Crypto for Monday, May 11, 2026

• Kraken’s $600M stablecoin firm, Huione scandal deepens, Asia Express
• OpenAI Launches Daybreak as AI Firms Expand Into Cybersecurity
• Circle stock rallies 15% as Wall Street sees further upside in stablecoin adoption
• Ethics remain a sticking point as crypto market structure bill goes to markup
• Solana ETF inflows show demand returning as traders eye SOL rally to $120
• Baidu's New AI Is Already Beating Top Models and Cost 94% Less to Build
• Bitcoin Pulls In $706M as Traders Abandon Short Positions in Massive Sentiment Shift
• Circle Gives AI Agents USDC Stablecoin Powers Alongside $222M Arc Token Sale
• Clarity Act Vote Set for Thursday: Here's Where the Crypto Bill Stands
• 'A big nothing burger': A Q&A with Strategy's Michael Saylor on selling bitcoin
• Price predictions 5/11: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA
• Ripple receives $200M credit line to expand institutional prime brokerage
• Tron in Trouble? ‘Glaring Divergence’ Flagged Behind TRX’s Latest Surge
• 'I don’t think that’s crazy': Here is why Circle is betting on new $3 billion blockchain
• Hackers Used AI to Build a Zero-Day Exploit That Bypasses Two-Factor Authentication: Google
• MoonPay makes prediction markets push with Dawn Labs buy, AI tool launch
• This week Bitcoin faces as a new fed chair colliding with inflation in its biggest macro test of the year
• XRP Price Prediction: South Korean Market Sends XRP Above $1.45 Resistance
• Major Solana Upgrade Alpenglow Begins Testing Ahead of Full Rollout
• Kraken parent Payward seeks fresh funding at $20 billion valuation ahead of planned IPO
• Binance Says AI Defenses Blocked $10.5 Billion in Crypto Fraud Over 15 Months
• Is Bitcoin’s Rally Fake? Analyst Sees Massive Downside Ahead
• Anthropic Says 'Evil' AI Portrayals in Sci-Fi Caused Claude's Blackmail Problem
• Bitcoin ‘golden cross’ appears for the first time since 2023: Will BTC price rally?
• Galaxy, Sharplink plan $125M institutional DeFi yield fund backed by ETH treasury
• Keel Infrastructure Posts $145 Million Loss as Firm Completes Pivot From Bitcoin Miner to AI
• White House reveals US banks ‘refused’ to attend meetings to resolve stablecoin rewards issue in CLARITY Act
• Kash Patel Touts AI Overhaul of FBI Crime-Fighting Operations
• How Bitcoin Outperformed ETH, XRP, BNB, and SOL During 2025-2026 Market Stress
• Anchorage is stepping back from Robinhood and Kraken-backed stablecoin group
• Why the TradFi takeover of crypto might not be the death blow analysts expect
• Ethereum Firm Sharplink Posts $686 Million Loss, Kicks Off $125M Yield Fund With Galaxy
• Tom Lee Floats $22,000 Ethereum Target: What Has to Be True?
• These forces could push Bitcoin higher this week even as US-Iran tensions continue to rattle markets
• OpenAI Just Launched a Consulting Arm to Help Companies Deploy AI
• Tom Lee’s BitMine Slows Ethereum Buying Pace, Adding $62 Million in ETH
• Bank of England Chief Flags ‘Coming Wrestle' With US on Stablecoin Oversight
• Banking groups escalate fight over stablecoin yield ahead of Senate vote
• Corpay taps BVNK to bring stablecoin wallets to corporate payments
• Crypto and AI could be dirty words on 2026 midterm campaign trail
• The biggest consensus overhaul in Solana history is officially live for testing
• Augustus gets conditional OCC approval for AI and stablecoin bank
• Ripple Lands $200 Million Financing Facility to Expand Institutional Crypto Brokerage
• Strategy resumes Bitcoin acquisitions with $43M BTC buy
• Sui Crypto Outpaces Market with 37% Surge as Institutional Staking TVL Hits New Milestones
• Ripple raises $200 million from Neuberger Berman to expand its Ripple Prime platform
• DAPPOS launches xBubble: An AI agent that learns and uses AI for you
• Ripple (XRP) Makes a $200 Million Move to Strengthen Institutional Ties
• MoonPay Acquires Dawn Labs, Launches AI Trading Copilot for Prediction Markets
• CoinDesk 20 performance update: SUI surges 25% over weekend
• Tom Lee Doubles Down on ‘Crypto Spring’ Theory but Bitmine Slows ETH Accumulation
• Strategy Resumes Bitcoin Buys as Saylor Shifts Focus to 'Never Be a Net Seller'
• USDC issuer Circle raises $222M in Arc token presale valued at $3B
• CLARITY Act’s markup progress now hinges on these Democrat lawmakers
• Tom Lee's Bitmine slows down ether purchases after already buying 1 million tokens this year
• Sui (SUI) Soars 35% Weekly: What Fueled the Pump and What’s Next?
