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According to CoinDesk, Grant Cardone, CEO of real estate investment company Cardone Capital, stated that they will take advantage of the recent drop in Bitcoin prices to continuously buy Bitcoin through the cash flow from their real estate assets. Cardone Capital manages approximately $5.3 billion in assets and uses rental income to buy Bitcoin through a dollar-cost averaging strategy, regardless of price fluctuations. Cardone described their model as "inspired by treasury companies but supported by real assets and real cash flow," and claimed that the company is the largest real estate-Bitcoin hybrid company in the world, with no institutional investors influencing its strategy. As of May, Cardone Capital held about $200 million in Bitcoin, stemming from the purchase of 1,000 BTC in 2025 and subsequent increases. Cardone expects the annual return rate of this hybrid structure to be between 22% and 32%, but this forecast has yet to be supported by performance records.

According to the official announcement, Binance has announced the launch of US stock and ETF trading features, supporting trading 5 days a week, 24 hours a day. Users can buy and sell US-listed stocks and ETFs through a single Binance account, starting from a minimum of $5.The announcement pointed out that bStocks holders do not directly hold the equity of the relevant underlying stocks or ETFs, and that related products and services may be subject to restrictions based on region.

According to Decrypt, the Digital Chamber has written to OCC Director Jonathan Gould, urging him to stick to the decision to grant national trust bank charters to crypto companies like Coinbase, Ripple, and Circle.Previously, Senator Elizabeth Warren accused the approval of these charters of violating the National Bank Act and posing a threat to the safety of the U.S. banking system. The Digital Chamber countered that Congress has effectively authorized the OCC to extend bank charters to stablecoin businesses through the GENIUS Act, and that the approved companies do not accept FDIC-insured deposits, thus not constituting traditional banking operations.

On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order titled "Incorporating Financial Technology Innovation into the Regulatory Framework," directing the Federal Reserve to assess proposals that would allow fintech companies and cryptocurrency firms direct access to the Federal Reserve's payment systems.The order urges the federal government to eliminate overly burdensome policies on financial technology innovation and requires the Federal Reserve to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the regulatory framework for non-bank companies' access to reserve bank payment accounts and services. Additionally, the order instructs the Federal Reserve to clarify whether the 12 Federal Reserve Banks have the legal authority to independently grant or deny access to payment accounts and services, and it requires the Federal Reserve to submit a report to the President within 120 days.

On May 18, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) stating that the agency has improperly granted national trust charters to at least nine cryptocurrency companies since December 2025. Elizabeth Warren pointed out that the businesses these companies plan to engage in exceed the limited functions allowed by law for national trust banks, essentially attempting to circumvent the fundamental protections and obligations of banking through crypto banking. It is reported that the companies that have received or conditionally approved include Ripple, Circle, Paxos, Fidelity, BitGo, Coinbase, Stripe's subsidiary Bridge, and Crypto.com. The American Bankers Association urged the OCC in February to slow down the approval of related licenses, and Elizabeth Warren warned that this move would weaken consumer protections and pose regulatory arbitrage risks.

According to CoinDesk, Moody's has awarded the highest rating of AAA-mf to the tokenized money market funds of Fidelity and BlackRock, marking that the products of both institutions meet the highest standards in credit quality, liquidity, and capital preservation.Fidelity's FILQ fund was launched on May 6, built on Sygnum's Desygnate tokenization platform, supporting on-chain real-time cash settlement, and introducing infrastructure support from JPMorgan, Apex Group, and Chainlink; BlackRock's BUIDL fund is set to launch in March 2024 and currently accounts for about 15% of the tokenized government bond market.

The blockchain TAC team stated that it has confirmed a previous cross-chain layer security incident that resulted in approximately $2.8 million in assets being transferred, involving assets such as USDT, BLUM, and tsTON.TAC stated that if the attacker returns the relevant funds to the designated multi-signature address, the team will consider this incident as a "white hat rescue" and will not take legal action against the operators involved with ETH/BSC, ZEC, and TON addresses.As a reward, the attacker can receive approximately 10% of the bounty, equivalent to about 13 ETH and 300 ZEC.

