UAE’s Innovation City Launches Blockchain-Based IDs, Pushing Firms to Instant Checks
Innovation City, an AI-powered free zone in Ras Al Khaimah, has launched a blockchain-based digital…
Month: May 2026
Europe should weigh tokenized SEPA payments, Bank of Italy official says
The Bank of Italy’s deputy governor floated the evaluation of tokenized SEPA payments, as the…
Bullish to buy transfer agent Equiniti for $4.2B in tokenization push
Bullish has agreed to acquire transfer agent Equiniti as more Wall Street participants accelerate their…
Dutch users still access prediction markets despite Polymarket ban
Polymarket was banned in the Netherlands in February, but Kalshi, Hyperliquid and Interactive Brokers are…
Bitcoin taps $81K as long-term holders add 330K BTC: How high can price go?
Accumulation by long-term Bitcoin holders, buying by institutional investors and a strengthening technical structure could…
Bitcoin ETFs pull in $532M as BTC reclaims $80K amid ‘post-ceasefire recovery’
Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in over $532 million on Monday as BTC surged past $80,000…
Stablecoin proposal still ‘falls short’ of protecting bank deposits: US banks
US Senator Thom Tillis said the current text of the CLARITY Act offers a compromise…
Russia’s Moscow Exchange to Launch SOL, XRP, Tron and BNB Crypto Indexes on May 13
Russia’s Moscow Exchange (Moex) will begin publishing four new cryptocurrency indexes for solana ( SOL),…
Hut 8 Taps Falconx for $200M Facility, Drops Rate to 7% and Boosts BTC Access
Hut 8 Corp. has entered into a $200 million, 364-day bitcoin-backed credit facility with Falconx,…
Bitcoin Breaks $81,000 Behind ETF Inflows, Iran De-escalation and a Short Squeeze
Bitcoin climbed above $81,000 on Tuesday for the first time since January, powered by $2.44…
From Rebels to Banks: Why the Crypto Industry Is Finally Embracing Legacy Finance
Spencer Bogart, general partner at Blockchain Capital, noted that while years ago fintech companies aimed…
Haun Ventures raises $1B, adding AI to crypto focus
Haun Ventures founder Katie Haun said AI will “increasingly begin to conduct economic activity on…
Polygon rolls out private stablecoin payments targeting institutions
The new wallet feature hides senders, receivers and amounts onchain while maintaining compliance through know…
Aave files emergency motion to lift restraining notice on frozen ETH
Aave argued that a thief doesn’t gain lawful ownership of property by stealing it and…
Western Union begins USDPT stablecoin rollout on Solana
Western Union is one of several remittance firms that announced stablecoin plans after the US…