2026-05-18 Aster DEX launches a voting listing mechanism, with the first proposals being BTC/U and ETH/U perpetual contracts. 2026-05-18 The Governor of Minnesota signs a bill allowing banks and credit unions to provide virtual currency custody services. 2026-05-18 Aave GHO Savings Vault upgrade completed, old stkGHO rewards to cease in seven weeks. 2026-05-18 Pump.fun has transferred an increased amount of SOL to Kraken, totaling 174,400 tokens, valued at approximately $14.76 million. 2026-05-18 Solana client Agave 4.0 officially rolls out upgrade to mainnet validators. 2026-05-18 Glassnode: Over 7.8 million BTC are in a state of floating losses. 2026-05-18 BNB Chain launches BNBAgent SDK, providing AI agents with identity, commerce, payment, and memory modules. 2026-05-18 CFTC Appoints DJ Hennes, with Experience in Cryptocurrency and Prediction Markets, as Director of the Market Participants Division 2026-05-18 PumpFun deposited 82,702 SOL to Kraken, worth approximately $7 million. 2026-05-18 Payward, the parent company of Kraken, Q1 financial report: adjusted revenue of $507 million, up 3% year-over-year. 2026-05-18 Galaxy has obtained the New York State BitLicense and money transmission license, enabling it to provide digital asset services to institutional clients. 2026-05-18 Bitget U.S. Stock Token Market Update: Majority Declined, RIOT Up 0.93%, GEMI Down 5.65% 2026-05-18 The market capitalization of Base ecosystem token aeon briefly surpassed $14 million, with an increase of approximately 104% over the past 24 hours. 2026-05-18 Strategy holds BTC with a floating profit of $4.54 billion, while BitMine holds ETH with a floating loss of $6.297 billion. 2026-05-18 Vitalik: AI-assisted formal verification is expected to enhance both code efficiency and security. 2026-05-18 Tom Lee: The probability of the "CLARITY Act" passing is higher than the 61% shown on Polymarket. 2026-05-18 BitMine increased its holdings by 71,672 ETH last week, bringing its total holdings to approximately 5.278 million ETH. 2026-05-18 Sun Yuchen withdrew approximately $1.23 million worth of SPK rewards, with a cumulative withdrawal value of $19.08 million in SPK. 2026-05-18 Tether invests in cross-border remittance platform LemFi, promoting stablecoin remittance applications in emerging markets. 2026-05-18 IREN acquires marketing agency Awaken, with its founder to serve as IREN's head of brand marketing. 2026-05-18 Strategy purchased approximately 24,869 bitcoins last week, investing around $2.01 billion. 2026-05-18 AEON Completes $8 Million Pre-Seed Funding Round Led by YZi Labs 2026-05-18 CoinShares: Digital asset investment products saw outflows of $1.07 billion last week, ending a six-week streak of net inflows. 2026-05-18 The Verus Ethereum cross-chain bridge has halted block production following an attack, with officials urging the attacker to return the funds. 2026-05-18 Bitget launches UEX Jumpstart multi-asset incentive program with a total prize pool of 430,000 USDT. 2026-05-18 Galxe: Internal keys of old contract version leaked, user wallets and funds remain unaffected. 2026-05-18 Hyperliquid RWA open interest hits a record high of $2.6 billion. 2026-05-18 The UK FCA and the Bank of England have jointly launched a public consultation on tokenized wholesale financial markets. 2026-05-18 Binance will launch the CBRS USDT perpetual contract on May 19. 2026-05-18 BlackRock ETF address deposited 2,221 BTC and 26,572 ETH into Coinbase. 2026-05-18 Bitget Pre-IPO tokens are all rising, with preSPAX and preOPAI up more than 39% and 20% respectively compared to their subscription prices. 2026-05-18 The U.S. House Agriculture Committee has written to Trump, suggesting that the CFTC commissioner seats be filled before advancing the CLARITY Act. 2026-05-18 Anchorage-associated address purchased 397,000 HYPE from an exchange, worth approximately $18 million. 2026-05-18 Bubblemaps: 9 Polymarket-linked accounts placed bets on the US-Iran war, accumulating over $2.4 million in profits with a 98% win rate. 2026-05-18 Byreal has launched the SpaceX U.S. stock Pre-IPO perpetual market, with the current price of $210 corresponding to a market capitalization of $2.49 trillion. 2026-05-18 Goldman Sachs reduced its holdings in crypto ETFs in the first quarter, clearing out positions in XRP and Solana-related funds. 2026-05-18 Standard Chartered Bank will acquire the cryptocurrency custody business of its subsidiary, Zodia Custody. 2026-05-18 Bybit launches GWEI USDT perpetual contract. 2026-05-18 Bloomberg: Kalshi and Polymarket Defy Indian Ban, Continue to Allow Registration for Indian Users 2026-05-18 The whale holding 131,000 ETH has purchased an additional 5,001 ETH, worth approximately $10.6 million. 2026-05-18 Crypto Treasury Faces Chill as ReYuu Japan Terminates $100 Million Financing Framework with Universal Digital 2026-05-18 H100 increased its holdings by 4.39 bitcoins, raising its total holdings to 1,051 bitcoins. 2026-05-18 An a16z-linked address purchased an additional 372,000 HYPE tokens within 3 hours, valued at approximately $16.91 million. 2026-05-18 Data: Over the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the network reached $576 million, with long positions accounting for approximately $511 million in liquidations. 2026-05-18 A certain swing trading whale purchased 5,001 ETH within 2 hours, valued at approximately $10.6 million. 2026-05-18 Sprouts.ai Completes $9 Million Pre-A Round Financing Led by True Global Ventures and Others 2026-05-18 DAOKraft Completes $3.4 Million Private Funding Round 2026-05-18 Sygnum Completes Digital Asset Trading Trial Powered by Real-Time AI Agents 2026-05-18 Bitcoin Depot, a cryptocurrency ATM operator, files for bankruptcy protection to wind down operations. 2026-05-18 Capital B increased its holdings by 192 bitcoins, raising its total holdings to 3,135 bitcoins.