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Judge clears way for Aave to move $71 million in ETH tied to North Korea hack

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A federal judge in Manhattan has cleared the way for Aave’s recovery effort to move forward after last month’s North Korean rsETH exploit, allowing $71 million in frozen ether to be transferred out of Arbitrum while preserving North Korean terror victims’ legal claims to the funds. In a two-page ruling published late Friday US time, […]

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The Senate Banking Committee plans to hold a Clarity Act hearing on Thursday

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The Senate Banking Committee plans to hold its long-awaited markup hearing for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (also known as the Clarity Act) on Thursday, May 14 at 10:30 am. The Clarity Act was largely in limbo after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced the exchange was withdrawing its support over the stablecoin

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Coinbase (COIN) jumps 10%, Solana, LINK, SUI outperform as bitcoin (BTC) holds $80K

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With bitcoin above $80,000 and stocks pushing to new record highs, risk appetite spilled deeper into crypto markets on Friday, lifting altcoins and blockchain infrastructure plays. Solana (SOL), Chainlink CONNECTION$10.33, SUI$1.0226 and DOT$1.3836 rose around 5%, while Near Protocol (NEAR) and Uniswap (UNI) rose around 7%. Internet Computer Protocol’s ICP jumped nearly 12%, leading larger

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Why the ‘Trump rally’ hits a wall of profit-taking

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Bitcoin BTC$80,096.08 fell back below $80,000 on Wednesday after a brief breakout attempt as onchain data suggested the rally was already running into a profit squeeze. CryptoQuant said bitcoin’s 37% rebound from its April low still looks more like a bear market rally than a confirmed trend reversal, with realized profits hitting their highest level

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Zcash adds quantum wallets within a month, go for quantum by 2027

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Zcash will roll out quantum reusable wallets within a month and reach full post-quantum status within 12 to 18 months, Zcash Open Development Lab founder and CEO Josh Swihart told a Consensus Miami audience Thursday in a session moderated by Solana infra firm Helius founder Mert Mumtaz. A separate scaling track targets MasterCard and Visa

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AI agents fueled a startup-building frenzy at the Consensus Miami EasyA hackathon

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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — At the EasyA Hackathon tucked inside Consensus Miami 2026, the energy felt less like a traditional crypto developer event and more like a live audition for the next generation of the intersection of blockchain and AI-native startups. Nearly 1,000 developers competed on site, some from established crypto ecosystems like Base and

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SEC Chairman Paul Atkins signals rule changes for onchain markets and AI-powered finance

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SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said Friday that the agency is considering changes to how securities rules apply to blockchain-based financial markets and AI-powered financial applications as digital asset firms increasingly move trading and settlement activity on-chain. Speaking at the AI+ Expo in Washington, Atkins said the SEC is considering formal rulemaking around onchain trading systems,

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S&P 500 options volume rises to a record $2.6 trillion. Here’s what this means for bitcoin

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The US stock market is heating up in a way that suggests speculative mania. That means something for bitcoin, as analysts have linked the cryptocurrency’s recent rally to increased risk-taking on Wall Street. The overheating signals come from options tied to the S&P 500. These are derivative contracts that let traders bet on or hedge

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Kraken’s parents are going after the OCC charter in trying to become a federal crypto bank

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Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, has filed for a national trust company charter with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), according to a Friday announcement shared with CoinDesk, as the company looks to expand its regulated digital-asset custody business. If approved, the charter would establish the Payward National

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