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The indictment alleges a delivery-worker ruse, firearms, and zip ties to force victims to transfer digital assets. The case adds to a growing physical threat that could reshape self-custody decisions.
The ABA wants senators to remove stablecoin reward provisions from the Clarity Act, warning of deposit flight into payment stablecoins. The markup is May 14.
Former CEO Christopher Delgado admitted failure as prosecutors allege a $328M scheme. A separate lawsuit claims JPMorgan processed $253M in related transactions, testing bank liability for crypto fraud.
The $160B stablecoin market faces a regulatory reckoning as the Senate Banking Committee prepares to vote on a CLARITY Act draft that includes a last-minute compromise on rewards.
Global crypto funds absorbed $857.9M last week, extending the inflow streak to six weeks. The CLARITY Act markup is the first legislative movement since 2024.
An indictment alleges three Tennessee men assaulted victims and stole $6.5 million in crypto across California. The case exposes the physical risk of self-custody when a wallet is tied to a known identity.
A $533M liquidity cushion, three key sites, and an 8.3% jump mask an after-hours dip. The AI pivot hinges on lease execution before Bitcoin's support fades.
The Crypto Clarity Act text is due Tuesday ahead of a Senate Banking Committee vote May 14. Fed chair transition, Tether supply at all-time high.
Allegation of money laundering assistance against key opinion leader Yelo raises questions about trust and due diligence in the influencer-driven crypto market.
Bitcoin held above $81,000 after Michael Burry warned the Nasdaq 100 at 43x earnings is a 'bloody car crash' setup. Oil rose above $105 on Iran fears. U.S. inflation data is the next catalyst.
309-page Senate bill bans yield on payment stablecoins, shields DeFi developers. Ethics fight over Trump’s crypto ties could block passage.
The Senate Banking Committee released the Clarity Act draft, setting up a Thursday markup. Bitcoin surged as the draft included a bipartisan stablecoin yield compromise.
Corpay is integrating stablecoin payments for its 800,000 business clients through BVNK and Kinexys, enabling near-instant cross-border settlement and lower fees. The move signals a production-scale shift in payment rails.
The draft bill enables yield-bearing stablecoins and shields DeFi developers from liability. It bypasses presidential crypto conflicts.
National Assembly seminar signals shift to concrete stablecoin rules; KRW 160 trillion in capital outflows cited as urgency. Next: digital-asset basic law in H2.
MoonPay bought Dawn Labs and launched Dawn CLI, a tool that turns plain-English prompts into automated prediction-market trades. Reliability and exchange integrations will shape order-flow capture.
Bitwise counts 24 major banks and asset managers now offering trading, custody, and tokenization. Regulatory uncertainty remains the wild card that could unwind institutional adoption.
The Senate Banking Committee’s May 14 markup of the CLARITY Act could ban yield on non-bank stablecoins, hitting payments and tokenization revenue for JPMorgan, Visa, and 22 others.
The Peter Thiel-backed startup becomes the eighth company to receive a national bank charter since 2010, with capital and governance hurdles still ahead before it can launch AI-driven payments and stablecoin settlement.
The Digital Asset Basic Act debate is postponed past June elections, stalling stablecoin licensing, exchange oversight, and institutional access in one of the world's busiest retail crypto markets.
Senate Banking Committee to vote before midterm recess as the American Bankers Association pushes to ban yield on stablecoins. The outcome could reset DeFi yields.
Vectara’s benchmark shows DeepSeek R1 hallucinates on 14.3% of outputs, more than triple V3’s 3.9%, raising direct operational risk for autonomous AI agent tokens like Virtuals, ai16z, and AIXBT.
Drained across Ethereum, Base, and BNB Chain in 10–30 minutes, the attack exposes a key-management failure that threatens all SIGMA-generated wallets.
Swatch's $500 Royal Pop mimics the Royal Oak that crypto traders bought for $106,000 at peak. The May 16 release tests whether mass access erodes the exclusivity that drove secondary prices.
The S&P 500 added $9.6 trillion since March 30, closing at a record 7,412.84. Bitcoin holds above $78,000, yet the usual risk-on rotation has stalled. The next BTC move will signal whether the link is broken.
Stand With Crypto will score recorded votes on the CLARITY Act at the May 14 Senate Banking markup. Polling shows 52% support for the bill, and 70% of voters want clear crypto legislation.
After repeated delays, the CLARITY Act markup on May 14 could reshape US crypto regulation. The vote tests whether stablecoin oversight can survive political headwinds.
The tool turns plain-English strategies into autonomous execution on Polymarket and Kalshi, opening systematic trading to a broader cohort and potentially reshaping prediction market dynamics.
The exchange's official account posted the figure without context, prompting market participants to read it as a registered-user tally. The number, if accurate, underscores Binance's scale even as multi-jurisdictional regulatory pressure persists.
Crypto market cap touches $2.8T after 8% monthly recovery, institutional ETF inflows top $59B. April exploit losses of $635M across 28 incidents now test whether liquidity gains can overpower DeFi fragility.