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Key takeaways Dogecoin extends its correction on Monday as memecoins record huge losses. DOGE could drop below $0.10 if the bearish trend persists.  Memecoins record huge losses The cryptocurrency market opened the new weekly candle bearish, with Bitcoin (BTC) slipping below the $77,000 level on Monday and risk appetite deteriorating across digital assets. Meme coins started the week on a weak footing as the broader cryptocurrency market continued to struggle. Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Pepe all remain vulnerable to further downside after heavy selling pressure emerged following last week’s market correction. DOGE is down by 5%, making it the worst…

Bitmine owns more than 4.37% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 87% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 11 months Ethereum continues to benefit from the dual tailwinds of Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and from agentic AI systems increasingly needing public and neutral blockchains Bitmine uplisted to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) from the NYSE American effective as of April 9, 2026 Bitmine has 4,712,917 staked ETH, representing $10.3 billion at $2,191 per ETH MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR…

London, United Kingdom, May 18th, 2026, Chainwire Quantography Labs announced the early-access release of Lock.com, a hardware-free crypto wallet built around an isolated, air-gapped security approach. Lock.com is now available to early access users. The platform separates private key storage from network-connected systems, removing the need for dedicated hardware wallet devices. Hardware wallets have long been the standard for protecting digital assets. But they come with a trade-off: users must trust the device, the manufacturer, and the supply chain behind it. Lock.com removes that dependency by separating the signing environment from the broadcasting environment. Private keys remain on a fully…

Willemstand, Curaçao, May 18th, 2026, PlayNewswire International iGaming and crypto-entertainment brand 1win has officially announced the launch of its new global crypto tournament system, featuring competition formats with prize pools ranging from 10,000 USDT to 200,000 USDT. With the new approach to crypto gaming, 1win invited players worldwide to compete for crypto rewards in a single virtual environment. The initiative marks a transition from region-specific tournaments with unique terms and conditions to an international model in which players from multiple locations share gaming experiences and compete for crypto rewards. The Crypto Tournament system by 1win includes three formats with different…

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AFX, a sovereign Layer 1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives trading, has officially commenced the operation of its L1 Mainnet, signaling a definitive end to the era of trade execution compromised by general-purpose blockchain congestion. Engineered for the world’s most demanding participants, AFX introduces the Sovereign Trading Layer—a dedicated financial environment where the non-custodial transparency of a Perp DEX meets the uncompromising speed and depth traditionally reserved for institutional-grade centralized entities. At launch, the protocol supports a high-liquidity suite of perpetual markets across both digital and traditional macro assets, featuring BTC, ETH, Gold…

Digital asset adoption is moving into a more practical phase. The question is no longer which exchange has the loudest retail brand. It is which platform can give brokers, fintechs, institutions, and traders the infrastructure to connect with digital asset markets at scale. KuCoin is nominated for Leader in Digital Asset Adoption and Best Trading Infrastructure at the BeInCrypto Institutional 100 Awards 2026. Adoption MetricLast Verified DataRegistered users40M+Active footprint200+ countries and regionsBroker and fintech partners1,000+Regulatory footprintAUSTRAC registration, MiCAR-CASP via KuCoin EUPayment productsKuCoin Pay, KuCard KuCoin Institutional Infrastructure Snapshot The nomination reflects KuCoin’s shift from a retail trading venue to a…

Recently, Yuga Labs has become keen on making collections and art linked to its NFT projects easily accessible to collectors. The latest step in this direction is the launch of a peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace for collectibles tied to the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection. According to a tweet announcing the launch, the BAYC P2P marketplace will allow participants to directly buy and sell apparel, collectibles, art, and weird one-offs from the NFT club. While buyers do not need to hold a BAYC or Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) to buy from the marketplace, their purchases must be made in ApeCoin…

Daily analysis of crypto markets and the forces shaping them, from the Nexo research desk.Bitcoin holds gains as Senate Banking advances Clarity ActBitcoin remains close to $81,000 in the early hours of Friday, holding most of the rally that followed Thursday’s bipartisan 15-9 Senate Banking Committee vote to advance the Clarity Act. The bill now heads to the full Senate, where it still needs to reconcile with the version the House passed last summer before reaching the President’s desk. Across the board, crypto is capped by a darkening macro setup for risk assets, U.S. Treasury yields are pushing higher, the…

In brief Drake referenced imprisoned FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on a new song, appearing to call for his release. The lyric appeared on one of three albums Drake released Friday, which critics largely panned. Though Bankman-Fried and his family have pushed for a pardon, President Trump has downplayed the possibility. After years in exile following a brutal rap battle with Kendrick Lamar, Drake is back, and he has a message: free Sam Bankman-Fried.The rapper released three albums simultaneously on Friday, featuring 43 new songs. One of those tracks, “Dust,” from the album Iceman, includes an apparent appeal to pardon FTX’s…

Sentiment around Bitcoin’s near-term price direction has picked up as momentum builds behind the US CLARITY Act, which aims to provide the crypto industry with greater regulatory clarity, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment.“Bitcoin has seen a major spike of euphoria across social media following news that the Senate Banking Committee advanced the CLARITY Act in a 15–9 bipartisan vote,” Santiment said in an X post on Friday.“This brings BTC and crypto one step closer to being ultimately passed,” Santiment said.Crypto analysts are staying optimisticBitcoin often sees increased optimism around major industry and macro catalysts, and the US CLARITY Act…