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Canaccord adds Bitcoin and Ethereum ETP access through Bitwise for wealthy UK clients. A 5% crypto exposure cap keeps allocations limited inside managed client portfolios only. Bitwise gains a UK wealth channel as crypto ETPs enter traditional managed portfolios. Canaccord Wealth UK has partnered with Bitwise Asset Management to offer Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded products to high-net-worth clients. The new service limits crypto exposure to 5% of client portfolios and keeps allocations inside a managed wealth structure. Bradley Duke, Bitwise’s Head of Europe, disclosed the partnership in an X post. He said the arrangement gives selected Canaccord clients access to…

Google is done treating quantum computing as a future problem. On Tuesday, the company published a formal timeline for transitioning its entire infrastructure to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) by 2029—calling the move urgent and saying quantum frontiers “may be closer than they appear.” “As a pioneer in both quantum and PQC, it’s our responsibility to lead by example and share an ambitious timeline,” the blog reads. “Quantum computers will pose a significant threat to current cryptographic standards, and specifically to encryption and digital signature.” The announcement, signed by Google VP of Security Engineering Heather Adkins and Senior Cryptography Engineer Sophie Schmieg,…

Lombard Finance, one of the largest Bitcoin-native liquid staking platforms in DeFi, is moving more than $1B in Bitcoin-backed assets off LayerZero’s bridge infrastructure and onto Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. The protocol plans to fully deprecate LayerZero from its cross-chain stack. The migration follows an April 2026 exploit that drained roughly $292M from KelpDAO’s rsETH product, which relied on LayerZero-based bridge infrastructure. A $4B vote of no confidence Across the DeFi ecosystem, approximately $4B in assets have either already migrated or are in the process of migrating from LayerZero-based bridges to Chainlink CCIP. Lombard’s internal security review reportedly concluded that…

Strategy, an investment company focused on cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin, has launched an investor vote on a significant change to the dividend payment structure for its STRC product. The company is proposing to replace the current monthly dividend model with a semi-monthly (twice-monthly) payment system. In a statement, company founder Michael Saylor urged investors to participate in the vote, saying, “You can now vote on the proposed semi-annual dividend adjustment for STRC. Make your voice heard and ensure your vote makes an impact.” According to an official statement from Strategy, if the proposal is accepted, STRC dividends will be distributed twice…

$XRP has delivered the strongest performance seen so far in 2026 in both its trading price and ETF flows this week. While its price achieved a major breakout past the $1.50 barrier, the asset was also showing strong demand from its institutional investors as the demand for the $XRP-based investment product reached notable levels this week. $XRP ETFs post highest weekly inflow Amid the growing demand for $XRP among both retail and institutional investors, $XRP ETFs saw a consistent influx of large capital over the past seven days. With the strong performances seen over the past week, the $XRP ETFs…

Coinbase stock surged 8% after the Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act in a 15 to 9 bipartisan vote. The Senate Banking Committee passed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on May 14 by 15 votes to 9, with support from two Democratic senators providing the bipartisan margin that moves the bill toward the full Senate. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong had backed the current version of the bill ahead of the vote, calling it “closer than ever” to becoming law and describing the stablecoin yield compromise as a result “both sides left a little bit unhappy” with — a…

IG expanded UK crypto access with more than 50 additional digital assets, bringing its total offering above 100 tokens. The rollout follows regulatory approval for its crypto business and introduces swaps, advanced charting features, and upcoming wallet transfer support. Key Takeaways: IG added more than 50 cryptocurrencies, expanding its UK offering to more than 100 tokens. New swap and charting tools strengthen trading capabilities as regulated UK crypto competition grows. Planned wallet transfers would let customers manage external holdings through IG accounts. IG Expands UK Crypto Access After FCA Registration The London-based trading platform IG announced on May 13 the…

Bitcoin is down 1.16% to $70,056 but has held the $70,000 level through geopolitical pressure most assets would not survive. The ETF and premium data suggest the hold is getting harder to maintain. $BTC Price Struggles Below $70,800 As Four EMAs Converge $BTC 4h Price Action (Source: TradingView) Bitcoin bounced off $67,000 on March 22 and has been climbing inside a rising channel since. All four EMAs are bunched between $70,422 and $70,749 overhead, and price slipped below that cluster during Wednesday’s session without reclaiming it. Related: Dogecoin Price Prediction: Will DOGE Break The Six-Month Downtrend As SpaceX IPO Hype…

RedStone’s new “Settle” layer is the first sober attempt to fix DeFi’s RWA paradox. RedStone has launched “RedStone Settle,” a dedicated DeFi settlement layer built to make tokenized real‑world assets usable as collateral in lending protocols, targeting roughly $30 billion of RWAs that are currently structurally dead capital. The design attack is straightforward: fix the core timing mismatch between instant, on‑chain liquidations and 60–180 day off‑chain redemption cycles for bonds, funds, credit and other tokenized instruments that have, until now, been almost impossible to use in live DeFi lending. RedStone settlement layer adds functionality RedStone, a decentralized oracle provider based…

Robinhood (HOOD) reported a sharp decline in crypto trading revenue for the first quarter of 2026, even as growth in other parts of its business pushed overall revenue higher. Crypto-related revenue fell 47% from a year earlier to $134 million, down from $252 million in the same period of 2025, according to its earnings release. The drop came as customer activity shifted toward other trading products. Transaction-based revenue rose modestly to $623 million from $583 million a year ago. A key driver was a surge in so-called event contracts, which brought in a large share of “other transaction revenue” that…