Schwab Crypto is rolling out spot bitcoin and ethereum trading for selected retail clients through Schwab-linked accounts. The offer includes 24/7 support, education, research, and pricing at 75 basis points on each trade’s dollar value.

Coinbase published its Q1 2026 Ethereum Validator Performance Report on Wednesday, detailing how the exchange manages validator infrastructure across five countries, two cloud providers, and seven MEV relays.

A dormant ethereum genesis address holding 790 ETH since block zero was activated on Wednesday, moving roughly $1.78 million after more than a decade of complete inactivity.

Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as Federal Reserve chairman drew split reactions from lawmakers over inflation, affordability, and central bank independence. The Senate confirmed him in a 54-45 vote, with only one Democrat voting in favor.

Russia and Iran are accelerating their move away from the U.S. dollar and toward the Chinese yuan as Western sanctions and geopolitical pressures deepen, according to a new report.

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Onchain data published Wednesday shows KULR, a tech company focused on thermal management and energy storage, moving 300 bitcoin into Coinbase Prime, a transfer analysts say looks less like a custody shuffle and more like a sell.

Moody’s Ratings assigned its highest money market fund assessment to Fidelity International’s new tokenized liquidity fund on May 13, 2026, placing a top-tier Aaa-mf grade on the USD Digital Liquidity Fund SP, a digitally native vehicle designed for institutional investors.

On Wednesday, bitcoin briefly plunged below $79,000 for the first time since May 4 as investors digested the latest producer price index data, which showed a sharp acceleration in wholesale inflation.

A bitcoin holder known on X as @cprkrn recovered approximately 5 BTC, valued between $400,000 and $500,000, from a wallet he had been locked out of for more than 11 years, crediting Anthropic’s Claude AI with solving a technical problem that had resisted every other attempt.

KDDI Corporation, one of Japan’s largest telecommunications companies, invested approximately $65 million to acquire a 14.9% stake in Coincheck Group N.V. and signed a business alliance agreement with Coincheck, Inc. to build blockchain-based financial services for Japanese consumers.

XRP traded near the lower end of its recent 24-hour range on Wednesday, as traders evaluated weakening short-term momentum against a broader bullish market structure. Market data showed XRP priced near $1.42 with technical signals reflecting consolidation following rejection near the $1.50 resistance zone.

Crypto ETF flows turned sharply negative on Tuesday as investors pulled capital from both bitcoin and ether products, signaling a renewed wave of caution across major digital assets. XRP and solana ETFs continued to attract fresh money, extending a growing divergence in institutional positioning.

U.S. wholesale prices climbed 6% year-over-year in April 2026, the largest annual gain in more than three years, as energy costs tied to the ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran war pushed producer inflation well above expectations.

Wells Fargo increased its exposure to ether ETFs and sharply expanded its position in Strategy during the first quarter, while trimming some bitcoin ETF holdings and significantly reducing its stake in Galaxy Digital.