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Ethereum price forms bullish SMA crossover as ascending channel targets $2,600

13 May 2026 at 15:30
Ethereum price continued consolidating near the $2,300 region on Tuesday as improving technical structure and a fresh bullish moving average crossover strengthened expectations for a possible move toward the $2,600 resistance zone. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) traded…

XRP breakout signals a new crypto era: How to profit with AJC Mining Bitcoin cloud mining

13 May 2026 at 14:23
AJC Mining expands access to Bitcoin cloud mining with simplified online hash rate contracts. The cryptocurrency market is once again attracting global attention. XRP-related headlines have highlighted a major shift in the digital asset industry: traditional financial institutions are increasing…

Bitcoin bulls defend $80K support after hot U.S. CPI report, will BTC reclaim $85K?

13 May 2026 at 14:17
Bitcoin price held firmly above the key $80,000 psychological support on Tuesday after hotter-than-expected U.S. CPI data briefly triggered volatility across risk assets, with bulls now attempting to regain momentum toward the $85,000 region. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin…

eToro profit jumps 37% despite a sharp drop in crypto trading volumes

13 May 2026 at 12:15
eToro has reported a rise in first-quarter profit after commodities trading activity surged, even as crypto volumes on the platform declined sharply. According to eToro’s quarterly earnings release published Tuesday, net income climbed 37% year over year to $82 million,…

tZERO taps Aptos for institutional tokenized asset issuance

13 May 2026 at 11:49
tZERO Group has partnered with Aptos Foundation to let issuers launch tokenized assets on the Aptos blockchain through tZERO’s tokenization platform. According to tZERO Group’s announcement shared with crypto.news, the integration adds Aptos as one of the supported blockchain networks…

Switzerland town launches Hedera powered municipal biodiversity voucher system

13 May 2026 at 11:19
Switzerland has launched its first live municipal blockchain project through a biodiversity reward voucher system built on the Hedera network and backed by a Swiss franc-linked digital payment instrument. According to an announcement shared with crypto.news by the Municipality of…

Bhutan opens fast-track crypto licensing route for global firms

13 May 2026 at 11:07
Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City has introduced a fast-track licensing system for crypto and fintech firms already regulated in financial hubs such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and Abu Dhabi. According to a recent press release, the new framework allows qualifying firms…

Senate crypto bill receives over 100 amendments before CLARITY markup

13 May 2026 at 10:14
More than 100 amendments have been attached to the Senate’s crypto market structure bill ahead of Thursday’s Banking Committee markup. POLITICO reported that most of the proposed changes came from Democratic senators, while Republicans submitted a narrower set of revisions…

CryptoQuant signal flips Bitcoin to bull territory

13 May 2026 at 04:30
CryptoQuant signal has flipped Bitcoin into early bull territory for the first time since March 2023, analysts say. CryptoQuant’s Bull-Bear Market Cycle Indicator entered bullish territory on May 12 for the first time since March 2023, signaling what analysts describe…

DTCC Chainlink deal launches Collateral AppChain platform

13 May 2026 at 02:45
The DTCC Chainlink Collateral AppChain partnership will automate 24/7 collateral management across global markets by Q4 2026. The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation has announced that its Collateral AppChain will integrate the Chainlink Runtime Environment and Chainlink’s data standard to…

Exodus wallet dumps bitcoin for payments push

13 May 2026 at 01:10
Exodus wallet sold 1,076 bitcoin in Q1 2026 to fund its $175 million acquisition of W3C’s payments business. Exodus Movement (NYSE: EXOD), developer of the self-custody Exodus wallet, sold 1,076 bitcoin during Q1 2026, reducing its BTC holdings from 1,704…

Franklin Templeton and Kraken’s Payward team up to tokenize Wall Street

13 May 2026 at 00:00
Kraken parent Payward will plug Franklin Templeton’s BENJI tokenized money market fund into its platform as collateral and cash management, letting clients earn yield on idle dollars on‑chain. Kraken’s parent company Payward and Franklin Templeton have announced a strategic partnership…

