Day: 18 May 2026

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has pushed back against growing speculation around meme coins in the XRP community, warning users against treating such tokens as serious investments. The comments came during discussions on X surrounding FUZZY, a meme token that recently gained attention among XRP Ledger users. Some community members ...

The UK’s top financial regulators have opened a joint consultation on tokenized wholesale markets, signalling a push to integrate blockchain-based infrastructure into the country’s financial system. In a statement released Monday, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England called on banks, investment firms, fintech companies, and market infrastructure ...

Strategy has increased its Bitcoin holdings again after purchasing 24,869 BTC worth about $2.01 billion between May 11 and May 17, further strengthening its position as the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder. The latest acquisition was completed at an average price of $80,985 per Bitcoin, according to the company’s filing ...

Validators on the XRP Ledger are under pressure to update their nodes as the network moves closer to activating the fixCleanup3_1_3 amendment on May 27, 2026. The amendment has entered its two-week activation period, marking the next step in the rollout of the XRPL 3.1.3 software update announced on May ...

South Korea’s financial regulator is reviewing Hana Bank’s planned acquisition of a stake in Dunamu, the operator of the country’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit, as authorities assess whether the deal conflicts with long-standing restrictions separating banks from commercial businesses. Plot twist on the Hana-Dunamu deal. Korea's FSC is now reviewing ...

Ethereum’s price over the past year shows a shift many in crypto don’t want to accept. ETH is no longer driven mainly by basics like network usage or activity on the chain. Instead, it now mostly follows institutional money flows. With ETF outflows returning in May 2026, the short-term outlook ...

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Bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, marking a major setback for one of the largest crypto ATM providers globally. NEW: @Bitcoin_Depot, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin ATM operators with over 9,000 ATMs, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...

Africa Bitcoin Corporation (formerly Altvest Capital) has received approval from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange to transfer its listing from the AltX to the JSE Main Board under the General Segment, effective 22 May 2026. The only listed Bitcoin Treasury in Africa, now on the JSE Mainboard! Africa Bitcoin Corporation has ...

Japan’s digital yen stablecoin JPYC will officially launch on the Unifi platform on May 22, marking another step in the country’s growing stablecoin market. Digital Yen is finally coming to Unifi! 🇯🇵 Hello, this is Team Unifi. On May 22nd, 'JPYC', the first government-approved Japanese Yen stablecoin, will be officially ...