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SEC Suspends Tokenized U.S. Stocks Framework Amid Industry Backlash

Article by Xiao Bing, Shenchao TechFlowOn May 22, according to Bloomberg, the U.S. SEC had initially prepared to formally release a draft of its "innovation exemption" framework this week, having completed an internal review; however, following intensive lobbying by industry groups behind traditiona...

98% of AI Agent Payments Use USDC, Raising Systemic Risk Concerns

The machine-to-machine payments era has a blind spot: almost everything runs on a single stablecoin. A new report from crypto market-maker Keyrock — produced in collaboration with Coinbase and blockchain firm Tempo and authored by researcher Ben Harvey — finds that more than 98% of agent-to-agent s...

Kenya Proposes 10% VAT and High Fees for Crypto Firms in 2026 Budget

According to Cryptopolitan, Kenya’s 2026 Finance Bill proposes a 10% consumption tax on virtual asset service providers, significantly higher than the 5% rate applied to the gambling industry. The bill requires crypto companies to pay a one-time licensing fee of KES 150 million and an annual renewal...

Crypto Analyst Highlights 13 Infrastructure Projects for Next Wave of Adoption

A pseudonymous crypto analyst has named 13 decentralized projects he believes could spark the next meaningful wave of crypto adoption — not speculative meme tokens, but infrastructure plays that replace legacy systems worth trillions. Who said it and when - On May 24 the user X Finance Bull, a well...

NEAR Rises 15% as Cross-Chain Volume and Fees Drive Rally

NEAR surges 15% as cross-chain activity and on-chain fees drive renewed interest NEAR Protocol’s native token jumped roughly 15% in 24 hours to $2.80, extending a month-long rally that has doubled its price over the last 30 days. The surge comes as activity around NEAR Intents — the network’s cross...

Vitalik Buterin Outlines Ethereum Foundation's Strategic Shift to Focus on CROPS

Vitalik Buterin says the Ethereum Foundation will shrink, sell less ETH and double down on “CROPS” In a long post on X, Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin laid out a new, narrower vision for the Ethereum Foundation (EF): prioritize longevity over breadth, cut back on ETH sales, and concentrate the...

Eric Trump of American Bitcoin: BTC Sale Only in 'Beyond Catastrophic' Event

Eric Trump, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC), has set an almost absolute bar for selling the company’s Bitcoin holdings: only a “beyond catastrophic” event would push him to liquidate. That declaration, made in a May 12 interview on the Bonnie Blockchain channel...

Trump Media transfers 2,650 BTC to Crypto.com; Q1 losses reach $405.9M

ChainCatcher report, according to BBX data, corporate Bitcoin reserves are under pressure amid sustained outflows from Bitcoin ETFs, creating a cautious sentiment across crypto-related stocks. Key developments include: Trump Media & Technology Group, Corp. (NASDAQ: $DJT) transferred 2,650 BTC (appr...

Grayscale Launches SUI Staking ETF, Boosting Institutional Exposure

SUI is taking a significant step toward mainstream financial adoption as Grayscale expands its digital asset lineup with a dedicated ETF tied to the fast-growing blockchain network. The new investment vehicle will provide institutional and traditional market participants with a regulated avenue to g...

Super IPO Wave Coming: Will U.S. Stocks Face 'Bloodletting'?

U.S. equity financing has been recovering from its 2023 low and could accelerate significantly in the coming months: a wave of mega-IPOs is lining up, with individual offerings potentially raising hundreds of billions of dollars. The market’s most immediate concern is that these new listings could d...

Relayer Capital Founder Shares Crypto x AI Investment Thesis, Highlights Venice, Grass, NEAR

Organized & Compiled by Deep潮 TechFlowGuest: Austin Barack, Founder of Relayer Capital (a digital assets investment fund focused on AI)Host: AndyPodcast source: The RollupAustin Barack: My AI Bull Thesis (...And What I'm Holding)Broadcast date: May 23, 2026Key Points SummaryThis episode of the AI Su...

Vitalik Reorients the Ethereum Foundation's Role in the Ecosystem

Written by Changan, Biteye Content TeamOver the past year, Ethereum has had a tough time—chased by high-performance public blockchains and repeatedly questioned by the community for moving too slowly.This morning, Vitalik published a lengthy article directly addressing the entire Web3 industry’s ult...

Regulatory crackdown on cross-border brokers sparks interest in on-chain stock trading

Author: Attorney Liu HonglinOver the past couple of days, many people who have invested in Hong Kong and U.S. stocks have been sharing the same news.On May 22, 2026, the China Securities Regulatory Commission announced that it had initiated an investigation into Tiger Securities, Futu Securities, Ch...

Cathie Wood Predicts a $750,000 Base Case Bitcoin Price in Five Years

Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, stated that her price forecast for Bitcoin over the next five years includes a base case of $750,000 and a bull case of $1.25 million. She noted that three key factors driving Bitcoin’s price increase are gold substitution demand, its role as a “hedge asset,” and inst...

Bittensor Launches Taoflow, Restructures Emission Model Around Real-Time Staking Flows

Bittensor has fundamentally rewired how its network distributes rewards. The upgrade, called Taoflow, replaces the old price-based emission system with one that tracks actual capital moving in and out of subnets in real time. Subnets that can’t attract and retain staked TAO don’t just earn less. The...

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