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On May 21, EU consumer group BEUC and 29 members filed complaints against Google, Meta, and TikTok across 27 countries under the Digital Services Act, alleging the platforms failed to curb financial scam advertisements. BEUC, a Brussels-based consumer advocacy organization, reported that members

Opening Hark, an AI startup building models and hardware for a personal assistant, announced on May 21 that it raised US$700 million in a Series A funding round led by Parkway Venture Capital, valuing the company at US$6 billion post-money. Founder Brett Adcock, who previously started Figure AI an

Taiwan prosecutors are seeking to detain three people accused of using forged documents to ship Nvidia AI servers to China, according to the Keelung District Prosecutors Office announcement on May 21. The servers were manufactured by US server maker Super Micro. Prosecutors allege the suspects

Opening U.S. Representatives Nick Begich (Republican) and Jared Golden (Democratic) introduced the 'American Reserve Modernization Act (ARMA)' on the 21st (local time), establishing a framework to codify strategic Bitcoin reserves as federal law. The bill creates a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

The U.S. Senate's CLARITY Act (Comprehensive Digital Asset Regulatory Framework) faces an increasingly constrained legislative timeline, with only approximately two months remaining as of May 21, 2026. According to Anne Kelley, a partner at MercuryStrategy Partners, the bill now competes for Senate

CME’s XRP futures suite has expanded within the regulated crypto derivatives market, reaching $62.87 billion in notional volume. The first-year figures show broader institutional use across futures, options, and spot-quoted XRP futures. Key Takeaways: CME’s XRP futures suite reached $62.87 bil

Solmate Infrastructure (Nasdaq: SLMT) announced Thursday that its CEO and a board member agreed to purchase 2,298,000 Class B ordinary shares at $4.97 per share in a registered direct offering priced above the current market price. Key Takeaways: Solmate Infrastructure (SLMT) CEO Ron Sade and

Spotify and Universal Music Group announced licensing agreements on Thursday that will allow Spotify Premium users to create AI-generated covers and remixes using music from participating artists and songwriters. The tool operates as a paid add-on, with participating artists and songwriters

Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, has warned that the blockchain network risks losing its core scientific talent after delegated representatives voted against a major research funding proposal. In a May 20 post on X, Hoskinson expressed deep sadness over the outcome, stating: "Cardano will

The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned more than a dozen individuals and entities linked to the Sinaloa Cartel on May 20, adding six Ethereum wallet addresses to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions list. The action targets networks accused of converting cash from fentanyl s

Opening The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Hockey League to help police prediction markets tied to professional hockey. The agreement, announced Thursday under CFTC Chair Michael Selig, is designed to protect professional hockey a

DeFi Protocols Leading Market in 2026: Lido, Aave, Uniswap Total value locked across DeFi protocols has approached $200 billion in early 2026, recovering from the $50 billion trough that followed the FTX collapse in late 2022. This represents a roughly fourfold expansion in less than three years, according to Coinpedia. Decentralized finance has matured from an experimental niche into a foundational layer of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, with TVL serving as the standard metric for measuring trus

Syndicate Labs, a venture capital-backed blockchain infrastructure firm, announced on May 21 that it is winding down operations after five years of building developer tools for Ethereum rollups. The company cited a dramatic contraction in demand for reusable rollup technology as the primary reason f

Researchers at Brigham Young University, the Institute for Family Studies, and the Wheatley Institute found that 15% of partnered U.S. adults ages 18 to 30 regularly use AI romantic companions. According to a new report titled "Secret Soulmates," 69% of regular users said it was important their part

President Trump told Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell this week that he is furious about the $149 billion the federal government must return to importers after the Supreme Court struck down a significant portion of his 2025 tariffs. Key Takeaways: Trump told Fortune on May 18, 2026, the

Opening Binance has launched perpetual futures contracts tied to expected valuations of private companies before their public listings, starting with a SpaceX-linked product. The first contract, SPCXUSDT Pre-IPO Perpetual, is settled in Tether's USDt and gives traders exposure to SpaceX's expected