Crypto

Stablecoins are quietly powering real-world money flows as other crypto experiments than speculative trading have failed to scale, Romero said at Consensus 2026.

Tokenized money efforts face limits as corporate clients demand real-time payments that work seamlessly across banks, Citi’s Ryan Rugg said at Consensus in Miami.

The trading app's senior vice president said tokenization, 24-hour trading, and regulatory shifts are driving broader investor access beyond domestic markets.

As traditional finance deepens its footprint, issuers say ETFs are reshaping access, liquidity, and the global structure of digital asset investing.

Short liquidations and rising open interest may be signs of the bulls’ plan to push the Bitcoin price closer to $90,000. Bitcoin (BTC) may have a clear path to $90,000 after $7.9 billion in short liquidations in February put pressure on the bears. Data show liquidations came in three waves that extended from February through April. The liquidations highlight a growing imbalance as BTC traders continue to build short positions above $80,000, while the price holds firm, creating repeat conditions for future short squeezes. Bitcoin researcher Axel Adler Jr. tracked over $7.9 billion in forced short liquidations since early February. The largest spike hit $737 million on Feb. 13, followed by multiple waves through March and April.  The liquidation volumes ranged from $2–28 million per day before jumping back to $175 million on May 4. That spike came during a quiet week, pointing to renewed short exposure near $80,000. The pattern shows consistent reloading of bearish positions at higher levels. Read more

AI native memes, meet AI-generated frogs and classic Brazilian nursery rhymes.

Strong early demand highlights how investors are driving crypto adoption, even without support from Morgan Stanley’s vast advisor network.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy continues to bet big on Bitcoin even as falling prices deliver a punishing quarter for the treasury giant.

Days before an Indiana primary, the Defend American Jobs PAC reported spending about $514,000 on media in support of a Republican House member running for reelection in the state‘s 4th Congressional District. Defend American Jobs, the cryptocurrency-backed political action committee (PAC) affiliated with Fairshake, reported spending more than $500,000 on media to support a Republican incumbent representative in Indiana. According to a Saturday filing with the US Federal Election Commission (FEC), the Defend American Jobs PAC spent about $514,000 on media in support of James Baird, a Republican House member running for reelection in Indiana's 4th Congressional District. The spending was the latest in Fairshake’s spending on the 2026 US elections ahead of today's Indiana primary elections. Source: FEC Read more

The $292M exploit, linked to North Korean hackers, led Kelp to migrate its rsETH off LayerZero's "OFT" standard to Chainlink's "CCIP."

Solana’s new service lets AI agents pay for Google Cloud and community APIs on a per-request basis, bypassing traditional accounts.

The price of bitcoin fell from about $87,000 to $68,000 during the first three months of 2026.

$XRP price is just getting a direct challenge as three of the world's most-used AI models have more than a $4 gap against an analyst. The post XRP Price Analysis: AI Predictions Are Wrong Says Analyst appeared first on Cryptonews.

Five major banking trade groups issued a joint statement opposing the compromise barely hours after its release.

A Cambridge-led study finds AI is not turning hackers into superhackers. It’s mostly helping them write blog spam.

Regional lenders gain access to infrastructure for stablecoins, tokenized deposits and crypto-backed lending without building systems in-house, signaling wider bank adoption. The Tennessee Bankers Association (TBA), a trade group representing the state’s commercial banks, has selected Stablecore as a preferred technology provider for digital asset services, highlighting growing interest among regional lenders in crypto infrastructure. In a Tuesday announcement, the TBA said Stablecore will provide infrastructure that enables community and regional banks to offer products such as stablecoins, tokenized deposits and digital asset-backed lending through their existing systems. The endorsement gives Stablecore exposure to the association’s roughly 175 member institutions, potentially accelerating adoption among smaller banks that lack in-house digital asset capabilities. Read more

Coinbase will cut about 700 employees, or 14% of its workforce, under a May 5 restructuring plan that the company says will cost $50 million to $60 million. The company framed the move as a response to two forces: crypto-market volatility and a shift in how artificial intelligence is changing the work inside Coinbase. Armstrong […] The post Coinbase cuts 14% of staff as Armstrong ties cost reset to AI and market volatility appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The lending protocol proposed tokenized claims, a revenue-backed pool and a security overhaul as it works with law enforcement to recover the stolen funds.

Executives from Citigroup, JPMorgan and DTCC said at Consensus that genuine client demand is driving real-world use of tokenized assets.

Crypto market momentum could extend further unless geopolitical risks flare up again, one analyst said.