Warren Pushes SEC Probe as CLARITY Act Faces Final Hurdles

Senator Elizabeth Warren called on the SEC to investigate a Trump family-linked crypto business.The comments came during the Senate Banking Committee markup of the CLARITY Act.Reports said DeFi rules, BRCA language, and Democratic support became key late-stage issues.  Senator Elizabeth Warren called on the SEC to investigate a crypto company linked to President Donald Trumps family as the CLARITY Act faced a tense Senate Banking Committee markup. Her remarks added fresh pressure to a bill already caught between ethics concerns, DeFi rules, and late-stage amendment fights.  The dispute raised a direct question for crypto markets: Will the CLARITY Act stall before reaching the Senate floor? Current signs show the bill can still move, but its bipartisan path has narrowed as Democrats press for stronger guardrails on conflicts of interest and market oversight.  Warren Raises Trump Crypto Concerns  Warren‘s call for an SEC investigation focused on a cryptocurrency business associated with Trump’s family. Reports said she made the remarks during the CLARITY Act markup, where Democratic lawmakers continued pushing for conflict-of-interest protections involving senior public officials.  The issue has become more than a political side debate. Democrats argue that a crypto market structure bill should not advance without rules addressing how top officials and their families

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Is 10,000 XRP Enough to Retire? Analyst Maps Two Timelines to $1 Million

The post Is 10,000 XRP Enough to Retire? Analyst Maps Two Timelines to $1 Million appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News  It is the most searched question in the XRP community right now. How much XRP is actually enough? Analyst Zach Rector tackled it directly this week, and his answer depends entirely on what you are trying to achieve and how long you are willing to wait.  Wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP just hit an all-time high of 332,230 according to Santiment data, a record that has been building consistently since June 2024. Even through volatility and sideways price action, larger holders have kept accumulating.  The Two Timelines  Rector ran two scenarios for a 10,000 XRP position purchased today at approximately $1.44, a total investment of around $14,400.  Conservative timeline: XRP reaches $10 this year giving a $100,000 portfolio, climbs to $50 by 2029 for $500,000, and hits $100 by 2033 to 2034 for a $1 million portfolio. Total wait: roughly a decade.  Aggressive timeline: XRP hits $10 this year, $50 by 2027, and $100 by 2029. Same $1 million outcome but compressed into three years.  The Part Most People Miss  Rector made a point that separates serious investors from casual holders. When XRP reaches $100 and

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Coinbase Takes Over USDC Treasury Deployer Role on Hyperliquid, Phases Out Native USDH Stablecoin

Hyperliquid‘s native stablecoin is on its way out. The decentralized perpetuals exchange has chosen Coinbase as the official treasury deployer for USDC, a move that sidelines the platform’s own USDH token and hands a major plumbing role to a centralized entity. For a venue that built its reputation on permissionless leverage trading, the decision creates a clear trade-off: deeper liquidity and institutional alignment for a piece of on-chain governance.  According to the original report, Native Markets has already agreed to terms allowing Coinbase to purchase the USDH brand assets. The USDH market will be phased out over an unspecified timeline, effectively making USDC the primary stablecoin for collateral and settlement on Hyperliquid. The shift gives Coinbase direct exposure to treasury management inside one of the most actively used derivatives DEXs, while also extending USDCs footprint deeper into on-chain trading infrastructure.  A strategic shift for on-chain stablecoin markets  By taking the treasury deployer seat, Coinbase can directly manage and mint USDC in connection with Hyperliquid‘s trading activity. It is a role that normally sits with a protocol’s own team or a DAO treasury, not an external exchange. For Coinbase, the logic is straightforward: USDC needs to be where volume lives, and Hyperliquid has consistently

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Solana positions itself as leader in quantum threat preparedness

