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Schumer Says Democrats Want a Good Crypto Bill as CLARITY Act Enters Key Phase
Key TakeawaysSchumer publicly backed crypto legislation, saying Democrats want “a good crypto bill” to pass in 2026.The GENIUS Act...
JPMorgan Eyes Ethereum Again With Second Tokenized Treasury Fund
Key TakeawaysJPMorgan filed with the SEC to launch JLTXX, its 2nd Ethereum tokenized fund, via Kinexys Digital Assets.JLTXX must...
XRP price forecast as more whales bet on bounce
XRP Ledger has reached a record 332,230 wallets holding 10,000 or more XRP. Growth after a sharp dip earlier in the year highlights...
MEXC Commits to 1,000 BTC Purchase as Guardian Fund Targets $500M Expansion
Key TakeawaysMEXC plans to expand its Guardian Fund to $500M over two years, along with a 1,000 BTC reserve.MEXC logged $270M...
Stables Taps T-0 Network as Asia’s 60% Stablecoin Payment Share Tests USDT Rails
Key TakeawaysStables partnered with T-0 Network on May 12, 2026, to scale institutional USDT settlements across Asia.Infrastructure...
Kenya Narrows Crypto-Offshore Gambling Escape Valve in Finance Bill 2026
Key TakeawaysTreasury CS John Mbadi submitted Finance Bill 2026 to Parliament on April 30, 2026 targeting KSh 120 billion.VASPs to...
Campaign Staffers Trade Internal Polls on Polymarket in Third Insider Pattern
Key TakeawaysNPR documented third Polymarket insider trading pattern in three months on May 7, 2026.Senate Res. 708 banned member...
Exodus Movement Sells 1,076 Bitcoin to Fund Global Payments Expansion
Key TakeawaysExodus Movement reduced its bitcoin treasury by 63% in Q1 2026 to fund strategic fintech acquisitions.The 1,076 BTC...
21shares Debuts US HYPE ETF With $1.8M Day-One Volume on Nasdaq – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysTHYP launched with spot HYPE exposure, staking rewards, and $1.8 million in trading volume.Investors face staking...
SEC-CFTC Alignment Cuts Risk of Overlapping Enforcement Actions
Key TakeawaysCFTC and SEC efforts aim to bring more consistency to overlapping financial market oversight.Growing market overlap...
US Banks Prepare for Tokenization Tipping Point, Moody’s Ratings Finds – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysMoody’s reports that U.S. banks see a “slow then fast” shift to tokenized assets and digital money as inevitable.DTCC...
Marathon Posts $1.3B Loss as Bitcoin’s 18% Slide Cuts Q1 Revenue by $35M
Key TakeawaysMarathon Holdings posted a $1.3 billion net loss in Q1 2026 due to an 18% drop in average bitcoin prices.The 33% surge...
Wisconsin Federal Judge Hands Tribes First IGRA Win Against Kalshi Sports Bets
Key TakeawaysJudge Conley issued first federal IGRA ruling siding with tribe against Kalshi on May 11, 2026.Wisconsin ruling...
Will BTC Hit Six Figures? Analyzing Prediction Market Odds on Kalshi, Polymarket, Limitless, and More – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysPolymarket traders assign a slim 11% chance that bitcoin hits $150,000 by December 31, 2026.Kalshi data shows a 47%...
Bitcoin Slips Below $80K After US Inflation Hits 3.8% and Rate Cut Hopes Fade
Key TakeawaysBitcoin fell below $80,000 on May 12 as Trump warned that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is on life support.A 1.6% drop in...
Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City unveils fast-track licensing for global finance and crypto firms
Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), Bhutan’s Special Administrative Region for economic development, has introduced an accelerated...
Elliptic Raises $120 Million in Series D Led by One Peak and Nasdaq
Key TakeawaysElliptic secured $120 million on May 12, 2026, boosting its valuation to $670 million for onchain analytics.Nasdaq...
Bitcoin struggles at key technical levels, awaits US CPI data for fresh volatility
Key takeaways Bitcoin trades around $81,000, maintaining a bullish bias but facing resistance at the 200-day EMA. Traders await...
