Hamza Ahmed · 3 months ago BitMine Holds 5.21M ETH: One Firm Controls 4.3% of Ethereum BitMine Immersion Technologies holds 5.21 million ETH, worth $13.4 billion and equal to 4.3% of Ethereum's circulating supply. Target: 5% by December 2026. EthereumStakingDeFi
Francesco Campisi · 3 months ago 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… BanksBitcoinRegulation
Francesco Campisi · 3 months ago 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… BitcoinUnited States
Francesco Campisi · 3 months ago 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. HackDeFiBlockchain
Hamza Ahmed · 3 months ago Q-Day and Bitcoin: Citi Warns 25% of BTC Supply Already Quantum-Exposed Citi's May 2026 report finds 4.5-6.7 million BTC already expose public keys on-chain. Q-Day could arrive by 2034, and Bitcoin's governance may be too slow to… BitcoinBlockchainBanks
Giulia Ferrante · 3 months ago Aave Restores WETH Lending: 95% of Kelp rsETH Recovered Aave restored WETH lending on 6 networks on May 18, 2026, as 95% of Kelp DAO's rsETH is recovered via DeFi United. But 30,765 ETH worth $71M remain frozen in… HackDeFiEthereum
Giulia Ferrante · 3 months ago Bitcoin Depot Files Chapter 11: 9,276 ATMs Go Dark on May 18 Bitcoin Depot filed Chapter 11 on May 18, 2026, taking 9,276 ATMs offline. Q1 revenue fell 49.2% to $83.5M, with a $9.5M net loss. BitcoinUnited StatesFintech
Francesco Campisi · 3 months ago Tether Earned $10 Billion on Your USDT: You Got Zero Tether made $10.8 billion in 2025 investing USDT reserves in U.S. T-bills. USDT holders received zero. Hyperliquid's AQAv2 may finally change that math. StablecoinsDeFiBanks
Francesco Campisi · 3 months ago 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. BitcoinBanks
Giulia Ferrante · 3 months ago Kraken Cuts 150 Jobs via AI as $20 Billion IPO Hangs in Balance Kraken's parent Payward cut 150 jobs on May 15, citing AI-driven redundancies. The $20 billion IPO target now looks uncertain, with Bloomberg pointing to 2027. FintechAI
