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According to Digital Asset, WeHub, the holding company of the largest shareholder of Busan Digital Asset Exchange in South Korea, will expand its business into virtual assets by acquiring the cryptocurrency exchange Flybit. WeHub and its largest shareholder, JM Coffee Group Chairman Yang Jae-seok, have agreed to this acquisition deal, the amount of which has not been disclosed. After the acquisition is completed, WeHub will hold a 40% stake in Flybit, Yang Jae-seok will hold 25%, and Flybit CEO Kim Seok-jin will retain 15%.In addition, Flybit's market share has declined due to its failure to obtain a real-name account in Korean won. WeHub is interested in its VASP qualification and stable AML infrastructure, as Flybit was rated as an "excellent" operator in the financial intelligence department's system assessment. After the acquisition, both parties plan to combine Flybit's cryptocurrency trading infrastructure with the physical asset trading capabilities of Busan Digital Asset Exchange to expand into stablecoin and other businesses.

Strategy CEO Phong Le stated that in the first quarter of 2026, 13 of the top 15 institutional shareholders of Strategy increased their holdings in $MSTR, with a total increase in holdings of 27%.

According to Sina Finance, multiple informed sources have revealed that the majority of SpaceX shareholders have voted to approve the board's proposal for a 1-for-5 stock split for this private company, while converting all Class C common stock into Class A common stock. This plan officially took effect automatically on May 4, 2026, local time.Informed sources stated that shareholders have received email notifications, and after the stock split is completed, the fair market price per share will be adjusted from the previous $526.59 to approximately $105.32.SpaceX emphasized in the notification that this stock split aims to proportionally adjust the price per share and increase the number of shares held by shareholders, without changing the overall value of the company or the total value of the shares held by shareholders.

Strategy CEO Phong Le confirmed that the company only sells Bitcoin under specific conditions. Previously, Executive Chairman Michael Saylor hinted at the possibility of selling Bitcoin to pay dividends, which led to a 4% drop in MSTR's stock price. Le stated that the decision to sell is primarily related to the Series A perpetual preferred stock Stretch (STRC, dividend yield 11.5%). The company will execute sales when it is more beneficial for shareholders to sell Bitcoin than to issue stock for dividend payments, with specific trigger conditions being the stock price falling below book value or mNAV falling below approximately 1.22. The second condition involves tax management, including realizing deferred gains or capturing tax losses. Le emphasized that the company's leverage is about 10%-15%, with a magnification rate of about 35%, and the financial situation is manageable.Strategy currently holds 818,334 BTC, with an average price of approximately $75,537, making it the largest publicly traded holder of Bitcoin in the world. Le pointed out that the daily trading volume of Bitcoin exceeds $60 billion, while the company's annual dividends are only about $1.5 billion, indicating that liquidity is not an issue, and stated, "I believe in math rather than ideology."

According to The Block, SC Ventures, the fintech and investment division of Standard Chartered Bank, has made a strategic investment in the crypto market maker GSR.The company has also been expanding into other tokenized financial services recently. This investment makes SC Ventures the first external strategic shareholder of GSR since its establishment in 2013.

According to market news, Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, is facing a parliamentary standards review for receiving an undisclosed grant of approximately £5 million from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne. Christopher Harborne resides in Thailand and holds a 12% stake in the stablecoin issuer Tether.Nigel Farage stated that the grant was intended to ensure his personal safety and not for political activities. However, the Conservative Party and the Labour Party accused him of violating the House of Commons rules requiring members to declare earnings received in the 12 months prior to their election, and have requested the parliamentary standards commissioner to investigate. Reform UK responded that the funds are classified as "personal unconditional gifts" that do not need to be declared and are unrelated to elections.The UK government announced in March this year a suspension of political parties receiving cryptocurrency donations to prevent foreign interference. Previously, Christopher Harborne donated £9 million to Reform UK, setting a record for the largest single political donation by a living individual in the UK; BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo also donated £4 million to the party this year.Additionally, Farage himself holds a 6.31% stake in the Bitcoin treasury company Stack BTC.

Ondo Finance announced on platform X that it has reached a partnership with Broadridge, which provides communication services for issuers to retail and institutional investors. This collaboration will enable holders of over 250 tokenized stocks and ETFs under Ondo to access investor information and participate in proxy voting.Investors in tokenized stocks will be able to enjoy all the advantages of on-chain trading while also participating in the governance of the underlying securities of the world's largest stocks and ETFs.

