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Kraken's Parent Payward Seeks Funding at $20 Billion Valuation Ahead of IPO Push
May 13, 2026

Kraken's Parent Payward Seeks Funding at $20 Billion Valuation Ahead of IPO Push

Kraken parent company Payward is raising capital at a $20 billion valuation ahead of a planned IPO, with co-CEO Arjun Sethi telling Consensus Miami the company is 80% ready to …

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Ethereum Foundation Launches Clear Signing Standard to Replace Blind Transaction Approvals
May 13, 2026

Ethereum Foundation Launches Clear Signing Standard to Replace Blind Transaction Approvals

The Ethereum Foundation launched Clear Signing, an open standard that replaces unreadable transaction data with plain-language descriptions.

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Charles Schwab Begins Spot Bitcoin and Ether Trading Rollout for Retail Customers
May 13, 2026

Charles Schwab Begins Spot Bitcoin and Ether Trading Rollout for Retail Customers

Charles Schwab launched spot Bitcoin and Ether trading for retail customers in a phased rollout, giving its 35 million clients direct crypto access through the brokerage's existing platform for the …

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Digital Asset Funds Pull in $857 Million in Sixth Consecutive Week of Inflows
May 12, 2026

Digital Asset Funds Pull in $857 Million in Sixth Consecutive Week of Inflows

Digital asset investment products attracted $857.9 million last week for the sixth consecutive positive week, with Bitcoin leading inflows and short-Bitcoin products seeing their largest weekly outflow of 2026.

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Senate Releases CLARITY Act Full Text as May 14 Committee Vote Nears
May 12, 2026

Senate Releases CLARITY Act Full Text as May 14 Committee Vote Nears

The Senate Banking Committee published the full 309-page CLARITY Act text on May 11, scheduling the first-ever Senate committee vote on a comprehensive crypto market structure bill for May 14.

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Consensys Asks SEC to Create Safe Harbor for Self-Custodial Wallet Interfaces
May 12, 2026

Consensys Asks SEC to Create Safe Harbor for Self-Custodial Wallet Interfaces

Consensys filed a petition asking the SEC for a formal safe harbor for self-custodial wallet interfaces like MetaMask, arguing that providers cannot practically monitor token status across thousands of assets …

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BlackRock Files for Two New Onchain Fund Structures as Tokenized Asset Market Tops $30 Billion
May 11, 2026

BlackRock Files for Two New Onchain Fund Structures as Tokenized Asset Market Tops $30 Billion

BlackRock has filed with U.S. regulators for two new onchain fund structures, including a Stablecoin Reserve Vehicle and an onchain share class for an existing $7 billion money-market fund, as …

Judge Allows $71 Million in Frozen ETH Tied to North Korea Hack to Move to Aave
May 11, 2026

Judge Allows $71 Million in Frozen ETH Tied to North Korea Hack to Move to Aave

A federal judge modified a restraining order to allow $71 million in frozen ETH linked to a North Korean hack to transfer from Arbitrum DAO to Aave, though the funds …

Swiss Bitcoin Reserve Initiative Fails to Gather Enough Signatures for Referendum
May 11, 2026

Swiss Bitcoin Reserve Initiative Fails to Gather Enough Signatures for Referendum

A Swiss campaign to require the central bank to hold Bitcoin alongside gold has lapsed after collecting roughly 50,000 signatures, about half the 100,000 needed to trigger a national vote.

Bermuda Airdrops $100 in USDC to Residents in Push Toward the World's First Fully On-Chain Economy
May 07, 2026

Bermuda Airdrops $100 in USDC to Residents in Push Toward the World's First Fully On-Chain Economy

Bermuda distributed BD$100 (US$100) in USDC to attendees of the Bermuda Digital Finance Forum 2026.

DTCC Sets July Pilot and October Launch for Tokenized Securities Platform
May 07, 2026

DTCC Sets July Pilot and October Launch for Tokenized Securities Platform

DTCC has set a July 2026 pilot and October 2026 commercial launch for its tokenized securities platform.

BNY Brings Bitcoin and Ether Custody to Abu Dhabi, Eyes Stablecoins and Tokenized Assets Next
May 07, 2026

BNY Brings Bitcoin and Ether Custody to Abu Dhabi, Eyes Stablecoins and Tokenized Assets Next

BNY, the world's largest custodian with $59 trillion in assets under custody, is expanding its digital asset services into Abu Dhabi through local partners.

Consensus Miami Day 1: Ethereum Co-Founder Calls Economy Tokenization Inevitable as Citi Warns on Fragmented Systems
May 06, 2026

Consensus Miami Day 1: Ethereum Co-Founder Calls Economy Tokenization Inevitable as Citi Warns on Fragmented Systems

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin told Consensus Miami that tokenization of the entire global economy is inevitable and too attractive not to happen.

Bitcoin Absorbed $208 Million in Profit-Taking at $80,000 as Inflation Hedge Debate Intensifies
May 06, 2026

Bitcoin Absorbed $208 Million in Profit-Taking at $80,000 as Inflation Hedge Debate Intensifies

Bitcoin absorbed approximately $208 million in net realized profits at $80,000 on May 5.

Crypto ETFs Cross $184 Billion in Global Assets as Traditional Finance Locks In at Consensus Miami
May 06, 2026

Crypto ETFs Cross $184 Billion in Global Assets as Traditional Finance Locks In at Consensus Miami

Global crypto ETPs have crossed $184 billion in assets under management, with $145 billion held in U.S. spot funds.

Bitmine Buys $238 Million in ETH as Tom Lee Declares Crypto Spring Has Begun
May 05, 2026

Bitmine Buys $238 Million in ETH as Tom Lee Declares Crypto Spring Has Begun

Bitmine acquired 101,745 ETH worth $238 million last week, lifting its total holdings to 5.18 million tokens and 4.29% of supply, as Chairman Tom Lee announced that crypto spring has …

Bitcoin Drops From $80,594 to $79,000 After Iran Missile Report Before U.S. Navy Denial
May 05, 2026

Bitcoin Drops From $80,594 to $79,000 After Iran Missile Report Before U.S. Navy Denial

Bitcoin reversed sharply from an intraday high of $80,594 to $79,074 on May 4 after reports of an Iranian missile strike near the Strait of Hormuz, with the U.S. Navy …

Consensus 2026 Opens in Miami With Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Regulators as Institutional Tide Shifts
May 05, 2026

Consensus 2026 Opens in Miami With Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Regulators as Institutional Tide Shifts

Consensus Miami 2026 opened on May 5 with Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan as debut sponsors and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig attending for the first time, as institutional attendance representing $10 …

Bitcoin Reclaims $80,000 as ETF Inflows Accelerate but Analysts Warn Recovery Is Not Complete
May 04, 2026

Bitcoin Reclaims $80,000 as ETF Inflows Accelerate but Analysts Warn Recovery Is Not Complete

Bitcoin returned above $80,000 on May 4 as spot ETF funds recorded a $629 million single-session net inflow, though analysts caution that April gains were driven by derivatives rather than …

Crypto Industry Backs CLARITY Act Stablecoin Yield Compromise, Calls for Senate Banking Markup
May 04, 2026

Crypto Industry Backs CLARITY Act Stablecoin Yield Compromise, Calls for Senate Banking Markup

Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks released compromise text for the CLARITY Act that permits stablecoin rewards tied to spending while banning bank-style yield on idle balances, with Coinbase, Circle, and major …

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