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Fed Survey Shows AI Concerns Rising Across Markets, Credit and Jobs
Key Takeaways Artificial intelligence ranked among the most-cited risks in the Fed’s latest financial stability survey. Debt-funded AI spending could increase leverage across companies, lenders,
90% of Peru’s $28 Billion Crypto Market Is Now Driven by Stablecoins
Key Takeaways Binance’s Daniel Acosta notes 90% of Peru’s $28B annual crypto volume now involves dollar-pegged stablecoins. Lemon reports Peru hit the top 6 crypto
Privacy Narrative Makes Comeback, Ton Jumps, Clarity Comes Into View, and More
Key Takeaways Senate Banking neared a CLARITY Act vote, setting up a pivotal U.S. crypto market test in 2026. Pavel Durov drove TON up 32%
Gustavo Petro Warns Fossil-Fueled Crypto Mining Will Trigger ‘Climate Collapse’
Key Takeaways Colombia’s Gustavo Petro warned that fossil-fueled Bitcoin mining risks global climate collapse. Paraguay holds the 4th largest global hashrate, while Venezuela’s 9-year peak
Ripple’s RLUSD Grant Results Show How $25M Reached US Classrooms
Key Takeaways Ripple delivered most education funding in RLUSD, supporting classrooms through major nonprofit partnerships. DonorsChoose funded 48,108 projects, with most serving schools in low-income
Bitcoin Premium in South Korea Hits 2% for First Time Since Pre-War Market Shock
Key Takeaways The Cryptoquant Korea Premium Index (KPI) hit 1.98% on May 7 as BTC topped $80K across South Korean exchanges. Upbit and Bithumb saw
US Credit Card Debt Hits Record $1.33 Trillion as Savings Rate Crumbles
Key Takeaways U.S. credit card debt hit a record $1.33T in May 2026, the highest since the Fed began tracking. The personal savings rate fell
Bitcoin Mining Pool Giants Foundry, Antpool and F2pool Signal Stratum V2 Shift
Key Takeaways Antpool, F2pool, Foundry, and 4 others joined the Stratum V2 Working Group on May 7, 2026. Stratum V2 offers miners up to 7.4%
Ethereum’s DeFi TVL Dominance Drops to 53%, Approaching Multi-Year Low
Key Takeaways Ethereum’s DeFi TVL share fell from 63.5% to 53% between January 2025 and May 2026. Defillama data shows Ethereum holds around $45B TVL,
Kraken Parent Payward Targets OCC Charter to Unlock Institutional Digital Asset Custody
Key Takeaways Payward, the parent company of Kraken, filed an OCC application to establish a national trust company for institutional digital asset custody. The proposed