IRAN STARTS BITCOIN-BACKED SHIPPING INSURANCE FOR HORMUZ STRAIT: BBG

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PLAYGROUND GLOBAL RAISES $475 MILLION VC FUND: AXIOS

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ETF Flows: 18 May 2026

🔴 Bitcoin ETFs: -$648.6M net outflows

🔴 Ethereum ETFs: -$86.4M net outflows

🟢 Solana ETFs: $2.1M net inflows

$VVV listed on Robinhood spot

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POLYMARKET PARTNERS WITH NASDAQ TO OFFER PREDICTION MARKETS ON PRIVATE COMPANIES - ALLOWING USERS TO TRADE BASED ON VALUATION, IPO TIMINGS, AND SECONDARY MARKET VALUATIONS: REUTERS

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ANDREJ KARPATHY, COFOUNDER OF OPENAI, JOINS ANTHROPIC: X

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$ALGO listed on Robinhood spot

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$META, $DRV added to Coinbase roadmap

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SPACEX PLANS TO GO THROUGH WITH DEAL TO BUY CURSOR FOR $60B, 30 DAYS AFTER IPO, WILL PAY $10B IN CASH IF DEAL FAILS: BBG

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ETF Flows: 19 May 2026

🔴 Bitcoin ETFs: -$331.1M net outflows

🔴 Ethereum ETFs: -$62.3M net outflows

🟢 Solana ETFs: $3.8M net inflows

🟢 Hyperliquid ETFs: $11.0M net inflows

ZAMA ACQUIRES TOKENOPS TO DEPLOY ENCRYPTED TOKEN DISTRIBUTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL ISSUERS: THE BLOCK

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CIRCLE COFOUNDER RAISES $30 MILLION FOR SERIES A ‘AI-NATIVE BANK’ CATENA LABS: FORTUNE

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$NEX listed on Coinbase spot

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VARIATIONAL RAISES $50 MILLION SERIES A TO BRING LIQUIDITY FROM TRADITIONAL MARKETS TO BLOCKCHAIN RAILS: FORTUNE

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PERP DEX VARIATIONAL RAISES $50M IN SERIES A ROUND, LED BY DRAGONFLY: FORTUNE

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OPENAI PREPARING TO FILE FOR IPO VERY SOON, SOURCES SAY: WSJ

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OPENAI COULD FILE FOR IPO AS SOON AS FRIDAY: WSJ

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SPACEX FILES FOR IPO, DISCLOSES 18,712 BTC HOLDING AT COST BASIS OF $35K: FILING

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HYPERLIQUID FLIPS SOLANA IN FULLY DILUTED VALUATION

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$SPCX listed on Binance futures

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