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Polymarket executive Josh Stevens speaking at a press conference about KYC and beta product launch

Polymarket exec clarifies KYC is limited to beta product, not existing platform

May 29, 2026 Jackson Miller

Polymarket’s vice president of engineering, Josh Stevens, has clarified that identity verification requirements apply only to a new beta product and are not being added to the platform’s existing service. The statement comes after a report from The Information suggested the prediction market platform had considered mandatory Know Your Customer checks amid rising regulatory pressure. […]

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Crypto card monthly transaction volume surges 230% year-over-year, reaching $7.8 billion

May 28, 2026 Jackson Miller

Monthly payment volume on crypto-linked debit and credit cards has surged approximately 230% compared to last year, signaling a rapid shift toward using digital assets for everyday transactions. Cumulative transaction volume on these cards reached $7.8 billion this month, according to data from The Kobeissi Letter, a market research publication. The growth is driven by […]

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Crypto advocacy group pushes back on Senator Warren’s OCC charter allegations

May 27, 2026 Jackson Miller

A leading cryptocurrency advocacy group is challenging recent claims by Senator Elizabeth Warren that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency may have violated federal banking law by approving national trust charters for multiple digital asset firms. The Digital Chamber, in a letter sent Tuesday to OCC Acting Comptroller Jonathan Gould, urged the regulator […]

Texas polling station on primary runoff day with subtle crypto-themed digital overlay

Crypto PACs Flood Texas Runoffs as New York Lawsuit Tests Dormant Bitcoin Claims

May 26, 2026 Jackson Miller

Today in crypto, industry political action committees have poured money into Texas congressional races set for run-off votes on Tuesday, a New York lawsuit seeking ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets raises questions over lost crypto, private keys and property law, and a new supply chain attack campaign is targeting crypto developers. Crypto PAC money […]

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Soaring bond yields signal structural shift and potential Bitcoin supercycle: BitMEX analyst

May 25, 2026 Jackson Miller

Rising government bond yields are creating a ‘structural’ shift in global markets that could fuel a Bitcoin ‘supercycle,’ according to Shang Wu, a senior research analyst at crypto exchange BitMEX. Wu argues that central banks, burdened by record-high sovereign debt, face an impossible choice between currency debasement and sovereign default — a dynamic that may […]

Secure residential entrance at dusk with surveillance camera, representing crypto holder safety concerns in France.

70% of crypto wrench attacks occur in France as KYC data leaks fuel physical thefts: Report

May 24, 2026 Jackson Miller

A new report from Bitcoin journalist Joe Nakamoto reveals that approximately 70% of all crypto wrench attacks — physical assaults or kidnappings targeting digital asset holders — take place in France. The data shows 41 such incidents have occurred in the country so far in 2026, equating to roughly one attack every two and a […]

NTSB office desk with a monitor showing a spectrogram image used for audio reconstruction.

NTSB closes docket system after AI recreates dead pilots’ voices from crash spectrogram

May 23, 2026 Jackson Miller

The National Transportation Safety Board temporarily shut down public access to its accident docket system last week after discovering that people used artificial intelligence tools to recreate the voices of two pilots killed in a UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, last year. The agency confirmed that individuals took a spectrogram file — a […]

Professional trading desk with Bitcoin chart approaching $82K resistance amid macroeconomic data

Bitcoin longs surge as traders defend $76K support despite weak US economic data

May 22, 2026 Jackson Miller

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly touched $78,000 on Thursday before retreating, as a cautious outlook from retail giant Walmart and growing expectations of tighter US monetary policy weighed on risk assets. Yet, professional traders have been quietly increasing their bullish positions, signaling confidence that the $76,000 support level can hold. Top traders turn bullish despite macro headwinds […]

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Bitcoin’s Coinbase premium hits six-week low, but longer-term demand shows signs of stabilization

May 21, 2026 Jackson Miller

Bitcoin’s price metric closely watched by bullish traders, the Coinbase Premium Index, fell to a six-week low on May 19, reflecting a wave of profit-taking that saw holders realize $1.14 billion in daily gains. However, beneath the surface, longer-term demand signals suggest the market may be stabilizing rather than entering a sustained downturn. Coinbase Premium […]

Senator Elizabeth Warren speaking at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on crypto regulation

Senator Warren accuses OCC chief of violating banking law with crypto trust charter approvals

May 20, 2026 Jackson Miller

Senator Elizabeth Warren has accused the acting Comptroller of the Currency, Jonathan Gould, of violating federal banking law by approving national trust charters for at least nine cryptocurrency companies. In a letter sent Monday, the Massachusetts Democrat argued that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) exceeded its legal authority by granting charters […]