U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.42 billion in net outflows during the week of May 26, 2026, including a -$105.2 million session on May 26 as BTC closed at $76,901. The drawdown coincided with $897 million in long liquidations tied to U.S. airstrikes near the Strait of Hormuz reported on May 27–28, while IBIT (-$68.9 million) and FBTC (-$36.3 million) led the day's ETF redemptions.

Aave Labs said its UK units, Push Labs Ltd. and Push Virtual Assets Ltd., were registered by the FCA as cryptoasset exchange providers, alongside an existing Electronic Money Institution authorization. The company said the setup is intended to support regulated payments infrastructure and a planned zero-fee fiat on- and off-ramp that would let users move funds from bank accounts into Aave within the app.

CME Group is moving its regulated crypto futures and options to continuous trading, going live at 4 P.M. Central Time on CME Globex and CME ClearPort. The rollout lines up with about $6.25 billion in Bitcoin options expiring on Deribit and comes as BTC has slipped below $73,000 this week. Trading becomes 24/7, while clearing and settlement remain on a Monday-to-Friday schedule.

On May 29, Strategy transferred 411.48 BTC to Coinbase Prime as Polymarket pricing showed 84% odds it sells Bitcoin by Dec. 31, 2026. Standard Chartered compared Ethereum’s setup to Amazon’s post-2001 trajectory and reiterated targets of $4,000 by end-2026 and $40,000 by end-2030. Separate updates included a two-hour Sui mainnet stall on May 28 and a report that the SEC granted Paxos approval to clear and settle securities trades.

On May 29, Strategy transferred 411.48 BTC worth over $30 million to Coinbase Prime, prompting traders to speculate about the firm’s intent. Separately, Polymarket showed an 84% probability that Strategy will sell some Bitcoin before December 31, 2026. The move follows comments from Executive Chairman Michael Saylor suggesting BTC sales could be an option in certain scenarios, even as he posted “HODL” shortly before the transfer was highlighted.

On May 1, 2026, a pseudonymous plaintiff using the name Noah Doe sued in New York Supreme Court, seeking ownership of 39,069 allegedly dormant Bitcoin addresses said to hold about 3.79 million BTC. The claim leans on New York Personal Property Law Article 7-B (1958) and a process that included filing USB drives as "found property" with the NYPD and sending dust transactions carrying notices. Critics argue the case would not enable any coins to move because the plaintiff does not have the private keys, and some notices were sent to address formats that may not correspond to where the coins sit.

On May-29, price action across ETH, XRP, ADA, BNB and HYPE remained mixed, with several tokens trading near key support or resistance zones. ETH was reported down 6% on the week while defending $2,000, XRP slipped 4% with attention on $1.4 resistance and $1.2/$1 support, and ADA fell 7% after breaking $0.24. BNB ended the week down 3% between $580 support and $690 resistance, while HYPE gained 6% but stalled near $64 with eyes on the low $50s and ~$52.

Base has rolled out its Azul upgrade on mainnet, bringing multiproofs and a rebuilt client stack as the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum layer 2 moves toward Stage 2 decentralization. The multiproof design combines TEE and zero-knowledge proofs and can cut withdrawal finality to as little as one day when both agree. The release also shifts the network to new execution and consensus clients, and Base says it has reduced empty blocks by roughly 99% while sustaining bursts of 5,000 TPS.