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…
Ray Dalio says Bitcoin blocks central banks
Ray Dalio said Bitcoin lacks privacy and its transparency is why central banks will not hold it. Summary Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio posted on X that Bitcoin lacks privacy and its transactions can be monitored and potentially controlled by governments….
Campaign Staffers Trade Internal Polls on Polymarket in Third Insider Pattern
Key Takeaways NPR documented third Polymarket insider trading pattern in three months on May 7, 2026. Senate Res. 708 banned member and staff prediction-market trading by unanimous consent April 30. CFTC charged Master Sgt. Van Dyke with $404K Polymarket insider…
United Arab Emirates conducts secret airstrike on Iran’s Lavan Island refinery
The United Arab Emirates carried out a covert airstrike on Iran’s Lavan Island refinery in early April 2026, making it the only Gulf state to directly engage in the ongoing conflict between the US-Israel alliance and Iran. The attack triggered…
