The CLARITY Act’s bipartisan 15–9 Senate Banking vote moves a bill that could finally split SEC–CFTC jurisdiction and give crypto its first bespoke market‑structure law, a16z argues. According to a16z, the CLARITY Act is designed to build a bespoke legal framework…

Bitget’s AI trading ecosystem now spans 58 tools, over 1 million users and $1.2B in volume, as the exchange leans into “agent‑native” trading as a core Universal Exchange pillar. Bitget has launched a dedicated Bitget AI landing page and disclosed…

OpenAI’s Siri alliance frays over money and control. OpenAI is exploring legal options against Apple over their two‑year‑old deal to weave ChatGPT into Siri and iOS, amid frustration that the integration has failed to deliver the subscriber growth and commercial…

Poland’s lower house has approved a long‑delayed crypto assets bill to align national rules with the EU’s MiCA framework. Parliament backs MiCA bill under pressure from Zondacrypto scandal With lawmakers under pressure to act before a July implementation deadline and…

Visa’s WeFi pilot lets self‑custodied stablecoins fund everyday card payments across Europe, Asia and Latin America. Visa and WeFi have launched a collaboration to explore on‑chain banking and stablecoin‑based payment use cases in selected markets, expanding the card network’s stablecoin…

RedStone’s new “Settle” layer is the first sober attempt to fix DeFi’s RWA paradox. RedStone has launched “RedStone Settle,” a dedicated DeFi settlement layer built to make tokenized real‑world assets usable as collateral in lending protocols, targeting roughly $30 billion…

State Street is wiring its Luxembourg fund stack so tokenized fund units run on the same custody, NAV and TA rails as traditional funds, turning RWAs from brochure‑ware into production infrastructure. State Street is wiring its Luxembourg fund stack to…

Gemini’s “agentic trading” lets AI models like ChatGPT and Claude plug into user accounts via MCP, executing crypto trades autonomously and turning AI from signal vendor into primary CEX client. Gemini has rolled out “agentic trading,” a feature that lets…

Polymarket’s push to lift its CFTC ban is not just a venue story; it’s a fight over whether “reality markets” on war, pandemics and macro become a regulated US asset class or stay an offshore grey zone. Polymarket is in…

TON’s new Agentic Wallets standard lets Telegram AI bots hold user‑funded wallets on TON, spending within tight limits as semi‑autonomous financial actors inside chat. TON Tech — the infrastructure team behind The Open Network — rolled out Agentic Wallets on…

The bond market is pre‑emptively hiking for incoming Fed chair Kevin Warsh, yanking yields above the policy band and quietly margin‑calling every “lower for longer” narrative in crypto. The short version: the bond market is front‑running Kevin Warsh’s dovish instincts,…

Crypto Fear and Greed Index sits at 42 today, up 9 points from yesterday and well off April’s “extreme fear” lows, but still shy of neutral as risk appetite grinds back. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index compiled by CoinGlass…

Musk accuses OpenAI of hijacking his $38M “safe, open AI” nonprofit into a closed AGI cash machine for Altman and Microsoft; a jury now weighs trust, timing and power. In his closing for Musk, attorney Steven Molo told the nine‑person…

The company said the program is designed to promote institutional yield generation and cross-chain returns for a wider range of users through stablecoin-based lending and liquidity strategies. TownSquare announced the launch of a $100 million liquidity program tied to the…

CoinList’s Passage pitches itself as an “access layer” for on‑chain capital markets, wiring compliant distribution, allocation, and infra so tokenized assets can actually circulate instead of rotting in silos. CoinList has rolled out Passage, a new platform it describes as…

Aptos says it is the first L1 to support AI‑assisted formal verification for dynamically scheduled Move contracts, pitching Move Prover as an “oracle” between markets and machine agents. Aptos has declared that its network is now “the first L1 to…

Grove’s Basin liquidity network can supply up to $1 billion in daily stablecoin liquidity to support redemptions for tokenized U.S. Treasury funds. Blockchain credit infrastructure company Grove has launched a liquidity network called Basin aimed at supporting instant redemptions for…

The new futures product will be CME Group’s first market capitalization-weighted cryptocurrency futures contract and will be available in both standard and micro contract sizes. CME Group announced plans to launch Nasdaq CME Cryptocurrency Index Futures on June 8, expanding…

Bullish also reported adjusted EBITDA of $35.1 million, missing analyst estimates of $38 million. Crypto trading platform Bullish reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter 2026 financial results as softer digital asset trading activity weighed on revenue and profitability. According to a report from…

The stablecoin issuer said Hyperliquid is evolving beyond perpetual futures trading into outcome-based markets. Circle announced it is deepening its partnership with Hyperliquid by becoming the technical deployment partner for USDC on the decentralized trading platform, further embedding the stablecoin…

The sharp move highlights ongoing instability in global currency markets as traders adjust positions amid shifting expectations around monetary policy divergence between the United States and Japan. The U.S. dollar briefly weakened against the Japanese yen on Wednesday, with USD/JPY…

Ethereum’s price action has been closely tied to macro liquidity conditions and institutional risk appetite. Ethereum (ETH) is currently positioned at a critical juncture as broader crypto markets attempt to sustain bullish momentum alongside improving equity market sentiment. After Bitcoin…

The agreement also includes Native Markets granting Coinbase purchasing rights for USDH-branded assets. Coinbase has become the official USDC treasury deployer on Hyperliquid, strengthening the crypto exchange’s push to expand the stablecoin’s presence deeper into decentralized finance infrastructure. According to…

Bitcoin briefly reclaimed $80,000 as traders weigh cooling ETF inflows, macro cross‑currents, and frothy derivatives positioning to decide whether BTC rallies or mean‑reverts. Bitcoin briefly traded above the $80,000 mark on Wednesday, extending its presence near historic highs even as…

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has accused the LAB project of orchestrating a large-scale market manipulation scheme that allegedly left retail investors exposed while insiders maintained control over more than 95% of the token supply. According to reports published by ChainCatcher, the…

Aave CEO Stani Kulechov has said the newly released draft of the U.S. Clarity Act could mark a turning point for decentralized finance regulation, offering long-awaited legal protection for developers building non-custodial protocols. Aave CEO Stani Kulechov has said the…

U.S. semiconductor equities rallied on May 13, with major chipmakers posting strong gains as investors rotated back into high-growth technology exposure following recent macro data surprises. Micron Technology climbed nearly 5%, ON Semiconductor rose close to 5%, and NXP Semiconductors…