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CLARITY Act Petition Gains Momentum: What Does it Mean?
- By Adam Forsyth
- . May 1, 2026
Stand With Crypto delivered a petition signed by over 28,000 Americans to the Senate Banking Committee on April 30, 2026, demanding lawmakers schedule a markup
Do You Need Aluminum Luggage? (2026): Rimowa, Away, Carl Friedrik
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 1, 2026
Aluminum won’t crack like a polycarbonate shell. You can stomp on these bags and stand on them. Don’t tell airport security, but my daughter and
Kenyan Central Bank Moves to Vet VASP Applications With 4 Hires
- By Joseph Rees
- . May 1, 2026
Key Takeaways: CBK opened recruitment for 4 VASP oversight roles following the passage of the 2025 VASP Act. The recruitment signals that the CBK aims
Brazil blocks crypto use in regulated cross-border payments
- By Adam Forsyth
- . May 1, 2026
Brazil’s central bank has barred virtual assets from settlement inside regulated international payment rails. Summary Brazil’s central bank banned virtual assets from settlement inside regulated
OKX Launches Agent Payments Protocol to Power the Full Business Lifecycle of AI Agents
- By Phil Roberts
- . May 1, 2026
The cryptocurrency exchange’s new open standard moves AI commerce well beyond simple transfers — introducing negotiation, escrow, metering, and dispute resolution into a single unified
Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M cash, only raised $8M, founder says
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 1, 2026
Skio, a 2020 Y Combinator alum that was founded by self-described college dropout Kennan Frost, has been acquired by competitor Recharge, the companies announced on
Iranian tankers evade US blockade, deliver 4M barrels to Asia
- By Adam Forsyth
- . May 1, 2026
## Market Snapshot The market for whether Donald Trump will announce the lifting of the US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz by May 31,
Shiba Inu Whale Moves 800B SHIB, Sparks Market Focus Shift
- By Phil Roberts
- . May 1, 2026
In the past 24 hours, a whale holding approximately 16–17% of the Shiba Inu (SHIB) supply moved about 800 billion SHIB tokens (equivalent to nearly
Hackers Abuse Robinhood Signup Process to Deliver Phishing Emails
- By Abigail Avery
- . May 1, 2026
Robinhood fixed an account-creation flaw that hackers abused to send convincing phishing emails from its own system to some users over the weekend. The post
US Debt Nears $39T GDP Mark for First Time Since 1946, Validating Bitcoin
- By Joseph Rees
- . May 1, 2026
Key Takeaways: U.S. national debt topped 100% of GDP for the first time since 1946, eclipsing the nation’s entire annual economy. Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million