The Trump administration and top crypto executives are celebrating before the Senate Banking Committee takes up the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with the bill now close to a serious vote after years of legal fog around crypto. According to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, “CLARITY is closer than ever. The bill is strong.” He highlighted...

Ethereum (ETH) is facing increasing selling pressure on the spot side following signs of cracks in US-Iran peace talks. With Oil prices surging higher, the top altcoin has failed to recover the $2,300 key level on Wednesday.

Fidelity International launched its first tokenized fund on Wednesday, the Fidelity USD Digital Liquidity Fund (FILQ), bringing regulated on-chain yield-bearing liquidity products to its clients.

Ledger has officially paused its previously planned IPO and U.S. stock market listing today, citing unfavorable market conditions, according to people familiar with the IPO process. The hardware wallet producer has engaged with banking and financial institutions since the year began to advise on the possibility of launching an initial public offering that could value...

Kevin Warsh cleared the Senate on Wednesday and became the next Federal Reserve chair after a brutal 54-45 vote, handing Trump a new central bank chief while the inflation picture is getting uglier. Kevin is taking over Jerome Powell at the exact time when Trump wants low interest rates, despite the recent price readings offering...

Rather than wait for the regulatory environment to shape itself, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has gotten directly involved in funding AI technology, lobbying for the rules, and helping choose the people who write them.  On the same day that reports surfaced that a16z had become the largest donor in the 2026 U.S. midterm election cycle, AI...

For three decades, internet companies made money by encouraging consumers to visit their websites and click on advertisements. A different approach is now taking control, one based on tokens, which are tiny pieces of data used by AI systems to interpret and generate content. TikTok revealed big changes at its sixth annual TikTok World conference,...

For the first time in almost 100 years, Americans can legally place bets on who will win elections. Betting websites now let people buy and sell contracts based on whether certain politicians will win or lose. People who support them say they do a better job of figuring out what will actually happen than old-fashioned...

Popular banking firm Charles Schwab has rolled out direct Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to its U.S. retail customers via a new platform called “Schwab Crypto.” This platform will give the firm’s over 39 million account holders access to spot crypto purchases in addition to stocks and bonds. The brokerage firm confirmed on Tuesday that an...

Banco Topazio has been banned for two years in Brazil from executing foreign exchange crypto transactions, along with a R$16.2 million fine.

Ondo Finance (ONDO) is facing mounting selling pressure on Wednesday, trading below the pivotal $0.4000 threshold. After logging two consecutive days of declines and extending its correction from its May peak at $0.4877, ONDO is at risk of a deeper correction.

Japan Blockchain Foundation has formally approved plans to issue EJPY, a trust-type yen stablecoin.

Hong Kong's High Court has frozen assets that belong to Prince Group founder Chen Zhi and his associates worth HK$8.93 billion (approximately $1.1 billion).

Vietnam's Deputy Finance Minister Nguyen Duc Chi has said that the country might introduce its first officially regulated crypto asset trading.

CertiK estimates North Korean hackers have stolen $6.75 billion in crypto since 2016. 

Kyrgyzstan is preparing to permit banks and other financial institutions to officially conduct cryptocurrency transactions. The changes, which will let them buy and sell digital coins, come amid new sanctions over the nation’s role in helping Russia bypass restrictions. Kyrgyzstan to authorize banks to work with cryptocurrencies The government of Kyrgyzstan plans to allow banks...

Ripple (XRP) is rising on Wednesday alongside crypto majors including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). After testing support around $1.42 the previous day, the remittance token trades above $1.46, signaling easing selling pressure as technicals align for a potential range breakout above $1.50.

PANAMA CITY, May 13, 2026 – BingX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3-AI company, today named two-time football world champion Enzo Fernández as its Global Ambassador. The partnership builds on BingX’s global sports partnership strategy following its recent partnership with Scuderia Ferrari HP and renewal with Chelsea FC, arriving at a pivotal moment ahead of...

If you run a brokerage, a payment gateway, or an institutional trading desk, or a crypto wallet service, you’ve almost certainly heard a client ask the same question: “Why did I receive less than the screen showed?” It’s the question that erodes trust and kills repeat business. In my role at ChangeNOW, I’ve spent years...

Cryptocurrency prices are showing signs of recovery on Wednesday, following volatility that accompanied the release of the United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI) data the previous day.

The rise in non-human activity and content across multiple domains, such as IT, content creation, and Fin-tech, is fueling the need for Proof of Human verification systems, like Worldcoin (WLD).

A Moscow court has sentenced the former top manager of cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s business in Russia and the region to five years in prison.

BMI shows April EV registrations reached 1.6 million.

Bitcoin (BTC) price rebounds slightly and trades above $81,000 at the time of writing on Wednesday, following a retest of a key technical support level the previous day. Institutional demand shows early signs of caution, with spot BTC Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) recording outflows.

Pi Network (PI) is trading in the red on Wednesday, extending its consolidation within a descending wedge pattern on the 4-hour chart.

The last few years have shown that the biggest vulnerability in crypto wallets today is blind signing. This is the practice of approving raw hex strings without knowing what they actually do. However, on Tuesday, the Ethereum Foundation officially announced that this standard is going to be phased out and replaced with clear signing alongside...

Washington, D.C., May 12, 2026 — The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clear and ethical public policy, research and education surrounding emerging technologies, successfully concluded its participation in the Sovereign Tech for Economic Empowerment Roundtable held May 7-8 at the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox National Shrine in New York City....

Base creator Jesse Pollak announced on May 13 that the x402 payment protocol now supports batched settlement, in an X post.  x402 now supports batched settlement this unlocks many many tiny tiny payments (

Dogecoin (DOGE) edges higher on Wednesday after two consecutive days of losses earlier this week. The recovery aligns with the rise in short liquidations over the last 4 hours across the crypto market, signaling a potential upside shift.

More and more large holder wallets have continued to accumulate XRP, and this has ultimately led to the number of XRP Ledger wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP hitting a record 332,230, according to on-chain data from Santiment. This steady accumulation of XRP by XRP Ledger wallets is a trend that began in mid-2024, and...