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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

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

Analysts say XRP buy signals suggest selling pressure may ease after recent correction and consolidation phase. XRP faces resistance near $1.55 and $1.70, while long-term breakout targets remain above $15. Holder growth continues rising despite volatility, with XRP stabilizing around

Pilot used XRP Ledger and JPMorgan banking rails to settle tokenized U.S. Treasury transactions in seconds. Mastercard connected blockchain infrastructure with traditional banking systems for cross-border settlement workflows. Firms demonstrated 24/7 institutional settlement using tokeniz

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:

SHIB gains slightly but stays below major moving averages, signaling continued bearish pressure. Institutional interest and ecosystem growth rise despite weak technical indicators and mixed momentum signals. Price expected to consolidate between key support and resistance with limited

Nigerian fintech pioneer Paga has partnered with the Sui blockchain to integrate cryptocurrency infrastructure into its platform. Key Takeaways: Paga partnered with Sui on May 7 to launch high-yield accounts and crypto rails for 1 billion people. Paga joins Flutterwave and Paystack in

SEC Chair Paul Atkins stated on Friday at an artificial intelligence expo hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project that the Securities and Exchange Commission needs to clarify how its regulatory framework applies to software applications as it considers future rules for onchain financial

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

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

Bitcoin profit-taking could increase further after the recent price rally, according to onchain analytics firm CryptoQuant. Bitcoin has risen over 20% since the start of April to a three-month high, driven by earlier undervaluation, easing macroeconomic pressure, and increased perpetual futures

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

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

According to public remarks made by Amy Oldenburg, Head of Digital Assets Strategy at Morgan Stanley, at the Bitcoin 2026 conference held in Las Vegas from April 27 to 29, she said that it is “not entirely impossible” for Bitcoin to appear on the balance sheet of U.S. banks, but multiple major regulatory hurdles still need to be overcome. Three regulatory hurdles for banks to hold Bitcoin According to Amy Oldenburg’s remarks at the Bitcoin 2026 conference, for Bitcoin to be included on the balan

Five-year rising wedge shows high failure rate, suggesting potential bullish breakout scenario. PMI expansion and liquidity return strengthen Bitcoin’s chances of upward momentum continuation. Macro conditions and compression patterns point toward possible all-time-high breakout

According to data insights published by the AI research organization Epoch AI on May 8, researcher Luke Emberson estimates that Anthropic generates about $9 million in revenue per employee, while OpenAI generates about $5.5 million per employee. Both figures exceed the per-employee revenue levels of all large publicly listed tech companies on the Forbes Global 2000 ranking. Data estimation methodology and key comparison metrics (Source: Epoch AI) Based on data insights from Epoch AI researcher L