May 15, 2026 | A summary of noteworthy crypto news from the past 24 hours!

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1⃣ The US Senate Committee passed the crypto bill CLARITY with a vote of 15 in favor and 9 against. Immediately after this news, Bitcoin briefly surged back to $82,000 during the morning session.

2⃣ The HYPE Token surged 17% in just one day, surpassing the $45 mark. Simultaneously, Coinbase announced it would become the official provider of USDC storage on the Hyperliquid platform.

3⃣ Shares of AI chip company Cerebras Systems surged over 100% on its first day of trading. The company raised approximately $5.5 billion and reached a valuation of nearly $40 billion.

4⃣ According to a new report, North Korean hackers caused more than $2 billion in damage to the crypto market in 2025, a 51% increase compared to the previous year.

5⃣ FED Governor Miranda — a figure widely XEM to have a “moderate” stance — announced her resignation after consistently voting against interest rate cuts in all six of the most recent FOMC meetings.

6⃣ The Winklevoss brothers invested an additional $100 million in Bitcoin into Gemini. This move boosted Gemini 's first-quarter revenue by 42%, while the company's stock price also surged 30% after trading hours.

7⃣ A whale named Garrett Jin recently purchased approximately $48.22 million worth of BNB from Binance, after having previously deposited $1.35 billion worth of ETH within two weeks.

8⃣ After 6 years of "hibernation," an Ethereum whale just transferred 1001 ETH to the Kraken exchange but still holds approximately 3000 ETH, equivalent to $6.88 million.

9⃣ The DeFi project Ranger Finance announced its closure after running out of funds due to the Drift-related attack and being unable to raise additional Capital.

10. The on-chain platform trade.xyz priced CBRS shares weeks before the official IPO. This shows that the on-chain market is beginning to influence the Capital power previously Capital by traditional finance.

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