LBank Reports $2.5 Billion Daily TradFi Trading Volume, Up 25% Since March
Singapore, Singapore, 13th May 2026, Chainwire [PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, May 13th, 2026] LBank, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has officially announced explosive growth in its TradFi business. LBank TradFi’s average daily trading volume has surpassed $2.5 billion,…
Square reaches 1m Bitcoin-enabled merchants in U.S. rollout
Block’s Square has reportedly enabled roughly one million U.S. merchants to accept Bitcoin payments. Summary Square’s auto-enrollment push has now enabled roughly one million U.S. sellers to accept Bitcoin payments. Lightning Network support lets customers pay in BTC while merchants…
Trump criticizes Iran plan, hints at possible US military escalation
## Market Snapshot Israel-Iran Permanent Peace Deal: 16.5% YES for June 30, 2026, up from 16% 24 hours ago. WTI Crude Oil Prices in May 2026: 55.5% YES for hitting $110, up from 53% 24 hours ago. ## Key Takeaways…
BTC Recovers From CPI-Induced Dip, Viral Token Plunges by 17% Daily: Market Watch
TON, ONDO, and PENGU are also deep in the red, while some TRUMP-related tokens are up by 4-5% daily. The CPI announcement in the US yesterday showcased increasing inflation likely due to the war against Iran, and BTC dipped…
Crypto Correlations Hit Record Highs as BTC-SOL Reaches 0.99
Ethereum emerged as the most connected asset, showing strong alignment with Cardano, Solana, and Dogecoin. Analytics platform DefiLlama has reported an elevated degree of price synchronization among leading cryptocurrencies. Over the past week, several major trading pairs showed correlation…
Bitcoin Pulls In $706M as Traders Abandon Short Positions in Massive Sentiment Shift
While Bitcoin dominated headlines, Solana and XRP investment products also recorded sharp increases in activity. Digital asset investment products posted inflows of $857.9 million, and extended six straight weeks of positive flows – the highest weekly figure since April…
Solana and Google Cloud Team Up for Stablecoin-Powered AI Agent Payments
Developers can link a Solana wallet to AI tools like Claude Code or Gemini and have an agent accessing paid APIs within one minute. The Solana Foundation has partnered with Google Cloud to launch Pay.sh, a platform that allows…
Wall Street Giant Morgan Stanley Enters Crypto Race With Pricing Edge: Report
Morgan Stanley is bringing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana trading to E*Trade clients soon. One of the world’s largest wealth management firms, Morgan Stanley, is all set to introduce cryptocurrency trading on its E*Trade platform, which it acquired for $13…
Strategy Estimated to Have Bought 2,110 BTC Today Using STRC Proceeds
Key Takeaways Strategy is estimated to have bought 2,110 BTC on May 13, funded by proceeds from its STRC preferred stock program. The company raised $206M via STRC in May 2026, issuing 2.12 million shares at near its $100 par…
LBank Reports $2.5 Billion Daily TradFi Trading Volume, Up 25% Since March
Singapore, Singapore, 13th May 2026, Chainwire [PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, May 13th, 2026] LBank, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has officially announced explosive growth in its TradFi business. LBank TradFi’s average daily trading volume has surpassed $2.5 billion,…
Southeast Asia Blockchain Week 2026 Scheduled for May in Bangkok
The third edition of Southeast Asia Blockchain Week (SEABW) is scheduled to take place from May 18 to 24, 2026, in Bangkok, Thailand, according to an announcement from organizers Hashed and ShardLab. The primary conference sessions will be held at…
Square reaches 1m Bitcoin-enabled merchants in U.S. rollout
Block’s Square has reportedly enabled roughly one million U.S. merchants to accept Bitcoin payments. Summary Square’s auto-enrollment push has now enabled roughly one million U.S. sellers to accept Bitcoin payments. Lightning Network support lets customers pay in BTC while merchants…
Ray Dalio Warns Bitcoin’s Correlation With Tech Stocks Hurts Its Safe Haven Appeal
Key Takeaways Ray Dalio argues Bitcoin failed as a safe haven in 2026. Bitcoin’s 20% first-quarter drop and link to tech stocks bolster Dalio’s view that it is not digital gold. Michael Saylor defends bitcoin, noting it has outperformed gold…
Trump criticizes Iran plan, hints at possible US military escalation
## Market Snapshot Israel-Iran Permanent Peace Deal: 16.5% YES for June 30, 2026, up from 16% 24 hours ago. WTI Crude Oil Prices in May 2026: 55.5% YES for hitting $110, up from 53% 24 hours ago. ## Key Takeaways…
BTC Recovers From CPI-Induced Dip, Viral Token Plunges by 17% Daily: Market Watch
TON, ONDO, and PENGU are also deep in the red, while some TRUMP-related tokens are up by 4-5% daily. The CPI announcement in the US yesterday showcased increasing inflation likely due to the war against Iran, and BTC dipped…
Ethereum wants to end blind signing with new security feature
The Ethereum community has launched Clear Signing, an open standard that aims to replace unreadable transaction prompts with human-readable details before users approve onchain actions. Summary Ethereum Clear Signing turns unreadable transaction data into plain summaries before users approve wallet…
Stables Taps T-0 Network as Asia’s 60% Stablecoin Payment Share Tests USDT Rails
Key Takeaways Stables partnered with T-0 Network on May 12, 2026, to scale institutional USDT settlements across Asia. Infrastructure gaps persist in Asia, where 60% of global stablecoin flows face fragmented banking access. Stables targets the $300B market, routing USDT…
US sanctions twelve entities for sales of Iranian oil to China
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control just added twelve names to its sanctions list, all tied to a network that funneled Iranian oil to Chinese buyers. The targets include three senior officials from the IRGC’s Shahid Purja’fari…