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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.

Minnesota established the midwest’s first unified digital asset safety net for banks and credit unions.

The revenue share deal could shift an estimated $160 million in revenue from Coinbase and Circle into Hyperliquid's ecosystem, Compass Point analysts said.

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.

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.

The turnover comes as the foundation undergoes an internal transition tied to a new organizational mandate aimed at redefining its role within Ethereum.

Galaxy Digital became the second company this year to secure a New York BitLicense, following Strike’s approval in March.

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 bitcoin mining firm continues on its investment path into AI data centers after raising $115 million to expand its global footprint in the industry.

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.

Strategy made a mammoth $2 billion bitcoin purchase last week, but it's not lifting crypto spirits or prices.

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.

Co-CEO Arjun Sethi said the firm kept investing through market weakness, leaning on acquisitions and futures growth to offset softer spot trading.

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 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.

The Ethereum treasury firm bought over 71,000 ETH last week, a sharp increase from the previous week's purchases.

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.

The bank projects $4 trillion of tokenized assets by 2028, boosting demand for blockchain-native lending and trading infrastructure.

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.

The bank's non-binding offer to acquire Zodia Custody has been accepted by the firm's other shareholders and noteholders.

Your day-ahead look for May 18, 2026

BTC and ETH sank after Donald Trump warned Iran the “clock is ticking,” sending oil higher and triggering broad crypto liquidations.

Your look at what's coming in the week starting May 18.

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.