According to Bloomberg, the cryptocurrency venture capital fund Pantera Capital Management is urging the London-listed company Satsuma Technology Plc to sell its remaining approximately $50 million in Bitcoin and return the funds to shareholders.Satsuma has confirmed that some shareholders have requested a return of funds, and the company is evaluating related proposals. Additionally, sources revealed that the shareholders are also demanding a change in management; currently, Satsuma's CEO Henry Elder and CFO Andrew Smith have resigned. Earlier this month, the company announced it would cut costs and disclosed the purchase of Bitcoin worth £1.4 million.

BNB Treasury Company BNB Plus disclosed that it has received a notice from Nasdaq, stating that it no longer meets the continued listing standards due to its stock price being below the minimum requirement of $1, and because it implemented a reverse stock split in the past year, it is not eligible for the regular compliance period. The company stated that it has requested a hearing, and its stock will continue to trade on Nasdaq until the outcome is determined.In addition, BNB Plus announced that the board of directors has approved the initiation of a strategic alternatives assessment to maximize shareholder value, with potential options including mergers, reverse mergers, asset sales, joint ventures, financing, and other transactions. As of now, the value of its crypto treasury assets is approximately $12.2 million.

According to Cointelegraph, the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (Thai SEC) has proposed to include the funding providers behind the major shareholders of cryptocurrency businesses in the regulatory approval scope. Regardless of whether the support is provided directly or indirectly, they must undergo the same regulatory scrutiny as the shareholders.The proposal aims to curb hidden capital flows and prevent illegal funds from infiltrating cryptocurrency enterprises. The same rules apply to behaviors that provide funding support indirectly through equity acquisitions. The Thai SEC stated that "significant funding support" includes guarantees, contractual arrangements, or any investment instruments that effectively grant the fund provider the status of an investor; if the major shareholder is a government-related agency, only the entity-level shareholding situation will be reviewed.

According to CNN, a jury in California largely supported the claims of Twitter (now rebranded as X) shareholders on Friday, who accused billionaire Musk of making false statements before acquiring the social media company for $44 billion in 2022 and intentionally driving down the company's stock price. However, the jury did not find that Musk was involved in an overall scheme to defraud investors.This ruling concludes a civil class action lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by a group of Twitter shareholders in October 2022—just weeks before Musk officially took over the company. During the weeks-long trial, Musk was forced to testify in his defense. Musk initially agreed to acquire Twitter in April 2022 but attempted to back out of the deal in the following months, ultimately completing the acquisition.According to estimates from the plaintiffs' attorneys, the jury's awarded damages are expected to be around $2.5 billion, with the exact amount depending on the final number of people who apply to join the class action. Musk's lawyers stated that Musk plans to appeal the ruling. His law firm, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, noted that Musk has successfully appealed in other unrelated cases in Texas and Delaware recently.

Coinbase shareholder Kevin Meehan filed a derivative lawsuit on behalf of the company, accusing CEO Brian Armstrong and other executives of making misleading statements between April 2021 and June 2023, failing to adequately disclose the risks of customer asset custody, the securities law risks of token listings, and anti-money laundering compliance deficiencies. The lawsuit also names Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, Chief Operating Officer Paul Grewal, and President and Chief Operating Officer Emilie Choi.The complaint states that the Coinbase user agreement describes custodial wallet assets as "assets held by the company on behalf of customers," but does not disclose that these assets may be included in the bankruptcy estate if the company goes bankrupt, potentially leaving retail users as ordinary unsecured creditors. Meanwhile, the company claims that the token listing review process can "ensure that no securities appear on the platform," yet some tokens still face securities risks.

For major exchanges like Upbit and Bithumb, the new restrictions will be implemented after a three-year grace period following the enactment of the legislation, while smaller exchanges will receive an additional three years to adapt.This move will force most of South Korea's major cryptocurrency exchanges to undergo significant restructuring, such as Bithumb Holdings currently controlling over 73% of Bithumb, while Binance holds over 67% of Gopax. According to reports, this ownership cap is expected to be included in South Korea's upcoming "Digital Asset Basic Law," which will also cover key topics such as stablecoin issuance and cryptocurrency ETFs.