Kraken Parent Teams With Franklin Templeton to Bring Managed Funds Onchain
Key TakeawaysPayward and Franklin Templeton partnered on May 12, 2026, to build tokenized yield and equity products...
Cardano struggles below $0.2800, bearish sentiment strengthens
Key takeaways Cardano (ADA) faces losses below $0.2800 after Sunday’s 4% recovery was capped by the 100-day EMA. Negative funding...
US Inflation Accelerates for Second Straight Month as Gas Costs Drive April CPI – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysThe BLS reported April 2026 headline CPI at 3.8% year-over-year, beating the 3.7% consensus estimate.Energy prices...
Stellar holds a bullish bias as momentum indicators improve
Key takeaways Stellar continues consolidating between its 50-day and 100-day EMAs. CryptoQuant data suggests a neutral-to-bullish...
ZachXBT Names Bitget’s Real Boss, Warns Escalation Against Chinese CEX ‘Cartel’ Is Coming
Key TakeawaysZachXBT named Bitget founder Shawn Liu as the platform’s actual leader, relegating current CEO Gracy Chen to a...
Congress Members to Hold Bipartisan Crypto Tax Meeting May 14
Key TakeawaysHouse Ways and Means Committee convenes bipartisan crypto tax session on May 14, alongside the CLARITY Act vote.PARITY...
US Senate Drops 309-Page Crypto CLARITY Act Draft Ahead of May 14 Vote
Senate Banking Committee’s 309-page CLARITY Act draft targets a May 14 markup vote.The bill assigns SEC authority over new token...
Cardano Foundation CEO: Why the World Needs a ‘Neutral’ Blockchain Settlement Layer
Key TakeawaysCardano CEO Frederik Gregaard stated that blockchain must provide a neutral alternative to politicized global...
UK Gambling Commission Posts £65,000 Job to Hunt £16.6B Black Market
Key TakeawaysUK Gambling Commission posts £65,000 senior “Head of Illegal Markets” role to combat £16.6bn black market.Acting CEO...
Draftkings, Flutter Grab Market-Maker Role, Undercut Peer-to-Peer Prediction Claim
Key TakeawaysDraftkings CEO Jason Robins eyes “top two or three” global market-maker spot via the Railbird exchange.Flutter began...
Crypto.com Lands UAE License, Opening Crypto Payments for Dubai Government Fees
Key TakeawaysCrypto.com became the first VASP to receive a CBUAE stored value facilities license on May 11, 2026.The SVF allows...
Bitcoin Miner Cleanspark Posts $378M Loss in Q2
Key TakeawaysCleanspark posted $136.4M in Q2 FY2026 revenue, a 24.9% year-over-year drop driven by Bitcoin price swings.A $224.1M...
24 Finance Giants Push Deeper Into Crypto Across Regulated Markets
Key TakeawaysMajor financial firms are widening crypto activity across custody, payments, funds, and tokenization.Regulated ETP...
Strategy’s Bitcoin Sale Comment Puts Treasury Risk in Focus
Key TakeawaysStrategy could sell BTC to fund dividends while seeking to preserve confidence in its treasury approach.Preferred...
XRP Ledger Foundation Names Ripple’s David Schwartz Honorary Board Member
Key TakeawaysDavid Schwartz joined the XRP Ledger Foundation as an honorary board member.Foundation leaders are assigning...
CLARITY Act Vote Faces Scoring Pressure Ahead of Senate Banking Markup
Key TakeawaysSenators face recorded-vote scrutiny tied to the CLARITY Act markup.Stand With Crypto says it represents more than 2.9...
Moonpay Moves Into AI-Native Trading With Dawn Labs Acquisition and Dawn CLI Launch
Key TakeawaysMoonpay acquired Dawn Labs on May 11, 2026, adding founder Neeraj Prasad as Chief Engineer of Moonpay Labs.Dawn CLI...
South Koreans Pull $41B From Crypto as Bitcoin Slump Pushes Cash Into Stocks
Key TakeawaysBank of Korea data shows domestic virtual asset holdings fell over 50% to $41.17 billion by February 2026.Investors...
Circle Internet Group Gains 16% as Arc Blockchain Raise Draws Blackrock and Apollo
Key TakeawaysCircle shares closed up 16% on May 11, 2026, pushing CRCL’s year-to-date gains to roughly 68%.Blackrock, A16z, and...
