Ark Invest Buys $5.5M Circle Shares After Q1 Revenue Jump Ark Invest purchased $5.5 million in Circle Internet Group shares on May 11, 2026, as the stablecoin issuer’s stock surged 15.91% to $131.76 following strong first-quarter results.[1][2] The acquisition of 41,904 shares across…
DOJ, SEC Enforcement Hits $628M in Ponzi Charges, Exchange Balances Unfazed Federal authorities arrested a Florida crypto CEO and charged 17 individuals in separate Ponzi schemes totaling over $628 million, yet major crypto exchange balances show no material outflows as of May 2026.…
Arbitrum DAO Launches Vote on $71M ETH Transfer to Aave A binding Arbitrum DAO governance vote opened this week to transfer 30,765 ETH worth $71 million to a wallet controlled by Aave LLC, following a Manhattan federal judge’s order that modified a restraining…
Title Deutsche Bank, Nasdaq Back Elliptic in $120M On-Chain Analytics Push Lead Deutsche Bank and Nasdaq have joined a $120 million Series D funding round for London‑based blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, underscoring a shift toward infrastructure‑focused capital deployment even as exchange‑held crypto balances…
Ethereum Foundation Hits Glamsterdam Milestones Amid L2 Fee Drop Ethereum Foundation developers confirmed key progress on the Glamsterdam network upgrade this week, establishing a 200 million gas limit floor target while multi-client devnets run stably.[1][2] The update coincides with Layer 2 fees falling…
XRP Holds at $1.46 Amid Stagnant Active Addresses XRP trades near $1.46, stabilizing within a $1.44-$1.54 range as on-chain activity metrics reveal waning participation.[1][4] Glassnode data shows new XRP addresses down 85% since December 2024, with daily averages dropping from 18,000 to 2,700.[2]…
Bitcoin ETFs Drive Inflows Amid Spot Volume Slump US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds absorbed $1.97 billion in net inflows during April 2026, the strongest monthly figure since October 2025, even as on-chain spot demand remained negative at -44,700 BTC over 30 days.[3] This…
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge Amid Lagging Spot Volumes US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded eight straight days of net inflows totaling $2.1 billion through April 23, the longest streak since a nine-day run in October 2025 that propelled Bitcoin to $126,000.[2] BlackRock’s IBIT captured…
Anthropic AI Tokens Hit $1T On-Chain Valuation Amid Speculative Surge Anthropic’s synthetic pre-IPO tokens on Solana’s Jupiter DEX aggregator reached an implied $1 trillion valuation this week, surpassing OpenAI’s on-chain pricing for the first time and highlighting a speculative premium in crypto markets…
