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Morgan Stanley launches ETrade crypto at 0.5% fee
Morgan Stanley has launched E*Trade crypto trading at 0.5%, undercutting Coinbase, Schwab, and Robinhood in a pilot set to reach 8.6 million users. Summary Morgan
Investors seek signs of easing US-China tensions ahead of Trump-Xi talks
The world’s two largest economies are heading into another high-stakes summit, and investors are scanning the horizon for anything resembling good news. President Donald Trump
Is BTC Bracing for Another ‘Black Swan’ Event?
Over six years ago, BTC plummeted by 50% within a few days as COVID spread like wildfire. It’s like a few wars, rising inflation,
Connecticut passes sweeping AI regulation law SB5
Connecticut SB5 passed both chambers on May 1 and heads to the governor, making it one of the most comprehensive state AI laws in the
xAI leases Colossus 1 supercomputer to Anthropic for $5B annually ahead of planned IPO
SpaceXAI, the merged entity born from Elon Musk’s xAI and SpaceX, is leasing its Colossus 1 supercomputer cluster to rival AI company Anthropic for roughly
Trump-Backed American Bitcoin Posts $82M Loss Despite Record BTC Mining Output
Despite the headline loss, the company emphasized that it continued accumulating Bitcoin rather than selling into weakness. American Bitcoin (ABTC), the Trump family-backed BTC
Banks try to kill the CLARITY Act
The US banking lobby is mounting a last-minute push to stall the CLARITY Act just days before its scheduled Senate Banking Committee markup on May
Iran protests escalate with high casualties amid regime criticism
## Market Snapshot “Iran Leadership Status by End of 2026” market currently shows a 4.9% YES probability for no head of state, down from 5%.
Hacker Drains $5.9M From Ethereum Liquidity Provider TrustedVolumes
Early reports framed the incident as a 1inch exploit, but the protocol clarified that it was not compromised and no user funds were affected.
Stablecoin execs warn on hard part ahead
Executives from MoonPay, Ripple, and Paxos said at Consensus Miami 2026 that stablecoin regulation has accelerated institutional adoption but that major infrastructure and privacy gaps