🌎 Daily CryptoBeat for 5/18/2025

Cryptocurrency news for Movement, Coinbase tokenized stock FTX, Metadium, ABCMETA, Nxt, JUST, JUMPN and more...Text "MarketBeat" to  68285  to get SMS breaking news alerts for stocks on your watchlist and other special reports.  Learn More. Unsubscribe. View My Portfolio May 18th, 2025     Do You Believe In President Trump? Answer This 1 Question (ad) They said you wouldn't last—that Bidenflation, Wall Street selloffs, and DEI funds would break your loyalty to Trump's economic plan. But now there's a way to protect your retirement without backing down. This free 2025 Wealth Protection Guide reveals how you can use a legal IRS loophole—nicknamed "Piggy Bank"—to shield your savings.   Protect your savings without betraying Trump Cryptocurrency Market Overview Market Cap $3,127.58 billion 24-Hour Volume $188.09 billion 1-Hour Price Change +0.55% 24-Hour Price Change +0.62% 7-Day Price Change -0.53% View Performance Map Quick Links Cryptocurrency Screener Cryptocurrency News My MarketBeat Mobile App Account Settings Bitcoin Stocks Blockchain Stocks Compare Cryptocurrency Stocks MarketBeat All Access Cryptocurrency Prices for Sunday, May 18 Manage Your Watchlist and Monitor Your Portfolio Title Price Market Cap 24-Hour Volume 1-Hour Change 1-Day Change 7-Day Change     Bitcoin (BTC) $104,376.98 $2,073.48 billion $45.44 billion +0.35% +1.14% +0.23%     Ethereum (ETH) $2,423.35 $292.57 billion $23.34 billion +1.44% -2.55% -3.42%     Tether (USDT) $1.00 $151.34 billion $75.34 billion +0.00% +0.00% +0.01%     XRP (XRP) $2.38 $139.75 billion $2.81 billion +0.90% +1.20% +0.73%     Waifu Token (WAIF) $454.82 $126.67 billion N/A +0.45% -2.18% N/A     BNB (BNB) $643.96 $90.73 billion $1.55 billion +0.84% +0.28% -1.09%     Solana (SOL) $168.17 $87.44 billion $3.59 billion +1.13% +0.59% -2.56%     USD Coin (USDC) $1.00 $60.85 billion $8.40 billion +0.00% -0.02% -0.02%     Dogecoin (DOGE) $0.22 $33.59 billion $2.22 billion +1.32% +3.86% -2.94%     Cardano (ADA) $0.74 $26.18 billion $897.84 million +1.75% -0.66% -8.51% Total +0.82% +0.17% -1.76% View Watchlist DividendStocks for Beginners (ad) If you're not familiar with how to build a strong, reliable dividend portfolio… or where to begin… We've got the hookup for you. 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Cryptocurrency News for Sunday, May 18 Panama City Eyes Bold Move With Potential Bitcoin Reserve news.bitcoin.com | May 18 at 5:01 PM Pavel Durov rejects EU pressure to censor Romanian election content cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 4:07 PM Argentine Judge Orders Financial Disclosure of President Milei in LIBRA Fraud Case news.bitcoin.com | May 18 at 4:07 PM Solana Price Holds $166 Support After Rejection From $183 – What Comes Next? newsbtc.com | May 18 at 3:08 PM Gold Hits New Highs as Global Markets Spiral (Ad) Premier Gold Co  |  May 18 Lightchain AI Reaches Final Bonus Round, Reallocates Team Tokens and Launches Major Grant Program for Developers news.bitcoin.com | May 18 at 2:46 PM Hyperliquid Whale's 40x Bitcoin Long Bet Erupts Online—$95K Liquidation Line Drawn news.bitcoin.com | May 18 at 2:46 PM US Bitcoin ETFs Record 5th-Straight Week Of Positive Inflows — But Demand Might Be Waning bitcoinist.com | May 18 at 2:08 PM Bitcoin Bulls Face Make-Or-Break Moment At $106,500 Resistance – Details newsbtc.com | May 18 at 2:08 PM Following Pectra, Ethereum Fees Stay Low as Bitcoin Fee Market Remains Soft news.bitcoin.com | May 18 at 2:04 PM Crypto execs beef up security following string of kidnappings: Report cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 1:08 PM Bitcoin Nears Golden Cross Weeks After 'Trapping Bears' as U.S. Debt Concerns Mount coindesk.com | May 18 at 1:08 PM Ethereum back to $3K in May? Latest rebound says ETH price 'still has more gas' cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 12:38 PM $15 Million Crypto Laundering Ring Crushed In Hong Kong's Latest Financial Sting bitcoinist.com | May 18 at 12:20 PM Bitcoin Must Close Above $107,000 To Confirm Breakout Or Risk Dropping To $98K newsbtc.com | May 18 at 12:20 PM Bitcoin's Wild Ride: Bulls Charge Toward All-Time High as $27M in Bearish Bets Vanish news.bitcoin.com | May 18 at 12:20 PM UK to require crypto firms to report every customer transaction cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 