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The agency is proposing its largest overhaul of public listing rules in over 20 years, cutting compliance costs and giving crypto firms a much easier path to raise cash on Wall Street.

The UK central bank said digital money should remain trusted and interoperable as it weighs stablecoin reforms and near-24/7 settlement to support tokenized markets. The Bank of England is stepping up its focus on digital money, with Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden highlighting tokenization as a potential way to reduce costs, speed settlement and increase competition. Speaking at London's City Week on Tuesday, Breeden said tokenization — the representation of assets and money on digital ledgers — could improve the efficiency and functionality of payments and financial markets, provided that trust and interoperability are preserved. Breeden stressed that central bank money will remain the foundation, or “anchor,” of the monetary system, even as private-sector innovations such as tokenized deposits and regulated stablecoins gain traction. Read more

Consumers feel less social pressure when lying to an AI chatbot, research finds, while human-like social cues reduce dishonest behavior.

The next global power competition is not being fought over missiles alone. It’s being fought over money, and right now, China is moving aggressively to shape the future of it, argues Gooden.

Large Bitcoin holders increased their positions throughout volatile market conditions.

Spot XRP ETFs record net inflows for nine days, absorbing sell pressure and potentially supporting an XRP price recovery over time. XRP (XRP) has fallen 12% over the last five days, and the confirmation of a bearish pattern now points to the risk of more losses ahead. Key takeaways: Since early February, the XRP/USD pair has been consolidating inside a bear pennant on the three-day chart. Read more

Canaan shares fell after the Bitcoin mining company disclosed an $88.7 million first-quarter net loss, its second straight negative period.

Elon Musk New Grok AI Predicts the Incredible Price of XRP and Bitcoin by The End of 2026 The post Elon Musk Grok AI Predicts Incredible XRP Price and Bitcoin Price by End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Ethereum price pullback toward $2,100 has turned a short-term price correction into a broader test of the market’s conviction in one of crypto’s largest assets. Data from CryptoSlate show that ETH has fallen nearly 10% over the past week, wiping out its May gains and bringing traders’ focus back to the $2,000 level. This […] The post Ethereum price pullback to $2,100 pits oil pressure against AI, tokenization bets appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BTC price stayed pinned below $77,000 amid rising US bond yields and oil prices, with market analysts saying Bitcoin is now at a "crucial level of support." Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated near month-to-date lows on Tuesday as surging US bonds punished stocks and safe havens. Key points: Read more

Global internet freedom has declined for 15 consecutive years, with more countries restricting access to more of the internet, according to Freedom House. A coalition of privacy and internet freedom advocates led by the Tor Project has announced a new crypto funding campaign to support censorship-resistant digital infrastructure. The first-of-its-kind Web3 crowdfunding campaign for internet freedom tools will support 10 nonprofit projects working across privacy, censorship circumvention, secure communications and public-interest digital infrastructure, according to the campaign leaders, Tor Project and Funding the Commons. The campaign, which kicks off May 19, accepts crypto contributions in Bitcoin (BTC), Ether(ETH), Zcash (ZEC), Monero (XMR) and Golem (GLM). Read more

5,800 users in two hours. One QR code. One bow that went viral. 5,800 users in two hours. One QR code. One bow that went viral. Some platforms launch with a whitepaper. Some with a token. GraphDex launched with a hedgehog, a condom, and the co-founder of Ethereum bowing in respect. A short video from Token2049 Singapore, recorded in September 2024, resurfaced across X this week at precisely the moment GraphDex went live. In this video, the project's hedgehog mascot moves through the conference floor, greets attendees, and hands a branded condom to Vitalik Buterin. The condom carries GraphDex branding and a QR code that opens the app directly. Buterin takes it and then bows to the hedgehog. Read more

A wave of recent high-profile departures at the Ethereum Foundation has reignited longstanding questions from community members about what is going on inside the organization.

NUVA launched this week with nearly $19 billion in tokenized real-world assets from Figure Technologies, aiming to bring regulated U.S. yield products into DeFi.

Analysts at TD Cowen believe shares in Bitcoin-buying Strategy behemoth could jump more than 139% in the next 12 months.

The Senate Banking Committee's top Democrat sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency questioning the charters of nine crypto firms.

21Shares says strong early flows into its new Hyperliquid ETF reflect growing investor demand for around-the-clock access to crypto and traditional assets.

"If Bitcoin keeps dropping we may see ADA do the same as well," one analyst forecasted.

Polymarket’s new private-company prediction markets let retail traders bet on startup milestones once reserved for Wall Street insiders.

Crypto firms are pausing long-awaited IPO plans as weak trading volumes and macro pressures weigh on valuations despite boom in AI-linked tech listings.