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120 itemsMay 18, 2026
- Cointelegraph
Odds against rate cuts high as new US Fed chair set for swearing in
Many experts voiced concerns that the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair would lead to uncertainty about the central bank’s independence, particularly in setting interest rates.
- Cointelegraph
Galaxy secures New York BitLicense to expand institutional crypto services
The NYDFS approvals allow GalaxyOne Prime NY to offer trading and financing services to institutional investors in one of the most tightly regulated US crypto markets.
- Cointelegraph
Retail Bitcoin investor demand falls by 73% as futures selling tops $2B: Are the bears back?
Bitcoin retail inflows to Binance remained at record lows as aggressive BTC futures selling and weakening spot demand pressured BTC below $77,000.
- The BlockScore: 90
Bitcoin drops below $77,000 on Trump’s Iran threat, renewed inflation fears: analysts
Investors are concerned that high oil prices could fuel inflation to the point where the Fed may raise interest rates, analysts say.
- DecryptScore: 90
Swan Bitcoin Hit With Nearly $1 Billion Lawsuit Over Prime Trust Collapse
The lawsuit alleges that the Bitcoin-centric financial services firm took advantage of insider information to escape major losses.
- CoinDeskScore: 88
Bitcoin slides under $77,000 as oil shock and Treasury yields hit risk assets
Long-term holders are still sitting tight and exchange balances remain near six-year lows, Binance Research data shows, but underwater short-term holders leave BTC vulnerable to macro shocks.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Yet another crypto bridge falls victim to an $11 million hack
The latest attack adds to growing string of cross-chain infrastructure exploits.
- The BlockScore: 85
Ongoing exploit drains $11.6 million from Verus-Ethereum bridge: Blockaid
Peckshield flagged that the Verus-Ethereum bridge has been drained for 103.6 tBTC, 1,625 ETH, and 147,000 USDC.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Grayscale, VanEck amend US spot BNB ETF filings, stepping closer to a potential launch
The US securities regulator approved 21Shares’ Hyperliquid ETF last week, adding to a growing number of cryptocurrencies converted into ETF wrappers in the US.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Bitcoin Depot, North America's largest bitcoin ATM operator, files for bankruptcy
Bitcoin Depot, the largest bitcoin ATM operator in North America and publicly listed on Nasdaq, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
CLARITY Act could be signed into law by President Donald Trump in early August — Galaxy Digital
The CLARITY Act could be signed into law in the week of Aug. 3 if Congress keeps pace after a bipartisan Senate Banking Committee vote moved the crypto market structure bill into its next phase, Galaxy Digital’s research arm said. Galaxy Research raised its estimate of the bill’s chances of becoming...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Verus Ethereum bridge reportedly exploited for $11.6M in latest DeFi attack
Two security companies have flagged the address where the stolen funds are allegedly being held, showing the cryptocurrencies have been converted into 5,402 Ether.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
UK’s financial payments network is ready for tokenization, regulators say
The U.K.’s financial watchdog and central bank unveiled their roadmap for tokenization, the use of stablecoins for institutional settlement and a phased transition toward 24/7 operation.
- The BlockScore: 85
‘Big dot energy’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys another 24,869 BTC for $2 billion as total holdings top 4% of bitcoin supply
Strategy's total holdings account for over 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth around $65 billion.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Strategy made mammoth $2 billion bitcoin purchase last week
Michael Saylor and team added 24,869 BTC last week, bringing total holdings to 843,738 coins.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Saylor’s Strategy scoops $2B Bitcoin, holdings reach 843,738 BTC
Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought 24,869 Bitcoin for $2.01 billion last week, lifting holdings to 843,738 BTC as STRC sales funded around 97% of the acquisition.
- DecryptScore: 85
Strategy Leverages Preferred Stock Issuance for $2 Billion Bitcoin Buy
Strategy purchased 24,869 Bitcoin last week for $2 billion, channeling billions of dollars that came from its flagship preferred stock.
