBanc both to $300, and TD Cowen to $275. China remains an overhang: Nvidia lost H20 market access in April 2025, and H200 sales to 10 Chinese firms are held up by local regulators.

SpaceX has submitted an S-1 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to Bloomberg, the statement discloses a first-quarter net loss of $4.28 billion on revenue of $4.69 billion and a dual-class share structure giving Elon Musk 85.1% voting control. The filing shows 2025 full-year revenue of $18.7 billion and a net loss of $4.94 billion, driven by heavy AI spending after the xAI acquisition. Musk could earn up to 1 billion additional shares for hitting milestones including a 1-million-person Mars settlement. The IPO targets as much as $75 billion at a valuation of up to $2 trillion, with marketing expected June 4 and pricing as soon as June 11 on Nasdaq under ticker SPCX.

According to Bloomberg, Anthropic PBC has agreed to pay SpaceX nearly $45 billion over three years for computing resources to support its Claude artificial intelligence software, according to a securities filing related to SpaceX's initial public offering. Anthropic is expected to pay $1.25 billion per month through May 2029, with capacity ramping at a reduced fee in May and June 2026. Either party may terminate the agreement with 90 days' notice.

Grayscale has purchased 510,387 HYPE tokens, valued at approximately $24.95 million, over the past week, according to Foresight News. The acquisition was made through two associated wallets, and the tokens have been staked.

PANews posted on X (formerly Twitter). SpaceX has disclosed in its IPO prospectus (S-1 filing) that the company holds 18,712 BTC, with an average acquisition cost of approximately $35,000 per Bitcoin. The total cost of this investment is around $655 million, and at current market prices, the valuation has reached $1.45 billion.
Following the collapse of Luna, SpaceX reduced its Bitcoin holdings but did not completely liquidate them, maintaining the remaining assets to date. Notably, this proactive disclosure ahead of the IPO indicates that Bitcoin is now recognized as an official item on SpaceX's balance sheet, rather than a peripheral allocation.

XRP spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $1.45 million on May 20, according to SoSoValue data. According to ChainCatcher, the inflow was solely attributed to the Canary XRP ETF (XRPC), bringing its historical total net inflow to $445 million.
As of the latest update, the total net asset value of XRP spot ETFs stands at $1.134 billion, with an XRP net asset ratio of 1.34%. The cumulative historical net inflow has reached $1.389 billion.

On May 21, 2026, 00:54 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Bitcoin has crossed the 78,000 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 78,037.351563 USDT, with a narrowed 1.67% increase in 24 hours.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently seeking public feedback on predictive market ETFs, according to Foresight News. Bloomberg's senior ETF analyst, Eric Balchunas, noted that SEC Chair Paul Atkins is gathering opinions on these products. The regulatory body is still evaluating the nature of predictive market ETFs, which are relatively new and somewhat akin to crypto assets. The SEC aims to fully understand the risks and mechanisms involved before these products are launched, ensuring sufficient confidence in their operation.

Circle has minted approximately 500 million USDC on the Solana blockchain within the past 24 hours, according to ChainCatcher. This development highlights Circle's ongoing activity and engagement with the Solana network.

According to Odaily, data from DefiLlama indicates that Variational's open interest has surpassed $800 million, placing it fourth in the Perp DEX sector. Notably, Variational is the only platform among the top five in open interest that has not yet issued a token.
Previously, it was reported that Variational announced the completion of a $50 million Series A funding round, led by Dragonfly Capital.

On May 21, a report from HyperInsight revealed that a major investor, known as 'HYPE's Largest Bull' (0x082e8), continues to hold a leveraged long position on 1,380,042.66 HYPE tokens. According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, this position is maintained with a 5x leverage, amounting to a nominal value of $75.88 million. The average entry price for this position is $38.68 per token, and it currently shows an unrealized profit of $22.3 million.

Y Combinator has introduced the YC Crypto Deals program to support startups. According to Odaily, the initiative offers funding, gas fee credits, and crypto infrastructure support through partnerships with Solana Foundation, QuickNode, Helius, and Phantom.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce an executive order aimed at enhancing artificial intelligence (AI) cybersecurity as early as Thursday, according to sources familiar with the matter. According to ChainCatcher, the order will modify existing cybersecurity information-sharing programs to include AI companies, though it will not mandate federal approval for advanced models.
Instead, the order will encourage voluntary testing of advanced AI systems to identify and address vulnerabilities in federal, state, and local networks, as well as critical U.S. infrastructure, without imposing extensive new regulations. Invitations have been extended to several technology industry leaders to attend the signing ceremony at the White House on Thursday, though it remains unclear who will participate.

On May 20, 2026, 17:28 PM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, BNB has crossed the 650 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 650.549988 USDT, with a narrowed 1.56% increase in 24 hours.

Hong Kong's PCB sector continues to strengthen with notable gains in key stocks. According to Jin10, Dazhong CNC (03200.HK) saw an increase of over 13%, while Guanghe Technology (01989.HK) rose nearly 5%. Other companies, including Shenghong Technology (02476.HK), also experienced upward movement.

