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Sydney Huang Warns AI Bot Collusion Could Spread Before Regulators Respond

With AI-to-AI commerce expected to increase the velocity of money, central banks may find themselves unable to react to machine-speed inflation or flash crashes. Experts suggest that regulation must be embedded directly into the code to prevent cascading failures. Key Takeaways: The IMF
Coinpedia·05-09 11:32
Sydney Huang Warns AI Bot Collusion Could Spread Before Regulators Respond

The Fed’s leadership change is imminent: Waller takes over, and the internal divisions during the April FOMC are the most severe since 1992

On the early morning of April 30, 2026, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 8 to 4 to keep the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%, marking the third consecutive meeting with no change. However, beneath a decision that broadly aligns with market expectations, there lies the most intense policy split since October 1992. The composition of the four dissenting votes is highly dramatic: Stephen Miller, a Fed governor nominated by Trum
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GateInstantTrends·05-09 09:36
The Fed’s leadership change is imminent: Waller takes over, and the internal divisions during the April FOMC are the most severe since 1992

Payward Applies for OCC National Trust Company Charter

Payward, the parent company of Kraken's crypto exchange, has applied for a national trust company charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, according to a statement. The application seeks to establish the Payward National Trust Company (PNTC), which aims to serve institutional
CryptoFrontier·05-09 09:20
Payward Applies for OCC National Trust Company Charter

Geopolitics and the Crypto Market: How the U.S.-Iran Hormuz Strait game is affecting Bitcoin’s price movement

On May 4, 2026, US President Trump made a high-profile announcement to launch a “Freedom Plan,” intending to guide merchant ships trapped in the Strait of Hormuz to pass through. The plan called for deploying missile destroyers, more than 100 sorties of aircraft, and about 15,000 active-duty servicemembers. However, less than 48 hours after the plan was implemented, Trump announced a suspension, citing “major progress in the comprehensive US-Iran agreement.” But Iran’s stance was very different:
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GateInstantTrends·05-09 08:23
Geopolitics and the Crypto Market: How the U.S.-Iran Hormuz Strait game is affecting Bitcoin’s price movement

Japan’s three major banks plan to repurchase $1.6 trillion of assets on-chain by the end of 2026

According to a report by Coinfomania on May 8 citing public information, the “Digital Asset Co-Creation Alliance” (DCC), with blockchain infrastructure company Progmat—an entity under the MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) financial group—serving as the secretariat, launched working groups in May. The plan is to buy back and bring the market online by the end of 2026. The scale of Japan’s repo market is about $1.6 trillion, accounting for 10% of the global $16 trillion repo market. Consortium
MarketWhisper·05-09 05:40
Japan’s three major banks plan to repurchase $1.6 trillion of assets on-chain by the end of 2026

Standard Chartered Global Stablecoin Report: Non-USD stablecoins have enormous potential, with Taiwan’s score nearly matching Singapore

According to a recent global stablecoin research report released by Standard Chartered, the global stablecoin issuance has surpassed $320 billion, and in Q1 2026 the total stablecoin transaction volume exceeded $28 trillion, setting a historic high for a single quarter. The report notes that non-USD stablecoins have substantial room for expansion, with Taiwan’s score comparable to the Singapore market. Analysis of Global Stablecoin Market Concentration and Non-USD Demand According to the Standar
MarketWhisper·05-09 05:35
Standard Chartered Global Stablecoin Report: Non-USD stablecoins have enormous potential, with Taiwan’s score nearly matching Singapore

A former Navy captain in Singapore stole 1.7 million USDT and was sentenced to six years and ten months in prison

According to a report by The Straits Times on May 9, Singapore’s National Court judge Wang Qinru made a ruling on May 8 in the case of the defendant, Zhang Rongxuan (35, phonetic transliteration), sentencing him to six years and ten months in prison. Zhang Rongxuan, a former captain in the Naval Diving Unit’s elite diving unit, was found to have, while a friend was out, entered the apartment, photographed the cold wallet seed phrases, and later stole 1.7 million USDT held by the friend. Criminal
MarketWhisper·05-09 05:31
A former Navy captain in Singapore stole 1.7 million USDT and was sentenced to six years and ten months in prison

Bitcoin miner IREN reaches a $3.4 billion AI deal, with Nvidia receiving $2.1 billion in stock options

Bitcoin mining company IREN and NVIDIA announced on May 8 that IREN will provide NVIDIA with GPU cloud colocation services worth $3.4 billion over the next five years. According to Decrypt, as part of the agreement, NVIDIA receives a five-year option to buy up to 30 million shares of IREN stock at $70 per share, with a potential investment of as much as $2.1 billion. Key terms of the cooperation agreement According to an official IREN statement, the core of this collaboration is to deploy NVIDIA
MarketWhisper·05-09 05:26
Bitcoin miner IREN reaches a $3.4 billion AI deal, with Nvidia receiving $2.1 billion in stock options