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Tether International has acquired Softbank’s equity stake in Twenty One Capital, the NYSE-listed bitcoin treasury company holding approximately 43,514 BTC, giving the stablecoin issuer greater control over one of the largest publicly traded bitcoin accumulation vehicles in the world. Ardoino Says XXI Enters Next Chapter as Tether Absorbs Softbank’s Stake The deal, announced on May … Read more
Stablecoin issuer Tether is pushing further into the international merchant payments space, teaming with Lydian and Shift4 to give USD₮ payment capabilities to an ecosystem of 200,000+ merchants. Such integration allows businesses processing payments with Shift4’s “Pay with Crypto” platform to start accepting USD₮ directly from customers while still receiving the settlement in their local … Read more
Traders have largely abandoned expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026, with CME Fedwatch data showing 95% to 98% odds of no change at any of the upcoming meetings, and prediction market bettors backing that view for June with tens of millions of dollars. Markets Price Out Every Rate Cut for 2026 The Fed’s … Read more
Bankr, an AI-driven trading bot running on the Base blockchain, has confirmed that it lost funds from 14 internal wallets as a result of a “sophisticated” social engineering hacking attempt. The losses incurred by this breach are estimated to be at least $170,000, which necessitated an immediate response from the team and a halt of … Read more
Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a formal letter to OCC Comptroller Jonathan Gould on May 18, 2026, accusing the agency of illegally granting national trust charters to at least nine crypto companies and demanding full records by June 1. Warren Targets OCC Over Crypto Bank Charters That Allegedly Bypass Federal Safeguards Elizabeth Warren, the ranking member … Read more
Polymarket is expanding its prediction market ecosystem via Nasdaq Private Market, a union between well-known leading exchanges to tokenize performance of private companies trading markets for the first time in history. This is a substantial shift from standard prediction markets, which have historically been focused on publics events (e.g., elections, macroeconomic statistics, price of crypto-assets). … Read more
Lolli, the bitcoin rewards platform owned by Thesis*, has partnered with Kard to let its more than 600,000 users earn bitcoin automatically on everyday card purchases without browser extensions, promo codes, or checkout changes. Lolli Drops Checkout Friction as Kard Deal Turns Linked Cards Into Bitcoin Earning Tools The announcement, revealed May 19, 2026, and … Read more
INK, A Layer-2 blockchain backed by Kraken, is building out its oracle infrastructure by announcing Chainlink will be the network’s primary oracle provider. This marks an important step forward in the continued development of secure decentralized finance infrastructure throughout the ecosystem. This upgrade is made possible via Ink’s involvement in Chainlink Scale, an initiative created … Read more
Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market platform, has launched the first prediction markets tied to private company performance, using exclusive data from Nasdaq Private Market to resolve outcomes. Polymarket Taps Nasdaq Private Market Data to Resolve New Private Company Bets The move opens a segment of financial markets that has long been closed to most … Read more
AI Financial Corp., the Nevada-based fintech company holding 7.28 billion World Liberty Financial tokens, disclosed in its Q1 2026 SEC filing that substantial doubt exists about its ability to continue as a going concern within the next 12 months. AI Financial Corp Files Going Concern Warning Tied to $1.46B WLFI Token Buy AI Financial Corp. … Read more