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Fairshake PAC’s $20M backing pays off in three US state primaries

Five Republicans and one Democrat won or went to runoffs following primaries in Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky after a crypto-backed…
May 20, 2026
DeFi

Tether buys SoftBank’s stake in Bitcoin company Twenty One Capital

The stablecoin issuer bought SoftBank’s 26% stake, expanding its control over the public Bitcoin holder as it moves into lending,…
May 20, 2026
Payments

Tether Takes Control of Twenty One Capital After Buying Out SoftBank

Bitcoin Magazine Tether Takes Control of Twenty One Capital After Buying Out SoftBank Tether has bought out SoftBank’s stake in…
May 20, 2026
Institutional

Trump order puts Kraken, Ripple, Coinbase and Circle in line for Fed payment rails

President Donald Trump has pushed the Federal Reserve to revisit one of the most contested gateways in US finance, escalating…
May 20, 2026
Industry News

Fireblocks launches agentic payment support, joins x402 Foundation

If even a fraction of the more than 1 billion people who use AI daily delegate authority to AI agents…
May 20, 2026
DeFi

Even a mountain of T-bills won't save Tether and Circle from a sudden liquidity crisis, expert says

The head of digital assets and tokenization at one of Germany’s largest asset managers said that USDT and USDC are…
May 19, 2026
Institutional

Odds against rate cuts high as new US Fed chair set for swearing in

Many experts voiced concerns that the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair would lead to uncertainty about the…
May 18, 2026
Institutional

Odds against rate cuts high as new US Fed chair set for swearing in

Many experts voiced concerns that the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair would lead to uncertainty about the…
May 18, 2026
Payments

Hyperliquid's USDC deal could supercharge HYPE, pressure Circle, Coinbase margins, analysts say

The revenue share deal could shift an estimated $160 million in revenue from Coinbase and Circle into Hyperliquid’s ecosystem, Compass…
May 18, 2026
Payments

Hyperliquid's USDC deal could supercharge HYPE, pressure Circle, Coinbase margins, analysts say

The revenue share deal could shift an estimated $160 million in revenue from Coinbase and Circle into Hyperliquid’s ecosystem, Compass…
May 18, 2026