CoinGecko data shows tokenized gold spot volume in Q1 2026 has already surpassed the entire 2025 total, with XAUT and PAXG leading the surge.

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Mining pools controlling roughly 75% of Bitcoin hashrate are joining a common open standard for block construction, a structural decentralization shift.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-mining-pools-75-hashrate-open-block-standard-may-2026/

Crypto.com received the UAE Central Bank's Stored Value Facilities license, the first VASP to do so, opening direct AED issuance and wallet rails.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-com-uae-svf-license-first-vasp-may-2026/

A redemption wave is sweeping the $1.8 trillion private credit market while Apollo looks to sell a $3 billion fund. Crypto's tokenized RWA pitch faces its first real test.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/private-credit-redemption-wave-apollo-3b-fund-sale-may-2026/

Morgan Stanley's spot bitcoin product MSBT pulled in $194M of net inflows during its first month and recorded no daily net outflows, per WuBlockchain.

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Sui announced plans to launch confidential transactions this year, promising free private payments at scale. Here is what the rollout could mean for users.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sui-confidential-transactions-private-payments-2026-launch-may-2026/

The Federal Reserve's latest Financial Stability Report cites DefiLlama three times, marking a notable institutional nod to onchain data infrastructure.

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The US government's crypto holdings have grown by more than $4 billion since April 1, 2026, according to Cointelegraph, signaling tighter custody of seized assets.

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Tokenized real-world assets cross $30 billion in on-chain value, a tenfold rise in two years, with nearly half of holdings concentrated in the United States.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tokenized-rwa-30-billion-10x-two-years-half-us-held-may-2026/

Three apps returned a combined $96.3M to token holders in the last 30 days as revenue-sharing becomes a defining competitive feature in 2026.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hyperliquid-edgex-pumpfun-96m-token-holder-distributions-may-2026/