Daily flash report: Harvard dumps ETH, Abu Dhabi buys $90 million in BTC | Institutional differentiation, Japan's three major brokers rush to acquire crypto trusts | Italian bank's crypto holdings double

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Web3 Daily Express (May 18, 2026) | Harvard sells ETH and Abu Dhabi buys BTC wildly, and institutions are severely divided | Today's top 10 news Today's news: - Harvard University sold Ethereum ETF positions, Abu Dhabi sovereign fund Mubadala increased its holdings of more than 90 million US dollars in Bitcoin ETFs - Japan's three major securities firms SBI, Rakuten and Nomura Securities are competing to launch crypto asset investment trusts - Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's largest bank, doubled its crypto holdings from US$100 million to US$235 million - Bitcoin fell below US$79,000 as US bond yields soared - Solayer launched a Visa-compatible debit card to support USDC online and offline payments - Circle launched Agent Marketplace to enable discovery and integration of DeFi native services - Kraken migrated to Chainlink CCIP for encapsulating Bitcoin and other encapsulated assets across chains - Court approved Arbitrum DAO votes to transfer $71 million in recovered ETH to Aave - U.S. law firm asks court to allocate $344 million in Tether-frozen USDT to victims of terrorist attacks - Bitwise takes over Superstate $267 million tokenized crypto arbitrage fund About Web3 Observatory: We connect the cognitive gap between AI, the crypto economy and the decentralized future. Subscribe and turn on the little bell to be the first to catch the institutional wave. Disclaimer: The video content is for popular science and reference purposes only and does not constitute any investment advice. The crypto market is extremely volatile, so always do your own research. #Web3 #cryptocurrency# Institutional Investment Chapter: 00:00 - Opening Hook 00:03 - Good morning, welcome to the Web3 Daily Express 00:40 - Harvard sells ETH to buy BTC in Abu Dhabi: Institutional attitudes are seriously divided 01:41 - Japan's three major securities firms SBI, Rakuten, and Nomura compete to launch crypto trusts 02:37 - Italy's largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo doubles its crypto holdings 03:31 - Bitcoin falls below $79,000: macro panic and fixed income outflows 04:23 - Solayer launches Visa-compatible debit card: new scenario for USDC daily payments 05:14 - Circle launches Agent Marketplace: a bridge between AI agents and DeFi 06:08 - Kraken moves to Chainlink CCIP: new standard for encapsulating assets across chains 06:56 - Court approves Arbitrum DAO vote: recovery of ETH transfer to Aave 07:42 - U.S. law firm requests allocation of $344 million in Tether frozen funds 08:30 - Bitwise takes over $267 million tokenized fund: RWA integration accelerates 09:35 - Ending and subscription guidance