Denis Beau breaks with Lagarde over stablecoins

12 May 2026 at 23:35
Denis Beau urged immediate private-sector mobilisation to build euro stablecoins, breaking publicly with ECB president Christine Lagarde’s slower approach. Denis Beau, deputy governor of the Banque de France, called on May 12 for a “mobilization of all relevant European players,…

SKYAI leads top-100 gains at 44% while ONDO slides 10% on the same day

12 May 2026 at 23:29
SKYAI jumps 44% to top the day’s top‑100 gainers as ONDO sinks 10%, highlighting a rotation from RWA and yield infra into AI‑adjacent tokens riding the agentic AI narrative. According to CoinMarketCap data, SKYAI is Tuesday’s standout performer among the top 100…

Lookonchain flags Ethereum whale Binance selloff fears

12 May 2026 at 22:45
Ethereum whale Garrett Jin moved 577,896 ETH worth $1.35 billion to Binance over four days, per Lookonchain. An Ethereum whale identified as Garrett Jin deposited all 577,896 ETH worth roughly $1.35 billion into Binance over four consecutive days, raising concerns…

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Ethereum’s Clear Signing standard tackles blind transactions with ERC-7730

12 May 2026 at 20:19
Ethereum’s new ERC‑7730 Clear Signing standard replaces hex gibberish in wallet prompts with human‑readable, auditable transaction summaries to slash phishing and blind signing losses. The Ethereum Foundation’s Clear Signing working group has published a new open standard designed to replace…

Poland debates four crypto bills at once as ban proposal complicates vote

12 May 2026 at 18:56
Poland’s Sejm is reviewing four rival crypto bills while the PiS opposition dangles a separate ban proposal, turning MiCA implementation into a high‑stakes regulatory brawl. Poland’s lower house of parliament, the Sejm, is now reviewing four simultaneous and competing cryptocurrency…

Can DOGE reclaim $0.50? Altseason signals and Musk noise collide at $0.195

12 May 2026 at 18:50
Dogecoin sits near $0.195, 70% below its 2025 peak, as altseason signals from SUI and ETH collide with Musk‑driven sentiment and a fragile path toward the $0.50 level. Dogecoin (DOGE) is currently trading around $0.195, a level that places it roughly…

BlackRock files second tokenized fund with SEC, doubling down on Securitize

12 May 2026 at 18:45
BlackRock has filed a second Securitize‑powered tokenized fund with the SEC, signaling BUIDL’s $2.3B success is becoming a repeatable on‑chain RWA product line, not a pilot. BlackRock has filed a new tokenized fund application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange…

Solana price retreats from $100 after rejection, will upcoming SMA crossover trigger rebound?

12 May 2026 at 18:45
Solana price pulled back on Monday after facing rejection near the key $100 psychological level, though traders continue watching a potentially bullish moving average crossover that could support another upside attempt. According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) traded around…

Can Bitcoin break $100K as the CLARITY Act heads to committee?

12 May 2026 at 18:41
With the CLARITY Act heading to committee and a July 4 signing window, Bitcoin sits near $82K as ETF flows, corporate treasuries and post‑halving supply all align for a $100K test. Senator Cynthia Lummis confirmed on X that the U.S.…

Can XRP reclaim $3 and beyond? ETF inflows hit a January high at $1.47

12 May 2026 at 18:37
Spot XRP ETFs have quietly amassed $1.35 billion in net inflows on the back of Ripple’s JPMorgan‑backed tokenized Treasuries tests. Five U.S.-listed spot XRP (XRP) ETFs pulled in a combined $25.8 million on Monday, the biggest single-day haul since January…

The Graph x402 USDC gateway goes live – machine-paywall for on-chain data?

