Asset-backed private credit reached $1B in tokenized form in under six months, while tokenized venture capital took over seven years to clear the same bar.

JPMorgan says tokenized money market funds will stay under 10-15% of the stablecoin market until US securities rules let them clear without broker gating.

Polymarket confirmed a compromised governance role drained roughly $520K from its Polygon contracts, but says user funds remain safe and trading continues.

THORChain proposed a recovery plan after the May 15 exploit, ruling out fresh RUNE issuance to repay affected users and forcing losses through protocol revenue instead.

Qivalis has tripled its backing from 12 to 37 European banks across 15 countries as the MiCA-regulated euro stablecoin pushes toward H2 2026 launch.

BTC's options-implied volatility fell to a seven-month low this week even as oil rallied on Iran tensions and BTC slipped under $77,400.

May 21 ETF flows split: HYPE, SOL and XRP spot ETFs saw net inflows while BTC and ETH spot ETFs posted outflows as Bitcoin slid to $77,300.

South Korea is reportedly considering abolishing its 22% crypto tax, a policy delayed since 2021. The move would reset retail incentives in one of Asia's largest crypto markets.

Tokenized equities passed $1.6B in market cap on May 22, 2026 with Ethereum leading chain share at 41.1%. Solana and other L1s split the rest.

Trump Media moved 2,650 BTC, worth roughly $205M, into Crypto.com on May 22, expanding a treasury stack now reported across multiple custody venues.