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TLDR The Senate Banking Committee scheduled May 14 for the markup of the CLARITY Act. Lawmakers will debate amendments before voting on whether to advance the bill to the Senate floor. The House previously passed the CLARITY Act with a 294–134 bipartisan vote. The bill would define regulatory boundaries between the SEC and the CFTC. The Senate version expands the legislation to nine titles, including stablecoin oversight and bankruptcy protections. The Senate Banking Committee will meet May 14 to mark up the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Lawmakers will debate amendments and decide whether to send the measure to the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Data shows the Estimated Leverage Ratio has seen a sharp decline for Ethereum on Binance, a sign that traders have been pulling back on risk. Ethereum Leverage Ratio Has Dropped To A Value Of 0.57 As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, speculative activity in the Binance Ethereum derivatives market has observed a cooldown recently. The indicator of relevance here is the “Estimated Leverage Ratio” (ELR), which tracks the ratio between the ETH Open Interest and Derivatives Exchange Reserve. The former metric, the…

The decentralized finance (DeFi) world is beginning to reward actual profits. Hyperliquid, Pump.fun, and EdgeX together distributed about $96.3 million to token holders in the last 30 days. The trend showed that investors are starting to look to protocols that generate and share genuine revenue, not just growth promises, high transaction speeds, or inflated user activity metrics. Data from DefiLlama shows Hyperliquid led the group, distributing $50.95 million in full to its users. Pump.fun followed with $22.09 million in payouts from $38.81 million in revenue. On the other hand, EdgeX reported $23.26 million in protocol revenue, up from $8.26 million,…

Artificial intelligence is changing the economics of creativity faster than the legal system can respond. Music, voices, images, videos, characters, likenesses, training data, and derivative works can now be generated, copied, remixed, and distributed at global scale in minutes.That creates a massive opportunity, but also a massive ownership crisis.The next major category in crypto may not be another exchange, wallet, or meme coin. It may be intellectual property infrastructure: systems that allow creators to prove ownership, license their work, receive royalties, prepare assets for sync licensing, and participate directly in the economic upside of the AI media economy.This is where…

TLDR: XRPL Foundation has expanded its leadership roles to improve coordination across developers and validators. XRP continues acting as liquidity bridge across settlement flows and tokenized asset markets. Compliance tools like credentials and permissioned domains support regulated XRPL participation. Lending, escrow, and payment channels advance XRPL’s programmable settlement infrastructure layer. XRP Ledger Foundation advances ecosystem coordination as XRPL development intensifies across liquidity, compliance, and settlement design. The latest structural updates place XRP at the center of network activity, while new leadership roles expand collaboration across developers, validators, and institutions globally. XRPL Foundation Reshapes Governance and Ecosystem Coordination The XRP Ledger…

TLDR: Coinbase, Kraken and Gemini seek removal of manipulation rule affecting small token listings. Senate draft applies CFTC style safeguards raising concerns over crypto spot markets framework review. Banking Committee negotiates exchange rules defining listing, custody and broker standards. Industry lobbying continues as Senate works toward unified digital asset market structure. Major U.S. crypto exchanges Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini have intensified their engagement with Senate lawmakers as Congress drafts new digital asset market structure legislation. Their focus centers on listing rules for smaller tokens and anti-manipulation provisions they argue are poorly suited to spot crypto markets. The exchanges have become…

Strategy CEO Phong Le said the company’s success rests on more than the Bitcoin held on its balance sheet.  Summary Strategy said Q1 revenue rose 11.9% year over year to $124.3 million. Phong Le said cloud revenue grew 59% during the company’s strongest software quarter in years. Strategy’s Bitcoin model faces scrutiny as debt and losses mount. In a post on X, he argued that Strategy’s enterprise software business remains a core part of the company’s long-term model. Le said the software unit gives Strategy engineers, cloud teams, enterprise customers, compliance systems, and global operations that most digital asset firms…

In brief Firms are building quantum-resistant wallets ahead of blockchain upgrades. Approaches range from MPC upgrades to layer-2 overlays. Experts say user behavior and coordination remain weak points in quantum upgrade rollouts. Crypto companies are moving to secure their wallet and custody offerings against a future quantum computing threat, aiming to upgrade user-facing infrastructure faster than blockchains can change their core protocols.The shift reflects a growing view that network-level upgrades to blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum could take years, leaving wallets exposed in the meantime. And the timeline for the purported “Q-Day” threat to crypto could be coming faster than…

Chijindu “CJ” Ujah, 32, a British sprinter, is among ten suspects charged with conspiracy to defraud in an alleged scam ring that stole crypto from victims across England. CJ Ujah also ran in the Tokyo Olympic relay that initially won silver before the team was stripped of the medal following his 22-month ban for testing positive for prohibited substances. He was later cleared of intentional doping but hasn’t competed since 2024. Brandon Mingeli, 25, who represented Great Britain in the 100m at the 2021 European U23 Championships, is also among those charged. The Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) executed…

Executives from MoonPay, Ripple, and Paxos said at Consensus Miami 2026 that stablecoin regulation has accelerated institutional adoption but that major infrastructure and privacy gaps still block mainstream use. Summary MoonPay VP Richard Harrison said the GENIUS Act gave firms a regulatory permission slip, accelerating traditional finance entry into stablecoins. Ripple SVP Jack McDonald argued that institutional adoption depends on regulated products, trusted custody, and utility beyond market capitalisation. Paxos engineer Brent Perrault warned that unresolved privacy issues on public blockchains remain a significant barrier to enterprise-scale stablecoin payments. Top executives at three of the most active stablecoin companies told…