May 12, 2026

Melanie Edmunds

Crypto

Bitcoin (BTC) Drops Below $78K, MemeCore (M) Crashes by 15%: Weekend Watch

BTC’s share of the total crypto market is still holding above 58%. The cryptocurrency market saw a minor decline over the last

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Morgan Stanley Launches Stablecoin Reserve Fund

Morgan Stanley Investment Management launched the Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio on April 23, a government money market fund exclusively designed to hold the cash

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Iran seizes two ships, Strait of Hormuz traffic declines

Vessel-tracking data from Reuters shows a decline in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran seized two ships. The market for Strait

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Stratosphere and Strategic Investors Acquire 70% Stake in Potion Alpha

Miami, United States, 25th April 2026, Chainwire [PRESS RELEASE – Miami, United States, April 25th, 2026] Potion Alpha, one of the largest

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Senate Blocks Iran War Powers Vote 46-51

The Senate voted 46 to 51 on April 22 to defeat a war powers resolution that would have directed the president to withdraw

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Iran denies direct US talks, stalling peace efforts in Islamabad

Iran denied direct talks with the US, frustrating diplomatic efforts in Islamabad. The odds of a US-Iran peace deal by April 30 sit

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Congress Advances AI Chip Export Bills

The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced two bipartisan bills on April 23 that would give Congress direct oversight authority over US AI chip

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US destroyer intercepts Iranian ship, impacting Strait of Hormuz market

U.S. Central Command confirmed a U.S. destroyer intercepted an Iranian-flagged ship attempting to enter an Iranian port, putting further pressure on the Strait

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Tokenized Deposits vs Stablecoins on Canton

As HSBC, Lloyds, and JPMorgan all commit to tokenized deposits on the Canton Network, Digital Asset Chief Product Officer Bernhard Elsner explains why

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Iran’s IRGC poses ongoing threat in Strait of Hormuz, report warns

A Hudson Institute report says the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continues to pose an asymmetric naval threat in the Strait of Hormuz,

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