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Bitcoin Pizza Day 16 Years On: From buying pizza for 10,000 BTC to “just holding and never spending”—why has BTC’s payment function become all but obsolete?

On May 22, 2026, Bitcoin Pizza Day returned once again. Community members gathered to celebrate, merchants rolled out discounts, and Crypto platforms launched all kinds of marketing plans—everything across the industry was lively. But a curious phenomenon is emerging: in a festival named after Bitcoin, participants’ actual payment behavior is quietly sidestepping BTC in unison. People use USDT to buy pizza, use ETH to settle, and even use Exchange Tokens to join in—yet BTC is excluded from the p
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GateInstantTrends·05-20 12:28
Bitcoin Pizza Day 16 Years On: From buying pizza for 10,000 BTC to “just holding and never spending”—why has BTC’s payment function become all but obsolete?

Lagos Targets 250MW Data Centre Capacity by 2030

Lagos State government plans to increase the city's data centre capacity to more than 250 megawatts (MW) by 2030, according to Olatubosun Alake, commissioner for innovation, science, and technology. The expansion was announced at the launch of the Kasi Cloud LOS1 data centre facility in Lekki,
OliverGrant·05-20 11:12
Lagos Targets 250MW Data Centre Capacity by 2030

Shanghai Gold Futures Plunge 17% in Suspected Fat Finger Trade

Opening Shanghai gold futures experienced a dramatic intraday price collapse on the evening of May 19, with the main contract plunging from 996 yuan per gram to 830.52 yuan per gram—a 17% drop that nearly triggered the daily limit down at 830.48 yuan per gram—before rapidly recovering. The Shangha
LucasBennett·05-20 09:42
Shanghai Gold Futures Plunge 17% in Suspected Fat Finger Trade

Rising expectations of regulatory transparency: How the CLARITY Act’s progress is reshaping the classification of crypto assets and the market landscape

On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee passed the “Digital Assets Market Structure Act” (CLARITY Act) by a vote of 15 in favor and 9 against, and the bill officially moved into the full Senate for consideration. On the same day, the Polymarket prediction market raised the probability that the bill would become law in 2026 to 68%, the highest level since the legislative process began. This is a key inflection point in U.S. Crypto regulation, as it shifts from “enforcement-led regulati
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GateInstantTrends·05-20 09:25
Rising expectations of regulatory transparency: How the CLARITY Act’s progress is reshaping the classification of crypto assets and the market landscape

BNB Chain Post-Quantum Trial Succeeds, TPS Falls 40%

The BNB Chain development team has successfully completed a trial of post-quantum cryptography architecture on the BNB Smart Chain network, providing a blueprint for future-proofing blockchain systems against quantum computing threats. According to the official migration report, the experimental
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CryptoFrontier·05-20 07:34
BNB Chain Post-Quantum Trial Succeeds, TPS Falls 40%

FIS Launches Cloud-Native Risk Suite on AWS

Opening FIS launched Enterprise Risk Suite on Amazon Web Services, introducing a cloud-native deployment model designed to eliminate disruptive software upgrade cycles for financial institutions. The move reflects structural changes across institutional financial technology where banks,
CryptoFrontier·05-20 07:22
FIS Launches Cloud-Native Risk Suite on AWS