AI
The SEC chair linked the rise of AI-powered financial systems with growing demand for blockchain-based market infrastructure and automated settlement.…
May 8, 2026
Institutional
A four-firm pilot settling the first cross-border, cross-bank redemption of tokenized U.S. Treasuries on the XRP Ledger extended a rally…
May 8, 2026
Markets
Payward says the OCC national trust charter would complement Kraken’s banking arm, Kraken Financial. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
May 8, 2026
DeFi
Ethereum’s share of the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi compressed from 63.5% at the start of 2025 to around…
May 8, 2026
Markets
The European Union is racing against a self-imposed deadline to implement its side of the existing US-EU trade accord, with…
May 8, 2026
Markets
Your day-ahead look for May 8, 2026 Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
May 8, 2026
Markets
Coinbase says the outage has been fully resolved but that it will investigate the incident fully. Read Full Story at…
May 8, 2026
Markets
Bitcoin retagged $80,000 after falling 3% on Iran concerns, while traders flagged important BTC price support levels to preserve next.…
May 8, 2026
Markets
BTC fell under $80,000 after U.S. strikes in Iran sent oil briefly above $100, triggering liquidations and a shift toward…
May 8, 2026
Markets
Bitcoin ETFs snap a five-day $1.7 billion inflow streak with $277.5 million of outflows as Bitcoin falls below $80,000 amid…
May 8, 2026