Japan’s ruling LDP approved an “AI + on‑chain finance” plan to reshape the country’s financial system. The policy backs yen‑denominated stablecoins and tokenized bank deposits as core infrastructure. It pushes for tokenizing Bank of Japan accounts and yen stablecoin issuance by major banks from 2027. Japan recently adopted a national...
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GOP Pushes Permanent US CBDC Ban Through Housing Bill
House Republicans want to make the U.S. CBDC ban permanent. They say the ban protects Americans from financial surveillance. They are attaching the ban to the housing bill to force action. House Republicans are escalating their war against a digital dollar. The legislators now want to turn the temporary ban into...
Bitcoin’s Volatility Regime Just Hit 1.29. Here Is What That Signals
Bitcoin’s realized volatility sits at a 4-year low at -1.29, signaling a B-wave grind. Analysts warn a sharp C-wave expansion may be closer than traders think. Realized volatility on Bitcoin does not usually disappear this quietly. The composite z-score for BTC’s 30-day annualized realized volatility currently sits at -1.29, meaning...
Coinbase and Gemini Spend Millions Protecting Executives from Crypto Crime
Coinbase and Gemini increased security spending as kidnappings, home invasions, crypto crime, and “wrench attacks” continue rising worldwide. Crypto companies are increasing security spending after several attacks targeted crypto executives and investors. According to Bloomberg, criminal groups are now using kidnappings, home invasions, and physical threats to steal digital assets....
npm Supply Chain Attack Hits @antv: Blockchain Dev Secrets Now Exposed
Mini Shai-Hulud npm campaign compromises @antv packages, targeting blockchain developers’ GitHub tokens, AWS keys, and CI/CD secrets in a coordinated supply chain attack. The malicious publishes started just before 2 a.m. UTC on May 19. By the time most developers on the East Coast had their first coffee, the damage...
Saylor Just Added $2 Billion in Bitcoin as BTC Nears a Key Level
Strategy bought 24,869 BTC for $2.01B at $80,985, lifting holdings to 843,738 BTC as Bitcoin trades near $80K. Strategy has added another $2.01 billion in Bitcoin as BTC trades near a key market level. The company linked to Michael Saylor bought 24,869 BTC at an average price of $80,985. The...
The Chart Nobody Wants to See: ADA Tests 88.7% Fib With $0.10 in the Distance
Cardano ADA approaches the 88.7% Fibonacci retracement at $0.244. One more support zone could generate a bounce, but the $0.16 and $0.10 targets remain on the table. The $0.25 region has been doing a lot of work. Not convincingly. Just enough to keep the situation from resolving one way or...
Kevin Warsh to Replace Jerome Powell as Fed Chair This Friday
Kevin Warsh will be sworn in as Fed chair at the White House on Friday. He is replacing Jerome Powell as Fed leader. His first big test will be the mid-June rate meeting. This week, some major leadership shifts will happen at the U.S. Federal Reserve, kind of echoing through...
Ozak AI Climbs the List of Top Presale Projects With Big Upside Potential
Crypto markets often place strong attention on projects that continue building momentum before exchange listings begin. As investors search for opportunities with early positioning advantages, presales showing strong funding and rising visibility tend to move higher on market watchlists. Ozak AI is increasingly fitting that profile after surpassing $7M raised,...
Ethereum’s Strange Divergence: Price Down, Staking Up to 31%
Ethereum staking ratio rises to 31% as ETH falls 26% YTD, widening the gap between price action and Onchain activity. Ethereum is showing a clear split between price and network behavior in 2026. ETH has dropped about 26% year to date, yet the staking ratio has climbed to about 31%...