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Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, posted higher first-quarter revenue despite a broader market downturn, helped by growth in futures trading. CoinDesk reported on May 18 that Payward's adjusted revenue for the first quart
Iran has strongly demanded compensation for war damage and the return of frozen assets in negotiations with the US, according to a report, underscoring a continued impasse in the talks. Odaily, a cryptocurrency-focused media outlet, reported on May 1
President Donald Trump is moving to withdraw a $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the Internal Revenue Service, according to a Cointelegraph post on X on May 18. The post said Trump is taking steps to drop the suit against the IRS. No details have
The US has signaled the possibility of military action as negotiations with Iran remain at an impasse, according to a report. Tensions between Washington and Tehran have recently intensified again. Bloomingbit reported on May 18 that Al Jazeera, citi
Bitcoin’s pullback into the mid-$70,000 range has pushed a large volume of holdings back into loss, Glassnode said. The on-chain analytics firm said supply held by investors who bought near the cycle peak continues to weigh on the market. In a post o
Iran claimed one of its vessels had passed through a US naval blockade, raising tensions again between Washington and Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz. Walter Bloomberg reported on May 18 that Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency said “an Iranian ve
Iran is moving to introduce a Bitcoin-based marine insurance service for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, in what appears to be an effort to open a new source of foreign-currency revenue amid tensions with the U.S. and Israel. Bloomberg repor
Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest corporate holder of Ether, bought another 71,672 ETH over the past week, lifting its total holdings to 5,278,462 ETH. That equals 4.37% of Ether’s circulating supply of 120.7 million tokens. PR News
Oil, currency and bond yields jump together Brent at $110, won-dollar rate holds above 1,500 Inflation fears rattle sovereign debt markets Global financial markets were jolted by concern that the war in the Middle East could drag on. International oi
Iran has proposed a long-term ceasefire and a phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in a revised negotiating proposal, according to reports. It also signaled it could accept a long-term freeze of its nuclear program instead of fully dismantling it
A wallet believed to be linked to Tron founder Justin Sun deposited a large amount of Spark (SPK) reward tokens to an exchange, raising the prospect of a sale on-chain. On-chain analyst Ai wrote in an X post on May 18 that the wallet withdrew an addi
Tether has invested in global fintech platform LemFi as it seeks to expand remittance services in emerging markets. The companies plan to build USDt-based payments and remittance infrastructure to broaden financial access across Africa and Asia. Teth
AEON, a payments infrastructure startup focused on the AI agent economy, has raised $8 million in a pre-seed funding round. The Block reported on May 18 that AEON completed the round with YZi Labs leading the investment. Other participants included I
Digital-asset investment products posted net outflows of $1.07 billion last week, ending a six-week streak of inflows. CoinShares said in a weekly report released May 18 that global digital-asset investment products recorded total net outflows of $1.
Strategy bought 24,869 more Bitcoin, lifting its total holdings to more than 840,000 BTC. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor wrote on X on May 18 that the company bought the tokens last week for about $2.01 billion. The average purchase price was abou
Standard Chartered projects on-chain tokenized assets will reach $4 trillion by 2028. The bank said decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocols will be among the main beneficiaries as stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets gain traction. The Block
Investor sentiment across the altcoin market has recovered to the break-even level, but strong selling pressure is emerging at the same time, according to an analysis. An X post from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode on May 18 said the median Spent O
A new US proposal in negotiations with Iran includes a plan to temporarily lift oil sanctions during the talks, according to a report, reviving hopes for easing tensions between the two countries. Odaily, a digital-asset news outlet, reported on May
Goldman Sachs reduced its holdings of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds in the first quarter, exiting XRP and Solana-related ETFs and trimming its Bitcoin and Ether positions. Cointelegraph reported on May 18 that Goldman Sachs' first-quarter 13F
Bitcoin has slipped below the $80,000 support level, with QCP Capital attributing the increase in market volatility to the expiry of BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF IBIT options last week and to mounting macroeconomic uncertainty. Odaily reported on May
The appeal in the first market manipulation case brought under South Korea’s Virtual Asset User Protection Act will begin next month, with a key dispute centered on whether prosecutors can prove about $5.1 million in alleged illegal gains. NewsDream
Polymarket and Kalshi are continuing to allow trading by users in India even after the government warned that the platforms are illegal. Indian authorities have also raised concerns about online betting structures that use stablecoins. Bloomberg repo
Iran said its top priority is ending the war, as markets also watch for any opening for negotiations amid continued tensions with the US. Odaily, a digital-asset media outlet, reported on May 18 that Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei
Iran has delivered a revised proposal to the US aimed at ending the war, according to a report, raising the prospect of renewed negotiations after tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated in recent weeks. ODaily, a crypto-focused media outlet
Iran's government pushed back against US President Donald Trump's warning to Tehran, saying it knows how to respond. The exchange added to signs that tensions between the US and Iran are rising again. Odaily, a cryptocurrency news outlet, reported on
A wallet believed to be linked to venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, has bought more Hyperliquid's HYPE token, taking its cumulative purchases since April 14 above $90 million. Crypto media outlet Odaily reported on May 18, citing on-
LINE NEXT’s stablecoin wallet service Unifi will add JPYC, a Japanese yen-based stablecoin, as it moves to expand payment, remittance and rewards functions. The company said it plans to use the government-approved digital yen stablecoin to broaden it
Inflation concerns about the US economy next year are rising sharply on prediction market platform Polymarket. As of May 18, the odds of US inflation exceeding 4% in 2026 had climbed to 97% on Polymarket. That marks a jump of 63 percentage points fro
Crypto exchange Kraken has cut 150 jobs as part of an artificial intelligence-driven efficiency push, according to a report. The move comes as layoffs spread across the digital-asset industry and Kraken’s planned initial public offering may face anot
Altcoins, which staged a short-term rebound on expectations for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping and progress in deliberations on the CLARITY Act, are now taking a breather as the market searches for direc