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05/13/2026 01:29 AM Novogratz to Democrats: Pass the CLARITY Act or Hand Crypto’s Future to Foreign Rivals
TLDR: The CLARITY Act passed the House with 78 Democratic votes but remains stalled in the U.S. Senate after ten months. Binance clears nearly 40% of global spot crypto volume while Coinbase, the top U.S. exchange, handles only 6%. Senators Gallego and Torres are pushing crypto legislation to serve working-class Black and Latino constituents. Tokenization [...]
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05/13/2026 01:10 AM Bitcoin’s $80K Rally Raises Questions About Sustainability, Wintermute Says
TLDR: Bitcoin surpassed $80,000 for the first time since January, briefly reaching $83K before pulling back slightly. Open interest surged from $48B to $58B while spot volumes hit two-year lows, signaling leverage-driven movement. Bitcoin ETF inflows added $623M, with Morgan Stanley’s new BTC ETF pulling $194M in its debut month alone. Tuesday’s CPI print and [...]
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05/13/2026 12:57 AM Ethereum Launches Clear Signing Standard to Combat Blind Signing Risks
TLDR: Ethereum’s Clear Signing standard now displays transactions in plain language instead of unreadable hex data. Blind signing has contributed to billions in ecosystem losses, prompting this open standard’s coordinated launch. ERC-7730 and ERC-8176 are the two core frameworks introduced to support human-readable transaction signing. Contributors include Ledger, Trezor, MetaMask, Fireblocks, and WalletConnect, coordinated by [...]
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05/13/2026 12:56 AM Exodus Shifts from Wallet to Full Crypto Payments Company After Selling $87M in Bitcoin
TLDR: Exodus launched Exodus Pay, a platform letting users spend crypto directly from wallets across the U.S. and Europe. The firm acquired Monavate and Baanx to build out its full-stack crypto payments infrastructure in Q1 2026. Exodus cut Bitcoin holdings from 1,704 BTC to 628 BTC, using proceeds to become fully debt-free this quarter. XO [...]
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05/13/2026 12:18 AM Ray Dalio: Why Bitcoin Has Not Lived Up to Its Safe-Haven Reputation
TLDR: Dalio warns Bitcoin’s publicly visible transactions make it an unsuitable reserve for central banks. Bitcoin’s high correlation with tech stocks weakens its role as a hedge during market downturns. Investors tend to sell Bitcoin first when under portfolio pressure, reducing its safe-haven appeal. Gold’s centuries-old track record and broad institutional ownership keep it ahead [...]
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05/13/2026 12:12 AM Polygon CDK Unveils Institutional-Grade Privacy Chains With Full Access to Global Liquidity
TLDR: Polygon CDK’s validium config keeps raw transaction data sealed within institution-owned infrastructure. Settlement on Ethereum uses only a cryptographic commitment and a ZK proof, never exposing transactions. Five composable privacy levels let institutions scale confidentiality without migrating between configurations. Private CDK chains connect to Agglayer, preserving access to Ethereum, multi-chain liquidity, and fiat ramps. [...]
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05/12/2026 11:49 PM Mitsui Digital AM Launches Japan’s First Land-Backed RWA Digital Security Tied to AEON Omiya
TLDR: Mitsui & Co. Digital AM launched Japan’s first land-backed digital security tied to AEON Omiya’s leasehold rights. The asset carries an appraisal value of 8.6 billion yen, with a minimum investment entry point of 100,000 yen. Investors earn a 3.4% pre-tax annual yield backed by a 50-year fixed-term lease running through June 2076. Unit [...]
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05/12/2026 09:51 PM DTCC Partners with Chainlink for Blockchain-Based Collateral AppChain Rollout
DTCC integrates Chainlink for its Collateral AppChain, targeting enhanced tokenized asset settlement and real-time collateral management by late 2026.
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05/12/2026 09:10 PM LMAX Group Unveils Kiosk Portal for Cross-Asset Digital Collateral Trading
LMAX Group launches Kiosk, a unified portal enabling institutions to use digital assets as collateral for trading FX, metals, crypto, and derivatives.
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05/12/2026 07:57 PM eToro (ETOR) Stock Declines 4% Despite Strong Q1 Performance and Strategic Expansion
eToro (ETOR) stock dropped 4.81% despite Q1 revenue growth, commodities strength, AI integration, and Zengo acquisition progress amid crypto headwinds.
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