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Hawkish dissent within the Federal Reserve, elevated oil prices and rising long-term inflation expectations are pushing bond yields higher.

Crypto sold off across the board with bitcoin down 2.1% and ether off 3.4% as Brent crude surged 7.1% to $126 a barrel on reports President Trump is being briefed on military options for Iran.

HIP-4 could become a dominant prediction-market venue because Hyperliquid users can get economic exposure to platform usage through HYPE, unlike users of Polymarket or Kalshi.

Tether has moved to combine bitcoin treasury, mining, and financial services under one roof.

The four Mag 7 giants reported quarterly results on Wednesday, showing that they are still on track to spend multi-billion on AI. Here is what it means for crypto.

Speaking at Bitcoin Las Vegas 2026, the American Bitcoin co-founder declared the last six months a turning point.

During a press conference following the Fed’s interest rate decision, Powell said ongoing scrutiny and political tension forced him to stay, despite his plans to step down.

The tech giant is first offering the feature to select creators in Colombia and the Philippines.

JPMorgan’s new crypto head Oliver Harris warns that tokenizing assets isn’t a magic fix for liquidity, but believes the technology is finally ready to “rip out” and replace the financial industry’s legacy back end.

Wall Street is moving in. Washington has changed sides. And Consensus 2026 is where crypto’s biggest inflection point gets decided.

Senator Thom Tillis was at the center of the legislative negotiations over stablecoin yield that have delayed the market structure bill, but he said it’s time to go.

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s next meeting in June is likely to be led by Kevin Warsh after he cleared a Senate Banking Committee vote on Wednesday.

The Conservative and Labour parties argued Nigel Farage broke Commons rules by not declaring the £5 million, but Reform UK said it was an exempt, personal, unconditional gift.

President Trump reportedly rejected Iran’s offer to end the U.S. blockade and open the Strait of Hormuz, sending crude oil prices surging 6%.

A metric tracking U.S. spot demand has flipped red just as onchain data shows realized losses surging to $5.97 billion.

Also: Aave’s $300 million recovery effort, crypto for AI agents, and Bitcoin proposal for Satoshi-linked tokens.

Hyperliquid is gearing up to challenge Polymarket with a zero-fee entry for event betting as the $63 billion prediction market sector continues to explode.

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead says the “biggest divergence in history” has left AI stocks fully priced while bitcoin remains massively undervalued at 43% below its historical trend.

The payments giant added support for Stripe’s Tempo, Circle’s Arc, Coinbase’s Base, Polygon and Canton Network as stablecoins gain traction in global money movement.

Bitcoin’s growing ETF inflows and institutional adoption are reinforcing its role in portfolios, even as prices struggle below $80,000.

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Jordan Brewer writes on the missing piece in token markets: institutional-grade investor relations. Then, Martin Burgherr breaks down how crypto markets are maturing, becoming more efficient and lower risk for institutions.

SEC-regulated funds use swaps tied to binary-event contracts and aim to expand access to election trading through retail brokerage accounts.

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Stellar’s new marketing chief says crypto’s future hinges on long-term value creation, not hype cycles or technical jargon.

Aptos (APT), up 1.7% since Tuesday, joined Aptos (APT) as a top performer.

The AAVE-led response and new safeguards underscore the sector’s maturity as the bank maintains its $2 trillion RWA outlook.

The tie-up between the tokenization specialist and transfer agent giant lets public companies issue blockchain-based shares without changing market structure.

A new actively managed ETF aims to simplify crypto investing by bundling Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana into one rebalanced portfolio.

Startup Fence uses blockchain technology and tokenization in the background to automate processes that many asset managers still rely on manual workflows.

The acquisition gives MoonPay the security infrastructure for a new institutional business led by former CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham.