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Today’s Key Economic Events ▶︎ May 20 (Wed.): △ Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr speaks (10:15 p.m. Korea Standard Time) △ U.S. crude oil inventories (11:30 p.m. Korea Standard Time) △ Minutes of the April Federal Open Market Committee meeting (
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has chosen Goldman Sachs as the lead underwriter for its initial public offering, CNBC reported. CNBC reported on May 19 that Goldman was listed in the top spot on the company’s IPO prospectus. Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citi
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at bringing digital assets and fintech technology into the traditional financial system. CoinDesk reported on May 19 that Trump directed federal agencies to "modernize the regulatory framework so
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space company, is pursuing an acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor, Bloomberg reported on May 19. The company plans to complete the deal within about 30 days of its stock market debut, according to the report. SpaceX is expecte
The US Senate has approved a procedural motion on a resolution aimed at restraining President Donald Trump’s military action against Iran. Bloomberg reported on May 19 that the Senate voted 50-47 to advance a War Powers Resolution calling for a halt
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has finalized rules allowing foreign-issued stablecoins to be incorporated into the country’s payment system. BeInCrypto reported on May 19 that the FSA issued revised regulations recognizing foreign-issued trust-typ
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Minnesota after the state enacted a law banning prediction market platforms. Cointelegraph reported on May 19 that the CFTC asked a federal court in Minnesota to block enforcement of the state law. Th
JPMorgan said Ether has continued to underperform Bitcoin since the October 2025 deleveraging. CoinDesk reported on May 19 that JPMorgan, in a report, said Ether has lagged Bitcoin in both price performance and institutional inflows since the October
BitMine, a company that uses Ether as a treasury asset, bought another large batch of the token during the recent price decline. Cointelegraph reported on May 19 that BitMine Chairman Tom Lee said the company bought an additional 71,672 ETH over the
The hack of Monad-based decentralized finance project Echo Protocol may have been caused by a stolen administrator private key rather than a smart contract flaw. Cointelegraph reported on May 19 that blockchain developer Marioo described the incident
US spot Ether exchange-traded funds recorded net outflows of about $84.14 million in a single day. Trader T data showed US spot Ether ETFs posted total net outflows of $84.14 million on May 18, marking a sixth straight trading session of net withdraw
More than $600 million was pulled from U.S. spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in a single day. Data from Trader T showed that U.S. spot-Bitcoin ETFs posted net outflows of $648.61 million on May 18. That marked the third-largest daily net outflow of
South Korea’s financial authorities held a private meeting with the virtual-asset industry to gather feedback on proposed revisions to the enforcement decree of the country’s anti-money laundering law, local media reported. ZDNet Korea reported on Ma
Echo Protocol, a decentralized finance project on Monad, said it is investigating a security incident involving its bridge. In a post on X on May 18, the project said the incident occurred on the Monad-based Echo Bridge. All cross-chain transactions
Bitcoin fell to the $76,000 level, fueling deeper pessimism among retail investors. That gloom may instead point to a potential rebound, according to an analysis. On May 18, on-chain analytics firm Santiment wrote on X that bearish views in Bitcoin-r
Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, processed at least $2.3 billion of transactions through Tron and BNB Chain over the past several years. Reuters, citing data from on-chain analytics firm Arkham, reported on May 18 that Nobitex handled
Korbit said on May 19 that it will hold a weeklong event through May 25 to mark Bitcoin Pizza Day. Bitcoin Pizza Day commemorates May 22, 2010, when Bitcoin was first used in a real-world transaction. On that day, US programmer Laszlo Hanyecz bought
Coinone said May 19 that users can now access its recurring cryptocurrency investment service, Coin Moeugi, through the KakaoBank app. The integration lets users set up recurring investments and check returns directly within the KakaoBank app without
Echo Protocol, a decentralized finance project built on Monad, is suspected of having been hacked. On May 18, Onchain Lens, citing DeFi analyst dcfgod, reported that a hacker had illicitly minted about 1,000 eBTC on Echo Protocol and was using the to
Today's key economic events ▶ May 19: △ Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller is scheduled to speak at 9 p.m. Korea Standard Time △ US April pending home sales, preliminary, at 11 p.m. Korea Standard Time Today's key cryptocurrency events ▶ May
About 31% of Ethereum's total supply is now staked, up from roughly 29% at the start of the year, The Block reported on May 18. Staking has continued to increase despite recent price weakness. Ethereum has fallen about 26% this year. The Block said o
Kevin Warsh is set to formally take office as chair of the Federal Reserve this week, with markets assigning low odds to an early interest-rate cut. Cointelegraph reported on May 18 that the U.S. Senate approved Warsh's nomination as Fed chair a day
Oil prices declined after President Donald Trump said he had put a planned military strike on Iran on hold. Bloomberg reported on May 18 that West Texas Intermediate for July delivery fell below $103 a barrel. Brent also ended trading around $112 a b
Hyperliquid is reworking its stablecoin revenue model around its trading platform through new partnerships with Coinbase and Circle. CoinDesk reported on May 18 that Hyperliquid last week designated Circle's USDC as the official reference stablecoin
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said China will eventually allow imports of US-made artificial intelligence chips. Bloomberg reported on May 18 that Huang, in an interview with Bloomberg TV the previous day, said China’s government must d
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may unveil a new regulatory framework for tokenized stock trading as early as this week. Bloomberg reported on May 18 that the SEC is preparing to roll out an "Innovation Exemption" framework for blockchain
The Bank of Korea is accelerating preparations to commercialize deposit tokens built on a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. Yonhap News reported on May 19 that the BOK recently commissioned consulting work from external specialists in connectio
Hana Bank’s planned acquisition of a stake in Dunamu is under review by South Korean financial authorities, putting the deal’s prospects in focus. The Financial Services Commission is examining whether Hana Bank’s purchase of a Dunamu stake would run
The six-week streak of net inflows into US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds has ended. According to Wu Blockchain, US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted total net outflows of $1.039 billion in the week of May 11 to May 15. US spot Ether ETFs also recorded ne
Bitcoin fell below $77,000 as rising US Treasury yields and a sharp jump in oil prices added pressure to the market, CoinDesk reported on May 18. Bitcoin briefly dropped under $77,000 during Asian trading hours, according to the report. It was tradin