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TLDR Five major labor unions urged the Senate to vote against the Clarity Act before a key committee vote. The unions warned that the bill could expose retirement accounts and public pensions to crypto market volatility. The American Bankers Association opposed updated stablecoin provisions in the proposed legislation. Crypto firms, including Coinbase, expressed support for restrictions on yield-bearing payment stablecoins. Michael Saylor endorsed the bill and described it as a framework for digital capital growth. Five major labor unions have urged the Senate to reject a pending cryptocurrency market structure bill. They warned that the measure could expose retirement savings…

The XRP Ledger has reached a new high in the number of wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP, according to on-chain analytics firm Santiment, extending a growth trend that has been in place since mid-2024. The firm framed the rise as a long-term accumulation signal among larger holders, even as XRP has spent much of 2026 trading below prior highs. Santiment said its data shows 332,230 XRP Ledger wallets now hold at least 10,000 XRP, marking an all-time high for that cohort. The metric, shown in a chart shared by Santiment Intelligence, tracks wallets in the “10,000 to infinity” XRP…

BNB price climbed higher this week as bulls attempted to confirm a breakout from a bullish double bottom pattern forming on the weekly chart. Summary BNB price climbed toward the $680 neckline of a bullish double bottom pattern, with a breakout potentially opening the door for a rally toward $800. Market sentiment improved amid speculation surrounding spot BNB ETF applications from Grayscale and VanEck, alongside growing institutional access through Teucrium’s XBNB ETF. Expanding Real-World Asset integrations on BNB Chain, including BlackRock’s BUIDL and Franklin Templeton’s BENJI via Securitize, strengthened the network’s long-term utility narrative. According to data from crypto.news, BNB…

TLDR The Senate Banking Committee scheduled May 14 for the markup of the CLARITY Act. Lawmakers will debate amendments before voting on whether to advance the bill to the Senate floor. The House previously passed the CLARITY Act with a 294–134 bipartisan vote. The bill would define regulatory boundaries between the SEC and the CFTC. The Senate version expands the legislation to nine titles, including stablecoin oversight and bankruptcy protections. The Senate Banking Committee will meet May 14 to mark up the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Lawmakers will debate amendments and decide whether to send the measure to the…

TLDR: XRPL Foundation has expanded its leadership roles to improve coordination across developers and validators. XRP continues acting as liquidity bridge across settlement flows and tokenized asset markets. Compliance tools like credentials and permissioned domains support regulated XRPL participation. Lending, escrow, and payment channels advance XRPL’s programmable settlement infrastructure layer. XRP Ledger Foundation advances ecosystem coordination as XRPL development intensifies across liquidity, compliance, and settlement design. The latest structural updates place XRP at the center of network activity, while new leadership roles expand collaboration across developers, validators, and institutions globally. XRPL Foundation Reshapes Governance and Ecosystem Coordination The XRP Ledger…

Ripple’s prime-brokerage unit has secured up to $200 million in financing from Neuberger Berman to expand margin services for institutional investors.  Summary Ripple Prime can draw up to $200 million based on institutional client borrowing demand across markets. The Neuberger facility supports margin trading across crypto, equities, fixed income, and foreign exchange. The deal follows Ripple’s Hidden Road acquisition and wider push into institutional brokerage services. The facility was arranged through Neuberger Berman’s specialty finance group, according to Bloomberg. The funding is designed to support trading across traditional and digital markets. Ripple Prime can draw on the facility based on…

TLDR: Coinbase, Kraken and Gemini seek removal of manipulation rule affecting small token listings. Senate draft applies CFTC style safeguards raising concerns over crypto spot markets framework review. Banking Committee negotiates exchange rules defining listing, custody and broker standards. Industry lobbying continues as Senate works toward unified digital asset market structure. Major U.S. crypto exchanges Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini have intensified their engagement with Senate lawmakers as Congress drafts new digital asset market structure legislation. Their focus centers on listing rules for smaller tokens and anti-manipulation provisions they argue are poorly suited to spot crypto markets. The exchanges have become…

South Korean investors cut their crypto holdings by more than half over the past year as capital moved toward the stock market.  Summary South Korean crypto holdings dropped from $83.3 billion to $41.4 billion within a year. Trading volume on five major exchanges fell sharply as investors moved toward equities. New AML checks and a 2027 crypto tax may add pressure on local exchanges. Bank of Korea data submitted to Rep. Cha Gyu-geun showed holdings fell from 121.8 trillion won, or $83.3 billion, at the end of January 2025 to 60.6 trillion won, or $41.4 billion, by the end of…

TLDR: Ethereum moves toward AI agents replacing static interfaces with modular autonomous blockchain coordination systems ZK privacy payments enable secure verification without exposing user data across decentralized AI-driven networks Identity frameworks shift to selective disclosure using zero-knowledge proofs for privacy-preserving reputation systems Agentic economies may redefine governance and L2 design through AI execution and cryptographic validation models Ethereum is moving toward an AI agent-driven structure where autonomous systems interact across blockchain layers. Vitalik Buterin termed this shift a transition from static interfaces to modular agent coordination. Whereby computation and execution are merged into unified decentralized primitives for scalable interaction. AI…

Key TakeawaysThe IMF predicts that a shift to agentic AI will trigger a radical increase in the velocity of money.Sydney Huang warns that the projected $236 billion agentic market by 2034 requires machine-speed regulatory oversight.Future stability for Human API and global banks depends on embedding framework mandates into code. The End of Policy ‘Lag’ According to an April 2026 International Monetary Fund (IMF) report, the world is rapidly exiting the era of “click-to-pay” and entering the age of “decide-to-pay.” But as humans step out of the loop, an important question emerges: Can our financial guardrails survive a machine-speed economy? The…