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The BENJI fund, a regulated on-chain money market fund, is now available to MoonPay's users, offering a yield-bearing alternative to stablecoins and signaling deeper ties between traditional asset managers and crypto platforms.
CLARITY Act faces June vote; failure could push crypto regulation to 2027, leaving SEC enforcement as primary rule for exchanges and slowing institutional adoption.
Galaxy Digital's OTC desk executed a $10M block trade on Kalshi with Arca, opening institutional access to event contracts. The Clarity Act vote in June will test the model.
Bitcoin's rapid sell-off pushes it below $70k for the first time in two months, losing 10% in a week. The breakdown tests support and sets up the next decision point for traders.
Backpack Securities combines a U.S.-regulated brokerage with a tokenization platform. The hybrid model targets traders wanting stocks and crypto in one account.
MoneyGram's MGUSD stablecoin on Stellar targets costly remittances. US launch first. CEO Soohoo says stablecoins are infrastructure. Partners include Bridge, M0.
Binance routes AED deposits and withdrawals through local bank rails. Reduced friction comes with tighter counterparty risk for UAE users.
TVL and wallet counts measure incentives, not demand. Real traction requires retention and multi-product use. Here is how to tell the difference.
Crypto IPO lineup stalls as AI sector absorbs $600B in US capex. Kraken, Ledger, Grayscale delay listings. BitGo trades 36% below IPO. BTC ETFs saw $2.3B May outflows. The next window depends on Bitcoin and AI equity performance.
Bitcoin ETF outflows hit $480M in a single day, triggering $766M in liquidations. The crypto market cap dropped 4.5% to $2.39T. Watch for a retest of $66K on BTC if outflows continue.
May crypto treasury inflows hit their lowest since 2024, with Bitcoin-focused firms accounting for nearly all activity while BTC capital formation plunged from April levels.
Privy's 2,000+ dev teams can now integrate the same vault stack behind Kraken DeFi Earn and EtherFi's Liquid via a self-serve API. The move commoditizes institutional-grade yield infrastructure.
Bitcoin's breakdown below $70K shifts momentum bearish. Watch for a retest of $66K, a key March support zone. A failure there could accelerate selling.
Robinhood closes WonderFi acquisition, adding 300,000 Canadian users and two regulated crypto platforms. The integration timeline and user trading volume will determine if the deal pays off.
Russia's retail crypto holdings sit at $44 million, flat for six months, despite a $376 billion transaction footprint. The Duma bill and mining bans won't change that.
Jamie Dimon warns the Clarity Act will fail unless banks get stricter stablecoin rules. Watch the markup process for the real tell on crypto regulation.
Anthropic filed for IPO Monday at a $900B valuation; OpenAI submitted SEC papers. The twin catalysts create a defined risk window for AI crypto tokens.
Kraken's Payward files for national trust bank, joining Crypto.com and EDX in a push to replace 50 state regulators with single OCC oversight. State regulators push back.
CLARITY Act cleared two Senate committees, setting up August signing deadline. Crowded floor tightens timeline. If enacted, tokens become commodities under CFTC.
Vitalik Buterin proposes options-based DeFi to replace collateralized debt positions and eliminate forced liquidations. The framework uses slow oracles to reduce manipulation risk. Implications for MakerDAO, Aave, and Synthetix.
Stablecoin market hits $322B as comment deadlines expire. Senate returns June 3 for CLARITY Act negotiations targeting August 2026 passage.
Box created 13 AI-driven job categories and expects headcount above 3,000. Revenue rose 11% while the stock fell 7%. Next quarter will test whether the market's skepticism is right.
Citi projects tokenized securities and RWAs reaching $5.5 trillion by 2030. Treasuries drive early adoption. Equities add $2.6T demand. Stablecoins provide settlement. Range spans $2.7T to $8.2T. Adoption speed, not tech, determines outcome.
Keyrock's acquisition of bankrupt Blockfills depends on a Chapter 11 court ruling. The deal's value is undisclosed. Integration risks and competing bids loom.
Citi projects tokenization from $17B to $5.5T within six years. The value flows to Ethereum infrastructure and regulated custodians. Next catalyst: a G7 bond tokenization.
Robinhood closes $180M WonderFi acquisition, gaining Bitbuy and Coinsquare users. The test is whether Canadian traders stay after migration to a narrower token list.
Stablecoin yield is becoming a banking turf war. Regulators, issuers, and lenders jockey for control over the digital dollar's interest. Key players Tether, Circle, and JPMorgan position ahead of a Treasury report.
Japan commits $1B alongside the US in the Genesis AI mission. For NVDA and MSFT, government AI spending becomes a durable allied demand driver. Next catalyst: June.
Binance lets non-US users trade 7,000+ US stocks and ETFs with zero commissions and fractional shares from $5. The real risk is regulatory exposure through Nest Trading and Alpaca custody.
LDP recommendations to finance minister target 55% crypto tax, ETF framework, and yen stablecoin adoption. Global stablecoin market at $320B but yen tokens under 0.01%.