US lawmakers in the Senate Banking Committee held a markup for a long-awaited crypto market structure bill, marking a pivotal step toward Congress’ effort to establish regulatory clarity for digital asset companies and markets. In a Thursday session of the US Senate Banking Committee, all 13 Republican members and two Democrats voted to advance the …
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XRP (XRP) has recovered from its April lows of $1.26, rising as much as 19% to a three-week high of $1.50 on Sunday. Whale activity, network growth and a strengthening technical setup suggested that the XRP/USD pair was primed for a move higher once resistance at $1.50 is broken. Key takeaways: XRP whale addresses hit …
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Bitcoin (BTC) touched $80,000 around Thursday’s Wall Street open as US stocks hit fresh all-time highs and oil retested $100. Key points: Bitcoin rebounded to $80,000 while US stock markets hit new records, ignoring high inflation. Risk appetite is “skyrocketing,” analysis says, despite worries over central-bank policy tightening. Bitcoin can still head to $85,000 next, …
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Oobit launched its crypto payments platform in Colombia, expanding the Tether-backed company’s operations across Latin America. The company said Colombia is its ninth live market and follows expansion into countries including Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Chainalysis data cited in the announcement showed the Colombian peso ranked second globally in the share of centralized exchange stablecoin …
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Strategy’s preferred stock funding engine could hit a key constraint within the next year, potentially slowing the company’s Bitcoin purchases unless it expands issuance capacity or leans more heavily on common-stock sales, according to Delphi Digital. Delphi said Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, known as STRC, has become one of the …
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A veteran banking and finance analyst says a New York City-headquartered American multinational bank continues to be his top stock pick. In a new interview on CNBC’s Closing Bell, Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo says he is bullish on Citigroup (C) as the bank sees significant transformation. “I was very critical of Citigroup for decades. …
May 14th, 2026 – Abu Dhabi, UAE MSU 2.0 to unveil IP expansion strategy, featuring AI creation tools and a unified on-chain content hub. MapleStory N marks its first anniversary with major gameplay milestones, sustained ecosystem growth, and new updates to deepen player engagement. MapleStory Universe (MSU), the blockchain-powered expansion of Nexon’s iconic MapleStory franchise, …
A data security incident that targeted a Tennessee-based healthcare provider has compromised the sensitive personal information of 67,115 individuals. In a statement, Tri-Cities Gastroenterology says that on or sometime around December 11th, 2025, an unauthorized third-party actor accessed certain systems in the firm’s network environment. The result of the forensic investigation that came out on …
A New York federal judge ruled that $71 million in Ether frozen on Arbitrum could be transferred to Aave as part of a broader recovery effort. The funds are tied to the $293 million Kelp DAO exploit linked to North Korean hackers. Terrorism victims who were awarded $877 million in unpaid judgments against North Korea …
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The next major evolution of gaming may come from a rapidly growing digital universe where AI agents and humans coexist, compete, collaborate, learn, earn, and evolve together in real time. That world is called Clawville. Built as an open-world 3D MMORPG designed specifically for both AI agents and human players, Clawville is positioning itself as …
Real-world assets (RWA) crossed $32 billion in market value for the first time on Tuesday, as Wall Street’s love affair with tokenization continues to accelerate. JPMorgan was the latest to double down on its interest through a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a new tokenized money-market fund for stablecoin issuers on Ethereum. …
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US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted their largest daily outflow since January as Bitcoin struggled to hold the $80,000 level after a sharp rebound from April lows. Bitcoin (BTC) funds recorded $635.2 million in outflows on Wednesday, extending $233.3 million in outflows from the previous trading session, according to SoSoValue data. So far, weekly …
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The US Justice Department says funds are now available to compensate victims of the AirBit Club. Operators marketed the Ponzi scheme as a cryptocurrency mining and trading company with guaranteed profits. AirBit co-founders Pablo Renato Rodriguez and Gutemberg Dos Santos, promoters Cecilia Millan and Karina Chairez and attorney Scott Hughes were sentenced in 2023 for …
Crypto market analysts say increasing altcoin performance and volumes on Binance, a rising altseason index and a strengthening TOTAL2 macro structure are early signs that the market could enter an altseason in 2026. Key takeaways: Altcoin recovery signals emerge, hinting at a potential altseason in 2026. Rising altcoin trading volume on centralized exchanges and AltSeason …
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) market and clearing divisions issued no-action relief for fully collateralized event contracts, easing certain swap data reporting and recordkeeping obligations for prediction market operators and clearing organizations. The divisions said Wednesday that they will not recommend enforcement against designated contract markets (DCMs), derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs), or their …
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