BlackRock adds over 8,000 Bitcoin in May 2026

BlackRocks iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has accumulated Bitcoin (BTC) worth more than $537 million in May.  At the beginning of May, BlackRock‘s IBIT held about 810,000 BTC, according to on-chain data from analyzed by Finbold on May 19. By the end of the first week of May, IBIT’s Bitcoin holdings surged to roughly 823,000 coins, an increase of 13,000 BTCs.  IBIT Bitcoin holdings for 1 month. Source: Arkham Intelligence  Over the subsequent day through Tuesday, BlackRocks IBIT has trimmed its BTC holdings by 6,000 coins to around 817,000 units at the time of reporting. On Monday, IBIT deposited 2,221 BTC, valued at about $170.59 million, to Coinbase Prime, as Finbold reported.  During the past 24 hours, the fund deposited 5,847 BTC, worth approximately $449 million, into Coinbase Prime. As such, BlackRock investors have shifted from the initial aggressive Bitcoin accumulation recorded earlier this month to notable distribution.  BlackRock investors accumulate Bitcoin despite unrealized losses  BlackRock investors have continued to net purchase Bitcoin in May despite the fund being in notable net unrealized losses. Since Bitcoins early price capitulation in February 2026, IBIT has remained in net unrealized losses, currently hovering at $7.9 billion.  IBIT profit and loss chart for three months. Source: Arkham Intelligence  With BlackRocks investors recording

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Ripple Price Analysis: Is XRP Heading Toward $1 as Sellers Resume Control?

Tech  Ripple Price Analysis: Is XRP Heading Toward $1 as Sellers Resume Control?  32 minutes ago  Bitcoin Ethereum News  ;  }  function loadTrinityPlayer(targetWrapper, theme,extras=“”) {  cleanupPlayer(targetWrapper); // Always clean first ✅  targetWrapper.classList.add(‘played’);  // Create script  const scriptEl = document.createElement(“script”);  scriptEl.setAttribute(“fetchpriority”, “high”);  scriptEl.setAttribute(“charset”, “UTF-8”);  const scriptURL = new URL(`https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity/2900019254/?themeAppearance=${theme}${extras}`);  scriptURL.searchParams.set(“pageURL”, window.location.href1);  scriptEl.src = scriptURL.toString();  // Insert player  const placeholder = targetWrapper.querySelector(“.add-before-this”);  placeholder.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptEl, placeholder.nextSibling);  }  function getTheme() {  return document.body.classList.contains(“dark”) ? “dark” : “light”;  }  // Initial Load for Desktop  if (window.innerWidth 768) {  const desktopBtn = document.getElementById(“desktopPlayBtn”);  if (desktopBtn) {  desktopBtn.addEventListener(“click”, function () {  const desktopWrapper = document.querySelector(“.desktop-player-wrapper.trinity-player-iframe-wrapper”);  if (desktopWrapper) loadTrinityPlayer(desktopWrapper, getTheme(),  });  }  }  // Mobile Button Click  const mobileBtn = document.getElementById(“mobilePlayBtn”);  if (mobileBtn) {  mobileBtn.addEventListener(“click”, function () {  const mobileWrapper = document.querySelector(“.mobile-player-wrapper.trinity-player-iframe-wrapper”);  if (mobileWrapper) loadTrinityPlayer(mobileWrapper, getTheme(),  });  }  function reInitButton(container,html){  container.innerHTML = + html;  }  // Theme switcher  const destroyButton = document.getElementById(“checkbox”);  if (destroyButton) {  destroyButton.addEventListener(“click”, () = {  setTimeout(() = {  const theme = getTheme();  if (window.innerWidth 768) {  const desktopWrapper = document.querySelector(“.desktop-player-wrapper.trinity-player-iframe-wrapper”);  if(desktopWrapper.classList.contains(‘played’)){  loadTrinityPlayer(desktopWrapper, theme,  }else{  reInitButton(desktopWrapper,‘’)  const desktopBtn = document.getElementById(“desktopPlayBtn”);  if (desktopBtn) {  desktopBtn.addEventListener(“click”, function () {  const desktopWrapper = document.querySelector(“.desktop-player-wrapper.trinity-player-iframe-wrapper”);  if (desktopWrapper) loadTrinityPlayer(desktopWrapper,theme,‘  });  }  }  } else {  const mobileWrapper = document.querySelector(“.mobile-player-wrapper.trinity-player-iframe-wrapper”);  if(mobileWrapper.classList.contains(‘played’)){  loadTrinityPlayer(mobileWrapper, theme,  }else{  const mobileBtn = document.getElementById(“mobilePlayBtn”);  if (mobileBtn) {  mobileBtn.addEventListener(“click”, function () {  const mobileWrapper = document.querySelector(“.mobile-player-wrapper.trinity-player-iframe-wrapper”);  if (mobileWrapper) loadTrinityPlayer(mobileWrapper,theme,  });  }  }  }  }, 100);  });  }  })();  Ripples XRP remains trapped in a prolonged consolidation phase after months of persistent bearish pressure, with recent price action reflecting indecision and a lack of strong directional momentum. The asset is now hovering near critical support levels, where the next breakout could define the medium-term trend.  Ripple Price Analysis: The Daily Chart  On the daily

