The Bank of Japan just told the world it’s seriously considering another rate hike, and the timeline is measured in weeks, not quarters. Minutes from the BOJ’s April 27-28 meeting, released on May 11, reveal that three out of nine board members pushed for an immediate increase to the policy rate, citing persistent inflation risks…
A Discord wallet flex allegedly exposed connections between Dritan Kapllani Jr. and a massive 185 BTC social engineering theft. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has linked US-based alleged threat actor Dritan Kapllani Jr. to more than $19 million in crypto thefts carried out through social engineering attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders. In a series of posts on…
Yellow Network chairman Alexis Sirkia says the CLARITY Act is the structural reset U.S. crypto has waited for. Summary Sirkia argues the bill creates the first navigable framework around classification, jurisdiction, and compliance for crypto firms. Years of regulatory uncertainty pushed builders to Dubai and Singapore, and the CLARITY Act could reverse that flow if…
Amazon built an internal AI tool staffed by 36 engineers. Its employees responded by gaming it. The practice has earned its own name inside the company: “tokenmaxxing.” Workers are using MeshClaw, Amazon’s internally developed platform for creating AI agents to automate tasks, not because they need the automation, but because they need the usage numbers….
Tokenized Treasuries hit a record $15.35 billion on May 13 as Fed rate-hike fears drove investors toward on-chain yield. Summary Total value locked in tokenized Treasuries surpassed the previous mid-April peak of $15.10 billion, with rwa.xyz data confirming the $15.35 billion record on May 13. April’s US CPI came in at 3.8% annually, sharply raising…
## Market Snapshot Markets related to Jerome Powell’s departure as Fed Chair show varied odds: May 14 has 0.7% YES, May 31 stands at 99.4% YES, and June 30 at 99.6% YES. For Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as Fed Chair by May 15, the market prices a 99.9% YES. ## Key Takeaways – Markets suggest Kevin…
The current altcoin structure reflects a long consolidation phase where selling pressure gradually weakened without breaking key support. A closely watched chart pattern has flipped bullish, and at least one analyst says it mirrors the setup that preceded some of the biggest altcoin rallies on record. According to trader Mark Chadwick, the pattern has…
Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reported that the Bitcoin spot ETF iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has significantly outperformed the gold ETF SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) since March, outpacing it by roughly 33 percentage points in performance. Summary Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas says Bitcoin ETF IBIT has outperformed gold ETF GLD by 33 percentage…
Washington has spent years promising a comprehensive crypto regulatory framework. The latest revision of the CLARITY Act suggests lawmakers might actually be close to delivering one, with a bipartisan compromise on stablecoin yield that has won over both the banking lobby and the digital asset industry. The updated bill, championed by Senators Thom Tillis and…
In CLARITY Act news today, the Senate Banking Committee released the final draft text of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on May 12, 2026, just two days before a scheduled May 14 committee markup, and for the first time, crypto investors can see precisely what rules Washington wants to impose on the exchanges, stablecoins,…
