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  • Firefox finds 20 year old bug and patches 14 months of fixes in 30 days using Anthropic’s Mythos AI
    CryptoSlate - 13:00 May 10, 2026
    Mozilla’s latest Firefox security update provides a rare glimpse into what happens when frontier AI capabilities reach defenders before attackers. The company said it fixed 423 Firefox security bugs in April after gaining access to Claude Mythos Preview, compared with roughly 420 fixes over the previous 14 months. That compression is the signal. The defensive […] The post Firefox finds 20 year old bug and patches 14 months of fixes in 30 days using Anthropic’s Mythos AI appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • BlackRock looks to sidestep Clarity yield issues, filing for two new tokenized money market funds
    CryptoSlate - 10:00 May 10, 2026
    BlackRock is accelerating its push to bring Wall Street yields to the blockchain, filing paperwork with US regulators to introduce a pair of tokenized money market funds. The move represents a major escalation in the asset management giant's strategy to bridge traditional financial instruments with the rapidly expanding digital asset ecosystem. According to May 8 […] The post BlackRock looks to sidestep Clarity yield issues, filing for two new tokenized money market funds appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • JPMorgan, Mastercard and Ripple complete cross-border XRP tokenized Treasury settlement
    CryptoSlate - 07:10 May 10, 2026
    Ondo Finance said Ripple has redeemed OUSG on XRP Ledger and received a USD payout in Singapore through Mastercard and Kinexys by J.P. Morgan. The May 6 pilot tested whether a tokenized fund redemption on a public blockchain could trigger a bank-account payout across borders and banks, using a transaction path that Ondo said operated […] The post JPMorgan, Mastercard and Ripple complete cross-border XRP tokenized Treasury settlement appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Second Bitcoin ETF issuer predicts BTC hitting $1M – but cuts timeline to within the next US Presidential term
    CryptoSlate - 19:00 May 09, 2026
    Matthew Sigel of VanEck said Bitcoin could reach $1 million by the next US Presidential term. That puts a 1,150% increase as a 2031 target inside a market that is still trying to prove it can hold the $80,000 area. CryptoSlate's Bitcoin page shows BTC near $80,200 on May 9, with a market capitalization near […] The post Second Bitcoin ETF issuer predicts BTC hitting $1M – but cuts timeline to within the next US Presidential term appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bank of Canada to bring stablecoin rules in 2027 with US Clarity Act on the brink of stalling
    CryptoSlate - 16:30 May 09, 2026
    Bank of Canada stablecoin regulations could arrive in mid or late 2027, pushing the detailed rulebook later into the same year that Canada's government has already marked for its framework to take effect. That timing lands just as Visa Canada and Wealthsimple are piloting USDC settlement for certain card-network obligations in Canada. The result is […] The post Bank of Canada to bring stablecoin rules in 2027 with US Clarity Act on the brink of stalling appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bankers are scrambling as Senate schedules CLARITY Act markup for May 14
    CryptoSlate - 14:00 May 09, 2026
    The Senate Banking Committee plans to mark up the CLARITY Act on May 14, giving the stalled crypto-market-structure bill its clearest path this year toward a committee vote. The hearing would move one of Congress’s most closely watched digital-asset bills from private negotiations into a public amendment process, where lawmakers are expected to test whether […] The post Bankers are scrambling as Senate schedules CLARITY Act markup for May 14 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin briefly slips below $80,000, but options traders are betting the dip won’t last
    CryptoSlate - 11:30 May 09, 2026
    Bitcoin’s brief drop below $80,000 during the last 24 hours has exposed a more fragile market after weeks of gains, but options traders are not yet treating the pullback as the start of a deeper breakdown. According to CryptoSlate data, the retreat erased part of a rally that had carried Bitcoin about 37% higher since […] The post Bitcoin briefly slips below $80,000, but options traders are betting the dip won’t last appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • The SEC looks at a 1990s fix for crypto markets to allow true “innovation pathway”
    CryptoSlate - 10:15 May 09, 2026
    In a May 8 speech, SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the agency could consider a limited “innovation pathway” for on-chain trading systems in the near future. Meanwhile, the agency will reserve formal notice-and-comment rulemaking to determine how crypto platforms fit inside the exchange definition. Atkins tied that idea directly to the SEC's handling of electronic […] The post The SEC looks at a 1990s fix for crypto markets to allow true “innovation pathway” appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • TON price doubles after Telegram made a move critics say cuts against crypto’s core promise
    CryptoSlate - 07:14 May 09, 2026
    Toncoin (TON) surged from roughly $1.32 on May 1 to an intraday high of $2.90 by May 7, pushing its market cap to approximately $7.8 billion. The catalyst was Pavel Durov's announcement that Telegram would replace the TON Foundation as the network's primary driving force and become its largest validator within two to three weeks. […] The post TON price doubles after Telegram made a move critics say cuts against crypto’s core promise appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Telegram
  • Next week’s CLARITY Act markup could fall apart over Trump family crypto ethics fight
    CryptoSlate - 17:05 May 08, 2026
    The CLARITY Act is finally moving toward a long-awaited Senate Banking Committee markup next week, but its path is being complicated by a fight over whether Congress should impose new ethics restrictions on federal officials and elected leaders involved with the crypto industry. On May 7, crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett reported that the draft text […] The post Next week’s CLARITY Act markup could fall apart over Trump family crypto ethics fight appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Ethereum loses 10% of its DeFi market share as rival chains close in
