Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) said its treasury and strategic holdings totaled about $340 million as of May 12, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. ET, including indirect OpenAI exposure, Beast Industries equity, 283,452,700 WLD, 11,068 ETH, and roughly $129 million in cash and stablecoins. The company framed the positions around artificial intelligence, digital identity, and the creator economy, and highlighted recent signals around OpenAI product developments and rising estimates of non-human internet activity.

Cryptopolitan projects SUI could top out at $2.07 by the end of 2026 and forecasts wider ranges through 2032, including $10.47–$12.10 in 2028 and $33.01–$40.39 in 2031. As of May 15, SUI was $1.14 with $700M in 24-hour volume, after a 4.25% daily drop and a 22.60% gain over 30 days. Technical signals described in the report lean bearish near $1.09 support after a pullback from $1.40 resistance.

RUNE slid about 15% within minutes after on-chain investigator ZachXBT said THORChain likely suffered a fresh exploit. The reported incident is estimated at over $7.4 million and allegedly involved activity across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Base. RUNE moved from above $0.58 down to a two-week low near $0.50, where it later saw some support.

On May 14, 2026, Sen. Elizabeth Warren criticized the CLARITY Act during a Senate Banking Committee markup, warning the proposal could harm the economy and weaken long-standing investor protections. The committee nonetheless voted 15-9 to advance the 309-page measure to the full Senate, where it would face a 60-vote threshold.

On May 14, 2026, the Senate Banking Committee approved the Digital Asset Clarity Act by a 15-9 vote, and crypto markets reacted quickly. Bitcoin touched $81,965 before pulling back, while Coinbase rose 9.10%, MicroStrategy gained 8.16%, and Robinhood added 6.16%. The move also coincided with more than $250 million in short liquidations within four hours.

XRP rose to intraday levels near $1.55 on Friday, then traded around $1.47 as sentiment improved across the crypto market. The move followed the US Senate Banking Committee's 15-9 approval of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, while on-chain data pointed to renewed whale accumulation and large holders collectively holding 45.83 billion XRP.

Santiment data shows XRP wallets holding at least 10 million XRP have lifted their combined balance to the highest level since May 2018, as XRP trades near the top of a recent range around $1.50. Those wallets control 45.83 billion XRP—about $68.5 billion—and represent 68.5% of supply. Separately, Santiment said the XRP Ledger hit 332,230 wallets holding 10,000+ XRP, after a brief drop of more than 4,500 wallets between Feb. 6 and Feb. 8.

In Q1 2026, Bitcoin's average network hashrate fell from about 985 EH/s in Q4 2025 to 873 EH/s, even as several public miners reallocated fleets toward AI and HPC use cases. Across 10 large miners tracked, combined realized hashrate edged down from roughly 297 EH/s to 291 EH/s, masking sharp cuts at some firms and aggressive expansion at others.