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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.

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.

Ex-OpenAI whistleblower bets big on crypto miners for his $13.6B 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.

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.

Ethereum (ETH) news: Vitalik Buterin says AI 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.

Kraken parent Payward's Q1 revenue rises 3% as crypto trading slows
Co-CEO Arjun Sethi said the firm kept investing through market weakness, leaning on acquisitions and futures growth to offset softer spot trading.

Ripple-linked 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.

Bitcoin more exposed to quantum risks than Ethereum, 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.

Ethereum news: Bitmine (BMNR) 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.

Strategy (MSTR) news: Company purchased more than $2 billion of BTC last week
Michael Saylor said the average purchase price of this latest addition to Strategy's treasure was just under $81,000 per BTC. The company now holds 843,738 bitcoin worth almost $64 billion.

Wall Street's tokenization push could send 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.

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 continuous 24/7 liquidity operations.

Standard Chartered (STAN) to acquire remainder of subsidiary Zodia Custody
The bank's non-binding offer to acquire Zodia Custody has been accepted by the firm's other shareholders and noteholders.

The three risks that could overwhelm bitcoin's (BTC) Clarity Act tailwind: Crypto Daily
Your day-ahead look for May 18, 2026

Bitcoin drops to two-week low after Trump warns Iran 'clock is ticking:' Crypto Markets Today
BTC and ETH sank after Donald Trump warned Iran the “clock is ticking,” sending oil higher and triggering broad crypto liquidations.

FOMC minutes, Meta stablecoin Senate deadline: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting May 18.

Crypto security is turning into an AI arms race, Elliptic CEO warns
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.

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.

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.

Iran may be turning the Strait of Hormuz into a bitcoin insurance market
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.

Ether and bitcoin hit hardest as crypto bulls lose $563 million in long liquidations
Ether and bitcoin led liquidations, as their prices dropped on macroeconomic concerns.

SpaceX bitcoin treasury in focus as pre-IPO market launches at $1.78 trillion valuation
SpaceX bitcoin treasury in focus as pre-IPO market launches at $1.78 trillion valuation

Verus-Ethereum bridge loses $11 million as hackers keep targeting cross-chain infrastructure
The latest attack adds to growing string of cross-chain infrastructure exploits.

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.