Kenya’s Finance Bill 2026 proposes to introduce a 10% excise duty on fees charged by Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) for crypto trading and other activities. The proposed excise duty on crypto platforms will be double the 5% tax on the betting industry. Such a move increases the cost of operations for VASPs, who either...

Solana (SOL) is trading below its 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $87.35 on Monday after moving nearly flat last week. The real-world assets (RWAs) ecosystem on Solana surpassed $2.50 billion in value, reflecting growing adoption in the traditional finance market.

Bitcoin (BTC) consolidates around $77,000 at the time of writing on Monday after declining more than 6% over the past two weeks. Market sentiment remains mixed as uncertainty over key issues in a potential US-Iran peace deal persists, reducing the chances of an imminent deal.

When Erik relocated to Berlin, sourcing medications locally for his mother in Kazakhstan was difficult. This challenge, coupled with his 15 years of experience in operations, was a major motivation for a platform like MovitOn.  MovitOn connects people who are already moving with people who need things moved. The platform has already completed a $2...

Japan stocks rallied to new all-time highs on Monday because traders finally got something they have been begging for: cheaper oil and less panic around the Strait of Hormuz. The Nikkei 225 (.N225) index jumped through 65,000 for the first time ever, hit a new record during the session, and closed at 65,158, up by...

Ethereum address poisoning has expanded to an industrial scale. One of the most active contracts on Ethereum was distributing an active dusting attack.

Vitalik Buterin outlines the Ethereum Foundation’s pivot to a leaner, more specialized role focused on longevity.

RAIL expanded above $4.51, a new peak for 2026. The Railgun project drew attention as the privacy narrative re-emerged in crypto space.

Pi Network (PI) is consolidating near $0.1500 at press time on Monday, lacking clear momentum as the broader cryptocurrency market anticipates a recovery amid hopes of a US-Iran peace deal. 

Meme coins remain under pressure on Monday as Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Pepe (PEPE) struggle after losing over 6%, 2% and 2.5% in the previous week. DOGE and SHIB slip below their key support zone.

Hyperliquid (HYPE) is trading at an all-time high level at press time on Monday, driven by institutional and retail demand for the Decentralized Exchange (DEX). The revenue-linked HYPE token buyback supports the rally into a price discovery mode.

Cardano (ADA) remains bearish, trading below $0.250 on Monday after falling by more than 15% over the past two weeks. Weakening derivatives metrics, alongside a deteriorating technical outlook, suggest the correction could extend further.

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) remain under pressure after a correction of nearly 1%, 1.5% and 4%, respectively, in the previous week, marking the second consecutive week of losses.

Bitcoin (BTC) holds above $77,000 at press time on Monday, while mid-tier crypto tokens DeXe (DEXE), Stable (STABLE), and Humanity (H) post double-digit gains over the last 24 hours, likely driven by renewed hopes that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. 

Binance has recorded net positive Bitcoin deposits for nearly 10 consecutive days. This had added fresh pressure to a market already struggling under geopolitical uncertainty and weakening ETF demand. The global crypto market saw a marginal recovery after witnessing a sell-off last weekend. Its cumulative cap hovers around $2.57 trillion with a 24-hour trading volume...

Privacy-focused cryptocurrencies are outperforming the broader crypto market. With crypto traders’ trust in the government currently low, the privacy sector has seen a surge in investor interest that is likely to keep building. 

China is giving investors a weird but very clear setup right now. The economy looks soft, shoppers are not spending with much force, and April retail sales grew at the slowest pace since the post-COVID reopening. Yet the stock trade is not really about malls, restaurants, or hospital names. It is about AI, semiconductors, hard...

The AI boom now has one very ugly question hanging over it. Is the money real, or are Big Tech companies just feeding cash to AI startups and booking the same cash as cloud sales later? That question now sits right on top of OpenAI and Anthropic, because fresh filings show both companies are tied...

The artificial intelligence sectors in both the United States and China are being flooded with unprecedented capital. However, the AI funding is now becoming a competition between the two largest economies.  Global AI startups raised $255.5 billion in Q1 2026 alone. Meanwhile, Chinese AI ventures separately pulled in over 110 billion yuan ($16.2 billion). How is...

Aave, the leading lending protocol, will be pursuing a “revenue-led protocol strategy” over the next 12 months, according to its founder, Stani Kulechov. Kulechov believes this is the next phase for DeFi to move past the phase of token speculation, writing on X, “Sustainable, consistent revenue is what proves that DeFi can evolve beyond pure...

The New York Times is stirring the pot with an investigation it published today May 24, claiming that Trump appointees at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) probed and placed officials, including senior staff, who did not fall in line with its plans for prediction markets on administrative leave.  Career officials had flagged problems with...

A collar from Hangzhou is telling pet owners that the noise from the sofa, the hallway, or the food bowl may soon arrive as a sentence on their phones. Pettichat, a product by Meng Xiaoyi, is a device that translates animal vocalizations and behavior to give an idea of what a pet might be feeling...

Most auto AI features are still not paying their own bills, even after years of investment across voice tools, driver prediction systems, connected car services, and digital shopping products. A live poll run during an SBD Automotive webinar found that only 18% of AI features are profitable for most attendees. See, automakers can build AI,...

Iran is now facing Donald Trump’s sixth public run at a ceasefire deal, and the latest version is also being sold as close, but not finished.

DeepSeek will permanently keep the 75% discount on its flagship V4-Pro model that had been set to expire May 31, the company said Saturday. V4-Pro API output tokens now cost $0.87 per million, down from $3.48 at launch one month ago. DeepSeek announced Saturday that the 75% discount on its flagship V4-Pro model is now...

On-chain sleuth ZachXBT said two contracts tied to European stablecoin issuer StablR may have been drained in a live exploit worth about $10 million, with EURR and USDR both falling more than 20% below peg. He posted the alert on Telegram and said the attacker wallet was first funded through CCTP on Noble, and the...

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes said Bitcoin holders should not confuse Michael Saylor’s buying machine with a safety net for their own portfolios. Arthur made the point during a May 13 interview with Scott Melker (aka Wolf of All Streets), where he said Michael’s role is tied to Strategy (MSTR), not to ordinary investors holding Bitcoin...

The Open Network (TON) has confirmed that the Toncoin and Token Bridge at bridge-v3.ton.org will cease all operations permanently on September 1, 2026, drawing the curtain on an infrastructure that was behind the blockchain’s earliest days of cross-chain connectivity. It was stated in the announcement, which was published on the TON Status Telegram channel, that...

President Donald Trump is facing a new stock-trading mess after his latest financial filing showed 3,711 trades, with nearly all of them tied to shares in American companies. Many of the companies in the report can be affected by federal decisions, including policy on defense, taxes, energy, tech, trade, and regulation. Over 2,000 trades landed...

The old 60/40 portfolio can break badly if the next market shock comes from global inflation. That is the ugly part investors are being forced to deal with now. Bonds are expected to form the conservative side of any investment portfolio. Bonds offer stable returns, minimize volatility, and act as an insurance against falling equities...