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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure XRP treasury firm Evernorth’s CEO, Asheesh Birla, has explained how his company differs from other digital asset treasuries (DATs). He stated that they intend to actively generate yields for investors as soon as they list on the Nasdaq under the ticker ‘XRPN.’ Evernorth CEO Comments On How The XRP Treasury Company Stands Out During an interview on the Paul Barron Network, Birla said that Evernorth is an easy way for institutions to get exposure to XRP and that they are an active digital asset treasury. He explained…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Solana Foundation and Google Cloud have introduced Pay.sh, a Solana-based gateway designed to let AI agents discover, access and pay for APIs on a per-request basis using stablecoins. The launch positions Solana as payment infrastructure for agentic software workflows, with Google Cloud APIs including Gemini, BigQuery, Vertex AI, BigTable and Cloud Run among the first enterprise services supported. The product addresses a bottleneck that has become more visible as AI agents move from passive assistants to autonomous software operators. Even when an agent can search, code, query…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our new daily news show covering all of the top stories in 5 minutes or less, downloadable on Apple Pod or Spotify.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors jump 2-5% as oil falls 14%; BTC at $82.3k ZEC (35%), TON (+28%) and DASH (+25%) lead big day for alts Coinbase cuts 14% of its workforce, cites AI and market conditions a16z raises $2.2B for latest crypto fund, focused on infra for products Michael Saylor teases selling…
May 6th, 2026 – London, United Kingdom Private testing confirms system stability, deterministic risk control, and execution performance under real market conditions. BASIS today announced its transition into the pre-launch phase following the successful completion of its private testing program, positioning the platform for controlled expansion toward broader market access. The testing phase, conducted with a select group of institutional participants under confidentiality agreements, focused on validating execution behaviour, system stability, and risk integrity under live market conditions. While performance benchmarks included sub-50 microsecond p99 execution latency, throughput exceeding 100,000 operations per second, and 100% uptime, the primary evaluation criteria…
Strategy Inc. (formerly MicroStrategy, Nasdaq: MSTR), the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder and first Bitcoin Treasury Company, held its Q1 2026 earnings call on May 5. The results were dominated by massive non-cash GAAP losses from Bitcoin’s fair-value accounting amid a volatile quarter. Yet the real story, and the market’s focal point, was a clear strategic pivot: the company signaled it is now willing to sell portions of its Bitcoin holdings tactically. This marks a departure from the long-standing “never sell” narrative and positions BTC as an actively managed capital allocation asset rather than untouchable inventory. The Numbers: GAAP Pain,…
May 6th, 2026 – George Town, Cayman Islands Atlas, a blockchain oracle infrastructure provider backed by CoinMarketCap (CMC), today announced it is assuming stewardship of oracle services previously operated by Binance Oracle. This transition covers price feeds and data delivery across BNB Chain, opBNB, and other applicable networks. Binance Oracle has commenced a 90-day transition period during which Atlas will gradually assume responsibility for the relevant services. Existing projects and partners are strongly encouraged to engage with the Atlas team as soon as possible and to make any necessary technical, product, and operational migration arrangements to ensure service continuity and…
In brief Anthropic says its AI has uncovered tens of thousands of software vulnerabilities. CEO Dario Amodei warned there is a 6 to 12-month window to fix them. Critics say the risks may be overstated even as security concerns grow. A discussion between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday focused on the growing cybersecurity threat posed by artificial intelligence as it identifies vulnerabilities faster than organizations can fix them.In the nearly two-hour event tied to Anthropic’s push into financial services, where it unveiled AI agents for tasks like pitchbooks, earnings review, and compliance work,…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A combined 130 million people in Bolivia and the Philippines now have access to Western Union’s new digital dollar, USDPT — a US dollar-backed stablecoin running on the Solana blockchain. A Big Name Makes Its Blockchain Debut Western Union, which moves money for more than 150 million customers across more than 190 countries, has made its first move into blockchain-based payments. The company launched USDPT on Monday, marking a significant shift for one of the world’s oldest and largest money transfer networks. Plans are already in place…
