May 2026

BitcoinStock Markets Hit Records While Bitcoin Dips, but Whales Keep Buying

The S&P 500 closed at a fresh all-time high during the last week of May 2026, yet Bitcoin fell roughly 4% over the same stretch, settling near $107,000. The divergence caught traders off guard. Sentiment data from Santim

BitcoinJamie Dimon Goes to War Against Crypto Clarity Act and Coinbase

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told Fox Business on Friday, May 30, 2026, that the Clarity Act is "dead on arrival" in its current form and called Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong "full of sh*t." The outburst marks the sharp

BitcoinBitcoin Mining Enters a Structural Squeeze Between AI Demand and Hash Rate Plateau

Fidelity Digital Assets published its Q2 2026 outlook on May 28, warning that Bitcoin mining is undergoing a "structural retooling" that the market has largely ignored. The report argues that flattening hash rate growth,

BitcoinStocks Keep Rising While Getting Cheaper

The S&P 500 closed above 5,900 on May 23, 2026, marking its sixth consecutive week of gains. Yet forward price-to-earnings ratios have actually compressed over the past twelve months. The paradox, stocks climbing in pric

BitcoinHyperliquid Drops External Oracles With HIP-4, Rewiring Prediction Markets From the Inside

On May 25, 2026, Hyperliquid announced HIP-4, an upgrade that eliminates external oracle dependencies for prediction market settlement. The update introduces what the team calls "canonical outcome markets," allowing off-

BitcoinUS 30-Year Treasury Yield Breaks 5 Percent for First Time in Nine Years

On May 23, 2026, the yield on the US 30-year Treasury bond surged to 5.082% during intraday trading in New York. That is the highest level since October 2023, and in practical terms, the steepest borrowing cost for the l

BitcoinThe History and Future of Physical Bitcoin

In 2011, a software engineer named Mike Caldwell began selling brass coins from his home in Sandy, Utah. Each one contained a private key hidden beneath a tamper-evident hologram. Peel the sticker, sweep the key, spend t

BitcoinTrump Media Moves to Sell Bitcoin as Losses Hit $455 Million

Trump Media & Technology Group transferred roughly 2,650 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $285 million, from custodial cold storage to a Crypto.com exchange wallet between May 19 and May 22, 2026. The move, tracked by on

BitcoinUS Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Make Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Permanent

Representative Nick Begich introduced a House bill to permanently codify the US strategic bitcoin reserve into federal law, turning Trump's executive order into a durable program.

BitcoinHunter Biden Accepts Bitcoin for His Artwork, and It Matters More Than You Think

Hunter Biden's art site now takes Bitcoin for paintings priced up to $500,000, putting a public ledger behind a market long criticized for anonymous, opaque sales.

OpinionProperty Rights, Not Zoning, Should Settle the Data Center Debate

Subsidy boosters and NIMBY moratoriums both get data center siting wrong. Property rights and nuisance law, not zoning boards, should decide where the AI boom builds.

OpinionHistory Rhymes on AI, But the Smart Money Holds Steady

The Pomp Letter thesis is well-known: AI shows bubble characteristics historically, but top allocators remain committed.