THE NEXT 6 WEEKS DECIDE XRP'S FATE IN THE USSenate Banking markup pushed to mid-May as August recess looms. Galaxy puts CLARITY Act odds at 50/50.If it doesn't pass in 2026, Lummis says the next shot is 2030.Here's what $XRP holders need to watch: https://t.co/unjPI6eNaH ...

PAXOS LISTS SOLANA-BASED BONK ON REGULATED CRYPTO BROKERAGE@Paxos added BONK (@bonk_inu) to its Crypto Brokerage today, opening the Solana-based memecoin to its institutional partner network. Paxos cited nearly 1 million solana:DezXAZ8z7PnrnRJjz3wXBoRgixCa6xjnB7YaB1pPB263 holders, more than 400 integrations across the Solana ecosystem, and one of the strongest communities in crypto.Paxos holds a New York Department of Financial Services trust charter and powers PayPal's solana:2b1kV6DkPAnxd5ixfnxCpjxmKwqjja ...

POWELL TO STAY AS CHAIR IF WARSH NOT CONFIRMED BY MAY 15, KEEPS BOARD OPTIONS OPENJerome Powell told reporters at his FOMC presser today that he will remain as Fed Chair past his May 15 term expiration if Kevin Warsh is not yet confirmed by the Senate, citing legal precedent. The decision on whether to continue as a governor after his Chair term and after the DOJ investigation concludes has not been made.Powell said he has no intention of leaving the board while the recently dropped DOJ investigation into h ...

CLOUDFLARE Q1 REPORT FLAGS DRONE STRIKES ON AWS DATA CENTERS, IRAN AND UGANDA SHUTDOWNS@Cloudflare's Q1 2026 internet disruption summary catalogs an unusually severe quarter, led by physical drone strikes on Amazon Web Services (@awscloud) data centers in the UAE and Bahrain, prolonged government shutdowns in Iran and Uganda, and three separate national grid collapses in Cuba.The AWS strikes are the most unprecedented item. Two facilities in the me-central-1 region (UAE) were directly hit by drones on March ...

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ISRAELI PM OFFICE DENIES NETANYAHU WASHINGTON TRIP REPORTS, SAYS "NO PLANS IN PLACE"Israel's Prime Minister's Office denied reports today that Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to visit Washington next week, telling The Times of Israel that no such plans are currently in place. Earlier this month Trump said he would invite Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the White House, though no visit has been formally scheduled.The denial cuts against social media reports framing the situation as a Netanyahu ...

SCAMMERS PUSH FAKE HSBC AND HKDAP TOKENS BEFORE HONG KONG STABLECOINS GO LIVEFraudsters are promoting fake stablecoins impersonating HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial in Hong Kong before either licensed issuer has launched a real token. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, HSBC, and Anchorpoint issued separate warnings yesterday flagging tokens using the tickers "HSBC" and "HKDAP" that have no connection to the licensed entities.Hong Kong's first stablecoin licenses under the HKMA framework were granted earlier t ...

LUMMIS BACKS WARSH AS FED CHAIR, TIES CONFIRMATION TO ENDING WEAPONIZATION OF BANKING REGULATORSSenator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) (R-WY) publicly endorsed Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair today, hours after he cleared the Senate Banking Committee 13-11. Lummis framed the confirmation as a turning point that would put an end to the weaponization of banking regulators once and for all.In a statement, Lummis said the Federal Reserve needs to embrace digital assets and responsible financial innovation rather than sh ...

KELP COMPLETES BRIDGE HARDENING AFTER APRIL 18 EXPLOIT, MOVES TO 4-DVN VERIFICATIONKelp (@KelpDAO) completed a full hardening pass across its bridging infrastructure today, following the April 18 LayerZero exploit that drained 116,500 ethereum:0xa1290d69c65a6fe4df752f95823fae25cb99e5a7 from the Ethereum-side adapter. The hardening is an interim measure while Kelp investigates a more secure cross-chain provider.Verification now requires four independent attestors instead of one: Canary, Horizen, LayerZero La ...

TRUMP REJECTS IRAN HORMUZ OFFER, KEEPS BLOCKADE UNTIL NUCLEAR DEALPresident Trump rejected Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for lifting the US naval blockade today, telling Axios in a phone interview that the blockade stays until Tehran agrees to a nuclear deal. "The blockade is somewhat more effective than the bombing. They are choking like a stuffed pig," Trump said.US Central Command has prepared a plan for a short and powerful wave of strikes against Iran as a fallback, three sour ...