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New York Stock Exchange-listed company Hyperscale Data (ticker: GPUS) has disclosed that it currently holds 692.4 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $53.6 million as of May 17. The firm also indicated plans to allocate a portion of its cash reserves to purchase additional Bitcoin in the coming months, signaling a continued commitment to a digital asset treasury strategy. Corporate Bitcoin Adoption Gains Traction Hyperscale Data, a technology infrastructure company, joins a growing list of publicly traded firms that have diversified their balance sheets with cryptocurrency. The announcement, made through an official filing, highlights a strategic shift toward treating Bitcoin as a…

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Bitmine (BMNR), the largest Ethereum treasury company, ramped up its purchases of ether ($ETH) last week, making its largest weekly purchase in 2026 as crypto prices tanked. The firm bought 126,971 $ETH over the past week, worth roughly $214 million at current prices, Bitmine said on Monday, compared to 26,497 tokens the previous week and nearly 120,000 $ETH the week before. The purchase lifted the firm’s total holdings to 5.54 million $ETH, worth some $9.3 billion at current prices, according to the report. The firm also held $247 million in cash, some bitcoin and stakes in Beast Industries and Eightco…

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Privacy tokens had a busy first quarter. Major upgrades shipped. New partnerships landed. Some tokens posted double-digit weekly gains. Top 10 Privacy Token Catalysts in Q1 2026Here is a recap of what the top tokens achieved in the first quarter of 2026:$ZEN (Horizen): Completed its long-awaited migration to the Ethereum L2 network “Base” in Q1, a move to unlock better DeFi access and lower fees. It also… pic.twitter.com/Qe1IsJiXZp — Dami-Defi (@DamiDefi) May 2, 2026 Here’s what the top 10 privacy tokens actually shipped in Q1 2026, ranked by what mattered most for each project. Some delivered cryptographic leaps. Others closed…

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Brazil’s stock exchange operator B3 is moving forward with plans to bring its stock registry onto blockchain infrastructure, with executives confirming that a tokenized representation of listed shares is expected to launch during the second half of 2026. The plans were outlined during Tokenization Day, an event organized by B3 to discuss the digitization of financial assets and the role of blockchain technology in traditional markets. Company executives said the initial phase of the project will focus on creating blockchain-based representations of stocks rather than enabling direct token trading. Rodrigo Nardoni, B3’s Vice President of Technology, noted that the exchange…

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Bitcoin price remained under pressure on Monday as weakening technical indicators, heavy ETF outflows, and rising geopolitical tensions continued weighing on investor sentiment, with traders increasingly watching whether $BTC could revisit the key $75,000 support zone next. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin ($BTC) traded around $76,700 at press time on May 19 after briefly attempting to stabilize above the $77,000 region earlier in the day. The asset has now lost momentum following its recent rejection near the $83,000 area, where a large amount of leveraged long exposure had previously accumulated. One of the biggest catalysts behind the latest risk-off…

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Ethereum researcher Luca Zanolini has explained why the network separates continuous block production from final settlement, arguing that this structure lets Ethereum keep operating through software faults, outages and falling validator participation. His account connects Ethereum’s decade-long block production record with current work on faster finality and a cleaner consensus design. Meanwhile, Ethereum uses one process to keep adding blocks and another to mark older blocks as final. The production layer follows the chain supported by active validators, while the finality layer requires approval from at least two-thirds of the total active stake. If that threshold disappears, finality can pause…

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Payments firm Corpay (CPAY) add stablecoin wallets and settlement capabilities for its global corporate customers alongside BVNK to give companies another way to move money across borders outside traditional banking hours. Teaming up with BVNK will allow Corpay clients to see stablecoin balances alongside fiat balances inside its platform, while allowing them to send, receive, store and convert stablecoins through embedded wallets. Corpay said it will use the same stablecoin rails in its treasury operations. It expects to reduce reliance on pre-funded accounts, improve capital efficiency and make it easier to move funds across its global footprint doing so. The…

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Solana’s real-world asset sector is having a big moment. According to a post from RWA market expert Zeus, the network’s total RWA value has climbed to $2.5 billion, up from just $215 million a year ago. That is a massive jump in a relatively short time, and it shows how quickly tokenized assets are finding traction on Solana. What makes the growth especially notable is not just the size of the number, but the kind of assets driving it. This is not a market built on one trend alone. It includes everything from tokenized credit and Treasury-backed yield products to…

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Leading prediction market and trading platform Kalshi has filed with the CFTC to launch perpetual futures tied to Shiba Inu and $XRP. The development follows the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s approval of Bitcoin perpetual futures contract last week. Key Points Kalshi filed with the CFTC to introduce perpetual futures contracts tied to $XRP and Shiba Inu. The filing follows the recent approval of Kalshi’s Bitcoin perpetual futures contract by the CFTC. Each $XRP perpetual futures contract would represent one $XRP, providing direct exposure to the token’s price movements. Each Shiba Inu perpetual futures contract would represent 1,000,000 $SHIB tokens. Although…

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Bitcoin [$BTC] sentiment weakened after repeated failures to reclaim the $82,000 resistance earlier this month. Those rejections gradually shifted momentum lower, driving $BTC back toward the critical $76,000–$77,000 support zone. Selling pressure strengthened further once long liquidations accelerated across derivatives markets beneath rising fear and tightening liquidity conditions. Notably, volume also expanded heavily during red sessions, reinforcing emotional positioning as traders rapidly closed leveraged exposure. Source: $BTC/USD on TradingView Meanwhile, at press time, RSI slipped near 35, reflecting fading short-term momentum beneath broader market stress. However, CMF conditions remained slightly positive, suggesting some spot accumulation continues absorbing downside volatility around…

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