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  • Bitcoin holders can now hide more of their activity, but only by trusting new middlemen
    CryptoSlate - 12:10 May 13, 2026
    Starknet launched strkBTC on May 12, locking BTC on Bitcoin's base layer to back an ERC-20 token that brings shielded balances into a smart contract environment at scale. The token runs in the public mode, where it behaves like any other wrapped Bitcoin asset, and shielded mode, where users can hide selected balances and transfers […] The post Bitcoin holders can now hide more of their activity, but only by trusting new middlemen appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin was waiting for cuts. Hot CPI inflation data just put hikes back on the table
    CryptoSlate - 10:30 May 13, 2026
    A hotter-than-expected April inflation report has put Bitcoin back at the center of the Federal Reserve trade, reviving the higher-for-longer rates problem that has capped crypto markets for much of the year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on May 12 that headline CPI rose 3.8% year over year in April, above the 3.7% […] The post Bitcoin was waiting for cuts. Hot CPI inflation data just put hikes back on the table appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • JPMorgan taps both Ethereum and Solana for separate reasons for its institutional cash stack
    CryptoSlate - 09:05 May 13, 2026
    JPMorgan filed a prospectus on May 12 for the JPMorgan OnChain Liquidity-Token Money Market Fund, ticker JLTXX. The fund invests exclusively in US Treasury securities and overnight repo collateralized by Treasuries and cash, targeting a $1.00 net asset value. JPMorgan manages it to meet the eligible reserve asset requirements that stablecoin issuers may need under […] The post JPMorgan taps both Ethereum and Solana for separate reasons for its institutional cash stack appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Solana Ethereum JPMorgan
  • Circle adds $3 billion Wall Street Arc token risking an uncomfortable rivalry with Coinbase
    CryptoSlate - 19:05 May 12, 2026
    Circle's $222 million ARC token presale has given Wall Street a new way to value the USDC issuer, while raising a harder question for one of crypto’s most profitable alliances. On May 11, Circle said investors led by a16z Crypto backed the presale of ARC, the native token for Arc, its planned public blockchain for […] The post Circle adds $3 billion Wall Street Arc token risking an uncomfortable rivalry with Coinbase appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Circle Wall Street Arc Coinbase
  • Hormuz oil contagion spreads to 8 major economies and Bitcoin has just one route through
    CryptoSlate - 17:10 May 12, 2026
    Bitcoin's path through 2026 now runs through global economic policy. The disruption around the Strait of Hormuz has moved beyond a commodity-price event and into the machinery of governments. The International Energy Agency said crude and refined-product exports through the strait had fallen to less than 10% of pre-conflict levels after about 20 million barrels […] The post Hormuz oil contagion spreads to 8 major economies and Bitcoin has just one route through appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin Hormuz
  • OpenAI’s new cybersecurity push has a lesson for crypto: stop waiting for the hack
    CryptoSlate - 15:05 May 12, 2026
    OpenAI introduced a new cybersecurity initiative, Daybreak, on May 11, designed to find, validate, and help fix software vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them. The firm describes the approach as making software “resilient by design,” moving security earlier into the build cycle through AI-assisted code review, threat modeling, patch validation, and dependency analysis. For crypto, […] The post OpenAI’s new cybersecurity push has a lesson for crypto: stop waiting for the hack appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: OpenAI
  • Washington insider warns US defeat in Iran now “likely” – adding a new macro risk for Bitcoin
    CryptoSlate - 13:05 May 12, 2026
    A prominent figure from the Washington foreign-policy establishment has said openly what markets have been pricing in fragments: the United States has likely suffered a strategic defeat in Iran, and the failure runs through the Strait of Hormuz. Accepting this premise would introduce a new macro risk for Bitcoin. The warning comes from an article […] The post Washington insider warns US defeat in Iran now “likely” – adding a new macro risk for Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Iran Bitcoin Washington
  • XRP price has the bullish signal traders wanted, but one Bitcoin level could wreck it
    CryptoSlate - 11:45 May 12, 2026
    XRP price is testing a breakout zone near $1.50 as institutional inflows, rising derivatives activity, and easing whale-related selling improve the token's setup, but the trade still depends on whether Bitcoin can hold above $80,000 through a critical macro week. CoinShares data released May 11 showed XRP investment products attracted $39.6 million in weekly inflows, […] The post XRP price has the bullish signal traders wanted, but one Bitcoin level could wreck it appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • CLARITY Act’s final draft has been released ahead of May 14 markup – What’s in it?
