May 16, 2026

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TRUMP Token Crashes 20% After Mar-a-Lago Event and Trump Team Sell-Offs

The price drop was instant after the conclusion of the event, making it another ‘sell-the-news’ move for the token. After a month of building hype around what was described by the POTUS himself as the “most exclusive” crypto and business conference in the world, in which many big names delivered speeches, the meme coin

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Crypto Firms Demand CLARITY Act Markup

A coalition of more than 120 crypto organizations led by the Crypto Council for Innovation and the Blockchain Association sent a joint letter to the Senate Banking Committee on April 23 demanding an immediate markup of the CLARITY Act, warning that further delay risks pushing investment, jobs, and technological development offshore while ceding global regulatory

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Iran prioritizes regional alliances over US talks, dims hope for near-term meeting

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s diplomatic tour to Pakistan, Oman, and Russia signals Tehran’s preference for regional alliances over direct engagement with Washington. The likelihood of a US-Iran diplomatic meeting by June 30 sits at 13% YES, up from 9% yesterday. Traders pushed the odds for a US-Iran meeting on April 24 down to 0.1%

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Shark Tank Kevin O’Leary Now Says Forget Alts, Hold Bitcoin, Ethereum

“Shark Tank” judge and business magnate Kevin O’Leary says he only recommends owning Bitcoin and Ethereum. Here’s why. O’Leary, known as Mr. Wonderful, by friends and fans, has come a long way on cryptocurrencies like BTC and ETH. The Shark Tank star has gone from bashing Bitcoin, to investing in it, to saying it

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BNB Chain Leads All Blockchains for AI Agents

BNB Chain has officially become the leading blockchain network for autonomous AI agents, with more than 150,000 on-chain deployments as of April 20, a 43,750% increase from the fewer than 400 agents that existed across all blockchains at the start of 2026, with one in every three AI agents currently operating on any blockchain now

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Trump criticizes NATO’s role in Iran conflict, questions US alliance commitment

Trump criticized NATO’s role in the Iran conflict, raising questions about U.S. commitment to the alliance. The market for U.S. withdrawal from NATO by April 30 sits at 0.2% YES, down from 1% a day ago. The U.S. withdrawal from NATO market reflects a small but nonzero chance of disengagement. Trump’s comments drove a 0.8

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Hyperliquid’s (HYPE) Growth Story Meets Slowing Activity: Report

Hyperliquid brought in $153.8 million in fees, slightly lower this quarter but higher year-over-year, with nearly all revenue used for HYPE buybacks. Hyperliquid’s HYPE token rose 80% over the past 90 days, significantly outperforming Bitcoin’s 10% gain over the same period. This price action comes in the backdrop of a market witnessing geopolitical turmoil.

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Ripple Plans Quantum-Resistant XRP Ledger by 2028

Ripple released a detailed four-phase roadmap on April 20 to protect the XRP Ledger from future quantum computing attacks, with Phase 2 testing already underway, targeting full post-quantum cryptography implementation no later than 2028, as SoFi separately enabled XRP deposits for retail users the same week. Summary Ripple published a four-phase post-quantum cryptography roadmap on

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Israel strikes in Gaza increase pressure on Netanyahu amid political turmoil

Israel’s military strikes in Gaza, killing a dozen people, have added political pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu. The “Netanyahu out by June 30” contract trades at 5.5% YES, down from 6% yesterday. The June 30 ouster market sits at 5.5% YES amid continued military operations in Gaza. The April 30 contract is at 0.2% YES,

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Pavel Durov Unveils Massive TON Fee Cut With Near-Zero Costs Incoming

TON will reduce transaction fees to near zero within a week. Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov said that within a week, transaction fees on TON will be reduced sixfold to 0.00039 TON (about $0.0005) per transaction. Moreover, fees will remain fixed regardless of network load. Zero-Fee Transactions In his latest update, Durov also

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