Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple Labs, warned Tuesday that recent progress on the digital asset market structure bill in the US Senate did not guarantee success for the legislation, speculating that the next two weeks would be crucial. Speaking at the Consensus crypto conference in Miami, Garlinghouse said that the likelihood of the market structure…
In brief CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin volatility futures on June 1. The products will let traders bet on how much Bitcoin will swing—not its direction or price. The contracts will track CME’s Bitcoin Volatility Index (BVX). CME, the world’s top derivatives marketplace, announced plans Tuesday to launch Bitcoin volatility futures that will soon…
MoonPay has acquired DFlow, a trading infrastructure provider on Solana that routes and executes transactions across multiple liquidity sources. Financial terms were not disclosed, though Fortune reported the deal was valued at around $100 million in stock, citing two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. DFlow has processed more than $50 billion in trading volume on…
Defend American Jobs, the cryptocurrency-backed political action committee (PAC) affiliated with Fairshake, reported spending more than $500,000 on media to support a Republican incumbent representative in Indiana. According to a Saturday filing with the US Federal Election Commission (FEC), the Defend American Jobs PAC spent about $514,000 on media in support of James Baird, a…
In brief Anthropic says its AI has uncovered tens of thousands of software vulnerabilities. CEO Dario Amodei warned there is a 6 to 12-month window to fix them. Critics say the risks may be overstated even as security concerns grow. A discussion between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday…
In brief Solana-based Drift Protocol was hacked on April 1, with $295 million in user funds drained by attackers linked to North Korea. Drift Protocol will issue recovery tokens to affected wallets, with each token representing $1 of verified loss. Tether committed up to $127.5 million in recovery funds, with strategic partners pledging an additional…
In brief TikTok account IABatida turned “O Sapo não lava o pé,” a classic Brazilian nursery rhyme, into a smoky 1950s blues number performed by AI-generated frogs. The channel has 326,000 followers and 6.7 million likes, with its Baby Shark 50’s remix alone pulling in 1.6 million likes. The format slots cleanly into the AI-native…
In brief Strategy reported a $12.54 billion net loss for Q1 2026, almost entirely driven by a $14.46 billion unrealized loss on its Bitcoin holdings. The company holds 818,334 BTC worth about $66.8 billion, and has raised $11.68 billion in 2025 to fund further acquisitions. MSTR stock has surged 56% over the past month as…
In brief The Solana Foundation and Google Cloud teamed to launch Pay.sh, enabling AI agents to discover and pay for API access using stablecoins on Solana. AI agents can access Google Cloud services including Gemini, BigQuery, and Vertex AI, plus 50+ community API providers Pay-per-request pricing allows agents to use what they need without subscriptions…
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index hit 50 on Tuesday, measuring “neutral” for the first time since Jan. 17. This shift ended a 108-day stretch dominated by negative sentiment. The index gauges market sentiment using volatility, momentum, trading volume, and social signals. A score below 25 signals “extreme fear” or risk aversion, while 26–49 reflects…