Ethereum's Clear Signing went live on May 12, 2026, with Ledger, Trezor and MetaMask switching signature prompts from hex strings to human-readable transaction details. The change targets signature-phishing losses that reached $6.27 million from 4,741 victims in Q1 2026, while keeping blind signing possible but more avoidable. The standard improves clarity for approvals such as "unlimited" token spend, though it does not remove risks tied to compromised apps or incomplete dApp metadata.

Uniswap (UNI) was priced at $3.44 at press time, down 7.50% in 24 hours, while trading volume jumped over 61% to $239.90 million. The token is testing an ascending trendline support held since April 12, 2026, and a break could open the way toward $3.00, though a rebound would challenge that view. Derivatives metrics turned more negative and spot flows showed $302K moved to exchanges over 24 hours, even as the top 100 wallets increased holdings by 3.41%.

U.S.-based spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $1.2 billion in net outflows over five trading days, marking one of the worst weeks on record. The biggest single-day withdrawal was $647 million on May 18, 2026, followed by additional redemptions through May 23. Despite the flow pressure, Bitcoin fell less than 2% over the past week, while total net assets across these ETFs stood at $98.87 billion.

Part one of a 2026 legal guide explains how U.S. securities law is applied to crypto mainly through the Howey “investment contract” framework rather than a digital-asset-specific statute. It outlines the four Howey elements and describes how courts assess token sales by focusing on economic reality, marketing, and issuer conduct. The report also highlights the growing distinction between a token and the investment contract that may arise from how it is offered or sold.

Nasdaq has teamed up with decentralized trading platform Ostium to supply market data for blockchain-based perpetual contracts linked to US equities. The integration supports onchain equity perps without requiring traditional brokerage accounts, as Ostium says its platform has surpassed $50 billion in cumulative volume across more than 26,000 traders.

Intesa Sanpaolo reported $235 million in crypto assets as of March 31, 2026, rising from $100 million at end-2025, while several European peers rolled out trading, custody, and stablecoin initiatives. BBVA enabled 24/7 Bitcoin and Ethereum trading in its Spanish app, BPCE opened crypto access via Hexarq with a stated reach of 12 million clients, and a 12-bank group formed Qivalis to pursue a euro-denominated stablecoin.

Jupiter (JUP) fell 13% over the past 24 hours, with the token’s market cap hovering around $635 million. Annualized Fees (30-day average) dropped 29% to about $332 million and Daily Active Users declined 19% over 30 days to 37,800, while spot netflow turned negative with $477,860 in net buying alongside roughly $3.43 million in total spot buys.

StablR's EURR and USDR stablecoins fell off-peg during an ongoing exploit that Blockaid said was likely caused by a compromised private key tied to the minting multisig. Blockaid estimated about $2.8 million has been extracted after the attacker minted 8.35 million USDR and 4.5 million EURR and swapped the tokens for 1,115 ETH amid thin liquidity.