Bitcoin ETFs Hit $103B: BlackRock Holds 3.8% of All BTC Supply
U.S. Bitcoin ETFs hit $103.78 billion in net assets on May 1, 2026. BlackRock IBIT holds 806,700 BTC, equal to 3.8% of total supply, reshaping market structure.
North Korea Behind 76% of Crypto Hack Losses in Early 2026
North Korea took 76% of all crypto hack losses in the first four months of 2026, per TRM Labs. $577M stolen from Drift Protocol and Kelp DAO by the Lazarus…
Intesa Sanpaolo Doubles Crypto Bet: $235M in Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP
Intesa Sanpaolo's crypto exposure jumped from $100M to $235M in Q1 2026, per its SEC 13F filing. New positions in Ethereum and XRP, plus a $95.9M call option…
Bitcoin ETF Outflows Hit $1.8B: BlackRock Sheds $448M in One Day
Bitcoin ETFs lost $1.8B in outflows across six days in May 2026. BlackRock's IBIT shed $448M on May 18 alone, as CPI data and the Clarity Act vote triggered…
Three DeFi Hacks in Five Days: THORChain, Verus, Echo
Three DeFi exploits in five days: THORChain lost $10.8M on May 15, Verus Bridge $11.58M on May 18, Echo Protocol $816K on May 19. Total damage: $23.2 million.
Bitcoin Treasury 2026: 174 Companies Hold 1.18M BTC on Balance
174 public companies held 1,187,898 Bitcoin as of May 12, 2026, per Bitwise Q1 data. Corporate buying ran at 2.8x daily mining output in Q1 alone.
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