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GitHub revealed that hackers implanted malicious plugins on employees' computers and siphoned code from about 3,800 internal repositories. As a result, concerns over the security of API keys stored within the code are skyrocketing in the crypto space.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao urged developers to check and replace hidden keys across all projects. He also warned that even private repositories should be considered exposed to the outside.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota on Tuesday to block a new state law that defines prediction market operations as a felony.
Governor Tim Walz has signed the related bill. The CFTC stated this is the most aggressive state crackdown attempt to shut down the markets they oversee. Additionally, this law criminalizes weather-related event contracts used by farmers.
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Bankr has confirmed that attackers gained access to 14 wallets on its AI-driven cryptocurrency trading platform.
This platform operates as an AI agent that executes buy, sell, swap, and limit orders based on natural language text commands.
What happened to the Bankr wallets?
Initially, the account was paused after discovering reports related to wallet hacks, as a precaution. The team later confirmed that there had been access to a total of 14 wallets. Additionally, the team promised to compensate affected users while further investigations are underway.

The best Web3 ecosystem development program is a sector within the BeInCrypto Institutional 100. This annual program investigates and selects excellence in the digital asset space, with participation from institutional investors across 26 sectors and 6 main pillars.
This sector falls under the 6th pillar, Tokenization & Enterprise Blockchain. The following 10 programs are sorted alphabetically according to their parent chains and are not ranked. The final candidates will be revealed in May 2026, and the winners will be announced during the Proof of Talk event in Paris, which takes place from June 2 to 3, 2026.

The Financial Services Agency of Japan has finalized regulations that will allow the introduction of foreign-issued trust-based stablecoins into payment systems. This change was announced on May 19, 2026, and will take effect from June 1.
This decision will change the way global stablecoins penetrate the Asian market. It comes at a time when cryptocurrency legislation is also being pushed in Washington.
What do Japan's new stablecoin regulations really mean?

The Iranian Parliament is reviewing a bill that mandates the state to pay €50 million (about $58 million) to anyone who kills U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral Brad Cooper.
Parliament member Ebrahim Azizieh announced this bill on Iranian state TV, stating that it is a retaliation for the airstrike on February 28. This airstrike resulted in the death of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The name of this legislation is 'Reciprocal Measures of the Islamic Republic's Military and Security Forces.'

Consensus 2026 will be remembered more for what happened after the party than for the major events on stage. The decision to hold the closing party at Miami strip club E11even sent shockwaves through Crypto Twitter, igniting debates about professionalism, culture, and who this industry really serves.
However, behind the controversy, the event highlighted the widening gap between the retail investor base in crypto and the increasingly institutionally-focused industry.

Zcash (ZEC) spiked to around $580 on Tuesday after the SEC wrapped up its investigation into the Zcash Foundation. The Q1 2026 report also revealed a treasury of $36.7 million.
This token has risen about 10% in the last 24 hours. ZEC has drawn privacy investors back after facing challenges due to the departure of Electric Coin Company staff in early 2026.
This bounce extended the rally that started when institutional money returned to the privacy sector in early 2026.

The US Treasury is hitting over 50 companies, vessels, and individuals linked to Iran's shadow finance and oil networks with sanctions this week, tightening the noose on Tehran's financial bypass routes as part of the Trump administration's 'economic wrath' campaign.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated Amin Exchange, Iran's currency exchange, as a target for sanctions and has blocked 19 oil and petrochemical tankers. Meanwhile, Secretary Scott Bessent is warning global banks to keep an eye on how Tehran continues to move funds through the international financial system.

XRP's price is hovering just under 1% above the lower bound of a three-month bullish channel. After smart money quietly exited on May 17, a series of bearish technical signals emerged.
Back in late April, when the smart money pulled out like this, XRP dipped by 7%. Recently, whales have been spreading their bags, and retail investors are still on the sell side. It's rare to see the bottom of a bullish channel looking this vulnerable.
The smart money exit triggers three bearish signals.

Pope Leo XIII will release his first papal encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas' on May 25th. Christopher Olah, co-founder of Anthropic, is set to share the stage with the Vatican.
This document focuses on protecting human dignity in an era where AI is reshaping labor and society. It's noted as the most direct exchange between the sitting Pope and cutting-edge AI research labs.
Signed letter and new committee

Korean retail investors are pulling funds from savings, fixed deposits, and life insurance to buy shares of SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics. Both stocks are trading near all-time highs, fueled by demand for AI chips.
Savings bank deposits have dipped below 100 trillion won (approximately $66.24 billion) for the first time in four years. Since February, regular bank deposits have decreased by about 12 trillion won (around $7.94 billion), with cash flowing into the stock market.

OntoFinance (ONDO) has recorded the highest gains in the altcoin market over the last 24 hours. The token surged about 16%, breaking out of a consolidation range that had persisted for months, accompanied by strong trading volume.
This movement aligns with Bloomberg's report. The SEC is reportedly preparing an innovative exception that allows trading tokenized securities on decentralized platforms. This represents a structural shift favorable to the real-world asset (RWA) infrastructure of OntoFinance.

Patrick Grun just dropped the AI trading platform UpsideOnly today. The marketing hinges on a single promise that users 'can’t lose'.
Grun previously ran FTX Europe. Initial reactions to today's launch news show that this fact is grabbing more attention than the product itself.
'No-loss' investment pitch powered by an FTX alum engine.
UpsideOnly invites users to submit demo trades on oil, gold, stocks, and cryptocurrencies. The model picks ideas it deems most likely to yield profits.

Online privacy has become one of the hottest debates in Web3. Public blockchains have made transactions verifiable, but they've also created a world where wallet activities, spending habits, salaries, and financial relationships could be permanently exposed.
At the same time, everyday internet usage is leaving behind more and more metadata. Messenger apps link phone numbers to identities. Browsers expose locations and behaviors. AI systems are making large-scale profiling faster and cheaper. For users, privacy is starting to look less like an option and more like a basic safeguard.

The price of Near Protocol (NEAR) is trading around $1.64 after a daily increase of 10.58%. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe considers this one of the strongest bullish charts in the ecosystem and mentioned the potential to test the $2 mark.
Dutch analyst Michaël van de Poppe identified $1.40 as a key support level that NEAR must hold. This is based on strong revenue growth linked to NEAR Intents. The token has already been hitting higher highs since February.

The overall downtrend in the crypto market is putting significant pressure on major digital assets. However, Solana (SOL) stands out as one of the coins with the largest drop among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap.
Over the past week, SOL has dropped about 12%. This marks the worst performance among major coins as risk-off sentiment spreads across the market.
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U.S. crude oil prices traded around $107.80 per barrel on Tuesday. Mixed signals from the Trump administration have shaken the energy market, causing price fluctuations. Traders are ignoring temporary sanctions waivers and refocusing on broader conflict risks across the Middle East.
Volatility is showing that oil prices are moving asymmetrically. War-related news is driving larger price swings than diplomatic conflict news. Analysts say this trend could keep inflation elevated and put pressure on global risk assets, including digital assets.

NVIDIA has selected SpaceX as one of the first customers to experimentally implement the new Vera CPU. This chip is NVIDIA's first CPU specialized for agentic AI workloads.
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, immediately showed his public support for this collaboration. He reposted an announcement on X, joking that this chip lives up to its name.
NVIDIA supplies the first Vera CPU to SpaceX.