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Asia dominates stablecoin payments, accounting for two-thirds of volume

While Western regulators have spent the last few years debating what stablecoins even are, Asia quietly built a payments ecosystem around them. The continent now accounts for approximately 60% of global stablecoin payment volume, translating to roughly $245 billion in annual transactions.  That figure comes from a February 2026 analysis by McKinsey & Company in collaboration with Artemis Analytics. The key financial hubs driving this dominance: Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan.  The gap between trading and paying  Total stablecoin transaction settlement exceeded $33 trillion in 2025. The McKinsey-Artemis analysis draws a critical distinction between genuine end-user payments and the broader on-chain trading activity that inflates headline figures. Most of that $33 trillion is traders shuffling value between exchanges and DeFi protocols, not businesses paying suppliers or consumers buying goods.  The actual payment volume, meaning transactions where stablecoins function as money rather than as trading collateral, comes to roughly $390 billion annually worldwide. Thats roughly 1.2% of total on-chain settlement.  B2B transactions make up the lions share of that real payment activity, accounting for about $226 billion, or roughly 60% of the total. And the growth rate there is staggering: 733% year-over-year in 2025.  Why Asia, and why now  In 2024, the Asia-Pacific region received approximately $2.36 trillion

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Australian Dollar: Oil keeps RBA cautious – BNY

BNYs Bob Savage notes the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) sees elevated risks that inflation expectations drift higher, potentially requiring a deeper slowdown. Oil-driven price pressures and three rate hikes to 4.35% frame the backdrop for AUD/USD.  RBA tightening risk and weak sentiment  “RBA Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter has warned that the risk of inflation expectations drifting higher is ”elevated,“ which could necessitate a more substantial economic slowdown to bring inflation back to target. The shock to oil prices will exert upward pressure on inflation over the next year, contributing around 0.4 percentage points to underlying inflation in the quarter to March 2027. Underlying inflation is then expected to ease, and headline inflation to fall thanks to lower oil and travel prices.”  “The RBA is aiming to keep inflation expectations anchored around the midpoint of its 2-3% inflation band. Rising fuel prices, exacerbated by the Iran conflict, are driving inflation pressures, affecting travel, transport, postal services, groceries and construction costs. The RBA has raised rates three times this year to 4.35% and is monitoring how quickly firms pass higher costs on to consumers, with risks that faster and broader pass-through could drive up inflation expectations.”  “The minutes from the latest RBA meeting hinted a