On April 27, 2026, the Solana Foundation released a comprehensive quantum readiness roadmap, co-authored with Anza and Jump Crypto‘s Firedancer team. The document lays out a concrete strategy for migrating Solana’s cryptographic infrastructure to post-quantum standards, with a particular focus on the Falcon digital signature scheme.  Why the urgency matters now  A 2026 Google paper estimated that fewer than 500,000 physical qubits would be required to break elliptic curve cryptography, the mathematical foundation securing virtually every major blockchain. That number is significantly lower than previous estimates, which had placed the threshold comfortably in the millions.  Nic Carter has put the odds of Bitcoin being vulnerable to quantum attacks by 2035 at 70-80%. The specific vulnerability sits in Ed25519, the elliptic curve signature scheme used by Solana, and variants of the same mathematical family used by Bitcoin and Ethereum. If a sufficiently powerful quantum computer can derive a private key from a public key, anyone who has ever broadcast a transaction, which exposes their public key, becomes a target.  Solanas quantum playbook  The roadmap centers on adopting Falcon, formally known as FN-DSA, a post-quantum digital signature algorithm specifically chosen for high-throughput blockchains. Falcon was selected by NIST as one of its post-quantum cryptographic standards.  Ed25519 signatures are

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Strive SATA stock launches daily dividend first

Strives SATA stock will become the first U.S. listed security to pay cash dividends every business day.Strives SATA preferred stock will begin daily cash payments on June 16, 2026, at a maintained annualized rate of 13%.Daily compounding lifts the effective annual yield to approximately 13.88%, a 7.6 basis-point improvement over monthly payment structures.Strive now holds 15,009 bitcoin, has retired all outstanding debt, and holds $87.6 million in cash as of May 12.  Strive (Nasdaq: ASST) announced on May 14 that its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock will shift from monthly to daily dividend payments, effective June 16. Holders of record on each preceding business day will be eligible for each payment, resulting in approximately 250 annual payments instead of 12.  “SATA will be the first listed security in the history of U.S. capital markets to pay cash dividends every single Business Day, beginning June 16, 2026, at a current annualized rate of 13.00%. This is a true zero-to-one innovation,” said Matthew Cole, chairman and CEO of Strive.  The shift does not change the stated 13% annual rate. It increases the effective annual percentage yield to approximately 13.88% through more frequent compounding, a 7.6 basis-point improvement Strive says positions SATA as a

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Market Analyst Outlines How The XRP Price Will Reach $300 And What Everyone Is Missing

Scott Matherson is a prominent crypto writer at NewsBTC with a knack for capturing the pulse of the market, covering pivotal shifts, technological advancements, and regulatory changes with precision. Having witnessed the evolving landscape of the crypto world firsthand, Scott is able to dissect complex crypto topics and present them in an accessible and engaging manner. Scotts dedication to clarity and accuracy has made him an indispensable asset, helping to demystify the complex world of cryptocurrency for countless readers.  Scott‘s experience spans a number of industries outside of crypto including banking and investment. He has brought his vast experience from these industries into crypto, which allows him to understand even the most complex topics and break them down in a way that is easy for readers from all works of life to understand. Scott’s pieces have helped to break down cryptocurrency processes and how they work, as well as the underlying groundbreaking technology that makes them so important to everyday life.  With years of experience in the crypto market, Scott began to focus on his true passion: writing. During this time, Scott has been able to author countless influential pieces that have drawn in millions of readers and have shaped public opinion

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Anthropic Launches Claude AI Tools for Small Businesses

Anthropic has unveiled Claude for Small Business, an AI-driven solution designed to integrate seamlessly into the tools small businesses already use. The package includes connectors and workflows tailored to automate tasks across finance, marketing, operations, HR, and more—potentially leveling the playing field for smaller companies often left behind in AI adoption.  Small businesses make up 44% of U.S. GDP and employ nearly half of the private-sector workforce, yet their uptake of AI has lagged. According to Anthropic, this is primarily due to tools that arent adapted to their workflows. With this launch, Anthropic aims to address that gap by embedding its Claude AI into platforms like Intuit QuickBooks, PayPal, HubSpot, Canva, Docusign, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365. Business owners can use Claude to automate tedious tasks like payroll planning, invoice chasing, and campaign management, all while retaining control over approvals.  “Small businesses have never had the resources of larger enterprises,” said Daniela Amodei, Co-founder and President of Anthropic. “AI is the first technology that can meaningfully close that gap. Claude for Small Business takes on late-night work like planning payroll or kicking off a marketing campaign, so owners can focus on running their business.”  Key Features and Workflows  The product ships with 15 ready-to-run