12 May 2026 at 18:33
The Graph has activated x402 payments inside its Graph Gateway, allowing developers and AI agents to purchase on-chain data queries on a pay-per-request basis using USDC, according to an announcement from the project’s official X account. The team said that “Graph Gateway…

Free AI trading bots in 2026: Leading platforms for stocks, forex, and crypto

12 May 2026 at 18:30
AI trading bots surge in 2026 as investors seek automated multi-market trading solutions. Financial markets in 2026 are evolving faster than most retail traders can react manually. Stocks now respond instantly to inflation reports and earnings data. Forex markets shift…

WLFI burns $6.68M in tokens – is a bigger squeeze coming?

12 May 2026 at 18:28
WLFI team wallets burned 100M tokens worth $6.68M as part of a Lockbox unlock, a cosmetic squeeze against a looming 62B‑token overhang and choppy price outlook. Team-linked wallets for World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the DeFi project associated with the Trump…

Bermuda shifts government payments onto Stellar rails

12 May 2026 at 18:24
Bermuda is moving government payments onto Stellar, piloting USDC‑based rails with Circle and Coinbase as it chases a fully on‑chain national economy and cheaper cross‑border flows. The government of Bermuda is moving elements of its public payment infrastructure onto the…

WLFI team shifts $55.57M into token unlock contract

12 May 2026 at 18:20
World Liberty Financial shifted $55.57M in WLFI into an unlock contract, then backed off a 62B token unlock as whales and governance backlash force tighter vesting. The team behind World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project closely associated with the…

tZERO brings institutional RWA tokenization to Aptos

12 May 2026 at 18:13
Regulated digital securities platform tZERO has integrated its tokenization infrastructure with the Aptos blockchain, paving the way for institutional issuers to mint and manage real-world asset tokens directly on the high-throughput Layer 1, according to a report from ChainCatcher. tZERO plugs…

North Korean hackers now dominate crypto theft — and compliance is racing to catch up

12 May 2026 at 18:01
CertiK, Chainalysis and Elliptic all say DPRK‑linked hackers stole about 60% of 2025’s $3.4B crypto theft, including an estimated $2.02B taken by North Korean groups. Blockchain security firm CertiK says North Korean state-linked hacking groups were responsible for roughly 60%…

Ondo price pauses after rally to yearly highs, bullish setup keeps upside hopes alive

12 May 2026 at 17:45
Ondo price cooled slightly on Monday after surging to its highest level of the year, though the broader technical structure still points to growing bullish momentum across the tokenized real-world asset sector. According to data from crypto.news, Ondo (ONDO) price…

Base58Labs brings BASIS.pro to market with institutional-grade execution infrastructure

12 May 2026 at 17:10
BASIS goes live after testing phase, targeting high-speed digital asset infrastructure for institutional markets. Following the successful completion of its private testing phase, BASIS is now officially live, with the platform publicly accessible at basis.pro as the company moves to…

Zcash price stalls after breakout above $600, bearish crossover hints at downside risk to $400

12 May 2026 at 16:50
Zcash price lost momentum on Monday after failing to sustain its explosive rally above the $600 mark, raising concerns that the token could face a deeper pullback toward the $400 support region amid growing profit-taking pressure. According to data from…

XRP POWER launches an AI-assisted retirement income model, offering up to $7,000 in daily earnings

12 May 2026 at 16:37
XRP POWER introduces AI retirement income model amid rising demand for digital wealth planning tools. In recent years, with changes in global demographics and rising living costs, more and more users are focusing on long-term financial planning and retirement income…

If Ethereum reclaims $3,500 from its current $2.3k level, smaller caps like Little Pepe could deliver 10x–40x faster gains

12 May 2026 at 16:16
Ethereum eyes $3,500 breakout as LILPEPE presale momentum builds amid broader crypto recovery. For the current trading range around $2.3K in Ethereum, many people are paying close attention since it seems that the cryptocurrency has a good potential to break…

Ethereum Foundation unstaked 21,270 ETH as treasury activity draws attention

12 May 2026 at 15:22
The Ethereum Foundation has withdrawn more than 21,000 ETH from Lido staking weeks after carrying out earlier unstaking activity and multiple OTC treasury sales tied to operational funding. According to blockchain analytics platform Arkham, an Ethereum Foundation-tagged wallet initiated the…

