Binance Wallet said it launched Event Rush on May 25, 2026, a third-party dApp on BNB Chain that lets users trade onchain event tokens tied to real-world outcomes and settle in USDT. The product uses bonding-curve pricing to adjust token prices with supply and demand, and users can either trade before settlement or hold winning tokens to share 100% of the collateral pool.

On May 25, bitcoin rose to an intraday high of $77,831 and later hovered around $77,500, posting 24-hour gains of 1.2% and a market capitalization of about $1.55 trillion. The move followed renewed risk appetite tied to optimism around Middle East peace talks, while oil prices fell sharply over the weekend. Bitunix analysts cautioned that expectations for a potential Federal Reserve rate hike as early as October could weigh on high-leverage assets.

South Africa's National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank said proposed capital-flow changes covering crypto assets are not meant to criminalize ownership and will not be applied retrospectively. The agencies extended the public comment deadline from May 18 to June 30, 2026, after pushback from industry and other stakeholders. Treasury said it will next release a draft manual describing which cross-border crypto transactions fall under capital-flow controls.

Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden said on May 19 that the central bank plans to publish draft rules for systemic stablecoins next month and aims to finalize a broader framework by year-end. She also outlined plans spanning tokenized markets, the Bank-FCA digital securities sandbox, and upgrades to the UK’s RTGS settlement infrastructure, including a push toward near-24/7 operations by the early 2030s.

Bitcoin traded in a choppy range around $77,000, briefly jumping from just under $76,700 to $77,200 after midnight and later printing an intraday high of $77,604 before hovering near $77,500. The move left BTC up about 0.5% with a market cap near $1.55 trillion, while the broader crypto market cap rose by more than $20 billion to $2.66 trillion. Leveraged liquidations were limited to no more than $38 million in BTC and $184.5 million across crypto, with shorts making up 61% of BTC liquidations.

Bitcoin moved between $76,200 and $77,245 on Tuesday before settling around $76,750, up 0.7% on the day but down nearly 5% over seven days. Coinglass data showed $37.6 million in leveraged positions were liquidated, including $17.3 million in long bets, as broader market sentiment softened amid renewed U.S.-Iran tensions.

On May 19, bitcoin bounced from $76,000 and moved back above $77,000, hovering near $77,200 by 3:50 a.m. EST. Bitfinex analysts said the earlier break below $78,000 highlights underlying market weakness, with liquidity conditions described as the worst since February. They added that onchain flows are about $2.8 billion, far below the roughly $10 billion they view as typical for a durable breakout.

Bitcoin fell to $76,000 on May 18, unwinding a short-lived rebound and pushing its market capitalization down to $1.53 trillion. The roughly 2% drop was accompanied by $722 million in long liquidations across the crypto market, compared with nearly $94 million in shorts.

On May 14, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee voted 15–9 to advance the stablecoin-focused CLARITY Act, a move some view as a pivot from enforcement-led policy toward legislative clarity. Ironwallet CEO Ermo Eero said the bill may support domestic capital growth, but argued a truly global crypto framework would still require international treaties and stronger industry self-policing to earn institutional trust.