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Coinbase announced that it plans to list perpetual futures for four AI infrastructure-related stocks on May 18. The planned listings are Cerebras Systems (CBRS), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Naverus Group (NBIS), and Bloom Energy (BE). Trading for these products will begin if liquidity requirements are met and will be available to retail and institutional investors in supported regions.

The amount of Bitcoin (BTC) held on exchanges has fallen to approximately 5.6% of the total circulating supply, its lowest level since 2018, according to on-chain analytics firm Santiment. A decline in exchange reserves typically indicates a trend toward long-term storage, signaling a potential easing of selling pressure. In contrast, the share of Ethereum (ETH) on exchanges has seen a slight increase, rising from 4.2% to 4.6% over the past ten days.

Layer 1 blockchain Sei (SEI) has joined Mastercard's industry collaboration platform, the Crypto Partner Program, the project announced on its official X account. The program aims to help blockchain, stablecoin, and Web3 companies build real-world payment, remittance, and settlement infrastructure by linking with Mastercard's payment network.

U.S. President Donald Trump, who is currently on a state visit to China, said the relationship with the country will become stronger than before, according to Walter Bloomberg.

The endowment of Dartmouth College, an Ivy League university, holds approximately $14 million in cryptocurrency ETFs, according to a May 14 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filing shows the university fund's holdings include roughly $7.7 million in BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, $3.5 million in Grayscale's Ethereum (ETH) Staking ETF, and $3.3 million in Bitwise's Solana (SOL) Staking ETF, Cointelegraph reported.

Crypto asset manager Bitwise's Hyperliquid ETF will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange today, May 15, under the ticker BHYP, The Block reported. The fund is the first in the U.S. to offer Hyperliquid staking rewards through Bitwise Onchain Solutions.

Anthony Soohoo, CEO of global remittance service MoneyGram, told The Block that stablecoins are increasingly being used in a manner similar to the U.S. dollar within certain payment and transaction environments. He added that if this trend persists, it could gradually shift how financial institutions perceive stablecoins, potentially leading to the broader adoption of digital assets as a means for payments and money transfers.

Developers within the Tezos (XTZ) ecosystem have launched a prototype for a private blockchain payment testnet designed to be resistant to quantum computing attacks, Cointelegraph reported. According to Tezos, the prototype, named TzEL, utilizes zk-STARK proofs to protect transaction data and encrypted payment metadata.

U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has announced a $100 million investment from Winklevoss Capital, according to Unfolded. The investment, paid entirely in Bitcoin, will be used to enhance platform liquidity and support Gemini's transition into a full-stack market company. Winklevoss Capital is the family office and venture investment firm of the Winklevoss brothers, who founded Gemini. The exchange also revealed that its first-quarter revenue rose 42% year-over-year to $50.3 million, while trading volume fell 53% to $6.3 billion.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed higher today. - S&P 500: +0.77% - Nasdaq: +0.88% - Dow Jones: +0.75%

Wall Street investment bank and research firm TD Cowen stated that the CLARITY Act's passage through the Senate Banking Committee today does not guarantee it will pass a full Senate vote, The Block reported. TD Cowen explained that while Democratic lawmakers supported the bill in committee, they could still vote against it on the Senate floor if their desired amendments are not included. CoinNess previously reported that after passing the Senate Banking Committee's review, the bill will proceed to a coordination and integration process with the Senate Agriculture Committee before heading to the full Senate for a vote.

Bitcoin faces concentrated selling pressure around the $82,000 mark, which includes its 200-day moving average, and a failure to break through could push its price down to $75,000, according to an analysis by CryptoPotato. The outlet noted that the $82,000 level represents a confluence of the upper resistance of an ascending channel and the 200-day moving average. It explained that repeated failures to breach this resistance zone would intensify selling and downward pressure. In such a scenario, Bitcoin could fall toward lower support levels, with the first major support at $75,000. If the decline deepens, the second line of defense could be the range between $70,000 and $71,000.

Cryptocurrency data platform Dune Analytics has laid off 25% of its employees, BeInCrypto reported. Co-founder Fredrik Haga said the company is restructuring to focus more on its data products, which serve thousands of customers across the crypto industry. He added that Dune plans to concentrate on artificial intelligence (AI) agents and institutions that are transitioning to on-chain data.

Layer 1 blockchain Sui (SUI) has announced plans to launch 'Sui Spheres,' a controlled execution environment designed for multi-party workflows, according to an official blog post. Sui explained that while most institutional workflows cannot operate in a fully public setting, completely private systems create silos. 'Sui Spheres' aims to provide a middle ground, enabling participants to collaborate in a controlled environment while maintaining interoperability with the broader Sui ecosystem when needed. The project features selective visibility and limited participation as core design elements. Sui noted that the initiative is still in its early stages and is being developed with a small number of partners, adding that there is clear demand for such a solution with discussions underway and a readiness to expand.

