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India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance is set to meet representatives from Binance, WazirX, and ZebPay on May 20 as lawmakers examine the future of digital assets. The meeting comes as India’s crypto sector remains active, heavily taxed, and still without a complete regulatory framework. According to the Lok Sabha Secretariat notice, the sittings will take place at the Parliament House Annexe in New Delhi. The subject listed for the day is “A Study on Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) and Way Forward,” placing crypto policy back in focus for exchanges, regulators, and investors. Crypto Exchanges Face Parliament Panel The first…

A new report from digital asset market company Keyrock shows that the infrastructure needed for artificial intelligence (AI) programs to make online payments is advancing rapidly. Despite being a niche sector for now, leading technology, payments, and cryptocurrency firms are fast-tracking their efforts in this space. According to the Keyrock report, between May 2025 and April 2026, AI agents are projected to conduct over 176 million transactions on blockchain networks, with a total value exceeding $73 million. Major players lead the race in machine payments Industry giants such as Visa, Stripe, Google, and Coinbase are each developing solutions for automated…

VanEck Puts XRPL on Top as Corporate Blockchain Race Shifts Toward Real Utility Market analyst Xaif Crypto has highlighted VanEck’s ranking that places the $XRP Ledger (XRPL) at the top of its corporate blockchain category. Some of the notable XRPL metrics include an implied market capitalization of roughly $88 billion, based on the market value of $XRP, and about $47 million in decentralized finance (DeFi) total value locked (TVL). Notably, the TVL reflects ongoing liquidity use and early-stage DeFi activity within the network. What has drawn wider attention is not just XRPL’s position, but the platforms it surpasses. VanEck’s corporate…

Bitcoin ($BTC) may be on the verge of a fresh bearish phase as technical indicators flash warning signs while the asset remains in consolidation. In this context, an outlook by TradingShot in a May 27 TradingView post suggested the bearish signal stems from Bitcoin forming a Head and Shoulders pattern, indicating weakening momentum after the cryptocurrency failed to break above a key long-term resistance level. The analysis noted that Bitcoin was rejected at the 200-day moving average (MA), a level that has historically acted as resistance during past bear market cycles. Following the rejection, $BTC also fell below its 50-day…

Ethereum is back at a key decision point after losing the $2,000 level and rejecting the 200-week moving average. Analysts still point to a long-term $7,000 setup, but $ETH first needs to defend its rising support line. Ethereum Chart Shows Five-Year Consolidation as Analyst Points to $7,000 Target Ethereum is nearing the end of a long consolidation pattern on the weekly chart, according to a setup shared by Rod on X. The analyst said $ETH is close to completing a five-year structure. The chart uses a long Elliott Wave-style pattern, with the current move marked as the final part of…

SBI Holdings, the Japanese financial giant, is doubling down on its long‑time support for $XRP and digital assets as it pushes an aggressive growth plan tied to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). It was announced that the company plans to list both $XRP and Bitcoin ETFs on TSE, intending to reach ¥5 trillion ($32 billion) in AUM (assets under management) within three years of going live. It’s worth noting that the regulatory approval is still pending. Japan’s financial watchdog, the FSA (Financial Services Agency), is looking at the new regulatory framework that would officially treat crypto assets as financial products.…

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz once again poured cold water on $XRP community members chasing easy money as he openly stated that the very idea of treating memecoins as a serious investment instrument feels simply distasteful to him. The trigger for the public rejection was a proposal from one of the users on X. Schwartz was repeatedly urged to become the face and chief ambassador of the FUZZY project. On one hand, he does not want to suppress genuine community activity. On the other hand, he is simply afraid of becoming an unwilling promotional shield for hidden scammers who could…

The Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing to rewrite the rulebook on how companies go public. It’s the most ambitious overhaul of IPO disclosure requirements in roughly 20 years, and it could reshape the pipeline for startups, tech firms, and yes, digital asset companies looking to list on US exchanges. SEC Chair Paul Atkins is pushing for a framework where disclosure obligations are calibrated to “financial materiality” and scaled to the size and maturity of the company going public. What’s actually changing The current IPO disclosure thresholds haven’t been updated since 2005. That means a company with $10 million in…

Coinbase is not at all concerned with the increasing competition from Wall Street giants or other traditional financial institutions, the crypto exchange’s head of Policy for Europe told CoinDesk on Friday. “We have always said that a rising tide lifts all ships,” said Katie Harries, adding that Coinbase is “not at all” worried about the increasing involvement of financial institutions in the United States and around the world in crypto. The company recently posted a loss of $1.49 per share, compared with analyst expectations for a $0.27 profit. Also in the first week of May, Coinbase announced a 14% workforce…

Open Transaction Layer (OTL) officially launched as a new industry initiative focused on creating shared standards for on-chain finance. The project aims to simplify how financial companies, wallets, and blockchain platforms interact with each other across different networks and jurisdictions. Among the founding partners are Fireblocks, Checkout.com, MetaMask, Robinhood, MoonPay, and WalletConnect, along with blockchain organizations including Stellar Development Foundation, Solana Foundation, and Polygon. The alliance also includes trading firms, banks, payment companies, and infrastructure providers. The project introduces a modular framework built on existing standards such as W3C DIDs, ISO 20022, and IVMS101. OTL organizes them into one structure…