Archive May 2026

A few months before the U.S. midterm elections, crypto prediction markets have already chosen their side. On Polymarket and Kalshi, more than 12.5 million dollars have been wagered on a scenario that worries Republicans: a takeover of Congress by the Democrats. This rise in betting comes as Donald Trump faces unfavorable polls, gradually turning these crypto platforms into real political barometers followed even in Washington circles.

Blockchain.com quietly returns to knock on Wall Street's door, as bankers, regulators, and crypto veterans slowly bring out their old tokens still burning after several particularly painful IPOs.

Is the crypto apocalypse accelerating? The U.S. government just announced a historic $2 billion plan to fund quantum computing. We explain everything to you.

While volatility maintains short-term hesitations, historical holders continue to massively accumulate BTC. This on-chain dynamic leads several analysts to estimate that the probability of a return to new lows is now very low. Thus, the progressive decrease of the available supply also begins to fuel scenarios of a future supply shock in the market.

Mark Cuban distances himself from bitcoin. The American investor claims to have sold most of his BTC, believing that the asset no longer provides the economic protection role previously attributed to it. A statement far from trivial for a figure long associated with the adoption of cryptos in the United States. Through this move, the billionaire also questions the bitcoin narrative as "digital gold," while continuing to defend certain blockchains deemed more useful, such as Ethereum.

The US Congress puts Bitcoin back at the center of the political game. With the ARMA project, elected officials want to turn bitcoins already held by the state into a real strategic reserve, governed by law.

The crypto market is recovering, but not all projects benefit from the return of capital. This week, NEAR Protocol emerges as one of the big winners: +28% in 24 hours, +45% over seven days. Behind this surge, three major updates reposition the project at the heart of the most trending topics of the moment: AI, privacy, and scalability.

While Bitcoin ETFs record massive outflows and ether slows down, XRP suddenly captures investors' attention. In a few days, funds linked to Ripple's token have attracted millions of dollars while network activity has sharply accelerated with a surge in wallet creations. This renewed interest now fuels a central question in the crypto market: is XRP benefiting from a genuine capital rotation or just a new speculative frenzy?