Crypto

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse declared at XRP Las Vegas that the CLARITY Act will pass by the end of May, his third public deadline for the bill after predicting 80% odds of April passage on Fox Business in February and revising to May at two successive industry events. Summary Garlinghouse first gave 80% odds of

## Market Snapshot Israel Withdraws from Lebanon by June 30, 2026: 9.5% YES (24h ago: 10%). Iran Military Action by April 30, 2026: 100% YES. Reza Pahlavi Entry into Iran by June 30, 2026: 5.5% YES (24h ago: 6%). ## Key Takeaways – Hezbollah’s statement appears to reinforce ongoing tensions, suggesting reduced likelihood of Israeli

Crypto VC funding slid to $659m across 63 April deals, a 74% drop from March that drags monthly flows back to 2024 lows even as DeFi and AI still attract capital. Summary Cointelegraph data show crypto venture funding fell to $659 million across 63 deals in April, down 74% from $2.6 billion and 84 rounds

## Market Snapshot The “Starmer out by June 30, 2026” market is currently priced at 40.5% YES, down from 45% 24 hours ago. The “Starmer out by December 31, 2026” market stands at 65.5% YES, slightly down from 66% 24 hours ago. ## Key Takeaways – The Telegraph’s report suggests a significant escalation in internal

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told the House Armed Services Committee this week that the Pentagon is running classified Bitcoin projects that provide the US military “a lot of leverage in a lot of different scenarios.” This repositioned Bitcoin from a speculative technology price prediction into an instrument of American strategic power. With it

Ethereum is opening May at around $2.3k, having spent the final week of April consolidating below the $2.4k resistance zone that has now rejected the price on multiple occasions. With the Coinbase Premium Index turning negative precisely as the asset stalled at resistance, the question entering the new month is whether US institutional demand has

Mantle’s proposal to lend up to 30,000 ETH to Aave’s DeFi United rsETH rescue has gone live on Snapshot, adding structured credit to a $314m multi‑DAO war chest. Summary Mantle Network says its rsETH relief credit facility proposal for Aave has moved into the governance voting stage on Snapshot, with MNT holders required to delegate

## Market Snapshot Fed Rate Cut Timing market is currently pricing a 4.5% YES for a rate cut by June 2026, down from 6% 24 hours ago. The Fed Decision June and July market has decreased to 3.9% YES for a 25 bps rate cut after the June meeting. Dissent at April Fed Meeting market

BUBB – one of the affected tokens – crashed by 50% in a matter of a single day. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange removed almost two dozen digital assets from its platform, causing sudden collapses across the affected tokens. The announcement comes just a few days after Binance added a new batch of trading