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As of May 19, 2026, MEXC’s On-chain Observation Daily reports that following the CPI release, Bitcoin ETFs saw over 1 b i l l i o n i n n e t o u t f l o w s , w h i l e G o l d m a n S a c h s l i q u i d a t e d i t s X R P / S O L E T F p o s i t i o n s a n d c r o s s − c h a i n a t t a c k s h a v e t o t a l e d 1billioninnetoutflows,whileGoldmanSachsliquidateditsXRP/SOLETFpositionsandcross−chainattackshavetotaled329 million this year. On-chain RWA hit a record $337 billion, regulatory progress includes the UK’s tokenization consultation and NCUA’s stablecoin rules, and the report highlights upcoming high-risk token unlocks and caution over cross-chain bridge security.

On May 15, 2026, the US Senate Banking Committee passed the CLARITY bill, Winklevoss Twins invested 100 million USD in Gemini via Bitcoin, Coinbase became the official USDC treasury deployer on Hyperliquid, CME planned Nasdaq crypto index futures, and Tether froze over 450 million USD of illicit assets. Industry trends include Consensys delaying its IPO, Kraken switching to Chainlink CCIP, Strive launching a daily dividend security with 13.88 percent yield, and major funding rounds for Onramp, Turnkey, Fasset, and Stitch. MEXC platform data shows top gainers ENM, PEAQ, TROLLSOL and high volume in BTC, ETH, XRP. Upcoming token unlocks for PYTH, Humanity, TON, and MemeCore pose selling pressure. Users are warned against phishing scams and advised to use only official channels.

The standoff between the White House, the Senate, and Jerome Powell's Federal Reserve has pushed policy uncertainty to levels not seen since 2008. With the DOJ probe dropped, Tillis's blockade lifted, and a 13-11 Banking Committee vote clearing the way for a full Senate confirmation expected the week of May 11, prediction markets are now pricing a volatility spike tied not to confirmation risk but to what Warsh actually does once he takes the chair on May 15.

The collectibles platform with $142M+ ARR, 540,000+ claw pulls, and $100M+ in Base volume is expanding its full marketplace infrastructure to Solana, with all inventory secured in institutional-grade vaults.

AI infrastructure-linked stocks drew market attention as demand signals spread from GPUs to chip IP, DRAM/HBM memory and optical connectivity, while mixed stock moves showed that supply constraints still matter.