Foundation, a Boston-based bitcoin hardware wallet maker, closed a $6.4 million funding round led by Fulgur Ventures to broaden its security stack into identity, multi-factor authentication, and AI agent authorization. The company also made Passport Prime generally available starting at $349 after beginning shipments to pre-order customers in March 2026. Foundation said it plans to launch a KeyOS app store for all users by the end of Q2 2026.

Spot Silver (XAG/USD) is trading up +1.12% at $76.45 as of May 22, 2026, mounting a fierce technical defense on the daily chart. While hotter-than-expected April inflation data and a restrictive "Higher-for-Longer" Federal Reserve outlook under Chair Kevin Warsh have quieted the broader precious metals space, silver's unique dual identity is sparking a decoupling.

CME's XRP futures have logged nearly $63 billion in notional trading volume since trading opened on May 19, 2025, with totals measured as of May 15, 2026. The exchange listed both a 50,000-XRP standard contract and a 2,500-XRP micro contract, and reported 1.32 million contracts traded over the period. Despite reported inflows of over $98 million into US spot XRP ETFs so far in May, XRP was down over 26% year to date and traded around $1.35 at the time of writing.

US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan ARMA bill on Thursday to formalize a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a separate digital asset stockpile under the US Treasury. The proposal would aim to acquire up to 1 million Bitcoin over five years via budget-neutral strategies and would require BTC to be held for at least 20 years unless sold to reduce the national debt, which topped $39 trillion on Wednesday.

DoubleZero (2Z) led altcoin gains in the past 24 hours, up more than 21% at press time after breaking above a long-held demand zone. The move came alongside a 264% jump in trading volume to over $28 million, while max supply slipped from 10 billion 2Z to 9.998 billion and holders climbed to 6.79K. On charts, bulls pushed above the $0.10–$0.12 area, with $0.15 cited as the next level if $0.10 holds.

Coinbase Derivatives will introduce perpetual-style equity index futures in U.S. regulated markets on June 8, 2026, offering four thematic contracts tied to AI, Chinese equities, defense, and broad tech. The products use a funding-rate mechanism, are cash-settled, and represent 1x exposure to their underlying indexes, with retail availability expected in the coming months.

Bitcoin options markets are focusing heavily on the $82,000 strike as the May 29 expiry approaches, with nearly $6 billion in contracts set to roll off. Positioning is skewed toward calls, a setup that could amplify volatility and, via dealer hedging dynamics, add upward momentum if spot prices move closer to $82,000.

Ethereum rebounded from support near $2,080 and recovered above $2,120–$2,125, but it remains capped below $2,150 and the 100-hour simple moving average. The hourly ETH/USD chart shows a contracting triangle with resistance around $2,150, with upside levels at $2,176 and $2,220 if a breakout occurs. If the $2,150 barrier holds, downside supports are seen at $2,110, $2,065 and $2,020.