SEC Commissioner Urges Restraint on Crypto Rules as Retail Trading Expands
Key Takeaways Peirce said regulators should understand evolving markets before deciding whether new rules are needed. Retail investors continue trading...
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CLARITY Act Markup: Senate Banking Sets May 14 Crypto Rules Session
Key Takeaways Senate Banking scheduled a May 14 markup for the CLARITY Act at 10:30 a.m. Committee members will debate...
Coinbase CEO: Onchain Economy Has Reached Escape Velocity Amid Generational Shift
Key Takeaways Armstrong said the on-chain economy has reached “escape velocity” amid expanding crypto adoption. Coinbase positioned itself to capture...
XRP Ledger Foundation Signals Public Collaboration Push Across Ecosystem
Key Takeaways The XRP Ledger Foundation introduced leaders across operations, engineering, and community engagement. The update emphasized collaboration with developers,...
Tether Sues Titan Holding in Brazil to Recover $300 Million Defaulted Loan
Key Takeaways Tether sued Titan Holding to recover a $300M loan after Daniel Vorcaro’s arrest and bank collapse. Galaxy’s Alex...
Anthropic Targets $1T Valuation as Investors Chase Claude’s Enterprise Growth
Key Takeaways Anthropic seeks to raise to $50 billion this summer, targeting a valuation near $900 billion. The 2026 funding...
Solv Protocol and Re Switch to Chainlink CCIP, Moving Nearly $1B Away From Layerzero
Key Takeaways Solv Protocol moves $700M in tokenized Bitcoin from Layerzero to Chainlink CCIP, joining two other major DeFi protocols....
Venezuela Upholds Crypto Mining Ban as Power Demand Hits 9-Year Peak
Key Takeaways On May 7, peak 15,579 MW demand prompted Venezuela to reiterate bitcoin mining ban measures. The ban impacts...
Bitcoin Bulls Defend $79,200 as $28.3M in Long Liquidations Resets Risk
Key Takeaways Bitcoin ended the week flat at $80,200 as markets largely ignored U.S.-Iran military skirmishes. The S&P 500 jumped...
Privacy Coins Reclaim Spotlight Amid Global Pushback Against Financial Surveillance
Key Takeaways Zcash hit $600 in May 2026, with Grayscale filing for a spot ZEC ETF that could reshape institutional...
Tucker Carlson Calls Markets ‘Fake’ After 60 Days of Middle East Conflict
Key Takeaways Tucker Carlson called public markets “fake,” pointing to oil trading under $100/barrel despite 60+ days of war disruption....
Japan to Enter the Blockchain Era with Round-the-Clock Government Bond Trading
Key Takeaways Led by Progmat, Japan will tokenize government bonds this year to tap the $4T daily global repo market....
Coinbase Points to Multi-Zone AWS Failures Behind Outage
Key Takeaways Coinbase linked the trading outage to failures across multiple AWS zones. The disruption interrupted core trading services despite...
Iowa Signs Crypto ATM Licensing and Oversight Bill Into Law
Key Takeaways Iowa requires crypto ATM operators to hold money transmission licenses before running kiosks. Location reporting, fee disclosures, and...
Metalpha Related Wallet Offloads $20M in ETH to Binance Amid Whale Sell-off
Key Takeaways A Metalpha-linked wallet deposited 8,771 ETH (~$19.99M) into Binance on May 8, 2026. Lookonchain flagged the move as...