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Meta Platforms faces renewed scrutiny over its dominant market position and acquisition strategy, as regulatory bodies in the United States and South Africa challenge what critics call a 'buy or bury' approach to competitive threats. In 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched an

According to CME FedWatch data, futures markets are bracing for a 25-basis-point rate rise by December. For all the praise Warsh has received for his views on financial innovation and CBDCs, experts have cautioned that digital assets might still face

Tom Lehman, co-founder of Layer 2 network Facet, pitched EIP-8182 for inclusion in Ethereum's Hegota upgrade on Friday, proposing a protocol-managed shielded pool to enable native private ETH and ERC-20 transfers on the base layer. The proposal, first introduced in March, addresses a structural

PlayStation is not integrating XRP, and there is no partnership between Sony and Ripple in any corporate filing, press release, or regulatory disclosure reviewed for this article. The claim, which has circulated with renewed intensity across crypto social media, centers on the term ‘North Star,’ wh

A couple of unrelated bitcoin wallets that sat dormant for more than a year suddenly transferred 1,650 BTC, valued at approximately $127 million, into U.S.-based institutional prime brokerage Falconx. Key Takeaways: Two dormant wallets moved 1,650 BTC worth $127M to Falconx on May 25. Falcon

The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has advanced a proposed rule requiring federally supervised stablecoin issuers to comply with strict anti-money laundering and sanctions standards under the GENIUS Act, marking a significant step toward a comprehensive federal stablecoin

Polymarket has launched prediction markets tied to private company performance and milestones through a partnership with Nasdaq Private Market, expanding forecasting platforms further into financial infrastructure traditionally dominated by institutional investors. The new markets will allow users t

Opening European stablecoin infrastructure provider StablR suffered a severe security breach after unauthorized actors compromised the administrative governance layers managing the platform's primary smart contracts on the Ethereum mainnet, according to blockchain analytics firm Blockaid. The

Ethereum is trading near a critical long-term support area, with two technical analysts presenting divergent views on the cryptocurrency's near-term price action. Crypto Patel identifies an accumulation zone between $1,600 and $2,000, while Investor Jordan points to a potential retest of the lower l

Indonesia's Communications and Digital Ministry blocked access to Polymarket on Friday after a bet on the possible early end of President Prabowo Subianto's tenure circulated widely on social media. The government classified the prediction market as a form of online gambling. The ministry stated that platforms facilitating wagers on specific event outcomes remain classified as gambling, even when packaged as "prediction markets." Government Enforcement Action The government will also track socia

Russia's central bank reduced its gold holdings by approximately 900,000 ounces during the first four months of 2026, bringing total reserves to roughly 73.9 million ounces—the lowest level since early 2022, according to market analyst Pumpius. Simultaneously, the Moscow Exchange has been

Opening As stock private funds overall reduce their positioning, hundred-billion-yuan private equity funds are moving in the opposite direction. According to Simuwang data as of May 15, the stock private fund positioning index stood at 80.09%, down 0.44% week-over-week and marking four

Tether, the world's largest stablecoin issuer, has announced plans to launch GELT, a stablecoin representing the Georgian lari with government support. In a statement released Monday, Tether said GELT is designed to serve as a "digital representation" of the Georgian Lari, enabling lower

International Holding Company recently executed a $30 million transaction using the new United Arab Emirates dirham-backed stablecoin. Key Takeaways: IHC executed a landmark $30 million transaction using the new DDSC token on ADI Chain. This milestone expands the UAE crypto market,

The transfer of power at the Federal Reserve has never been as theatrically charged as it has been in May 2026. When Kevin Wachs was confirmed by a narrow margin of 54 votes in favor and 45 against in the Senate, and then officially took the oath of office as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve on May 22, the market’s pricing logic for rate cuts had already been completely rewritten. Wachs is not a traditional “outsider” to the Federal Reserve. He served as a Federal Reserve governor from 2006