- The BlockScore: 85
Zerohash secures first EMI license under MiCA for stablecoin and brokerage services in Europe
Zerohash Europe is the first firm licensed under Europe’s flagship MiCA crypto regulation to also hold full EMI status.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Bitcoin Depot stock crashes 71% premarket after Chapter 11 filing
Bitcoin Depot files for Chapter 11 in Texas, plans asset sale and wind-down as regulatory pressure forces shutdown of its Bitcoin ATM network.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Solana is shedding its memecoin reputation as big banks move billions into its ecosystem
Wall Street and payment giants are quietly taking over Solana, moving billions onto the network for tokenized funds and global payments even as the broader crypto market cools down, according to a new report by Messari.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Bitcoin’s price drop below $78K cleared the path for a rebound as options traders hedge downside risk
Bitcoin price breaking below $78,000 turned one of crypto’s strongest regulatory weeks into a severe test of market structure, exposing how quickly macroeconomic pressure and crowded positioning can overpower a favorable policy catalyst. The price decline came shortly after the CLARITY Act advanced ...
- The BlockScore: 85
Ohio man sentenced to 9 years for running $10 million crypto Ponzi scheme
The CFTC filed an enforcement action against Rathnakishore Giri in August 2022 for running the fraudulent investment scheme.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
SEC to propose tokenized stock framework as Wall Street efforts deepen: Bloomberg
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly poised to release a major crypto proposal as it seeks to institute its digital assets agenda.
- The BlockScore: 80
US crypto ATM operator Bitcoin Depot files for Chapter 11 to wind down business
Bitcoin Depot said changing regulatory environments have made it difficult to continue its current business model.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Crypto traders betting on a rally lose $563 million in liquidations. Ether and bitcoin suffer the most
Ether and bitcoin led liquidations, as their prices dropped on macroeconomic concerns.
- The BlockScore: 80
Bank of England, FCA launch consultation on tokenized UK wholesale markets
UK regulators seek industry feedback on tokenized securities, collateral, and settlement infrastructure with a July 3 deadline.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Live markets: Bitcoin gives up all of May's gains, slipping below $77,000
Strategy made a mammoth $2 billion bitcoin purchase last week, but it's not lifting crypto spirits or prices.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
UK proposes near-24/7 settlement to prepare markets for tokenization
The FCA and Bank of England are seeking feedback on new tokenization guidance and plans to extend operating hours for the UK’s core payment and settlement infrastructure toward near-24/7 availability.
- DecryptScore: 80
Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs Bleed as Crypto Funds Shed $1.07 Billion, Ending 6-Week Win Streak
Bitcoin ETFs bore the brunt of a geopolitically driven sell-off, CoinShares said, though altcoin funds largely held their ground.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
The Ethereum Foundation is facing a wave of high-profile departures as its internal shakeup deepens
The turnover comes as the foundation undergoes an internal transition tied to a new organizational mandate aimed at redefining its role within Ethereum.
- The BlockScore: 80
Galaxy scores New York BitLicense to offer digital asset services in the state
Mike Novogratz' Galaxy Digital said the approval expands its regulatory footprint to more than 50 licenses worldwide.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Bitcoin slides below $77,000 as Trump’s Iran warning rattles risk assets
Bitcoin and ether sank after the U.S. president told Iran the “clock is ticking,” sending oil higher and triggering broad crypto liquidations.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Senate crypto bill at risk beyond midterms if not passed by August: NYDIG
NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro says the Senate’s crypto market structure bill is at risk of failing if it cannot clear a floor vote by August.
