🚨May 19, Core Cryptocurrency News

1. Bitcoin drops to $76,959, Trump’s warning to Iran triggers market sell-off.
After President Trump warned Iran that "the clock is ticking," Bitcoin fell about 1.4% to $76,959, with derivatives markets liquidating over $580 million within four hours. Brent crude oil rose to $111.20 per barrel, intensifying inflation concerns. Rate cut expectations have essentially vanished, with federal funds futures showing only about a 2% chance of rate cuts throughout 2026.
2. Crypto funds’ six-week consecutive net inflow ends, $1.07 billion outflow last week.
Affected by Iran geopolitical tensions, crypto investment products saw a net outflow of $1.07 billion last week, the third-largest weekly outflow by 2026. Bitcoin saw a weekly outflow of $982 million, Ethereum outflow of $249 million. However, alternative coins showed countertrend attraction: XRP net inflow of $67.6 million, Solana net inflow of $55.1 million.
3. SEC to launch the fastest "tokenization" innovation exemption for stocks this week, traditional financial institutions accelerate entry.
According to Bloomberg, the SEC is expected to release an "innovation exemption" policy for tokenized stocks as early as this week, allowing third-party tokens not authorized by the listed companies to be traded on decentralized platforms. Commissioner Hester Peirce is the main proponent of this exemption, marking one of the most significant moves toward easing crypto regulation under the Trump administration.
4. CLARITY Act passes Senate Banking Committee vote with 15-9, advancing.
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee approved the CLARITY Act with a 15-9 vote, which will clarify regulations for digital assets. The bill still needs to be voted on by the full Senate and resolve conflicts related to the Trump family’s crypto projects. Market participants see this as a key step toward regulatory clarity in the U.S. crypto space.
5. Solana receives billions of dollars in inflows from Wall Street, transforming into institutional financial infrastructure.
According to the latest Messari report, Wall Street firms and payment giants are transferring billions of dollars to the Solana network, mainly for tokenized funds and global payments. On-chain applications on Solana generated a total revenue of $342.2 million in the first quarter, with the market value of real-world assets increasing by 43% quarter-over-quarter to $2.01 billion. Global payment companies like Visa and Stripe have begun using Solana for cross-border payments, marking a major shift from meme coins to institutional financial platforms.
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