05-20

MSTR stock is beating Bitcoin, but another Strategy asset matters more now

Throughout 2026, MSTR stock and Strategys preferred securities are trading as more than a simple Bitcoin proxy.  Bitcoin is down about 12.5% year to date, while Strategy stock, trading as MSTR, is up about 6.8%  Strategys preferred securities have also held up better than BTC in price. STRC is nearly flat, while STRD, STRF, and STRK have all shown smaller price declines than spot Bitcoin. Those preferred figures are price moves and exclude dividends.  The split shows investors valuing two separate parts of Strategy‘s model: the common stock’s exposure to Bitcoin plus capital-markets execution, and the preferreds claim on dividend confidence, collateral coverage, and the durability of the funding channel.InstrumentYear-to-date price moveWhat it signalsBTCAbout -12.5%The underlying asset drawdownMSTRAbout +6.8%Equity option value on Strategy‘s funding machineSTRCAbout -0.36%Preferred demand and repeatable funding near parSTRDAbout -1.78%Preferred resilience with credit and yield sensitivitySTRFAbout -3.33%Yield-sensitive preferred supportSTRKAbout -8.14%The weakest preferred among the group, with more equity-linked sensitivity  Within Strategy’s investment complex, MSTR has delivered the strongest realized price move so far. STRC is the better risk-adjusted asset for the rest of 2026 because it is the live test of whether preferred buyers will keep financing Strategys Bitcoin purchases without demanding deeper price concessions.  MSTR stock and Strategy preferred shares outpaced

05-20

Crypto clout chasers arrested after Punch the monkey stunt

Two members of a self-professed memecoin “cult” have been arrested after jumping into the enclosure of simian sensation Punch the monkey in an attempt to win a $1 million viral content competition.  Twenty four-year-old, Reid Jahnai Daysun, scaled the fence at the Ichikawa Zoo while 27-year-old Neal Jabahri Duan, filmed the stunt.  Zoo staff quickly escorted the intruder from the site, and the pair were arrested for obstructing zoo operations.  Footage of the intruder wearing the MEMECOIN suit.  The stunt is likely linked to a $1 million content competition launched by the team behind the “coin that doesn‘t need an introduction” $MEMECOIN. The competition asks hopefuls to generate viral content and, presumably, help pump Memecoin’s price in the process.  Indeed, to help them in their quest, content creators are able to claim their own Memecoin suit, like the one seen in the Punch stunt, for free so that they can go and “ignite the algorithm with viral chaos.”  The competitions blurb states, “Our million-dollar war chest awaits the most daring, creative, and devastatingly viral content created.”  One content creator visited the docked cruise ship where the hantavirus spread. Organizers of Memecoin cult arent sorry  In response to the stunt, Memecoins official X account said that it is “endlessly

05-20

Chainlink Price Prediction: Can LINK Reclaim $15 as Adoption Surges?

The post Chainlink Price Prediction: Can LINK Reclaim $15 as Adoption Surges? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News  Chainlink (LINK) is quietly re-entering the spotlight, not because of hype, but because of utility. From DTCC‘s tokenized collateral platform to SWIFT blockchain pilots and expanding CCIP adoption, Chainlink is increasingly positioning itself at the center of crypto’s institutional future. While many altcoins continue relying on speculative momentum, LINKs narrative is shifting toward something larger: becoming the infrastructure layer powering tokenized assets, cross-chain settlement, and real-world financial connectivity.  Now, as fundamentals strengthen and Chainlink price consolidates near a major support zone, investors are closely watching whether rising adoption can finally fuel a rally toward $15.  Why Chainlinks Adoption Story Is Suddenly Gaining Momentum  Chainlinks latest momentum is being driven by a growing list of institutional integrations that continue strengthening its long-term investment narrative.  One of the biggest catalysts is the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) choosing Chainlink infrastructure for its tokenized collateral platform, expected to go live later this year. The development carries significant weight given DTCC processes trillions of dollars in securities transactions annually, reinforcing Chainlink‘s growing relevance in traditional finance. At the same time, Lido Finance recently migrated its cross-chain staking infrastructure to Chainlink’s

