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Goldman Sachs cut its crypto ETF exposure in Q1 2026, exiting XRP and Solana funds while trimming Bitcoin and Ether ETFs and reshaping equity bets. US investment bank Goldman Sachs sharply reduced its exposure to cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the first quarter of 2026. No XRP-linked ETFs appeared in Goldman Sachs’ Q1 Form 13F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. In its Q42025 13F filing, Goldman Sachs reported holding nearly $154 million worth of XRP-related ETFs from Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, Grayscale and 21Shares. Read more

Grayscale, VanEck Amend Spot BNB ETF Filings With SEC The post Grayscale and VanEck Amend Spot BNB ETF Crypto Filings in Latest SEC Process Step appeared first on Cryptonews.

Dogecoin is butchered as it's down by more than 6% today, but Wall Street heavyweight is watching as its ETF keeps flowing in. The post Dogecoin Wall Street Bet: Micron Veteran Jordi Visser Eyes DOGE as ETF Flows Stay on a Green Streak appeared first on Cryptonews.

Your look at what's coming in the week starting May 18.

Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1 billion in weekly net outflows, a judge has delayed a decision on Aave to unfreeze $71 million worth of crypto.

AFX, a sovereign Layer 1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives trading, has officially commenced the operation of its L1 Mainnet, signaling a definitive end to the era of trade execution compromised by general-purpose blockchain congestion. Road Town, BVI, May 18, 2026 — AFX, a sovereign Layer 1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives trading, has officially commenced the operation of its L1 Mainnet, signaling a definitive end to the era of trade execution compromised by general-purpose blockchain congestion. Engineered for the world’ s most demanding participants, AFX introduces the Sovereign Trading Layer—a dedicated financial environment where the non-custodial transparency of a Perp DEX meets the uncompromising speed and depth traditionally reserved for institutional-grade centralized entities. At launch, the protocol supports a high-liquidity suite of perpetual markets across both digital and traditional macro assets, featuring BTC, ETH, Gold (XAU), and Crude Oil (CL), with up to 40x leverage t...

Bitcoin started the week with a dip toward new May lows as ongoing BTC price pressures included "collapsing" US bond markets. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week under pressure as support levels fade and macro gloom intensifies. Key points: Bitcoin felt the pressure as the new weekly candle began, dropping to $76,500 — its lowest levels since May 1, per data from TradingView. Read more

The 25th-largest Bitcoin treasury company acquired $15 million worth of BTC as one of only four treasury firms to announce a corporate Bitcoin investment during May. France-listed Bitcoin treasury company Capital B announced Monday that it acquired 192 BTC for 13 million euros ($15.2 million), bringing its total holdings to 3,135 BTC. Capital B purchased its latest tranche at an average price of about $78,948 per Bitcoin, Alexandre Laizet, Bitcoin strategy director at Capital B, said on X. The acquisition comes a week after the company announced a $17.8 million raise from strategic investors, including Blockstream CEO Adam Back and Paris-based asset manager TOBAM. Capital B also raised $1.28 million from Back on May 4. Read more

North America's largest Bitcoin ATM operator cited a hostile regulatory environment and an 'unsustainable' business model.

The CLARITY Act could be signed into law in the week of Aug. 3 if Congress keeps pace after a bipartisan Senate Banking Committee vote moved the crypto market structure bill into its next phase, Galaxy Digital’s research arm said. Galaxy Research raised its estimate of the bill’s chances of becoming law in 2026 to […] The post CLARITY Act could be signed into law by President Donald Trump in early August — Galaxy Digital appeared first on CryptoSlate.

In contrast, BCH and PI have dumped the most from the large- and mid-cap alts.

HYPE trades at $46.61, up +10.97% as the only major green coin. Technical analysis covers $47 resistance, May unlock risk, and bear case targets near $33. The post Hyperliquid The Only Green Coin: Maxi Doge Follows With Full Leverage Trading appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ripple CTO Donates XRP to John Deaton Senate Campaign The post XRP News: Ripple CTO Backs John Deaton’s Senate Bid with XRP Donation appeared first on Cryptonews.

Despite the scale of the breach, Verus' native token showed little immediate reaction following news of the exploit.

A cross-chain bridge exploit drained over $11 million just now, rattling sentiment at exactly the wrong moment. $ETH The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Verus DeFi Protocol Exploit Drains $11 Million appeared first on Cryptonews.

Polymarket Crisis, Oracle Risk, and Regulatory Scrutiny: Israel-Hesbollah Ceasefire in Focus The post Polymarket Crisis, Oracle Risk, and Regulatory Scrutiny: Israel-Hesbollah Ceasefire in Focus appeared first on Cryptonews.

Kraken has cut 150 staff due to the rising use of AI, adding to more than 5,000 layoffs across the crypto sector so far this year, Bloomberg reports. Crypto exchange Kraken has reportedly laid off some of its staff as a cost-cutting measure, which could delay its planned initial public offering in the US until next year. The company, whose corporate name is Payward, laid off about 150 workers due to efficiencies from deploying artificial intelligence across the business, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The person said AI is being used more extensively throughout Kraken, but the company is not planning further job cuts at the moment. Read more

AI agents and automated payments could reach a scale that crypto monitoring systems built for human-paced markets cannot handle, Elliptic CEO Simone Maini warned.

Two security companies have flagged the address where the stolen funds are allegedly being held, showing the cryptocurrencies have been converted into 5,402 Ether. Verus Protocol’s Ethereum bridge was reportedly exploited on Monday through a fake cross-chain transfer message that allowed a hacker to fraudulently transfer out at least $11.58 million in cryptocurrency. Onchain security platform Blockaid said in an X post on Monday that its detection system identified an ongoing exploit on the Verus-Ethereum bridge and shared a transaction on Etherscan showing a transfer of 1,625 Ether (ETH), 147,659 USDC (USDC) and 103.57 tBTC v2, worth over $11.5 million. Blockchain security company PeckShield also called the transfer an exploit, with onchain data showing the funds have since been converted into Ether. The wallet shows a balance of 5,402 Ether, worth over $11.4 million, according to Etherscan. Read more

Fundstrat's Tom Lee pointed out an inverse correlation between crude and Ether as oil surged back to around $110 on Monday. Rising oil prices since the US-Israeli war have been a consistent weight on the price of Ether for the last three months, according to Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee.  “If one is wondering why Ethereum has been under selling pressure … to me, rising oil prices is the biggest headwind,” Lee said on X on Monday. Lee said the inverse correlation between Ether prices and oil is at a record high. Crude oil prices have surged 66% from $65 to more than $100 per barrel since the US-Israeli war began on Feb. 28.  Read more