XRP approaches $1.53 resistance as Wave E nears completion $1.39 support must hold to maintain bullish structure Rejection could push XRP down toward $1.09 to $0.87 Ripple’s XRP has reached a decisive moment that traders cannot ignore. Price action now approaches a critical resistance

JPG Store, the largest NFT trading market in the Cardano ecosystem, announced that it will permanently shut down on May 23, 2026, and its Comet platform will stop services at the same time. The team attributes the closure to the fact that “the platform has developed to the point where it can no longer continue operating,” marking the end of this flagship market that has served the Cardano community for five years since 2021.

AI-Driven Cryptocurrency Fraud Escalates With Federal Warnings Artificial intelligence is fueling a surge in cryptocurrency-related fraud schemes that have cost Americans tens of billions of dollars, according to federal investigators. The IRS Criminal Investigation unit and FBI have issued

The FCA’s first wave of enforcement actions, working together with HMRC and the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit, raided multiple London locations suspected of running unregistered P2P cryptocurrency trading venues, issuing stop orders and bringing the matters into a criminal investigation. Experts say such unregistered platforms are illegal and carry high risk, and regulators will strengthen oversight gaps with regulations such as those on anti-money laundering. The UK is gradually building a cryptocurrency regulatory framework, with full implementation expected by 2027; in 2026, a registration application channel will be opened, and investors should carefully assess risks.

Meta announced on April 21 that it will install a new tracking tool called “Model Capability Initiative” (MCI) on employees’ computers in the United States, to capture employees’ mouse movements, clicks, keyboard input, and periodic screenshots of their work screens, for training AI agent models capable of autonomously carrying out job tasks. This move came against the backdrop of Meta cutting roughly 2,000 employees this year, sparking strong reactions from employees.

Imas points out that AI will not completely replace human labor, but will shift scarcity toward an economy centered on emotion and relationships. The Starbucks experiment reveals the blind spots of automation: customer retention depends on how they’re treated and the atmosphere. Historical structural transformations and the Baumol effect show that AI reduces the prices of standardized goods, so scarcity shifts toward high-perceived value that requires interpersonal interaction. In the future, the focus will be on emotional services and areas like handmade crafts, but issues of global distribution and basic income still need to be addressed.

South Korea’s semiconductor industry is changing its compensation culture due to the AI wave. SK hynix will set 10% of operating profit as performance bonuses, with an expected payout of up to 700 million won per employee. Compared with the dissatisfaction and planned strike by Samsung Electronics’ union, talent is flowing to hynix due to pay disparities. As market demand rises, both companies’ profit prospects look optimistic, but debates over how much corporations should give back to society are becoming increasingly intense.

Amazon expands its partnership with Anthropic, investing up to $25 billion. Anthropic commits to spending more than $100 billion on AWS within 10 years and receiving 5GW of additional compute capacity. This is the second wave of Anthropic’s compute expansion, with a valuation of $380B. Anthropic’s annualized revenue surpasses $30 billion. Soaring demand has driven its infrastructure expansion, moving forward with compute development in sync with AWS and Google.

Bitcoin (BTC) is flat at $74,920. A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has taken effect, and Trump says Iran agreed not to develop nuclear weapons. Mizuho Bank warns that Musk’s X Money could be affected by New York’s crypto regulation. Yuga Labs replaces its CEO: Greg Solano becomes Chairman of the Board, and Michael Figge takes over. The market is broadly optimistic. A record-high Bitcoin buying wave in the past decade has emerged, suggesting the price may be moving toward $90,000.