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BREAKING: 🇺🇸 US Senate Banking Committee has released the Crypto Clarity Act draft bill.

Vote happens in just 2 days, may 14th.

#CLARITYAct

Justin Bieber bought 2 Bored Ape NFTs for $1.75 million in 2022.

Today, they are worth $27,000.
#NFT

JUST IN: The total crypto market cap hits $2.8T for the first time since January 2026.
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JUST IN: $2 trillion Morgan Stanley launches crypto trading on its E*Trade platform.

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BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Coinbase just laid off 14% of its entire workforce because of AI.

CEO Brian Armstrong said engineers are now shipping in days what used to take teams weeks. Entire workflows are being automated.
#coinbase

BREAKING: PAYMENTS GIANT #MONEYGRAM JUST ANNOUNCED TO LET THEIR CUSTOMERS CONVERT CASH TO BITCOIN AND CRYPTO IN 100 COUNTRIES

THEY HAVE 50 MILLION USERS 🤯

ITS FINALLY HAPPENING
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NEW: $200 billion CME Group launches $SUI
and $AVAX futures

People who bought Bitcoin in 2017 be like:

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JUST IN: Tom Lee’s Bitmine $BMNRon
buys $237 million worth of Ethereum.

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is hovering around the $79,000 level.

US stock futures are slightly down, while Oil is still above $104.

Pre-market stock trading insights:

▫️Nasdaq futures is down 0.09% 🔴

▫️#S&P500 futures is down 0.20% 🔴

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#Taiwanese legislator formally submits Bitcoin reserves proposal‼️

Calling for a portion of Taiwan's $602 billion in foreign exchange reserves to be allocated to BTC. 🟠

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🇺🇸 MICHAEL SAYLOR'S STRATEGY JUST RAISED $82,000,000 TO BUY MORE BITCOIN $BTC

BREAKING:

🇺🇸 Western Union's Solana-based stablecoin $USDPT is now live.

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🇺🇸BLACKROCK WANTS FEWER LIMITS ON TOKENISED ASSETS.

They are asking regulators to remove the 20% cap and allow more asset types under the #GENIUSAct

TradFi wants more freedom to move assets on-chain

Polymarket data show a 61% chance that the CLARITY Act will become law in 2026.

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TOP ECONOMIST MOGAMED EL-ERIAN WARNS:

The world may have just 8 weeks to avoid a global recession

#recession

Kraken just bought Bitnomial.

This gives them full U.S. crypto derivatives trading that includes futures, options, and more on a regulated exchange.

A major new on-ramp for institutions.

JUST IN: Barclays now expects the Fed to keep interest rates steady through 2026. 🟠

Earlier they had forecasted a 25 basis point cut in September, but they have walked that back.

Looks like the wait for rate cuts just got longer.
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JUST IN: US-listed crypto wallet Exodus now holds 628 BTC and 1,861 ETH.

Total digital assets and cash: $122.6M.

Exodus Pay also went live across all 50 US states this month.
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JUST IN: Capital B raised 1.1 MILLION with Adam Back to accelerate its #Bitcoin Treasury strategy. 🚀

The company also adjusted the conversion price of Adam Back’s B-04 convertible bonds.

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