The Great Liquidity Shift: $2 Billion in Protocol TVL Migrates to Chainlink On May 10, 2026, the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector witnessed a historic “liquidity migration” as over $2 billion in Total Value Locked (TVL) transitioned from LayerZero-based integrations to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). This massive shift was triggered by a coordinated move across
In a major expansion of the regulated crypto derivatives market, CME Group announced on May 10, 2026, that it plans to list Bitcoin Volatility Futures (BVI) starting June 1, 2026, pending final regulatory review by the CFTC. This pioneering product will allow institutional investors to trade Bitcoin’s “fear and greed” directly, isolating volatility as a
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded approximately $145.7 million in net outflows on Friday, May 8, extending recent weakness in institutional Bitcoin flows as traders reacted to rising geopolitical tensions and broader risk-off sentiment across crypto markets. According to Farside Investors data referenced across market reports, the session marked the second consecutive day of net
Crypto.com has received a Stored Value Facilities (SVF) license from the Central Bank of the UAE through its UAE entity, Foris DAX Middle East FZE. The company says the approval makes it the first Virtual Asset Service Provider in the Emirates to secure this type of license. The license is strategically important because it allows
Spot trading volume for tokenized gold products reached approximately $90.7 billion during the first quarter of 2026, already surpassing the $84.6 billion recorded across the whole of 2025, according to new data from CoinGecko’s latest real-world asset market report. The figures mark one of the fastest growth accelerations within the tokenized asset sector to date.
On May 10, 2026, Digital Asset Holdings, the pioneering enterprise blockchain firm behind the Canton Network, entered the final stages of negotiations for a massive fresh funding round at a $2 billion valuation. According to sources intimately familiar with the transaction, the round is expected to raise approximately $300 million in primary capital, with a16z
Binance has expanded access to Binance Institutional Loan, making the product available to all KYB-verified VIP clients. The update marks a significant broadening from the previous eligibility requirement of VIP 5 or above, opening the borrowing product to a wider group of institutional and sophisticated clients. The expansion comes with several product enhancements, including interest
How Much Bitcoin Did Strategy Buy? Strategy purchased another 535 BTC for about $43 million between May 4 and May 10, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The company paid an average price of $80,340 per bitcoin in the latest round of buying. The purchase brings Strategy’s total holdings to
Why Is World Liberty’s Token Structure Under Scrutiny? World Liberty Financial, the DeFi and stablecoin project tied to the Trump family, is facing renewed legal scrutiny after Duke University lecturing fellow Lee Reiners argued that its WLFI token may qualify as an unregistered security under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest crypto guidance. Reiners, a
What Did LayerZero Admit About the Kelp DAO Exploit? LayerZero issued a public apology Friday over its handling of the April 18 exploit that drained roughly $292 million in rsETH from Kelp DAO’s cross-chain bridge, reversing the tone of its earlier statements that said the protocol had “functioned exactly as intended.” “We’ve done a terrible