May 17, 2026

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Crypto

What It Means for Bitcoin

The main BTC signal was not rate cuts, but Warsh’s stated intention to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet and pull liquidity from the system. On Tuesday, Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s choice to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, testified before the Senate Banking Committee. He promised to be independent from the White House but

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Coinbase

Justin Sun goes to war with World Liberty Financial

Justin Sun blasted Trump-linked World Liberty Financial’s token plan after investing $75M, calling its new governance proposal “tyrannical.” Source link

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Lithosphere News Releases

Lithosphere Introduces LEP100 Framework to Standardize AI Execution and Governance

London, United Kingdom–(Newsfile Corp. – April 10, 2026) – Lithosphere has launched the LEP100 requirements framework inside its Makalu Testnet, establishing a structured basis for a way synthetic intelligence operates inside decentralized infrastructure. The framework defines standardized fashions for execution, governance, value accounting, and cryptographic verification, enabling constant and interoperable growth of AI-native functions.

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Ripple

Ripple Advances ZK Proofs on XRPL to Unlock Privacy

All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. RippleX is developing ZKP integration to enable privacy, scalability, and safer interoperability to the XRPL without disrupting speed. ZKP will facilitate programmable privacy, minimize cross-chain interoperability, and scale to Layer-2, creating new opportunities to developers and institutions. Ripple is proceeding

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Bitcoin

Traders Bet $430M on Falling Oil Prices Minutes Before Trump Announced Iran Ceasefire Extension – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Traders placed a $430 million Brent crude short position 15 minutes before Trump’s April 21 ceasefire extension post on Truth Social. The CFTC is already probing earlier trades totaling roughly $2.1 billion in April 2026 oil shorts tied to Trump Iran announcements. ICE and CME Group face data requests from regulators, with no

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Crypto

Pyth plugs into Kalshi’s new commodities hub as oracle backbone

CFTC‑regulated prediction market Kalshi is wiring Pyth’s oracle and Pyth Pro feeds into its new commodities hub, using first‑party prices to settle gold, oil, gas, and grain event contracts. Summary CFTC‑regulated prediction market Kalshi has selected Pyth as the contract settlement data source for its new commodities center. The integration covers gold, silver, Brent crude,

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Altcoins

SEI price surges to $0.062: can bulls sustain upward momentum?

SEI gained 10% to $0.062, fueled by Bitcoin’s $78k retest and positive risk sentiment. Rising TVL, stablecoin growth, and Giga upgrade are bullish metrics. A breakout from the long downtrend could allow for a retest of $0.10. The SEI token has surged to the pivotal $0.062 level, with gains in the past 24 hours hitting

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Bitcoin

YGG Play, Verse8 Conclude BuidlHack 2026, Showcase AI-Powered ‘Casual Degen’ Games

YGG Play and AI-native game creation platform Verse8 have concluded their collaborative track at the BuidlHack 2026 hackathon in Seoul. The event put in focus the speed and commercial viability of developing web3 games using artificial intelligence. Hosted during Korea BUIDL Week, the “Casual Degen” track challenged developers to build fast-paced, crypto-native games by utilizing

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Tech & AI

Rivian R2 production has started despite tornado damage to factory

Rivian has rolled the first customer-ready R2 SUVs off the production line at its factory in Normal, Illinois, just days after it was hit by an EF-1 tornado that tore off part of the roof. Despite the damage, founder and CEO RJ Scaringe told Bloomberg Television on Wednesday morning that Rivian doesn’t expect any delays

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Crypto

Crypto trading firm GSR launches U.S. listed ETF tied to Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana

Crypto trading firm and market maker GSR has launched its first exchange traded fund, the GSR Crypto Core3 ETF, giving investors exposure to Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana. The fund, which trades on Nasdaq under the ticker BESO, uses an actively managed structure, includes staking rewards, and carries a 1.00% management fee, marking GSR’s expansion into

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