U.S. House lawmakers who oversee the CFTC are urging Trump to fill the commission

As the Commodity Futures Trading Commission takes on a growing task to police U.S. crypto trading, senior lawmakers are saying it needs bipartisan leadership.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/05/15/u-s-house-lawmakers-who-oversee-the-cftc-are-urging-trump-to-fill-the-commission

SpaceX targets June 11 IPO pricing, picks Nasdaq for historic market debut

Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company has accelerated plans for its blockbuster public offering, with trading expected to begin as early as June 12 after a faster-than-expected SEC review.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/15/spacex-targets-june-11-ipo-pricing-picks-nasdaq-for-historic-market-debut

XRP, DOGE surge 5%, bitcoin above $81,000 as CLARITY Act clears Senate banking panel

Crypto majors bid higher Friday after the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act cleared the Senate Banking Committee in a 15-9 bipartisan vote, with XRP and dogecoin leading the cohort even as broader risk assets sold off on Trump's comments that the US does not need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/15/xrp-doge-surge-5-bitcoin-above-usd81-000-as-clarity-act-clears-senate-banking-panel

Here is why Wall Street is racing to tokenize the entire stock market

Tokenization has been the narrative of 2026. Executing on that narrative is trickier, but proponents say the benefits are massive if they pull it off.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/14/here-is-why-wall-street-is-racing-to-tokenize-the-entire-stock-market

Claude helps recover $395,000 in bitcoin trapped on a computer for years

The owner had been trying for eight weeks to brute-force the password on their current Blockchain.com wallet, testing roughly 3.5 trillion combinations using the btcrecover service on a rented computing chip.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/05/14/claude-helps-recover-usd395-000-in-bitcoin-trapped-on-a-computer-for-years

Solana drops 5%, bitcoin below $80,000 as Xi warns Trump on Taiwan conflict

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Donald Trump of potential conflict over Taiwan during the first U.S. presidential visit to China in nearly a decade.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/05/14/solana-drops-5-bitcoin-below-usd80-000-as-xi-warns-trump-on-taiwan-conflict

Ethereum app builder Consensys has delayed its potential IPO until fall

The MetaMask wallet builder had reportedly engaged bankers from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to lead the process.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/13/ethereum-app-builder-consensys-has-delayed-its-potential-ipo-until-fall