Kiyosaki Has Been Stacking Silver Since 1965, Says It’s Now One of His Best Investments
Key TakeawaysSilver has broken above $80 per ounce, a level Kiyosaki links to hyperinflation risk, with a $200 target.Robert...
Solana eyes $100 as ETF inflows hit highest level since January
Key takeaways Solana surged nearly 15% last week as spot SOL ETFs attracted $39.23 million in inflows — the strongest since...
Zcash Drops to $550 as Traders Defend 33% Weekly Surge and Eye Another Run
Key TakeawaysZcash (ZEC) retreated to $550 on May 11 after a surge, maintaining its spot as the top privacy coin.Despite a 7% daily...
SEI surges 10%, outperforms the broader market: Check forecast
Key takeaways SEI is up 10%, outperforming the broader cryptocurrency market. The coin could extend its rally towards the $0.092...
Report: Canton Network Developer Digital Asset Seeks $300M From A16z Crypto
Key TakeawaysA16z crypto leads a ~$300 million round at Digital Asset Holdings, valuing the company at ~$2 billion, per...
XRP price slips below $1.50 as Middle East tensions shake crypto sentiment
Key takeaways XRP slipped below $1.50 as renewed Middle East tensions weakened broader crypto sentiment. XRP investment products...
Circle Q1 Revenue Rises as USDC Transaction Volume Jumps 263%
Key TakeawaysCircle revenue rose 20% as USDC transaction volume jumped 263% year over year.Reserve income reached $653 million,...
Circle Pulls $222 Million From Blackrock and A16z to Launch Arc Blockchain at $3B Valuation
Key TakeawaysCircle raises $222 million in an ARC token presale at a $3 billion FDV, with A16z leading at $75 million.Blackrock,...
Why is Osmosis (OSMO) crypto price up 200% today?
The Osmosis crypto price has surged on extreme trading volume and liquidity inflows. Cosmos governance rejection kept Osmosis...
Trump Meme Team Moves $17M in TRUMP to Bitgo as Allocation Wallet Stirs Again
Key TakeawaysThe TRUMP meme team wallet moved $17.22M in tokens to Bitgo custody on May 11.This is the third major Bitgo transfer;...
Crypto has a dollar-cost averaging problem, and it has nothing to do with the strategy
Crypto DCA works well, but DeFi infrastructure still complicates automated investing. CoinFello simplifies DeFi dollar-cost...
Raoul Pal Says a Bitcoin Supercycle Is More Likely Than Ever in 2026
Key TakeawaysRaoul Pal sees rising supercycle odds driven by debt monetization and the largest capex boom in history.Bitcoin’s 90%...
From $8 to $81,700: What Bitcoin Was Worth on Every Mother’s Day Since 2011
Bitcoin traded at a daily high of $81,700 on Mother’s Day 2026, up from $8 in 2011, a 10,000-fold increase.Every bitcoin bear...
What Can’t Be Seen, Can’t Be Seized
Key Takeaways.Bitcoin held $80K as Jamie Coutts flagged treasury demand, pointing to a stronger next BTC bid.Stablecoins hit $321B...
Latam Insights: Venezuela’s Crypto Mining Ban, Tether’s $300M Lawsuit
Key TakeawaysAfter May 7, demand hit 15,579 MW, Venezuela upheld a mining ban, and will next sanction illegal operators.Tether sued...
‘A Lot Further to Go’: Ex-Goldman Strategist Predicts a Massive Breakout for the Brazilian Real
Key TakeawaysDriven by US-Iran tensions, Robin Brooks notes the undervalued Brazilian real will next surge past 4.5.As Hormuz...
Why Is Strategy Valuable? CEO Says MSTR Is More Than Its BTC Holdings
Key TakeawaysStrategy highlighted enterprise software operations as a core driver supporting its bitcoin treasury business.Cloud...
Why CLARITY Act Matters: Grayscale Sees Next Phase for Digital Assets
Key TakeawaysGrayscale said the CLARITY Act could create clearer rules for crypto market oversight.Developers, investors, brokers,...
