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Exodus cuts 25% of staff to fund stablecoin payments push

Exodus stablecoin payments pivot drove a 25 per cent workforce cut, with the crypto wallet company targeting $10 million to $13 million in annual savings.

By Caleb Mwangi
Markets

S&P 500 binary options: Schwab and Cboe test retail demand

S&P 500 binary options could reach Schwab accounts through Cboe, widening prediction-style trading inside mainstream retail brokerage.

By Avery Lin
Regulation

Stock token trading: SEC move could reshape US markets

Stock token trading could move closer in the U.S. as the SEC weighs an exemption that may let crypto venues list tokenized shares.

By Tomás Iglesias
Regulation

CME CFTC perpetual futures lawsuit tests swap rules

CME's CFTC perpetual futures lawsuit challenges whether bitcoin perps belong under futures rules or Dodd-Frank swaps oversight.

By Tomás Iglesias
Banking

Tokenized deposits: big banks race stablecoins in 2026

Tokenized deposits are becoming Wall Street's stablecoin defense as JPMorgan, Citi and Bank of America build shared rails for 2027.

By Naomi Voss
Markets

SpaceX IPO S&P 500 delay shifts $14bn flow trade

SpaceX IPO demand loses a near-term S&P 500 catalyst after S&P Dow Jones kept its 12-month seasoning rule, shifting the $14bn flow trade.

By Sloane Carrington
Banking

Coinbase (COIN) widens institutional funding rails with Standard Chartered

Coinbase and Standard Chartered expanded institutional fiat funding to six currencies, widening cash access for clients across Asia, Europe and North America.

By Naomi Voss
Crypto

Quantum risk is becoming a custody problem for crypto

Bitcoin quantum risk is starting to look like a custody issue, with 6.04 million BTC in exposed addresses and firms mapping post-quantum migration paths.

By Caleb Mwangi
Regulation

'Crypto Mom' Hester Peirce to Leave SEC for Regent Law Faculty

Hester Peirce, the SEC's longest-serving crypto advocate, will leave the commission in November 2026 to teach at Regent Law. Her departure removes the most consistent pro-crypto voice from an agency that will shrink to three members — the bare minimum for a quorum.

By Tomás Iglesias
Regulation

Fed Opens Crypto Master Account to Public Comment After Trump Order

The Federal Reserve opened a 60-day comment period on a new payment account tier for crypto and fintech firms, acting within 48 hours of Trump's May 19 executive order. The proposal could give exchanges and stablecoin issuers direct access to the Fed's settlement rails for the first time.

By Tomás Iglesias
Regulation

Crypto bank charters: Warren challenges OCC's approvals

Crypto bank charters are under fire after Elizabeth Warren told the OCC at least nine approvals let firms seek bank status without bank rules.

By Tomás Iglesias
Regulation

Republicans press Fairshake to turn crypto wins into midterm money

Republicans who helped move crypto policy in Washington are pressing Fairshake to spend its $165 million more directly in 2026 races. The clash says less about party loyalty than about how the industry's donors think power is preserved.

By Tomás Iglesias
Regulation

Trump trust Coinbase buys sharpen crypto conflict questions in Washington

Ethics filings showed Donald Trump's family trust bought Coinbase, Strategy and other crypto-linked stocks in Q1, sharpening conflict questions around a friendlier policy tone in Washington.

By Tomás Iglesias
Regulation

Bank of England stablecoin rethink tests UK payments strategy

The Bank of England's stablecoin rethink is less about crypto sentiment than whether the UK wants regulated payment-token issuance to remain onshore.

By Tomás Iglesias
Crypto

Hyperliquid jumps as Bitwise ETF and Coinbase USDC push lift HYPE

Hyperliquid's HYPE token climbed after Bitwise launched its BHYP ETF and Coinbase deepened USDC plumbing on the protocol, giving traders a named institutional-flow catalyst for the move.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Coinbase buys $88M in Bitcoin in Q1, expands treasury to 16,492 BTC

Coinbase bought $88 million worth of Bitcoin in Q1 2026, adding 1,103 BTC to a corporate treasury now worth $1.3 billion. CFO Alesia Haas also detailed a perpetual USDC revenue-sharing deal with Circle.

By Caleb Mwangi
Crypto

Coinbase rebounds 10%, altcoins surge as SEC chair Atkins signals onchain support

Coinbase shares recovered 10 per cent from session lows as SEC Chair Paul Atkins signaled support for new rules around onchain trading and blockchain settlement infrastructure, lifting tokenization stocks and altcoins.

By Caleb Mwangi
Earnings

Coinbase Q1 revenue misses as volume drops, market share hits 8.6% record

Coinbase reported $1.4bn in Q1 revenue, missing consensus of $1.56bn, as crypto trading volumes declined more than 20 per cent quarter-over-quarter. But spot market share hit a record 8.6 per cent and stablecoin revenue rose 55 per cent year-over-year to $305m.

By Avery Lin
Earnings

Coinbase Q1 revenue misses as volume drops, market share hits 8.6% record

Coinbase reported $1.4bn in Q1 revenue, missing consensus of $1.56bn, as crypto trading volumes declined more than 20 per cent quarter-over-quarter. But spot market share hit a record 8.6 per cent and stablecoin revenue rose 55 per cent year-over-year to $305m.

By Avery Lin
Crypto

Coinbase opens 24/7 gold and silver perpetual futures with up to 25x leverage

Coinbase listed GOLD-PERP and SILVER-PERP perpetual futures on Tuesday, with up to 25x leverage on spot gold and 20x on silver, settled in USDC. The contracts are not yet available to US users; Coinbase says it is working with the CFTC on a 24/7 metals listing through Coinbase Derivatives Exchange.

By Caleb Mwangi