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Nasdaq-listed Solana Company has completed a capital increase of approximately $8 million, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The company issued 3,076,922 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $2.6 per share. This investment round was led by Mirae Asset and included participation from HashKey Capital. The proceeds will be used to purchase additional $SOL and for operating capital. Solana Company Capital Increase Details and Key Investors The Solana Company capital increase represents a strategic move to strengthen its balance sheet. By issuing new shares, the firm raised $8 million from institutional investors.…

The public acknowledgment by Charles Hoskinson, who described the XRPL architecture as “very elegant,” sparked new debates about the network’s actual decentralization. Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz stepped into the discussion to explain how the ledger protects itself from covert capture by large corporations. Schwartz points to a classic paradox – in cryptocurrencies, capital usually rules. Large corporations can afford expensive hardware and entire engineering teams, which is why their nodes and validators operate flawlessly and without interruptions. How XRPL stops big tech from buying out the network According to Schwartz, if the creators of $XRP Ledger had focused only…

SEC officials discussed modernizing securities rules that could affect crypto-linked public companies, with senior regulators openly questioning whether decades-old frameworks still fit digital asset markets. Division of Corporation Finance Director Jim Moloney said the agency wants to reduce unnecessary burdens and “let the free markets be free.” Key Takeaways: Regulators discussed modernizing securities frameworks as crypto remains part of the SEC’s broader policy agenda. Officials discussed reducing compliance burdens while expanding transparency around public filing guidance and staff responses. Semiannual reporting proposals could eventually reshape disclosure expectations for companies with bitcoin exposure. SEC Free Market Push Could Reach Crypto Issuers…

An address linked to BitForex founder Garrett Jin has acquired 71,066 $BNB tokens, valued at approximately $48.22 million, from the Binance exchange roughly five hours ago, according to on-chain analytics platform Onchain Lens. The transaction adds to a series of significant movements from Jin-associated wallets over the past two weeks. Large-Scale $ETH Deposits Precede $BNB Purchase Beyond the recent $BNB withdrawal, on-chain data reveals that over the preceding two weeks, Jin deposited a total of 577,896 $ETH, worth an estimated $1.35 billion, into Binance. This pattern of substantial deposits followed by a large token purchase raises questions about the strategy…

Two major cryptocurrency market makers, Wintermute and Oros Global, have withdrawn approximately $100 million in combined liquidity from the Hyperliquid (HYPE) platform, according to on-chain data tracked by Hyperinsight. The move represents a significant reduction in available trading depth on the decentralized exchange. Details of the Withdrawal Hyperinsight, an analytics platform monitoring Hyperliquid, reported that Wintermute reduced its operating position from $40 million to $4 million, a decline of 90%. Oros Global scaled back its exposure from $80 million to $41 million. In a more dramatic shift, Oros Global closed all of its positions across 175 assets over the past…

Nasdaq-listed media and entertainment company GameSquare (ticker: GAME) has disclosed that it held 15,502 Ether ($ETH) as of the end of the first quarter of this year. The company also reported holding approximately $1.6 million worth of other altcoins, according to its latest financial filing. GameSquare’s Crypto Treasury Strategy The disclosure places GameSquare among a growing number of publicly traded companies that have allocated a portion of their corporate treasury to digital assets. The 15,502 $ETH holding, valued at roughly $50 million at current market prices, represents a significant bet on Ethereum’s long-term value proposition. The additional $1.6 million in…

According to a report released by HashKey Capital Insights on April 20, 2026, the tokenized commodities market has scaled its total AUM from $1.37 billion to $5.46 billion year-over-year. The expansion signals that the sector has moved beyond the proof-of-concept phase and into an era of scalable distribution. As institutions look for ways to modernize the trading of physical assets, the focus is shifting toward digital tokens that offer 24/7 liquidity, fractional ownership, and sub-second settlement speeds. Growing Interest in On-Chain Gold The sudden spike in the growth of on-chain commodities can be credited to precious metals, which currently account…

Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty has cited new data that reveals 67 million Americans now hold cryptocurrency. The data, which came from the National Crypto Association’s (NCA) 2026 State of Crypto Holders Report, has stressed that crypto investors are actually “everyday Americans”. Hence, they collectively hold a lot of power and should not be ignored by politicians. The statement comes just ahead of tomorrow’s high-stakes CLARITY Act markup. 67 million million holders California currently leads the nation with 9.5 million holders. Texas follows in second place with 5.94 million holders. Florida (FL) is in third place with 4.71 million…

South Korean exchange Upbit will pause Cosmos $ATOM deposits and withdrawals from May 20 to support a network upgrade. Upbit announced the temporary halt via an official notice to users, stating the pause begins at 6:00 a.m. UTC on May 20. No specific end time has been provided. Services will resume once the Cosmos network upgrade is complete and the blockchain is confirmed stable. Existing $ATOM balances on the platform are not affected. $ATOM trading on Upbit is expected to remain active during the maintenance window, meaning users can still buy and sell the token against fiat and crypto pairs.…

Bitcoin remains under sustained selling pressure, trading around $71.5K as the market continues to digest one of the sharpest corrections since the 2022 bear cycle. With key moving averages still sloping downward and no major structural level reclaimed, the probable path remains to the downside until proven otherwise. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart $BTC is still trading inside a descending channel on the daily chart, with the 100-day moving average (~$79K) and the 200-day moving average (~$92K) acting as significant overhead barriers. The $75K–$80K zone, which was solid support through much of late 2025, has now flipped to resistance…