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According to crypto media Ingame, on May 21, Kalshi’s margin trading demo environment is now accessible via a page. The page does not appear in Kalshi’s main navigation menu. The API documentation states that the “official version interface for real-time leveraged trading” will be launched soon. The demo environment currently covers only cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts and does not include binary event contracts, which make Kalshi a leading platform by trading volume. Demo Environment

On May 20, 2026 (local time), SpaceX officially filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, planning to list on Nasdaq under the stock ticker SPCX. Underwriters include Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Securities, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Securities. Although the S-1 filing has not yet disclosed the specific number of shares to be issued or the pricing range, market estimates put SpaceX’s target valuation for this IPO between $1.75 trillion

The Wall Street Journal, citing sources on May 21, reported that OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, plans to secretly file its IPO draft with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as early as May 22, with a target public listing in September 2026. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will serve as joint lead underwriters, assisting in preparing the registration statement documents. Confirmed Details of OpenAI’s IPO: Timeline, Underwriters, and Valuation Figures Based on the WSJ’s confirme

India's Ministry of Finance and macroeconomic advisory bodies are conducting an extensive comparative review of international cryptocurrency regulatory models to construct a resilient legislative framework for decentralized digital assets. The review categorizes global approaches into three policy l

Anscer Robotics, an Indian factory robotics startup, has raised US$5.4 million in a Series A funding round led by IAN Alpha Fund, with participation from Info Edge and angel investors. The company, founded in 2020, develops robots and software for factories and warehouses. This follows the company's

Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden has detailed a comprehensive plan to modernize the UK financial ecosystem by integrating stablecoins, asset tokenization, and overhauled payment architectures. Key Takeaways: Sarah Breeden set a late-2026 deadline for the Bank of England to

Bitfinex’s Bitcoin leveraged long positions rose to 80,636 BTC on May 21, the highest level in nearly two and a half years. Longs have increased by about 10% year-to-date, but Bitcoin spot has fallen by about 13%, showing divergence. History suggests that Bitfinex’s whales tend to add when the market is weak and reduce near the highs, so they’re often viewed as a contrarian indicator. Two key on-chain indicators are around the $78,000 range; spot is around $76,000–$77,000; and the 200-day moving average is about $81,000.

On May 20, Tether International announced on its official website that it has officially acquired all shares of Twenty One Capital held by Japan’s SoftBank group. Twenty One Capital currently holds about 43,514 BTC (about $3.4 billion), making it the second-largest bitcoin holder among publicly listed companies. Evolution of Twenty One Capital’s Shareholding Structure and Its SPAC Origins Twenty One Capital was listed in April 2025 after completing a business merger with Cantor Equity Partners.

A hacker attack hit the Haveno transaction protocol open-source upstream project of the Tor-based peer-to-peer multisig DEX RetoSwap on May 21. Haveno’s chief developer woodser reported it at the same time. RetoSwap blocked the attacker’s address and temporarily paused trading by setting the client’s minimum version. PeckShield monitoring confirmed losses of about 7,000 XMR. Attack technical mechanism: forging an ACK message to hijack the arbitrator address Haveno’s chief developer woodser has c

On May 21, on X, on-chain developer infrastructure provider Syndicate Labs posted an announcement saying that the company will gradually shut down after building for five years. The confirmed reason is a fundamental contraction in the EVM Rollup market. The announcement also confirmed that all SYND holders have been fully compensated (including a 15% incentive). The compensation funds come from treasury reserves, and an equal amount of SYND has been burned from the treasury to offset supply impa

Pi Network said on May 20 on its official website that Pi founders Dr. Fan Chengdiao and Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis (Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis) gave a talk at the 2026 Miami Consensus conference, where Fan Chengdiao focused on how tokens should serve real users rather than being used only for fundraising. Kokkalis discussed, in a panel discussion, how to verify human identity in the AI era while protecting privacy. Dr. Fan Chengdiao: Tokens should be tools for users, not for fundraising or exit Dr. Fan Che

Tokenization infrastructure platform Securitize announced its Q1 2026 financial results on May 21, 2026. Quarterly total revenue reached $19.48 million, up 39% year over year. Securitize is pursuing a listing process via a merger with Cantor Equity Partners II’s SPAC, with a valuation of $125 million, expected to be completed in the first half of 2026. Q1 2026 Financial Data: Full Breakdown of Revenue Composition and Cost Items Securitize’s Q1 2026 financial data is confirmed as follows: Asset s

On May 21, the publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto (NAKA) announced that it will implement a 1-for-40 reverse stock split. The number of common shares outstanding will decrease from 696.1 million shares to 17.4 million shares, with the effective date confirmed as May 22. The purpose of this split is to push the NAKA share price to at least $1, so that it can once again meet the Nasdaq minimum bid price continued listing requirement. Confirmation process for the reverse stock split:

The U.S. Hyperliquid spot ETF recorded its largest single-day net inflow since launch on May 20, with Farside data confirming cumulative net inflows of $54 million over seven trading days. Presto Research research director Peter Chung confirmed that, after adjusting for market cap, institutional capital has been entering the HYPE ETF faster than early inflows into the BTC ETF. Day-by-day ETF inflow confirmation data: THYP and BHYP’s accelerating trajectory Farside data confirmed the following da

According to a May 21 report by Bitcoin.com News, Italy’s Guardia di Finanza Economic and Financial Police Unit, together with Rome’s Privacy Protection and Technical Fraud Special Unit, tracked a suspect who obtained more than 1 million euros (about 1.16 million Dollars) in unreported cryptocurrency-related proceeds through Bitcoin Ordinals transactions; the suspect is also charged with illegally receiving public fiscal aid. Investigation Methodology: From Ledger Wallets to KYC Identity Verific

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) official website confirmed that the number of licensed VATP holders in Hong Kong has risen to 13. On May 18, NewBX Limited’s Bixin received a Virtual Asset Trading Platform (VATP) operating license, allowing it to conduct Type 1 and Type 7 regulated activities. On May 20, 方德證券 and 方德資本 were approved by the SFC for newly added qualifications for virtual asset-related business. Bixin’s VATP License: Confirmed Scope of Qualifications and Regulat

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce will join the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Washington University in Virginia as an associate professor in November, as the university officially announced the appointment in a May 19 press release. Key SEC items on the agenda—including stablecoin rules, a tokenization framework, and exchange registration—remain unresolved. The SEC currently has three commissioners in office, and the White House has not yet announced

Opening Singtel, a Singapore-based telecom operator, reported higher annual profit on May 21 for the year ended March 2026. Underlying net profit rose 12% to S$2.77 billion (US$2.16 billion), while EBIT increased nearly 9% to S$1.50 billion (US$1.17 billion). The results fell short of the