Exodus wallet sold 1,076 bitcoin in Q1 2026 to fund its $175 million acquisition of W3C’s payments business. Summary Exodus Movement cut its BTC treasury from 1,704 to 628 coins during Q1 2026, raising $73.2 million in total crypto sales to fund W3C closing payments. The company closed its acquisition of Monavate and Baanx on…
## Market Snapshot In the “Starmer out by June 30, 2026?” market, YES is currently priced at 38.5%, down from 64% just 24 hours ago. Meanwhile, the “Starmer out by December 31, 2026?” market remains at 62.5% YES. The “Next UK Prime Minister in 2026” market shows a 0.3% YES for Lucy Powell. ## Key…
Aptos said its encrypted mempool keeps transactions private until execution while still revealing complete transaction data transparently onchain afterward. Aptos has introduced a proposal for a native Encrypted Mempool system that would allow users to submit transactions privately while still maintaining the speed and transparency of the network. If approved through governance, Aptos said…
Ethereum whale Garrett Jin moved 577,896 ETH worth $1.35 billion to Binance over four days, per Lookonchain. Summary Garrett Jin transferred his entire 577,896 ETH position to Binance over four days, accumulating an estimated $1.3 billion in unrealized losses. Jin originally swapped Bitcoin for ETH eight months ago at around $4,591, well above the current…
SoFi Technologies is buying the majority of assets from British fintech PrimaryBid, a move that effectively ends PrimaryBid’s run as an independent company. The acquisition, announced on May 11, centers on PrimaryBid’s directed share program, the core technology platform that once made the UK startup a darling of pandemic-era capital markets. Financial terms were not…
In Ripple news today, the Brad Garlinghouse-led firm has secured a $200M revolving credit facility with investment management firm Neuberger Berman, confirmed May 11, 2026, to power its expanding prime brokerage operation, with Standard Chartered serving as the anchor banking partner on the deal. XRP is currently trading near $1.45, up roughly +4.5% in the…
Poland’s Sejm is reviewing four rival crypto bills while the PiS opposition dangles a separate ban proposal, turning MiCA implementation into a high‑stakes regulatory brawl. Summary The Polish Sejm has begun simultaneous review of four competing cryptocurrency regulatory bills, with a second reading vote expected Thursday, after President Karol Nawrocki vetoed related legislation twice. The…
The United Arab Emirates just made crypto useful for something most people actually have to do: pay the government. The Central Bank of the UAE has approved cryptocurrency as an accepted method for government fee payments, making the Gulf state one of the first nations to formally bridge digital assets and public sector transactions. Crypto.com…
The Solana Alpenglow upgrade went live on a community validator test cluster on May 11, 2026, moving the network’s most ambitious consensus overhaul one step closer to mainnet. Anza, the development firm driving the change, called it “the biggest consensus change in Solana’s history.” That is not marketing copy; it is a technically accurate description…
US inflation numbers are heating up, with experts suggesting a return to post-COVID era. It appears that rising fuel costs and international geopolitical tensions are catching up with global economies, and the US is no exception. The CPI numbers for April are out, indicating that inflation in the country has surged to 3.8%, the…
