Brazil Crypto Seizures Skyrocket 600% to $14 Million in 2025
Key TakeawaysBrazil’s Federal Police seized $14M in illicit crypto, marking a 6x increase from the numbers in 2024.Chainalysis notes this $14M is a tiny fraction of the $100B in crypto circulating within Brazil’s market.To fix these flaws, the Central Bank of...
Ermo Eero Says CLARITY Act Is ‘Not Yet the Bretton Woods Moment for Crypto’
Key TakeawaysOn May 14, the Senate Banking Committee voted 15–9 to advance the stablecoin-focused CLARITY Act.The 15–9 committee vote signals a regulatory shift from Biden-era SEC lawsuits toward U.S. capital growth.Ironwallet CEO Ermo Eero warns global...
UAE’s Mubadala Raises Bitcoin ETF Stake 16% to $566 Million in Q1 2026
Key TakeawaysMubadala raised its IBIT stake 16% to 14.7 million shares ($566M) in Q1 2026, per SEC disclosures.The Abu Dhabi fund has added to its bitcoin ETF position every quarter since Q4 2024, starting at $436M.Combined Abu Dhabi sovereign holdings in...
What Comes Next for the CLARITY Act? Grayscale Flags Key Hurdles
Key TakeawaysCLARITY faces several remaining hurdles after gaining Senate committee support in a 15-9 vote, Grayscale says.Lawmakers must combine it with another Senate crypto bill before resolving differences with the House version.Senate passage may require...
Canary XRP ETF Reports 213 Million XRP Holdings Worth $305 Million
Key TakeawaysCanary Capital reported 212.6 million XRP in its latest ETF holdings update.Quarter-end assets rose in token terms, but valuation fell after XRP weakened.Further exposure depends on basket activity, custody arrangements, and XRP price moves. Canary...
US Bond Market Cracks Show as 30-Year Treasury Clears Above 5% for First Time Since 2007 – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysThe U.S. Treasury sold $125B in new debt May 11-13, with the 30-year bond clearing at 5.046%, the highest since 2007.Bid-to-cover ratios across all three auctions fell below 2.55, signaling weakening investor appetite for long-dated U.S....
Tokenized RWA Market Hits $34.5B With 100% Annual Growth as Institutional Inflows Grow
Key TakeawaysData shows the tokenized RWA market hit $34.5B in May 2026, up over 100% year-on-year.Blackrock, Ondo Finance, and Circle lead institutional RWA adoption as private credit surpasses treasuries.Standard Chartered projects the tokenized asset market...
A16z Crypto Warns US Falling Behind MiCA as Senate Committee Advances CLARITY Act – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysThe Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act on May 14, 2026, marking a historic bipartisan step toward crypto regulation.A16z Crypto’s Miles Jennings says CLARITY builds on the GENIUS Act’s July 2025 stablecoin framework to unlock broader...
Grayscale and Vaneck Both Update Spot BNB ETF Filings as US SEC Review Heats Up
Key TakeawaysGrayscale filed a 2nd amended S-1 for its BNB ETF on May 16 with the SEC.Vaneck updated its own competing BNB ETF application the same day, the first simultaneous dual amendment of this nature.Bloomberg’s James Seyffart said Grayscale’s amendment...
DHI CEO Says Bhutan Has No Recollection of Selling BTC Despite Balance Drop Flagged by Arkham
Key TakeawaysArkham tracked Bhutan’s BTC holdings falling from 13,000 BTC in Oct. 2024 to today’s reported 3,121 BTC.DHI CEO Ujjwal Deep Dahal said in 2026 he does not “recall” Bhutan selling BTC.Arkham told Coindesk its AI-labeled wallets tied to Bhutan remain...
Dogecoin Whale Bets $2.25M With 10x Leverage as Big Wallets Hoard Record 108B DOGE
Key TakeawaysA new wallet placed a 10x leveraged long on 20 million DOGE worth $2.25M on May 16, per Lookonchain.The $0.10284 liquidation price leaves under 10% margin from current dogecoin spot price near $0.1086.DOGE whale holdings hit record levels in May...
Multicoin Capital Sends Entire AAVE Stack to Coinbase Prime After $40M Loss Deepens
Key TakeawaysMulticoin Capital deposited all 286,057 AAVE tokens ($26.68M) into Coinbase Prime on May 16.The fund bought 338,005 AAVE at an average of $218 per token in late 2025, now down nearly 60% to $88.Coinbase Prime deposits by institutional funds...