Coinbase security spend split reflects institutional strain Coinbase’s recent security-spend divergence is being read by market participants as a sign of shifting customer behavior rather than broad retail adoption, with the clearest evidence coming from the company’s own filings and market-facing disclosures. The…
Nvidia Beat Fails to Lift Crypto Risk Appetite Nvidia’s latest earnings beat did little to support the broader risk trade, with the stock sliding about 5% after the report even as results came in ahead of expectations. The move matters for crypto because…
Exchange balances rise as L2 shutdowns hit crypto Crypto exchange balances are climbing even as a cluster of layer-2 and infrastructure projects shut down, underscoring a softer liquidity backdrop across parts of the digital asset market. ZeroLend, a zkSync-based lending platform, said it…
Trump Pauses AI Order Over China Edge Risk WASHINGTON, May 23 – President Donald Trump delayed a planned executive order on artificial intelligence on Thursday, saying he did not want new rules to slow the U.S. advantage over China in the fast-growing sector.…
CFTC-NHL MOU extends prediction market oversight The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Hockey League on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding to share information on hockey-related event contracts, a move that deepens regulator-league coordination around prediction markets and underscores how quickly…
South Korea crypto tax petition hits 50,000-signature mark A South Korean petition opposing the planned 22% tax on crypto investment gains has crossed the 50,000-signature threshold, triggering a mandatory review by the National Assembly’s Finance and Economic Committee. The petition’s progress comes as…
P2P perps raise $50M as volumes stay flat P2P-style perpetuals drew fresh venture backing this week even as trading activity across decentralized perps has remained uneven, underscoring a gap between investor enthusiasm and day-to-day retail usage. Variational, which has built a derivatives platform…
Harvard exits $87M Ethereum stake as BTC cut 43% Harvard Management Company exited its entire Ethereum ETF position in the first quarter of 2026 and cut its Bitcoin ETF stake by about 43%, according to its latest SEC filing, a notable retreat by…
OpenAI’s $500B valuation lifts private AI market bar OpenAI completed a $6.6 billion secondary share sale at a $500 billion valuation, Reuters reported, making the ChatGPT maker the world’s most valuable private startup and overtaking SpaceX’s roughly $400 billion mark from an earlier…
