South Korea’s presidential policy chief Kim Yong-beom suggested using extra tax money from the AI and chip boom to pay a “national dividend” to all citizens. The idea has triggered debate as Samsung and SK Hynix face rising pressure from workers demanding a bigger share of profits, while markets reacted with sharp swings.

Why has SocialFi consistently failed to take off? Golden Finance: What did McLuhan's media theory foresee?

Circle has shifted market focus from current performance to growth expectations through its AI agent economy and ARC stablecoin blockchain initiatives. According to PANews, this strategic move has successfully ignited market sentiment, leading to a significant rise in the company's stock price.

Bitcoin's bull-bear cycle indicator has signaled an 'early bull market' for the first time since March 2023, according to ChainCatcher. Historically, this signal has indicated the end of the worst adjustment phases and the beginning of market recovery, as seen in 2019 and early 2023. However, an exception occurred in March 2022 when the indicator entered the early bull market zone but was followed by a price rejection, marking a local top rather than a new bull market. As of May 2026, analysts suggest that Bitcoin no longer behaves as a deep bear market asset, with the recovery of the 30-day moving average indicating improving market momentum. Despite this, several other market indicators show signs of weakness, making the current signal less definitive than classic early cycle confirmations. Analysts lean towards the possibility of a local top rather than the start of a new bull market, unless subsequent price movements strongly confirm this trend.

Germany's ZEW Economic Sentiment Index for May recorded a value of -10.2, surpassing expectations of -19.8. According to Jin10, the previous value was -17.2. This improvement indicates a more optimistic outlook among financial experts regarding Germany's economic future.

According to the announcement from Binance, the platform is set to launch a Spark (SPK) Trading Tournament, offering eligible users a chance to share a total prize pool of 8,000,000 SPK in token vouchers. The tournament will run from 2026-05-12 10:00 (UTC) to 2026-05-26 10:00 (UTC). An 'Early Bird Boost' multiplier will be introduced to reward users who trade earlier in the promotion period. The eligible trading pairs for this tournament are SPK/USDT and SPK/USDC. Participants must be verified new, regular, or VIP users, while liquidity providers in the Binance Spot Liquidity Provider Program and Binance Brokers are excluded. The Early Bird Boost Multiplier is designed to enhance trading volume based on the timing of trades. The multiplier starts at 2x from 2026-05-12 to 2026-05-14 and gradually decreases to 1x by the end of the promotion period. The total trading volume for the competition is calculated as the sum of the Daily Effective Trading Volume, which is the actual daily trading volume multiplied by the Early Bird Boost Multiplier. To qualify for rewards, participants must achieve a total effective trading volume of at least 500 USD equivalent in the eligible pairs during the promotion period. The reward structure is based on cumulative trading volume rankings. The top participant will receive 400,000 SPK, while the second and third places will receive 320,000 SPK and 240,000 SPK, respectively. Participants ranked from 6th to 20th will share 720,000 SPK equally, and those from 21st to 50th will share 640,000 SPK. The remaining eligible participants will share 3,200,000 SPK, capped at 200 SPK per user. Token vouchers will be distributed by 2026-06-09 and must be redeemed within 21 days. Binance reserves the right to disqualify users involved in dishonest behavior or who tamper with the program code.

U.S.-listed gold mining companies experienced a decline in pre-market trading due to falling gold prices. According to Jin10, Newmont shares dropped by 1.4%, Sibanye Gold fell by 4.8%, Harmony Gold decreased by 2.2%, Kinross Gold slipped by 1.6%, and AngloGold Ashanti declined by 3.1%.

Qatar has reportedly instructed ships at its primary liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility to switch off their transponders, according to sources familiar with the situation. Bloomberg posted on X, highlighting this unusual move, which raises questions about the motivations behind the request. The decision could be linked to security concerns or operational strategies, although specific reasons have not been disclosed. This development comes amid a global focus on energy security and the strategic importance of LNG exports. The implications of this action on international shipping and energy markets remain to be seen.

Stablecoin yields are now categorized into multiple risk levels. This article breaks down the sources of yield and outlines the key considerations for ordinary investors.

The crypto and AI industries spent millions reshaping Washington over the past year, helping push pro-industry policies and major legislation like the CLARITY Act closer to reality.

Binance said its AI security systems blocked more than $10.5 billion in potential crypto scam losses and stopped 22.9 million phishing attacks between early 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. The exchange warned that AI-powered fraud, including deepfakes and voice cloning, is growing rapidly as cybercriminals use cheaper and more advanced tools to target crypto users.

Amidst capital panic and the migration of access points, software proactively refactors itself into capabilities that can be invoked by agents.

A crypto trader known as Unihax0r lost over $200,000 after two of his wallets were drained across Ethereum, Base, and BSC in a fast multi-chain attack on 11 May 2026. Investigators believe the issue came from a private key leak linked to a Telegram trading bot called SIGMA, which may have exposed the wallets to the attacker.

Bitcoin surged sharply above $82,000 on Sunday after Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest peace proposal, reigniting geopolitical uncertainty across global markets and triggering a wave of short liquidations.

Circle's Q1 earnings report appeared to be a disappointment, but it actually contained some bright spots: reserve revenue was lower than expected, but the core metric RLDC, excluding distribution costs, exceeded expectations by 3%, and USDC on-chain transaction volume surged by 263% year-on-year. The bigger story lies in the narrative transformation.

AI agents require stablecoins in US dollars, on-chain wallets, and clearing and settlement infrastructure, and Coinbase is building the entire underlying technology stack.