Kevin Warsh takes over the Federal Reserve with inflation still elevated and oil rising. Bitcoin fell 2.1% to $79,324 on the news.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/warsh-confirmed-fed-chair-crypto-reaction-may-2026/

Hong Kong's Li Ka-shing family is offloading large parts of its empire to build a cash stockpile, while SOL drops 5% and BTC dips 2.2% in 24 hours.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/li-ka-shing-family-cash-stockpile-empire-sale-may-2026/

Cerebras priced its IPO at $185 per share, raising $5.55 billion in one of 2026's largest tech listings as AI compute demand reshapes capital flows.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cerebras-ipo-185-share-5-55-billion-may-2026/

Solana fell 4.4% and Bitcoin slipped 1.8% on May 14 as Trump and Xi opened Beijing talks with a trade truce and Iran war on the agenda.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-slides-trump-xi-beijing-trade-talks-may-2026/

Latvia's central bank granted Paybis a combined MiCA CASP and PSD2 payment institution license, the first dual authorization the regulator has issued.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/paybis-latvia-dual-mica-casp-psd2-license-may-2026/

Global M2 climbed to a record $121.9 trillion, adding $17.1T in two years. The number revives the Bitcoin debasement trade as BTC trades at $79,582.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/global-money-supply-record-121-9-trillion-may-2026/

Metaplanet posts ¥3.08B Q1 FY2026 revenue, up 251% year over year, with BTC Yield reaching 2.8% quarter to date on its Bitcoin treasury strategy.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/metaplanet-q1-fy2026-251-percent-revenue-growth-may-2026/

eToro's Q1 2026 crypto revenue fell to $2.15B from $3.5B as commodities became 60% of trading commissions, yet the broker still posted a record $82M profit.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/etoro-q1-2026-crypto-revenue-2-15-billion-commodities-shift-may-2026/

JPMorgan filed a prospectus on May 12 for a tokenized cash fund built on Ethereum and Solana, putting institutional liquidity on two public chains.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jpmorgan-onchain-liquidity-money-market-ethereum-solana-may-2026/

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic closes a $120M Series D backed by Nasdaq Ventures and Deutsche Bank, valuing the company at $670M as compliance demand grows.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/elliptic-120m-series-d-deutsche-bank-nasdaq-may-2026/