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CLARITY Act Advances: Senate Markup Scheduled for May 14

May 10, 2026 Jackson Miller

The US CLARITY Act, a legislative effort to provide clearer rules for the cryptocurrency industry, is scheduled for a markup vote before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, May 14. Senate Banking Committee chair Tim Scott confirmed the date on Friday, prompting a wave of reactions from industry leaders who have been awaiting progress on […]

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Bitcoin stalls near $80,000 as $268M in BTC ETF outflows spook traders

May 10, 2026 Jackson Miller

Bitcoin’s price has stalled near the $80,000 mark, failing to hold above $82,500 after a rejection earlier this week. The pause comes as data from US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) showed net outflows of $268 million on Thursday, breaking a four-day streak of positive inflows. The shift has raised questions about the sustainability of […]

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Bitcoin Holds Near $80,000 as Surprise US Jobs Data Shakes Rate Cut Expectations

May 10, 2026 Jackson Miller

Bitcoin’s price consolidated near the psychologically important $80,000 mark on Friday, as traders weighed a surprisingly strong US jobs report that reshaped expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate policy. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has been locked in a tight trading range, with bulls attempting to establish support above $80,000 while bears defend the […]

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Strategy’s MSTR Stock Signals Potential 80% Rally Despite Q1 Loss, Analysts Say

May 10, 2026 Jackson Miller

Shares of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), trading under the ticker MSTR, are flashing a bullish technical signal that some analysts believe could lead to an 80% rally, even as the company reported a net loss for the first quarter of the fiscal year. The divergence between the company’s financial performance and its stock chart has captured […]

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Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini pushed to weaken token listing rules in US Senate bill, report says

May 9, 2026 Jackson Miller

Three of the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchanges — Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini — successfully lobbied US senators to remove a key provision from a digital asset market structure bill that would have required platforms to only offer trading on tokens “not readily susceptible to manipulation,” according to a report published Friday by Politico. Behind the […]

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Swiss Bitcoin reserve campaign set to lapse after failing to gather signatures

May 9, 2026 Jackson Miller

A campaign to compel the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold Bitcoin as part of its official reserves is expected to formally lapse after organizers failed to collect the required number of signatures to trigger a national referendum. According to a report from Reuters, the initiative fell short by a significant margin, gathering only about […]

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Estonia’s financial regulator warns investors over Zondacrypto’s MiCA breach

May 9, 2026 Jackson Miller

Estonia’s Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority (FSA) has issued an investor warning against BB Trade Estonia OÜ, the operator of the Zondacrypto digital asset exchange, citing a breach of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. The regulator found that the company failed to publish a required white paper for its “TeamPL” crypto token […]

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Kraken parent Payward files for OCC trust charter, signaling deeper US banking ambitions

May 9, 2026 Jackson Miller

Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has formally applied for a national trust company charter with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), marking the latest effort by a digital asset firm to move closer to traditional banking infrastructure. What the OCC application means for Kraken and its users In […]

Senator Elizabeth Warren questioning Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about stablecoin plans in a Senate hearing room.

Senator Warren presses Zuckerberg on Meta’s stablecoin plans, citing transparency concerns

May 9, 2026 Jackson Miller

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has formally requested that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg provide detailed information about the company’s renewed stablecoin initiatives, raising concerns about consumer protections and regulatory oversight. In a letter sent Wednesday, Warren questioned the lack of transparency surrounding Meta’s stablecoin integration, which follows a limited trial payout in USDC to content […]

Exodus XO Cash stablecoin wallet interface on Solana blockchain for AI agent payments

Exodus launches XO Cash, a Solana stablecoin and toolkit designed for AI agent payments

May 9, 2026 Jackson Miller

Crypto wallet provider Exodus has introduced XO Cash, a Solana-based stablecoin and software toolkit aimed at enabling AI agents to make payments and access services autonomously. The system, developed in partnership with MoonPay, allows developers to create agent-linked wallets with preset spending limits, merchant restrictions, and virtual debit cards tied to Visa payment rails. How […]