According to Odaily Planet Daily, Goldman Sachs significantly reduced its exposure to crypto ETFs in the first quarter of 2026 and completely liquidated its holdings of XRP and Solana-related ETFs. Documents show that Goldman Sachs held approximately $154 million in XRP-related ETFs in the fourth quarter of 2025, including products from Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, Grayscale, and 21Shares, making it one of the largest institutional holders of XRP ETFs at the time. In addition, it previously held Solana-related ETFs such as the Grayscale Solana Trust ETF, Bitwise Solana Staking ETF, and Fidelity Solana Fund, all of which have now been exited. However, Goldman Sachs still maintains significant holdings in BTC and ETH ETFs. Specifically, it holds approximately $690 million in BlackRock IBIT and approximately $25 million in Fidelity FBTC, although both positions decreased by about 10% compared to the previous quarter. Meanwhile, its holdings in BlackRock's ETHA portfolio shrank by approximately 70%, leaving about 7.2 million shares, worth about $114 million. In addition, Goldman Sachs increased its holdings in crypto-related stocks such as Circle, Galaxy Digital, Coinbase, Robinhood, and PayPal, while reducing its holdings in mining and infrastructure companies such as Strategy, Bit Digital, Riot Platforms, and IREN. (Cointelegraph)

Huoxun Finance reports that Standard Chartered Bank will acquire the crypto asset custody business of its subsidiary Zodia Custody. The non-binding acquisition offer has been accepted by other shareholders and noteholders of Zodia Custody. Margaret Harwood-Jones, Global Head of Funding and Securities Services at Standard Chartered, stated that the merger will pave the way for Standard Chartered to launch crypto custody services in new markets such as the UK and Australia. Following the acquisition, Zodia Custody's infrastructure business will continue to operate as an independent SaaS company, renamed Zodia Solutions, led by current CEO Julian Sawyer. Standard Chartered Ventures will hold a majority stake in Zodia Solutions. Existing shareholders of Zodia Custody include Northern Trust, National Bank of the UAE, National Australia Bank, and SBI Holdings; whether these parties will retain their stakes in Zodia Solutions is still under negotiation.

According to Huoxun Finance, Websea officially resumed withdrawals at 16:00 (UTC+8) on May 18th, marking the platform's entry into a substantial and comprehensive recovery phase. This withdrawal resumption proceeded smoothly with the strategic support of a Middle Eastern family fund. The platform will advance the development of its reserve proof process, planning for routine disclosure, and combining on-chain verification with third-party audits to improve asset transparency. Reserve and hot wallet addresses have been published for user oversight. Websea CMO Herbert R. Sim stated that the resumption of withdrawals is a significant milestone in the full recovery of operations. Going forward, they will promote full and complete withdrawal resumption, improve risk control and asset protection systems, and drive the platform's steady development.

According to Huoxun Finance, French-listed Bitcoin treasury company Capital B announced it has increased its holdings by 192 BTC, totaling approximately $15.2 million, with an average purchase price of approximately $78,948. Following this increase, its total Bitcoin holdings rise to 3,135 BTC, making it the second-largest Bitcoin treasury company in Europe, second only to Germany's Bitcoin Group SE with 3,605 BTC. Previously, the company completed a $17.8 million funding round, with investors including Blockstream CEO Adam Back and Paris-based asset management firm TOBAM. Despite continuing its Bitcoin treasury strategy, its stock price fell by approximately 2.4% after the announcement of the increased holdings.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale opened a short position of 5,151 SPCX tokens with a leverage of 3x, a position value of $1.07 million, and a liquidation price of $250.41.