Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin’s 2026 macro setup just flipped from waiting for relief to pricing a renewed threat.As of May 20, 2026, CME FedWatch showed a 54.1% chance of a rate hike at the December 2026 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, against 44.4% odds of no change and only 1.5% odds of easing.Fed target rate probability chart showing markets pricing 54% odds of 2026 rate hikes. (Source: CME FedWatch)For Bitcoin, the important signal is the direction of travel, not the precision of one futures-market snapshot.The trade many holders expected was simple: inflation would cool, the Federal Reserve would eventually ease, liquidity would…
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The ultimate price floor for Bitcoin (BTC) in the current market cycle is $60,000, according to K33 Research, the research arm of K33 digital asset brokerage company.In a May 19th publication, the crypto market intelligence firm supported its argument by citing crypto market support from heightened institutional adoption.Bitcoin will not drop below $60K, cushioned by institutional investmentNotably, Bitcoin institutional investors comprise public and private corporations, spot ETF issuers, and fund managers. It also includes systematic hedge funds and trading firms, as well as pension funds and endowments.According to CryptoQuant’s Bitcoin Fund Holdings Chart, the cryptocurrency’s holdings have grown steadily among…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on In traditional markets, the VIX gives traders a way to hedge or trade expected stock-market volatility rather than take a direct view on the S&P 500. CME Bitcoin volatility futures now give Bitcoin traders a regulated version of that idea: a way to bet on volatility without betting on Bitcoin’s price.The exchange plans to list Bitcoin Volatility futures to start trading on June 1, while a May 14 Commodity Futures Trading Commission product record lists the contract as Certified.That makes the launch a market-structure test: whether Bitcoin is ready for a regulated futures contract tied to expected turbulence itself.The contract,…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on The CLARITY Act is moving toward the Senate floor with a promise crypto has spent years asking for: a clearer federal map for digital asset markets.The under-covered risk is that the map runs through the CFTC, making CFTC crypto regulation a capacity test for spot-market oversight after its payroll workforce fell by more than one-fifth.The Senate Banking Committee advanced H.R. 3633 on May 14 by a 15-9 vote, putting the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 closer to floor consideration after the House passed the bill in July 2025.Votes and signing timelines have dominated the…
Coins.ph adds BTC and ETH payments to the Philippines QRPh system. Users can spend crypto at 700,000 QRPh-enabled merchants. Stablecoins remain key for remittances and daily crypto payments. Coins.ph has expanded its QRPh crypto payment functionality to support Bitcoin and Ethereum transactions, broadening the use of digital assets within the Philippines’ national QR payment infrastructure. The Manila-based crypto platform announced on May 19 that users can now pay merchants nationwide using Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) through QRPh, the national QR code standard developed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The expansion builds on Coins.ph’s earlier rollout of QRPh-compatible…
Coins.ph has expanded its QRPh-enabled crypto payment system to support Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), building on its earlier integration of stablecoins such as Tether. The update allows users to make payments at approximately 700,000 merchants across the Philippines that support QRPh, the national QR code standard developed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Transactions are completed by scanning a QR code, with crypto balances automatically converted into Philippine pesos at checkout, eliminating the need for users to manually convert funds in advance. This rollout follows the company’s earlier launch of QRPh-compatible payments using USDT, which marked the first instance…
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Crypto presales tend to attract the most attention when they sit in front of a narrative the market has not fully priced in yet. In 2026, prediction markets are emerging as one of those opportunities. Polymarket showed that crypto users will trade real-world outcomes at scale, from elections and macro events to crypto headlines and breaking news. That creates a compelling question for presale investors: what if a Polymarket-style platform launched with its own native crypto presale while the sector was still early?That is the opportunity being pitched by PredictMarkets ($PREDICT). The project is building a decentralised prediction market platform…
Hyperliquid currently controls 43% of the cryptocurrency fee market, registering $11 million per week. Ethereum (ETH), on the other hand, had 13% of the share, while Solana (SOL) had 10%. Hyperliquid’s surge comes amid Goldman Sachs taking a substantial position in initiatives related to the project.💰HUGE: Hyperliquid now controls 43% of crypto’s fee market with $11M/week, crushing Ethereum’s 13% and Solana’s 10%.The casino is winning. pic.twitter.com/mTy2CuEm7p— Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) May 20, 2026Hyperliquid Surges Amid Goldman Sachs InvestmentSource: InvestXAccording to Goldman Sachs’ recent 13F filing with the SEC, the financial institution has sold its XRP and Solana (SOL) holdings, while retaining…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is on the verge of releasing a landmark “innovation exemption” that would allow publicly traded company stocks to be represented as crypto tokens and traded on blockchain-based platforms — a move that could fundamentally reshape how equities are bought and sold around the world.What is a tokenized stock?A tokenized security is a financial instrument — such as a stock — that is formatted as or represented by a crypto asset, where the record of ownership is maintained in whole or in part on or through one or more crypto networks. In plain terms, instead…