Dogecoin made early buyers rich, DOGEBALL has that same feel as the next 100x crypto to buy before prices rise again

12 May 2026 at 15:08
DOGEBALL gains attention as investors search for the next 100x crypto opportunity in 2026 market cycle. Dogecoin’s rise is still one of crypto’s most painful missed opportunities. A token that many laughed at went from a tiny entry price to…

Bhutan moves another $8.2M in Bitcoin as state reserves keep falling

12 May 2026 at 14:41
Bhutan’s government has moved another 100.44 BTC worth roughly $8.2 million, extending a months-long pattern of treasury outflows tied to wallets tracked by blockchain analytics firms. According to on-chain data published Tuesday by Arkham Intelligence, the Royal Government of Bhutan…

Will Ethereum price lose $2,200 support as bearish RSI divergence forms?

12 May 2026 at 13:27
Ethereum price slipped lower on Monday as weakening momentum indicators and slowing institutional accumulation raised concerns that ETH could retest the key $2,200 support zone in the near term. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price was trading around…

Will Bitcoin price drop below $80K as Coinbase premium stays negative?

12 May 2026 at 12:50
Bitcoin price slipped back toward the $81,000 region on Monday as weakening U.S. institutional demand and renewed geopolitical uncertainty triggered another wave of profit-taking across the crypto market. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) traded around $80,900 at press…

Michael Saylor defends Strategy’s Bitcoin sales plan amid dividend concerns

12 May 2026 at 12:14
Michael Saylor has defended Strategy’s ability to sell limited amounts of Bitcoin while continuing to expand its BTC treasury, arguing the company should avoid becoming a net seller rather than follow an absolute “never sell” stance. According to comments shared…

Singapore Gulf Bank taps Standard Chartered for digital asset payment corridors

12 May 2026 at 11:48
Singapore Gulf Bank has entered a strategic banking partnership with Standard Chartered to strengthen cross-border settlement and multi-currency payment services across emerging digital asset markets. According to a release shared with crypto.news on Tuesday, the agreement expands the bank’s correspondent…

Tokenization aided by MiCA, insights with Wojciech Kaszycki

12 May 2026 at 11:21
Selva Ozelli Esq, CPA, Author of Sustainably Investing in Digital Assets asks Wojciech Kaszycki, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of BTCS SA Europe’s first dedicated Digital Asset Treasury Company why he thinks there will be a consolidation of crypto treasury firms and…

Goliath Ventures CEO says he “failed” investors in alleged $328M crypto scheme

12 May 2026 at 11:02
Former Goliath Ventures CEO Christopher Delgado has publicly apologized to investors while facing federal accusations that he operated a $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme tied to false investment promises and misuse of client funds. According to an interview aired Monday…

Senate Banking Committee unveils revised Clarity Act text before key vote

12 May 2026 at 10:47
The Senate Banking Committee has unveiled a new draft of the Clarity Act days before a scheduled markup vote, reopening negotiations over stablecoin oversight, DeFi protections, and ethics rules tied to federal officials’ crypto activities. According to a statement released…

Morgan Stanley triggers crypto fee war on exchanges

12 May 2026 at 02:20
Morgan Stanley launched a crypto price war on E*Trade at 50 basis points, undercutting Coinbase and Schwab. Morgan Stanley has launched a crypto trading pilot on its ETrade platform at 50 basis points per trade, immediately undercutting every major retail…

Boundary’s USBD aims to turn stablecoins into an on-chain “verifiable” dollar

12 May 2026 at 01:00
Galaxy Ventures‑backed Boundary Labs is preparing to launch USBD, an over‑collateralized Ethereum stablecoin that swaps monthly attestations for continuous on‑chain verification of reserves and net asset value while pushing yield into a separate sUSBD token aimed at institutional risk‑takers. Boundary…

