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U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in April. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on May 12 that the consumer price index increased 3.8% from a year earlier in April. That was above the market forecast of 3.7%. The previous reading was 3.3%.
DTCC is expanding development of a blockchain-based collateral management platform using Chainlink infrastructure, aiming to enable 24/7 real-time collateral transfers through tokenized assets and smart contracts. CoinDesk reported on May 12 that DTC
Bakkt Holdings Inc. swung to a loss in the first quarter as revenue from its crypto services business plunged, underscoring the company’s shift toward stablecoin payments and artificial intelligence-based financial infrastructure. BlockBeats reported
Michael Saylor, co-founder of Strategy, said the CLARITY Act, a US bill aimed at establishing a market-structure framework for digital assets, could become a key foundation for expanding global digital finance markets. BlockBeats, a crypto-focused me
President Donald Trump said the US would hold talks with Cuba and that Havana had asked Washington for help. Walter Bloomberg, a breaking-news social media account focused on global markets, reported on May 12 that Trump said, "We will talk with Cuba
Starknet, an Ethereum layer-2 network, has launched strkBTC, a Bitcoin-based asset designed to support private balance management and anonymous transfers. The Block reported on May 12 that StarkWare, the developer of Starknet, officially unveiled str
Crypto wallet company Exodus sold a large portion of its Bitcoin holdings in the first quarter to raise cash for acquisitions tied to its payments infrastructure expansion. CoinDesk reported on May 12 that Exodus reduced its Bitcoin holdings to 628 B
Iran is seeking to use China as a diplomatic channel to send a message to the US ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to China. Walter Bloomberg, a breaking-news social media account focused on global markets, reported on May 12 that Iran’s ambass
Bitcoin has paused after breaking above $80,000, with the market closely watching US consumer inflation data and Middle East tensions for clues on its near-term direction. CoinDesk reported on May 12 that Bitcoin has recently been trading in a tight
Binance users have sharply increased their stablecoin holdings over the past several years, with some effectively using centralized exchanges, or CEXs, as dollar savings accounts. Crypto-focused account Unfolded wrote on X on May 12 that about 28% of
Wells Fargo increased its holdings of spot Ether exchange-traded funds in the first quarter, while making mixed adjustments to its Bitcoin ETF positions and sharply raising its stake in Strategy. Cointelegraph reported on May 12 that the U.S. bank di
Bitcoin climbed above $80,000 and broke through a key technical resistance level, but the move appears to have been driven more by a derivatives-led short squeeze than by spot buying, according to Wintermute. In a market report released on May 12, th
US spot XRP exchange-traded funds recorded their largest daily inflow in about four months, a sign institutional money may be returning to the token as regulatory uncertainty eases. The Block reported on May 12 that US spot XRP ETFs posted combined n
Altcoin trading volume has started to climb above its annual average, raising expectations in the market that an altseason may be approaching. Cointelegraph wrote on X on May 12 that, based on CryptoQuant data, altcoins' 30-day average trading volume
Anthropic has warned investors against tokenized products tied to its private shares, saying unauthorized share transfers or structures using special purpose vehicles, or SPVs, may be invalid. CoinDesk reported on May 12 that Anthropic said in an upd
Bitcoin is attempting to move back above the average cost basis of short-term holders, according to on-chain analysis. A daily close above that level could signal an improvement in market structure. CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost wrote in a Quicktake r
On-chain data show demand from Bitcoin retail investors has been recovering since hitting a low last month. Even so, the market has yet to enter a full-fledged retail overheating phase. On May 12, on-chain analyst Axel Adler Jr. wrote in a newsletter
CitiGroup raised its price targets sharply for Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., citing an improving outlook for the memory-chip industry. The bank pointed to growing artificial-intelligence demand and continued strength in high-bandwidth me
South Korea’s deliberations on a basic law for digital assets have been delayed again, making National Assembly action in the first half of the year effectively out of reach. The holdup in setting rules for stablecoins and other digital assets is als
Iran has warned it could raise uranium enrichment to 90%, a weapons-grade level, if it is attacked again. The issue of Tehran's right to enrich uranium is emerging as a central sticking point in US-Iran negotiations. BlockBeats, a crypto-focused medi
Expectations are building that easing regulatory uncertainty around digital assets is lifting investor sentiment toward Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin. Crypto-focused media outlet Odaily reported on May 12 that digital-asset trading platfo
Coinbase Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong plans to meet with Republican senators on May 14 ahead of a key vote on the CLARITY Act, a US bill to establish a market structure framework for digital assets. Crypto-focused media outlet Odaily repor
Bloomberg reported that remarks about an “AI citizen dividend” were cited as a factor behind the Kospi’s sharp intraday slide on May 12. Market participants said the comments fueled concerns about possible redistribution of profits from the semicondu
Crypto payments platform Infini has officially joined the Circle Alliance Program, the global partner network of Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin. Infini announced on X on May 12 that it had joined the program, which it described as a global
More than six in 10 women-owned businesses in South Korea expect stablecoins to make overseas payments and remittances easier if they are brought into the regulated financial system, a survey showed. Awareness of stablecoins remains low, however, und
The number of South Korean virtual asset service providers suspending operations is rising, with more than 22.114 billion won ($15.8 million) in user assets still unreturned. Although a Digital Asset Protection Foundation has been launched, the actua
President Donald Trump said Iran’s hard-liners will eventually come to the negotiating table. He also appeared dissatisfied with Tehran’s demand for compensation for war damage. Walter Bloomberg reported on May 11 that Trump told Fox News that “Iran
President Donald Trump said he is weighing whether to restart Project Freedom, an operation intended to help commercial ships leave the Strait of Hormuz. He also claimed Iran asked the US to help remove radioactive material from damaged nuclear facil
Solana has started testing Alpenglow, the largest overhaul of its consensus architecture to date. The change is being closely watched as a potential turning point for the network’s speed and stability. CoinDesk reported on May 11 that Anza, Solana’s
US banks are pressing for tighter limits on stablecoin rewards ahead of the Senate Banking Committee’s markup of the CLARITY Act, with restrictions on stablecoin interest payments reemerging as a key point of contention. The Block reported on May 11