G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors meet in Paris this Monday to discuss the economic fallout from the Iran War.

The attacker behind the Adshares bridge exploit has returned 256 ETH to the project's deployer address, covering about 86% of the estimated $628,000 loss.

Ripple (XRP) remains pressured below $1.40 at the time of writing on Monday, reflecting a broader sell-off in the crypto market.

Goldman Sachs fully exited its XRP and Solana ETF positions in Q1 2026.

ReYuu Japan and Universal Digital scrapped their $100 million loan agreement because investors have become wary of crypto treasury strategies.

Crypto funds recorded $1.07 billion in net outflows for the week ending May 16, the first negative weekly figure in seven weeks and the third-largest single-week outflow of 2026 to date. Only two weeks in late January saw larger withdrawals from the category, according to data from CoinShares. Total assets under management fell to $157...

Operating a crypto-related business in the United States over the past decade has felt a lot less like being in a fast-paced technology environment and more like stepping on eggshells, with a series of hits and misses with regulatory authorities.

Strategy acquired 24,869 BTC in its biggest weekly purchase since April 20. This time, the large STRC raise was the main factor behind the ability of Strategy to acquire more BTC.

RWA activity on Hyperliquid picked up in the past two months, boosting open interest to a new record of $2.6B, of which $2.14B is spread on pairs deployed by TradeXYZ.

On May 18, an attacker drained approximately $11.5 million from the Verus-Ethereum bridge using a forged Merkle proof. This event adds to the growing number of cross-chain bridge exploits that have now reached $328.6 million in 2026 alone. The Verus-Ethereum bridge is the latest to suffer an exploit in a month that seems to have...

The broader cryptocurrency market is under intense selling pressure as Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below $77,000 on Monday, triggering a bearish cascading effect in altcoins.

Token unlocks worth $756.12 million are scheduled to hit the market between May 18 and May 25, 2026, with Pyth Network sitting at the top of the list at $92.10 million. The figure puts the network at 36.9% of the total weekly unlock value, the largest single contribution throughout the week, according to data compiled...

Hana Bank’s acquisition of a 6.55% stake in Dunamu has led South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) to investigate whether or not rules that bar financial institutions from investing in digital asset businesses have been breached.  The Korean regulatory environment has become much stricter following a series of operational failures and compliance gaps at major...

Cryptocurrency prices are broadly edging lower on Monday, with Bitcoin (BTC) trading below $77,000. This downturn represents a 7% pullback from Bitcoin’s May high of $82,850, underscoring a broad shift toward risk-off sentiment across crypto markets.

Key takeaways: The Aptos blockchain has aggressively attracted capital into its ecosystem, with its total value locked (TVL) rising above $275 million. Aptos is a high-performance layer-1 blockchain with a mature ecosystem of decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. Aptos network continues to build decentralized applications and tools for developers. But how about APT’s performance? How high...

Hive Digital and Buzz HPC plan a 320 MW facility for AI compute in the Greater Toronto Area.

ANTHROPIC tokenized shares are still trading on Solana, with several thousand users still holding.

Samsung Electronics Co. shares registered 6.7% gains following the start of wage negotiations. Company executives just resumed talks with its largest labor union in an effort to prevent an operational shutdown. News of the negotiations has helped lessen anxieties at least for the moment, triggering the shares’ uptick. Facing a critical deadline, these talks intend...

Bitcoin (BTC) trades in red, slipping below $76,800 on Monday after losing nearly 6% in the previous week. BTC has been correcting sharply, posting its fourth consecutive day of losses, as spot Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) recorded weekly outflows of $1 billion.

Pi Network (PI) edges below $0.1600 on Monday, recording its fourth straight day of losses. Sustained selling pressure, with roughly 130 million PI tokens remaining to be unlocked in May, could push Pi toward its all-time low at $0.1310.

Kalshi has hit a new milestone this past week by crossing $4 billion in weekly notional volume. For perspective, last year, this number stood at $54.5 million. That represents a growth of approximately 7,424%. However, beyond Kalshi’s own growth story, what’s even more interesting is the speed at which the platform has closed the gap...

Meme coins continue to trade under pressure at the start of the week as the broader crypto market struggles, with Bitcoin (BTC) slipping below $77,000 on Monday.

Cardano (ADA) remains under pressure, trading below $0.260 on Monday after correcting over 10% in the previous week. Mixed derivatives metrics and weakening on-chain data support a bearish outlook, hinting at a deeper correction for ADA.

Crypto payments platform Oobit has expanded into Colombia, betting on rising demand for stablecoin-based payments across Latin America as the region’s crypto economy grows to an estimated $44 billion. Colombia is now Oobit’s ninth active market, following its launches in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile across Latin America.  Oobit’s entry comes as Colombia is recognised one...

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.

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...