JPMorgan analysts project Strategy could buy up to $30B in Bitcoin in 2026 after Saylor's firm already added 145,834 BTC worth $11B year to date.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jpmorgan-strategy-30b-bitcoin-buying-projection-145k-btc-may-2026/

Germany may end its one-year tax exemption on Bitcoin and crypto holdings from 2027, ending one of Europe's most generous long-term holder benefits.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/germany-end-one-year-tax-free-crypto-holding-rule-2027-may-2026/

Santiment data shows Bitcoin lost 245,000 holder wallets in five days, the steepest drop in nearly two years, as BTC slips below $80K with neutral sentiment.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-holders-drop-245k-wallets-santiment-fastest-pace-2-years-may-2026/

Jack Dorsey's Block jumped 8% after Q1 earnings beat estimates, even as the company posted its first quarterly loss in three years on weaker Bitcoin revenue.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/block-q1-2026-earnings-beat-bitcoin-revenue-decline-may-2026/

Anthropic is in talks for up to $50B in fresh funding at a valuation approaching $1 trillion, per the FT, putting OKX's new pre-IPO perp in motion.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/anthropic-50b-funding-round-1-trillion-valuation-okx-perp-may-2026/

Coinbase Exchange has been down for more than two hours, blocking trading and withdrawals during a soft session for BTC and ETH.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-exchange-outage-two-hours-may-2026/

Coinbase reported a $400M Q1 2026 loss and missed revenue estimates as CFO Alesia Haas blamed tough macro conditions. Shares fell after hours.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-q1-2026-400m-loss-revenue-miss-shares-slide-may-2026/

Bitwise rolled out its first tokenized fund as the asset manager pushes deeper into onchain wrappers for traditional crypto exposure products.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitwise-launches-first-tokenized-crypto-fund-may-2026/

A member of the social engineering crew known as GothFerrari was sentenced to 78 months in US federal prison for helping steal roughly $250M in crypto.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gothferrari-250m-crypto-theft-78-months-federal-prison-may-2026/

Kalshi closed a $1 billion funding round at a $22 billion valuation, confirming earlier reports as prediction market volumes hit record highs.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kalshi-1b-raise-22b-valuation-prediction-market-may-2026/