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U.S. voters placed cryptocurrencies toward the bottom of a list of their highest priorities for the upcoming midterm election. Just 1% of respondents said they ranked crypto as their top concern, according to a survey of 1,000 randomly selected registered U.S. voters, though other responses revealed a wider view of the technology as an important political issue. The survey was conducted near the end of April by Public Opinion Strategies on CoinDesk’s behalf, as part of CoinDesk’s coverage of the 2026 U.S. midterm election. The survey was evenly split between Republican and Democrat respondents (41% of respondents identified with each…

Gate has rolled out localized fiat on‑ramps for selected CIS countries, letting users fund Gate accounts in domestic currencies and move into mainstream crypto without cross‑border friction. Gate’s CIS-focused fiat channel allows users to fund their accounts in local currency and immediately convert into leading crypto assets on the exchange, significantly lowering the practical and psychological barrier to entry for new users. By integrating domestic bank transfers, local card schemes, and other region-specific payment solutions, the platform sidesteps many of the pain points associated with cross-border wires and international card processing, such as high fees, long settlement times, and elevated…

SwarmBase, a famous decentralized infrastructure company, has joined IQ AI, a renowned decentralized network that integrates AI and blockchain technologies. The partnership includes the integration of the AIDEN AI agent of IQ AI into SwarmBase’s decentralized community network. As per IQ AI’s official press release, the development endeavors to increase the accessibility of blockchain knowledge for researchers, users, and developers within the SwarmBase ecosystem. Hence, AIDEN will work as an interactive agent to assist users in comprehending complicated blockchain concepts as well as the ecosystem data. Swarmbase integrates AIDEN 🦾Our AI Agent, AIDEN, is now part of the @SwarmBase community,…

Although Bitcoin ($BTC) rose to $76,000 in recent weeks, it has recently fallen back below $70,000 due to increased uncertainty stemming from the US-Iran conflict. While the general market expects Bitcoin to remain in a narrow range in the short term, Wintermute analysts suggested that Bitcoin could experience a rise between $70,000 and $74,000. Sharing its latest analysis from account X, the firm primarily predicted that Bitcoin and the market could enter a period of sudden volatility due to the strengthening of leverage structures based on derivative products. “The market is currently directionless and in a compressed zone due to…

Cryptocurrency custody firm Taurus has been granted a MiFID II investment license in Cyprus under the regulatory ambit of Mediterranean island’s regulator, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). The license enables Taurus to offer MiFID-regulated investment services for tokenized financial instruments to banks and asset managers across the European Union (EU), as well as secondary trading for tokenized bonds, fund shares, equities, and structured products, according to a press release on Wednesday. “Banks like to face fully regulated entities that are similar to the one they used to work with,” Sébastien Dessimoz, co-founder and Managing Partner at Taurus, said…

Bittensor surges as $TAO jumps 90% in March, pushing subnet valuations near $1.5B, with rising volumes and strong investor demand. Subnets drive real utility—spanning AI training, storage, trading, and pharma—powered by dTAO linking each subnet token directly to $TAO value. Top subnets like Chutes, Templar, and Vanta show rapid growth, real revenue potential, and expanding adoption across decentralized AI use cases. Bittensor is recording massive growth, led by both $TAO and its subnet ecosystem. The token has jumped nearly 90% in March, rising from around $180 to above $332. Alongside this move, subnet tokens have pushed the ecosystem’s total valuation…

Christopher Harborne is British-born, Cambridge-educated, and has lived in Thailand since 1996. He goes by the Thai name Chakrit Sakunkrit, holds Thai citizenship, and controls a reported 12% stake in Tether, the stablecoin issuer behind roughly $184 billion in circulating $USDT. According to the Guardian’s investigation, he’s also the single largest donor in the history of UK party politics, having directed more than £24 million toward Reform UK and its predecessor movements since 2019. So, a man who doesn’t live in the UK, whose fortune is tied to a global crypto infrastructure company operating outside any single jurisdiction, has been…

$NEO and $GAS have been added to Kraken’s “Tokens Launching Soon” roadmap, signalling that spot trading for both tokens is incoming on the major exchange. The addition was announced on May 6 by the official Kraken Listings account. Roadmap update: $NEO and $GAS added@Neo_Blockchain is an open-source blockchain platform with a dual token model: $NEO governs the network while $GAS pays for transaction fees and smart contract execution. Explore the full roadmap: https://t.co/eI57JUnK24 pic.twitter.com/BIbcmurbu8 — Kraken Listings (@krakenlistings) May 6, 2026 The listing would mark Kraken’s first spot trading offering for both tokens. The exchange already supports $NEO perpetual futures…

Stablecoin issuer Circle has officially launched its $USDC stablecoin and the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) on the Injective ($INJ) network, marking a significant step in expanding the utility of dollar-pegged digital assets within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The integration, announced this week, enables developers and users on Injective to access $USDC for trading, lending, and payments, while leveraging CCTP for seamless transfers across supported blockchains. What This Means for Injective and DeFi Users Injective, a blockchain optimized for decentralized finance applications, now joins a growing list of networks supported by Circle’s native stablecoin. $USDC is one of the most…

A rare statement by Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous founder of Bitcoin (BTC), regarding the potential impact of quantum computers on Bitcoin, has resurfaced. In a 2010 discussion on the BitcoinTalk forum, a participant with the username “llama” asked whether Bitcoin would become worthless if digital signatures were broken due to quantum computers. In his response to this question, Satoshi Nakamoto acknowledged that such a risk, if it were to occur suddenly, could lead to serious problems. However, he stated that the system could adapt if the process progressed gradually. According to Nakamoto, the Bitcoin network can maintain its security by…