May 16, 2026

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Trump calls for Jimmy Kimmel’s firing; FCC reviews Disney licenses

President Trump and Melania Trump have called for comedian Jimmy Kimmel to be fired from ABC. The market for Kimmel’s firing or resignation by May 31 is at 5.5% YES, down from 8% twenty-four hours ago. The controversy stems from Kimmel’s recent monologue joking about Melania Trump. The FCC has reportedly begun reviewing Disney’s broadcast

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Stablecoin rails slow 19%, but dollar tokens quietly keep compounding

Stablecoin transfer volume fell 19.18% to $831B in 30 days, yet market cap and holders rose as USDT, USDC, and DAI added billions while Ethena’s USDe saw $1.1B outflows. Summary Stablecoin transfer volume dropped 19.18% to 831 billion dollars over the past 30 days, but total market cap rose 2.06% to 305.29 billion and holders

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White House envoy to meet Iranian officials in Islamabad amid tensions

White House envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet Iranian officials in Islamabad on Saturday, with the Polymarket contract on an announced end to military operations against Iran by April 30 trading at 3.2% YES, up from 3% yesterday. Market reaction The meeting was requested by Iran. With two days left until the April 30

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3 Binance Updates for XRP and Other Altcoin Traders: Details

Here are the latest listings and delistings announced by the exchange. Rarely does a week pass without the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange introducing some kind of platform adjustments. Most recently, it added new trading pairs to one of its sections, but removed numerous others that no longer meet the necessary criteria. The Latest Updates

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Bitcoin 2026 Conference Divides Its Community

The Bitcoin 2026 Conference drew more than 40,000 attendees to The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas from April 27 to 29, but the institutional-heavy speaker lineup sparked a sharp backlash from early adopters who accused the event of abandoning its cypherpunk origins for corporate suits and regulators. Summary Speakers included Strategy’s Michael Saylor, BlackRock’s Robert

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Robinhood Q1 crypto revenue falls 47% amid global retail activity decline

Robinhood’s Q1 crypto revenue dropped 47% to $134 million as global retail crypto activity fell 11% year-over-year to $979 billion. The Bitcoin dip to $60,000 in April market, tied to geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic instability, prices in a higher likelihood of a bearish outcome. Market reaction The long-term market for Bitcoin reaching $200,000 by December

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Trump’s Meme Coin Is a Major Roadblock to the CLARITY Act

According to critics, half of crypto’s most influential people were at Trump’s recent meme coin dinner, which is why they can’t say anything. The CLARITY Act, the most consequential crypto legislation working through the US Senate, is stalling partly because of President Donald Trump’s own meme coin. That’s the argument being made publicly by

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Over Protocol’s lights go out, leaving a “decentralized” shell behind

Over Foundation has shut down all Over Protocol infrastructure, abandoning OverWallet, nodes and explorers, and leaving block production to any validators stubborn enough to keep running. Summary Over Foundation says “insurmountable financial constraints” forced it to permanently cease operations, killing OverWallet, OverNode, OverFlex, RPC endpoints, block explorers, and public APIs with immediate effect. The Layer

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US intelligence assesses Iran’s potential response to Trump victory claim

US intelligence agencies are assessing Iran’s likely response if Trump declares victory in the ongoing conflict. The probability of no US-Iran diplomatic meeting by June 30 is now at 15.7% YES, up from 4% a week ago. Market reaction The market for no diplomatic meeting by June 30 spiked 32 points from 18% to 50%

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Chainalysis Traces Iran Stablecoin Network After $344M USDT Freeze

Tether froze $344M in USDT across two blockchain addresses on April 23, 2026, acting on information from the Office of Foreign Assets Control and U.S. law enforcement in a coordinated action that simultaneously added two Central Bank of Iran-linked crypto addresses to OFAC’s sanctions list, marking the latest advancement in the Iran stablecoin drama. Blockchain

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