05-20

BSC Post-Quantum Upgrade Clears Major Test as Network Throughput Drops 40%

BNB Chain Developers made the announcement recently on the BSC Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Report which describes successful implementation of post-quantum upgrades to the network. All of these upgrades used ML-DSA-44 for transaction signatures and pqSTARK for consensus vote aggregation.  Importantly, the report verifies that the novel cryptographic mechanisms are backwards compatible with existing addresses, wallets, RPC interfaces and SDKs allowing the network to maintain its current architecture while priming itself for upcoming quantum threats.  Nevertheless, testing revealed a key scalability issue. By introducing these quantum resistant signatures we saw a downward shift in terms of network performance, this was attributed mainly to the increase in data being passed around the network.  A lot of people assume the hardest part of post-quantum cryptography is the cryptography itself.  In our testing, that wasnt really the case.  As per BNB Chain analysis of the incident, the main challenge was not verifying signature and cryptographic calculations but dealing with large growing transaction data size.  The size of a normal transaction signature grew from 65 bytes to ~2.4 KB when integrated ML-DSA-44 It fully propagated through the network stack: transaction sizes rose from approximately 110 bytes to nearly 2.5 KB, and block sizes swelled from around 110 KB to nearly 2

05-20

Dogecoin Price Prediction: Analyst Maps $2 Cycle Target as DOGE Holds the $0.10 Support Zone

DOGE is pressing the 0.5 Fib at $0.10372 and the Bollinger lower band at $0.10410, two levels converging at the same price and making $0.10 to $0.104 the most critical support zone on the daily chart. Below that, the 0.382 Fib at $0.09810 is the next support, followed by the February lows near $0.0800.  Above price, the 0.618 Fib at $0.10934 is the first resistance, followed by the 0.705 at $0.11348 and the Bollinger upper band at $0.11568. A cluster of FVG zones stacks between $0.113 and $0.145, each acting as a ceiling on any recovery attempt. Getting through the 0.618 Fib is the minimum requirement before any of those levels become relevant.  DOGE Key levels for May 20:Resistance: $0.10934 (0.618 Fib), $0.11348 (0.705 Fib), $0.11568 (BB upper), $0.113 to $0.145 FVG clusterSupport: $0.10372 (0.5 Fib), $0.10410 (BB lower), $0.09810 (0.382 Fib), $0.0800 February low  The biweekly DOGE chart maps current price action as wave 4, sitting inside an accumulation zone between $0.056 and $0.115. The prior cycle peaked at $0.72 in 2021 before a prolonged correction. The current structure mirrors the 2020 to 2021 setup with two breakouts preceding a wave 5 extension targeting $2.00 by mid-2027, a 2,767% move from the

05-20

Australian Dollar test monthly lows amid risk-off markets, high Oil prices

The Australian Dollar (AUD) resumes its downtrend against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, and is trading a few pips above one-month lows in the 0.7100 area at the time of writing. Wanning hopes of a negotiated end to the Iran war and high Oil prices have dampened investors appetite for risk and are crushing the Aussie.  News about explosions in Iran‘s Qeshm island reported by Iranian media is souring an already frail market sentiment. US President Donald Trump affirmed on Monday that serious negotiations with Tehran are going on, but the market is sceptical, as the parties are far apart in key issues, namely Iran’s uranium enrichment activities.  Beyond that, a spokesperson of Qatar‘s Foreign Ministry said that there are no arrangements for the export of energy products and confirmed that the traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has reduced to a trickle, compared to the average volumes seen before the war. This is boosting Oil prices well above the key $100 level, and clouding the outlook of Australia’s Crude-importing economy.  Earlier on Tuesday, the minutes of Mays Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monetary policy meeting hint at a pause, after three consecutive rate hikes to the current 4.35% level. Committee members

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