Cryptocurrency News & Market Updates
The IMF Is Right About Tokenisation but Misses the Point
Originally published in American Banker on 26 May 2026
A recent note from the IMF highlights tokenisation as a structural shift in financial architecture; it reconfigures trust, settlement, and risk management to the benefit of investors and issuers, but in their view also risks amplifying financial instability.
To counter these risks, the Note emphasizes the importance of international coordination, clear policy frameworks, public trust, and safe settlement assets. In the opinion of the IMF however, safe settlement assets doesn’t mean Bitcoin or USDt. It means wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDC). In this framework, stability comes from keeping assets within institutions that dictate how and when they move. They decide when a trade is final, who can access the asset, and whether it can move at all. The IMF’s position is not new. It echoes a long-standing preference across traditional finance: embrace the efficiency of blockchain infrastructure while containing the elements that redistribute control.
May 27, 2026 • 5 min read
HTX Hot Listings Weekly Recap (May 18–24): New Listing ZEST Surges 131%! Privacy Sector Stages a Comeback, AI Narrative Continues to Gain Traction
The third week of May saw a long-awaited rebound in profit-making momentum sweep across the crypto market. With Bitcoin oscillating within a key range, the ensuing sentiment spillover energized the altcoin market. Three dominant narratives defined this week’s price action: privacy coins, led by ZEC, staged a broad-based rally amid incrementally improving regulatory expectations; the Perp DEX narrative, spearheaded by HYPE, continued to attract sustained capital inflows; and NEAR carved out an independent run, backed by solid AI infrastructure fundamentals. According to HTX platform data, top-performing assets over the past week (May 18–24) spanned multiple core sectors — including privacy, AI, DeFi, and Perp DEX — with the newly listed ZEST emerging as the week’s standout dark horse, posting a staggering 131% gain.
May 27, 2026 • 4 min read
Goodbye to FOMO Frenzy: HTX DAO’s Global Pizza Day Highlights a New Crypto Narrative
May 26, 2026 • 4 min read
HTX Charity in Action: Delivering Warmth and Care to Children in Pakistan on Bitcoin Pizza Day
May 26, 2026 • 2 min read
