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Evernorth Says XRP’s Real Story Is Institutional Plumbing
Evernorth says XRP’s institutional case rests on infrastructure built for regulated capital, not price charts or ETF demand. The firm pointed to XRPL upgrades involving compliance controls, restricted environments, escrow tools, and…
US Credit Card Debt Hits Record $1.33 Trillion as Savings Rate Crumbles
American consumers now owe a record $1.33 trillion in credit card debt, a new all-time high that arrives as the personal savings rate collapses and interest rates on revolving balances hover above 21%. Hard Money Advocates Take Note Total…
CME Group Targets June 1 Launch for Bitcoin Volatility Futures Pending CFTC Review
CME Group announced this week it plans to launch Bitcoin Volatility futures (BVI) on June 1, 2026, giving institutional traders their first CFTC-regulated contract to trade bitcoin’s expected price swings independently of price direction.…
Bitcoin Mining Pool Giants Foundry, Antpool and F2pool Signal Stratum V2 Shift
Seven of the largest names in bitcoin mining formally joined the Stratum V2 Working Group this week, signaling the clearest industry shift yet toward miner-controlled transaction selection. 7 Bitcoin Mining Pools Back Stratum V2 as Miners…
Coinbase Says Outage ‘Unacceptable’ as CEO Weighs Speed-Resilience Tradeoffs
Coinbase is reviewing its exchange infrastructure after an AWS data center cooling failure knocked several trading services offline, blocked some account access, and delayed customer balance displays. CEO Brian Armstrong called the outage…
SEC Commissioner Urges Restraint on Crypto Rules as Retail Trading Expands
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said regulators should study crypto’s role in retail trading before deciding whether new rules are needed. Her remarks tied crypto to ETFs, options, prediction markets, and perpetual futures. ETF Access and…
CLARITY Act Markup: Senate Banking Sets May 14 Crypto Rules Session
The Senate Banking Committee scheduled a May 14 markup for the CLARITY Act, setting up the Senate’s first formal committee debate over digital asset market structure legislation. The executive session will allow lawmakers to debate…
Coinbase CEO: Onchain Economy Has Reached Escape Velocity Amid Generational Shift
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said a “generational shift” is underway in crypto as he pointed to expanding on-chain finance, stablecoin activity, and AI-driven payments. The Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange also cited a tenfold increase in Base…
XRP Ledger Foundation Signals Public Collaboration Push Across Ecosystem
The XRP Ledger Foundation is moving into a more public coordination role across the XRP ecosystem, outlining a broader focus on engineering, operations, and community engagement as it expands collaboration across the XRP Ledger community.…
Tether Sues Titan Holding in Brazil to Recover $300 Million Defaulted Loan
The largest stablecoin company lent $300 million to Titan Holdings in March 2025, part of the Master conglomerate, now involved in one of the largest financial frauds in Brazilian history. The loan was made by Tether Investments, Tether’s…