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 …

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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, […]

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

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

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hackers are reportedly targeting 59 banking, fintech and cryptocurrency platforms while spreading through popular applications such as WhatsApp and Outlook. A trojan called TCLBanker is hitting Windows systems through tainted Microsoft installation packages, reports BleepingComputer. It was discovered by Elastic Security Labs, whose researchers believe it is a major evolution of the older Maverick and Sorvepotel […]

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 […]

Shiba Inu reaches the point where a rapid reversal could be more than a possibility.

It's been a wild ride for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world's largest cryptocurrency, during the past year. After reaching more than $126,000 in …

XRP is experiencing a significant price retracement after being rejected at $1.55. So far in May, the altcoin’s price movement has been unstable, with each gain followed by a prominent dip, yet it has formed an ascending trendline. XRP finds itself in a similar situation as prices have corrected by over 7% in the past […]

TL;DR: The new financial product from Solayer allows users to spend USDC balances on physical and electronic purchases, as well as ATM withdrawals. The Solayer Pay platform, originally presented under the Emerald Card brand, began its initial deployment with a base of 40,000 users across more than 100 countries. The overall stablecoin market recorded a […]

Jerome Powell formally concludes his term over eight world-altering years leading the globe’s most consequential central bank, a run that redefined capital markets through crisis response and recoveries and more recently aggressive monetary tightening. The new leadership phase of Powell, while ridden with market turbulence never witnessed before, now gives way, following a close 54–45 […]

XRP Ledger activity climbed as XRP cleared $1.54, with Santiment reporting 48,453 active wallets and the strongest network growth reading since March. The surge pointed to renewed participation as price momentum returned. XRP Ledger Activity Rises as Price Tests $1.55 The XRP Ledger posted its strongest 24-hour activity since March after XRP moved above $1.54 […]