Corpay launches stablecoin wallets for 800,000 clients

12 May 2026 at 01:00
Corpay has launched stablecoin wallets for its 800,000 business clients through a new partnership with BVNK. Corpay (NYSE: CPAY) has announced a partnership with stablecoin infrastructure platform BVNK to provide embedded stablecoin wallets and settlement capabilities to its global client…

Payward charter targets federal crypto bank status

12 May 2026 at 00:40
Kraken’s parent Payward has filed a Payward charter application with the OCC to establish a federally regulated national trust company. Kraken’s parent Payward has filed a Payward charter application with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, proposing…

Huma Finance legacy V1 contract on Polygon exploited for $101,400 USDC

12 May 2026 at 00:00
A logic bug in Huma’s legacy V1 Polygon credit pools let an attacker drain about $101,400 in USDC, but its Solana‑based PayFi V2 and PST token remain structurally unaffected. Huma Finance has disclosed that its legacy V1 contracts on Polygon…

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Anchorage steps back from USDG as stablecoin alliances decentralize

11 May 2026 at 22:57
USDG, still issued by Paxos Singapore and regulated by MAS, will remain in market as one of many institutionally backed dollars as regulators, banks and VCs push toward a fragmented, multi‑issuer “economic OS.” Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered crypto…

Australia’s capital gains rethink puts crypto HODLers in the crosshairs

11 May 2026 at 22:51
Australia is weighing a capital gains tax overhaul that would scrap the long‑standing 50% discount on assets held more than a year and replace it with an inflation‑indexed system, a shift that could materially raise tax bills for crypto and…

Prediction markets are now trading on Elon Musk’s dopamine

11 May 2026 at 22:44
Polymarket now hosts “tweet markets” on Elon Musk’s weekly post count, turning his X activity into on‑chain micro‑event data with wild intraday probability swings. Elon Musk’s tweet count is no longer just a social media curiosity — it is a…

Ethereum details Glamsterdam devnet progress and Hegotá roadmap shift

11 May 2026 at 22:19
FOCIL, Verkle Trees and account‑abstraction upgrades have moved to Hegotá, turning it into a late‑2026 “cleanup and hardening” fork while leadership changes in Ethereum’s Protocol Cluster steer the longer Strawmap roadmap. The Ethereum Foundation has published a new protocol update…

Bitcoin briefly reclaims $82,000 on Gate as volatility stays muted

11 May 2026 at 22:12
Bitcoin briefly reclaimed $82,000 on Gate with a 0.81% daily gain, keeping price pinned near the top of its recent range as prediction markets and derivatives data still point to muted volatility. According to Gate market data, the BTC/USDT pair has broken…

Crypto’s X feed turns into a live tape for policy, halving and AI fear

11 May 2026 at 21:56
Washington’s week from hell for stablecoins and the Fed. Across crypto X, the dominant thread is a single question: does Washington finally lock in a crypto‑compatible framework or kill the industry’s yield engine in the name of bank stability. Posts…

SUI jumps 31% as Nasdaq-listed holder triggers ‘classic’ supply shock, before settling down to $1.29

11 May 2026 at 21:13
SUI jumped about 31% after Nasdaq‑listed SUI Group moved 108.7m SUI into staking, tightening a float that’s already ~74% locked and sending open interest above $620m. SUI (SUI) ripped higher by about 31% over the last 24 hours to trade…

MoneySkills launches AI quantitative trading platform for 2026, enabling new users to easily earn daily returns

11 May 2026 at 19:36
MoneySkills unveils AI trading platform with automated execution and no-code crypto strategy tools. One-click deployment, round-the-clock automated execution, and zero software costs redefine how ordinary investors access complex cryptocurrency strategies. MoneySkills, a platform built specifically for AI-driven quantitative trading and…

BNY launches bitcoin and ether custody in Abu Dhabi’s ADGM

11 May 2026 at 19:31
BNY is launching institutional Bitcoin and Ether custody from Abu Dhabi’s ADGM with Finstreet and ADI, paving the way for stablecoin and tokenized‑asset support. BNY plants a digital asset flag in ADGM BNY has announced the launch of institutional digital…

MoonPay buys Dawn Labs, debuts AI trader for prediction markets

11 May 2026 at 19:08
MoonPay buys Dawn Labs and launches Dawn CLI, letting AI agents and traders turn natural‑language prompts into live prediction‑market strategies on Polymarket. MoonPay has moved deeper into AI-driven trading with the acquisition of Dawn Labs and the launch of Dawn…

Internet Computer price rallied 70% in a week, will it extend its gains?

