Joseph Rees

Fed Survey Shows AI Concerns Rising Across Markets, Credit and Jobs

Key TakeawaysArtificial intelligence ranked among the most-cited risks in the Fed’s latest financial stability survey.Debt-funded AI spending could increase leverage…

22 hours ago

90% of Peru’s $28 Billion Crypto Market Is Now Driven by Stablecoins

Key TakeawaysBinance’s Daniel Acosta notes 90% of Peru’s $28B annual crypto volume now involves dollar-pegged stablecoins.Lemon reports Peru hit the…

24 hours ago

Privacy Narrative Makes Comeback, Ton Jumps, Clarity Comes Into View, and More

Key TakeawaysSenate Banking neared a CLARITY Act vote, setting up a pivotal U.S. crypto market test in 2026.Pavel Durov drove…

1 day ago

Gustavo Petro Warns Fossil-Fueled Crypto Mining Will Trigger ‘Climate Collapse’

Key TakeawaysColombia’s Gustavo Petro warned that fossil-fueled Bitcoin mining risks global climate collapse.Paraguay holds the 4th largest global hashrate, while…

1 day ago

Ripple’s RLUSD Grant Results Show How $25M Reached US Classrooms

Key TakeawaysRipple delivered most education funding in RLUSD, supporting classrooms through major nonprofit partnerships.DonorsChoose funded 48,108 projects, with most serving…

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Bitcoin Premium in South Korea Hits 2% for First Time Since Pre-War Market Shock

Key TakeawaysThe Cryptoquant Korea Premium Index (KPI) hit 1.98% on May 7 as BTC topped $80K across South Korean exchanges.Upbit…

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US Credit Card Debt Hits Record $1.33 Trillion as Savings Rate Crumbles

Key TakeawaysU.S. credit card debt hit a record $1.33T in May 2026, the highest since the Fed began tracking.The personal…

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Bitcoin Mining Pool Giants Foundry, Antpool and F2pool Signal Stratum V2 Shift

Key TakeawaysAntpool, F2pool, Foundry, and 4 others joined the Stratum V2 Working Group on May 7, 2026.Stratum V2 offers miners…

2 days ago

Ethereum’s DeFi TVL Dominance Drops to 53%, Approaching Multi-Year Low

Key TakeawaysEthereum’s DeFi TVL share fell from 63.5% to 53% between January 2025 and May 2026.Defillama data shows Ethereum holds…

2 days ago

Kraken Parent Payward Targets OCC Charter to Unlock Institutional Digital Asset Custody

Key TakeawaysPayward, the parent company of Kraken, filed an OCC application to establish a national trust company for institutional digital…

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