According to Businesswire, in response to the major shareholder's request to sell all Bitcoin and return cash to shareholders, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury company Empery Digital officially issued a statement. It pointed out that although the company's stock price has consistently been below NAV, the management has always implemented a stock buyback plan with the interests of shareholders as the starting point. Meanwhile, major shareholder Tice P. Brown previously made false and malicious personal attacks on the management, and it clarified that ATG Capital has not communicated with any company directors or executives.Empery Digital further stated that the board and management team have conducted a comprehensive assessment of Tice P. Brown's request to liquidate all Bitcoin assets, determining that such action is not in the best interests of all shareholders and deprives them of the opportunity to gain more from future price increases. Therefore, there will be no immediate liquidation of all Bitcoin assets at this stage.According to previous news from ChainCatcher, shareholders of Bitcoin treasury company Empery Digital publicly demanded the CEO's resignation and the liquidation of all BTC.

The U.S. publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company EmperyDigital, which holds 3,723 BTC, is currently embroiled in a shareholder dispute. The third-largest shareholder, Tice P. Brown, who holds 10.3% of the shares, has publicly demanded the resignation of co-CEO Ryan Lane and the board of directors, advocating for the sale of all the company's Bitcoin assets and the return of the proceeds to shareholders.Tice P. Brown accuses the management of poor governance, claiming that the company allows employees to engage in large-scale intraday trading of Bitcoin derivatives. The company denies this and states that selling all Bitcoin assets would harm the long-term strategic value of the company.

According to Forbes, the valuation of stablecoin issuer Tether could be as high as $375 billion, which would place its owners among the wealthiest in the world.Industry insiders say that Tether's trading price range in the secondary market is between $350 billion and $375 billion. Based on communications with cryptocurrency investors and executives, Forbes currently estimates Tether's valuation at around $200 billion, still significantly higher than the $50 billion valuation a year ago.At a $200 billion valuation, Chief Financial Officer Giancarlo Devasini, who holds approximately 44-45% of the shares, would have a fortune of about $89 billion. Chief Executive Officer Paolo Ardoino and former CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde each hold about 19% of the shares, with their net worth around $38 billion; General Counsel Stuart Hoegner holds about 12%, with a net worth of nearly $25 billion.If calculated at the lower end of the secondary market valuation of $350 billion, Devasini's shareholding would be worth over $156 billion, enough to rank him among the top ten wealthiest individuals in the world, surpassing Buffett's current net worth of $147.8 billion.

According to Decrypt, Focus AI announced the completion of the payment for the acquisition of Busan Digital Asset Exchange. Focus AI ultimately obtained a 40.61% stake, officially becoming its largest shareholder and gaining operational control.Busan Digital Asset Exchange is South Korea's first RWA tokenized exchange, currently supporting 23-hour digital trading of seven types of physical assets, including gold, silver, and platinum. Its participating KDX alliance recently received the first preliminary license for over-the-counter securities brokerage business for STO from the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea. Focus AI plans to leverage this acquisition to combine AI, payment, stablecoin, and e-wallet technologies to build the infrastructure for a Web3 payment platform and promote the development of RWA and STO businesses.

According to Globenewswire, Tice P. Brown, a major individual shareholder of the Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury company Empery Digital, has released an open letter disclosing that he has formally rejected the management's privately proposed share buyback offer (he personally holds 9.8% of the company's shares), accusing the company of taking this action to ensure the stability of CEO Ryan Lane's position rather than to protect shareholder interests.At the same time, he demands that Ryan Lane resign immediately and that all Bitcoin assets be sold, with the proceeds returned to shareholders. Data shows that Empery Digital currently holds approximately 4,081 Bitcoins, valued at about $258 million.

Yzi Labs investment partner Alex Odagiu recently wrote to the CEA Industries board, accusing it of recklessly delaying the annual shareholder meeting, which could put the company at risk of being delisted from Nasdaq.The letter pointed out that it has been over 400 days since the last shareholder meeting. The board attempted to exploit a loophole by changing the fiscal year-end date to April 30 through "accounting maneuvers," extending the interval between meetings to 16 months. Alex Odagiu stated that this move by the board was to evade voting and that last December, they used the excuse of a "ski vacation" to cover up their actions of obstructing shareholder democracy through the "poison pill plan" and amending the bylaws.The letter emphasized that although the board tried to comply technically, its malicious manipulation could trigger Nasdaq's delisting discretion. Yzi Labs demands that the board immediately announce the date of the 2025 annual shareholder meeting and cease actions that jeopardize the company's listing status to maintain their positions.

NBA star "Greek Freak" Giannis Antetokounmpo has announced that he has joined the prediction market platform Kalshi as a shareholder.