Mastercard’s US transaction services unit has received a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), allowing the payments giant to conduct regulated digital asset business activity in the state. The company announced the license approval on Wednesday, but did not unveil any new consumer-facing crypto products. Instead, Mastercard said it plans …
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May 27th, 2026 – GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS Issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., the first federally-chartered crypto bank in the U.S. with reserves under OCC supervision and attested monthly by Deloitte The GENIUS-ready stablecoin will launch on Ceffu’s institutional infrastructure with a rewards structure: qualifying institutional holders share in the economics of fUSD’s reserves, …
XBIT DEX takes the lead in introducing leverage to on-chain prediction markets, prioritizing the 2026 FIFA World Cup for its initial category. The whitelist application is now live. May 27, 2026 – On-chain prediction markets are undergoing explosive growth. In March 2026, monthly trading volume surpassed $25 billion, a more than 20-fold increase compared to the …
Bitcoin (BTC) fell back below $75,000 at Wednesday’s Wall Street open as relief over a US-Iran peace deal bypassed crypto. Key points: Bitcoin continues to diverge from US stocks despite good news over the US-Iran war. BTC price action instead trends lower with oil amid improving odds of the Strait of Hormuz reopening. Bitcoin traders …
Prague, Czech Republic, May 18, 2026 – BTC Prague, Europe’s premier Bitcoin conference, returns to the PVA Expo Prague on June 11-13, 2026. Entering its fourth edition, BTC Prague welcomes 8,500 attendees, uniting entrepreneurs, developers, investors, educators, and newcomers in the industry. This year, BTC Prague adds its new Bitcoin Living Masterclass track, a dedicated …
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Key Takeaways Mastercard Transaction Services (U.S.) LLC received a NYDFS Bitlicense on May 27, 2026, clearing the way for digital asset operations in New York. The approval follows Mastercard’s $1.8 billion acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK in March 2026, signaling deeper commitment to onchain payments. Chief Product Officer Jorn Lambert says regulatory clarity is …
Key Takeaways OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said May 2026 fears of mass AI layoffs were overstated. Brookings and Yale Budget Lab found limited AI labor disruption through 2026. Anthropic warned AI deployment gaps may slow workforce replacement beyond 2026. Sam Altman is backing away from his bleak labor forecast, and it’s not hard to see …
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Key Takeaways Streamex Corp. and Orca launched the GLDY Pool on Solana on May 27, 2026, giving accredited investors 24/7 secondary trading access. Orca’s permissioned pool infrastructure enforces KYC compliance at the token level, a model Streamex says the RWA industry will follow. The GLDY Pool is built to scale to other asset classes, including …
Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs lost $333.71M as the outflow streak reached its 7th consecutive day. Ether ETFs saw a $35.04M exit, extending an 11-session decline led by Fidelity FETH. HYPE ETFs gained $20.45M while XRP added $1.55M amid selective altcoin demand. HYPE ETFs Pull $20M as Bitcoin and Ether Funds Face Heavy Withdrawals The holiday …
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Key Takeaways SoFi Bank launched SoFiUSD on May 27, 2026, making it the first U.S. national bank-issued stablecoin available on a banking app. Nearly 15 million SoFi members can now buy, hold, and convert SoFiUSD on Ethereum and Solana, with Bullish exchange access coming soon. SoFi plans to add FDIC-insured tokenized deposits and 24/7 cross-border …
Key Takeaways Vitalik Buterin has backed Kohaku’s per- dapp address feature, calling single global addresses a “norm we have to break” for Ethereum privacy. Kohaku’s v0.0.1-alpha.21 release made ERC-4337 relaying operational for Railgun transactions, reducing reliance on protocol-specific privacy infrastructure. Ethereum’s Kohaku, EIP-8250, and account abstraction upgrades are scheduled for the Hegotá hard fork in …
Analysts at J.P. Morgan Private Bank say the S&P 500 may be on its way to 9,000 fueled by broader artificial intelligence adoption and a sustained earnings supercycle. Strategist Kriti Gupta says the index has already delivered six consecutive quarters of double-digit earnings growth. Global earnings growth accelerated from 15.3% year-over-year in the fourth quarter …
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Hedge fund clients are selling out of semiconductor and equipment stocks even as technology shares climb to record highs, according to Goldman Sachs Prime Services. The semiconductors and related equipment subsector is the most net-sold U.S. subsector over the past month and is now modestly net sold on a year-to-date basis, Goldman Sachs Global Banking …
There were 20 kings of crypto back in January 2017. Dash. Augur. NEM. Stratis. They sat in the top 20 by market capitalization. They commanded billions in collective value. They attracted developers and retail investors who believed they were buying the future of money. As of May 2026, however, none remain in the top 20 …
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China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) said it will study new adjudication rules for virtual currency and cross-border finance cases as part of a broader push to clarify how courts handle digital economy disputes. “We will conduct in-depth research on the adjudication rules for new cases such as virtual currencies and cross-border finance, formulate judicial interpretations …
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