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According to coverage of the Consensus conference held in Miami Beach, Florida on May 5, Ryan Rugg, Head of Digital Assets for Treasury and Trade Solutions at Citigroup, said in his speech that if tokenized money remains limited to each bank’s isolated systems, it will not be able to fulfill its promise of improving the efficiency of global capital flows. Rugg noted that large corporate clients need systems that enable seamless collaboration across financial institutions, rather than tokens confined within a single bank.

Bitcoin (BTC) continues the rebound trend since the start of the week, with a temporary quote of around $81,240 as of May 6. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is seeking to further implement protective measures for non-custodial software developers. Strategy suggests it may sell Bitcoin to meet its dividend obligations, with a Q1 net loss of $12.54 billion.

According to Drift Protocol’s official announcement published on X on May 6, Drift Protocol has officially launched a user recovery plan for the April 1 hack: each affected wallet will receive a “Recovery Token,” with each token corresponding to $1 of verified losses, as a proportional claims certificate for the recovery pool.

After Eric Trump announced on social media the new official logo for the renaming of the Donald Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida, three Trump-themed meme coins rose in tandem. According to CoinGecko data, TRUMP rose 3.75%, MAGA rose 3.29%, and TrumpCoin (DJT) rose 1.1%.

Anthropic has agreed to spend US$200 billion on Google Cloud over five years, according to Reuters. The commitment represents more than 40% of Alphabet's disclosed cloud revenue backlog, and Alphabet shares rose about 2% in extended trading following the announcement. Deal Details and Alphabet

OpenAI and Anthropic are separately partnering with private equity firms to acquire services companies that help businesses deploy artificial intelligence, according to Reuters. The moves aim to secure engineers and consultants to roll out their AI models for corporate customers. OpenAI's

State investment agency BPI Danantara purchased less than 1% of GoTo Gojek Tokopedia's shares through regular market trades on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, the company announced on May 5, 2026. GoTo said it will comply with exchange disclosure rules, while shareholding reports for stakes

According to a statement made on May 6 by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the U.S. “Epic Rage Operation” against Iran has officially ended, and the U.S. has achieved the operation’s stated objectives. On the same day, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly announced that the “Freedom Plan,” which is designed to divert vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, will be suspended for a period of time. On that day, Bitcoin rebounded to around $81,000, reaching its highest level since late January 2026.

Medical artificial intelligence scribe startups operating in Southeast Asia are confronting significant regulatory barriers and partnership risks that threaten their market viability, according to a Tech in Asia report. The challenges range from multilingual consultation environments to strict

Samsung Electronics shares rose more than 10% in South Korea on May 6, 2026, lifting the chipmaker's market value above US$1 trillion, according to CNBC. The gains came as investors bought AI-related semiconductor stocks following the company's first-quarter earnings announcement. Samsung became the

Freshworks, a San Mateo, California-based business software company, announced on May 5 that it will cut 11% of its workforce, or about 500 jobs globally, as it restructures around wider use of AI and automation. Chief executive Dennis Woodside stated that AI now writes more than half of the company

Consensys CEO and founder Joseph Lubin stated that the world's entire economy will be tokenized, tracing the concept back to Ethereum, the blockchain he helped co-found. Lubin's assertion reflects a long-standing vision within the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry regarding the widespread adop

Panelists at Consensus Miami 2026 identified trust in cryptocurrency as the biggest barrier to mainstream adoption, according to speakers at the event. Beyond trust, participants highlighted three key obstacles preventing wider user uptake: complexity, poor user experience, and lack of

Blue Owl Capital reported Q1 2026 earnings showing revenue of $753.8 million, up 10% year-over-year, and assets under management (AUM) of $314.9 billion, up 15% year-over-year, according to the company's earnings release. The company's stock has declined approximately 50% from its peak, yet the earn

Angus Fletcher, State Street's head of digital assets, has emphasized that the crypto industry must develop robust security solutions before large-scale real-world assets (RWAs) migrate on-chain, according to the statement. Fletcher's remarks follow recent decentralized finance (DeFi) attacks,

Senior leaders from Mastercard, the Crypto Council for Innovation, and Clerisy discussed how strategic personnel placement influences cryptocurrency industry outcomes at Consensus Miami, according to the panel discussion. The panelists emphasized that having the right people in decision-making roles

Citi executive Ryan Rugg warned at Consensus in Miami that tokenized money efforts face significant limitations as corporate clients demand real-time payments that work seamlessly across banks. His remarks highlight concerns that fragmented cryptocurrency systems could repeat historical banking sect

Cloudflare's Chief Strategy Officer stated that more than half of internet traffic is now non-human, highlighting a significant shift in web usage patterns driven by AI agents and automated systems. The executive suggested that the x402 Foundation is building infrastructure to address challenges

Robinhood's senior vice president Johan Kerbrart stated that overseas demand for U.S. equities is growing, driven by three key factors: tokenization, 24-hour trading, and regulatory shifts. According to Kerbrart, these developments are enabling broader investor access to U.S. markets beyond