Fintech Daily Briefing
- North Korea Hackers Steal 51% More Crypto in 2025: The wallets are getting lighter. North Korean hackers plundered 51% more cryptocurrency in 2025, proving the state’s digital crime syndicate is anything but dormant.
- Clarity Act Markup: Bitcoin Market Unfazed as Senate Debates: The Senate’s markup of the U.S. Clarity Act, a significant piece of digital-asset legislation, is underway. Yet, the bitcoin market appears remarkably calm, ignoring the high stakes involved.
- Bitcoin’s $80K Surge: Fueled by use, Not US Buyers: Forget the institutional stampede. Bitcoin’s latest $80,000 breakout is powered by the volatile world of use futures, not steady US spot buying. This smells like trouble.
- Tokenization’s Liquidity Black Hole: The tokenization market is booming, but the numbers don’t tell the whole story. Axis CEO highlights a critical liquidity problem that could stall Wall Street’s digital asset dreams.
- Bitcoin’s $80K Surge: Liquidity Squeeze, Not Stardom?: Bitcoin flirted with $80,000. Was it a victory lap or a last gasp? The evidence points to the latter. Don’t get fooled by the short-term fireworks.
- Dune Slashes Staff: Crypto Data Firm Pivots to Institutions: The crypto data world just got a bit smaller. Dune, a major player, just axed a quarter of its workforce. It’s a stark reminder that even data providers aren’t immune to market shifts.
- Daily Briefing: May 14, 2026: Your Fintech morning briefing for May 14, 2026 — the top stories you need to know.
- AI’s Next Hurdle: Not Chips, But Customers: The hype around AI has everyone scrambling for GPUs and server farms. But a jaded observer asks the age-old question: who’s actually footing the bill for all this artificial intelligence?