In brief Anthropic says its AI has uncovered tens of thousands of software vulnerabilities. CEO Dario Amodei warned there is a 6 to 12-month window to fix them. Critics say the risks may be overstated even as security concerns grow. A discussion between Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Tuesday focused on the growing cybersecurity threat posed by artificial intelligence as it identifies vulnerabilities faster than organizations can fix them.In the nearly two-hour event tied to Anthropic’s push into financial services, where it unveiled AI agents for tasks like pitchbooks, earnings review, and compliance work,…
A former bank manager is facing federal charges for her alleged role in a mail theft scheme involving two U.S. postal carriers and a convicted felon. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says that when Tonya Bailey was employed as an assistant manager at a Georgia bank she allegedly helped open a fraudulent account to deposit a $4.9 million U.S. Treasury check that was stolen from the mail. The DOJ says that the stolen check is part of a larger scheme and allegedly involved Georgia-based U.S. Postal Service carriers Shanda Goode and Carnisha Hamilton. Goode and Hamilton are accused of…
In brief CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin volatility futures on June 1. The products will let traders bet on how much Bitcoin will swing—not its direction or price. The contracts will track CME’s Bitcoin Volatility Index (BVX). CME, the world’s top derivatives marketplace, announced plans Tuesday to launch Bitcoin volatility futures that will soon allow traders to bet on the intensity of the cryptocurrency’s price swings.The derivatives would allow Bitcoin traders to hedge against fluctuations in the asset’s ever-changing price, without betting on the price of Bitcoin itself. The product will debut on June 1, CME said, pending regulatory…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin is holding above $80,000 as the market tests key resistance and participants debate whether the recovery from the March lows has the foundation for a sustained move higher. The price has recovered 17.5% over the past month — a meaningful move that has shifted sentiment from fearful to cautiously optimistic. But top analyst Carmelo Aleman has published a whale behavior study that looks beneath the price action and finds a signal worth understanding before drawing conclusions about the quality of the recovery. The analysis tracks two…
In brief Kelp says LayerZero approved the setup tied to a $292 million exploit, which LayerZero disputes. The protocol is redesigning its cross-chain system after the hack. A U.S. court fight over $71 million in frozen funds could shape DeFi recovery rules. KelpDAO is blaming LayerZero for a $292 million exploit and plans to relaunch with a redesigned cross-chain system on Chainlink, the group announced on X on Tuesday.“From the April 18 incident, it is clear that LayerZero’s own infrastructure was exploited, resulting in $300M in losses across DeFi,” Kelp DAO wrote on X. “Independent reports from SEAL 911, Chainalysis,…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin may be the largest cryptocurrency asset in the space, but Ethereum, on the other hand, continues to control a large share of the market. In recent market activity, the Ethereum network is starting to surpass the Bitcoin network in terms of capital value movement on-chain. Capital Flowing Through Ethereum Than Bitcoin As the crypto market adjusts, flipping from bearish to bullish, a bold claim around Ethereum and Bitcoin is stirring a debate across the community. Nomad, a market expert and investor, has announced on the X…
In brief Kelp says LayerZero approved the setup tied to a $292 million exploit, which LayerZero disputes. The protocol is redesigning its cross-chain system after the hack. A U.S. court fight over $71 million in frozen funds could shape DeFi recovery rules. KelpDAO is blaming LayerZero for a $292 million exploit and plans to relaunch with a redesigned cross-chain system on Chainlink, the group announced on X on Tuesday.“From the April 18 incident, it is clear that LayerZero’s own infrastructure was exploited, resulting in $300M in losses across DeFi,” Kelp DAO wrote on X. “Independent reports from SEAL 911, Chainalysis,…
In brief TikTok account IABatida turned “O Sapo não lava o pé,” a classic Brazilian nursery rhyme, into a smoky 1950s blues number performed by AI-generated frogs. The channel has 326,000 followers and 6.7 million likes, with its Baby Shark 50’s remix alone pulling in 1.6 million likes. The format slots cleanly into the AI-native meme lineage that runs from “Make It More” through Studio Ghibli filters to Italian brainrot. “O Sapo não lava o pé” (the frog doesn’t wash its feet) is the kind of song every Brazilian child learns before they can read. It’s about a frog who…
A pawn shop chain has agreed to shell out millions of dollars to settle a class action lawsuit over a data breach that exposed customers’ sensitive information. According to the settlement administrator’s portal, Pawn America, which owns and operates pawn stores in Minnesota and Wisconsin, has agreed to pay $3.185 million to settle the lawsuit that was filed after hackers gained access to its network. On or around September 28th, 2021, the network of the company and its affiliates experienced a ransomware attack that was discovered by Pawn America on October 3rd 2021, according to the settlement. The company started…