On May 15, Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) said it reached privately negotiated deals to repurchase about $1.5 billion of its 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029. The company estimated the cash repurchase price at about $1.38 billion, with the final amount partly linked to its Class A stock price during a set measurement period. Strategy listed cash, at-the-market securities sales, and potential bitcoin sales as possible funding sources, with settlement expected on or about May 19.

XRP Ledger usage accelerated as XRP moved above $1.54 and tested $1.55, with on-chain metrics showing a notable jump in participation. The network recorded 48,453 active wallets and 3,317 new wallets, while large holders later reached a record share of supply as XRP traded around $1.43 at the time of writing.

Jerome Powell will continue leading the Federal Reserve as chair pro tempore after his chair term ended Friday and Kevin Warsh has not yet taken the oath of office. Warsh was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 13 by a 54-45 vote, and the Fed said on May 15 the leadership change is not finalized until the swearing-in occurs.

Binance Research said in a May 15 report that tokenized real-world assets could approach about US$1.6 trillion by 2030 as institutions expand pilots of blockchain-based versions of traditional products. The report highlighted U.S. Treasury-linked tokens as roughly half of current RWA value, with tokenized gold around $5.1 billion and tokenized public equities near $1.5 billion after rising from under $300 million at the start of 2025.

Strive Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST) said its bitcoin holdings rose to 15,009 BTC as of May 12, after additional purchases and the Semler Scientific merger, and it reported having no short- or long-term debt outstanding. In an SEC filing dated May 14, the company reported $929.4 million of digital assets as of March 31, quarterly revenue of $2.76 million, and a net loss of $265.9 million driven largely by fair-value unrealized losses on digital assets.

CME Group said on May 14 it plans to introduce Nasdaq CME Crypto Index (NCI) futures on June 8, pending regulatory review. The financially settled contracts will be offered in micro-sized and larger-sized versions tied to a market-cap weighted crypto basket. As of March 31, the index weightings were BTC 76.96%, ETH 12.68%, XRP 5.80%, SOL 3.23%, ADA 0.65%, LINK 0.37%, and XLM 0.30%.

AARP told senators to retain Section 205 of the CLARITY Act ahead of the Senate Banking Committee's May 14 markup, arguing it would strengthen safeguards around cryptocurrency kiosks. The group pointed to more than 13,460 complaints and over $389 million in reported losses tied to kiosk-related fraud, while calling for federal registration that still leaves states room to set their own protections.

Peter Brandt said bitcoin has yet to print a clear bottom and described price action as potentially contained within a bear channel that began from the February low. In an X post dated May 13, he highlighted $79,145 as the key level, saying an ATR close below it could imply a move back toward the channel midpoint and possibly the lower boundary.

Ripple executives publicly endorsed the Senate's CLARITY Act on May 13 ahead of a Banking Committee markup scheduled for May 14. The company said the proposal would improve regulatory clarity and consumer protections, while supporters across the industry argued it could strengthen U.S. leadership in digital assets.