South Korea's stock market experienced a significant rise following Samsung Electronics' preliminary agreement with its labor union, which alleviated the threat of a strike at the world's largest memory chip manufacturer. According to Jin10, the benchmark KOSPI index surged by 6.4% on Thursday, with Samsung's stock price soaring nearly 7%. Competitor SK Hynix saw an increase of up to 8.4%. The Korea Exchange temporarily halted program trading for the KOSPI and the small-cap KOSDAQ indices after futures surged. Chip-related stocks also benefited from Nvidia's better-than-expected performance. Eugene Asset Management's Chief Investment Officer, Ha SeokKeun, commented that the preliminary agreement between labor and management is positive news as it reduces uncertainty. Additionally, Nvidia's earnings call highlighted the exceptionally strong demand for AI-driven memory, particularly high-bandwidth memory and advanced DRAM.

TAC announced it has successfully recovered the majority of funds following a $2.85 million exploit on the TON bridge. According to NS3.AI, the organization plans to utilize foundation funds to compensate for the remaining losses. The exploit involved an attacker using a counterfeit contract to circumvent code hash verification, resulting in fake USDT deposits.

A tokenization platform has reported record quarterly revenue, yet it continues to post losses as it invests in growth and prepares for a public-company transition linked to its merger with Cantor Equity Partners II, according to CoinDesk. The platform's financial performance highlights its strategic focus on expansion and readiness for public listing, despite ongoing financial challenges.

Hong Kong's automotive sector experienced an upward trend in early trading. According to Jin10, Seres Group (09927.HK) saw an increase of over 6%, while XPeng Inc. (09868.HK) rose by more than 5%. Other companies such as Li Auto Inc. (02015.HK) and BYD Company Limited (01211.HK) also followed suit with gains.

Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Junko Koeda has expressed concerns about the prolonged period of negative real interest rates in Japan. According to Jin10, Koeda highlighted that such a scenario could lead investors to perceive the Japanese economy as an unattractive investment destination due to expected low returns. This statement underscores the challenges faced by Japan in maintaining economic appeal amid ongoing monetary policy conditions.

Sentient has announced the launch of its latest hackathon, 'Challenge 0,' running from May 20 to June 22, with a total prize pool exceeding $6,000 and MiniMax points. According to ChainCatcher, the challenge focuses on reasoning based on real financial data using Databricks' OfficeQA benchmark. Participants are required to build AI Agents to read and interpret historical U.S. Treasury documents from 1939 to 2025 to solve 246 financial questions. The event allows developers to participate without coding by using pre-built coding agents and optimizing through prompt engineering and MCP servers. The system will evaluate participants based on accuracy, latency, and cost.

The Bank of Japan should persist in raising policy rates to address developments in economic activity, prices, and financial conditions, according to Odaily. This statement was made by Junko Koeda, a member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board.

Peter Schiff has criticized Michael Saylor's Bitcoin strategy, labeling it as a Ponzi scheme. According to NS3.AI, Schiff argued that Bitcoin's current price near $82,000 does not make Saylor's model sustainable. He claimed that the structure relies on attracting new investor capital to manage debt obligations. Schiff also warned that selling Bitcoin to cover an 11.5% interest rate could lead to significant losses.

Bank of Japan Board Member Junko Koeda stated that service prices, which had been on a downward trend several years ago, are now steadily pushing up the Consumer Price Index (CPI) due to sustained robust wage growth. According to Jin10, this development highlights the impact of wage increases on consumer prices in Japan.

The HYPE token has reached $54, approaching its previous high of $59 set last September, with only an 8% increase needed to surpass it. Blockchain sleuth EmberCN posted on X. The largest HYPE long position, consisting of 1.38 million HYPE tokens, currently shows an unrealized profit of $21.6 million. In contrast, the largest short position, held by @loraclexyz, involves 1.6 million HYPE tokens opened at $43.5, now facing an unrealized loss of $17.66 million. The liquidation price for this short position is set at $71.

Bank of Japan board member Junko Koeda has noted a slight increase in both survey-based and market-based indicators of long-term inflation expectations. According to Jin10, Koeda emphasized that this development warrants attention. The remarks suggest a growing awareness of inflationary pressures within Japan's economic landscape.

The CME's FedWatch Tool indicates a 97.3% probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged by June. According to Jin10, there is a 2.7% chance of a cumulative 25 basis point rate cut. By July, the probability of maintaining the current rate is 87.2%, with a 2.4% chance of a 25 basis point rate cut and a 10.4% chance of a 25 basis point rate hike.

Japan's core inflation rate has approached 2%, according to BOJ Policy Board Member Junko Koeda. This development comes amid ongoing discussions about the country's economic policies and inflation targets. Koeda's statement highlights the progress towards achieving the Bank of Japan's inflation goal, which has been a key focus for policymakers in recent years.

Australia's employment numbers for April revealed a decrease of 18,600 people, contrary to expectations of an increase of 15,000. According to Jin10, the previous month's employment figures had shown an increase of 17,900 people. This unexpected decline in employment may prompt further analysis of the country's labor market conditions.

PANews posted on X (formerly Twitter). Andrew Kang, co-founder of the crypto investment firm Mechanism Capital, has been appointed as the CEO of RoboStrategy, a company focused on robotics and Physical AI. RoboStrategy, which went public on Nasdaq this year, aims to serve as an investment platform in the robotics and Physical AI sectors. Two years ago, Kang invested $19 million in Figure AI, entering the robotics field at a time when many venture capitalists were skeptical about its funding prospects.

Australia is set to release its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April in ten minutes. According to Jin10, this data will provide insights into the country's labor market conditions.

Spot gold prices have increased to $4,560 per ounce, marking a 0.36% rise for the day. According to Jin10, this upward movement reflects ongoing market dynamics influencing precious metals.