- DecryptScore: 75
Crypto ATM Operator Bitcoin Depot Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
North America's largest Bitcoin ATM operator cited a hostile regulatory environment and an 'unsustainable' business model.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Aave restores ether borrowing limits after $230 million exploit
The DeFi lending protocol reversed restrictions imposed after April’s $292 million exploit, restoring borrowing capacity across six networks as contagion fears ease.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin Hormuz payments for ship insurance will test crypto’s neutral money thesis
IRGC-affiliated Fars News reported on May 16 that Iran launched a platform called Hormuz Safe, offering digital insurance for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz with premiums settled in Bitcoin. A document cited by Fars's reporter indicated Iran's Economy Ministry had been developing the mechan...
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Tokenization push could pull trillions of dollars into DeFi, StanChart says
The bank projects $4 trillion of tokenized assets by 2028, boosting demand for blockchain-native lending and trading infrastructure.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Bitcoin faces outsized quantum threat as computing breakthroughs accelerate, Citi says
The bank said accelerating advances in quantum computing are compressing the timeline for risks to crypto and broader internet infrastructure, with Bitcoin seen as particularly exposed.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Vitalik Buterin says AI 'formal verification' could actually make crypto much more secure
The Ethereum co-founder argued that AI-assisted "formal verification" could become one of the most important tools for cybersecurity in a new blog post.
- DecryptScore: 75
'Attractive Opportunity': Tom Lee's BitMine Adds $151 Million in Ethereum Amid Price Dip
BitMine Immersion Technologies added $151 million in Ethereum amid last week's price slide, with Tom Lee citing the "attractive opportunity."
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Ethereum traders say bears ‘in control’ after ETH price drop to $2K
Ether price fell sharply below $2,100 as increasing sell pressure on Binance and persistent ETF outflows fueled bearish momentum.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy receives New York BitLicense for institutional crypto push
Galaxy Digital became the second company this year to secure a New York BitLicense, following Strike’s approval in March.
- DecryptScore: 75
Bitcoin Faces Greater Quantum Computing Risk Than Ethereum, Citi Warns
Both Bitcoin and Ethereum face a quantum computing threat, but Citi says the gap between them comes down to governance, not just technology.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Minnesotan banks and credit unions set to provide crypto custody August 1
Minnesota established the midwest’s first unified digital asset safety net for banks and credit unions.
- The BlockScore: 70
The Funding: As SpaceX’s listing nears, are pre-IPO perps crypto’s next big market?
Pre-IPO perpetual futures just had their proof of concept moment with the Cerebras market on TradeXYZ. Here's where they go from here.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
WETH markets return to normal operations on Aave amid rsETH recovery progress
Aave applied a temporary freeze to WETH as a precautionary safety measure in response to the exploit, alongside freezes on the rsETH and wrsETH reserves.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Iran may be turning the Strait of Hormuz into a bitcoin-based insurance market, local reports say
State-linked Fars News reported that Iran’s economy ministry has been working on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait with payments in bitcoin.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Kraken cuts 150 staff amid AI efficiencies, potentially delaying IPO: Report
Kraken has cut 150 staff due to the rising use of AI, adding to more than 5,000 layoffs across the crypto sector so far this year, Bloomberg reports.
- The BlockScore: 70
Bernstein says Clarity Act yield compromise cements Circle’s edge amid record stablecoin supply
Bernstein analysts said the Senate Clarity Act markup and yield compromise strengthen Circle's model as dollar stablecoin supply grows.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
South Korea reviews Hana Bank’s Dunamu stake under banking rules: Report
South Korea’s FSC is reportedly reviewing Hana Bank’s $668 million Dunamu stake under “banking-commerce separation” rules that limit bank ownership tied to crypto firms.