    CryptoSlate - 15:35 May 08, 2026
    Ethereum's share of the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi compressed from 63.5% at the start of 2025 to around 54% as of May 7, hovering near the lowest level recorded since May 2025. DefiLlama puts Ethereum's current TVL at $45.4 billion, while the chains absorbing share have each staked out a distinct function, such […] The post Ethereum loses 10% of its DeFi market share as rival chains close in appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson says the future of crypto wallets will be inside iPhones and Androids
    CryptoSlate - 13:50 May 08, 2026
    At Consensus 2026, Cardano's Charles Hoskinson said that “users should probably never have their private keys,” adding that “something should have the private keys for the users.” He argued that the secure chips already embedded in iPhones, Android phones, and Samsung devices outperform those in Ledger and Trezor devices, and that most crypto users already […] The post Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson says the future of crypto wallets will be inside iPhones and Androids appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin faces new tariff risk as EU races to finalize US trade deal this month
    CryptoSlate - 12:10 May 08, 2026
    The European Union is racing against a self-imposed deadline to implement its side of the existing US-EU trade accord, with the next formal trilogue round set for May 19 in Strasbourg. President Donald Trump threatened on May 2 to lift tariffs on EU cars and trucks to 25% from 15%, a move the Kiel Institute […] The post Bitcoin faces new tariff risk as EU races to finalize US trade deal this month appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Coinbase went down for over 5 hours after missing earnings. Bulls still see a path to $300 billion by 2030
    CryptoSlate - 10:35 May 08, 2026
    Coinbase, the largest US-based exchange, ended a difficult first quarter with a fresh test of investor confidence after the crypto exchange missed Wall Street estimates by reporting another quarterly loss, and later suffered a service disruption tied to an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage. The sequence gave investors a sharp reminder of the company’s two […] The post Coinbase went down for over 5 hours after missing earnings. Bulls still see a path to $300 billion by 2030 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Bitcoin miners using AI as a bear market escape plan just got a new rival in Elon Musk
    CryptoSlate - 09:14 May 08, 2026
    Elon Musk’s SpaceX has turned one of the world’s largest artificial intelligence clusters into a commercial compute product, creating a new challenge for Bitcoin miners racing to recast themselves as AI infrastructure companies. Anthropic said it reached a deal to use the full computing power of SpaceX’s Colossus 1 facility in Memphis, Tennessee, giving the […] The post Bitcoin miners using AI as a bear market escape plan just got a new rival in Elon Musk appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • How XRP can break its all-time high this year – is a 170% surge really possible?
    CryptoSlate - 19:00 May 07, 2026
    XRP has moved from a deleveraging panic to a fragile base-building phase, and the question of when the next all-time high will return hinges on catalysts that have yet to show up in price. The asset trades around $1.42 on CryptoSlate's live XRP page today, May 7, with a market value near $87.5 billion, roughly […] The post How XRP can break its all-time high this year – is a 170% surge really possible? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • The AI boom looks like dot-com mania, but Bitcoin bulls have one profitable reason to keep buying
    CryptoSlate - 15:45 May 07, 2026
    Bitcoin’s macro setup is increasingly tied to the same forces driving the S&P 500 to new highs: liquidity, concentration, rate expectations, and investor tolerance for stretched valuations. The current S&P 500 structure shows an index still moving in a powerful long-term uptrend, with price near 7,365 on the weekly chart, while valuation indicators sit in […] The post The AI boom looks like dot-com mania, but Bitcoin bulls have one profitable reason to keep buying appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin’s potential bull run return faces pandemic-style fear as Hantavirus scare gets amplified
    CryptoSlate - 14:00 May 07, 2026
    Bitcoin’s return above $80,000 has brought back a question traders have not had to confront at scale since 2020: how does the world’s largest digital asset behave when a health scare, rather than rates, regulation, or crypto-native leverage, becomes the market’s dominant risk headline? The immediate trigger is a hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, […] The post Bitcoin’s potential bull run return faces pandemic-style fear as Hantavirus scare gets amplified appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Zcash just exploded 40% – and the privacy coin rally is no longer just a crypto-native trade
    CryptoSlate - 12:15 May 07, 2026
    Zcash is rapidly shedding its historical reputation as a niche tool for digital anonymity, transforming instead into a high-stakes institutional hedge against global financial surveillance. According to CryptoSlate's data, the privacy-centric cryptocurrency rocketed roughly 40% in a single trading session on Wednesday, briefly eclipsing the $600 mark to hit a local peak of $603 before […] The post Zcash just exploded 40% – and the privacy coin rally is no longer just a crypto-native trade appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Zcash
  • The “never sell” Bitcoin treasury trade is seriously starting to crack
    CryptoSlate - 10:45 May 07, 2026
    On Strategy's May 5 earnings call, Strategy CEO Phong Le said plainly that “we will sell Bitcoin when it is advantageous to the company,” with Saylor adding that Strategy would “probably sell some Bitcoin to fund a dividend just to inoculate the market.” Strategy held 818,334 BTC as of May 3, up 22% year-to-date, with […] The post The “never sell” Bitcoin treasury trade is seriously starting to crack appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin

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