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Chainlink just added 10 new integrations across 6 services and 14 chains. The list spans sovereign regulators, institutional asset managers, BTCFi protocols, and emerging L2 liquidity layers. Chainlink Adoption Update 🔗Recently, there were 10 integrations of the Chainlink standard across 6 services and 14 different chains. New integrations include @BermudaMonetary, @galaxyhq, @KelpDAO, @re, @StateStreetIM, @SolvProtocol, and @tydrohq.$LINK everything. pic.twitter.com/p1wi7yF54k — Chainlink (@chainlink) May 10, 2026 New integrations include the Bermuda Monetary Authority, Galaxy, KelpDAO, Re, State Street Investment Management, Solv Protocol, and Tydro. Each one represents adoption from a different corner of the financial system. Together, they show how widely…

The bitcoin market has been stuck in a rut for over a month, and investors chasing yields may be partly to blame. Since mid-February, $BTC has traded in a range centred on $70,000. Some observers say counteracting forces have been at play. The Iran war-led haven demand has been supporting $BTC around $65,000, while rising U.S. Treasury yields have been holding back big gains beyond $75,000. But another factor appears to have been quietly keeping bitcoin trapped in its range, and it’s tied to investors using call options to generate additional yield on top of their spot market holdings. “Throughout…

Ripple’s CTO emeritus David Schwartz recently engaged in an interesting exchange on X, responding to a post about $XRP with a meme and supporting comments. Summary David Schwartz responded to Solana with a meme, fueling the ongoing $XRP-Solana rivalry. $XRP’s integration on Solana through wrapped tokens highlights growing blockchain collaboration. $XRP Ledger sees increased activity, but AI tools may cause failed transactions and higher fees. Meanwhile, the interaction occurred after a statement from Solana Foundation President Lily Liu, which sparked reactions from the crypto community, particularly surrounding the future of blockchain gaming. The conversation began when Solana’s official X account…

Tennessee Republicans have erased the state’s last Black majority congressional district, splitting Memphis into three GOP-leaning seats. Tennessee Republicans have erased the state’s last Black majority congressional district, splitting Memphis into three GOP-leaning seats. The Republican-controlled legislature passed the new map on May 7 and Governor Bill Lee immediately signed it into law, making Tennessee the first state to enact a new congressional map directly following last week’s Supreme Court ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act’s racial gerrymandering protections. The new map carves up the Memphis-anchored 9th Congressional District, held by Democrat Steve Cohen since 2007, spreading its voters…

MARA Holdings (MARA) is scheduled to report first quarter earnings after the market close on May 11, with Wall Street analysts expecting the company to post losses on revenue and earnings (EPS) of $184.21 million and $2.34 respectively. Results are expected to reflect the sharp decline in bitcoin prices during the first quarter, with $BTC falling roughly 25% over the period, from roughly $87,000 to $67,000, creating significant mark-to-market losses on MARA’s digital asset holdings. However, investor focus is likely to center less on short term bitcoin price volatility and more on the company’s strategic transition into artificial intelligence and…

Ronin, the gaming-centric blockchain once synonymous with the industry’s infamous $625 million exploit, is officially shedding its sidechain skin on May 12 to become an Ethereum layer 2 to improve security while maintaining throughput. Ronin, which announced the migration in April, will execute a hard fork at block 55,577,490, a process that will result in about 10 hours of downtime for users, the network said Monday on X. According to onchain data, the migration is expected to begin on Tuesday around 15:16 UTC. “Four years ago, we launched Ronin because Axie Infinity needed a faster and more efficient network,” Ronin…

El Salvador just hit another milestone in its Bitcoin journey. The country now holds over 7,600 $BTC. Recent data shows the total at around 7,606 $BTC. It is worth more than $500 million. What stands out is the steady pace. Instead of large one-time buys, the country keeps adding small amounts. ⚡️LATEST: EL SALVADOR’S BITCOIN HOLDINGS SURPASS 7,600 $BTCEl Salvador’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve now holds over 7,606 $BTC ($511M), adding 8 $BTC in the past week as daily accumulation continues. pic.twitter.com/DTd1fokhx2 — Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) March 30, 2026 In the past week alone, it added 8 $BTC. This slow and…

A new report from 10x Research reveals that the cryptocurrency market is currently seeing a divide in capital flows between retail and institutional investors. While institutional capital continues to support assets like Solana (SOL) and Ethereum (ETH), the $XRP ecosystem is experiencing strong growth driven by retail adoption. Summary $XRP’s growth is largely driven by strong retail demand, with limited institutional involvement. Institutional capital favors Solana and Ethereum, with $XRP receiving cautious interest. $XRP Ledger sees growing retail participation, with 5.66M wallets holding under 100 $XRP. According to the 10x Research report, $XRP’s price action is mainly supported by “strong…

The Senate Banking Committee plans to hold its long-awaited markup hearing for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (otherwise known as the Clarity Act) on Thursday, May 14 at 10:30 a.m. The Clarity Act was largely in limbo after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced the exchange was pulling its support over stablecoin yield and other provisions in January. Last week, Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks released a compromise text addressing yield, which would prohibit crypto companies from offering yield on static stablecoin reserve holdings but allowing rewards for stablecoins involved in activities, seemingly resolving one of the…

A recent analysis of cryptocurrency mining economics reveals that Zcash ($ZEC) mining is currently more than four times as profitable as Bitcoin (BTC) mining when measured by power efficiency. The finding comes amid a broader shift in miner attention toward networks offering better energy-to-reward ratios. Power Efficiency Gap Widens According to data compiled from mining profitability trackers, Zcash miners are earning significantly more value per kilowatt-hour consumed compared to Bitcoin miners. This efficiency gap has widened over the past six months, driven in part by Zcash’s lower network difficulty and the relatively high market price of $ZEC relative to its…