France’s grid operator is keeping extra nuclear reactors online to keep the system stable despite strong solar power generation https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-19/french-grid-keeps-nuclear-reactors-online-despite-solar-surge?taid=6a0c69b62bdfad0001a85e82&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
US Tiger Securities said a cybersecurity incident put the personal and financial information of 26,985 people at risk. A government filing said an unauthorized third party copied files last July, but the firm did not publicly disclose what data was stolen.
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Eisen raised a $10 million Series A led by MissionOG, bringing total funding to $18.5 million. CEO Alan Osgood said Eisen helps financial platforms process escheatment and is tracking about $700 million in crypto assets eligible for escheatment in 2026.
The UK’s High Speed 2 rail line will cost between £87.7 billion ($117 billion) and £102.7 billion and open by 2036 at the earliest https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-19/high-speed-2-to-cost-up-to-103-billion-after-more-delays?taid=6a0c68ee5bba4e0001a51c90&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
msx.com data showed U.S. stocks opened lower, and Upexi fell 4.57% in a broad decline across crypto-related stocks. The Dow Jones fell 0.56%, the S&P 500 lost 0.51%, the Nasdaq dropped 0.59%, and the VIX fear index slipped 0.39%.
Gate data showed gold at $4,490.81 per ounce, down 1.59% intraday, while silver fell 5.08% to $73.466. The same snapshot showed WTI crude up 1.69% and Brent up 1.97%.
Former FTX Europe Executive Launches UpsideOnly AI Trading Platform
Patrick Gruhn, a former executive at FTX's European operations, launched UpsideOnly, an AI trading platform that uses only company funds for trades. The platform lets users make simulated forecasts on assets such as oil, gold, and stocks, and shares half of successful profits with traders whose signals are selected.
Reform UK threatened court action to delay major grid projects, opening a new front against Britain’s offshore wind and energy expansion plans https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-19/reform-uk-threatens-legal-challenges-to-national-grid-projects?taid=6a0c67d92bdfad0001a85e6b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
HRF Releases Bitcoin Guide for Nonprofits Facing Financial Repression
Human Rights Foundation released a guide for nonprofits and activist groups that use Bitcoin when governments freeze accounts, block wires, or restrict payment networks. The playbook recommends self-custody, multisignature setups, and mixed on- and off-ramps while warning about volatility, legal gray zones, and governance failures.
Flare and D'CENT launched hardware wallet access to XRP yield vaults, with two institutional-grade vaults live at launch. The integration uses XRP Ledger signatures and does not require a separate chain, wallet, or gas token.
Intercontinental Exchange, owner of the NYSE, is adding futures contracts for computing power as the market for tracking the price of what’s driving AI technology continues to develop https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-19/nyse-s-owner-plans-its-own-futures-market-for-computing-power?taid=6a0c64862ec63a00015cbdb5&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Solana fell about 12% over the past week, making it the biggest decline among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. The decline was attributed to selling by large investors, Pump.fun-related sell-offs, and institutional fund outflows.
Ouinex raised $3.5 million in a funding round that included traders on its platform. The round brings Ouinex's total funding to $9 million. Ouinex said its trading system hides its order book from market makers to protect retail investors.