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The raise targets the $300B stablecoin market where issuers keep all yield. Osero embeds the Sky Savings Rate into apps, with a Basel III-inspired risk review for institutions.
Gilt yields jumped as political risk premium spiked, and a hotter US CPI print amplified dollar strength, driving GBP/USD to 1.35 and EUR/GBP toward 0.87. Next catalyst: further political clarity.
The draft includes a Jan. 1, 2026 ETF cutoff, a 60-day certification process, and court-judgment language limiting SEC jurisdiction. Senate Banking markup is Thursday.
The pound weakened against the dollar after a hotter-than-expected US inflation print boosted the greenback, while UK political uncertainty compounded the selling pressure. Traders now look to the next UK inflation data for direction.
eToro's Yoni Assia forecasts a crypto rally to record levels even as his platform reports a sharp decline in trading volume. The divergence sets up a positioning test for the second half.
The May 12 earnings call puts rental fleet metrics in focus. Utilization, new orders, and backlog will signal whether producer capex is turning into compression demand before the summer season.
Danko Maras steps down for family reasons after six years; Ikram UlHaque, a 20-year Almarai veteran and current Group CFO, takes over July 2026. The long lead time and internal promotion suggest financial continuity.
Tim Travis flags AGO at about 40% of adjusted book value as a strong buy. The discount reflects market fear over legacy Puerto Rico exposure; resolution could close the gap.
Authorities warn of legal consequences for oil pumps violating directives. Panic buying could create an artificial squeeze that distorts retail fuel sales data for Indian OMCs.
USBD will launch on Ethereum in summer 2026 with a yield-bearing sUSBD token and a $100M total value locked target, aiming to solve the trust deficit that has kept institutions away from Tether.
ICL reports Q1 after close May 13; consensus calls for $0.10 EPS (+11.1% Y/Y). The call's tone on potash demand and Middle East risks will drive the stock next.
April passenger numbers rose 22% YoY, while 70% fuel hedging limits cost swings. The stock trades below 4x earnings, reinforcing the undervaluation case into summer.
Franklin Templeton and Payward (Kraken) partner to bring tokenized traditional assets on-chain. It tests regulatory and liquidity frameworks for tokenized funds.
On-chain data shows developer wallets offloaded over $600K in a coordinated exit. The deleted post from Roaring Kitty’s X account has traders questioning if it was a hack or endorsement.
Three Tennessee men face federal charges for home invasions in California where they posed as delivery workers and forced victims at gunpoint to transfer crypto.
Google neutralized the first known AI-generated zero-day exploit in the wild, raising immediate security questions for crypto platforms.
CEO Simon Trott disclosed three fatalities since last year, prompting a safety reset. The BofA conference tone signals operational scrutiny across mining.
The AI firm says any transfer without board approval is invalid, naming eight unauthorized firms. Tokenized platforms price Anthropic at $1.25T, far above its last $183B round.
The US 52-week bill auction yield rose to 3.65% from 3.56%, signaling tighter short-term funding conditions and supporting the dollar. Next focus shifts to Fed minutes for rate path clues.
CoinDesk raised the AA threshold to 85, cutting top-rated exchanges to six. Bitstamp scored 90.26 to lead; Binance fell to fourth, and Gemini and OKX lost AA status. Institutional capital is now more concentrated than ever.
Iran's $8-10B state-linked crypto operation faces disruption as military option returns. Bitcoin's hedge status and prediction markets are pricing the risk.
Elliptic screens over 1 billion crypto transactions weekly for 700+ customers; the $120M raise signals institutional demand for compliance infrastructure is accelerating as tokenized assets move on-chain.
TASI's 1.1% fall to 11,039 with SAR 6.7B turnover tests 11,000 support. Traders now watch crude oil direction and OPEC+ meeting signals for the next move.
Amazon set a target of 80%+ developer AI use weekly. Workers automate unnecessary tasks to lift token counts, clouding the margin story. Watch for a shift from adoption volume to output metrics.
Proposed ban on passive yield for payment stablecoins splits crypto firms and banks, threatening on-chain dollar liquidity and reshaping U.S. stablecoin structure.
A US inflation surprise widened the policy yield gap and sent the dollar higher. Hawkish BoJ signals kept the yen from sliding further, confining USD/JPY to a tight range.
Franklin Templeton's $1.74T in assets meets Kraken's $30B tokenized equities framework, aiming to put actively managed strategies onchain while testing regulatory limits for yield products.
The token debut on Kraken ends a pre-market round and exposes the protocol’s AI yield thesis to open order books. Early volume and vault deposits will separate a durable launch from a fleeting one.
The indictment unsealed this week names no specific tokens or exchanges, leaving the market to gauge exposure risk. The next catalyst is the release of full details.
OpenAI’s Daybreak initiative shifts security left, finding vulnerabilities before deployment. For crypto, where $2B was stolen by DPRK hackers in 2025, the lesson is clear: proactive defense beats reactive patching.