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Despite President Trump’s public vow to block a U.S. central bank digital currency, work on a government-backed digital dollar is quietly progressing, former CFTC chair Timothy Massad warned at the Digital Money Summit 2026 in London. Massad, who led the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from 20...

The XRP Ledger is quietly becoming a major hub for tokenized real‑world assets — and the latest entry may be the most elemental yet: electricity. According to RWA.xyz, more than $2 billion worth of power is now represented on the ledger via JMWH, an energy‑linked token issued by Buenos Aires–based ...

The U.K.’s bid to become a leading global digital-asset hub is being throttled by political inertia and regulatory infighting, industry figures warn — risking the migration of next‑generation crypto infrastructure to friendlier jurisdictions. Jonny Fry, blockchain and banking researcher, founder of...

Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas posted on X that the daily trading volume of THYP, the ETF related to Hyperliquid, has reached $20 million, an approximately eightfold increase since its listing day. The ETF rose 20% on its first day of trading, indicating strong natural market demand. Ba...

The broad enthusiasm for crypto infrastructure outlasts a single corporate pullback. Zerohash, a back-end provider that lets fintechs and exchanges plug into digital asset trading and custody, is on the hunt for fresh funding at a valuation above $1.5 billion. The raise is moving forward even after ...

PANews, May 20: According to Lookonchain, a trader paid 536.88 BNB (approximately $343,000) in priority fees to the BNB Chain upon the launch of the ZEST token to secure front-running execution. The address additionally invested 600,000 USDT to purchase 18.3 million ZEST tokens in the opening block,...

AI Companions [AIC] has emerged as one of the top-performing crypto assets. The token’s price action has posted a 37% gain over the last 24 hours at press time.Even though the move looks strong on the surface, the underlying rally structure suggests it is being driven by a specific segment of the ma...

BlockBeats news, on May 20, payment giant MoneyGram announced it has become an Anchor Remittance Validator for the Layer 1 blockchain Tempo, with both parties entering into a strategic blockchain partnership.MoneyGram will leverage its global payment network, compliance expertise, and operational ca...

ChainCatcher report: Global payments giant MoneyGram has announced a strategic partnership with Layer 1 blockchain Tempo, becoming its Anchor Remittance Validator to participate in network transaction validation. The three parties will jointly build a globally interoperable payment network based on ...

PANews, May 20: According to PR Newswire, global payment provider MoneyGram has announced a strategic partnership with Tempo, a public blockchain focused on high-frequency payments, to become an anchored remittance validator on the Tempo network, participating in the verification of on-chain remitta...

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Global payment giant MoneyGram has announced a strategic partnership with Layer 1 blockchain Tempo, becoming its Anchor Remittance Validator to participate in network transaction validation. The two parties will jointly build a globally interoperable payment network base...

In accordance with Announcement, KuCoin Futures will adjust the funding rate intervals for the MSFTUSDT Perpetual Contract. The next settlement is scheduled for 15:00 on May 20, 2026 (UTC). The interval will change from every eight hours to every one hour.

Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a trader participated in trading the token ZEST during its early launch using a sniping strategy, paying approximately 536.88 BNB (around $343,000) as a priority transaction fee.The trader then invested approximately $600,000 in USDT ...

Huo Xing Cai Jing reports, according to Fortune, the decentralized derivatives trading platform Variational has announced the completion of a $50 million Series A funding round led by Dragonfly Capital, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto and Coinbase Ventures. Headquartered in the Cayman I...

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Decentralized derivatives trading platform Variational has announced the completion of a $50 million Series A funding round led by Dragonfly Capital, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto and Coinbase Ventures. Headquartered in the Cayman Islands, Variational is bu...