Michigan Reps. John Moolenaar and Debbie Dingell announced legislation Tuesday that would ban China-linked connected vehicles, plus related software and hardware, from the U.S. market. The proposal sets a Jan. 1, 2027 start for software restrictions and a Jan. 1, 2030 start for hardware limits, and also applies to Russia, North Korea and Iran.

eToro said cryptoasset revenue fell to $2.15 billion in Q1 2026 from $3.5 billion in Q1 2025, as trading activity cooled. The brokerage also reported a 32% year-over-year drop in total trades, while its balance-sheet crypto holdings edged down to $60.5 million from $62.6 million at year-end 2025.

The S&P 500 closed above 7,400 on Monday for the first time, returning to record highs even as the U.S.-Iran war continues into its third month and oil prices remain elevated. The index has rebounded about 17% from around 6,300 in a little over a month, supported by limited margin exposure to energy, strong profit concentration in big tech tied to AI, and a U.S. economy that is less oil-dependent than in past crises.

On 12 May 2026, Tom Lee told attendees at Consensus 2026 that the market may be moving out of the crypto winter, with Ethereum acting as the leading signal. He cited ETH/BTC ratio benchmarks and a $250,000 Bitcoin fair-value reference to frame an implied ~$22,000 ETH scenario, while noting Ethereum was the best-performing asset since the Iran war began.

Circle's CRCL shares rose about 15% after it disclosed a $222M presale for Arc, a new Layer-1 aimed at institutional stablecoin settlement, valuing Arc at a $3Bn fully diluted valuation. The raise includes commitments from firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, BlackRock, Apollo Funds, Intercontinental Exchange, SBI Group, and others, as Circle navigates a pre-IPO quiet period.

As President Donald Trump heads to China this week to meet Xi Jinping, the Iran war is hanging over the trip and the broader economic outlook. Even if the fighting stopped immediately, U.S. gasoline prices would likely stay elevated for months, complicating Trump's domestic politics and any request for Beijing's help. Markets have pushed higher, but analysts warn prolonged disruption could still pressure stocks, inflation expectations, and borrowing costs.

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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