Elon Musk has revisited his famous support for Dogecoin for the first time in years, reviving memories of the meme coin boom that helped reshape the crypto market during the last cycle.

The Cryptocurrency XRP Is Down 60%. Ripple Is Booming. Here's Why. The Motley Fool. Johnny Rice, The Motley Fool. Sat, May 16, 2026 at 4:20 AM PDT. 0 …

Bitcoin continues to face strong resistance as bulls struggle to reclaim higher price levels and restore upward momentum. With the market failing to break key resistance zones, attention is now shifting toward major Fibonacci support areas, where buyers could attempt to stabilize the current decline and prevent a deeper correction.  Recovery Hopes Fade Unless Resistance […]

The notes carry a 0% coupon, but can be converted into equity in the company if holders choose to redeem their notes for shares.

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ersham considers investing in Venezuela, Grupo Salinas partners with Anchorage Digital, and Brazil bans a bank from conducting foreign crypto trades. Coinbase Co-Founder Meets with US and Venezuelan Officials in […]

After losing over $4,000 since the Thursday evening peak at $82,000, bitcoin has finally calmed at around $78,000 following yesterday’s multi-week low. Most larger-cap alts are quite sluggish on a daily scale, aside from the two largest privacy coins, which have posted impressive rebounds. BTC Settles at $78K It was less than 11 days ago […]

TL;DR Myanmar’s military government introduced a draft law that could impose life sentences and, in some cases, the death penalty for large-scale crypto fraud and online scam operations. The proposal targets digital currency scams linked to Southeast Asian fraud compounds that have drawn international scrutiny in recent years. While authorities frame the measure as a […]

Ripple’s Schwartz joins XRP Ledger Foundation; XRP secures a massive milestone; Cardano founder Hoskinson calls Clarity Act section removal insanity.

BlockBeats News, May 17th, SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities plan to start selling cryptocurrency investment trust products, while Nomura …

Potential liquidity contractions in secondary markets and surging government bond yields could spell trouble for preferred perpetual stockholders.

The latest shareholder letter from DeFi Development Corp., a Nasdaq-listed Solana treasury company, shows that its fully converted SOL per share has grown 108% over the past year, rising from 0.0322 on May 13, 2025, to 0.0670 on May 13, 2026.  The growth is notable because it came during a difficult period for Solana’s price […]

The Senate Banking Committee voted 15-9 on Thursday to move forward on the CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure proposal that has been the subject of debate for a while now. Nevertheless, just ahead of the vote, the Bank Policy Institute (BPI) put out a series of tweets on X about illicit crypto flows hitting […]

The Senate Banking Committee voted on May 14, 2026, to advance the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, pushing the United States closer to its first comprehensive crypto market structure law. A16z Crypto Backs CLARITY Act After Senate Committee Vote The committee’s “markup” vote moved the legislation forward on a bipartisan basis. Miles Jennings, General Counsel […]

Hyperliquid recently delivered one of the strongest moves in the crypto market, but now it may be losing momentum.

PANews reported on May 17th that, according to the Nikkei, SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities plan to sell cryptocurrency investment trust …

For years, crypto existed outside traditional finance. Users kept wallets, exchanges, tokens, and payment tools in separate places. That setup worked for holding assets. It did not work as smoothly for daily payments. In 2026, crypto is moving into a different phase. It is not replacing the existing financial system. It is connecting to the […]

The memecoin market is once again delivering outsized surprises, and this time, it is $BOBO that is capturing attention. For reasons that remain unclear, the token tied to @bobocouncil has surged an astonishing +2,673% over the past week, pushing its market capitalization to approximately $33.2 million, according to CoinMarketCap data on BOBO. Memory Lane: BOBO […]

A16z crypto said that when US legal frameworks strike a balance between innovation and consumer protection, the impact tends to ripple through into global markets.

Ethereum pressure mounts as the ETHBTC pair breaks down from a key descending triangle structure. The weakening performance against Bitcoin suggests that bearish momentum may still be dominating the market, leaving Ethereum vulnerable to deeper pullbacks unless bulls quickly reclaim critical resistance levels.  ETHBTC Trendline Rejection Keeps Pressure On Ethereum Crypto analyst Ardi recently pointed […]

Google has agreed to shell out tens of millions of dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit, alleging that the tech giant recorded user conversations without consent. According to the settlement administrator’s portal, Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle the lawsuit that was filed following accusations that Google Assistant wrongfully collected, used and […]

The U.S. Treasury sold $125 billion in new debt during the week of May 11, with buyers demanding the highest yields on 30-year bonds in nearly two decades. Investors Push 30-Year Treasury Yield Above 5% as U.S. Auction Demand Falls to 2007 Lows The three auctions, covering 3-year notes, 10-year notes, and 30-year bonds, settled […]

The market is looking like a rollercoaster as multiple assets hit local resistances and squeeze for a potential volatility surge.

Bitcoin’s recent recovery attempt appears to be losing momentum as the market once again received notable rejection below the $80K mark. The repeated inability to sustain gains above key thresholds suggests sellers remain dominant, increasing the likelihood of another corrective phase in the short term. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, […]

Santiment warned that the crypto market “typically” moves against crowd expectations, pointing to a recent rise in bullish sentiment driven by renewed momentum around the US CLARITY Act.

Entain's general counsel wrote six Premier League clubs May 15 over unlicensed gambling sponsor deals citing "cryptocurrency reliance."

Failed transactions on the XRP Ledger climbed sharply this week alongside a burst of new user activity, as on-chain data pointed to a wave of participation that accompanied the token’s latest price recovery. Wallets Running Toward 8 Million Total activated accounts on the XRP Ledger reached 7,856,080, putting the network within striking distance of a […]

The former CEO of a publicly traded healthcare services company has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a $212.5 million investment fraud scheme. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says Parmjit Parmar, also known as Paul Parmar, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and was sentenced on May […]

Investors monitoring early-stage opportunities often look for structural mispricings ahead of broader liquidity shifts. This report summarizes recent developments and reported metrics for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Chainlink, Sui, and Avalanche, and describes a new project, DOGEBALL, and its early-stage token sale. The article highlights projects and project-reported data to consider ahead of potential market movements. […]

The tokenized real-world asset market crossed $37.5 billion in total market capitalization in May 2026, marking 100% growth year-on-year amidst deepening institutional demand for onchain yield. Institutions Pile Into Onchain Finance The scale of growth becomes clearer in a historical context because, as reported earlier, the tokenized RWA market cap surged 20 times over during […]

Spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $1 billion in a single week as capital rotated toward AI stocks and macro uncertainty weighed on sentiment, ending a six-week run that had pulled in $3.4 billion.

The personal information of 123,158 people may have been exposed after a financial services firm suffered a ransomware-related cybersecurity incident. According to new data from the Maine Attorney General, the American Lending Center reported an external system breach affecting 123,158 individuals, including 120 Maine residents. The Irvine, California-based financial services firm says the breach occurred […]

A federal financial disclosure filed by Donald Trump on May 14 shows his portfolio purchased shares of MARA Holdings, Coinbase, and Strategy between January and March 2026. Out of more than 3,600 transactions listed across 113 pages, those three were the only crypto-related names in the entire filing. What the Filing Actually Shows The document […]