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Susan Collins, president of the Boston Federal Reserve, used a May 7 appearance on Bloomberg’s “Big Take” podcast to deliver a message crypto investors probably didn’t want to hear: interest rates aren’t going anywhere. Collins pointed to energy shocks stemming from the Iran conflict as a major force keeping inflation stubbornly above the Fed’s 2% target. Her prescription was blunt. Hold rates steady. No cuts on the horizon. The inflation problem that won’t quit Collins warned that the Iran conflict-induced disruptions could triple inflation estimates compared to just 30 days ago. Fed Chair Jerome Powell flagged similar inflation risks tied…

Is the Hype Around Eco-Friendly Crypto Just Hot Air? Everyone talks about Bitcoin’s massive energy suck. It guzzles power like a small country. But what about those <‘green’ alternatives> promising to save the planet? Enter Chia, the crypto that said it would fix everything by using spare hard drive space instead of crazy computations. Sounds great, right? Wrong. A new study blows the lid off: than its makers claimed. Even Chia’s boss admits the numbers are close. Bitcoin’s Power Problem: A Quick Recap Bitcoin runs on proof-of-work. Miners solve tough math puzzles to secure the network. This burns huge electricity…

U.S.-registered trading platform Kalshi said some of its traders would be required to disclose their employers when they speculate on the outcome of market outcomes related to corporate earnings, new product introductions and national security-related topics, among others, spokesman said Tuesday. The new compliance layer follows recommendations from Kalshi’s Independent Surveillance Audit Committee, which identified gaps in the platform’s ability to detect insider trading before it occurs. The employer-check requirement targets markets where traders could profit from material nonpublic information, according to the Wall Street Journal. Kalshi currently collects addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, identity documents and partial Social…

OpenAI is handing EU cybersecurity officials the keys to its latest AI defense tool. Anthropic, its closest competitor, hasn’t made a similar offer, and European regulators have taken notice. The European Commission confirmed that OpenAI committed on May 11, 2026, to provide access to GPT-5.5-Cyber, a specialized cybersecurity model, for evaluation and potential deployment by EU cyber defenders. Anthropic, meanwhile, has not extended access to its own advanced model, Mythos, creating a visible gap in how the two AI heavyweights are engaging with one of the world’s most powerful regulatory bodies. What OpenAI is actually offering GPT-5.5-Cyber is not just…

Bitcoin has fallen over 6% from last week’s high of $81,700 as fresh macro concerns have taken center stage. As of last check, Bitcoin has lost a key support level at $78,000 and has pushed lower in tandem with accelerating market-wide liquidations. At the same time, the crypto market sentiment tracked via the Crypto Fear and Greed Index has dropped to 28 from last week, once again entering ‘Fear’ territory after a brief return to neutral levels the previous week. Why is Bitcoin price going down? Bitcoin has come under renewed pressure due to a number of reasons that are…

When a protocol that moved over $737 million in loan volume decides to close its doors, the decision tells you more about the market than any chart. The original report confirms that $NFT lending pioneer NFTfi will shut down, with new loan originations already halted and operations set to conclude on August 31, 2026. The reason is brutally simple: the $NFT market has contracted so sharply that potential revenue no longer covers the cost of running the platform. NFTfi launched in 2020 during the early surge of $NFT mania. It allowed borrowers to use their NFTs as collateral for crypto…

A federal court has ruled that President Trump’s 10% tariff on most imports entering the United States is unlawful. The Court of International Trade, in a 2-1 decision, found that the administration failed to demonstrate the kind of balance-of-payments crisis needed to justify the levies. For crypto, the ruling matters more than you might think. US-based Bitcoin miners have been eating inflated hardware costs for years thanks to tariffs on imported ASIC machines, and a potential rollback could meaningfully change their cost structure. What the court actually said The 53-page ruling hinged on a technical but important distinction. The Trump…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has already taken to X, Elon Musk’s social media network, to celebrate the latest scaling efforts in the Middle East. Garlinghouse took to X to express his enthusiasm, writing, “Leaders attract leaders… Proud to be expanding in the UAE”. As reported by U.Today, Ripple announced that it had opened its headquarters at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Scaling up in Dubai Ripple made a decision to launch the new headquarters due to growing demand for highly regulated digital asset services, such as payments and custody. According to the company, the expanded facility provides the physical…

Prediction market regulators should consider a measured approach to insider trading enforcement as opposed to an outright ban, according to research from an academic at the Stevens Institute of Technology. In a paper released on June 2, assistant professor of finance Balbinder Singh Gill developed a formal economic model to answer the question of how strictly insider trading in prediction markets should be policed. A paradox exists in that “the same insider trade that improves the accuracy of the price today can reduce the participation that makes the price informative tomorrow,” he said. The model showed that prediction market price…

Crypto analysts are divided over whether markets will see a major Bitcoin sell-off in May, a pattern that has emerged in the last two bear markets during US mid-term election years. In May 2018, Bitcoin crashed from nearly $10,000 to about $7,000 by the end of the month. It happened again in May 2022, when Bitcoin fell nearly 30% from about $40,000 to $28,500 before falling further in June to $20,000. With 2026 also a bear market year coinciding with a US mid-term election, there are concerns it could happen again. “The most brutal pattern in Bitcoin history. Nobody wants…