SecurityRegulationNorth Korea Cyber Threats Could Drive $1.2B in Crypto Hacks in 2026Security analysts warn that escalating North Korean cyber operations pose heightened risk to cryptocurrency infrastructu...May 3, 2026, 06:01 AMNorth KoreaLazarus Group
RegulationSenate Unanimously Bans Members and Staff From Trading on Prediction MarketsThe US Senate voted unanimously to prohibit senators and their staff from trading on political prediction market platfor...May 3, 2026, 03:28 AMUS SenatePolymarket
AdoptionRegulationTrump Executive Order Opens 401(k) Plans to Crypto HoldingsPresident Trump signed an executive order April 30 directing the Labor Department to permit cryptocurrency and alternati...May 3, 2026, 03:18 AMTrumpDepartment of Labor
RegulationMarketsBitcoin Tops $78,000 as Senate Clears Stablecoin Yield ProvisionBitcoin rose above $78,000 on Saturday morning, recovering from a midweek low of $75,500. The move followed the Senate c...May 3, 2026, 03:16 AMBitcoinSenate
RegulationCLARITY Act Window Closes May 21; Senate Passage Unlikely Before RecessRipple CEO Brad Garlinghouse warned April 30 that the CLARITY Act must pass the Senate Banking Committee before the May ...May 2, 2026, 04:03 AMRippleBrad Garlinghouse
AdoptionRegulationRakuten Enables XRP Conversion for Loyalty Points Ahead of Japan Tax ReformRakuten has begun allowing customers to convert loyalty points into XRP as Japanese policymakers review a proposal to cu...May 2, 2026, 02:03 AMRakutenXRP
RegulationMacroIran's Political Tensions Show Limited Direct Crypto Market ImpactIran's president and parliament are seeking to dismiss Foreign Minister Araghchi amid internal power struggles and IRGC ...May 2, 2026, 02:02 AMIranIRGC
RegulationMacroBrazil's Bolsonaro Sentence Reduction May Shift Political LandscapeBrazil reduced former president Bolsonaro's jail term, a development that analysts say could strengthen conservative pol...May 1, 2026, 07:05 AMBrazilJair Bolsonaro
RegulationAdoptionU.S. Senate Bans Members and Staff From Using Prediction MarketsThe U.S. Senate approved a resolution Thursday that prohibits senators and Senate staff from participating in prediction...May 1, 2026, 07:01 AMU.S. Senate
