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UBS Group, one of the world’s biggest banks managing nearly $5.7 trillion in assets, has quietly gained exposure to XRP through regulated ETF products. A new SEC filing shows the banking giant is now officially connected to XRP-linked funds, adding another major Wall Street name to the growing list of institutions entering crypto markets.UBS Group Adds XRP ETF ExposureAccording to an SEC Form 13F filing, UBS Group has gained exposure to XRP through exchange-traded products, rather than directly buying XRP on the market.The bank reported holding about 197,369 shares of the Volatility Shares XRP ETF, valued at roughly $1.49 million.…

Felix Pinkston May 08, 2026 10:15 Bitcoin ETFs reversed $277.5M inflows after BTC fell below $80K, ending a 5-day streak. Fidelity and BlackRock led outflows; Morgan Stanley remained resilient. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) abruptly reversed a five-day inflow streak, logging $277.5 million in outflows on Thursday as Bitcoin (BTC) fell below the $80,000 mark. This comes after ETFs attracted nearly $1.7 billion in inflows over the previous week, according to SoSoValue data. The Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) and BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) were hit hardest, registering outflows of $129…

For five years, Strategy Inc.’s position was ironclad: accumulate Bitcoin and never sell. That changed last week.On May 5, 2026, during Strategy’s Q1 earnings call, CEO Phong Le and Chairman Michael Saylor signaled that the company could offload a portion of its 818,334 BTC — the largest corporate Bitcoin treasury in the world — when doing so is “advantageous to the company.” The announcement sent Strategy shares down roughly 4% and briefly nudged Bitcoin below $81,000. For retail investors who bought into Strategy’s famously unyielding conviction, the question is simple: what does this actually mean for the $80,000 price level,…

Polygon has launched one of the most important infrastructure upgrades in its history, and while the technical changes may appear small on paper, the impact could be significant for crypto users worldwide.The Ethereum scaling network recently reduced its block time from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds. In simple terms, this means the blockchain can process transactions faster, confirm payments more quickly, and handle more activity during busy periods. According to Polygon developers, the change boosts the network’s theoretical processing capacity to around 3,260 transactions per second, roughly 14% higher than before.For users, the benefits are straightforward: quicker crypto payments, smoother…

Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is experiencing a steep price rally. According to CoinGecko data, WLFI’s price has rallied 10% in the last 24 hours and 21.8% over the last week. The rally comes amid the project being engulfed in controversy over the last few weeks. Let’s discuss what’s going on.Source: CoinGeckoTrump Family’s WLFI Rallies Amid ControversySource: The Crypto BasicWorld Liberty Financial’s (WLFI) troubles began with TRON (TRX) founder filing a lawsuit against the company on April 21, 2026. Sun alleged that World Liberty Financial froze his WLFI tokens and barred him from governance rights. The TRX founder also…

All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Coinbase reported a net loss of about $394 million in the first quarter of 2026, reversing from a $66 million profit a year earlier. Revenue fell 31% year-over-year to $1.41 billion as weaker token prices reduced trading activity across crypto markets. Coinbase started 2026 on the back foot. The U.S. crypto exchange reported a net loss of roughly $394 million in the first quarter, compared with net income of $66 million in the same period last year. For a company still closely tied to market…

Chainlink’s biggest active holder cohort has sharply increased its LINK exposure over the past month, according to Santiment, which says the move could point to a tightening supply setup if broader market conditions stay supportive. The on-chain signal stands out because the buying took place while LINK traded in a relatively muted range rather than during an obvious breakout. Santiment said on May 7 that “ChainLink’s key stakeholders that hold between 100K-10M LINK have been aggressively accumulated over the past month.” The analytics firm added that “these whales & sharks have accumulated 32.93M more coins (a +7.7% increase) in just…

Security researcher Banteg ignited a debate as he highlighted LayerZero’s default multisig setup which exposed billions in OFT (Omnichain Fungible Token) assets to potential compromise. His research also showed that LayerZero’s default setup created major security risks for many connected projects. The controversy pushed several protocols to improve security or move to safer alternatives like Chainlink CCIP. A heated debate broke out in the ETHSecurity Community Telegram Group between LayerZero’s Bryan Pellegrino (co-founder and CEO of LayerZero) and security researchers. The debate was about a default library contract that LayerZero Labs could upgrade without a timelock, putting more than $3…

Key TakeawaysCoinbase’s exchange suffered a 2+ hour outage on May 8, due to an AWS infrastructure failure.Some Coinbase users could not trade or faced degraded performance during the AWS disruption.Coinbase confirmed it is investigating the issue; no resolution timeline has been shared publicly. Major Disruption Affects Withdrawals, Trades Coinbase, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, experienced a significant service disruption Friday morning after an outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud infrastructure provider underpinning the platform, knocked out trading access for a significant portion of its user base. Image source: Coinbase.com The company’s official status…

KAIO (KAIO) recorded extreme volatility immediately following its Token Generation Event (TGE) on May 6, with some platforms reporting price swings of up to 9,900% just hours after listing on Bitget, KuCoin, and several other exchanges. The surge occurred as the market ramped up the Real-World Assets (RWA) narrative, with a particular focus on projects related to tokenized institutional funds and on-chain capital infrastructure.KAIO is being positioned by the market as an RWA infrastructure play with approximately $100 million in TVL and connections to the tokenized fund ecosystems of BlackRock, Brevan Howard, Hamilton Lane, and Laser Digital—a narrative that is…