May 12, 2026

Melanie Edmunds

Crypto

Robinhood approves $1.5B buyback as stock nears 55% drop since October high

Robinhood has approved a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program, giving the company more than $1.1 billion of additional capacity as management signals

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Polymarket and Kalshi Tighten Rules Amid Insider Trading Scrutiny

Prediction market leaders Polymarket and Kalshi are escalating their battle against insider trading. Both platforms announced significant updates to their rulebooks and surveillance

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CLARITY Act Could Stop Platforms Acting Like Banks

Crypto platforms may no longer offer interest-like stablecoin rewards, but activity-based incentives remain under new legislative draft. Crypto and bank representatives convened

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Morgan Stanley to support tokenized stocks on internal venue by 2026

Morgan Stanley will let clients trade tokenized versions of U.S. stocks and ETFs on its internal ATS from late 2026, tying into SEC

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Meta partners with Arm to develop new CPUs for AI deployments

Meta said Tuesday it is partnering with Arm to develop a new class of CPUs designed to support growing AI workloads and general-purpose

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Aave Crypto V4 Upgrade: Ethereum’s DeFi Giant Levels Up

The Aave community has officially voted to approve the deployment of Aave V4 on the Ethereum mainnet, setting in motion one of the

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Are Whales Tightening Their Grip on Bitcoin Exchange Supply?

Concentrated inflows from large Bitcoin holders suggest a fragile market structure, where high supply pressure could challenge bullish momentum. Large Bitcoin transfers

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Circle’s 16‑wallet USDC freeze revives centralization and blacklist debate

Circle froze USDC in 16 business wallets tied to a sealed U.S. civil case, drawing fire from ZachXBT and reigniting fears over centralized

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Circle stock drops nearly 20% as CLARITY Act draft targets stablecoin yield

Circle shares dropped nearly 20% Tuesday, falling toward the $100 level after a CoinDesk report revealed new draft language in the CLARITY Act

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Balancer Labs to Shut Down After $128M Exploit — What DeFi Users Must Know

Balancer Labs is ceasing operations permanently. The announcement comes just days after a sophisticated attacker exploited the protocol for approximately $128 million, effectively

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