Kraken Accuses Custody Partner of Stealing $25M in Client Crypto
The infrastructure layer of crypto just failed a trust test, and the fallout proves custody is still the industry's Achilles heel.
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Mastercard Seats Stablecoin Startup Alongside JPMorgan and Citi
Rain now sits at the same table as JPMorgan Chase and Citibank, which tells you everything about where card networks think stablecoins are going. Rain joined Mastercard as a Principal Member, putting a $1.95 billion stablecoin startup in the same membership tier as major banks.
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MicroStrategy Raises $82M for Bitcoin as Nations Weaponize Digital Assets
Bitcoin just became defense policy, and the playbook is spreading faster than anyone expected. MicroStrategy raised $82M for Bitcoin purchases amid rising geopolitical tensions, then temporarily paused buying before resuming next week.
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Western Union Abandons Banks for Solana's 65,000 TPS Network
The company that taught the world to wire money just put its bets on a blockchain that processes 65,000 transactions per second. Western Union launched USDPT, a stablecoin now live on Solana, marking the 173-year-old remittance giant's first move into on-chain digital assets
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Blackstone Opens Its $55B Data Center Empire to Public Investors
The world's biggest landlord just decided AI infrastructure is interesting enough to let retail investors in on it. Blackstone is taking its data center REIT public, targeting $1.75 billion in what could be the largest real estate IPO since the AI compute boom began
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Strategy dumps $82M in stock while pausing Bitcoin buys—as institutions bet $219M on its thesis
The world's most aggressive corporate Bitcoin buyer just hit pause while cashing out $82 million in stock—right as a $219 million institutional bet validates its entire thesis.
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Wall Street Bets $1.5B That Anthropic Beats OpenAI on Finance
Private equity just bought itself a seat at the AI defense table, and the check cleared for $1.5 billion. Anthropic is finalizing a $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone and Goldman Sachs to deploy AI infrastructure across private equity operations, per WSJ reporting.
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Bitcoin Rips Past $80K, Liquidates $300M in Short Bets
Betting against Bitcoin at $80,000 cost traders nine figures in a single session, proving once again that conviction without collateral is just expensive theater. Bitcoin's surge to $80,000 triggered $300 million in short liquidations as bearish traders got caught on the wrong side of the market
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Kraken Buys Bitnomial to Bypass US Crypto Derivatives Ban
Kraken just bought its way out of regulatory purgatory while everyone else is still arguing with the refs. Payward, Kraken's parent company, closed its acquisition of Bitnomial, gaining a full suite of CFTC-issued derivatives licenses covering trading, clearing, and brokerage.
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Wall Street Just Dumped $490M in Bitcoin ETFs
The institutions that spent 2024 buying Bitcoin through ETFs are suddenly walking backward, and the numbers suggest this isn't noise. Bitcoin ETFs saw $490M in outflows as institutional investors pulled back, driven by geopolitical tensions and macro uncertainty
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Ethereum Validators Pull 72,000% More ETH as Global Chaos Looms
When validators pull 72,000% more ETH than usual, they're not just taking profits—they're pricing in the global chaos most investors aren't watching yet. Ethereum unstaking surged 72,000%, creating immediate selling pressure as validators exit staking positions at unprecedented rates.
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JP Morgan Capitulates as Nation-States Quietly Accumulate Bitcoin
The suits are finally admitting they were wrong about Bitcoin, but the real story is what's changing faster: the technology or their willingness to admit it.
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NeoCognition Raises $40M to Build AI That Actually Learns on the Job
While everyone else is racing to make AI agents faster at following instructions, NeoCognition just raised $40M to make them actually get smarter on the job.
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Bitcoin's $2T Wipeout Risk: Powell Exit Date Just Leaked
The biggest risk to Bitcoin in May 2026 isn't regulation or a hack, it's the calendar. Jerome Powell is expected to exit the Federal Reserve, with Kevin Warsh positioned to step in, creating a leadership transition at the most powerful central bank on Earth.
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Michael Saylor Stops Buying Bitcoin After 5-Year Streak
The world's most famous Bitcoin maximalist just hit pause on the buy button. Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy has paused Bitcoin purchases despite earlier signals of a major buy, citing macro uncertainty and watching the $68K price threshold.
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BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Pulls $1.7B While Crypto Bros Panic Sell
Institutions are back, but the money is moving sideways. BlackRock's IBIT captured $1.7B in April inflows as trade war tensions eased, signaling renewed institutional confidence in Bitcoin exposure
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BNB Chain Now Trades $3.8B in Real Stocks While You Sleep
BNB Chain just became a 24/5 stock market, and most people still think crypto is just for speculation. xStocksFi launched on BNB Chain with 50+ tokenized U.S. equities trading 24/5, bypassing traditional market hours and settlement delays
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Y Combinator Tells Startups to Burn $50K Monthly on AI Instead of Hiring
Y Combinator just told founders to get comfortable with five-figure monthly API bills because burning tokens is cheaper than hiring humans.
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Wall Street's Richest Clients Just Got the Green Light to Buy Crypto
Wall Street just told its wealth clients to buy crypto, and two of the world's largest banks are racing to build the infrastructure for them.
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Solana Flips Ethereum in Real World Assets at $2.5B
The chain everyone wrote off as dead two years ago just flipped Ethereum in the one market that actually matters to Wall Street. Solana's real-world asset ecosystem hit $2.5 billion in market cap, with nearly 200,000 holders now holding tokenized assets on the network.
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