May 7, 20264m 08s
XRP Whale Inflows on Binance Sink to Lowest Level Since 2021
XRP whale deposits to Binance just hit their weakest reading in over three years, signaling large holders are sitting on supply rather than rotating to sell.
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May 7, 20264m 35s
South Korea to Begin Virtual Asset Taxation in January 2027
South Korea confirms a January 2027 start for crypto income tax, per Edaily. The 20% levy above 2.5M won applies to gains from digital assets.
May 7, 20264m 40s
OKX to Launch Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures on OpenAI, SpaceX, Anthropic
OKX is rolling out perpetual futures contracts pegged to private valuations of OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic, opening crypto-funded exposure to AI giants.
May 7, 20264m 50s
PayPal, Mastercard and Visa Face UK Competition Probe Over Wallet Deals
UK regulators open a competition probe into digital wallet agreements between PayPal, Mastercard, and Visa, with knock-on risk for crypto card issuers.
May 7, 20264m 29s
BNY Mellon Expands Crypto Custody Services in Abu Dhabi
BNY Mellon, the world's largest custody bank with $52T under custody, is expanding crypto services in Abu Dhabi as the UAE pushes deeper into digital assets.
May 7, 20264m 15s
Aave Liquidates KelpDAO Hacker's rsETH and Recovers 90% of Bad Debt
Aave liquidated the KelpDAO attacker's rsETH positions on Ethereum and Arbitrum, leaving the protocol about 10% short of clearing the bad debt.
May 7, 20265m 04s
XRP Ledger Pilots Bank Rail Link With Ondo, JPMorgan, and Mastercard
Ripple, Ondo Finance, JPMorgan's Kinexys, and Mastercard are testing a pilot that links the XRP Ledger to traditional bank settlement rails.
May 6, 20264m 54s
Bitcoin Pushes Toward $82K as Oil Slides 6% on Iran Peace Talks
Bitcoin trades near $81,732 on May 6 as oil drops 6% and the dollar sinks on reports the US and Iran are nearing a one-page memo to end the war.
May 6, 20265m 04s
Tokenized US Treasuries on Ethereum Hit Record $8B Market Cap
Tokenized US Treasuries on Ethereum reached an ~$8B all-time high on May 6, 2026, even as ETH spot price drifted lower. Here is what is driving the flow.
May 6, 20263m 49s
Zcash Hits $525 YTD High as Privacy Coins Stage 23% Rally
Zcash (ZEC) printed a fresh 2026 high of $525 after a 23.2% single-day move, leading a privacy coin rally as Bitcoin idles near $81,400.