Key Takeaways Bitcoin held near $76,738 on May 19 as BTC traders defended critical 76K support. Market indicators showed 9 sell signals, keeping BTC momentum mixed near 77K. Bitstamp BTC/USD charts suggest 78.5K resistance could decide bitcoin’s next move. Bitcoin Chart Outlook On the one-hour bitcoin chart, intraday price action stayed compressed. Not much has…
Key Takeaways Strategy leads with 843,738 BTC against Blackrock’s 817,138 BTC, a gap of roughly 26,600 coins. Strategy overtook Blackrock as the largest institutional bitcoin holder in April 2026 after a $2.54B purchase. JPMorgan estimates Strategy’s bitcoin purchases in 2026 could reach $30 billion in total. Two Giants, One Finish Line For much of late…
Key Takeaways Capital B bought 192 BTC for $15M (€13M), raising total holdings to 3,135 bitcoin. Adam Back backed Capital B’s $20M (€17.15M) raise, signaling rising BTC treasury adoption. Capital B targets long-term bitcoin accumulation as Europe’s treasury race accelerates. Adam Back Joins Capital B Funding Round as Company Accelerates BTC Strategy Capital B, the…
Web3 education and acceleration platform Rise In and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) have launched the APAC Stellar Hackathon, a developer competition focused on building financial applications across Southeast Asia. The event is primarily conducted online for developers across the region and includes localized support through workshops, community meetups, and university activations in the Philippines,…
Key Takeaways Tether invested in LemFi, a remittance app serving 30 countries, to integrate USDT for global payments. CEO Paolo Ardoino notes this validates USDT for LemFi’s 500,000 users, beating fiat in cost and speed. Building on a 2023 $33M raise, LemFi will next embed USDT across its product lines to scale globally. Stablecoin Behemoth…
YGG Play, the publishing arm of Yield Guild Games (YGG), announced a third-party publishing partnership with animation and gaming studio Ruyui to integrate the soulslike pixel-art RPG “Roots of Embervault” into its ecosystem. The game is featured on the YGG Play Launchpad starting Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 8:00 PM SGT, allowing players to complete…
Key Takeaways An a16z-linked wallet bought 2.11M HYPE for $90.87M since April 14, with a fresh $16.9M purchase on May 18. The wallet staked 1.3M HYPE worth ~$51M, signaling long-term institutional conviction in Hyperliquid’s onchain model. 21shares launched the THYP Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) on Nasdaq on May 12; Bitwise also filed for a spot HYPE…
Key Takeaways Standard Chartered expects tokenized assets to expand DeFi protocol use and activity. Forecasts place on-chain assets at $4 trillion by the end of 2028, split between stablecoins and RWAs. Institutions may favor established platforms, though regulatory and technical risks remain. Tokenized Assets Put DeFi Protocols in Focus Standard Chartered Bank forecast in a…
Key Takeaways The SEC, under Chair Paul Atkins, plans to release a tokenized stock innovation exemption as soon as May 18, 2026. The framework could open U.S. equity markets to platforms like Coinbase without full broker-dealer registrations. The exemption follows Nasdaq and NYSE tokenized trading approvals in March and April 2026, signaling accelerating onchain adoption….
Key Takeaways Bitcoin difficulty hit 136.61T on May 15 as miner revenue fell 9.44%. Hashrateindex.com data shows PH/s value slid from $38.97 to $35.29 in 4 days. Bitcoin fees made up just 0.59% of rewards, keeping focus on BTC price trends. Bitcoin Petahash Value Slides to $35 as Mining Difficulty Rises Although the previous week…