- The BlockScore: 70
Standard Chartered projects $4T in tokenized assets by end-2028, with DeFi protocols primary beneficiaries
Standard Chartered projects $4 trillion in tokenized assets by the end of 2028, with DeFi protocols positioned to benefit most.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin falls to $76K after Trump says ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran
Bitcoin analysis says BTC price could revisit the $65,000 demand area after fresh US-Iran war tensions soured the crypto market mood.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Bitcoin faces Treasury yield pressure as Japan sells nearly $30 billion of US debt
Bitcoin faces renewed Treasury yield pressure after Japanese investors sold $29.6 billion of US government, agency, and local authority debt in the first quarter, the largest quarterly net sale since the second quarter of 2022. As Bloomberg reported, the catalyst was an abrupt turnaround in Federal ...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Standard Chartered to absorb Zodia Custody’s core business, spin out Zodia Solutions
Standard Chartered will absorb Zodia Custody’s regulated crypto business and spin out Zodia Solutions, as big banks move to own core digital asset custody in-house.
- The BlockScore: 70
Standard Chartered to absorb Zodia Custody’s crypto business into its own operations: Bloomberg
Standard Chartered has agreed to acquire Zodia Custody's crypto business to fold into its own digital asset operations, per Bloomberg.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
SpaceX IPO betting on Hyperliquid values Elon Musk’s company above $2 trillion even before SEC filing
Crypto traders are already assigning Elon Musk’s SpaceX stock a public-market valuation before the rocket and satellite company has filed for an IPO. On May 17, Hyperliquid-powered Trade.xyz launched a SpaceX pre-IPO perpetual futures contract, creating a live, cash-settled market for traders to bet...
- CoinDeskScore: 70
HIVE buys $58 million Toronto plot for AI facility; shares climb
The bitcoin mining firm continues on its investment path into AI data centers after raising $115 million to expand its global footprint in the industry.
- DecryptScore: 70
Bank of England, FCA Set Out ‘Shared Vision’ for Tokenization
The UK’s central bank and financial regulator have launched a joint Call for Input as tokenization moves from “pilots to production.”
- The BlockScore: 70
Ostium’s onchain perpetuals exchange to be ‘powered’ by Nasdaq data
Ostium says this tie-up makes it the "first onchain trading venue to offer equity perpetual products powered by Nasdaq data."
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Crypto funds see $1B in outflows as Iran tensions revive risk-off sentiment
Institutional investors pulled capital from Bitcoin and Ether products as Iran tension and rising inflation rattled markets, while XRP and Solana funds continued to attract fresh inflows.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Minnesota legalizes crypto custody services for banks, credit unions
Minnesota-based banking institutions and credit unions will be authorized to provide digital asset custody services in a nonfiduciary capacity as of Aug. 1.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin’s trend defining battle starts at the $74K support: Analyst
Bitcoin traders are closely watching the $74,000-$75,000 support zone as exchange inflows rise and market signals weaken following BTC's loss of momentum above $82,000.
- The BlockScore: 70
Ethereum’s onchain conviction grows as staked ETH rises, even as price underperforms
A contracting float against any meaningful demand recovery has historically been a constructive setup for price.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin lost its hold on $80K, but three events may send it back sooner than markets expect
Bitcoin positions itself for a rally above $80,000 after Strategy's $2 billion BTC buy, crumbling investor confidence in the US Treasury and a potential US-Iran deal.
- DecryptScore: 65
KuCoin Australia’s ‘Evolution’ Showcases Regulatory Focus, Mastercard Launch
The exchange’s KuCard rollout enables users to make "seamless payments" to Mastercard merchants using USDC.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Reports suggest Iran is mulling Hormuz ‘insurance’ scheme, paid in Bitcoin
Screenshots of a website called “Hormuz Safe” have been circulating on social media, which offers “digital insurance” for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
AFX launches sovereign Layer 1, providing an optimized execution environment for on-chain perp DEXes
AFX, a sovereign Layer 1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives trading, has officially commenced the operation of its L1 Mainnet, signaling a definitive end to the era of trade execution compromised by general-purpose blockchain congestion.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Standard Chartered to acquire remainder of subsidiary Zodia Custody
The bank's offer to acquire the slice of Zodia Custody it doesn't already own has been accepted by the firm's other shareholders and noteholders.
