The post CLARITY Act New Update: Senate Banking Committee Reportedly Targets May 14 Vote appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The CLARITY Act is moving faster than expected. The Senate Banking Committee is preparing to vote on the landmark crypto regulation bill as early as May 14, according to multiple sources, who confirmed that draft legislative text has already been circulated to select industry participants. JUST IN: Senate Banking Committee preparing to vote on crypto …

The post STRK Price Jumps 50% But Starknet Still Faces Brutal Reality appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Just when traders had nearly forgotten Starknet existed, STRK price suddenly woke up with a violent 50% intraday move. The trigger? Starknet confirmed that its “strkBTC” vision officially goes live on May 12 after governance proposals SNIP-38 and SNIP-39 received near-unanimous approval. Apparently, wrapping Bitcoin with a federated design and making it stakable on Starknet …

The post Could XRP Be Pegged to Gold as Part of a New Global Reserve Currency System? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Speaking at the close of the XRP Las Vegas event, Jesse from Apex Crypto Insights told host Paul that Ripple is significantly further along than its public statements suggest. Brad Garlinghouse, David Schwartz, and Jack McDonald all spoke at the event.  On Ripple’s Real Bank Count Jesse said Ripple has been connecting banks to RippleNet …

The post Is Pi Network The Benchmark Cryptocurrency? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News A statement from veteran crypto participant Justin Wu is making headlines across crypto social media. Wu, known online as Hackapreneur, posted a simple but provocative take: if you have been in crypto for five years and do not hold Pi Network, you have failed. “If you are in crypto for 5 years and you don’t …

The post U.S. Treasury Buys Back $4 Billion of Debt, Why Bullish For Bitcoin Traders appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The U.S. The Treasury bought back $4 billion of its own debt this week as part of a broader effort to improve market liquidity and stabilize bond trading conditions. For crypto investors, the move matters because rising liquidity has historically supported major rallies in Bitcoin and other digital assets.  Could this become another bullish catalyst …

The post Swiss Bitcoin Reserve Campaign Fails to Reach Referendum Threshold appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News A campaign pushing the Swiss National Bank to hold Bitcoin in its reserves is expected to lapse after supporters failed to gather the 100,000 signatures required for a national referendum. According to Reuters, crypto advocates collected only around half the needed signatures. The Swiss National Bank has repeatedly opposed the proposal, arguing that cryptocurrencies remain …

The post Ethereum Struggles as Traders Await CLARITY Act Catalyst appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Ethereum continues to underperform against Bitcoin as traders remain cautious amid regulatory uncertainty surrounding the proposed CLARITY Act. Market sentiment suggests ETH could face additional downside before a potential reversal tied to the bill’s approval, reflecting a possible “sell the rumor, buy the news” setup. Analysts note that Bitcoin previously bottomed during major geopolitical uncertainty, …

The post U.S. Treasury Executes $4B Debt Buyback to Boost Market Liquidity appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The United States Department of the Treasury conducted a $4 billion debt buyback as part of broader efforts to improve market liquidity and stabilize trading conditions. The operation follows another $4 billion repurchase targeting 10- to 20-year bonds on May 7, with total buyback activity for the week reaching roughly $6 billion. The Treasury has …

The post Crypto Whale Builds $16.7M Bet on TON, NEAR, and AI Tokens appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News A major crypto whale identified as 0x84b3 has accumulated roughly $16.7 million in long positions across high-beta AI, privacy, and infrastructure tokens. On-chain data from Hypurrscan shows the wallet holding large positions in NEAR Protocol, Starknet, Monero, and Toncoin, alongside smaller allocations in AZTEC and Pump.fun. The positioning suggests growing speculative appetite for AI-linked, scalable, …

The post Upbit Lists Pharos (PROS) on KRW, BTC and USDT Markets appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Upbit will list Pharos trading pairs against KRW, BTC, and USDT on May 8, expanding access to the emerging Layer 1 project. Pharos is an EVM-compatible blockchain built on an asynchronous BFT-based proof-of-stake consensus mechanism designed to improve scalability and network efficiency. The listing on South Korea’s largest crypto exchange could increase liquidity and market …