11 May 2026 at 18:45
Internet Computer price extended its explosive rally this week, climbing nearly 70% over the past seven days as investors increasingly bet on the project’s push into decentralized cloud infrastructure and AI-focused blockchain services. According to data from crypto.news, Internet Computer…

Ondo brings tokenized US stocks to Hyperliquid’s HyperEVM

11 May 2026 at 18:28
Ondo pipes tokenized US stocks from BNB to HyperEVM, turning blue‑chip equities into on‑chain collateral for basis, arb and delta‑neutral strategies. Ondo Finance has deepened its tokenization push by routing U.S. stock and ETF exposure from BNB Chain into Hyperliquid’s…

Whales and ETF inflows drive Solana recovery: AJC Mining leads a new trend in Bitcoin cloud mining

11 May 2026 at 17:35
Solana nears key resistance as cloud mining platforms like AJC Mining gain traction in crypto recovery phase. As whale activity, ETF capital inflows, and bullish momentum in the derivatives market continue to build, Solana is preparing to challenge the key…

Will Pi Network price drop back to $0.15 as it forms bearish divergence?

11 May 2026 at 17:30
Pi Network price remained under pressure on Monday as weakening momentum indicators and growing concerns surrounding upcoming token unlocks raised the risk of another decline toward the $0.15 support zone. According to data from crypto.news, Pi Network (PI) traded around…

Cardano price confirms falling wedge breakout, targets upside to $0.32

11 May 2026 at 16:30
Cardano price continued pushing higher on Monday after confirming a breakout from a multi-month falling wedge pattern, raising expectations that bulls could attempt a move toward the $0.32 level in the coming sessions. According to data from crypto.news, Cardano (ADA)…

Next 1000x crypto presale: Why investors are choosing between BlockchainFX and Pepeto in May 2026

11 May 2026 at 16:23
Bitcoin ETF inflows fuel presale buzz as BlockchainFX and Pepeto dominate 2026 investor watchlists. Bitcoin ETFs just clocked nine straight days of inflows totaling $2.7 billion, and suddenly every wallet on Crypto Twitter is asking the same question: where does…

BNB price targets $785 following breakout above descending triangle resistance

11 May 2026 at 15:43
BNB price climbed toward the $660 level after breaking above a multi-month descending triangle resistance, with traders increasingly positioning for a larger upside move toward the $785 region. After briefly dipping near $627 earlier this month, BNB (BNB) price rebounded…

Binance opens institutional crypto loans to all KYB-verified VIP clients

11 May 2026 at 13:32
Binance has expanded access to its Institutional Loan product to all KYB-verified VIP clients while introducing higher leverage limits, fixed-rate borrowing terms, and a new interest rebate program tied to trading activity. According to a May 11 press release, Binance…

Capital B raises $17.8 million to expand bitcoin treasury holdings

11 May 2026 at 12:15
Capital B has raised €15.2 million ($17.8 million) from institutional investors, including Blockstream CEO Adam Back and French asset manager TOBAM. According to Capital B’s May 11 press release, the company issued 23 million shares with attached warrants at €0.66…

Australia considers replacing 50% capital gains tax discount on crypto

11 May 2026 at 11:41
Australia’s Labor government has proposed replacing the country’s long-standing capital gains tax discount with an inflation-indexed model that could raise tax liabilities for crypto investors holding assets over extended periods. The Australian Financial Review reported on Sunday, citing people familiar…

Renegade recovers $190K after whitehat returns stolen crypto

11 May 2026 at 11:08
Renegade.fi has recovered about $190,000 after a whitehat hacker exploited a vulnerability in one of its Arbitrum-based dark pools and later returned more than 90% of the stolen assets. Blockchain security firm Blockaid said the exploit drained roughly $209,000 from…

Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey warns stablecoin oversight may become flashpoint with U.S.

