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The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a May 14 markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the most significant crypto legislation ever to reach this stage in Congress. Banking lobbyists and Democratic lawmakers are mounting last-minute resistance that could stall the bill before a full Senate vote.
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American Bankers Association CEO Rob Nichols sent an emergency letter on May 11, 2026, urging every U.S. bank CEO to lobby against a stablecoin yield provision in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act ahead of a Senate markup scheduled for May 14.
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Bitcoin traded near $82,000 on May 11, 2026, supported by nine consecutive days of spot ETF net inflows totaling approximately $2.7 billion. Regulatory uncertainty surrounding the CLARITY Act continues to shape institutional sentiment alongside record cumulative ETF inflows of $58 billion.
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The Senate Banking Committee published the full 309-page Digital Asset Market Clarity Act just after midnight Monday, ahead of a Thursday, May 14 markup. The bill's most contested provision, Section 404, addresses stablecoin yield payments by issuers and affiliated service providers.
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Five major U.S. labor unions have joined the banking industry in opposing the Senate's CLARITY Act crypto market structure bill, warning it risks retirement savings ahead of a key Thursday committee vote.
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Binance chief marketing officer Rachel Conlan will leave the world's largest crypto exchange on June 15, 2026, after nearly three years in the role. Former Trust Wallet CEO Eowyn Chen will step in as interim CMO while Conlan transitions to an advisory position.
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MARA Holdings offloaded $1.5 billion in bitcoin during Q1 2026, dropping from the second- to fourth-largest publicly traded BTC holder. The miner is redirecting capital toward AI data centers and energy infrastructure as revenue fell 18% year over year.
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The Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act's Section 604 may be the most consequential provision in U.S. crypto market structure legislation. While stablecoin yield debates dominate headlines, this developer protection clause could determine whether the CLARITY Act helps or harms the industry.
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Two prominent crypto analysts have flagged a significant technical setup for XRP, with one tracking a chart structure dating back to October 25, 2023, and another capturing a moment when XRP briefly appeared to trade at over $43,000 on a major price aggregator.
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A new thesis from XRP developer Vincent Van Code argues the CLARITY Act Senate markup on May 14, 2026 could enable global banks to deploy XRPL liquidity at production scale. The case links Ripple's 40 billion XRP escrow to potential protocol-native liquidity pools.
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Crypto analyst BarriC argues XRP was designed for institutional value transfer, not retail affordability. At $5 per XRP, a $1 million cross-border transaction requires 200,000 tokens, highlighting why high prices matter for liquidity efficiency.
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The Sui Network is integrating native private transactions directly into its core protocol in 2026, making confidentiality a default feature rather than an optional add-on. Mysten Labs CPO Adeniyi Abiodun states built-in privacy is essential for mainstream payment adoption.
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XRP Ledger transaction volume jumped 65% over twelve months, rising from 43 million to 71 million transactions. Digital asset treasury firm Evernorth attributes the surge to institutional-grade utility rather than speculative activity.
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Despite lagging Bitcoin and repeated failed breakouts, market experts including Fundstrat's Tom Lee are maintaining bullish ETH targets of $9,000–$12,000 by end of 2026, arguing current weakness is temporary.
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Bitcoin continues to trend higher as of May 12, 2026, with shallow pullbacks and consistent higher highs signaling constructive market structure. The asset has held above its Bull Market Support Band for ten consecutive days, reinforcing broader bullish confidence.
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eBay's board has formally rejected GameStop's $56 billion takeover bid led by Ryan Cohen, calling it 'neither credible nor attractive.' The rejection raises serious questions about financing and signals a potential hostile takeover battle ahead.
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has unveiled Acton, a unified TON blockchain toolchain promising 10x faster smart contract development. The platform integrates AI-ready workflows designed to accelerate decentralized application building on the TON network.
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Total value locked in Solana's DeFi ecosystem reached a record \.2 billion this week, surpassing Ethereum's Layer-2 networks combined and cementing SOL's position as the second-largest smart contract platform by on-chain activity.
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Ethereum's most significant upgrade since the Merge is now live on mainnet, increasing the maximum validator balance from 32 to 2048 ETH and cutting withdrawal times dramatically.
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest-ever single-day inflow, driven by institutional demand from pension funds.
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