Washington Post reports more than 20% of senior Trump administration officials disclose crypto holdings totaling at least $193M, raising conflict questions.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-officials-193m-crypto-holdings-wapo-may-2026/

Cointelegraph reports USDC circulation fell by roughly $1 billion over the past week, contracting alongside a softening crypto tape and BTC near $78K.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/usdc-circulating-supply-1b-drop-7-days-may-2026/

Canaccord Wealth UK, a $70B AUM manager, will let select clients allocate up to 5% to Bitwise BTC and ETH ETPs under an exclusive partnership.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/canaccord-wealth-uk-bitwise-btc-eth-etp-partnership-may-2026/

THORChain triggered an emergency halt on May 15 after a suspected multichain exploit, putting the cross-chain swap protocol's recovery and trust on trial.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/thorchain-multichain-exploit-emergency-halt-may-2026/

Ether's ratio against Bitcoin has slipped to a level last seen in mid-2025. Exchange inflows are picking up, and the 7-day gap between ETH and BTC keeps widening.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/eth-btc-ratio-yearly-low-exchange-inflows-may-2026/

Bhutan's sovereign wealth arm tells CoinDesk it has no record of selling the BTC that on-chain trackers logged as a $1 billion drawdown from its wallets.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bhutan-disputes-1b-bitcoin-drawdown-coindesk-scoop-may-2026/

US-listed Bitcoin ETFs shed $1 billion in net weekly outflows, the worst capital flight since late January, as inflation fears rattle institutions.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-etf-1b-weekly-outflow-inflation-fears-may-2026/

Italy's largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo grew its crypto exposure to $235M in Q1 2026, deepening its push into digital assets under MiCA-era European banking rules.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/intesa-sanpaolo-235m-crypto-exposure-q1-2026/

Cointelegraph data shows HyperLiquid commands 90% of daily active users across perp DEXs, leaving dYdX, GMX, and Vertex fighting for the rest.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hyperliquid-90-percent-perp-dau-market-share-may-2026/

Public companies added roughly 369,000 BTC to corporate treasuries over the past 12 months, accumulation that continues as Bitcoin trades near $79,000.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/public-companies-369k-bitcoin-12-month-accumulation-may-2026/