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Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, is warning investors that tokenized products claiming to offer access to its private shares may be invalid, escalating a fight over whether restricted pre-IPO stock can be repackaged for retail traders. In an updated investor-warning page first published in February, Anthropic said any unapproved sale or transfer of its stock, or any interest in its stock, is void and will not be recognized on its books. “We do not permit special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to acquire Anthropic stock and any transfer of shares to an SPV are void under our transfer restrictions. Offers to…

SBI Holdings is expanding its long-running Ripple strategy into a broader digital finance structure built around $XRP, $RLUSD, tokenized securities, crypto rewards, exchange operations and cross-border payments. The Japanese financial group has maintained close ties with Ripple since 2016 and remains one of its largest external shareholders, with an estimated 9% equity stake. In 2026, that relationship has moved beyond investment into practical financial products across banking, securities, stablecoins and payment infrastructure. SBI VC Trade began distributing Ripple’s U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, $RLUSD, in Japan on March 31, 2026. The rollout follows Japan’s revised Payment Services Act, with SBI VC Trade…

Ripple is no longer just asking for regulatory clarity. It is submitting specific technical proposals backed by statistical analysis. On May 22, 2026, Ripple sent a formal follow-up letter to the SEC Crypto Task Force addressing five regulatory gaps. That it argues are slowing stablecoin adoption and tokenized asset development in the United States. Ripple Pushes SEC On Stablecoin RulesRipple (@Ripple) has asked the SEC Crypto Task Force for clearer treatment of payment stablecoins and tokenized assets under broker dealer regulations.The company is reportedly pushing for a 0% haircut on qualifying payment stablecoins… pic.twitter.com/PTJj3QQXnd — BSCN (@BSCNews) May 28, 2026…

The foremost decentralized aggregator on the Solana blockchain, Jupiter, has launched a prediction market called forecast today, which introduces a model that allows users trade multiple competing providers instead of a single one. Forecast will start with short term crypto price predictions, and plans to expand into other market types after initial launch. The new market is also said to not be replacing Polymarket’s collaboration with the exchange. Jupiter’s Forecast works differently The product will integrate directly into Jupiter’s already existing prediction interface called Jup Predict, according to the project’s announcement on X. Introducing: Jupiter Forecast for MMs, Solana’s first…

Finding good apps in a decentralized app store is a bit like finding a good restaurant in a foreign city. Solana Mobile is betting on curation with its new dApp Spotlight feature, a curated discovery tool inside the Solana dApp Store designed to highlight quality applications that might otherwise get buried. The feature launches with its inaugural theme, “Onchain Games & Puzzles,” showcasing four selected apps to users of Solana’s Seeker smartphone. What dApp Spotlight actually does Solana Mobile’s team will curate rotating themed collections of dApps and present them prominently within the store. The first batch zeroes in on…

Bitcoin has shown a strong correlation with the 10-year US Treasury bond, and analysts suggest rising debt could trigger a major price move. The correlation dates back to Bitcoin’s early days, with a rise in US 10-year bond yields (US10Y) aligning with a notable price move in the asset. As debt security yields have started to tick up again, optimism of a consequent Bitcoin ($BTC) increase is making the rounds. Key Points Bitcoin has shown a strong correlation with the 10-year US Treasury bond. The largest $BTC moves have historically correlated with rising US 10-year bond yields. The alignment of…

The government of Bermuda announced that it will begin moving payment and financial-services activities to the Stellar network as part of its plans to be a “fully on-chain national economy.” Speaking at the Bermuda Digital Finance Forum on Tuesday, Premier David Burt said that the island nation’s government, after risk assessments, could accept and invest in digital assets. In addition, Stellar announced that Bermuda would move certain financial services onto its network in response to high transaction fees. “The lack of mobile money applications and reliance on legacy payments infrastructure has left Bermudians paying high payment processing fees and hindered…

What is OpenSea? OpenSea is the original large-scale $NFT marketplace, launched in 2017 by Devin Finzer and Alex Atallah. It started as an open marketplace for NFTs, then expanded into a broader on-chain trading venue. OpenSea says it crossed $10 billion in cumulative volume in 2021, and later raised $300 million at a $13.3 billion valuation from Paradigm and Coatue. The newer pitch is OS2: NFTs, token swaps, cross-chain purchasing, and rewards in one interface. OpenSea said OS2 went public in May 2025 with token trading across 19 chains, plus Voyages, its quest-based rewards system. Devin Finzer summed up the…

The SEC vs Ripple case officially ended on August 22, 2025, with both parties dismissing their appeals at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The five-year litigation that defined a generation of US crypto regulation is over. What is less widely understood is that Judge Torres’s original ruling, the $125 million civil penalty, and the permanent injunction against direct institutional $XRP sales all remained intact. Ripple did not “win” in the way most coverage suggested. The SEC did not “lose” in the way the headlines implied. Both sides walked away because the court refused to let them settle on terms…

The Central Bank of Cuba announced that the interruption of the credit companies’ activities was linked to the suspension of foreign bank services that processed these transactions. The bank stressed this was a consequence of the expanded sanctions regime on Cuba. Key Takeaways: Trump issued EO 14404 on May 1, forcing a bank to cut ties with Fincimex and next halt Cuba transactions. Halting Visa and Mastercard hits Cuba’s tourism market, next blocking 100% of income from Western cards. Effective June 6, tourists must next rely on Mir Cards or UnionPay as OFAC broadens trade sanctions. Mastercard And Visa Stop…