According to official news, Tether has launched a developer grant program that will reward developers with USDT or Bitcoin for building localized AI and payment infrastructure. There is no total grant cap for this program, and rewards will be issued based on technical tasks and deliverables, with current individual bonuses ranging from $1,500 to $4,000.This funding focuses on Tether's open-source technology stack, including wallet infrastructure, browser extensions, e-commerce integration, and particularly supports its local AI platform QVAC. Tether stated that QVAC can run AI inference directly on the device locally, without relying on cloud servers, to reduce latency, costs, and data exposure risks.In addition, Tether will also promote the development of its Wallet Development Kit (WDK) ecosystem. This tool allows developers to directly embed self-custody wallets within applications, enabling local key generation, transaction signing, and asset transfers without relying on custodial services or third-party APIs.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that a significant amount of infrastructure still forces developers to rely on centralized platforms and data business models, and Tether hopes to fund systems that can "run locally, hold value directly, and have no external dependencies" to enter the market.

According to CoinDesk, billionaire real estate investor Grant Cardone stated at the Consensus Miami 2026 event that he has added $100 million in Bitcoin as part of his hybrid strategy combining Bitcoin with income-generating real estate.Cardone revealed that he previously purchased 1,000 BTC for Cardone Capital in 2025, and currently has a total Bitcoin exposure of about $200 million. He believes that this model of combining Bitcoin with real estate can challenge traditional real estate investment trusts (REITs), and this strategy does not involve putting real estate assets on the blockchain, but rather incorporating Bitcoin into the real estate investment structure.

According to CoinDesk, real estate investor Grant Cardone stated at the Consensus conference that his company has simultaneously increased its holdings of $100 million in Bitcoin to its corporate treasury as part of a $235 million real estate acquisition.Cardone indicated that this latest allocation is an addition to an earlier Bitcoin purchase made in 2025. At that time, Cardone Capital incorporated 1,000 Bitcoins into its balance sheet, with that position valued slightly above $100 million, bringing the company's total Bitcoin exposure to about $200 million. He believes that this combination strategy of holding income-generating real estate along with Bitcoin will outperform real estate investment trusts (REITs).Cardone stated that traditional REITs can never structurally incorporate Bitcoin into their balance sheets, while his strategy aims to combine stable real estate cash flow with the upside potential of Bitcoin, expecting to achieve returns of 22% to 32%. He mentioned that 80% of the investors in the company's fund had never held Bitcoin before, and this strategy is designed to introduce this asset to crypto newcomers.

The State Duma of Russia (the lower house of parliament) has passed the "Digital Currency and Digital Rights Bill" in the first reading, marking a key step towards the legalization of cryptocurrency assets in the country.According to the bill, the Bank of Russia will become the core regulatory body for the cryptocurrency market, responsible for issuing licenses, approving or prohibiting related transactions, and defining the legality of transactions. The bill proposes to classify cryptocurrencies as "property," but explicitly prohibits their use as a means of payment domestically, with the ruble remaining the only legal tender. However, in the context of Western sanctions, cryptocurrency assets can be used for cross-border trade settlements, including service payments, intellectual property transfers, and other scenarios.In addition, the bill allows Russian residents to legally invest in cryptocurrency assets through licensed institutions, but will implement a tiered investor system, setting testing and annual investment limits for ordinary investors (with a suggested cap of 300,000 rubles). Initially, only high-market-cap mainstream assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum will be allowed for trading, with a whitelist established by the central bank. The bill is expected to be formally passed and come into effect by July 2026 at the latest. However, some lawmakers and banking industry figures have criticized the overly strict regulations, which may affect market activity and even lead to funds remaining in the gray market. At the same time, accompanying legislation is also proposed to introduce criminal penalties, with a maximum sentence of 7 years in prison for illegal cryptocurrency trading.

Real estate investment company Cardone Capital CEO and billionaire Grant Cardone posted on platform X: "I have purchased 500 properties in prime locations and will additionally buy 400 bitcoins." Real estate investment company Cardone Capital has been building its bitcoin treasury since last year and has continued to increase its holdings to this day.

Aave DAO passed the first binding proposal of the Aave Will Win framework through Aave Labs on Sunday. The proposal received 522,780 AAVE in support and 175,310 AAVE in opposition, with a support rate of approximately 75%. According to the voting results, Aave Labs will receive a grant of 25 million USD in stablecoins, which includes an immediate allocation of 5 million aEthLidoGHO, as well as a total of 20 million aEthLidoGHO liquidity payments distributed over 6 months and 12 months.In addition, Aave DAO will allocate 75,000 AAVE (approximately 6.8 million USD) from the ecosystem reserve, which will be unlocked linearly over 48 months. The Aave Chan Initiative cast 166,200 AAVE in opposition. Support votes came from addresses such as ParaFi Capital (190,000 AAVE) and luggis.eth (123,580 AAVE). The fund execution is scheduled for Monday afternoon, at which point the funds will begin to flow to the address controlled by Aave Labs.