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Apple Mac M5 System Exploited With Anthropics Claude Mythos AI, Researchers Claim

A security firm claims it built a working macOS kernel exploit targeting Apples M5 chip and Memory Integrity Enforcement system.The company says a preview version of Anthropics Claude Mythos AI helped identify bugs and assist with exploit development.Apple has not yet publicly commented on the claims.  Apple devices have long been considered among the hardest consumer systems to hack because of the company‘s tightly integrated hardware and software security. Now, a security startup claims a small team of researchers used a preview version of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos to build a working exploit against Apples new M5 chip protections in less than a week.  In a Substack post published Thursday, the Vietnam-based Calif said it developed what it describes as the first public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit capable of surviving Apple‘s new Memory Integrity Enforcement, or MIE, protections on M5 hardware. Calif said it shared the findings with Apple in a meeting at the tech giant’s headquarters in California.  “We wanted to report it in person, instead of getting buried in the submission flood that some unfortunate Pwn2Own participants just experienced,” Calif wrote. “Most respected hackers avoid human interaction whenever possible, so this physical strategy may give us a slight edge in the

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Bitcoin Futures Hit $61.9B as Traders Pile Into Both Sides of the Market – Bitcoin News

Image source: Coinglass stats.  Max pain levels across Deribit, OKX, and Binance all cluster in the $78,000–$81,000 range for near-term expirations. OKX max pain data shows levels near $80,000 for May 15, dipping toward $75,000 for May 29 before recovering for the June 26 date. Notional value stacked on the May 29 OKX expiry has reached $1.24 billion, the heaviest stat on the spread.  Deribits max pain curve follows a similar arc. May 15 sits near $80,500, the curve dips to $75,000 around May 29, then climbs back to roughly $80,000 for June 26. The notional at that Deribit June 26 expiry topped $14.52 billion, dwarfing every other expiration date on the board. Binance shows a different shape, with max pain peaking near $85,000 for the June 5 contracts before fading toward $78,000 as expirations stretch further out.  CME options data from Cryptoquant showed a clear structural shift over the past year. Options open interest stacked by expiration peaked near 70,000 contracts in late 2025 before dropping sharply as corrected. The 2026 recovery has been quieter; the current CME OI sits around 10,000 contracts in near-term buckets, with the 1–2 month expiry window making up the bulk of positioning.  The CME put-versus-call breakdown showed

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Bitcoin Price Rallies as CLARITY Act Markup Begins: Breakout or Bull Trap?

The post Bitcoin Price Rallies as CLARITY Act Markup Begins: Breakout or Bull Trap? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News  Bitcoin staged a strong bounce on Thursday, rebounding sharply from a key technical support level just as the Senate Banking Committee began its live markup of the CLARITY Act. Crypto markets have been waiting months for this regulatory moment and the price reaction suggests at least some of that anticipation is being priced in real time.  The bounce came directly off the 21-week exponential moving average,a level analysts had been flagging for days as the critical support line that would define whether the short-term uptrend remained intact.  What the Chart Actually Says  Despite the positive price action, analysts issued warnings before calling this a breakout. Bitcoin has rallied more than 30% from its February lows but has only just reached what technical analysts describe as standard resistance levels within a larger bearish structure.  The current move remains a three-wave corrective advance rather than the five-wave trending structure that would confirm a genuine new bull phase. Until Bitcoin produces five clear waves higher, the rally is technically classified as a counter-trend move within a larger correction.  Resistance levels standing between current prices and a real breakout:$81,300 first

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