Bitcoin ($BTC), the leading cryptocurrency, briefly rose above the $82,000 level in recent weeks but failed to hold that level. Renewed tensions between the US and Iran, along with growing concerns about inflation in the US, caused Bitcoin to fall below $77,000.

Exchanges

The crypto market is showing signs of a return to a risk-on phase amid growing capital flows into ETFs, stablecoins, and centralized exchanges. Binance attracted the largest share of these inflows, accounting for 78% of all net inflows to CEXs in May. This was reported by Incrypted, citing CoinDesk data.

Analytics platform CryptoQuant reported that large XRP investors have recently been actively withdrawing their assets from Binance. According to the data, approximately 403 million XRP have been withdrawn from Binance since May 3. It was noted that most of these transactions involved 1 million XRP or more, indicating that the data primarily reflects the behavior of large players and institutional investors.

Binance announced that it will remove several trading pairs from its spot trading platform in an effort to maintain trading quality and improve user safety. According to the exchange’s official statement, trading for a total of 11 spot trading pairs will be discontinued on May 15, 2026, at 06:00 GMT, after which the pairs will be removed from Binance Spot.

Binance has announced a new listing aimed at expanding spot trading opportunities on the platform. According to the exchange, the trading pairs $MEGA/U, $TON/U, and $TON/$USD1 will become available starting May 12, 2026, at 11:00 AM.

Binance has announced that it will remove several trading pairs from its margin trading platform. According to the exchange’s statement, a number of $USDC trading pairs will be delisted from both cross-margin and isolated margin trading platforms on May 15, 2026, at 09:00 AM.

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance released a new version of its monthly “Proof of Reserves” report, aimed at demonstrating that user assets are backed on a one-to-one basis. The report includes user balances, blockchain wallet assets, and reserve ratios for Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, and many major altcoins.

In May, crypto exchanges Binance and Bybit will carry out major delistings affecting multiple cryptocurrency trading pairs and tokens. On May 8, 2026, Binance will remove the following 12 spot trading pairs: AVA/$BTC, BCH/$BNB, CFX/$BTC, ENA/$BTC, HBAR/$FDUSD, LA/$BNB, MAGIC/$BTC, OP/$BTC, PUNDIX/USDC, STEEM/ETH, WIN/TRX, and XPL/$FDUSD.

Binance has announced a new feature aimed at improving user security following recent events. The feature, called withdrawal protection, allows users to block the withdrawal of assets from the blockchain for a specified period of time.

Binance, a leading crypto derivatives platform, has announced the launch of three new USD-margined perpetual futures contracts on May 6, 2026, aimed at expanding trading opportunities.

Major cryptocurrency exchanges and custodial platforms, including Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and Binance, are preparing their systems for the emergence of powerful artificial intelligence models capable of identifying and exploiting software vulnerabilities, according to The Information.

Analytics firm CryptoQuant, which specializes in cryptocurrencies, highlighted an important development in its recently published data. According to the firm’s analysis, stablecoin reserves on Binance have decreased by approximately $1.5 billion. This decline suggests that investors may be taking profits, especially after the recent market rally.

The analytics firm CryptoQuant, which specializes in cryptocurrencies, shared an important assessment of the Bitcoin market. According to the company’s latest analysis, the supply of Bitcoin on Binance has fallen to its lowest level in three years, indicating a significant shift in market dynamics.

According to the exchange’s statement, transaction fees for all digital assets listed on the platform have been reduced to nearly zero.

According to the official announcement, trading for certain pairs will be discontinued on April 24, 2026, at 06:00 (UTC).

Binance CEO Richard Teng announced a remarkable increase in weekend trading volumes in traditional asset-based futures. According to data shared by Teng via X, weekend trading volume in the exchange’s perpetual contracts tied to traditional financial assets rose by approximately 300 percent between January and March.