- The BlockScore: 65
Bitmine lifts ether treasury to 5.28 million ETH as total holdings top $12 billion
Bitmine lifted its ether treasury to 5.28 million ETH, or 4.37% of supply, as total crypto and cash holdings reached $12.6 billion.
- The BlockScore: 65
Tether invests in remittance fintech LemFi to expand USDT settlement across Africa and Asia
Founded in 2021, LemFi says it has over 1 million customers and is backed by Y-Combinator, with $85 million raised.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Ex-OpenAI's Leopold Aschenbrenner bets big on crypto miners for his $13.6 billion AI play
Aschenbrenner is shorting Nvidia and AMD in favor of bitcoin miners that own the electricity and data centers needed to fuel the next phase of the AI boom.
- The BlockScore: 65
Two more Ethereum Foundation researchers resign amid wave of departures
Carl Beek and Julian Ma announced they were leaving the Ethereum Foundation on Monday, the latest employees to publicly resign.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
The $30 billion RWA tokenization boom is barely reaching DeFi
DefiLlama’s RWA category data puts the RWA tokenization market near $30 billion on-chain, with only $2.47 billion appearing as DeFi active TVL, the value actually deposited or pooled inside third-party DeFi protocols the platform tracks. The rest of the tokenized real-world assets market sits outsid...
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Hyperliquid's USDC deal could supercharge HYPE, pressure Circle, Coinbase margins, analysts say
The revenue share deal could shift an estimated $160 million in revenue from Coinbase and Circle into Hyperliquid's ecosystem, Compass Point analysts said.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Georgia primary to test crypto PAC’s support for Democratic candidate
A political action committee aligned with crypto interest groups reported spending more than $4 million in support of Democratic US House candidate Jasmine Clark in Georgia.
- The BlockScore: 60
French BTC treasury firm Capital B buys $15 million in bitcoin following raise
Capital B said it raised a total of $20 million from three capital increase contracts, involving Blockstream CEO Adam Back.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Capital B boosts Bitcoin reserves with $15.2M purchase
The 25th-largest Bitcoin treasury company acquired $15 million worth of BTC as one of only four treasury firms to announce a corporate Bitcoin investment during May.
- DecryptScore: 60
Bitcoin Slides Under $77K as Crypto Liquidations Top $672M Amid Bond Sell-Off
Analysts flagged that geopolitical shocks no longer "hit crypto directly" thanks to institutional transmission via ETF flows.
- DecryptScore: 60
Morning Minute: Bitcoin Slides Back to $77K on Rising Bond Yields, Oil Spike
Crypto majors are falling and the ETFs are seeing an exodus, while SpaceX had a major debut on Hyperliquid.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
South Korea's KB Financial completes stablecoin pilot for offline payments
The parent company of South Korea’s largest bank completed a stablecoin payment pilot ahead of the country's proposed digital asset framework.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Bitmine buys the dip as Tom Lee ties ether's pullback to rising oil prices
The Ethereum treasury firm bought over 71,000 ETH last week, a sharp increase from the previous week's purchases.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
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.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Hyperliquid eyes 55% price rise after Silicon Valley investor's 'massive HYPE buy'
A bullish long-term chart pattern puts HYPE on track for a potential rally above $70 this year, with a16z-linked accumulation and fresh institutional catalysts strengthening the case.
- The BlockScore: 60
Kraken co-CEO says exchange revenue, up 3% to $507 million, is a ‘more resilient’ mix amid spending spree
Payward filed confidentially for an IPO in November, but may be delaying plans amid a fluctuating valuation and uncertain market.
- DecryptScore: 60
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Says AI Verification Could Help Secure Crypto Networks
Vitalik Buterin said mathematically verified software may help protect cryptographic infrastructures as AI improves both code generation and vulnerability discovery.
