Day: May 22, 2026

IHC Executes $30M DDSC Stablecoin Transfer on ADI Chain

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The International Holding Company (IHC) executed a 110 million dirham ($30 million) transaction using the DDSC stablecoin on ADI Chain. The company described the transfer as one of the largest disclosed stablecoin transactions executed in the United Arab Emirates. The transaction follows recent approval from the UAE central bank for the dirham-backed stablecoin ecosystem launched by IHC, First Abu Dhabi Bank and Sirius International Holding. DDSC operates on ADI Chain, a layer-2 blockchain developed by ADI Foundation. According to the announcement, the system is designed for institutional use cases including cross-border payments, treasury operations…

New Bitcoin Lows? Analysts Say Chances Are ‘Extremely Slim’

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Binance pool miner reserves slipped from 41,987 to 41,915 in May, a small but telling sign that selling pressure from miners has not fully stopped. Crypto analysts said that because Binance Pool controls a major share of global hash rate, its behavior tends to reflect how Bitcoin miners feel before the broader market catches on. Related Reading The Miner Position Index remains below historical panic-selling levels, and the Puell Multiple — a gauge of miner revenue relative to long-term averages — is still under one. Analysts described the current miner…

SEC Tokenized Stocks Risk Market Fragmentation

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s move to allow third parties to list tokenized stocks could risk two structural disruptions with liquidity and revenue fragmentation, according to Tiger Research. Liquidity fragmentation may occur as capital disperses from centralized exchanges across multiple blockchain platforms, said Tiger Research director and head of research Ryan Yoon on Friday. “Traditional finance views the breakup of its previously consolidated, centralized liquidity as a serious structural threat,” said Yoon. When third parties tokenize the same listed stock across different blockchain networks and decentralized platforms, the trading…

Novogratz Appears in Court Over Failed BitGo Deal: Report

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Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz appeared in court on Tuesday to face off against BitGo CEO Mike Belshe in a long-running legal fight over a failed proposed $1.2 billion merger in 2021. The planned deal was the largest-ever crypto merger at the time, set to create a massive conglomerate offering a suite of services at a time when investor interest in crypto was high. Galaxy called off the deal in August 2022 as the crypto market was reeling from the collapse of the Terra ecosystem. BitGo has asked Galaxy to…

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SEC’s Peirce Clarifies Tokenized Stock Exemption

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US Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce has told the crypto industry to cool its expectations about a potential “innovation exemption” to allow tokenized stock trading after a report earlier this week about what it could entail.  Her comments were made after a Bloomberg report on Monday. Brett Redfearn, president of tokenization platform Securitize, expressed concern following the report, arguing that enabling third parties to tokenize stock “without an issuer at the table” could lead to fragmentation issues.  In a post to X on Thursday, Peirce said her expectation has…

Bitcoin, Ethereum traders brace for $1.9B options expiry

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Bitcoin options expiry saw traders cut risk, with Greeks.live data pointing to weak activity, lower implied volatility, and defensive positioning. Summary Greeks.live said 21,000 Bitcoin options expired with $1.6 billion in notional value settled on Friday. Ethereum options activity cooled as 129,000 contracts expired, with ETH spot below max pain levels. Lower implied volatility and defensive whale trades point to weaker appetite after Bitcoin’s rally stalled. Greeks.live said 21,000 Bitcoin options expired on May 22, carrying a put-call ratio of 0.66, a max pain level of $78,500, and $1.6 billion…

Is Bitcoin at risk as Coinbase premium hits monthly low?

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Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium has fallen to its lowest level this month, adding to signs that institutional investors in the U.S. have continued selling the flagship crypto while spot demand weakens. Summary Coinbase Premium has dropped to its lowest level this month as institutional Bitcoin selling pressure intensified. CryptoQuant analysts said weak Coinbase demand points to limited support from U.S. spot buyers. Spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded $1.3 billion in outflows since May 14, while Bitcoin open interest fell by $1.5 billion this week. According to data shared by CryptoQuant analyst…

XRP Declines 8%, But Whales Scoop Up 71 Million Tokens

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On-chain data shows the XRP whales have gone on a 71 million coin buying spree over the past week even as the asset’s price has dropped. XRP Whales Have Increased Holdings Recently In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has talked about the latest trend in the supply held by whales on the XRP network. “Whales” refer to the entities holding a considerable amount of the asset in their wallet balance. These investors can carry some degree of influence in the market thanks to their large holdings, so…

Coinbase Premium Hits Monthly Low on Institutional Selling

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A key indicator of institutional crypto market participation, the Coinbase premium has fallen deeper into negative territory, indicating increased selling pressure from institutions. The Coinbase premium has been mostly negative since late April, but it has fallen much faster over the past seven days and recorded its lowest level this month at -0.0983% on May 21. “Institutional selling pressure has intensified recently,” CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost said on Thursday.  “This suggests that the population of institutional and professional investors trading on Coinbase Advanced is selling more aggressively than investors trading on…