Trump retirement order opens 401k to crypto
President Trump signed an executive order on April 30 directing the Labor Department to allow Trump retirement account access to cryptocurrency, private equity,
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Tether profit hits $1.04B with record $8.23B reserves
Tether posted $1.04 billion in Q1 2026 net profit and a record Tether profit reserve buffer of $8.23 billion, backed primarily by $141
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Senate bans senators from prediction market bets
The US Senate voted unanimously to bar all senators and their staff from placing bets on political prediction market platforms including Polymarket and
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Pi Network confirms Consensus 2026 sponsorship
Pi Network confirmed its sponsorship of Consensus 2026 in Miami on May 5 to 7, with co-founders Dr. Chengdiao Fan and Nicolas Kokkalis
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Banks push back on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules
Major US banking trade groups have asked the Treasury Department and the FDIC to pause three GENIUS Act rulemaking comment periods until the
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Coinbase XRP TAS goes live for institutions today
Coinbase activated Trade at Settlement for XRP futures on May 1, making XRP TAS the first altcoin to receive the same institutional block-trade
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Pi Network launches Protocol 23 on May 11
Pi Network has set May 11 as the activation date for Protocol 23, the upgrade that introduces full smart contract functionality to the
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OpenAI Microsoft exclusivity ends after seven years
Microsoft and OpenAI restructured their landmark 2019 partnership on April 27, converting Microsoft’s cloud license from exclusive to non-exclusive, allowing OpenAI to sell
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Mantle’s 30,000 ETH loan for Aave enters vote as DeFi United tops $314m
Mantle’s proposal to lend up to 30,000 ETH to Aave’s DeFi United rsETH rescue has gone live on Snapshot, adding structured credit to
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Kashkari tempers hopes for 2026 cuts as war muddies inflation path
Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari has shifted from penciling in one or two 2026 cuts to a data‑dependent stance as the Iran war