May 28, 20264m 28s
Crypto Sells Off as US Strikes Iran Reverse Hormuz Calm Trade
Bitcoin slips to $74,377 and ether falls 2.7% after fresh US strikes on Iran follow drone attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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May 28, 20265m 16s
BIS Project Agorá Moves to Live Real-Value Cross-Border Payment Tests
BIS and seven central banks including the Fed and ECB will move Project Agorá from prototype to live transactions, with HSBC, Citi, JPMorgan, Visa and Mastercard participating.
May 28, 20264m 10s
Crypto Card Spending Hits Record $7.8B in Cumulative Volume
Cumulative volume on crypto-linked payment cards has hit $7.8B with monthly throughput at fresh highs, a quiet adoption signal as token prices wobble.
May 27, 20264m 58s
Mastercard Secures New York BitLicense for Stablecoin Payments
Mastercard has been granted a New York BitLicense to operate stablecoin and digital asset payment infrastructure, opening direct rails for tokenized money in the US.
May 27, 20264m 50s
HTX Rejects UK Sanctions Claim, Says It Turned Down Ruble Stablecoin
HTX denies UK sanctions allegations and says it refused to list a ruble-pegged stablecoin offered by a Russia-linked issuer earlier this year.
May 27, 20264m 26s
Crypto PACs Spent $9M Backing Winners in Texas Primaries
CoinDesk reports crypto PACs spent $9M in Texas primaries, backing winning candidates in both parties as the industry sets up for the 2026 midterms.
May 27, 20265m 15s
Bitcoin Spot Volume Down 81% Since October 2025, CryptoQuant Says
CryptoQuant analyst Darkfrost flags an 81% drop in Bitcoin spot trading volume since October 2025, with BTC at $75,889 on May 27, 2026.
May 27, 20265m 07s
South Korea Crypto Trading Falls to One-Tenth of Stock Market Volume
South Korean crypto trading volume has collapsed to roughly 10% of local stock market activity, a sharp reversal for what was once the world's most retail-heavy market.
May 27, 20265m 32s
Stablecoin Supply Hits Record $322B as Bank-Run Warnings Get Louder
The stablecoin market reached $322B on May 27, 2026, and policy researchers are escalating warnings that issuer reserves resemble pre-FDIC banking risk.
May 27, 20264m 12s
South Korea Files First Criminal Case for a DEX Rug Pull
Seoul prosecutors filed the country's first criminal indictment over a decentralized exchange rug pull, setting a precedent for on-chain fraud cases.