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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…

New York, USA, May 15th, 2026, Chainwire E Estate Group Inc. announced that it will host E-Estate 1 Year Live: Washington DC Summit on June 13, 2026, bringing together company leadership, agents, buyers, strategic partners, and guests interested in the future of blockchain-based real estate ownership. The summit will take place at The Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. and will mark one year since the launch of the E-Estate platform. The event is designed as a milestone gathering for the E-Estate ecosystem and a broader discussion on how real estate tokenization is moving from early adoption into structured infrastructure. The…

Victoria, Seychelles, May 15th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, announced the successful conclusion of its inaugural USD1 event series on May 13. The event attracted more than 161,773 participants, while new users generated a cumulative Futures trading volume of $2.4 billion, highlighting strong market demand for the USD1 ecosystem. Event Recap Since launching in April, MEXC has rolled out a comprehensive USD1 event ecosystem spanning trading, yield opportunities, and user incentives. The event drew strong market attention from the outset. In early April, MEXC became one of the first exchanges to launch the USD1 Launchpool,…

Eightco treasury composition as of May 12, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 11,068 ETH, 283 million WLD holdings, and $129M cash and equivalents, totaling approximately $340 million World offers a solution to the ‘double human’ problem in a world proliferating with deepfakes New independent data shows OpenAI’s coming social network will land in a category already 15–43% non-human, reinforcing demand for Worldcoin’s Proof of Human network New data shows that bot, AI-generated, and inauthentic activity now ranges from 15% to 75% of activity across eight core internet domains, including 75% of Polymarket trading volume, 53% of…

Executive Summary  Hotter inflation data and a hawkish shift in rate expectations are forcing fixed income investors to rethink how much duration and credit risk they are willing to own. Markets now price a meaningful probability that the Federal Reserve could hike interest rates by late 2026 and hold policy rates above current levels into 2027.   A Fed Reprice  Markets sharply repriced Federal Reserve expectations after hotter-than-expected inflation data this week reinforced concerns that price pressures are reaccelerating, particularly as rising energy costs tied to the Middle East conflict ripple through the economy. That repricing has pushed long-term Treasury yields higher and reinforced…

The dollar index (DXY00) rallied to a 1.5-week high on Wednesday, finishing up by 0.22%.  The dollar moved higher on Wednesday on the stronger-than-expected US Apr PPI report, which was hawkish for Fed policy.  The dollar also has safe-haven support on concerns that the US-Iran ceasefire may break down after President Trump said the current ceasefire was on “life support.” In addition, Wednesday’s jump in the 10-year T-note yield to a 10-month high of 4.49% strengthens the dollar’s interest rate differentials. US Apr PPI final demand rose +1.4% m/m and +6.0% y/y, stronger than expectations of +0.5% m/m and +4.8% y/y,…