Bitcoin’s May Rally Toward $80K Ignites Fastest BTC Perpetual Futures Open Interest Growth of 2026
Key Takeaways BTC perpetual futures open interest hit its fastest 2026 growth rate as bitcoin pushed toward $80,000 during the first half of May. Binance
Solana OG Who Staked for Five Years Has Quietly Cashed out $137 Million in SOL
Key Takeaways A Solana OG sold 30,000 sol ($2.56M) on May 19, bringing total exits to 965,274 SOL since 2025. The wallet originally staked 991,079
Strategy Holds 843,738 BTC vs Blackrock’s 817,138 as the Race to a Million Bitcoin Intensifies
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
Web3 Education Platform Rise In and Stellar Launch APAC Hackathon
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
Capital B Buys 192 BTC After $20M Raise as Treasury Strategy Accelerates
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
Tether Backs LemFi in Strategic Investment to Supercharge Migrant Remittances
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
YGG Play, Ruyui to Feature ‘Roots of Embervault’ on Launchpad
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
Potential A16z-Linked Wallet Stacks $90.87M in HYPE Across 34 Days
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
Standard Chartered Sees $4T in Tokenized Assets Moving On-Chain by 2028
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
Tokenized US Stocks Get New Regulatory Framework as SEC Prepares Exemption Release
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