The Ethereum Foundation stated on the X platform that today it will exchange 5,000 ETH for stablecoins through CoWSwap's TWAP feature, as part of ongoing funding for research and development, grants, and donations.

According to Cointelegraph, the governor of Alabama has signed the "Decentralized Non-Registered Non-Profit Association Act," becoming the second state to grant legal status to DAOs after Wyoming.The act provides legal status and limited liability protection for DAOs, allowing them to have full corporate entity qualifications, own property, sue and be sued, and enter into contracts, while individual members and managers are exempt from personal liability. The eligibility requirements state that a DAO must have at least 100 members and be formed for a common non-profit purpose (such as governing a blockchain network or smart contract system). The policy director of a16z Crypto stated that decentralized governance is at the core of the future of crypto, and this act provides certainty for decentralized communities to build, govern, and scale in the real world. A similar bill in West Virginia has passed the House and is awaiting the governor's signature.

The Uniswap Foundation released an unaudited financial summary as of December 31, 2025. By the end of 2025, the foundation holds $49.9 million in cash and stablecoins, 15.1 million UNI, and 240 ETH (valued at approximately $85.8 million at the time).In terms of grant commitments and incentives, a total of $106.2 million has been allocated. Among them, $87.5 million is for pending grant commitments, and $18.7 million is reserved for previously committed grants, awaiting distribution. An additional $26.3 million is allocated for operating expenses and employee rewards.In the fiscal year 2025, the foundation's total operating expenses amounted to $9.7 million, excluding 450,000 employee rewards distributed in UNI tokens. The foundation also obtained 20.3 million UNI tokens from the Uniswap treasury through the Uniswap Unleashed proposal (valued at approximately $11.4 million at the end of the year). Additionally, the foundation earned $1.7 million in interest income from its fiat holdings.

According to Cointelegraph, the Thane District Court in India ruled on March 23 that there was no preliminary evidence of a crime involving CoinDCX co-founder Sumit Gupta and Niraj Khandelwal in a fraud case involving 7.1 million rupees (approximately $75,000), and granted bail to the two.The court investigation revealed that the fraudulent activity actually occurred on the counterfeit website coindcx.pro, which has no connection to the official CoinDCX platform. The main suspect, Rana, has fully refunded the victims, who also confirmed in court that the two founders were not the parties they met at the café.CoinDCX subsequently issued a statement characterizing the incident as "third-party impersonation" and reminded users to verify domain names and interact only through official channels to guard against the increasingly rampant impersonation and phishing scams in India's cryptocurrency industry.

Trevor Milton, the founder of Nikola who was previously convicted of fraud and later pardoned by President Trump, is planning to enter the AI aviation sector. Milton, along with an investment group, acquired the struggling airline SyberJet Aircraft at the end of last year and plans to raise $1 billion to drive its transformation.It is reported that Milton has recruited dozens of former Nikola employees and is actively seeking funding support from potential investors in places like Saudi Arabia, while also investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in lobbying efforts. His core goal is to develop a brand new avionics system from scratch to create "the first light jet focused on AI flight," and to open up the defense contract market. Milton admitted that building an airplane is "ten times harder than making Nikola."

According to market news, after the Federal Reserve approved the main account application of the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, U.S. banking organizations expressed strong opposition, warning that this move could allow cryptocurrency institutions to access the central bank's payment system without the same regulatory protections as traditional banks.The Bank Policy Institute stated that it is "deeply concerned," believing that the Kansas City Fed approved the application before the Federal Reserve finalized the framework for a limited-purpose main account policy, and that the approval process lacked transparency. The Independent Community Bankers of America also stated that allowing non-bank entities and cryptocurrency institutions to access main accounts poses risks to the banking system. A Federal Reserve governor mentioned last month that they hope to launch a streamlined account structure later this year.Some participants in the cryptocurrency market believe that Kraken's approval signifies a breakthrough in establishing non-depository banking operations that do not rely on loans. In a previous news report, it was mentioned that Kraken was approved for a "streamlined" Federal Reserve main account, becoming the first cryptocurrency company authorized to access the Federal Reserve's core payment system, Fedwire.