Saylor’s Strategy scoops $2B Bitcoin, holdings reach 843,738 BTC
Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder, made another massive BTC acquisition last week as the crypto asset...
Month: May 2026
Standard Chartered to absorb Zodia Custody’s core business, spin out Zodia Solutions
Standard Chartered has announced that its offer to acquire the business of Zodia Custody has been accepted by shareholders. The...
South Korea’s KB Financial completes stablecoin pilot for offline payments
KB Financial Group, the parent company of South Korea's largest bank, KB Kookmin, completed a stablecoin pilot for offline payments...
Lock.com Enters Early Access With Isolated Signing and Post-Quantum Architecture
May 18th, 2026 – London, United Kingdom Quantography Labs announced the early-access release of Lock.com, a hardware-free crypto wallet built...
Proof of Talk returns to the Louvre with 100+ C-Level speakers representing $18 trillion in AUM
Paris, May 18, 2026 — Proof of Talk, widely known as the Davos of Web3, today confirmed its 2026 programme...
South Korea reviews Hana Bank’s Dunamu stake under banking rules: Report
South Korea’s financial regulator is reportedly reviewing Hana Bank’s planned $668 million purchase of a 6.55% stake in Dunamu, the...
Goldman Sachs exits XRP, Solana ETF exposure in Q1 2026
US investment bank Goldman Sachs sharply reduced its exposure to cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the first quarter of 2026....
AFX launches sovereign Layer 1, providing an optimized execution environment for on-chain perp DEXes
Road Town, BVI, May 18, 2026 — AFX, a sovereign Layer 1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives trading, has officially commenced...
Flagged Live: Attacker Flips $11.5M in Stolen Verus Assets to ETH Following Tornado Cash Setup
Key Takeaways The Verus-Ethereum bridge lost $11.5M, with the attacker converting 103.6 tBTC, 1,625 ETH, and 147K USDC into ~5,402...
Hyperliquid Jumps 5% as Bitwise’s $4.3M HYPE ETF Debut Triggers Short Squeeze
HYPE Rebounds Amid Crypto Sell-Off Just days after plunging nearly 10% on reports that rivals ICE and CME had urged...
Crypto Bridge Exploits Hit $328.6M in May as Peckshield Tracks 8 Major Incidents
Key Takeaways Peckshield tracked 8 bridge exploits through mid-May 2026, with $328.6M drained cumulatively from cross-chain protocols. KelpDAO’s $300M Layerzero...
Raoul Pal: The US-China AI Race 2026 Is a War No One Can Win
Key Takeaways Real Vision’s Raoul Pal called the U.S.-China AI race “unlike any rivalry in history” in a May 18...
Bitcoin Flash Crash: Price Slides Below $77K, Triggering $657 Million in Crypto Liquidations
Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell below $77,000, triggering $657M in liquidations, $584M of which came from long positions in 24 hours....
Gaming Platform My Pet Hooligan Connects Token Debut to Series Finale
Key Takeaways AMGI Studios integrated the HOOLI token launch and May 18 airdrop into a 30-episode series finale. The My...
JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon Warns of ‘Too Much’ Market Exuberance, Names Complex Issues That Could Affect Equities
The chief executive of the largest bank in the US warns that markets are flashing froth while trading at all-time...
