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Bitcoin Depot had roughly 220 machines running in Canada when the Canadian government released its Spring Economic Update in April, proposing a nationwide ban on crypto ATMs to combat scammers and money launderers. The timing could not have been worse for the company. A Company Running Out Of Room The Atlanta-based crypto kiosk operator disclosed […]

A $75 million loan backed by nearly half a billion dollars worth of a company’s own tokens is now at the center of a Senate push to get regulators involved in the Trump family’s crypto operations. The Loan That Raised Questions World Liberty Financial, the crypto project tied to US President Donald Trump and his family, reportedly used around $440 million worth of its WLFI governance tokens as collateral to borrow money through Dolomite, a decentralized lending platform. Related Reading: XRP Records Biggest Spike In Network Usage In 2 Months The transaction produced roughly $65 million in the company’s own USD1 stablecoin and another $10 million in USDC. What made the deal stand out was the timing. Regular investors who held WLFI tokens were still locked in — blocked from selling — while the transaction went through. Shortly after, the token’s price dropped nearly 10% to a record low. Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins on May 14 asking the agency to look into whether World Liberty Financial misled investors or broke securities laws tied to the WLFI token. Warren set a response deadline of May 26. WARREN ASKS SEC TO INVESTIGATE WORLD LIBERTY FINANCIAL Senator Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) sent a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins (@SECPaulSAtkins) on Thursday, urging the agency to investigate whether World Liberty Financial (@worldlibertyfi), the Trump family’s crypto… pic.twitter.com/q9usPJxD6n — BSCN (@BSCNews) May 14, 2026 The Crypto Issue: A Lopsided Structure The senator’s concerns go beyond the loan. According to reports, Trump-affiliated entities stand to collect 75% of all WLFI token sale proceeds after expenses. The investors who bought those tokens, by contrast, faced strict restrictions on when they could sell. Warren’s letter cited reports that the company raised close to $715 million through token sales, while the Trump family’s total crypto-linked wealth connected to the project reportedly crossed $1 billion. DT Marks DEFI LLC, together with certain Trump family members, reportedly holds around 22.5 billion WLFI tokens.   Warren has been pushing for tighter investor protections as Congress reviews broader digital asset rules under the proposed CLARITY Act, one of the largest crypto-focused bills in US history. Warren’s Political Moves Fall Short During a recent CLARITY Act markup session, Warren introduced amendments specifically targeting the Trump family’s involvement in crypto markets. Related Reading: Is Zcash The Next Bitcoin? Investors Rush Into The Privacy Coin Narrative Those amendments were voted down along party lines. The broader debate over crypto regulation continues, with the Warren letter adding pressure on the SEC at a moment when the agency is navigating both political crosswinds and calls from the industry for clearer rules. Whether Atkins, who is widely viewed as friendly to the crypto sector, will take formal action remains to be seen. Featured image from Drew Angerer/Getty Images, chart from TradingView

US-listed Bitcoin ETF flows have suffered their most severe weekly capital flight since the end of January, with investors pulling exactly $1 billion from the products. The primary catalyst for the sudden institutional risk aversion appears to be the shifting US economic backdrop. CryptoSlate's data show that rising inflation concerns, alongside steep ETF outflows, led Bitcoin's […] The post Bitcoin ETF flows reverse as US funds shed $1B amid inflation fears appeared first on CryptoSlate.

XRP is experiencing a significant price retracement after being rejected at $1.55. So far in May, the altcoin’s price movement has been unstable, with each gain followed by a prominent dip, yet it has formed an ascending trendline. XRP finds itself in a similar situation as prices have corrected by over 7% in the past three days. Notably, the market analysis page, MCO Global, has shared some insights on this situation, discussing the altcoin’s potential to sustain its trendline or be exposed to major downside targets. Related Reading: XRP Leverage Expansion Raises Risks Near $1.50 Resistance – A Big Move May Follow XRP Recovery Hinges On Pivotal $1.40 Support In an X post on May 15, analysts from MCO Global have highlighted the key short-term price levels in the present XRP market structure. Given the volatile action over the past two weeks, experts concur that market participants are nervous about price direction. However, amid this choppy price action, XRP has maintained an important micro-support zone around $1.40. Using Elliott Wave theory, the recent retest at this level aligns with wave B, when the market forms a temporary corrective bounce before initiating the final leg of the correction in wave C. Therefore, as long as the price stays above $1.40, MCO Global analysts predict a high likelihood of another surge towards $1.55-$1.58. In a more bullish scenario, they project that XRP could break above this resistance zone and extend its rally to $1.67, representing a potential 16.7% gain from current levels. On the other hand, a break below $1.40 would force an immediate drop to $1.37. If this price floor fails to hold, XRP traders could anticipate a decline to another key support at $1.30, which aligns with the lower trendline of a forming symmetrical triangle. Related Reading: Why The $65,000 Region Is Important As Bitcoin Gears Up To Face Massive Resistance At These Levels XRP Market Overview At the time of writing, XRP trades at $1.43, reflecting a 3.68% decline in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, daily trading volume is down 42.36% to $2.38 billion. However, the altcoin shows a slight 0.98% gain on its monthly chart, indicating that some new entrants remain in profit. According to the MCO Global analysts, the present XRP market structure is “highly corrective and unstable.” Amid this prevailing uncertainty, holding above the $1.40 support level remains crucial to sustaining any bullish momentum. With a market cap of $88 billion, XRP remains the fifth-largest cryptocurrency. Featured image from Pexels, chart from Tradingview

The XRP market has seen a notable shift in large holders’ activity. Analyst Amr Taha, in a recent CryptoQuant post, highlights the implications of this changing dynamic and how it might affect the altcoin’s price. Related Reading: The CLARITY Act Is Not The Only Win For XRP, Here Are Other Wins For Ripple Large Holders […]

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