Thursday, May 14, 2026

Coinbase Wins USDC Treasury Deployer Seat on Hyperliquid, Circle Handles Cross-Chain Infrastructure

Coinbase USDHCoinbase is stepping in as the official treasury deployer for USDC on Hyperliquid under a new framework called AQAv2, ending a fragmented stablecoin setup on one of decentralized finance’s most active perpetuals platforms. Coinbase Becomes USDC Treasury Deployer on Hyperliquid as Native Stablecoin USDH Winds Down Announced Thursday, the arrangement places Coinbase at the center […]

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AARP Backs CLARITY Act Ahead of Senate Banking Markup

AARP Backs CLARITY Act Ahead of Senate Banking MarkupAARP urged senators to preserve Section 205 of the CLARITY Act as cryptocurrency kiosk scams draw concern. The group cited more than 13,460 complaints and $389 million in reported losses tied to the machines. AARP Backs Section 205 Ahead of CLARITY Act Markup AARP, the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that advocates for 125 million […]

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CFTC Drops Swap Reporting Duties for Prediction Market Operators Across the US

CFTC Swap Reporting DutiesThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a blanket no-action letter this week, relieving prediction market operators from swap data reporting and recordkeeping obligations tied to fully collateralized event contracts. CFTC Issues Blanket No-Action Letter Cutting SDR Reporting for Event Contracts The CFTC‘s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk jointly announced […]

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Casper Network Plans Quantum-Safe Keys in 2027 to Protect Tokenized Assets

The Casper Association has launched a multi-year technical roadmap focused on institutional-grade infrastructure for real-world asset tokenization and artificial intelligence-driven commerce. Bridging the Ethereum Ecosystem The Casper Association on May 12 unveiled a multi-year technical roadmap aimed at positioning the Casper Network as the primary infrastructure for regulated asset tokenization and the burgeoning machine-to-machine economy. […]

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Whale Accumulates 21,800 ETH in a $47M Bet on Ethereum’s Long Game

An onchain whale has quietly spent $46.99 million accumulating 21,800 ether since February 15, with the latest purchase of 1,500 ETH coming just hours ago. A PATIENT, SYSTEMATIC ACCUMULATION SCHEME Having spent $46.99 million accumulating ether since February 15, buying a total of 21,800 ETH at an average price of $2,155 per coin, the whale’s […]

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Ether Withdrawals to Resume Following KelpDAO and Aave’s Coordinated Token Burn

Ether withdrawals are expected to resume within 24 hours for KelpDAO users after a coordinated burn of the attacker’s rsETH tokens on Arbitrum successfully neutralized the exploit’s impact. MORE THAN AN EXPLOIT The rsETH bridge lockbox on Arbitrum is being refilled, and ether withdrawals for users affected by the KelpDAO exploit are expected to start […]

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Strategy Estimated to Have Bought 2,110 BTC Today Using STRC Proceeds

Michael Saylor’s Strategy is estimated to have purchased approximately 2,110 bitcoin, funded by fresh proceeds from its STRC perpetual preferred stock program, continuing the firm’s relentless accumulation of the world’s largest cryptocurrency. STRC: THE FUNDING VEHICLE The latest bitcoin purchase was funded with proceeds from STRC, the company’s 11.5% annual yield perpetual preferred stock, which […]

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