On Wednesday, spot bitcoin ETFs saw $635.23 million in net outflows, led by Blackrock’s IBIT at $284.69 million, while total trading volume reached $1.99 billion. Ether ETFs extended their decline to a third session with $36.30 million leaving the group, as Solana ETFs stood out with $5.97 million of net inflows and XRP ETFs showed no trading activity.

Barclays said prediction markets have surged in popularity since the 2024 U.S. presidential election, with growth accelerating last fall. The bank said monthly notional volume now sits near leveraged exchange-traded products and some call overwrite strategies, though it still trails the scale of S&P 500 zero-day-to-expiration options.

CME Group said on 14 May it plans to introduce Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures on 8 June, pending regulatory approval, offering both micro and larger contract sizes. The market-cap-weighted, multi-asset contract will be cash-settled and aims to provide diversified crypto exposure or broad hedging through a single regulated instrument.

CME Group said on May 14 it plans to introduce Nasdaq CME Crypto Index (NCI) futures on June 8, pending regulatory review. The financially settled contracts will be offered in micro-sized and larger-sized versions tied to a market-cap weighted crypto basket. As of March 31, the index weightings were BTC 76.96%, ETH 12.68%, XRP 5.80%, SOL 3.23%, ADA 0.65%, LINK 0.37%, and XLM 0.30%.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he expects inflation pressures to cool after one or two more elevated readings, arguing the recent energy-driven spike should fade. He tied that outlook to continued U.S. oil output and noted Kevin Warsh was confirmed Wednesday to succeed Jerome Powell after Powell's term ends Friday.

Consensys, the Ethereum software firm behind MetaMask led by Joseph Lubin, has moved its potential U.S. IPO timeline from February 2026 to no earlier than fall 2026. The company is positioning the delay as a wait for more supportive macro and crypto market conditions. Consensys has been valued near $7.25Bn in secondary transactions, while MetaMask has reached 100 million monthly active users.

Binance said it will remove 20 cryptocurrencies from its Binance Alpha featured list on May 14, 2026 at 06:00 (UTC). The affected tokens include PRAI, COMMON, PINGPONG, TAKER, JANITOR, GATA, KLINK, CORL, SWTCH, ARIAIP, LONG, ZKWASM, GORILLA, ECHO, LITKEY, FIR, GM, DELABS, DONKEY and WHY.

The Bank of England has adjusted parts of its proposed stablecoin regime, easing a key reserve requirement first laid out in its 2023 framework. Under the amended approach, issuers may place up to 60% of reserves in short-term UK government bonds while holding 40% in central bank funds, alongside transitional relief and a liquidity backstop.