11:52 AM On-Chain Data Tips Bitcoin To Peak At $120,000 – But On This Condition newsbtc.com | May 18 at 11:17 AM Don't believe the noise: There can never be too many L2s cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 11:17 AM China Reduces US Treasury Holdings Amid Trade War Escalation news.bitcoin.com | May 18 at 11:17 AM Ethereum back to $3K in May? Latest rebound says ETH price 'still has more gas' cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 11:17 AM BTC price to $116K next? Bitcoin trader sees 'early week' all-time high cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 10:58 AM Best Altcoins to Buy Now as Contracting Supply Set to Push Bitcoin past $200K by the End of 2025 newsbtc.com | May 18 at 10:12 AM Bitcoin Price Could Reach $159,000 This Cycle — Crypto Analyst Reveals How bitcoinist.com | May 18 at 10:12 AM XRP Price Watch: Bulls Eye $2.60 as Support Holds at $2.30 news.bitcoin.com | May 18 at 10:11 AM Move Over Cardano: 3 Explosive New Crypto Picks bitcoinist.com | May 18 at 9:49 AM 'Bitcoin Standard' author backs funding dev to make spamming Bitcoin costly cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 9:28 AM The Public internet is a bottleneck for blockchain — DoubleZero CEO cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 9:28 AM Hong Kong police busts $15M laundering ring that used crypto, 500 bank accounts cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 9:28 AM XRP 100x Gains Coming? The Future Is Closer Than You Think—Analyst newsbtc.com | May 18 at 9:12 AM Bitcoin Eyes $120K as BTC Bull Token Presale Heats Up bitcoinist.com | May 18 at 9:12 AM Bitcoin Price Could Be Preparing For Fresh Wave Of Volatility — Here's Why newsbtc.com | May 18 at 9:11 AM BTC price to $116K next? Bitcoin trader sees 'early week' all-time high cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 8:09 AM Bitcoin Shows Relative Weakness Against Stocks – Pause Or Warning Sign? bitcoinist.com | May 18 at 8:08 AM Bitcoin Price Watch: Market Hovers Below $104K as Traders Eye Breakout news.bitcoin.com | May 18 at 8:03 AM CFTC commissioner to leave agency on May 31 cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 7:19 AM Crypto miner turned AI provider CoreWeave adds billions in market cap cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 7:19 AM Bitcoin STH Unrealized Profits Reach 21% – Is There Room To Grow? bitcoinist.com | May 18 at 7:07 AM Crypto Exchanges Oppose Brazil's Stablecoin Self-Custody Ban news.bitcoin.com | May 18 at 7:07 AM Pranksy: Inside the anonymous life of an NFT legend — NFT Collector cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 6:24 AM Binance Wallet 'killing' MetaMask and airdrops, Chinese RWA tokens: Asia Express cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 6:24 AM Crypto miner turned AI provider CoreWeave adds billions in market cap cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 6:24 AM Basel Medical shares down 15% on $1B Bitcoin buying plans cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 6:24 AM CFTC commissioner to leave agency on May 31 cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 6:24 AM Solv brings RWA-backed Bitcoin yield to Avalanche blockchain cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 6:24 AM Price predictions 5/16: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, LINK, AVAX cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 6:24 AM Bitfinex Bitcoin longs total $6.8B while shorts stand at $25M — Time for BTC to rally? cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 6:24 AM Altcoins are on the verge of 'most powerful rally' since 2017 — Analyst cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 6:24 AM Filecoin, Lockheed Martin send data in space using decentralized data protocol cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 6:24 AM Bitcoin bull flag and standard profit taking hint at eventual rally to new BTC price highs cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 6:24 AM Sequoia Capital exec also a victim in Coinbase data breach — Report cointelegraph.com | May 18 at 6:24 AM View All News Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks (ad) tock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tariffs just lit the fuse. 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