Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told Congress he is a Bitcoin enthusiast and confirmed the Pentagon has ongoing classified crypto operations.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hegseth-pentagon-classified-crypto-operations-bitcoin-may-2026/

A South Korean court has suspended a six-month sanction against Bithumb, letting the exchange keep onboarding new users while it fights the regulator.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bithumb-south-korea-suspension-lifted-court-may-2026/

The US Department of Labor is proposing regulations that could let 401(k) plans hold more alternative assets, a category that has long included crypto debates.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/dol-401k-alternative-investments-rule-may-2026/

Tom Lee's Bitmine added 162,088 ETH to its validator stack, lifting total staked ether to a fresh high as the company keeps pulling supply off exchanges.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmine-stakes-162088-eth-366m-tom-lee-may-2026/

SBI Holdings says it has entered formal discussions to make Bitbank a subsidiary, a deal that would consolidate two of Japan's largest crypto exchanges.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sbi-holdings-bitbank-acquisition-talks-japan-may-2026/

BTC squeezed shorts above $77K but absent spot demand and low long leverage are capping the move. Why this rally lacks the fuel for a sustained breakout.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-77k-surge-shorts-squeezed-spot-leverage-cap-may-2026/

Bhutan's state mining program shifted roughly $287M of BTC as Bitcoin reclaimed $77,000, extending a quiet but persistent sovereign sell pattern.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bhutan-government-sells-287m-bitcoin-april-2026/

Tether Investments has pitched a three-way merger of Twenty One Capital, Bitcoin payments firm Strike, and miner Elektron Energy, consolidating its BTC empire.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-twenty-one-capital-strike-elektron-merger-april-2026/

Gemini just secured a CFTC Derivatives Clearing Organization license, letting the exchange clear its own regulated perps and prediction market contracts.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gemini-cftc-dco-license-prediction-markets-perps-april-2026/

Anchorage Digital, the only federally chartered US crypto bank, partners with stablecoin platform M0 to power the next wave of regulated dollar tokens.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/anchorage-digital-m0-regulated-stablecoin-partnership-april-2026/