Crypto Liquidity Cools: Stablecoins Drop $687M, DEX Volumes Slide, But Corporate BTC Buying Holds
The week of May 18–24, 2026 brought
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The week of May 18–24, 2026 brought
Bitcoin climbed back to $77,356 over the weekend, posting a modest 0.68% gain, after Donald Trump announced…Ethereum slipped 0.73% to $2,107, while total crypto market cap held at $2.66 trillion. BTC dominance ticked
counterparty. That means a crypto ETF-linked exposure now sits inside the same back-office stack that handles…CFTC response that tokenized money market funds and stablecoins should be eligible collateral in both cleared and uncleared
stablecoin licensing regime, one of the most structured in Asia, requires issuers to demonstrate full-reserve backing…going live. The combination of institutional backers — OSL, a publicly listed crypto infrastructure group, and Futu Holdings
Trump family's reported financial gains from crypto since he took office. The White House…Stablecoin yield on active balances remains a live compromise on the table, though banks continue to push back
gold-backed stablecoin trading under the ticker $USDKG has entered Hong Kong's regulated crypto market through…field of asset-backed tokens that operate in regulatory grey zones. Gold-backed stablecoins occupy a distinct niche
institutional analysis argues that BTC-backed lending deserves a seat at the debt comparison table alongside HELOCs, securities…being applied to stablecoins. A parallel analysis frames them not as a crypto product but as settlement infrastructure
remittance validator for Tempo, a blockchain payments network backed by Stripe, marking a significant convergence of traditional money…Stripe, which has been steadily expanding its crypto and stablecoin payment capabilities, the Tempo partnership adds a regulated
push back against the overwhelming dominance of dollar-denominated stablecoins. Of the roughly $320 billion in stablecoins currently…share of a market that increasingly underpins global crypto liquidity and settlement. With MiCA now in force across
Tether and Gnosis, backing the startup's push to build a lightweight, mobile-friendly crypto wallet designed…participation is notable beyond the dollar figure — the stablecoin giant has been quietly expanding its investment portfolio into
stablecoin infrastructure provider, for $1.8 billion — effectively choosing to build its own crypto rails rather than back
Korea, covering its company name, logo, and gold-backed stablecoin Tether Gold (XAUT). The breadth of the filings…South Korean applications, which were narrowly focused on stablecoin product names rather than the corporate brand itself. Industry
crypto market infrastructure. Meanwhile, Aptos has launched a KRW-pegged stablecoin, adding a major Asian fiat-backed instrument
crypto-forward initiative backed by the Trump brand. Converting a significant ETH position into stablecoins suggests either
Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, is laying off approximately 150 employees — roughly…filed a draft S-1 with the SEC back in November. Alongside the headcount reduction, Payward is raising
contradiction that has puzzled investors all cycle: crypto can feel bullish and bearish at the same time because…separate industries now operating on their own fundamentals — stablecoins and payments, Bitcoin as an institutional macro asset, tokenization
MicroStrategy. The disclosures land against a backdrop of sweeping pro-crypto policy shifts. The SEC under Chair Paul…Robinhood, and formed a crypto task force. The Justice Department disbanded its national crypto enforcement team, and Trump
The Clarity Act passed the Senate Banking Committee
stronger legal basis to hold crypto assets and use dollar-backed stablecoins in payments, settlement, and treasury operations…compromise in the current bill bars crypto firms from offering interest that mimics traditional bank deposits while preserving
stablecoins and tokenization as the structural tailwind that could cement Ethereum's long-term role as the backbone…positioned as infrastructure plays, not just leveraged crypto bets