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Kraken's parent company to acquire CFTC-regulated exchange Bitnomial
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Circle unveils USDC Bridge for native cross-chain stablecoin transfers The USDC Bridge adds to Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, which often sees over $500 million worth of USDC transfers each day.
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X's new Cashtags feature drives $1B trading volume in first two days X’s Cashtags feature has been integrated into Canadian-based online brokerage Wealthsimple, but has not yet been adopted by a US trading platform.
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Worldcoin tanks 13% as World’s iris-scanning tech expands to Zoom, Docusign Most of the integrations are aimed at fighting deepfakes as the rise of AI-generated content makes it increasingly difficult to distinguish humans from AI.
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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, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
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Russia introduces bill to criminalize unregistered crypto services Individuals and groups would be required to register with the Bank of Russia before offering certain crypto services, or potentially face fines and prison time.
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Polymarket odds of Hormuz Strait traffic normalizing by end of May spike to 73% Traders on the Polymarket prediction market platform place the odds of the Strait returning to normal traffic by May 31, 2026, at 73%.
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US Senator asks for Binance monitor update amid scrutiny of Iran sanctions A letter from US Senator Richard Blumenthal said he was concerned about “mounting allegations of dangerously lax anti-money laundering prevention by Binance.”
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Kraken's parent company to acquire CFTC-regulated exchange Bitnomial Payward, the parent company of the Kraken crypto exchange, cited Bitnomial's regulatory licenses as the primary driver for the acquisition.
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Singapore Gulf Bank adds stablecoin mint and redeem for 24/7 settlement The Bahrain-based lender lets institutional clients convert fiat currency to US dollar-pegged stablecoins directly from their accounts.
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French finance minister backs euro-pegged stablecoins to compete with US The country's finance minister supported the Qivalis initiative, launched in 2025, to create a euro-pegged stablecoin under the MiCA framework.
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Neo co-founder proposes $461M treasury overhaul to end ‘trust me’ governance Neo’s proposed overhaul would restructure its foundation, return tokens to the community and impose formal oversight, as co-founders clash over governance and control.
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Bitcoin rises, oil falls after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open Bitcoin surged above $77,000 as oil futures fell 10% after Iran’s foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz open for the remainder of the ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran.
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Telegram CEO Durov warns EU age-verification app could enable wider tracking Telegram CEO Pavel Durov cited claims the EU’s new age-check app was hacked in minutes, warning it could expand into wider online identity controls.
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Ramp Network rolls out multichain wallet for simpler self-custody The crypto infrastructure company said its new wallet lets users buy, sell, swap and cash out digital assets in one app without relying on outside providers.
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Flow Capital plans to tokenize $150M private credit fund via DigiFT: Report Bloomberg reported Flow Capital plans to tokenize its private credit fund to raise additional capital, but crypto execs warn tokenization doesn’t magically make hard-to-trade assets liquid.
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Tempo’s ‘Zones’ sparks debate over privacy in crypto infrastructure Tempo’s new “Zones” feature offers private, permissioned stablecoin transactions on its layer-1 for enterprises, but critics warn the operator‑controlled design adds back centralized trust.
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Ethereum NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed Blackdove sale Foundation is shutting down after a failed sale to Blackdove, having processed about $230 million in NFT primary sales since its launch in 2021.
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Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026 Industry speakers at Paris Blockchain Week said tokenization can broaden access and issuance, but it does not by itself create active secondary markets for illiquid assets.