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
RegulationMacroUS Officials Describe Bitcoin as 'Geopolitical Weapon' in National Security DiscussionsRep. Lance Gooden and Pentagon leadership have characterized Bitcoin as a geopolitical tool used by multiple adversaries...May 1, 2026, 06:07 AMUS Department of DefenseBitcoin
AdoptionRegulationReal Finance Partners With Wiener Privatbank for Institutional Crypto AccessReal Finance and Vienna-based Wiener Privatbank announced a partnership to provide EU-regulated institutional access to ...May 1, 2026, 02:01 AMReal FinanceWiener Privatbank
StablecoinsRegulationHong Kong Regulator Warns of Fake HSBC and Anchorpoint StablecoinsHong Kong's monetary authority issued a public warning about fraudulent tokens impersonating stablecoins from HSBC and A...May 1, 2026, 01:04 AMHSBCAnchorpoint
AdoptionRegulationRipple Partners With Kbank to Expand XRP Institutional Access in South KoreaRipple announced a partnership with Kbank, a South Korean financial institution, to increase institutional adoption of X...Apr 30, 2026, 06:01 AMRippleKbank
