CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin Volatility futures on June 1, 2026, pending CFTC review, giving traders a direct way to hedge BTC price swings.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cme-bitcoin-volatility-futures-june-1-launch-may-2026/

Trump Media reported a $405.9M Q1 2026 net loss driven largely by markdowns on its crypto treasury, putting digital asset accounting back in the spotlight.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-media-405m-q1-2026-net-loss-crypto-holdings-may-2026/

Roughly $2B in protocol TVL has shifted from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP, even as LayerZero still leads on cross-chain volume, per analyst Tom Wan.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/layerzero-chainlink-ccip-2b-protocol-tvl-shift-may-2026/

Jane Street generated a record $16.1 billion in trading revenue in Q1 2026, cementing its place as one of the most profitable trading firms in the world.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jane-street-record-16-1b-q1-2026-trading-revenue-may-2026/

A campaign to force the Swiss National Bank to hold Bitcoin in reserves has fallen short on signatures, ending the initiative before it reached a vote.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/swiss-bitcoin-reserve-snb-initiative-signature-shortfall-may-2026/

ONDO climbed 17.9% on May 9, 2026 after a tokenized US Treasury settlement pilot with Ripple, Mastercard, and JPMorgan went live on the XRP Ledger.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ondo-17-percent-surge-ripple-treasury-settlement-pilot-may-2026/

Three of the largest US crypto exchanges lobbied lawmakers to remove anti-market manipulation provisions from the CLARITY Act, per a Cointelegraph report May 9.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-kraken-gemini-lobby-clarity-act-manipulation-language-may-2026/

Strategy CEO Phong Le says the company will sell BTC to fund dividends when accretive to shareholders, calling the call 'math over ideology.'

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-phong-le-math-over-ideology-bitcoin-dividend-may-2026/

Goldman Sachs delayed its Fed rate cut forecast by a quarter, citing sticky inflation. Crypto held green: BTC $80,299, SOL +6.3%.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/goldman-fed-rate-cuts-delay-december-2026-march-2027-may-2026/

April 2026 saw over $635M stolen across 28 crypto exploits, the worst month of the year so far. Here is what drove the spike and what users can do.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-exploits-april-2026-635m-worst-month-may-2026/