May 08, 2026

Kraken parent goes for the OCC charter in bid to become a federal crypto bank

Payward’s application would add a federally regulated trust company to the Kraken group’s existing Wyoming bank charter and Fed ma...

May 08, 2026

ECB's Lagarde’s digital euro warning: Why Europe shouldn’t just copy the U.S. st...

Lagarde warned that large stablecoins like Tether and USDC, which now dominate a $310 billion market, pose financial stability ris...

May 08, 2026

XRP pushes toward $1.40 as tightening range lowers breakout chances

Price moved higher on a late volume burst, with traders watching whether compression near $1.39-$1.40 finally resolves into a larg...

May 08, 2026

April Jobs Report Surprises: 115,000 Positions Added Despite Economic Headwinds

April jobs report shows 115,000 positions added, beating 65,000 forecast. Unemployment at 4.3%, but 3.6% wage growth lags 4% infla...

May 08, 2026

Forex and Crypto Trends to Watch in 2026

FX and Crypto Markets in 2026: Current Landscape Global markets in 2026 feel more fragmented than unified. Macro risks and geopoli...

May 08, 2026

Stablecoins have their 'permission slip.' Now comes the hard part.

Executives from MoonPay, Ripple and Paxos said at Consensus Miami 2026 that regulation has accelerated stablecoin adoption, but in...

May 08, 2026

Coinbase bulls point to crypto legislation and stablecoins after earnings miss

Analysts say Coinbase’s long-term growth may depend more on stablecoins and U.S. crypto legislation than a rebound in trading acti...

May 08, 2026

Stock Futures Rally Amid US-Iran Conflict as Jobs Report Looms

Stock futures rise despite US-Iran military strikes near Strait of Hormuz. Investors await April jobs report forecasting 65,000 pa...

May 08, 2026

Senator Warren Demands Transparency from Meta on Stablecoin Integration Plans

Senator Warren challenges Meta over stablecoin plans, demanding answers on privacy safeguards, competition risks, and ties to its...

May 08, 2026

Coinbase blames AWS for hours-long crypto trading outage

Coinbase says the outage has been fully resolved but that it will investigate the incident fully.