Geopolitical threats just reminded crypto markets they're still tethered to the analog world. Trump warned of resumed military action against Iran if no diplomatic deal is reached, triggering immediate volatility in Bitcoin and Ethereum markets
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Sequoia just raised $7 billion under new leadership, and where that money goes will tell you more about the next decade of tech than any trend report. Sequoia Capital closed ~$7 billion in fresh capital, the first major fundraise under new leadership after the 2024 generational transition
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While every other DeFi token bleeds, Lido just ran the oldest playbook in traditional finance and it's working. Lido's LDO token rallied 30% over 30 days, making it the only top DeFi token in the green during a sector-wide downturn
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Tether just backed a publicly-traded company that exists to do one thing: hold 2.15 billion SKY tokens. Tether participated in a $134M private placement into Stablecoin Development Corporation (SDEV) in January 2026
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The $12 trillion brokerage just made crypto feel as normal as buying index funds. Charles Schwab is launching Schwab Crypto, offering direct spot BTC and ETH trading to retail clients in a phased rollout starting in the coming weeks
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Josh Stark is leaving the Ethereum Foundation after five years on the leadership team, and he's not alone. Josh Stark, a member of the EF's leadership team, is stepping down after five years, alongside contributor Trent Van Epps
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Anthropic just dropped two models in one day, and one of them is headed straight for your bank's infrastructure. Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.7, its most advanced model yet, with upgrades to long-form reasoning, vision processing, and autonomous task execution, confirmed for delivery by May 31
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A 13-year-old with braces just scooped business media on the prediction markets beat, and it tells you everything about where information authority is moving.
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JPMorgan just called the end of crypto's regulatory cold war, but the market isn't buying it yet. JPMorgan analysts say negotiations for the CLARITY Act are reaching a "final breakthrough" as lawmakers close in on final agreement over the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
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The UK just opened the rulebook for crypto's next chapter, and they're asking the industry to write it with them. The UK's Financial Conduct Authority launched a consultation seeking feedback on how it will interpret and enforce crypto regulations set to take effect in October 2027.
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South Korea is replacing government credit cards with programmable money, and they're testing it this year. South Korea's Ministry of Finance and Economy is launching a pilot to replace government expense credit cards with blockchain-based deposit tokens in Q4 2026.
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Circle's CEO just called China's shot on a yuan stablecoin, and the timeline is shorter than you think. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire sees China launching a yuan-pegged stablecoin within 3 to 5 years, calling it a "tremendous opportunity" for global yuan distribution
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Nvidia's CEO just said the quiet part out loud: China already has everything it needs to build frontier AI, and export controls are theater.
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Legal & General just put $68 billion in liquidity funds on blockchain rails, and the most interesting part isn't that they did it—it's how invisible they made it feel.
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The Iran conflict just cracked open Bitcoin's ceiling, and Wall Street is starting to price it as something bigger than digital gold.
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Morgan Stanley's CFO just said the quiet part out loud: blockchain isn't a side bet anymore, it's the infrastructure for moving trillions.
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While everyone tokenizes US Treasuries, Brix is going after the $50 trillion in emerging market assets that actually need blockchain rails. Brix raised $5.5 million to tokenize emerging market assets, launching first on MegaETH with a Turkish lira-backed token
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South Korea just turned government bonds into programmable money, and a life insurance giant is first in line. Ripple partnered with Kyobo Life Insurance to pilot tokenized government bond settlement in South Korea as the country builds regulatory frameworks for token securities.
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Circle just hinted it might actually tokenize the rails your stablecoins run on. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said the company is exploring a native token for its Arc blockchain that would enable governance and a shift to proof-of-stake
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XRP just got a real-world use case in the world's third-largest economy, and the whales are moving. Rakuten, Japan's e-commerce giant, integrated XRP for payments, pushing the token toward $1.38 as institutional flows accelerated
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