Payday Becomes More Exciting

Armstrong confirmed the development on X, sharing a request from a user who had asked for it back in January 2025.

“You got it. Direct deposit is live on Coinbase,” Armstrong said.

The new feature lets users send their paychecks or a portion of it directly to Coinbase. Every payday, the funds can be automatically split between cash and cryptocurrency based on a predetermined allocation percentage.

Users would also have the option of spending the funds using Coinbase’s cryptocurrency card and earn 4% back on every purchase.

Legal Disclaimers

Coinbase added that funds from direct deposits typically become available in 3–5 business days, depending on the…

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of reducing enforcement on cryptocurrency and prediction markets to benefit firms linked to his family.

Warren Wants Better Laws To Address Trump’s ‘Corruption’

In an X post, Warren said that Trump is “gutting” the Commodity Futures Trading Commission so that his family and friends can “enrich” themselves.

“We need crypto legislation that stops this corruption and protects Americans from getting scammed,” the senior Democratic lawmaker said.

Warren has been one of the fiercest critics of Trump family-linked cryptocurrency businesses,  including the Official Trump (CRYPTO: TRUMP) and…

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Genius Group (AMEX:GNS) shares are trading sharply higher in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

GNS shares surged 83.72% to $0.40 in after-hours trading after the company announced the expansion of its treasury strategy with the launch of a new AGI Infinity Portfolio.

Genius Group is a Singapore-based AI-powered education company that provides AI training, digital learning and entrepreneurial education solutions globally.

AI Treasury Strategy

The company said its Board approved an initial target investment of up to $100 million into its AGI Infinity Portfolio, which is expected to provide exposure to artificial intelligence, robotics and space companies.

According to the announcement, the…

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President Donald Trump voiced his unwavering support for the cryptocurrency industry on Wednesday, stating that his administration is working to build a robust regulatory framework for digital assets.

Trump Claims Credit For Turning Crypto Around In US

He claimed credit for “saving” the industry and turning America into the “cryptocurrency capital of the world.”

“Builders and Entrepreneurs are coming BACK to the United States where they belong,” Trump said. “The new Frontier of Finance is being Built in America, and “TRUMP” will NEVER let Crypto down!”

He also promised to codify a “future-proof” market structure for the industry that will never be undone by “Crypto…

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Leading cryptocurrencies fell sharply on Wednesday, while stocks rallied to record highs with no breakthrough in sight for a U.S.-Iran deal.

Crypto Market Slides

Bitcoin tumbled, coming close to sinking below $74,000, while Ethereum battled bears to defend the key $2,000 support. Selling pressure intensified for XRP and Dogecoin as well.

Over $450 million was liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours, with $400 million in long position erased, according to Coinglass data.

Bitcoin’s open interest fell 0.89% over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, both retail and whale derivatives traders turned bullish, aggressively building long positions in the leading cryptocurrency

“Extreme…

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This past week saw global sovereign debt markets absolutely dump. Here’s how it might get a lot worse.

Friday saw global sovereign debt markets in free fall. Yields spiked across the board- not because of some sudden inflation panic, but because of a much deeper, more structural force at work.

The trigger?

The Strait of Hormuz is effectively shut down.That narrow waterway carries about 20% of the global oil supply(and a third of global seaborne oil). With it throttled, oil prices have shot higher, slamming net oil importers in EU, Asia, and the UK with a brutal terms-of-trade shock.

For countries like the UK and France, their trade deficit is the primary driver of their current account…

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Crypto’s “rising tide lifts all boats” mantra has broken, according to a prominent analyst, who argues that liquidity has become too scarce in the industry.

Major Shifts Reshaping Market

Analyst Crypto Cred explained on May 26 that the crypto market has fundamentally changed, pointing to four major shifts reshaping the market:

The explosion of new coins and near-zero barriers to launching tokens.

Competition from AI, semiconductors, tech stocks, commodities and 0DTE options for speculative capital.

Greater institutional and TradFi participation through ETFs and professional trading firms.

Retail liquidity spreading across countless exchanges, meme coins and niche ecosystems… Read more on Benzinga