Senate advances Kevin Warsh nomination for Fed Chair, Powell exit unlikely by May
## Market Snapshot Jerome Powell’s exit from his role as Fed Chair by May 14 is currently priced at 0.7% YES, while the likelihood of Kevin Warsh’s confirmation by May 15 is at 97% YES. Recent developments have slightly influenced…
Bitcoin Price Prediction: US-Iran Peace Talks Stall Before Trump-Xi Meeting – Can BTC Replicate the U.S China $88K Rally?
Bitcoin price is trading at $81,000, up by nothing despite the collapse of US-Iran peace talks that sent prediction and sentiment back below the bullish line. when President Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal as “totally unacceptable.” Oil prices surged by…
Tron in Trouble? ‘Glaring Divergence’ Flagged Behind TRX’s Latest Surge
TRX’s latest upward momentum appears increasingly disconnected from actual blockchain usage and transaction activity levels. Tron’s (TRX) performance so far in 2026 has been solid. In the past five months alone, the crypto asset has climbed more than 23%….
Sumsub CEO warns AI fraud is outpacing crypto
Crypto compliance demand is surging as AI fraud evolves faster than firms can respond, Sumsub CEO Andrew Sever says. Summary Sumsub CEO Andrew Sever told Consensus Miami that sophisticated AI fraud attacks on crypto firms increased 180% year over year….
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…
SEC Targets Onchain Trading Rules and Crypto Vault Oversight
Key Takeaways Atkins highlighted broader SEC interest in formal onchain market structure rulemaking. Blockchain-based trading and clearing systems may receive tailored regulatory treatment under future proposals. Crypto vaults drew increased attention as regulators examine securities and adviser law implications. Atkins…
Kraken owner applies for OCC national trust charter after $600 deal
Kraken’s parent company Payward has applied for a national trust company charter with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a federally regulated entity focused on digital asset custody. The proposed entity is called Payward…
Can a Potential Outbreak Spark a New Meme Coin Frenzy?
Meme coins associated with the virus have already accumulated multimillion-dollar market caps. The crypto community, especially some dealing with meme coins, has a strange sense of humor and often tries to capitalize on events that pose real danger to…
Coinbase Points to Multi-Zone AWS Failures Behind Outage
Key Takeaways Coinbase linked the trading outage to failures across multiple AWS zones. The disruption interrupted core trading services despite built-in recovery systems. Coinbase plans a full review while awaiting AWS’s official retrospective. Coinbase Points to AWS Failures After Trading…
SoftBank cuts OpenAI-backed loan target to $6B as lenders balk at valuation
SoftBank has cut a planned OpenAI‑backed margin loan from around $10 billion to roughly $6 billion after banks and private credit funds pushed back on the deal’s structure and the difficulty of valuing OpenAI, an unlisted AI unicorn. Summary SoftBank…
Aramco and ADNOC resume oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz
## Market Snapshot Markets related to the Strait of Hormuz have reacted, with the probability of 20 ships transiting the strait by May 31 now priced at 68% YES, down from 76% 24 hours ago. Meanwhile, the likelihood of an…
Iowa Signs Crypto ATM Licensing and Oversight Bill Into Law
Key Takeaways Iowa requires crypto ATM operators to hold money transmission licenses before running kiosks. Location reporting, fee disclosures, and consumer protection penalties expand state oversight authority. Enforcement actions may seek injunctions, compliance orders, and higher penalties against violators. Iowa…
Bitcoin ETF News: BTC Slips Below $80K Despite Record $1B ETF Inflows—Time to Buy the Dip?
In Bitcoin ETF news today, BTC dropped to $79,800 on Thursday, slipping below the psychologically critical $80K threshold even as weekly spot Bitcoin ETF inflows surged past $1B for the first time since January. The price sits roughly -3.6% off…
ETH, XRP, ADA, BNB, and HYPE
This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) Unfortunately, Ethereum was rejected at the $2,400 resistance this week. Bulls did not manage to break this key level, and now the price appears…
Metalpha Related Wallet Offloads $20M in ETH to Binance Amid Whale Sell-off
Key Takeaways A Metalpha-linked wallet deposited 8,771 ETH (~$19.99M) into Binance on May 8, 2026. Lookonchain flagged the move as part of a continued pattern of whale ETH selling on exchanges. ETH was trading around $2,284 as whale selling pressure…