May 19, 20264m 47s
Echo Protocol Reclaims Admin Key, Burns 955 eBTC Held by Attacker
Echo Protocol says it has regained control of the compromised admin key and burned the attacker's remaining 955 eBTC after a major cross-chain exploit.
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May 19, 20264m 44s
Republicans Push Permanent CBDC Ban Into Housing Bill Ahead of House Vote
House Republicans are attaching a permanent CBDC ban to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, with Majority Whip Tom Emmer leading the surveillance-state framing.
May 19, 20265m 03s
Bank of England Proposes Near 24/7 Settlement for Tokenized Markets
The Bank of England and FCA want UK wholesale settlement infrastructure running near 24/7 to support tokenized finance. Here is what changes.
May 19, 20264m 31s
Anthropic Declares Tokenized Versions of Its Private Shares Void
Anthropic says tokenized representations of its private stock are void after on-chain valuations swung past $1B, exposing a tokenization legal gap.
May 19, 20264m 10s
Echo Protocol Halts Cross-Chain Transfers After Major Exploit
Echo Protocol froze cross-chain transactions and ECHO token fell double digits after a suspected exploit hit the Bitcoin restaking project on May 19.
May 19, 20264m 30s
SEC Readies Innovation Exemption for Tokenized Stocks on Crypto Platforms
SEC under Chair Paul Atkins prepares a tokenized stock innovation exemption that would let crypto-native platforms list onchain equities with lighter rules.
May 19, 20265m 07s
AI Financial Warns in SEC Filing It May Not Survive 2026
AI Financial, the public treasury vehicle holding World Liberty Financial's WLFI token, flagged substantial doubt about going concern in a fresh SEC filing.
May 19, 20264m 07s
White House Weighs Scrapping SEC Rule That Forces Best Stock Prices
The White House is reviewing whether to kill a decades-old SEC rule requiring brokers to deliver the best available stock prices, per Bloomberg.
May 19, 20264m 46s
Kevin Warsh to Be Sworn In as Fed Chair Friday, Replacing Powell
Kevin Warsh is set to be sworn in as Fed Chair on May 22, 2026, replacing Jerome Powell. Crypto markets brace for a new rate path under a former hawk.
May 19, 20264m 16s
Ronin's RON Jumps 39.6% After Coinbase Lists Wrapped ERC-20 Version
Ronin's RON token surged 39.6% after Coinbase confirmed it will list the ERC-20 wrapped version on its exchange, opening US retail access.