11 May 2026 at 10:49
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that international regulators could face a difficult confrontation with the United States over how stablecoins should be governed across global payment systems. According to Reuters, Bailey said at a conference on Friday…

Morgan Stanley’s MSBT avoids outflows through the first month of trading

11 May 2026 at 10:15
Morgan Stanley’s spot bitcoin ETF has completed its first month without a single day of net outflows, even as larger rival funds posted repeated redemption sessions during the same period. SoSoValue data reviewed by crypto.news showed Morgan Stanley’s MSBT continued…

MoonPay says stablecoin regulation opened the door but infrastructure must follow

9 May 2026 at 19:50
Executives from MoonPay, Ripple, and Paxos said at Consensus Miami 2026 that stablecoin regulation has accelerated institutional adoption but that major infrastructure and privacy gaps still block mainstream use. Top executives at three of the most active stablecoin companies told…

US banks reject CLARITY Act stablecoin deal days before Senate vote

9 May 2026 at 19:28
The US banking lobby is mounting a last-minute push to stall the CLARITY Act just days before its scheduled Senate Banking Committee markup on May 14. The American Bankers Association, the Bank Policy Institute, the Consumer Bankers Association, the Financial…

Virginia redistricting vote erased by state court

9 May 2026 at 14:36
Virginia redistricting referendum was struck down 4-3 by the state Supreme Court on May 8, with Democrats immediately filing to appeal to SCOTUS Virginia redistricting was struck down 4-3 by the state Supreme Court, with Democrats filing to appeal to…

US court finds Meta AI ads created fraud

9 May 2026 at 14:20
A US court has found that Meta’s AI ads tools materially developed fraudulent investment content, stripping Section 230 immunity and exposing the platform to securities fraud claims. A US court found that Meta’s AI ads helped create fraudulent investment content,…

Why JPMorgan AI is no longer an experiment

9 May 2026 at 13:55
JPMorgan AI spending has been reclassified from discretionary innovation to core infrastructure, placing it alongside data centers and cybersecurity in the bank’s budget. JPMorgan has reclassified JPMorgan AI investment as core infrastructure, treating its $2bn annual budget as non-negotiable as…

Why Meta’s Muse Spark ditched open-source AI

9 May 2026 at 12:50
Meta launched Muse Spark on April 8, its first fully closed AI model, abandoning its open-source Llama strategy Meta launched Muse Spark on April 8, its first fully closed AI model, abandoning its open-source Llama strategy. The launch marks the…

Kraken’s Etana fraud suit targets CEO Russell

9 May 2026 at 03:30
Kraken’s Etana fraud case alleges a Ponzi-like scheme diverted more than $25m in client funds. Kraken’s Etana fraud case alleges a Ponzi-like scheme diverted more than $25m in client funds. Kraken’s parent company Payward filed a second amended complaint on…

Tennessee Republicans erase last Black majority district

9 May 2026 at 02:55
Tennessee Republicans have erased the state’s last Black majority congressional district, splitting Memphis into three GOP-leaning seats. Tennessee Republicans have erased the state’s last Black majority congressional district, splitting Memphis into three GOP-leaning seats. The Republican-controlled legislature passed the new…

April jobs report beats forecasts at 115,000

9 May 2026 at 02:35
The US April jobs report showed 115,000 positions added in April, nearly doubling the consensus forecast of 62,000. The US April jobs report showed 115,000 positions added in April, nearly doubling the consensus forecast of 62,000, according to data the…

Oxford finds warmer AI chatbots make more mistakes

9 May 2026 at 02:00
Oxford researchers found AI chatbots trained for warmth make significantly more factual errors and validate false beliefs more often Oxford researchers found AI chatbots trained for warmth make significantly more factual errors and validate false beliefs more often, according to…

