BitMine Chairman Tom Lee and MicroStrategy Chairman Michael Saylor both renewed crypto buying activity, with BitMine reporting a larger purchase in the same period. MicroStrategy added about $43 million in Bitcoin at an average price of $80,340 per BTC, while BitMine disclosed a $61.36 million Ethereum acquisition to expand its ETH treasury.

U.S. spot XRP ETFs have accumulated $1.18 billion in net assets, effectively sidelining about 1.3% of XRP supply while the token trades near $1.48. Vitalik Buterin moved 64 ETH to an animal-protection fund on May 12, 2026, echoing the market impact of his 2021 SHIB-era charity actions. Arthur Hayes argues macro liquidity tied to U.S.-China AI spending could push Bitcoin toward $126,000, as BTC holds around $81,000 with May spot ETF inflows at $1.28 billion.

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A circulating XRP thesis ahead of the Senate markup of the CLARITY Act on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 10:30 AM ET argues that clearer rules could shift XRPL liquidity from a speculative story into institutional market structure. Developer and XRP community member Vincent Van Code says a legal safe harbor may enable major banks and payment networks to use XRPL liquidity pools at production scale. XRP was trading at $1.46 at press time.

Bitcoin is testing the $82,000 area as spot demand continues to absorb supply with daily volume between $4.2 billion and $4.5 billion. Derivatives positioning has expanded, with Futures Volume above $50 billion and aggregate Open Interest near $60 billion, while Active Addresses slid toward 707,720. The setup leaves BTC vulnerable to profit-taking if spot demand and ETF inflows—still above $59.8 billion cumulatively—fail to stay supportive near resistance.

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT alleged that Bitget founder Shawn Liu is effectively running the exchange behind the scenes, while CEO Gracy Chen serves as a public-facing figure. He also signaled a coming escalation targeting what he calls a "Chinese CEX cartel," and said his claims had not been publicly addressed by Bitget or Liu at the time of writing.

On May 12, 2026, Circle Internet Group disclosed it had completed a $222 million presale for its Arc (ARC) blockchain token, implying a $3 billion fully diluted valuation for the stablecoin-native Layer 1 network. Circle said it sold 740 million ARC at $0.30 each and reported Q1 2026 results including $694 million revenue and $151 million adjusted EBITDA, while targeting a mainnet beta in summer 2026.

Grayscale Investments submitted Amendment No. 2 to its Form S-1 with the U.S. SEC on May 11, 2026, moving forward with a proposed ETF tied to Hyperliquid's HYPE token. The filing adds staking-related language that could allow the fund to earn from staking HYPE if regulators approve the setup, and it outlines an ETF design meant to provide direct HYPE exposure without self-custody.