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Senators urge Treasury ensure state authority in GENIUS application
A bipartisan group of US senators told the Treasury that its application of stablecoin laws should be done in a way that “preserves and…

Alibaba Is Building Qwen-Robot: The Operating System for the Robot Economy
The Chinese company is doubling down on its "embodied AI" bet.

Bitcoin tops $67K following US-Iran peace deal: Is it a bull trap?
Despite Bitcoin derivatives data highlight traders’ skepticism even though BTC briefly rallied above $67,000. Are bulls stepping into a…

Here is why Strategy's dividend-paying crypto stock is crashing to near-historic lows
Strategy's bitcoin-backed preferred stock remains well below par value as concerns over dividend coverage and stronger competition from…

Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi,…

Bitcoin miners' AI pivot faces $50 billion reality check, says VanEck
VanEck says investors are shifting focus from contract announcements to execution risk as miners chase AI revenue.

Tokenized asset market tops $43B as institutions accelerate blockchain adoption
Tokenized financial assets have surged 37% in six months as institutions expand blockchain adoption and the market broadens beyond funds…

U.S. senators urge Treasury not to leave states out of GENIUS Act stablecoin process
Senators led by Republican Cynthia Lummis are insisting the Treasury Department ensure states get a process to prove their ability to…

Crypto Exchange Binance Will Be Rejected for EU Regulatory License: Reuters
Binance said it believes it is compliant as a regulatory deadline in the European Union nears—and a report says it's likely to lose access.

Hyperliquid, Uniswap and Worldcoin buck crypto slump as traders chase AI, DeFi trends
A handful of tokens continued their run while bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market stalled after the early week bounce.

ChatGPT Is Still Huge, But Rival AI Chatbots Are Catching Up Fast
Sensor Tower's State of AI 2026 report shows ChatGPT's audience share slipping below 50% for the first time, as Gemini's default-app…

Bitcoin metric near ‘low-risk’ zone after holders absorb 125K BTC in June: Time for a rebound?
Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio and a 125,000 BTC increase in BTC accumulator demand mark the start of a new demand phase. Will prices follow?

FBI Says It Foiled Drone Attack Plot Targeting White House UFC Event
Federal prosecutors allege five men planned to use explosive-laden drones and sniper teams to take out "high-value targets" at the UFC…

Crypto PAC has $12M stake in Senate primary runoff as Alabama voters head to polls
Defend American Jobs reported spending $7.4 million on media to support Republican Barry Moore ahead of his May 20 Alabama primary, and an…

Coinbase lets users transfer stock portfolios as exchange expands beyond crypto
The crypto exchange is deepening its push into traditional finance by enabling ACATS stock transfers and expanding trading products beyond…

Coinbase Gears Up to Launch Tokenized Stock Trading, Crypto and Equities Options
Publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase added to its feature set Tuesday as it seeks to become the "everything exchange."

Coinbase intoduces AI advisor, stock options, and pre-IPO markets in finance push
The crypto exchange is expanding into investing, derivatives and banking services as it pursues an all-in-one financial platform.

XRP whale wallet withdrawals top 720M as risk-adjusted return data points to opportunity
Whales pulled more than 720 million XRP from exchanges, as various data points converge to predict a potential 50% rally.

Japan Rates Hit Three-Decade High, But No ‘Meaningful Disruption’ to Crypto Market
Japan's central bank lifted rates to a level unseen in decades, a move that once shook crypto markets—yet prices barely stirred.

State Street launches GENIUS Act-aligned money market fund for stablecoin reserves
The launch comes amid growing competition among financial institutions to manage assets backing dollar-pegged stablecoins.

Ripple targets Africa’s booming remittance market with Flutterwave investment
Ripple’s investment in Flutterwave will bring RLUSD, Ripple Payments and XRPL to one of Africa’s largest fintechs as blockchain remittances…

SpaceX Shares Hit New High as Elon Musk's Firm Agrees to Acquire AI Startup Cursor for $60 Billion
The all-stock deal would make Cursor a wholly owned SpaceX subsidiary and deepen the company's push into AI following its blockbuster IPO.

7 Ways Businesses Are Using Crypto Swap APIs
Real-world case studies show how the best crypto swap APIs help wallets, aggregators, and protocols improve onboarding and retention.

Ripple invests in Flutterwave, pushing its stablecoin and XRP Ledger into payments across Africa
The deal values Flutterwave at $3.2 billion, and will integrate Ripple's RLUSD and the XRP Ledger network to speed cross-border payments…

Robinhood Trims Headcount by 10% Amid Crypto Revenue Crunch
Robinhood is letting go of 10% of its employees, attempting to streamline operations amid a downturn in crypto-related revenue.

Coinbase to join tokenized stock race with onchain shares, dividend payments
The crypto exchange said investors will own the shares and receive dividends, underscoring growing momentum behind tokenized securities.

Binance says its European regulatory application is compliant despite report of Greek rejection
An EU crypto license application by the world’s largest crypto exchange is set to be rejected by the Greek regulator HCMC, according to a…

Ethereum’s biggest protocol overhaul in years moves into its final development stage
Developers are entering the final stretch of work on Glamsterdam, the network's next major upgrade, as teams begin testing a version of the…

State Street targets stablecoin reserve boom with new money market fund
The asset manager joins BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and others competing to manage reserves backing the growing stablecoin market.

Scale of Stablecoin Adoption in Nigeria Makes Risks 'More Pronounced', Says IMF
Efforts to suppress stablecoin use are “likely to be only partly effective,” the International Monetary Fund’s researchers said.