Key Takeaways Polymarket launches the first prediction markets tied to private companies, using Nasdaq Private Market data to resolve outcomes. Nearly 1,600 unicorns hold over $5 trillion in value, a pool previously inaccessible to retail participants before today’s opening. Nasdaq Private Market (NPM), which has executed nearly $80 billion in secondary liquidity, will supply institutional-grade
Key Takeaways AI Financial Corp. holds 7.28B locked WLFI tokens worth $706M, down from a $1.46B cost basis, triggering a going concern warning. The $348.3M Q1 2026 unrealized loss on WLFI tokens drove a $271.5M net loss, with only $10.5M cash on hand. WLFI loaned AIFC $15M in January 2026 while holding ~46% equity, deepening
Key Takeaways Bitcoin held near $76,738 on May 19 as BTC traders defended critical 76K support. Market indicators showed 9 sell signals, keeping BTC momentum mixed near 77K. Bitstamp BTC/USD charts suggest 78.5K resistance could decide bitcoin’s next move. Bitcoin Chart Outlook On the one-hour bitcoin chart, intraday price action stayed compressed. Not much has
Key Takeaways Fewer than 100,034 Bitcoin blocks remain until the halving at block 1,050,000, expected April 2028. The reward will drop from 3.125 to 1.5625 BTC per block, putting new pressure on bitcoin miners’ margins. Strategy and Blackrock together hold over 1.66 million BTC heading into the supply-reduction event. The Clock Is Ticking on Block
Key Takeaways A federal jury dismissed Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI on May 18, citing a statute of limitations. Musk called the verdict a “calendar technicality” and plans to appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court. OpenAI, valued at around $730 billion pre-funding, is targeting a public market debut by end of 2026. Verdict Reached, But Battle
Web3 education and acceleration platform Rise In and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) have launched the APAC Stellar Hackathon, a developer competition focused on building financial applications across Southeast Asia. The event is primarily conducted online for developers across the region and includes localized support through workshops, community meetups, and university activations in the Philippines,
Key Takeaways Reversing its 2022 stance, Bradesco will next launch a crypto custody service to boost adoption. To legitimize the market, Renata Petrovic said the 5,300-branch bank will next offer full crypto custody. As part of two internal pilots, Bradesco tested stablecoins to improve foreign trade markets. Bradesco Announces Future Launch of Cryptocurrency Custody Services
YGG Play, the publishing arm of Yield Guild Games (YGG), announced a third-party publishing partnership with animation and gaming studio Ruyui to integrate the soulslike pixel-art RPG “Roots of Embervault” into its ecosystem. The game is featured on the YGG Play Launchpad starting Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 8:00 PM SGT, allowing players to complete
Key Takeaways An a16z-linked wallet bought 2.11M HYPE for $90.87M since April 14, with a fresh $16.9M purchase on May 18. The wallet staked 1.3M HYPE worth ~$51M, signaling long-term institutional conviction in Hyperliquid’s onchain model. 21shares launched the THYP Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) on Nasdaq on May 12; Bitwise also filed for a spot HYPE
Key Takeaways Standard Chartered expects tokenized assets to expand DeFi protocol use and activity. Forecasts place on-chain assets at $4 trillion by the end of 2028, split between stablecoins and RWAs. Institutions may favor established platforms, though regulatory and technical risks remain. Tokenized Assets Put DeFi Protocols in Focus Standard Chartered Bank forecast in a