On May 29, 2026, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission released a policy statement describing how it expects perpetual contracts to be listed and reviewed. It said perpetuals tied to asset classes not contemplated in its approval of KalshiEX LLC's BTCPERP contract should be voluntarily submitted for Commission review and approval under Regulation 40.3, rather than relying solely on self-certification.

France's AMF says 90 crypto firms operating in the country must secure full MiCA authorization by June 30, 2026, or leave the market. The regulator says only fully authorized CASPs will be allowed to serve clients from July 1, 2026, while firms without a license must plan an orderly wind-down to protect users' assets.

A Hyperliquid vault called “Long HYPE & BTC, Short Garbage” recorded a 638% APY over the past month while holding about $3.03 million in total value locked. The strategy runs 70% HYPE and 30% BTC on the long side and shorts a basket of at least 10 high-FDV, high-emission coins, with shorts representing roughly 60% of notional exposure. The article notes the approach is an aggressive leveraged long-short trade and not a low-risk yield product.

On May 30, 2026, Coinbase-backed Ethereum layer-2 network Base introduced Base MCP, a tool that lets AI models such as ChatGPT and Claude propose actions on a user's Base account. The system supports swaps, balance checks, transfers, and dApp interactions, while requiring the user to approve or reject each transaction in a separate wallet flow. Base said the agents cannot access private keys or execute transactions on their own.

Aave Labs has asked the Aave community to back a “Temp Check” proposal, published May 29, to deploy Aave V4 on Arc, Circle’s institutional-focused layer-1. The draft outlines a minimum $2 million per year payment to the Aave DAO for five years ($10 million total) and frames Aave as a foundational lending layer for Arc ahead of the network’s planned summer 2026 mainnet.

The U.S. government, under the Trump administration, has designated Brazil's Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, with Foreign Terrorist Organization status planned to begin on June 5. The move cites their alleged drug-trafficking operations and claims they used cryptocurrency—including bitcoin mining—to launder proceeds, alongside reports of ASIC seizures during an operation in Rio de Janeiro.

Laser Digital, a Nomura subsidiary, received conditional approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter, a first for a Japanese financial institution’s unit. The Zurich-based firm, which manages more than $250 million in assets, filed for the federal charter in January and plans to offer custody for tokenized and digital assets, cross-border payments, and collateral management without taking deposits or making loans.

On May 14, the Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act by a 15–9 vote, as the White House pushes for a July 4 signing timeline. With Republicans holding 53 seats and 60 votes needed for cloture, the bill would need seven Democratic or independent votes, while AML language, ethics concerns, and stablecoin reward provisions remain key sticking points.