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Michael Saylor signaled that Strategy may resume Bitcoin purchases this week after its last buy of 3,273 BTC for about $255 million on April 27. That purchase lifted Strategy's holdings to 818,334 BTC, worth about $61.8 billion at publication. During Strategy's Q1 earnings call, Saylor said the

The rsETH bridge exploit left Aave with about $200 million in bad debt after attackers forged roughly 116,500 rsETH and borrowed against it. Chainalysis preliminarily linked the Apr. 18 attack to Lazarus, and Aave's incident report said a forged bridge message was accepted after poisoned nodes fed f

Summary: Rubio in Rome says Iran likely to respond to the U.S. proposal the same day, with possible progress in hours; he notes Iran is divided and hopes for a serious proposal.
Abstract: In Rome, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Iran is expected to reply the same day to a U.S. agreement proposal, signaling potential progress in the near term. He described Iran as divided and expressed hope it can present a serious proposal.

Executives from MoonPay, Ripple, and Paxos said at Consensus Miami 2026 that clearer stablecoin rules are accelerating institutional adoption. Richard Harrison of MoonPay said stablecoins could reach about 10% of global remittances in the next five years, while infrastructure, privacy, and

Stovall argues 4.3% unemployment won't push the Fed to tighten, as the labor market remains solid and supports resilient consumer spending.

U.S. stocks opened higher today, with the Nasdaq up 0.57%. The Dow Jones rose 0.45% and the S&P 500 gained 0.36%.

Nick Timiraos said the Federal Reserve's policy focus is shifting from the labor market to inflation. Timiraos said strong April non-farm payroll data weakened the case for an interest rate cut, while tariffs and the war in Iran are adding upward pressure to inflation.

White House NEC Chair Kevin Hassett said he believes a rate cut will come this year. Hassett linked that view to the war.

Aptos partners with Netstars to build stablecoin and Web3 payment apps, while Netstars explores integrating Aptos blockchain into its payment system.
This note reports Aptos' collaboration with Netstars, a Japanese QR payment firm, to develop stablecoin and Web3 payment solutions. Netstars is evaluating integrating Aptos' blockchain infrastructure into its payment system to enhance reliability, speed, and Web3 transaction capabilities.

New daily XRP Ledger addresses fell 85% to 5,020 from about 18,000 in December 2024, according to Glassnode data. Ripple, Ondo Finance, JPMorgan's Kinexys, and Mastercard completed a pilot transaction that settled a tokenized U.S. Treasury fund redemption across borders on the XRP Ledger. RWA.xyz da

Nick Timiraos said April nonfarm payrolls shifted the Federal Reserve's focus from labor-market weakness to inflation. Timiraos said steady hiring, an unchanged unemployment rate, and robust income growth gave the Fed little reason to cut

President Donald Trump revived calls to verify Fort Knox gold reserves in a May 10 interview, as the Kentucky depository holds about 147 million ounces. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in February 2025 that annual internal verifications account for every bar, but Trump announced no new

NEAR rose 6.3% to lead the CoinDesk 20, while the index gained 0.1% to 2142.44 since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. Seventeen of 20 assets traded higher.

CME FedWatch data showed June odds of unchanged Federal Reserve rates edged down to 94.9% after the payroll release. July hold odds slipped to 88.8%, while odds of a 25-basis-point cut rose to 10.8%.

CME FedWatch data showed federal funds futures price a 71.8% probability that the Federal Reserve will keep rates unchanged through December. After a stronger-than-expected employment report, that probability fell from 73.1%, while implied odds of either a rate hike or a rate cut edged

The US military carried out additional airstrikes today and hit several empty oil tankers that were trying to break a blockade. A senior US official said the vessels were Very Large Crude Carriers. The same official said the tankers were trying to return to

Rosenberg says solid payrolls with subdued wage growth argue for no Fed rate change, while AI-driven shifts from consumption to capex redefine the broader economy.

Hassett says inflation isn’t spiraling and no rate hikes are needed; two months of strong employment, a hot job market, and stable core inflation despite oil prices.

Over 30 days, Hyperliquid, Pump.fun and edgeX returned $96.3M to token holders; Hyperliquid funded $50.95M from trading fees, while Pump.fun paid $22.09M from $38.81M revenue and edgeX $23.26M from $8.26M revenue.

Digital Asset is raising about $300 million at an approximately $2 billion valuation, with a16z crypto expected to lead the round. Digital Asset develops Canton Network and is backed by DRW, Citadel Securities, and several Wall Street banks. The company previously raised $50 million in 2025 from