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Two foreign nationals charged in Trump Bucks fraud scheme that targeted elderly supporters Two foreign nationals were indicted over an alleged "Trump Bucks" fraud that prosecutors say targeted elderly Trump supporters. This is not a crypto case. Read it anyway. The South ...

XT Exchange launches prediction market "XPredict" as crypto event trading expands XT Exchange launched XPredict on May 18, 2026, giving traders a way to bet on real world events, market trends, and crypto narratives from an XT account using $USDT. That is the clean versi ...

SEC to release innovation exemption for third party tokenized shares as soon as this week: Report The SEC may issue an innovation exemption for third party tokenized shares as soon as this week, Bloomberg reported Monday. The practical effect could be big: tokens tied to public company s ...

Minnesota banks and credit unions can offer crypto custody on August 1 Minnesota banks and credit unions can start offering crypto custody services on August 1, after Governor Tim Walz signed a new virtual currency law. ...

CFTC names DJ Hennes Director of Market Participants Division The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has named DJ Hennes Director of the Market Participants Division, effective May 18, 2026. My take: this is not a flashy crypto headline, but it is a real plumbing headline. The C ...

Revolut Wants to Take Dogecoin Mainstream With Its New Physical Payment Card Revolut is trying to drag Dogecoin out of the meme corner and into the checkout line. The U.K. fintech said Monday that its Dogecoin-themed physical debit card will launch first in the United Kingdom and the EU, ...

Stripe-linked Tempo brings Morpho lending markets to its payments chain Tempo, a Stripe-backed blockchain, is adding Morpho lending markets to its payments chain on May 18, 2026. That gives Tempo a DeFi yield layer next to its settlement system. My take: this is less flashy than a token ...

India tightens silver import rules to defend rupee amid energy shock India has tightened silver import rules while the rupee is under pressure from higher energy costs. Starting May 16, 2026, high-purity silver bars moved from "Free" to "Restricted." For crypto traders, this is not just ...

Pump.fun Sends $7.76M in SOL to Kraken as On-Chain Activity Picks Up Pump.fun sent $7.76 million in SOL to Kraken today, May 18, 2026, and Solana traders have a reason to pay attention. The latest transfer moved 91,708 SOL. Across the day, wallets tied to Pump.fun have sent 174,400 SOL t ...

Exclusive: Post-quantum expert says CLARITY Act could hit crypto security pricing The CLARITY Act is mostly a crypto market structure bill, but it could still drag security risk into digital asset pricing. Moona Ederveen-Schneider, a post-quantum security consultant, tol ...