• Ripple Secures Bullish $200M Debt Facility from Neuberger Berman to Launch Margin Trading
• XRP metrics line up bull signals for ‘full-scale rally’ to $2
• Morning Minute: The Clarity Act Markup Comes May 14
• Circle Raises $222M in Arc Token Presale at $3B Valuation
• Ethereum News: Foundation Unstakes $49.6M in ETH for Treasury Rebalancing Just Now
• Strategy buys 535 bitcoin for $43 million days after signaling potential BTC sales
• Ronin set to transition to Ethereum layer 2 from independent sidechain
• Strategy’s Bitcoin Buying Spree Resumes With Fresh 535 BTC Accumulation
• Bitcoin Price Prediction: Bitcoin Is Coiling Below $83,000: Can CME’s New Volatility Futures Push BTC to $85,000 This Week?
• XRP Price Outperforms ETH and BTC: $2 Next Target as Ripple Token Eyes $10
• Elon Musk New Grok AI Predicts the Price of XRP by The End of 2026
• Crypto funds log $858M in sixth straight week of inflows: CoinShares
• Crypto Funds Add $858M as Clarity Act Drives Market Optimism
• OpenAI Faces Federal Lawsuit Over ChatGPT's Alleged Role in FSU Mass Shooting
• Bitcoin funds capture $700 million as institutions place their bets
• BTC price target becomes $85K next: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
• IRL crypto threats: Physical “wrench attacks” have led to over $100 million in losses since January alone
• BlackRock Bets on Circle’s Arc: $222M Raised in Major Token Presale
• Michael Saylor’s latest tax strategy echoes Strategy’s 2022 bitcoin sale
• Trump fans put millions of dollars into a gold phone and a memecoin. Neither has gone well
• Circle raises $222 million for Arc, beats Q1 earnings estimates but misses on revenue
• Solana Co-Founder Just Confirmed Near-Speed-of-Light Finality Is Coming Next Quarter: Is $150 Back on the Table?
• Bitcoin whipsaws on CME open as Iran tensions pressure crypto markets
• There is 74% Odds That Dogecoin Closes May Below $0.10: Are They Right?
• Canton Network’s Digital Asset targets $2 billion valuation in a16z crypto-led raise: Bloomberg
• Bitcoin News: $40M Dormant BTC Whale Making A Move After 13 Years
• MARA expected to post Q1 losses as investors look ahead to AI growth strategy
• Tether launches decentralized local AI using Isaac Asimov’s Psychohistory straight out of Foundation
• Capital B raises $17.8M to expand its Bitcoin treasury
• BTC, XRP, ADA Stopped by Trump’s Latest Response to Iran Proposal: Market Watch
• Crypto.com receives UAE license for Dubai government crypto payments
• Clarity Act News: Scaramucci 3-Year Regulatory Delay Warning
• This Bitcoin price level will be 'end of the bears' if broken, says analyst
• Why Was Ripple (XRP) Rejected at $1.50 Again?
• Bitcoin, Nasdaq investors are celebrating, while U.S. consumers turn gloomy
• Chainlink emerges as the unlikely $3B winner of KelpDAO exploit as DeFi projects dump LayerZero
• New Fed chair, Base's Azul upgrade, corporate earnings: Crypto Week Ahead
• Analyst Predicts Massive Altcoin Rally After Bitcoin Run
• 7 Democrats seen as ‘key’ to advancing CLARITY Act: Galaxy
• Veteran investor bets on Ethereum as AI agents drive tokenization demand
• Australia plans capital gains tax changes affecting crypto investors: Report
• Toobit Achieves AAA Security Rating from CER.live, Ranking Among Top 10 Global Exchanges
• Circle makes USDC push into AI agent payment tools
• White hat returns $190K to Renegade hours after hacking the protocol
• 4 Things That Could Move Crypto Markets This Week
• Bank of England chief says global stablecoin rules will ‘wrestle’ with US
• Bitcoin mining pools with 75% of BTC hashrate join open standard for block construction
• SUI spikes 50% amid staking moves, zero-fee stablecoins, privacy push
• Privacy advocates slam reCAPTCHA update they say locks out de-Googled phones
• XRP spikes 2.5%, beating bitcoin and ether, in breakout above $1.45
• A bitcoin whale that went silent in 2013 moves $40 million in BTC
• Bitcoin rallies 2.3% after Trump calls Iran peace proposal ‘totally unacceptable’