A U.S. court has released Roni Cohen-Pavon, a former executive at the bankrupt crypto lender Celsius, Cointelegraph reported. On May 13, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found Cohen-Pavon guilty of manipulating the price of the CEL token and platform fraud. However, the court credited him for time already served, sentencing him to one year of supervised release. The sentencing of Cohen-Pavon and former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, who has already pleaded guilty and is serving a 12-year sentence, brings the criminal cases related to the company closer to a conclusion.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called today a "historic day" for cryptocurrency and the future of U.S. digital assets after the CLARITY Act passed the Senate Banking Committee in a bipartisan vote. In a post on X, Armstrong said the bill has seen significant improvements since January in areas such as rewards, tokenization, DeFi, and the authority of the CFTC. He added that he is proud of the time spent fighting for customers and looks forward to the bill's final passage, which he believes will firmly establish the U.S. as the global capital for cryptocurrency. As CoinNess previously reported, the bill will now undergo a jurisdictional coordination and integration process with the Senate Agriculture Committee before it can proceed to a full Senate vote.

North Korean hackers and affiliated groups conducted fewer attacks in 2025 compared to the previous year but stole significantly more assets by focusing on high-value targets, Cointelegraph reported, citing a new report from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The "2026 Financial Services Threat Landscape Report" states that these hackers are concentrating on Web3 projects and cryptocurrency exchanges due to their higher anonymity and relative ease of laundering funds compared to the traditional financial system. The value of cryptocurrency stolen by these groups in 2025 surpassed $2 billion, a 51% increase from 2024.

Whale Alert reported that 215,748,312 USDC has been transferred from an unknown wallet to Coinbase. The transaction is valued at about $216 million.

Whale Alert reported that 270,317,105 USDC has been transferred from an unknown wallet to Coinbase. The transaction is valued at about $270 million.

JPMorgan has analyzed that despite a general recovery in the cryptocurrency market, altcoins, including Ethereum (ETH), are underperforming relative to Bitcoin (BTC), a trend the bank believes is unlikely to change soon. In a recent report, JPMorgan stated that the trend of altcoin weakness against Bitcoin, which began in 2023, will likely persist without significant improvements in the DeFi and Real World Assets (RWA) sectors, The Block reported. The bank noted that Bitcoin has demonstrated greater resilience than Ethereum across all areas, from spot ETFs to institutional futures positions. JPMorgan also pointed out that while Ethereum has an upgrade scheduled, previous upgrades over the past three years have failed to boost network activity and have instead weakened its token burn mechanism. The report concluded that altcoins will likely continue to struggle amid deteriorating liquidity, a lack of market depth, and damaged investor confidence.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Mike Selig said the Senate Banking Committee's passage of the Clarity Act markup yesterday is a step forward in making the U.S. the global capital for cryptocurrency. In a post on X, Selig stated that the country will remain a hub for crypto innovation for years to come by establishing a clear distinction between securities and commodities, creating clear rules for crypto trading, and ending enforcement-focused regulation.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $82,000. BTC is trading at $82,009.39 on the Binance USDT market.

Companies accumulating Ethereum are reorganizing their strategies around staking revenue rather than leverage-based models, Sharplink (SBET) CEO Joseph Chalom said in an interview with The Block. He noted that while Bitcoin-accumulating companies like MicroStrategy (MSTR) rely on leverage and financial engineering, firms gathering Ethereum can generate revenue directly from their holdings through staking. Chalom described MSTR's strategy as a form of excellent financial engineering but highlighted its structural complexity. He added that Ethereum could become a core asset for tokenization infrastructure, potentially leading its asset characteristics to diverge from Bitcoin's over the long term.

The Clarity Act has passed its markup in the U.S. Senate Banking Committee with a 15-9 vote. The vote, which sends the bill to the full Senate floor, followed more than two hours of debate and voting on dozens of amendments. The bill will now undergo jurisdictional coordination with the Senate Agriculture Committee before heading to a full Senate vote. A previously released amendment to the act includes provisions to: - Partially allow stablecoin rewards while limiting deposit interest - Protect DeFi developers - Clarify the jurisdictional standards for federal agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Market observers have suggested that the bill's final passage could lead to increased institutional capital inflows and growth in the ETF and tokenization markets.

CME Group, the world's largest derivatives exchange, will partner with Nasdaq to launch a market capitalization-weighted cryptocurrency index futures product on June 8, CoinDesk reported. The index will be influenced by cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA, LINK, and XLM.