2013 Bitcoin Whale Wallet Transfers 500 BTC After 12 Years of Dormancy
Key TakeawaysBitcoin wallets from 2013 moved 500 BTC on May 10, reviving long-dormant holdings.According to btcparser.com data,...
Michael Saylor Pushes STRC as Lower-Volatility Alternative to BTC and MSTR
Key TakeawaysSaylor explained how STRC supports Strategy’s broader bitcoin-focused capital structure and financing...
‘Internet Pro’: Inside Iran’s Controversial New Two-Tiered Web System
Key TakeawaysNetblocks reports Iran’s internet blockade hits day 72, dropping access to 1% since the Feb 28 attacks.Economist Mahdi...
BAYC, Cryptopunks, and MAYC Floor Prices Climb as Blue-Chip NFT Demand Returns
Key TakeawaysBAYC floor prices climbed 75.87% since April 10 as blue-chip NFT demand returned.Cryptopunks reached $73,200 on May 10...
CLARITY Act Poll: 52% Support, 70% Say US Should Have Passed Crypto Legislation
Key TakeawaysHarrisx found 52% of voters support the CLARITY Act after reviewing a policy summary of the bill.Concerns about...
Trump Tells Reporters Gas Is ‘Way Down’ — US Pump Prices Say Otherwise – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysTrump claimed gas prices fell “very substantially” on May 8, but AAA data shows they rose to $4.52/gal that day.The...
Stablecoin Market Adds $2 Billion in 7 Days as USDT Holds Near $190 Billion – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysTether’s USDT hit $189.63B on May 10, keeping 58.76% control of the stablecoin market.Circle’s USDC added $1.61B in 7...
Saylor Posts ‘Back to Work’ Signal as Strategy Eyes More Bitcoin After One-Week Pause – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysSaylor posted “Back to work. BTC” on May 10, signaling Strategy’s return to bitcoin accumulation after a one-week...
Bitcoin Price Prospect: BTC Holds $80K While Momentum Starts Heating Up
Key TakeawaysBitcoin held above $80K on May 10, 2026, preserving a bullish higher-low structure.Chart data showed 12 positive...
CME Group Targets June 1 Launch for Bitcoin Volatility Futures Pending CFTC Review
Key TakeawaysCME Group plans to launch Bitcoin Volatility futures (BVI) on June 1, 2026, pending CFTC approval.CME’s...
Privacy Narrative Makes Comeback, Ton Jumps, Clarity Comes Into View, and More
Key TakeawaysSenate Banking neared a CLARITY Act vote, setting up a pivotal U.S. crypto market test in 2026.Pavel Durov drove TON...
Gustavo Petro Warns Fossil-Fueled Crypto Mining Will Trigger ‘Climate Collapse’
Key TakeawaysColombia’s Gustavo Petro warned that fossil-fueled Bitcoin mining risks global climate collapse.Paraguay holds the 4th...
90% of Peru’s $28 Billion Crypto Market Is Now Driven by Stablecoins
Key TakeawaysBinance’s Daniel Acosta notes 90% of Peru’s $28B annual crypto volume now involves dollar-pegged stablecoins.Lemon...
Fed Survey Shows AI Concerns Rising Across Markets, Credit and Jobs
Key TakeawaysArtificial intelligence ranked among the most-cited risks in the Fed’s latest financial stability survey.Debt-funded...
Ripple’s RLUSD Grant Results Show How $25M Reached US Classrooms
Key TakeawaysRipple delivered most education funding in RLUSD, supporting classrooms through major nonprofit...
Robert Kiyosaki Warns Millions of Boomers Could Be Jobless and Homeless This Year
Key TakeawaysKiyosaki warns millions of boomers could face unemployment, financial distress, and even homelessness in...
Bitcoin Premium in South Korea Hits 2% for First Time Since Pre-War Market Shock
Key TakeawaysThe Cryptoquant Korea Premium Index (KPI) hit 1.98% on May 7 as BTC topped $80K across South Korean exchanges.Upbit...
Evernorth Says XRP’s Real Story Is Institutional Plumbing
Key TakeawaysEvernorth says XRP’s institutional story depends on infrastructure for regulated capital.Recent XRPL upgrades added...
