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On May 26, Alipay held its AI Payment Ecosystem Conference and announced a suite of AI-native payment products, including the globally first Token Pay service and AI Wallet, alongside previously launched AI Pay and AI Receive offerings. CEO Han Xinyi stated that Ant Group has built a comprehensive A

Pi Network has officially set June 2, 2026, as the deadline for all mainnet nodes to complete the upgrade to protocol version 24.1. According to the Pi Core Team, the update marks another major step in the project's sequential protocol progression toward version 26 release. The current migration

Fortune's 2026 Web3 Rankings Signal Shift to Global Financial Infrastructure Ripple has been featured in Fortune's Top 15 Web3 Companies Building the Global Financial Infrastructure Layer for 2026. The ranking reflects a broader shift in Web3 industry focus away from speculation toward

US President Donald Trump is set to undergo his third Walter Reed National Military Medical Center appointment within 13 months, as announced by the White House in May 2026. Trump, who will turn 80 in June, faces growing scrutiny over his health from leading cardiologist Jonathan Reiner, who told

As of May 26, 2026, according to Gate market data, the price of Bitcoin has been trading around $77,000, while Ethereum is quoted at about $2,110. The total market capitalization of the crypto market is approximately $2.66 trillion. However, structural changes in ETF fund flows are far more worth watching than price volatility itself—an episode of “openly walking the bright road while secretly crossing over the plank path” is quietly unfolding in the U.S. spot crypto ETF market. 市场是否正在经历机构资金的大规模

Copper's Entry into the $30 Billion Asset Tokenization Market Institutional infrastructure—from JPMorgan Chase to the Bank for International Settlements—is accelerating the tokenization of real-world assets, including commodities. Leading U.S. banks such as JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley are

The statements by Alla Bakina, Director of the Bank of Russia’s National Payment System Department, are supported by the low adoption of these cards in the Russian Federation, which stands at less than 17%. Mir Cards and other payments have substituted Mastercard and Visa. Key Takeaways:

AGNT Hub has entered into a strategic partnership with PROM to accelerate development of financial infrastructure for autonomous AI agents. Announced May 25, 2026, the collaboration focuses on supporting machine-native finance, automated task execution, and decentralized coordination between

Bitcoin traded near US$76,900 (AU$106K) on May 25 after spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded US$1.26 billion (AU$1.75 billion) in weekly outflows, keeping the market below US$78K (AU$108K). Combined Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF outflows reached nearly US$2.7 billion (AU$3.75 billion) over two weeks, according

Blockchain analytics platform Santiment reports that XRP social sentiment has entered the "FUD zone" for the first time in three weeks as of May 25, with the bullish-to-bearish commentary ratio dropping to 1.1 positive comments for every bearish comment. At the time of reporting, XRP traded

Tether plans to introduce GELT, a Georgian lari-backed stablecoin developed with support from the Georgian government. The initiative positions Georgia among the first countries to integrate a national currency directly into blockchain-based financial infrastructure under a dedicated regulatory

The Philippines’ SEC issued a Cease and Desist order to BG Wealth for non-compliance and flagged it as financial fraud. After around a year of running its operations in several jurisdictions, including the US, Samoa, and the Philippines, the latter’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fi

Taiwan's stock market has officially become the world's fifth largest, surpassing India's market capitalization in 2026. Taiwan's total market value reached $4.95 trillion, exceeding India's $4.92 trillion, according to market data confirmed on May 26, 2026. The shift reflects the dominance of

A New York lawsuit filed on 1 May seeks ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets by arguing they qualify as abandoned property under state law. Noah Doe, ABC Company, and XYZ Company filed the complaint after a year-long effort to locate and contact the wallet owners failed. The lawsuit invokes N