May 13, 20264m 08s
BlackRock Files for Second Tokenized Fund on Securitize Rails
BlackRock has filed with the SEC for a second tokenized fund built on Securitize infrastructure, deepening its on-chain asset push beyond BUIDL.
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May 13, 20264m 57s
Reed Bill Would Block Crypto From Tax Payments and Fed Accounts
Sen. Jack Reed introduced legislation to bar crypto from US tax payments, federal reserves, and Fed master accounts, raising the regulatory bar mid-CLARITY Act.
May 13, 20264m 36s
Senate Banking Members File 100+ Amendments to Crypto Bill Pre-Markup
Senate Banking Committee members filed over 100 amendments to the crypto market structure bill ahead of Thursday's markup, Politico reports.
May 13, 20265m 01s
Charles Schwab Opens Retail Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading to Clients
Charles Schwab has started rolling out Schwab Crypto accounts to retail clients, letting them buy BTC and ETH alongside stocks and bonds.
May 13, 20263m 58s
Kelp DAO and Aave Burn Exploiter Tokens, Refill 117K rsETH
Kelp DAO and Aave finished recovery steps for the rsETH exploit, burning the attacker's tokens and committing to refill 117,132 rsETH over two weeks.
May 13, 20264m 46s
Banks Flood Senate With 8,000 Letters to Block Stablecoin Yield
US banking groups sent more than 8,000 letters to Senate offices since Friday urging lawmakers to revisit the stablecoin yield compromise.
May 12, 20264m 47s
L1 Tokens Down 49% Since 2025 While Crypto Equities Up 48%: VanEck
VanEck data shows Layer 1 blockchain tokens have fallen 49% since the start of 2025 while listed crypto equities have gained 48%, a near 100-point gap.
May 12, 20264m 04s
CleanSpark Reports $378.3M Net Loss in Fiscal Q2 2026
CleanSpark posted a $378.3M net loss for fiscal Q2 2026, with $224.1M tied to non-cash items, even as the miner kept expanding its hashrate footprint.
May 12, 20263m 48s
Exodus Posts $32M Q1 Loss, Sells 1,000 BTC to Fund Acquisitions
Exodus Movement reported a $32.1M Q1 net loss as revenue dropped 36.8% to $22.7M. The wallet maker sold 63% of its bitcoin treasury to finance deals.
May 12, 20265m 05s
France's Beau Breaks With ECB's Lagarde on Digital Euro
Banque de France's Denis Beau calls for private tokenized euro mobilization, splitting publicly with ECB President Lagarde's wholesale-first digital euro plan.