Bernstein sees upside for bitcoin miners amid $90B in AI deals
Bitcoin miners have spent years being valued on a single metric: how much hash rate they control. Bernstein thinks that framework is outdated. The firm sees miners sitting on something far more valuable than the ability to solve cryptographic puzzles,…
Bitcoin News: $1Bn ETF Exodus and What it Means for BTC USD
In Bitcoin news today, US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $648.64M in net outflows on May 18, 2026, one of the largest single-day redemptions of the year, as Bitcoin shed roughly $6,000 from its mid-May highs, erasing more than $126Bn in…
Major XRP Breakout Brewing as Bollinger Bands Reach Extreme Compression
Will the token finally break out of its prolonged consolidation phase? Although every major breakout attempt from the cross-border token has been halted in the past several months, analysts continue to be highly positive that such a big move…
SEC proposal could open crypto markets to tokenized public stocks
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reportedly prepared an “innovation exemption” that could allow blockchain platforms to offer tokenized versions of publicly traded stocks, including tokens issued without direct approval from the underlying companies. Summary The SEC is reportedly…
Polymarket faces scrutiny as nearly 20% of dispute judges have financial ties to the bets they decide
Imagine a courtroom where one in five judges had money riding on the verdict. That’s roughly the situation playing out on Polymarket, the crypto prediction market that has become the go-to platform for betting on everything from elections to Fed…
Goldman Sachs Exits XRP and SOL ETF Positions in Q1 2026
Goldman simultaneously increased exposure to crypto infrastructure firms like Circle, Coinbase, and Galaxy Digital. Goldman Sachs seems to have quietly unwound its entire XRP and Solana ETF positions in the first quarter of 2026. This is according to its…
Revolut launches first physical crypto card
Revolut launched its first physical crypto card on May 18, a Dogecoin-themed LED card for the UK and EEA. Summary Revolut unveiled its first physical crypto card with a Dogecoin theme and LED display, usable anywhere Visa and Mastercard are…
Asia dominates stablecoin payments, accounting for two-thirds of volume
While Western regulators have spent the last few years debating what stablecoins even are, Asia quietly built a payments ecosystem around them. The continent now accounts for approximately 60% of global stablecoin payment volume, translating to roughly $245 billion in…
Tom Lee Links Ethereum Weakness to Rising Oil Prices
Despite near-term weakness, Lee still sees tokenization and AI-related infrastructure as long-term drivers for ETH. According to Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee, rising oil prices are the biggest reason Ethereum (ETH) has been struggling, and he says the inverse correlation…
Galaxy Digital wins New York BitLicense
Galaxy Digital secured a BitLicense from New York on May 18 to offer regulated crypto services to institutions. Summary Galaxy Digital’s subsidiary GalaxyOne Prime NY received a BitLicense and Money Transmission License from NYDFS on May 18, 2026. The approval…
