Goldman Sachs fully unwound its Solana (SOL) spot ETF exposure in the first quarter of 2026, reversing a position valued at about $108 million. The move was disclosed in a Form 13F filed with the SEC on May 15, 2026, and coincided with SOL sliding over 13% in the past seven days to around $84.31, with market cap near $48.8 billion.

In Q1 2026, Goldman Sachs exited positions tied to XRP and Solana ETFs and reduced its ether ETF exposure by about 70%. By the end of March, the bank's spot bitcoin ETF holdings totaled roughly $700 million, while ether-linked exposure stood near $114 million. The filing also showed increased stakes in crypto-related equities such as Coinbase, Circle, and Galaxy Digital, alongside trims in Strategy and several bitcoin miners.

Revolut said on Monday it will launch its first physical crypto card: a Dogecoin-themed debit card with an LED display that lights up on tap-to-pay. The company said the card can be used wherever Visa and Mastercard are accepted, and it will initially roll out in the UK and the EEA, excluding Hungary, Switzerland, and Portugal.

Goldman Sachs changed its crypto-linked ETF positioning in an SEC filing, fully removing XRP- and Solana (SOL)-related products while reducing its Ethereum (ETH) ETF exposure by about 70%. The disclosure also shows the firm still held roughly $700 million in Bitcoin ETFs and initiated a new Hyperliquid-related position valued at about $3.3 million.

Bitcoin started the third week of May near $76.8k after giving back the prior week's $80k breakout and breaking a short-term rising trendline. The pullback has brought price back into the middle of a larger daily ascending channel, with $75k flagged as the key support area. Analysts outline $80k as the level to reclaim on a bounce, while a breakdown below $75k could shift focus toward $72k and the 100-day moving average.

On May 18, 2026, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England published a joint vision to expand tokenisation and distributed ledger technology across wholesale financial markets, aiming to help the shift from pilot projects to live production use. The plan pairs regulatory work with infrastructure changes, including a consultation on near-24/7 settlement operations and updated prudential guidance covering tokenised exposures and stablecoins.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed HF 3709 into law, allowing state-chartered banks and credit unions to provide custody for bitcoin and other virtual currencies starting Aug. 1, 2026. Institutions must give the Minnesota Department of Commerce 60 days' written notice before launching and keep customer assets segregated, while the law bars banks from trading, investing, or lending the crypto they hold.

On May 18, 2026 at 19:21, Patrick Witt said a White House announcement on a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is imminent after months of quiet interagency work. He said the effort focused on confirming executive authorities and building a custody-and-safeguarding framework, led by deputy Harry Jong with involvement from Stephen Miller's team and DECOSP.