On May 18, security researchers flagged an active exploit on the Verus-Ethereum Bridge that drained about $11.5 million in assets. The attacker took 1,625 ETH, 103.6 tBTC, and 147,000 USDC, then consolidated the proceeds into a wallet holding roughly 5,402 ETH, while VRSC fell 4.1% over the last 24 hours.

On May 14, crypto investigator ZachXBT alleged the LAB token’s ecosystem is dominated by insiders and private OTC arrangements, saying they likely control over 95% of the circulating supply even as the project topped a $6 billion fully diluted valuation. He also pointed to reported OTC discounts of up to 80% and vesting terms he said were not clearly disclosed to retail traders. By May 15, LAB traded at $4.11, down 24.4% in 24 hours and 9.1% on the week, while its 30-day gain cooled to 833.3%.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes argued on May 12 that heavy AI infrastructure spending and growing fiat liquidity are setting up conditions for another Bitcoin rally. He said BTC could retake $126,000 and highlighted $90,000 as a key zone, while BTC traded at $81,028.52 at press time on May 13.

A revised Senate Banking Committee crypto market structure draft released on May 12 includes an unexpected housing proposal, with pages 300–309 outlining the “Build Now Act.” The text also updates provisions on stablecoin rewards and keeps BRCA protections for non-custodial developers, as the bill heads toward a Senate markup vote later this week.

Ripple introduced Ripple Treasury, a treasury platform designed to let companies manage crypto and fiat side by side within a single system. The product adds digital-asset accounts and a consolidated dashboard that displays real-time liquidity and records each transaction with both crypto and fiat values. The rollout is positioned for CFOs seeking digital-asset exposure without rebuilding existing treasury workflows.

Malicious versions of Axios, a widely used JavaScript package on npm, were published with a hidden dependency that could expose apps—including crypto projects—to a supply-chain attack. Socket Security said the poisoned releases could be pulled automatically by projects using caret version ranges, and noted Axios has roughly 100 million weekly downloads. Developers were advised to check for axios@1.14.1, axios@0.30.4, and plain-crypto-js@4.2.1 and roll back if found.

A Bitcoin wallet associated with an Irish criminal assets case showed new activity on March 25, when 500 BTC (about $35 million) was moved after years of dormancy. Irish authorities said at least one seized wallet has now been accessed, with Europol providing technical and decryption support. The broader stash is estimated at over €360 million (nearly $414 million), raising questions about whether BTC long considered “lost” can become reachable again.

Robert Kiyosaki said in an X post dated March 30 that rising national debt and continued money creation could keep inflation climbing and weaken fiat savings. He listed six assets he prefers for 2026: gold, silver, oil, food, Bitcoin (BTC), and Ethereum (ETH). He also argued that geopolitical tensions in the Middle East could keep oil prices elevated, adding to inflation pressure.

In a YouTube stream on March 25, market commentator Zach Rector said Middle East-related volatility may be creating another "buy-the-dip" window for XRP, while warning further downside could come first. He said XRP could drift toward $1.20 to $1.00 if selling pressure persists, even as he points to tokenization and utility as longer-term supports.