    CryptoSlate - 10:05 May 12, 2026
    On May 12, the Senate Banking Committee released updated text of the CLARITY Act ahead of a scheduled May 14 markup. The bill would establish new rules for digital asset intermediaries, define how certain network tokens are treated, expand the role of federal market regulators, and create a path for banks to offer crypto-related services. […] The post CLARITY Act’s final draft has been released ahead of May 14 markup – What’s in it? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: CLARITY What
  • Cardano to focus on tokenized institutional vaults as DeFi’s retail focus fades
    CryptoSlate - 08:41 May 12, 2026
    A fund manager, treasury desk, custodian, or regulated fintech function with vault accounts, policy-based approvals, granular access controls, audit trails, API access, and operational continuity when employees rotate. That structure is reshaping how capital is allocated within DeFi, and it explains why Cardano's latest infrastructure push via Iagon's Cardano Vault, built with Fireblocks, is a […] The post Cardano to focus on tokenized institutional vaults as DeFi’s retail focus fades appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: DeFi Cardano
  • This week Bitcoin faces as a new fed chair colliding with inflation in its biggest macro test of the year
    CryptoSlate - 19:15 May 11, 2026
    Bitcoin faces 2026's densest macro test as CPI, Warsh, and Trump-Xi collide This week (May 11-15) has a credible claim to being the most consequential macro window of 2026 so far, as it compresses every channel currently driving risk assets into a single sequence. Inflation, producer costs, consumer demand, Fed liquidity, central bank leadership, trade […] The post This week Bitcoin faces as a new fed chair colliding with inflation in its biggest macro test of the year appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • White House reveals US banks ‘refused’ to attend meetings to resolve stablecoin rewards issue in CLARITY Act
    CryptoSlate - 17:20 May 11, 2026
    A senior White House official has accused major banking trade leaders of refusing to join earlier talks on stablecoin rewards, escalating a dispute that has become one of the final pressure points ahead of the Senate Banking Committee taking up the CLARITY Act this week. In a May 11 post on the social media platform […] The post White House reveals US banks ‘refused’ to attend meetings to resolve stablecoin rewards issue in CLARITY Act appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: CLARITY White House
  • These forces could push Bitcoin higher this week even as US-Iran tensions continue to rattle markets
    CryptoSlate - 15:32 May 11, 2026
    Bitcoin is entering one of its most consequential trading weeks since its February correction, with Middle East tensions pushing oil prices higher, inflation expectations hardening, and options traders positioning for a possible break above $85,000. According to CryptoSlate's data, the largest digital asset briefly dipped on Sunday after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest response […] The post These forces could push Bitcoin higher this week even as US-Iran tensions continue to rattle markets appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: These US-Iran Bitcoin
  • CLARITY Act’s markup progress now hinges on these Democrat lawmakers
    CryptoSlate - 13:00 May 11, 2026
    The CLARITY Act is heading back to the Senate Banking Committee on May 14 after months of stalled negotiations, putting a small group of Democrats at the center of the crypto industry’s push for a federal market-structure law. The markup comes after the bill was slowed by disputes over stablecoin rewards, anti-money laundering safeguards and […] The post CLARITY Act’s markup progress now hinges on these Democrat lawmakers appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Democrat CLARITY
  • IRL crypto threats: Physical “wrench attacks” have led to over $100 million in losses since January alone
    CryptoSlate - 11:05 May 11, 2026
    Crypto investors have lost more than $100 million to physical extortion in the first four months of 2026, according to blockchain security firm CertiK, as criminal groups increasingly target the people behind digital wallets rather than the technology securing them. The attacks, known in the industry as “wrench attacks,” use kidnapping, assault, threats, or other […] The post IRL crypto threats: Physical “wrench attacks” have led to over $100 million in losses since January alone appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Physical January
  • Tether launches decentralized local AI using Isaac Asimov’s Psychohistory straight out of Foundation
    CryptoSlate - 09:55 May 11, 2026
    Tether’s second reserve asset is intelligence Tether’s new QVAC project begins with an unusual phrase for a stablecoin company. The company describes “QVAC Psy” as a family of foundational models “rooted in the principles of Psychohistory.” The reference to psychohistory belongs to Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe, where Hari Seldon uses mathematics, statistics, and social dynamics […] The post Tether launches decentralized local AI using Isaac Asimov’s Psychohistory straight out of Foundation appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Isaac Asimov Foundation Psychohistory Tether
  • Chainlink emerges as the unlikely $3B winner of KelpDAO exploit as DeFi projects dump LayerZero
    CryptoSlate - 08:03 May 11, 2026
    Crypto projects with more than $3 billion in total value locked have migrated their cross-chain infrastructure to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) following a $292 million exploit at KelpDAO, which heightened scrutiny of bridge security across decentralized finance. Chainlink confirmed the migration wave, saying four protocols, including KelpDAO, Solv Protocol, Re, and Tydro, had begun […] The post Chainlink emerges as the unlikely $3B winner of KelpDAO exploit as DeFi projects dump LayerZero appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: DeFi Chainlink KelpDAO LayerZero
  • After the $16.5 billion in exploits, DeFi is now being forced toward the controls it once resisted
    CryptoSlate - 19:00 May 10, 2026
    The rsETH crisis resulted in $200 million in bad debt on Aave's books, despite not a single line of its contracts misbehaving. On Apr. 18, attackers that Chainalysis preliminarily linked to Lazarus compromised RPC infrastructure, forced a failover to poisoned nodes via DDoS, and injected false data into a 1-of-1 DVN configuration on KelpDAO's rsETH […] The post After the $16.5 billion in exploits, DeFi is now being forced toward the controls it once resisted appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Morgan Stanley’s MSBT ends first trading month with 0 outflows amid Bitcoin ETFs 6-week inflow streak
    CryptoSlate - 16:00 May 10, 2026
    The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust completed its first month of trading without a single day of net outflows, providing an early test case for how a Wall Street bank’s brand, pricing, and distribution network can alter the competitive landscape of the digital-asset market. The product, trading under the ticker MSBT, launched on April 8 and […] The post Morgan Stanley’s MSBT ends first trading month with 0 outflows amid Bitcoin ETFs 6-week inflow streak appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: MSBT Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETFs
  • Has Donald Trump been a net positive for Bitcoin or created an unbreakable partisan divide?
    CryptoSlate - 14:30 May 10, 2026
    Has Donald Trump been net positive for Bitcoin? It is an uncomfortable question for many Bitcoin supporters, including me. My political criticisms of Trump are substantial and longstanding. They extend well beyond policy disagreements into questions about rhetoric, institutional conduct, and the broader political culture surrounding his presidency. None of that disappears because Bitcoin performed […] The post Has Donald Trump been a net positive for Bitcoin or created an unbreakable partisan divide? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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