Binance Research said data current as of May 13, 2026 shows more than US$75B in illicit crypto remains trapped on-chain, even though such activity stays below 1% of total transaction volume. The report argues tighter KYT/KYC checks, stablecoin freezes and seizures have narrowed exit routes, while mixer capacity is capped at about $10M per day, implying a multi-decade backlog if mixers were the only outlet.

On May 14, the Senate Banking Committee voted 15-9 to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, outlining how U.S. regulators would oversee crypto markets. The bill would clarify SEC and CFTC roles, create a joint advisory committee, and set frameworks covering DeFi decentralization tests, stablecoin reward limits, and tokenized securities treatment.

THORChain confirmed a $10 million exploit and introduced a self-custodial recovery portal that lets impacted users revoke malicious token approvals and file refund claims backed by an equally sized refund pool. The portal says the incident was detected at 02:14 UTC on May 11 and ultimately involved 36.75 BTC (about $3 million) plus roughly $7 million in tokens across BNB Chain, Ethereum and Base, affecting 12,847 wallets. Users have 21 days to submit claims, with the window closing on June 4.

Entain general counsel Simon Zinger sent letters dated May 15 to six Premier League clubs, asking them to commit to UK-licensed gambling shirt sponsors for the 2026/27 season. The letters raised concerns about Stake's "heavy reliance on cryptocurrency" and alleged BJ88 uses "unregulated payment methods like cryptocurrency" to avoid oversight, while noting several clubs' current sponsors lack UK Gambling Commission licensing.

SlowMist said three tainted node-ipc releases (9.1.6, 9.2.3, 12.0.1) were published on May 14 after attackers took over a dormant npm maintainer account. The injected code was designed to exfiltrate .env secrets, crypto private keys, exchange API credentials, and cloud tokens, and projects that installed or auto-updated during the roughly two-hour exposure window were urged to audit dependencies and rotate credentials.

Binance Research said in a May 15 report that tokenized real-world assets could approach about US$1.6 trillion by 2030 as institutions expand pilots of blockchain-based versions of traditional products. The report highlighted U.S. Treasury-linked tokens as roughly half of current RWA value, with tokenized gold around $5.1 billion and tokenized public equities near $1.5 billion after rising from under $300 million at the start of 2025.

Intercontinental Exchange and Chicago Mercantile Exchange are urging US regulators to limit Hyperliquid's move into energy-related onchain derivatives, citing risks to oil and gas markets. Hyperliquid's HIP-3 framework, launched in January 2025, lets users create new perpetual futures markets by staking 500,000 HYPE tokens, valued at about $22.2 million.

Solayer has introduced a Visa-compatible payment card that lets users spend USDC through online, in-store and contactless purchases, with ATM withdrawals available in supported regions. The card can be ordered via the Solayer Pay app; existing users can request it for free, while new users pay a $20 annual activation fee.