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ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AFX, a sovereign Layer 1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives trading, has officially commenced the operation of its L1 Mainnet, signaling a definitive end to the era of trade execution compromised by general-purpose blockchain congestion. Engineered for the world’s most demanding participants, AFX introduces the Sovereign Trading Layer—a dedicated financial environment where the non-custodial transparency of a Perp DEX meets the uncompromising speed and depth traditionally reserved for institutional-grade centralized entities. At launch, the protocol supports a high-liquidity suite of perpetual markets across both digital and traditional macro assets, featuring BTC, ETH, Gold…

The warning came amid a growing number of scams within the entire market. The cryptocurrency industry has certain negative aspects, such as the growing number of bad actors trying to exploit victims following popular projects with giveaway or airdrop scams by typically impersonating key members of their teams. Pi Network’s only official X channel decided to issue an important clarification on how the vast number of users can guarantee to be following only the actual accounts and not fall victim to such schemes. Only These Accounts In its most recent posts on verification and ecosystem growth, Pi Network’s Core Team…

Hyperliquid’s HYPE token retreated roughly 6% on Friday after Bloomberg reported that CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange are pressing US officials to scrutinize the decentralized exchange’s role in offshore oil-linked trading. The move puts one of crypto’s fastest-growing derivatives venues in direct tension with two of the most powerful incumbents in global commodities markets. HYPE traded near $43.81 after reaching an intraday high of $46.93, implying a drop of about 6.7% from the session peak. The token’s 24-hour range ran from $42.75 to $47.00. HYPE slipped more than 6% in 45 minutes, 1-week chart | Source: HYPEUSDT on TradingView.com CME…

Regulations Bruce Buterin · May 16, 2026 · 4 min read The FCA just made two big calls. Simon Walls gets the permanent executive director of markets job, and Johan Sekora comes in as chief operating officer — both moves aimed at steadying the regulator as global financial conditions stay messy and unpredictable. Walls isn’t exactly a new face. He’s been holding the markets role on a temporary basis since 2024, so making it permanent is basically a bet on continuity. He joined the FCA back in 2006 — that’s nearly two decades inside the organization — and his fingerprints…

Sentiment around Bitcoin’s near-term price direction has picked up as momentum builds behind the US CLARITY Act, which aims to provide the crypto industry with greater regulatory clarity, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment.“Bitcoin has seen a major spike of euphoria across social media following news that the Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act in a 15–9 bipartisan vote,” Santiment said in an X post on Friday.“This brings BTC and crypto one step closer to being ultimately passed,” Santiment said.Crypto analysts are staying optimisticBitcoin often sees increased optimism around major industry and macro catalysts, and the US CLARITY Act…

The US Dollar Index (DXY) is breaking out toward 101 after forming a double bottom on the daily chart. Historically, that move would have weighed on Bitcoin (BTC) price. But 2026 correlation data tells a different story. Bitcoin trades near $80,605, up 0.97% over 24 hours and 8.71% over the past 30 days. The question now is whether dollar strength still drives BTC price, or if Bitcoin moves on its own fundamentals. The Long-Term Inverse Correlation Still Carries Weight For more than a decade, the DXY and Bitcoin have generally moved in opposite directions. Data from Bitcoin Counterflow dates back…

Keshav is currently a senior writer at NewsBTC and has been attached to the website since June 14, 2021. Keshav has been writing for many years, first as a hobbyist and later as a freelancer. He has experience working in a variety of niches, even fiction at one point, but the cryptocurrency industry has been the longest he has been attached to. In terms of official educational qualifications, Keshav holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from one of the premier institutes of India, the University of Delhi (DU). He started the degree with an aim of eventually making a career…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Kraken is moving its wrapped Bitcoin (kBTC) to Chainlink CCIP as bridge-security fears continue spreading across DeFi, turning the bridge-security debate into a decision about wrapped-Bitcoin infrastructure.In a recent announcement, the exchange said it is deprecating its existing cross-chain provider and moving all Kraken Wrapped Bitcoin to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. CCIP will become the exclusive cross-chain infrastructure for kBTC and future Kraken Wrapped Assets.The move adds a centralized exchange‘s Bitcoin wrapper to the migration wave that followed the KelpDAO exploit. It places exchange-issued BTC distribution inside the same risk debate that has already pushed DeFi-native…

New York, USA, May 15th, 2026, Chainwire E Estate Group Inc. announced that it will host E-Estate 1 Year Live: Washington DC Summit on June 13, 2026, bringing together company leadership, agents, buyers, strategic partners, and guests interested in the future of blockchain-based real estate ownership. The summit will take place at The Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. and will mark one year since the launch of the E-Estate platform. The event is designed as a milestone gathering for the E-Estate ecosystem and a broader discussion on how real estate tokenization is moving from early adoption into structured infrastructure. The…

Victoria, Seychelles, May 15th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, announced the successful conclusion of its inaugural USD1 event series on May 13. The event attracted more than 161,773 participants, while new users generated a cumulative Futures trading volume of $2.4 billion, highlighting strong market demand for the USD1 ecosystem. Event Recap Since launching in April, MEXC has rolled out a comprehensive USD1 event ecosystem spanning trading, yield opportunities, and user incentives. The event drew strong market attention from the outset. In early April, MEXC became one of the first exchanges to launch the USD1 Launchpool,…