Ripple backs Squid’s $6M cross-chain round

Ripple joined a $6M funding round for cross-chain infrastructure platform Squid. Summary North Island Ventures led the $6M strategic round, with Ripple, Dialectic, and Borderless also participating. Squid has routed over $6 billion in volume through more than 4 million transactions since its January 2023 launch. The new funding brings Squid’s total raised to $13.5…

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Nashville Rep pushes Bitcoin reserve bill

A Bitcoin reserve bill to codify Trump’s executive order gained a Nashville champion. Summary Rep. Matt Van Epps framed the American Reserve Modernization Act as an extension of Nashville’s growing Bitcoin ecosystem. ARMA would lock federally held Bitcoin for a minimum of 20 years and authorize Treasury to acquire up to 1 million BTC over…

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South Korea to Review Crypto Tax Plan | Catch-Up | May 17 – 23, 2026

From a definitive “changing of the guard” for Ethereum’s most iconic media powerhouse to major billionaires reassessing their portfolios, here are the crypto stories you might have missed this week. 🏛️ Macro & Sovereign Reserves CZ: Asian Countries Will Build Bitcoin Reserves “Under the Radar” In his latest commentary, Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao stated…

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