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Corn futures were in rally mode on Monday, as contracts closed 14 ½ to 21 ¼ cents higher across most 26/27 contracts.  The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was back up 21 1/4 cents to $4.37 1/2. NASS Crop Progress data showed the US corn crop at 76% planted as of Sunday, which was 6% ahead of the 5-year average pace of 70%. The crop was also 39% emerged, which is 2 percentage points faster than normal.  Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.   Monday morning’s Export Inspections report showed…

The pressure that had been quietly building in the non-listed BDC market since late 2025 broke into the open in the first quarter of 2026, as fundraising collapsed and redemptions surpassed new capital for the first time on record. According to investment banking and research firm Robert A. Stanger & Company, Q1 gross sales totaled $4.9 billion, down 46% from Q4 2025 and 59% from the same period a year ago. More consequentially, NAV BDC sponsors met approximately $6.9 billion in redemption requests during the quarter, marking the first time quarterly outflows have exceeded quarterly inflows in the sector’s history.…

Bitmine owns more than 4.37% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 87% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 11 months Ethereum continues to benefit from the dual tailwinds of Wall Street tokenizing on the blockchain and from agentic AI systems increasingly needing public and neutral blockchains Bitmine uplisted to the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) from the NYSE American effective as of April 9, 2026 Bitmine has 4,712,917 staked ETH, representing $10.3 billion at $2,191 per ETH MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR…

Willemstand, Curaçao, May 18th, 2026, PlayNewswire International iGaming and crypto-entertainment brand 1win has officially announced the launch of its new global crypto tournament system, featuring competition formats with prize pools ranging from 10,000 USDT to 200,000 USDT. With the new approach to crypto gaming, 1win invited players worldwide to compete for crypto rewards in a single virtual environment. The initiative marks a transition from region-specific tournaments with unique terms and conditions to an international model in which players from multiple locations share gaming experiences and compete for crypto rewards. The Crypto Tournament system by 1win includes three formats with different…

London, United Kingdom, May 18th, 2026, Chainwire Quantography Labs announced the early-access release of Lock.com, a hardware-free crypto wallet built around an isolated, air-gapped security approach. Lock.com is now available to early access users. The platform separates private key storage from network-connected systems, removing the need for dedicated hardware wallet devices. Hardware wallets have long been the standard for protecting digital assets. But they come with a trade-off: users must trust the device, the manufacturer, and the supply chain behind it. Lock.com removes that dependency by separating the signing environment from the broadcasting environment. Private keys remain on a fully…

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AFX, a sovereign Layer 1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives trading, has officially commenced the operation of its L1 Mainnet, signaling a definitive end to the era of trade execution compromised by general-purpose blockchain congestion. Engineered for the world’s most demanding participants, AFX introduces the Sovereign Trading Layer—a dedicated financial environment where the non-custodial transparency of a Perp DEX meets the uncompromising speed and depth traditionally reserved for institutional-grade centralized entities. At launch, the protocol supports a high-liquidity suite of perpetual markets across both digital and traditional macro assets, featuring BTC, ETH, Gold…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -1.24%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -1.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.54%.  June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) fell -1.26%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26) fell -1.56%.Stock indexes sold off sharply on Friday, weighed down by a broad selloff in global bond markets amid soaring crude oil prices that are fueling inflation fears.  Doubts over whether oil supplies from the Middle East will normalize anytime soon pushed WTI to a 1.5-week high on Friday, as peace talks between the US and Iran remain in limbo…

Soybeans are pushing the retreat to Friday, with contracts down 14 to 15 cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 19 cents at $11.09 1/4. Soymeal futures are back up 70 cents to $1.70, with Soy Oil futures falling steady at midday. There was 1 delivery issued overnight for May soybean meal with 8 for bean oil. May soybeans say 41 delivery notices on Thursday evening. Few details announced following the meeting with President Trump and China’s President Xi left the market hanging. President Trump stated early this morning that China will be buying billions of dollars in soybeans.…

Alpha Capital Family Office, an outsourced family office service, has made several hires and appointments. Maxwell Smith has been tapped as CFO and president, Monika Ruzik-Klatka has been named director of operations, who will lead the firm’s operations, and Zach Zielinski has been named to lead the firm’s asset reporting system,Addepar.  Financial advisor Jaakko “Jack” Kasko has Cetera Financial Group. Kasko joined Cetera after ten years at Commonwealth Financial Network with his firm, Saint Joseph, MI-based Milestone Wealth Management, where he oversaw $150M in total client assets. Kasko’s practice focuses on retirement and pre-retirement planning.  Emma Banymandhub has been appointed as CEO…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.91%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.83%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.30%.  June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) are down -1.02%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26) are down -1.41%.Stock indexes are falling sharply, weighed down by a broad selloff in global bond markets amid soaring crude oil prices that are fueling inflation fears.  Doubts over whether oil supplies from the Middle East will normalize anytime soon have pushed WTI to a 1.5-week high today, as peace talks between the US and Iran remain in limbo and…