Month: May 2026

A Bank for International Settlements-led trial has shown that tokenized central bank money and bank deposits can complete cross-border payments in a single atomic step across currencies. Summary Project Agorá…

DTCC is partnering with the Stellar Development Foundation to launch DTC custody tokenization services on the Stellar public blockchain, with live assets targeted for the first half of 2027. Summary…

Crypto-backed political groups have strengthened their position in Texas after several candidates supported by industry-funded PACs secured victories in key primary runoff races. Summary Crypto-backed PACs spent millions supporting candidates…

FTSE Russell’s governance committee has approved a fast-entry overhaul that will allow mega IPOs to be added more quickly to its top benchmarks, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas.…

Robinhood has launched Agentic Trading and an Agentic Credit Card service that lets users connect AI agents to separate trading and spending tools inside its platform. Summary Robinhood launched Agentic…

Falcon Finance has launched a new institutional payment stablecoin, fUSD, with Anchorage Digital Bank and Ceffu, pitching it as a compliant, non-yielding dollar token backed by U.S. Treasuries for regulated…

Grand Theft Auto VI is already set up to be the cultural release of 2026; whether it becomes the first truly “crypto native” blockbuster game is still mostly a Rorschach…

Bitcoin has fallen more than 3% over the past 24 hours as traders reacted to renewed Middle East tensions, persistent ETF outflows, and a fresh rejection below a major technical…

AmericanFortress has launched a beta privacy infrastructure on Arbitrum, promising compliant, mixer-free transaction shielding for institutional and high-volume DeFi users. Summary AmericanFortress debuts Send-to-Name privacy beta on Arbitrum for institutional…

The much-hyped copper-to-gold breakout says more about how capital is shifting between defense and growth than it does about bitcoin’s destiny on its own. Summary Copper’s move against gold flags…