Month: May 2026

DeFi yields on blue-chip stablecoins now trail bank cash and tokenized Treasuries, forcing CoinEx to pitch Flexible Savings as a liquidity tool, not a rate stunt. Summary DeFi lending yields…

Iran’s Hormuz Safe offers Bitcoin-settled insurance for Hormuz shipping, aiming for $10B revenue while testing US sanctions limits and spooking regulators and shippers. Summary Iran’s Ministry of Economy has launched…

Standard Chartered will acquire Zodia Custody’s regulated custody business and create a separate Zodia Solutions platform under SC Ventures. Summary Standard Chartered will integrate Zodia Custody’s regulated unit into its…

KB Financial Group completed a proof of concept for a South Korean won-denominated stablecoin.  Summary KB Financial tested won stablecoin issuance, offline QR payments, merchant settlement and Vietnam remittances. The…

Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok says AI is now driving nearly half of all investment‑grade issuance and most VC funding, turning the AI boom into a full credit market cycle.…

Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe said the business cycle is starting to improve, which he described as a key signal for altcoins.  Summary Van de Poppe says a stronger…

Strategy bought 24,869 Bitcoin for about $2.01 billion between May 11 and May 17.  Summary Strategy’s latest purchase lifted its Bitcoin holdings to 843,738 BTC, over 4% of total supply.…

The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England have opened a joint consultation on tokenized UK wholesale markets.  Summary The FCA and Bank of England want market feedback before…

Bitcoin Cash price plunged sharply this week after losing the key psychological $400 support level, raising concerns that the cryptocurrency could revisit its 2025 lows if bearish momentum continues accelerating.…

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz pushed back against XRP community claims around meme coins after users urged him to support the FUZZY project.  Summary David Schwartz said treating XRP meme…