Why Trump is quietly retreating on Iran war goals

9 May 2026 at 01:45
Trump has abandoned his Iran war maximalist demands as polls drop and peace talks remain deadlocked Trump has abandoned his Iran war maximalist demands as polls drop and peace talks remain deadlocked, with analysts and the president’s own conduct making…

S&P 500 at record 7,400 underlines a full‑risk‑on backdrop for crypto

9 May 2026 at 01:30
The S&P 500’s push to a record near 7,400 confirms a late‑cycle, full‑risk‑on regime where Bitcoin and major crypto assets are again trading as high‑beta extensions of U.S. equities rather than as independent hedges. Gate’s futures data and European tape…

US Senate Banking Committee Expected to Hold a Formal Vote on CLARITY Act as Early as Next Week

9 May 2026 at 01:15
The Senate Banking Committee is expected to hold a formal CLARITY Act vote as early as next week, Coinbase said at Consensus 2026. Coinbase says the CLARITY Act is heading for a Senate Banking Committee vote as early as next…

Why NATO allies are reconsidering US leadership

9 May 2026 at 00:40
NATO allies are openly questioning whether the US should still lead the alliance following Trump’s decision to launch strikes on Iran without consulting them. NATO allies are questioning US leadership after Trump launched strikes on Iran without consulting the alliance,…

Meta’s USDC pilot draws fire as Senator Warren demands stablecoin transparency

9 May 2026 at 00:30
Warren’s letter asks Mark Zuckerberg to explain by May 20 which stablecoins and wallets Meta is using, how it selects issuers like Circle, what data it collects from linked wallets and how it will separate social and financial businesses. Senator…

Why the White House rejects strict AI regulation

8 May 2026 at 23:45
The White House says voluntary partnerships, not strict mandates, are the right approach to AI regulation. The Trump administration released its National Policy Framework for AI regulation in March 2026, built around voluntary industry agreements rather than top-down mandates. The…

Shapiro sues Character.AI over fake psychiatrist

8 May 2026 at 22:55
Josh Shapiro has sued Character.AI after a chatbot falsely posed as a licensed Pennsylvania psychiatrist and offered medical advice to a state investigator. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sued Character.AI on May 6, targeting the company’s chatbots for allegedly practicing medicine…

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber arms cyber defenders

8 May 2026 at 22:37
OpenAI has released GPT-5.5-Cyber to vetted cyber defenders, giving them reduced guardrails for specialized security workflows. OpenAI released GPT-5.5-Cyber on May 7 in limited preview, targeting security professionals defending critical infrastructure. The company describes it as the most permissive model…

TeraWulf’s HPC revenue tops Bitcoin mining for first time as AI pivot accelerates

8 May 2026 at 22:30
TeraWulf’s Q1 2026 results show $21 million in AI/HPC hosting revenue versus under $13 million from Bitcoin mining, marking the first quarter where high‑performance compute has overtaken BTC as the company’s primary revenue driver. TeraWulf’s latest earnings show its business…

Crypto conference season looked loud in 2025 but it barely made a dent in crypto media traffic

8 May 2026 at 22:10
Crypto conferences filled venues and dominated social feeds in 2025, but fresh traffic data suggests the hype barely translated into meaningful audience growth for crypto media outlets. Crypto conference season was noisy last year. The booths were full, the panels…

Revolut turns Bitcoin into a UX horror show with a two‑cent “flash crash” that never happened

8 May 2026 at 22:03
Revolut briefly showed Bitcoin trading near zero for some users while every major exchange and index still had BTC around $79,000. For a short window on Friday, some Revolut users opened the app and saw Bitcoin (BTC) trading for cents.…

Nagel warns Iran war is fueling inflation risks as ECB stays on alert

8 May 2026 at 21:57
Acting Labor Secretary Sandlin’s push for earlier Fed cuts clashes with a cautious central bank, leaving crypto trading a “higher for longer” regime even as the political drumbeat for easing grows louder. Nagel, who heads Germany’s Bundesbank and sits on…

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