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Kraken Parent Payward Applies for OCC National Trust Bank Charter
Crypto exchange Kraken is seeking a U.S. federal banking charter to complement its Wyoming SPDI subsidiary.

US Senator Questions Mark Zuckerberg on Meta’s Stablecoin Plans
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren called on Mark Zuckerberg to respond to reports on his company’s stablecoin integration plans, citing relevance to Congress’ efforts to pass a market structure bill.
Kraken parent Payward applies for national OCC trust charter following Ripple, Coinbase
Other notable firms in digital assets industry, including Paxos, BitGo, and Circle have also sought approval from the OCC.

BTC Holders May Sell To Realize Profits Following April Rally
Bitcoin selling may accelerate in the near-term due to investors realizing profits after BTC experienced a price rally in April.
SEC weighs new rulemaking for onchain market structures and software applications
The SEC needs to clear up how its regulatory framework applies to software applications, said its Chair Paul Atkins on Friday.

Institutional Investors Return to Crypto as ETFs, Prediction Markets Surge
Institutional money is flowing back into crypto through Bitcoin ETFs, prediction markets, tokenized finance and renewed venture funding from a16z.

Bitcoin Miner IREN Secures $3.4 Billion Nvidia AI Deal, With $2.1 Billion Share Option
Nvidia gains rights to invest up to $2.1 billion in IREN as companies race to lock down massive AI compute capacity.

Kraken parent goes for the OCC charter in big to become a federal crypto bank
Payward’s application would add a federally regulated trust company to the Kraken group’s existing Wyoming bank charter and Fed master account.

Strategy's MSTR May Rally 80% Despite Suffering $12.54B in Q1 Losses
MSTR is forming a convincing ascending triangle pattern on its weekly chart, pointing to a breakout move toward $350 in the coming months.

Bitcoin Continues Its $80K Battle as US Jobs Data Smash Expectations Despite Iran
Bitcoin continues its own battle for $80,000 while US jobs numbers shrug off the impact of the Iran war, with a "healthy bullish backtest" now underway.

On-Chain, In Court: What Happened in Crypto Legal News this Week
Cointelegraph breaks down the news in courtrooms and laws affecting crypto companies and users in the last seven days.

ECB's Lagarde’s digital euro warning: Why Europe shouldn’t just copy the U.S. stablecoin model
Lagarde warned that large stablecoins like Tether and USDC, which now dominate a $310 billion market, pose financial stability risks and could transmit stress to underlying asset markets during periods of turmoil.
TeraWulf’s $21 million HPC revenue surpasses bitcoin mining for first time in Q1
Former pure-play bitcoin miners like TeraWulf are starting to report AI and HPC revenue overtaking their mining segments.

ECB’s Lagarde Pushes Back on Euro Stablecoins, Warns of ‘Structural Weaknesses’
The European Central Bank chief says Europe "knows which port it is sailing to,” and it's not towards a euro stablecoin.

Bitcoin’s ‘Overbought’ RSI Hints at BTC Price Dropping to Test $78K
Bitcoin’s RSI rises to overbought levels and traders expect a short-term BTC price correction.

Coinbase Outage Disrupts Crypto Trading and Transfers Amid Amazon Service Failure
Coinbase says Amazon Web Services failures across multiple availability zones caused an extended outage on its platform.

Crypto Today: Tether Freezes $500M in USDT in 30 days, BlockSec Data Shows
Today in crypto, BlockSec data shows Tether froze over $500 million in USDT on Ethereum and Tron in 30 days, Coinbase shares fall after the company reported a $400 million Q1 net loss, and a CoinShares survey found fund managers are gradually increasing crypto exposure.

AI Won’t End Human Work, Andreessen Horowitz Partner Says
a16z partner David George argues AI will reshape work instead of erasing it.

Ripple-linked XRP pushes toward $1.40 as tightening range lowers breakout chances
Price moved higher on a late volume burst, with traders watching whether compression near $1.39-$1.40 finally resolves into a larger move.

Kelp DAO Fallout Pushes Solv, DeFi Protocols Toward Chainlink
DeFi protocols are revising their security after the $293 million Kelp DAO exploit, as three protocols recently announced migrating to Chainlink.

Bitcoin Price Crashes Near Zero on Revolut, Blamed on Third-Party Service Disruption
Bitcoin briefly plummeted to about 2 cents on Revolut due to what the financial platform described as a third-party service disruption.
Bernstein sets $100 IREN target after $3.4 billion NVIDIA AI deal
Bernstein analysts set $100 IREN target after NVIDIA deal, citing $3.4B cloud contract and 76% implied upside.
Bitcoin rally cools as April jobs fails to break macro ceiling with Iran tensions and ETF outflows in play
Bitcoin holds near $80,200 after April nonfarm payrolls beat expectations as Iran tensions and ETF outflows check the rally.

Crypto Wrench Attacks in Europe Spike as Losses Reach $101M
Europe has emerged as a hotspot for crypto wrench attacks, with 82% of incidents occurring on the continent, while worldwide losses have surpassed $101 million, doubling the 2025 total.