KuCoin is framing its Australian push as an 'evolution,' pairing its November 2025 AUSTRAC registration with the launch of KuCard, a Mastercard-linked debit card built with Immersve that lets users spend USDC at any Mastercard merchant, including via Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Bitcoin trades near $80,000. Ethereum ETFs printed 10 straight inflow days. CME lists AVAX and SUI futures on May 4. The CLARITY Act markup is expected mid-month. Here are 10 crypto to watch in May 2026, ranked by market cap, with the upgrades, regulatory moves, and on-chain shifts driving each.
PI is up 11% this week as co-founders Dr. Chengdiao Fan and Nicolas Kokkalis are confirmed speakers at Consensus 2026 in Miami (May 5–7). Protocol 23, introducing smart contracts, has been moved forward to May 11. Here is what the pi price prediction landscape looks like heading in.
CNB Governor Aleš Michl became the first sitting central bank governor to keynote The Bitcoin Conference, arguing that a 1% Bitcoin allocation could lift portfolio returns without raising risk. The CNB previously bought a $1 million digital asset test portfolio in November 2025.
Drift Protocol was drained for $285M by North Korean hackers on April 1. Circle didn't freeze $230M in stolen USDC. Now Tether is backing a $148M recovery and Drift relaunches on USDT.
Hong Kong just handed its first stablecoin licences to the same banks that print its banknotes. The HKMA chose HSBC and Standard Chartered's Anchorpoint venture from 36 applicants — a deliberate bet that trusted institutions make the safest foundation for digital money.
Running just 230 TH/s against a 1 ZH/s network, one solo miner found Bitcoin block 943,411 and pocketed 3.139 BTC, $210K, via CKPool. It's the 312th solo win in CKPool's history.
The crypto industry is not ignorant of its darker dimensions. Money laundering, terrorism financing, cybercrime, the limits of sovereign regulation,…
The Kingdom of Bhutan has transferred $72.3 million in Bitcoin, continuing to reduce its national crypto reserves. With holdings dropping from a peak of 13,295 BTC down to roughly 4,400 BTC, market watchers are questioning the future of the nation's sovereign digital asset strategy.
Morgan Stanley is advancing its digital asset strategy, revealing "MSBT" as the ticker for its proposed spot Bitcoin ETF. In a recent SEC filing, the bank disclosed a $1 million seed investment for initial liquidity, with BNY Mellon and Coinbase tapped to support the fund's operations.
The acquisition, disclosed by the company last week, represents Bitmine’s largest ether purchase of the year in token terms. Based on current market prices, the transaction was valued at approximately $140 million.
India has launched a Virtual Asset Lab under the Financial Intelligence Unit to track offshore crypto exchanges targeting Indian users without regulatory approval. The initiative uses AI monitoring and blockchain analytics to detect non compliant platforms and strengthen enforcement of crypto regulations.
Humanity Protocol ($H) trades 64% below its ATH — but a Mastercard partnership, $50M in institutional backing, and a 2026 governance launch could reshape the decentralized identity narrative. Here's our full $H price prediction from 2026 to 2031.
Jito Foundation's Head of APAC Marc Liew on why crypto's biggest barrier isn't regulation or technology, it's jargon. From JitoSOL's yield model to APAC's institutional shift, here's what the next chapter of mainstream adoption actually looks like.
The company funded the purchase partially through the issuance of STRC, its variable-rate preferred stock, though the majority of capital came from selling common shares.
As of March 2, 2026, ADA trades at approximately $0.29, down from highs above $1.00 reached in early 2025. The current market capitalization stands at roughly $10.77 billion, with a circulating supply of approximately 36.07 billion ADA.
In an exclusive interview from Consensus Hong Kong, BridgePort CEO Nirup Ramalingam breaks down the critical shift toward off-exchange settlement, mitigating counterparty risks, and building the essential institutional crypto infrastructure needed to mature the market.
HONG KONG – Feb 13, 2026 – Consensus Hong Kong 2026, held from February 10–12 at the Hong Kong Convention and…
The proposal, drafted by the Vietnam Ministry of Finance, would impose a flat 0.1% personal income tax on every cryptocurrency transfer executed by individual traders through licensed platforms.
According to data released by Mumbai-based exchange CoinDCX, Indian investors are actively buying the dip, effectively ignoring the panic that has gripped the Western markets.
Crypto investors in India hoped the 2026 Union Budget would offer a lifeline. Instead, the government tightened the screws. The…
Following historic legal finality achieved in January 2026, investor attention has shifted to the asset's utility in the $150 trillion cross-border payments market.
The show attracted 5,000+ participants, and 100+ international keynote speakers were represented in 50+ different sessions and featured over 100+ different companies and startup businesses.
Looking into 2026, Sherlock expects protocols to stop accepting partial security assurances. Simply pointing to a completed audit is losing credibility.