- DecryptScore: 60
Polymarket Users Spur Insider Trading Suspicions With $2.4 Million in Iran Prediction Wins
Interlinked Polymarket accounts have made millions betting on U.S. military actions in Iran—and won 98% of the time, analysts say.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Kraken parent Payward sees revenue surge as tokenization expands
Payward said futures trading activity rose 51% year-over-year as Kraken's parent expanded through acquisitions including Bitnomial, Backed and Reap.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Crypto security is turning into an AI arms race as agents may overwhelm compliance teams
AI agents and automated payments could reach a scale that crypto monitoring systems built for human-paced markets cannot handle, Elliptic CEO Simone Maini warned.
- CointelegraphScore: 55
Goldman Sachs exits XRP, Solana ETF exposure in Q1 2026
Goldman Sachs cut its crypto ETF exposure in Q1 2026, exiting XRP and Solana funds while trimming Bitcoin and Ether ETFs and reshaping equity bets.
- The BlockScore: 55
Weekly crypto ETP outflows top $1B, ending six-week positive streak amid Iran-linked risk-off: CoinShares
Crypto funds ended a six-week inflow streak as Iran-linked geopolitical risk weighed on bitcoin amid major U.S. withdrawals.
- The BlockScore: 55
HIVE stock rallies 35% after unveiling 320MW ‘AI gigafactory’ project in Toronto
Hive Digital Executive Chair Frank Holmes said the facility could eventually support more than 100,000 GPUs.
- DecryptScore: 55
Hive Shares Hit Highest Price This Year After Bitcoin Miner Unveils Ontario 'AI Gigafactory'
Hive Digital Technologies’ stock price popped after the Bitcoin miner unveiled a massive data-center buildout in Ontario, Canada.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Fed minutes, Meta stablecoin Senate deadline: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting May 18.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
HYPE pops 7%, beating bitcoin declines, as SpaceX pre-IPO lands on Hyperliquid
Hyperliquid's HYPE token rallied 7% over 24 hours after Trade.xyz launched the first pre-IPO perpetual market on the platform, offering synthetic exposure to SpaceX at a reference valuation of $1.78 trillion.
- The BlockScore: 50
Iran-linked report says Hormuz Safe bitcoin-settled insurance platform aims to generate $10 billion
Iranian media reported the launch of Hormuz Safe, a bitcoin-settled insurance platform tied to Strait of Hormuz cargo transit.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
BTC price ‘bull trap’ at $76.5K? Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin started the week with a dip toward new May lows as ongoing BTC price pressures included "collapsing" US bond markets.
- DecryptScore: 50
Iran Pushes $10B Bitcoin Insurance Plan for Strait of Hormuz: Report
The platform settles cargo cover in Bitcoin under a plan for marine policies and certificates that could generate $10 billion for Iran.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Kraken parent Payward's Q1 revenue climbs despite crypto market slump
Co-CEO Arjun Sethi said the firm kept investing through market weakness, leaning on acquisitions and futures growth to offset softer spot trading.
- DecryptScore: 50
Hyperliquid Defies Market Downturn as SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI IPOs Loom
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token has jumped as its HIP-3 pre-IPO perp marketplace heats up ahead of a series of high-profile tech IPOs.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Stripe-backed Tempo taps $7.5 billion DeFi lender Morpho to expand beyond payments
The move brings onchain yield and lending to the payments-focused chain in a bid to offer full-stack onchain finance platform to companies building on it.
- The BlockScore: 50
Revolut unveils first physical crypto card as industry-wide card usage grows
The card will be usable anywhere Visa and Mastercard are accepted, and will first roll out firm in the UK and EEA.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
HIVE Digital Technologies plans 320 MW AI infrastructure project in Canada
The move expands the Bitcoin miner's BUZZ HPC infrastructure with deployment targeted for 2027.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Soluna revenue jumps 58% as hosting business offsets weaker Bitcoin mining
Hosting revenue outpaced mining as new capacity came online, highlighting Soluna’s shift toward data centers for AI and high-performance computing.
