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This is far from the first instance in which bad actors have targeted the XRP Army. The undeniable growth of the overall cryptocurrency industry over the past decade has, unfortunately and expectedly, led to an increasing number of scammers trying to exploit unsuspecting victims in various ways. Ripple and its broader ecosystem are no exception, as they have often been targeted by such fraudsters. The latest warning came from the company’s CTO Emeritus. Stay Safe, XRP Family David ‘JoelKatz’ Schwartz issued the warning to his over 700,000 followers on X, indicating that there has been a “huge escalation lately in…

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve in the most divisive confirmation vote in the central bank’s modern history, handing President Donald Trump a landmark win just as fresh inflation data clouds the path to the interest rate cuts he has loudly demanded. The chamber voted 54–45 to confirm Warsh, 56, making him the 11th Fed chair of the modern banking era and the wealthiest person ever to hold the position. The vote was nearly entirely along party lines, with only Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman crossing over in support. Warsh takes…

BNB Chain introduced a framework enabling autonomous agents to obtain verifiable on-chain identities, receive payments, hire other agents, and build reputation through new token standards and skill integrations.BNB Chain announced a comprehensive on-chain agent framework on May 13, 2026, enabling autonomous agents to obtain decentralized identities via the ERC-8004 standard, conduct peer-to-peer payments, delegate tasks to other agents using ERC-8183, and accumulate verifiable reputation tracked on 8004scan. The system operates entirely on-chain with transparent, auditable transactions and hierarchical agent relationships.The framework integrates multiple skill modules including native BNB Chain smart contract execution and on-chain data querying via natural language, Nodereal’s…

Aayush Jindal, a luminary in the world of financial markets, whose expertise spans over 15 illustrious years in the realms of Forex and cryptocurrency trading. Renowned for his unparalleled proficiency in providing technical analysis, Aayush is a trusted advisor and senior market expert to investors worldwide, guiding them through the intricate landscapes of modern finance with his keen insights and astute chart analysis. From a young age, Aayush exhibited a natural aptitude for deciphering complex systems and unraveling patterns. Fueled by an insatiable curiosity for understanding market dynamics, he embarked on a journey that would lead him to become one…

A viral X post is claiming Claude ‘cracked’ a forgotten bitcoin wallet to recover 5 BTC from a user’s computer.But don’t get caught in the hype as that is not what happened. Anthropic’s AI simply helped the owner search their own computer for an old wallet file, which was then decrypted with a password the owner already had written down in a notebook.User cprkrn posted the recovery on Wednesday, calling it “the most obvious opening ever” once they figured out what had happened. The owner had been trying for eight weeks to brute-force the password on their current Blockchain.com wallet,…

Metaplanet booked a ¥114.5 billion ($725 million) net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2026. Accounting valuation losses on its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings drove the decline after the cryptocurrency posted its worst Q1 since 2018. Bitcoin’s Worst Q1 Since 2018 Hits Metaplanet’s Treasury Bitcoin fell roughly 22% during the first quarter of 2026. The drop marked Bitcoin’s weakest first quarter in eight years. The decline hit major corporate holders, including Metaplanet. “The ordinary loss and quarterly net loss attributable to owners of parent were primarily attributable to accounting valuation losses resulting from the decline in Bitcoin prices at the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The crypto market faces a pivotal regulatory moment as the US Senate Banking Committee prepares to vote on the CLARITY Act on Thursday, May 14 — a markup session that will determine whether the most comprehensive digital asset framework in American history advances or returns to the negotiating table. The timing arrives against a backdrop of genuine momentum in on-chain activity that makes the legislation’s specific provisions more consequential than they would have been at any earlier point in the cycle. XWIN Research Japan has drawn attention…

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — RCB Fund Services LLC (“RCB”), the Claims Administrator for the AirBit Victim Fund (the “AVF”) on behalf of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), today announced the opening of the petition submission process for victims of the AirBit Club fraud. AVF was established by the DOJ to compensate individuals who suffered financial losses as a result of a fraudulent scheme conducted at the AirBit Club. AVF is intended to provide compensation to victims who were induced to purchase AirBit Club memberships based on false representations, including promises of guaranteed daily returns purportedly generated through…

London, United Kingdom, May 13th, 2026, Chainwire Following the successful completion of its private testing phase, BASIS is now officially live, with the platform publicly accessible at basis.pro as the company moves to address what industry participants increasingly describe as a structural gap in digital asset infrastructure. The platform, developed with engineering support from Base58 Labs, has been tested under live market conditions with a select group of institutional participants. While reported metrics included sub-50 microsecond p99 execution latency, throughput exceeding 100,000 operations per second, and 100% uptime, the evaluation extended beyond peak performance benchmarks. Testing was designed to observe…

Zurich, Switzerland, May 12th, 2026, Chainwire The fintech project SNC Scandic Coin (SNC) was launched by the global Scandic Finance Group (SFG). In an interview with the Neue Zürcher Nachrichten, Uwe Sellmer, a specialist in the financial sector, explained how the SNC token differs from speculative cryptocurrencies: it will serve as a regulated payment, access and loyalty instrument integrated into the SFG Group’s services, rather than merely being an object of speculation. Specifically, users within the network can pay for media apps, private jet flights, yachts, cars, AI products and domains, amongst other things, and benefit from loyalty programmes. This…