Industry News

  • 90% of Peru’s $28 Billion Crypto Market Is Now Driven by Stablecoins10 May 2026 04:3090% of Peru’s $28 Billion Crypto Market is Now Driven by StablecoinsAccording to Binance’s Latam North General Manager, Daniel Acosta, stablecoins now account for up to 90% of the $28 billion in annual volumes transacted in the Peruvian crypto market. Acosta stressed that the driving use cases for stablecoins in Peru were cross-border payments and remittances. Stablecoins Dominate 90% of Peru’s Crypto Market Stablecoins have become […]
  • Fed Survey Shows AI Concerns Rising Across Markets, Credit and Jobs10 May 2026 03:30Fed Survey Shows AI Concerns Rising Across Markets, Credit and JobsThe Federal Reserve’s latest Financial Stability Report shows artificial intelligence emerging as a growing financial-system concern, with 50% of surveyed market participants citing AI as a possible shock. Respondents tied the risk to valuations, leverage, labor conditions, and private credit. AI Moves Into the Fed’s Financial Stability Risk Debate The Federal Reserve released its latest […]
  • Ripple’s RLUSD Grant Results Show How $25M Reached US Classrooms10 May 2026 02:30Ripple’s RLUSD Grant Results Show How $25M Reached US ClassroomsRipple’s $25 million education commitment reached classrooms nationwide, with most funding distributed in RLUSD through grants supporting more than 48,000 DonorsChoose projects. The first-year results highlighted stablecoin use in nonprofit funding, teacher support, and student education programs. Ripple’s RLUSD Grant Shows One-Year Stablecoin Impact Ripple published an insight on May 7 detailing how its $25 […]
  • Robert Kiyosaki Warns Millions of Boomers Could Be Jobless and Homeless This Year10 May 2026 01:30Robert Kiyosaki Warns Millions of Boomers Could Be Jobless and Homeless This YearRobert Kiyosaki warned baby boomers could face severe financial pressure as many aging workers leave employment. The Rich Dad Poor Dad author expects “millions” to be out of work and urged preparation through financial education and investments in gold, silver, bitcoin, and ethereum. Robert Kiyosaki Warns Boomers Face Financial Strain in 2026 Robert Kiyosaki renewed […]
  • Bitcoin Premium in South Korea Hits 2% for First Time Since Pre-War Market Shock10 May 2026 00:30Bitcoin Premium in South Korea Hits 2% for First Time Since Pre-War Market ShockWith bitcoin trading above the $80,000 threshold, bitcoin prices in South Korea have carried premiums approaching 2%, marking their highest level since late February. The move follows a choppy stretch since that period, during which both notable discounts and elevated premiums emerged across the past nine weeks. South Korea’s Kimchi Premium Returns as Bitcoin Climbs […]
  • Evernorth Says XRP’s Real Story Is Institutional Plumbing09 May 2026 23:30Evernorth Says XRP’s Real Story Is Institutional PlumbingEvernorth 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 approved trading venues. XRP’s Institutional Case Depends on Infrastructure, Evernorth Says Evernorth, an XRP treasury company building its strategy around long-term participation in […]
  • US Credit Card Debt Hits Record $1.33 Trillion as Savings Rate Crumbles09 May 2026 22:30US Credit Card Debt Hits Record $1.33 Trillion as Savings Rate CrumblesAmerican 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 U.S. credit card debt has climbed to a new all-time high of $1.33 trillion on May […]
  • CME Group Targets June 1 Launch for Bitcoin Volatility Futures Pending CFTC Review09 May 2026 21:30CME Group Targets June 1 Launch for Bitcoin Volatility Futures Pending CFTC ReviewCME 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. CME’s BVI Futures Let Traders Go Long or Short Bitcoin Volatility Starting June 2026 The contracts will carry the ticker BVI […]
  • Bitcoin Mining Pool Giants Foundry, Antpool and F2pool Signal Stratum V2 Shift09 May 2026 20:30Bitcoin Mining Pool Giants Foundry, Antpool and F2pool Signal Stratum V2 ShiftSeven 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 Push for Block Template Control Antpool, F2pool, Foundry, Spiderpool, Block Inc., MARA Foundation, and DMND are now part of […]
  • Coinbase Says Outage ‘Unacceptable’ as CEO Weighs Speed-Resilience Tradeoffs09 May 2026 19:30Coinbase Says Outage ‘Unacceptable’ as CEO Weighs Speed-Resilience TradeoffsCoinbase 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 “unacceptable” and said Coinbase will revisit tradeoffs around speed, co-location, and faster recovery during infrastructure failures. Armstrong Says Resilience Tradeoffs Will Be […]