- The BlockScore: 45
AEON raises $8 million led by YZi Labs to build settlement layer for AI agents
With the new funding, AEON said it aims to build a settlement layer designed to support AI agent-to-agent interactions.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Surging oil prices have been driving Ether selling pressure: Tom Lee
Fundstrat's Tom Lee pointed out an inverse correlation between crude and Ether as oil surged back to around $110 on Monday.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Proof of Talk returns to the Louvre with 100+ C-Level speakers representing $18 trillion in AUM
Proof of Talk, widely known as the Davos of Web3, today confirmed its 2026 programme and opened remaining passes for its fourth edition at the Louvre Palace in Paris on June 2–3.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) drops 13% as all assets decline
Bittensor (TAO), down 9.6% over the weekend, joined Bitcoin Cash (BCH) as an underperformer.
- The BlockScore: 40
Bitwise to add HYPE to balance sheet using fees from Hyperliquid ETF
Hyperliquid now regularly beats out Ethereum and Solana in weekly blockchain fee generation, driven largely by perpetual futures.
- DecryptScore: 40
This Open-Source Phone AI Agent Sees, Hears and Acts—All Without Touching the Cloud
Oppo's X-OmniClaw runs directly on your Android device, using the camera, screen, and microphone to execute real tasks inside real apps.
- DecryptScore: 40
Elon Musk Loses $150 Billion AI Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Sam Altman
The legal battle between Elon Musk and OpenAI has ended in a win for the company he co-founded, following a jury decision.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Revolut wants to take Dogecoin mainstream with its new physical payment card
The European fintech giant is launching a physical debit card that lets users spend the popular meme coin anywhere Visa and Mastercard are accepted with zero extra exchange fees.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Analysts debate whether Bitcoin is in a ‘sell in May’ bear market setup
Some analysts argue that a comparatively broadened, institutionalized buyer base for crypto today may prevent a repeat of the drawdowns seen in May 2018 and May 2022.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
The three risks that could overwhelm bitcoin's regulatory tailwind
Your day-ahead look for May 18, 2026
- CointelegraphScore: 30
XRP price may explode to $15 amid 'quiet accumulation,' analyst claims
XRP still faces short-term downside risk, with a symmetrical triangle breakdown pointing to a possible drop toward $1.00–$1.10.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
XRP slips 2% as profit-taking knocks token back below $1.40
XRP gave back gains after a high-volume selloff erased the latest breakout attempt, though buyers stepped back in near support around $1.38.
- The BlockScore: 20
What are Real-World Assets (RWAs)?
Real-world assets (RWAs) are crypto tokens backed by traditional assets. Issuers of RWAs take an existing asset — such as gold, fiat currency, stocks or bonds — and create a token representing it on the blockchain, in a process called “tokenization.” The token now represents ownership in...
- CryptoSlateScore: 20
TRUMP coin World Cup VIP offer lets insiders sell while holders compete for tickets
President Donald Trump-themed TRUMP coin is dangling luxury suite tickets to the 2026 World Cup final in a bid to arrest its severe market collapse. The initiative, organized through the “TRUMP Coin Club,” represents the latest attempt to inject liquidity and consumer interest into a dig...
- DecryptScore: 20
AI Still Can't Beat the On-Call Engineer: Here's Why
The best AI models can't yet beat the engineers they’re supposed to replace at fixing real-world problems, a new benchmark suggests.
- DecryptScore: 15
Lawyers Apologize After Fake Claude-Generated Quotes Appear in Trump Layoffs Case
Attorneys representing a former Homeland Security official admitted using Anthropic’s Claude Console to help draft a court filing that included fabricated quotes.
- CointelegraphScore: 10
Price predictions 5/18: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA
Bitcoin dropped to the crucial $76,000 support level while large-cap altcoins sold off sharply. Do technical charts suggest that traders will buy the dip?