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According to Russia's Federal Property Management Agency (Rosimushchestvo), the government failed for the second time on May 26 to auction its stake in gold producer Uzhuralzoloto (UGC), which was seized last year. The auction, targeting a 67.2% stake, had an initial asking price of 1.62 trillion

Bitcoin mining firm TeraWulf Inc. (Nasdaq: WULF) has acquired Muskie Data Campus, a site in Eastern Kentucky zoned to support a hyperscale data center expected to support over 1 gigawatt of power capacity for AI and high-performance computing

According to crypto.news and SoSoValue data, Solana (SOL) traded at approximately $84.45 as of reporting, down roughly 70% from its January 2025 all-time high of $295. Monthly inflows to spot Solana ETFs have declined for six consecutive months, with April recording the weakest month at

Bitwise Asset Management has launched the Bitwise Canton ETP on Deutsche Börse Xetra under the ticker BWCC, according to a Tuesday statement via GlobeNewsWire. The product gives European investors exchange-traded access to Canton Network's native token, CC. The Bitwise Canton ETP carries a total expense ratio of 0.85% per year and is fully backed by CC tokens held in cold storage. Canton Network is a privacy-enabled blockchain developed with participation from Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, Deutsch

Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies added 111,942 ETH, valued at approximately $237 million, to its balance sheet last week, marking the firm's largest ETH-denominated purchase of 2026. The acquisition brings BitMine's total holdings to 5,390,404 ETH, valued

According to GlobeNewsWire on Tuesday, Bitwise Asset Management launched the Bitwise Canton ETP (ticker BWCC) on Deutsche Börse Xetra, giving European investors exchange-traded access to Canton Network's native CC token. The product carries a 0.85% annual expense ratio and is fully backed by CC tokens held in cold storage. Canton Network is a privacy-enabled blockchain developed with participation from Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Börse, and Broadridge, designed to allow financial instit

According to Bloomberg, on May 26, former New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley warned that the Federal Reserve's credibility as an "inflation fighter" is at risk of being lost, given its failure to meet the 2% inflation target for over five years. "We have been above the Fed's inflation

According to Wall Street Journal and U.S. Central Command, the media outlet recently corrected its earlier reporting on U.S. Navy operations in the Middle East. The initial report claimed that a Greek-flagged supertanker carrying crude oil was escorted through waters off Oman as part of the U.S. Nav

According to Jin10 and the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Central Command corrected media reports on May 26, clarifying that the United States did not resume Operation Prosperity Guardian. The Wall Street Journal had previously reported that a Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying 2 million barrels of

On Tuesday (May 26), during European session close, UK 2-year gilt yield fell 3.1 basis points to 4.3%, while the 10-year gilt yield declined 0.19 basis points to 4.878% after opening lower at the start of the extended weekend session.

According to the Conference Board, on May 26, the U.S. consumer confidence index fell to 93.1 in May, down from April's revised reading of 93.8. The index measuring consumer assessments of current business and employment conditions declined 3.2 points to 121.2.

On May 26, major European stock indices closed with mixed signals, with most benchmarks declining. Germany's DAX 30 fell 210.64 points, or 0.83%, closing at 25,183.29. France's CAC 40 dropped 85.15 points, a 1.03% decline, to 8,173.11. The Stoxx Europe 50 declined 73.11 points, or 1.19%, ending at 6

U.S. 6-month Treasury bill auction bid-to-cover ratio declined to 2.77 on May 26, down from 3.07 in the previous auction.

On May 26, the U.S. 3-month Treasury bill auction saw the bid rate configuration percentage reach 25.6%, up significantly from the previous level of 12.47%.

On May 26, the U.S. 3-month Treasury bill auction recorded a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.08, down from 3.17 in the previous auction.

On May 26, the U.S. 6-month Treasury bill auction cleared at a yield of 3.65%, up from the previous result of 3.62%.

From 15:15 to 15:30 UTC on May 26, 2026, BTC saw a modest pullback of -0.42%, with a price range of 76,557.6-76,975.1 USDT and a swing of 0.54%. During this period, BTC was consolidating near the $77,000 psychological round-number level; the drop accounted for nearly half of the broader recent decline, and market volatility increased somewhat. The main driver behind this move was the continued net outflows from US spot Bitcoin ETFs. On May 26, ETF net outflows totaled -$105.2M, including IBIT ou

Bitcoin came under renewed pressure this week as institutional selling accelerated and geopolitical tensions added fresh uncertainty to global markets. According to analytics platform Swissblock, Bitcoin's Risk Index climbed to 33 out of 100, pushing the market into what the firm describes as a

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has officially approved a pilot project focused on the tokenization of corporate bonds using distributed ledger technology. SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey confirmed the development during the CareEdge Debt Market Summit 2026 in Mumbai. The initiative

According to Swissblock, Bitcoin's Risk Index climbed to 33 out of 100 this week, pushing the market into a high-risk zone as spot Bitcoin ETFs record persistent capital outflows. Data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode showed US spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded net outflows almost every