According to SoSoValue data, on May 18 in US Eastern Time, Bitcoin spot ETFs had total net outflows of $649 million, while Ethereum spot ETFs had total net outflows of $86.31 million. On the same day, Goldman Sachs’ Q1 2026 13F filing showed that the firm has fully liquidated all its XRP and Solana ETF positions from Q4 2025, which had reached about $154 million. Confirmed data for Bitcoin spot ETFs on May 18 According to SoSoValue confirmations: Largest single-day net outflows: BlackRock IBIT:

Japan’s 30-year government bond yield broke above 4% in May, the first time since 1999. In the first quarter of 2026, Japanese investors sold about $29.6 billion worth of U.S. Treasuries. Market analyst Catalina Castro warned on X that Japan’s selling of U.S. Treasuries could trigger a domino effect: the XRP cross-border settlement mechanism could, in theory, release an estimated $27 trillion to $37 trillion of trapped funds in global accounts. Japan bond market pressure: confirmed market data J

The PCT litigation trust established by the Prime Core Technologies bankruptcy estate filed a 94-page adversary complaint on May 15 in the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court in Delaware against Swan Bitcoin’s parent company, Electric Solidus, Inc., seeking to recover approximately $970 million in assets. Core allegations in the complaint: asset scale and withdrawal timeline The assets sought to be recovered (confirmed): · Approximately 11,994 BTC (about $938 million at recent market prices) · Approxi