Oil prices shot higher on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump turned up the pressure on Iran, warning Tehran that it had little time left to break the deadlock with Washington. “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE...

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading below $77,000 at press time on Monday, extending a four-day decline for a bearish start to the week. The freefall in King Crypto triggered liquidations of over $500 million in long positions in 24 hours, inducing fear in investor sentiment.

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) begin the week on a weaker footing after correcting over 5%, 10% and 4% in the previous week.

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Japan is preparing to make cryptocurrency investing easier for ordinary people as some of the country’s biggest brokerage firms move to launch crypto investment trusts and exchange-traded products.  SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities are already developing in-house crypto investment products, while other major financial companies are waiting for the government to finalize new regulations.  The...

Bitcoin dropped under $77,000 and traded at $76,901 after a brutal one-hour wipeout hit the crypto market. About $600 million in positions were liquidated in 60 minutes, forcing leveraged traders out fast while the broader market turned red, according to data from Coinglass. The pain was clear in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. Last week, those...

Donald Trump reported a huge pile of stock activity in the first quarter of 2026, with new ethics filings with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics showing more than 3,700 financial transactions tied to his holdings, with the total value sitting somewhere between $220 million and $750 million. The stocks in the filings were mostly...

Publicis Groupe has agreed to acquire the US-based data company LiveRamp in a $2.2 billion deal as the French advertising giant deepens its investment in artificial intelligence-driven marketing.  The all-cash takeover price values LiveRamp at $38.50 per share, nearly 30% above the company’s closing price last Friday.  The acquisition will enhance Publicis’ ability to offer...

India has opened a tech city in Gujarat aiming to increase jobs in tech over the next two decades, while at the same time, global investors continue to exit. On Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Ahmedabad’s Million Minds Tech City. The site currently covers almost 65 acres but is planned to grow to...

President Donald Trump issued another warning to Iran on Sunday, telling the country it needs to act quickly or face serious trouble. “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!” The two countries...

Japan investors pulled $29.6 billion out of U.S. government-linked debt in the first quarter of 2026, the country’s biggest quarterly sale since the second quarter of 2022, which was basically four years ago. Q1 also broke a strong buying run, because Japanese accounts had bought U.S. debt in 11 of the previous 12 quarters, and...

Key takeaways: The Ethereum Name Service is a network that enables crypto enthusiasts to rename their cryptocurrency addresses into something simpler, making them easier to remember. Renaming crypto addresses through ENS allows users to recollect and write them quickly. Even though Ethereum Name Service is based on the Ethereum blockchain, it utilizes its own cryptocurrency,...

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Harvard University’s endowment fund decided to reduce its investment in crypto ETFs. The first quarter of 2026 saw some massive slashing. The fund fully exited from its Ether ETF position. However, it also cut its stake in BlackRock’s linked BTC ETF by around 43%. Fresh SEC 13F filings show Harvard Management Company lowered its holdings...

Strategy generated over $2 billion this past week alone through its ongoing STRC preferred stock offering. Data from Bitcoin Treasuries shows significant capital flowing into Strategy’s STRC from May 11 to May 14. Their tracking shows the company pulled in the equivalent of 2,543 BTC on May 11, 2,982 BTC on May 12, and 5,164...

U.S. President Donald Trump and his family have further expanded their indirect exposure to the cryptocurrency sector. New financial disclosures reveal increased investments tied to major crypto-linked equities, including Coinbase Global and Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy). These shares were acquired in the first quarter of 2026, according to a financial disclosure submitted to the US Office...

Italy’s biggest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, has sharply increased exposure to Bitcoin-linked investment products, with its total crypto-related holdings exceeding $200 million as of the first quarter of 2026.  New filings show the bank also made major bets on a few U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs and on its options position tied to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust. ...

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Dunamu recently disclosed a 78% year-on-year decline in operating profit for the first quarter of 2026. The company recorded 88 billion won ($60 million) due to reduced trading volumes affecting fee revenue.  Even with the drop in revenue, Hana Financial Group confirmed a 1 trillion won ($669 million) acquisition of a 6.55% stake in Dunamu,...

Jeff Yan, the cofounder and CEO of Hyperliquid, revealed on May 15 that he and the Hyperliquid Policy Center, the protocol’s independent research and advocacy organization, met with policymakers in Washington as the ClARITY Act advances through Congress. The revelations come the same week CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) reportedly urged U.S. regulators to...

Law enforcement and private-sector partners seized ~11% of illicit crypto volume in 2025, according to data shared by Binance Research.

THORChain says no official recovery, airdrop, or reimbursement program currently exists, and urged users to ignore impersonator accounts.

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Russian authorities may permit the quite popular peer-to-peer trading of cryptocurrencies under the country’s upcoming rules for digital-asset transactions. This is one of several proposals aimed at liberalizing the restrictive draft law currently under review, which also includes expanding the list of greenlighted coins. Russian lawmakers push for liberal crypto regulation Legalizing peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto...

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Binance brought together leaders from BlackRock, Ripple, the Solana Foundation, and other major crypto and finance companies for the Binance Online event on 13 May, 2026, held at Binance Square.  The live programming streamed for more than four hours, attracting over 680,000 livestream viewers.  The livestream the live on Binance Square garnered nearly  65,000 chat...

A federal judge delayed final approval of Anthropic's $1.5B copyright settlement with authors, asking for more detail on attorney fees.

Nigeria’s economic outlook received a significant lift after S&P Global Ratings announced on May 15 that it had upgraded the country’s credit rating from B- to B, citing improving macroeconomic conditions and economic reforms. According to the ratings agency, stronger oil production, improvements in domestic refining capacity, and the decision to float the naira in...

OpenAI launched personal finance tools in ChatGPT for Pro subscribers. Users can link bank accounts via Plaid to get spending analysis and financial planning.

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square, built a new position in Microsoft. On the other hand, Daniel Loeb’s Third Point exited the software giant entirely.