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Intesa Sanpaolo’s crypto-linked holdings reportedly rose from about US$100 million to US$235 million in Q1. 13F-derived data showed large exposure to IBIT call options and ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF shares. The bank also reported Ethereum and XRP exposure through listed trust products. Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s biggest bank, more than doubled its crypto-linked portfolio in the first quarter of 2026, lifting exposure to about US$235 million (AU$324 million) through Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP investment products. The move expands the banking group’s digital asset exposure from roughly US$100 million (AU$140 million) at the end of 2025, according to a local report. The…

SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities are developing crypto investment trusts for retail distribution in Japan. Nikkei-sourced reporting said 11 of 18 major brokerages would consider similar products once rules are finalised. Japan’s FSA is working toward a framework that could allow crypto investment trusts and ETFs by 2028. Japan’s largest online brokerages are preparing crypto investment trusts for retail investors, pushing digital assets closer to mainstream within the country. According to a report from Nikkei, SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities are developing products internally, with SBI Securities planning to distribute funds built by group company SBI Global Asset Management, with…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Institutional appetite for XRP is accelerating across multiple fronts, yet the digital asset’s price continues to struggle amid broad market consolidation.CryptoSlate data show XRP has fallen more than 5% over the past 24 hours to $1.40, extending a pullback that contrasts with improving activity across several market indicators.The decline has left traders weighing whether the latest accumulation signals can overcome short-term selling pressure after XRP briefly pushed above $1.54 for the first time in two months.The disconnect is evident across three areas: ETF flows, exchange withdrawals, and XRP Ledger (XRPL) activity. Together, they point to rising…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitwise’s BHYP recorded $4.31 million in debut trading volume on May 15, the largest opening day among the 2026 spot altcoin ETF launches in the US, exceeding Chainlink fund CLNK’s prior high of $3.23 million by 33% and Avalanche fund BAVA’s $2.61 million debut by 65%.Combined with 21Shares’ THYP, which launched on Nasdaq on May 12 and added $1.80 million in debut volume, the two HYPE exchange-traded products generated $6.11 million in opening-day trading, nearly matching the $6.41 million accumulated by the eight previous 2026 spot altcoin ETF launches combined.BHYP’s $4.31M debut-day volume leads all 2026…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on The Senate Banking Committee advanced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act by a 15-9 vote, and the National Cryptocurrency Association (NCA) says the vote’s most enduring effect may be the signal that Washington is building a defined regulatory framework for digital assets.The bill still needs a Senate floor vote, and Democrats have raised objections around anti-money-laundering provisions and political conflicts of interest, while banks and crypto firms have yet to agree on how to treat stablecoin rewards.Those disputes are live, but NCA says the committee advance already sends a message that ordinary consumers need to hear.Ali…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on CME Group plans to make its cryptocurrency futures and options trade around the clock beginning May 29, a product line that posted $3 trillion in notional volume in 2025 and is running 46% above that pace year-to-date.ICE’s New York Stock Exchange is developing a tokenized securities platform built for 24/7 operations, instant settlement, dollar-sized orders, and stablecoin-based funding, pending regulatory approvals.Both exchange operators have directed capital and infrastructure toward the same always-open structure pioneered by crypto-native venues.Bloomberg reported on May 15 that the same two exchange giants are pressing US officials to rein in Hyperliquid, the…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on AI agents could end the app era by turning software into verified, user-built systemsAI agents may make running code written by strangers one of those behaviors that later generations struggle to process.A society can normalize a risk for decades, then later reclassify it as reckless once a safer default becomes available.Drinking before driving, riding without seatbelts, smoking indoors, and installing arbitrary binaries from the internet all belong to the same family of historical blind spots. The common feature is social permission.The behavior persists when the alternative is costly, inconvenient, or technically unavailable. Once the safer path…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin touched $77,711 intraday before recovering to near $78,225, spending a second consecutive session under macro stress as US Treasury yields held near multi-month highs.The 10-year yield reached 4.599%, while the 30-year climbed 11.8 basis points to 5.131%, its highest level since May 2025. BTC is down 3.9% from its May 15 opening above $81,000, with the same move pulling stocks and bonds lower alongside it.The $77,700-$78,000 zone, already the next support shelf when BTC failed below $82,000, now carries the full weight of that macro test.Bitcoin dropped from a May 15 open above $81,000 to…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Societe Generale plans to bring SG-FORGE’s EUR CoinVertible and USD CoinVertible to Canton Network as part of a push into collateral, repo financing, and settlement.The May 13 move puts the French bank’s stablecoin effort closer to the operating layer of institutional markets.SG-FORGE has already issued regulated CoinVertible tokens, and CryptoSlate has covered the bank’s push into dollar and euro stablecoins. The Canton announcement connects those tokens to the market plumbing where collateral eligibility, margin calls, repo counterparties, settlement controls, and privacy requirements decide whether tokenized finance can move beyond isolated issuance. Related ReadingSocGen doubles down on…

Selected 2026 U.S. circulating coins honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary launched Friday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a mission to the International Space Station. Examples of one-year-only designs from the 2026 Semiquincentennial coins, including the dual-dated cent, which was not among the coins listed for NASA’s SpaceX CRS-34 mission. The coins lifted off Friday, May 15, at 6:05 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch was part of NASA’s 34th SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-34), or CRS-34, carrying science, supplies and equipment to the orbiting laboratory. U.S.…