Aave V3 has restored WETH loan-to-value ratios on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Mantle and Linea in line with the rsETH technical recovery plan.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/aave-restores-rseth-weth-ltvs-six-chains-may-2026/

Bitwise BHYP recorded $4.31M in day-one volume on May 15, the largest opening day of any altcoin ETF launched in 2026. Inflow data lands next.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hype-etfs-strongest-altcoin-debut-bhyp-volume-may-2026/

Solana's official X account flagged $1B in cumulative spot ETF assets and an allocation from Europe's largest asset manager in a May 17 status post.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-1b-spot-etfs-european-asset-manager-may-2026/

Vietnam's Deputy Finance Minister set a Q3 2026 launch for the country's first regulated crypto market, with five approved operators and a $408M capital floor.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/vietnam-regulated-crypto-market-q3-2026-launch-may-2026/

With CLARITY Act through the Senate Banking Committee, traditional banks are expected to intensify lobbying ahead of a Senate floor vote within weeks.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-banks-lobbying-senate-floor-vote-may-2026/

Kraken trimmed roughly 150 roles after deploying AI internally, and reports now suggest its long-tracked IPO could slip into 2027.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kraken-150-layoffs-ai-ipo-2027-delay-may-2026/

Harvard's Q1 2026 13F shows the endowment sold its full Ethereum ETF position and trimmed 2.3 million shares of BlackRock's IBIT, a sharp reversal from its prior buildup.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/harvard-exits-eth-etf-ibit-sale-q1-2026-may-2026/

Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala raised its BlackRock IBIT position to roughly $660M, accumulating while US spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $1B in a week.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mubadala-660m-ibit-stake-q1-2026-may-2026/

Japan's biggest brokerage houses are preparing to distribute crypto investment funds, opening a major retail channel for digital asset exposure in Asia's third-largest economy.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/japan-biggest-brokers-crypto-investment-funds-may-2026/

Cointelegraph reports Bitmine's ETH treasury is more than five times larger than the next-biggest public ETH holder, deepening single-name concentration.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmine-5x-larger-eth-treasury-than-next-holder-may-2026/