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Ark Invest, the asset management firm led by prominent investor Cathie Wood, has increased its exposure to the digital asset sector with a significant purchase of stock in Bullish, a regulated crypto trading platform. According to data compiled by The Block, the firm acquired approximately $4.4 million worth of Bullish shares over two trading sessions in mid-May. Details of the Transaction The purchases were executed on May 18 and May 19, 2025. On the first day, Ark Invest bought roughly 520,000 shares. The following day, the firm added another 690,000 shares to its portfolio. These transactions bring Ark’s total holdings…

The Zcash Foundation, one of the organizations behind the privacy-focused cryptocurrency project Zcash, has published its financial report for the first quarter of 2026. According to the report, the foundation’s total liquid assets reached approximately $36.7 million. The foundation’s reserves include approximately $12.11 million in cash, 506,556 USDC, 85,412 $ZEC, 41.8 BTC, and 12.02 ETH. According to the data in the report, the foundation’s 85,412 Zcash ($ZEC) tokens are worth approximately $21.2 million, while its 41.8 Bitcoin reserves are valued at approximately $2.85 million. It was also stated that the foundation holds approximately $25,000 worth of Ethereum. Related News Funeral…

Incumbent Democratic Representative Brad Sherman, who is considered to be one of the most vocal anti-crypto politicians in Washington, is facing a notable challenge from cryptocurrency-friendly candidate Jake Levine. It is considered to be a safe blue seat, and Sherman is heavily focusing on his anti-crypto stance during the campaign. The “safe” seat Sherman is widely expected to keep his seat in CA-32. He boasts a strong lead in the race and a huge cash advantage. However, he is facing a rather notable primary challenge from Levine, who aspires to bring new generational leadership to Congress. Levine previously served as…

Hyperliquid has added validator-settled outcome markets for offchain events under its HIP-4 upgrade, expanding its trading system beyond perpetual futures into prediction markets. Hyperliquid said the new markets will be published through automated newsfeed software that validators run as part of normal chain operations. The exchange said validators will vote on which canonical markets are deployed and how those markets are settled after the event ends. The system gives Hyperliquid validators a role that other prediction market platforms usually assign to a separate oracle service or an internal settlement process. Hyperliquid said validators will assess market rules, correctness, and market…

Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) is a messaging and token-transfer layer that enables different blockchains to send value and instructions to one another through a single secure standard. It is Chainlink’s answer to the bridge problem, the same problem that has cost the industry billions in bridge hacks. The protocol launched on mainnet in July 2023 and now connects more than 60 blockchains, including both public networks and private institutional chains. It has processed over 18 billion verified onchain messages to date. What does CCIP actually do? CCIP handles two jobs at once. It moves tokens between chains, and it…

Grayscale says Elon Musk’s SpaceX could become the most valuable public company holding bitcoin after its expected IPO, while Strategy would likely remain the largest holder by $BTC amount. Its S-1 filing lists 18,712 $BTC under digital assets. Key Takeaways: Grayscale said Elon Musk’s SpaceX could become the most valuable public company holding bitcoin. Diversified businesses may increase $BTC allocations as treasury-focused firms dominate current rankings. SpaceX’s IPO could expand investor visibility into corporate bitcoin balance-sheet strategies. SpaceX IPO Could Reshape Corporate Bitcoin Rankings Crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments said in a blog post on May 26 that Elon Musk’s…

Ethereum just pulled off something the crypto community has debated for years: record-breaking network activity paired with historically cheap transaction costs. The Glamsterdam upgrade, which went live in late May 2026, has pushed Ethereum’s Layer 1 to process all-time high daily transactions while simultaneously slashing gas fees by roughly 78%. For anyone who lived through the $200 Uniswap swap era of 2021, this feels like a different blockchain entirely. But here’s the tension nobody’s talking about enough: the network has never been more useful, yet $ETH’s price action remains stubbornly disconnected from these fundamentals. That gap between on-chain reality and…

Tether has acquired SoftBank’s minority stake in Twenty One Capital (NYSE: XXI), tightening its control over the publicly traded Bitcoin treasury firm as competition among institutional crypto investment vehicles continues to expand. The transaction, disclosed on May 20, removes SoftBank representatives from Twenty One Capital’s board and leaves Tether as the dominant shareholder in a company built around large-scale Bitcoin accumulation and related financial operations. The move comes less than six months after Twenty One Capital entered public markets through a SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners. At launch, the company disclosed holdings of more than 43,500 $BTC, valued at…

Zcash Foundation published its Q1 2026 report, highlighting the closure of an SEC investigation, continued network resilience, and progress on key protocol upgrades as $ZEC extends its rebound from an early-year cooldown. The foundation said the US Securities and Exchange Commission closed its investigation without recommending enforcement action, removing a significant regulatory overhang for the privacy-focused blockchain. The report described the quarter as one of the most consequential in Zcash Foundation’s history, citing ecosystem-wide transitions, new infrastructure, governance progress, and technical work tied to Network Upgrade 7. $ZEC was trading near $573 at press time, extending a rebound of more…

At the recent Senate Banking markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY), Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) shared a story that should resonate with every parent in America. She spoke about her twenty-year-old daughter and her daughter’s generation – their intuitive interest in digital assets and their desire for a modern financial system that offers both opportunity and protection. It underscored the growing urgency and gravity surrounding digital asset policy in Washington. “The digital revolution is upon us,” Senator Alsobrooks said. “It’s happening with us or without us. We have a responsibility to regulate it to create rules of…