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On-chain data shows a net amount of Bitcoin has been flowing into Binance for 10 days now, a potential sign that investors have been looking to sell. Bitcoin Exchange Netflow Has Remained Positive For Binance Recently As pointed out by CryptoQuant author Darkfrost in an X post, investors have been depositing their Bitcoin to Binance recently. The on-chain metric of relevance here is the “Exchange Netflow,” which tracks the total amount of $BTC that’s currently moving into or out of the wallets connected to a centralized exchange. When the value of the metric is positive, it means holders are transferring…

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Nof1, an artificial intelligence trading laboratory, has raised $15 million in a funding round led by Nasdaq-listed Sui Group (SUIG) and London-based hedge fund Carthage, as reported by CoinDesk. The capital will accelerate the development of Alpha Arena, a platform where AI models from leading developers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google compete against each other using real financial funds. What Alpha Arena Brings to AI Trading Alpha Arena represents a novel approach to algorithmic trading. Instead of backtesting strategies on historical data alone, the platform allows multiple AI agents to operate with live capital in a controlled environment. This…

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What Is Grass? Grass is a DePIN protocol on Solana. The pitch is simple: you install the desktop app, leave it running, and the network routes your spare bandwidth to AI labs and enterprise clients pulling public web data for model training. Your contributions stack as Grass Points, which determine your $GRASS token cut. The project raised $4.5 million in seed funding from Polychain Capital and Tribe Capital. It has paying clients. According to MEXC blog reporting citing Blockworks, those clients include “major 7-figure” AI labs. This is not a project running on vibes alone. Season 1 numbers put things…

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IG has scrapped trading commissions on Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana for its UK clients, leaving customers to pay only a 0.07% external exchange fee charged by the broker’s liquidity partner. The London-listed firm (LSE: IGG) said the change took effect today (Monday) and applies to the three coins it sees traded most often on its platform. The move pushes IG deeper into a fee fight that has reshaped retail investing over the past few years. The broker already offers commission-free dealing in stocks, ETFs and funds across ISAs, SIPPs and general investment accounts, and it began offering spot crypto to…

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Dogecoin continues to prove it is far more than just a meme. According to CoinGecko, $DOGE’s market capitalization has now grown to more than 8x the size of the entire $NFT market, highlighting just how dominant the original memecoin remains in the crypto space. At the time of writing, Dogecoin is trading at around $0.106, down roughly 4% over the past 24 hours as the broader crypto market experiences volatility. Despite the short-term pullback, $DOGE still holds a market cap near $26 billion, massively overshadowing the struggling $NFT sector. Fun Fact: $DOGE has over 8x the entire $NFT market cap…

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Grayscale says the CLARITY Act faces several remaining hurdles after a 15-9 Senate committee vote gave the crypto market bill bipartisan momentum. The measure must now be merged with another Senate bill and reconciled with the House version. Key Takeaways: CLARITY faces several remaining hurdles after gaining Senate committee support in a 15-9 vote, Grayscale says. Lawmakers must combine it with another Senate crypto bill before resolving differences with the House version. Senate passage may require at least seven Democratic votes if Republicans stay united. CLARITY Act’s Next Phase Hinges on Consolidation Crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments shared on May…

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Binance has launched US equities trading for eligible users and plans to add tokenized stocks as part of a broader push to expand beyond crypto. Users will be able to trade more than 7,000 stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with zero commission, buy fractional shares from $5 and access select equities on a 24/5 basis, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph. The exchange said it is also planning to introduce tokenized stocks as part of its vision for a “multi-asset financial super app.” The move puts Binance more directly in competition with Coinbase and other platforms trying to bring…

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In brief ChatGPT can now connect to over 12,000 financial institutions via Plaid, giving it read-only access to your balances, transactions, and subscriptions. The feature launches in preview for ChatGPT Pro users in the U.S. and defaults to GPT-5.5 Thinking, OpenAI’s latest reasoning model. OpenAI acquired two AI finance startups in the past year—Roi and Hiro—to build toward this moment. ChatGPT has been giving generic budgeting advice for years. You know the drill: track your subscriptions, automate your savings, maybe cook at home more. But some people wanted more—for some reason. If you are one of those people, OpenAI just…

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Hong Kong-based OSL Group has announced that the circulating supply of $USDGO, a U.S. regulatory-compliant stablecoin launched in partnership with Anchorage Digital, has surpassed $400 million. The milestone underscores growing institutional demand for regulated digital dollar alternatives in Asia and beyond. $USDGO’s Growth and Market Context $USDGO is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, a federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, while OSL Group handles brand operations and distribution, primarily targeting institutional clients in Hong Kong and the broader Asia-Pacific region. The stablecoin is designed to maintain a 1:1 peg to the U.S. dollar, with reserves held in compliant…

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Ironwallet CEO Ermo Eero warns that unilateral U.S. law cannot substitute for mutual international treaties. He notes that the crypto industry must build genuine institutional trust by policing bad actors from within rather than fighting external oversight. Key Takeaways: On May 14, the Senate Banking Committee voted 15–9 to advance the stablecoin-focused CLARITY Act. The 15–9 committee vote signals a regulatory shift from Biden-era SEC lawsuits toward U.S. capital growth. Ironwallet CEO Ermo Eero warns global standards need treaties, despite 2025 $GENIUS Act momentum. A Pivot for Domestic Capital The U.S. Senate Banking Committee’s recent advancement of the CLARITY Act…

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