Minnesota legalizes crypto custody services for banks, credit unions
Minnesota-based banking institutions and credit unions are set to offer some crypto custody services beginning in August. On Friday, Governor...
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Crypto funds see $1B in outflows as Iran tensions revive risk-off sentiment
Cryptocurrency investment products posted heavy outflows last week as investors reduced risk amid inflation fears and uncertainty over a lasting...
Ethereum traders say bears ‘in control’ after ETH price drop to $2K
Ether (ETH) dropped sharply after rejection at $2,400 last week, dropping as low as $2,100 on Monday, indicating that bears...
Hyperliquid eyes 55% price rise after Silicon Valley investor’s ‘massive HYPE buy’
Hyperliquid DEX's native token, HYPE, is showing potential for a 55% rally after a wallet reportedly tied to Silicon Valley-based...
UK proposes near-24/7 settlement to prepare markets for tokenization
The Bank of England on Monday proposed extending operating hours for its core settlement infrastructure toward near-24/7 availability, part of...
Canadian Man Allegedly Impersonates Crypto Support Agents To Drain $13,000,000 From Victims
A Canadian man accused of overstaying his visa in the US has been charged in an alleged cryptocurrency fraud scheme...
Deploi Launches Direct Issuance Infrastructure for Private Credit on Polygon, Secures ISIN Allocations from Nasdaq CSD
EUR 1 billion note programme planned for 2026 following completion of global issuance infrastructure by the end of Q3 2026....
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...
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...