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Ex-OpenAI's Leopold Aschenbrenner bets big on crypto miners for his $13.6 billion AI play
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CoinDeskMay 18, 2026

Ex-OpenAI's Leopold Aschenbrenner bets big on crypto miners for his $13.6 billion AI play

Ex-OpenAI's Leopold Aschenbrenner bets big on crypto miners for his $13.6 billion AI play.

Standard Chartered to absorb Zodia Custody’s crypto business into its own operations: Bloomberg
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The BlockMay 18, 2026

Standard Chartered to absorb Zodia Custody’s crypto business into its own operations: Bloomberg

Standard Chartered has agreed to acquire Zodia Custody's crypto business to fold into its own digital asset operations, per Bloomberg.

HIVE stock rallies 35% after unveiling 320MW ‘AI gigafactory’ project in Toronto
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The BlockMay 18, 2026

HIVE stock rallies 35% after unveiling 320MW ‘AI gigafactory’ project in Toronto

Hive Digital Executive Chair Frank Holmes said the facility could eventually support more than 100,000 GPUs.

XRP slips 2% as profit-taking knocks token back below $1.40
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CoinDeskMay 18, 2026

XRP slips 2% as profit-taking knocks token back below $1.40

XRP slips 2% as profit-taking knocks token back below $1.40.

UK’s financial payments network is ready for tokenization, regulators say
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CoinDeskMay 18, 2026

UK’s financial payments network is ready for tokenization, regulators say

UK’s financial payments network is ready for tokenization, regulators say.

Standard Chartered to acquire remainder of subsidiary Zodia Custody
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CoinDeskMay 18, 2026

Standard Chartered to acquire remainder of subsidiary Zodia Custody

Standard Chartered to acquire remainder of subsidiary Zodia Custody.

XRP price may explode to $15 amid 'quiet accumulation,' analyst claims
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CoinTelegraphMay 18, 2026

XRP price may explode to $15 amid 'quiet accumulation,' analyst claims

XRP still faces short-term downside risk, with a symmetrical triangle breakdown pointing to a possible drop toward $1.00–$1.10.

What are Real-World Assets (RWAs)?
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The BlockMay 18, 2026

What are Real-World Assets (RWAs)?

Real-world assets (RWAs) are crypto tokens backed by traditional assets. Issuers of RWAs take an existing asset — such as gold, fiat currency, stocks or bo.

Senate crypto bill at risk beyond midterms if not passed by August: NYDIG
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CoinTelegraphMay 18, 2026

Senate crypto bill at risk beyond midterms if not passed by August: NYDIG

NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro says the Senate’s crypto market structure bill is at risk of failing if it cannot clear a floor vote by August.

Yet another crypto bridge falls victim to an $11 million hack
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CoinDeskMay 18, 2026

Yet another crypto bridge falls victim to an $11 million hack

Yet another crypto bridge falls victim to an $11 million hack.

The Funding: As SpaceX’s listing nears, are pre-IPO perps crypto’s next big market?
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The BlockMay 18, 2026

The Funding: As SpaceX’s listing nears, are pre-IPO perps crypto’s next big market?

Pre-IPO perpetual futures just had their proof of concept moment with the Cerebras market on TradeXYZ. Here's where they go from here.

Bernstein says Figure's Q1 results shows uniqueness of blockchain marketplaces
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CoinTelegraphMay 17, 2026

Bernstein says Figure's Q1 results shows uniqueness of blockchain marketplaces

Figure Technology Solutions latest quarterly results showed Bernstein analysts just how different it is from most balance sheet-based fintech lending platf.

Alleged Forsage co-founder extradited from Thailand, pleads not guilty in $340 million Ponzi case
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The BlockMay 17, 2026

Alleged Forsage co-founder extradited from Thailand, pleads not guilty in $340 million Ponzi case

The alleged mastermind behind Forsage, co-defendant Vladimir Okhotnikov, resurfaced in a film with disgraced actor Kevin Spacey last year.

XRP’s bullish signals are building, but price action has yet to follow
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CryptoSlateMay 17, 2026

XRP’s bullish signals are building, but price action has yet to follow

Institutional appetite for XRP is accelerating across multiple fronts, yet the digital asset’s price continues to struggle amid broad market consolidation.

The Clarity Act took a step forward: State of Crypto
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CoinDeskMay 17, 2026

The Clarity Act took a step forward: State of Crypto

The Clarity Act took a step forward: State of Crypto.

HYPE ETFs post 2026’s strongest altcoin debut as inflow test comes next
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CryptoSlateMay 17, 2026

HYPE ETFs post 2026’s strongest altcoin debut as inflow test comes next

Bitwise's BHYP recorded $4.31 million in debut trading volume on May 15, the largest opening day among the 2026 spot altcoin ETF launches in the US, exceed.

SBI, Rakuten, Nomura line up to launch crypto investment trusts: Report
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CoinTelegraphMay 17, 2026

SBI, Rakuten, Nomura line up to launch crypto investment trusts: Report

Japan’s biggest brokerages are racing to bring crypto investment trusts to retail investors, as regulators move to formally allow crypto-holding funds by 2.

A Russian stablecoin built to dodge sanctions says it can survive even if they're lifted
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CoinDeskMay 17, 2026

A Russian stablecoin built to dodge sanctions says it can survive even if they're lifted

A Russian stablecoin built to dodge sanctions says it can survive even if they're lifted.

House Agriculture leaders press Trump to appoint CFTC commissioners as CLARITY Act advances in Senate
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The BlockMay 16, 2026

House Agriculture leaders press Trump to appoint CFTC commissioners as CLARITY Act advances in Senate

Chair Michael Selig has been the agency's sole commissioner since December, with four seats sitting empty, as Trump has not nominated replacements.

VanEck, Grayscale file fresh BNB ETF amendments as race for next altcoin spot ETF accelerates
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The BlockMay 16, 2026

VanEck, Grayscale file fresh BNB ETF amendments as race for next altcoin spot ETF accelerates

Canary Capital, meanwhile, continues to push forward on its first-of-its-kind staked TRX ETF, also filing an amendment on Friday.

Strategy to repurchase $1.5B of 2029 convertible notes
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CoinTelegraphMay 16, 2026

Strategy to repurchase $1.5B of 2029 convertible notes

The notes carry a 0% coupon, but can be converted into equity in the company if holders choose to redeem their notes for shares.

Apps will soon face the same death as print media as AI agents build personalized, verified software
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CryptoSlateMay 16, 2026

Apps will soon face the same death as print media as AI agents build personalized, verified software

AI agents could end the app era by turning software into verified, user-built systems AI agents may make running code written by strangers one of those beh.

App days are numbered: The end state of software will be private, personal, verified, and AI agent-built
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CryptoSlateMay 16, 2026

App days are numbered: The end state of software will be private, personal, verified, and AI agent-built

AI agents could end the app era by turning software into verified, user-built systems AI agents may make running code written by strangers one of those beh.

Jump Crypto’s ‘Firedancer’ is taking a slow and steady approach to its long-awaited Solana infrastructure rollout
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CoinDeskMay 16, 2026

Jump Crypto’s ‘Firedancer’ is taking a slow and steady approach to its long-awaited Solana infrastructure rollout

Jump Crypto’s ‘Firedancer’ is taking a slow and steady approach to its long-awaited Solana infrastructure rollout.

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