The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced the integration of Chainlink infrastructure into its Collateral AppChain. According to NS3.AI, this move aims to enhance the platform's capabilities in processing tokenized collateral across both traditional and blockchain networks. In 2025, DTCC subsidiaries processed $4.7 quadrillion in securities transactions, highlighting the scale of its operations. The Besu-based platform is designed to facilitate 24/7, near real-time pricing, margining, and settlement. This integration builds upon the Smart NAV pilot from 2024, which included collaborations with JPMorgan, Franklin Templeton, and BNY Mellon. The initiative underscores DTCC's commitment to leveraging blockchain technology to improve efficiency and transparency in financial markets.

Michael Saylor recently tweeted about the U.S. Congress advancing the CLARITY Act. According to ChainCatcher, this legislation is expected to unlock the potential of the 'digital capital, digital credit, and digital equity' markets. It is also anticipated to provide Bitcoin with a stronger framework for institutional legitimacy and adoption.

Starknet has launched strkBTC, a new asset based on Bitcoin, designed to enhance privacy through zero-knowledge proof technology. According to Foresight News, the asset aims to provide anonymous transfers while maintaining composability with DeFi applications. After its release, strkBTC supports 're-anonymization,' allowing assets to be bridged back to new, unlinked Bitcoin addresses. It also offers compliance auditing and asset screening features.

Coinbase, Coinbase is besieged on all sides. Golden Finance reports that exchanges are beginning to confront the structural problems of the cryptocurrency market.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that no Republican has discussed Cuba with him. According to Odaily, Trump remarked that Cuba is a failed state and is only heading downhill. He mentioned that Cuba is seeking assistance and that discussions will take place.

A newly created wallet has withdrawn 331 BTC from a centralized exchange (CEX), according to BlockBeats On-chain Detection. The transaction, which took place on May 12, involved a significant amount of Bitcoin. The value of the withdrawn BTC was approximately $26.7 million at the time of the transaction.

According to the announcement from Binance, the platform is launching the 'Team Up for BTC' campaign, allowing users to form teams to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) and share in a 1,000,000 USDC prize pool. The promotion period is set from 2026-05-12 12:00 (UTC) to 2026-05-30 23:59 (UTC). Participants can either build or join teams, with options for 3, 5, or 10-person teams. Each team member must lock 100 USDC to confirm their participation, and once a team is complete, the locked USDC will be converted to BTC at real-time market prices. Rewards will be distributed to participants' Spot accounts within 48 hours of successful conversion. The campaign includes a reward structure based on team size. For a 3-person team, the leader receives 105 USDC, and each member receives 25 USDC. A 5-person team leader earns 201 USDC, with each member getting 10 USDC. For a 10-person team, the leader's reward is 502 USDC, and each member receives 20 USDC. New users registering with the referral code 'PIZZADAY26' can convert BTC individually and receive 3 USDC if their team does not complete the conversion. Participants are subject to Binance's risk assessment, and failure to pass may result in disqualification from rewards. The campaign is available on a first-come, first-served basis, with limited successful teams per category. Terms and conditions apply, and only users in eligible regions can participate. Binance reserves the right to amend the terms or cancel the promotion at its discretion. Participants must adhere to Binance's terms of use and privacy notice. The USDC rewards can be used for Spot trading, with withdrawal subject to completing a required trading volume. Binance emphasizes that all participants are subject to internal risk assessments, and any dishonest behavior may lead to disqualification.

This signifies that the competition in the stablecoin sector has escalated from "issuing tokens" to "building blockchains," shifting from vying for circulation volume to vying for control of the infrastructure.

Shares of Circle surged nearly 16% Monday to $131.76 — their highest level since March — after the USDC issuer delivered strong Q1 earnings and unveiled a massive $222 million ARC token raise that reinforced investor confidence in the rapidly expanding stablecoin economy.

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Prediction markets are wealth transfer machines, and bots are their operators.

Santa Clara County in California has sued Meta, accusing it of earning up to $7 billion a year from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram. It claims Meta failed to properly stop fraudulent ads and may have prioritised revenue, while Meta denies the allegations.

Sam Altman has once again ignited the AI world — this time launching a fully autonomous coding agent that would work independently like "Goblins" without the need of any supervision or looking after.

On the evening of May 11, Circle presented a fairly standard financial report, but instead told a future story that excited the market.

An industrial city without top universities, pioneering reforms, or a financial center status has transformed its manufacturing industry into the most scarce asset in the AI ​​era over the past thirty years.

On February 10, 2026, Google's parent company, Alphabet, issued a bond in London with a maturity date of one hundred years from now.