US Credit Card Debt Hits Record $1.33 Trillion as Savings Rate Crumbles
Key TakeawaysU.S. credit card debt hit a record $1.33T in May 2026, the highest since the Fed began tracking.The personal savings...
Bitcoin Mining Pool Giants Foundry, Antpool and F2pool Signal Stratum V2 Shift
Key TakeawaysAntpool, F2pool, Foundry, and 4 others joined the Stratum V2 Working Group on May 7, 2026.Stratum V2 offers miners up...
Coinbase Says Outage ‘Unacceptable’ as CEO Weighs Speed-Resilience Tradeoffs
Key TakeawaysCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called the AWS-linked exchange outage unacceptable for customers.Trading, account access,...
Ethereum’s DeFi TVL Dominance Drops to 53%, Approaching Multi-Year Low
Key TakeawaysEthereum’s DeFi TVL share fell from 63.5% to 53% between January 2025 and May 2026.Defillama data shows Ethereum holds...
Lagarde Blocks Euro Stablecoin Push, Calls $300B Market a Stability Risk for ECB Policy – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysECB President Lagarde called euro-denominated stablecoins a financial stability risk on May 8, 2026.Lagarde mentioned...
Kraken Parent Payward Targets OCC Charter to Unlock Institutional Digital Asset Custody
Key TakeawaysPayward, the parent company of Kraken, filed an OCC application to establish a national trust company for...
Layerzero Discloses RPC Poisoning Incident Linked to $292M KelpDAO Hack
Key TakeawaysLazarus Group attacked Layerzero Labs internal RPCs and poisoned data sources in order to attack the KelpDAO DeFi...
Judge Clears $71M ETH Transfer to Aave as rsETH Recovery Enters Final Phase – Bitcoin News
Judge Garnett cleared 30,765 ETH ($71M) for transfer to Aave’s wallet on May 9, 2026.The April 18 KelpDAO exploit saw attackers...
Blackrock to Launch Tokenized Money-Market Funds on Ethereum
Key TakeawaysBlackrock filed to tokenize its $6.1B BSTBL fund on Ethereum, targeting stablecoin investors.The move builds on...
MiCA Decoded: ‘We Have an EU Office’ Is Not Enough: Here’s What Regulators Actually Want to See
MiCA Decoded is a 12-article weekly series for Bitcoin.com News, co-authored by LegalBison’s Co-Founding and Managing Directors:...
Sydney Huang Warns AI Bot Collusion Could Spread Before Regulators Respond
Key TakeawaysThe IMF predicts that a shift to agentic AI will trigger a radical increase in the velocity of money.Sydney Huang...
Six Months in, the AGA Exodus Has Reshaped US Gambling’s Lobbying Landscape
Key TakeawaysAGA Q1 2026 outlook: 81% of gaming executives flag prediction markets as “very significant” threat.Four major...
Nigerian Fintech Paga Expands Into Tokenized Bonds and Real Estate Through Sui Partnership
Key TakeawaysPaga partnered with Sui on May 7 to launch high-yield accounts and crypto rails for 1 billion people.Paga joins...
Crypto Prediction Markets Move Into Mainstream Finance as Institutional Interest Grows
Key TakeawaysTraditional firms are expanding their presence as crypto prediction markets attract deeper liquidity.Retail activity...
Privacy Coins Reclaim Spotlight Amid Global Pushback Against Financial Surveillance
Key TakeawaysZcash hit $600 in May 2026, with Grayscale filing for a spot ZEC ETF that could reshape institutional privacy coin...
SEC Commissioner Urges Restraint on Crypto Rules as Retail Trading Expands
Key TakeawaysPeirce said regulators should understand evolving markets before deciding whether new rules are needed.Retail...
CLARITY Act Markup: Senate Banking Sets May 14 Crypto Rules Session
Key TakeawaysSenate Banking scheduled a May 14 markup for the CLARITY Act at 10:30 a.m.Committee members will debate amendments...

























































































