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98.6% of AI Agent payment settlements are processed via USDC.Article author, source: 0x9999in1, ME NewsTL;DRKeyrock’s latest report (co-released with Coinbase, Tempo, and Virtuals) shows that from May 2025 to April 2026, AI agents executed over 176 million on-chain transactions, with a settlement va...

Ethereum’s layer-1 real-world asset (RWA) market cap and transaction counts have both reached all-time highs, according to Token Terminal, signaling a notable acceleration in tokenized asset activity on the network’s base layer.Real-world assets refer to traditional financial instruments, such as tr...

The Abolish Super PACs Act, introduced in the House and Senate, would cap individual super PAC donations at $5,000 amid growing concerns over crypto-backed campaign spending and other independent election expenditures.Key Takeaways:House and Senate lawmakers proposed a $5,000 limit on super PAC dona...

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), Loracle (@loraclexyz) has opened a new 3x VVV short position, which is currently its only profitable position. It also holds positions in HYPE, BTC, LIT, XYZ100, and TSLA, along with a smaller TON short position, totaling approximately $141 ...

ChainCatcher report: According to crypto KOL Yusuf’s monitoring, yesterday, two contracts issued by European stablecoin issuer StabIR—EURR and USDR—were attacked, resulting in losses exceeding $10 million. Following the incident, over $100,000 in stolen funds have been frozen, and both USDR and E...

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the prediction market platform Kalshi has announced support for the formation of a new lobbying organization, Americans for Fair Markets, and has appointed Taylor Budowich, former Deputy Chief of Staff to the Trump White House, as a strategic advisor. The organizatio...

Odaily Planet Daily reports that, according to monitoring by crypto KOL Yusuf, yesterday the EURR and USDR contracts of European stablecoin issuer StabIR were attacked, resulting in losses exceeding $10 million. Following the incident, over $100,000 in stolen funds have been frozen, and both USDR an...

According to Cointelegraph, Kalshi is supporting the formation of the American Fair Markets Organization, a lobbying group for prediction markets, and has invited former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich to serve as a strategic advisor. The organization states it will advocate for fe...

Author: Shenchao TechFlow On the morning of May 25, Vitalik posted a long article on X.Written with restraint, it reads less like a vision statement and more like a memo addressed to the foundation’s internal team, the community, and himself.In the five months prior, the Ethereum Foundation (EF) wen...

SEC approved Nasdaq’s cash-settled Bitcoin index options, while CFTC clearance remains.QBTC options give Bitcoin price exposure without direct ownership or physical delivery.SEC cited shared CFTC oversight as crypto policy shifts under new Chairman Paul Atkins.The SEC has cleared Nasdaq’s request to...

According to ME News, on May 25 (UTC+8), Lookonchain monitoring shows that a whale who shorted HYPE before its price surge is now closing out the short position and selling HYPE. The whale has unlocked 443,180 HYPE (approximately $27 million), of which 231,899 HYPE (approximately $14.15 million) h...

ChainCatcher report, according to Lookonchain monitoring, before the HYPE price increase, a short seller was closing their position while selling HYPE. They have unlocked 443,180 HYPE ($27 million), sold 231,899 HYPE ($14.15 million), and are still selling the remaining 211,281 HYPE ($13 million). T...

Bitcoin wobbles but claws back toward $77K as on-chain data gets messy Bitcoin briefly tumbled below the psychological $75,000 mark over the weekend, sparking fresh nerves among traders, but the largest crypto has since staged a partial recovery and is eyeing a push back above $77,000. At the time ...

XRP is in a tense compression phase, and technicals suggest the market could be approaching a make-or-break moment where patience turns to panic before direction becomes clear. What’s shaping the picture - Since the start of the year—and continuing a correction from its July 2025 peak at $3.65—XRP ...

A new report warns that the UK is a major conduit for illicit finance — and the scale could complicate the government’s push to turn London into a global crypto hub. Research from the Finance Innovation Lab estimates at least £325bn of “dirty money” flows through the UK every year — a sum equivalen...