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🔔 Former Binance Russia Exec and Blum Co-Founder Vladimir Smerkis Arrested in Moscow !
Blum co-founder Vladimir Smerkis, previously head of Binance’s Russia operations, was arrested in Moscow on large-scale fraud charges, local media reports. Blum stated Smerkis is no longer involved in the project, but the news has raised user concerns ahead of its planned airdrop.
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https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/23973465
🔔 UK to Enforce Strict Crypto Reporting Rules Under CARF From 2026 !
Starting January 1, 2026, UK crypto companies must report detailed user and transaction data—including identity, address, tax ID, and transaction specifics—in line with the global Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). Non-compliance may result in fines of up to £300 per user.
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https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/uk-crypto-firms-told-report-user-transaction-risk-penalties/
🔔 Bitcoin ETFs See $115M Inflows as Only IBIT Posts Gains !
On May 15, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net inflow of $115 million, driven solely by BlackRock’s IBIT. In contrast, spot Ethereum ETFs saw a net outflow of $39.79 million, with BlackRock’s ETHA being the only one to post an inflow.
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https://m.sosovalue.com/assets/etf/us-btc-spot
🔔 Coinbase Offers $20M Bounty for Info on Attempted Extortionists !
Coinbase has offered a $20 million bounty for information leading to the arrest and conviction of extortionists who stole user data from overseas support agents and demanded $20 million in Bitcoin to keep it private. The exchange confirmed no passwords, private keys, or funds were compromised and has engaged law enforcement, pledging to reimburse affected users.
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https://www.coinbase.com/blog/protecting-our-customers-standing-up-to-extortionists
🔔 VanEck Debuts 'Onchain Economy' ETF to Capture Blockchain Growth !
VanEck has launched the Onchain Economy ETF (NODE) on the Cboe, offering actively managed exposure to blockchain-related companies like miners, exchanges, and fintech platforms. While it won’t directly hold crypto, NODE may invest in crypto-linked financial instruments and adapt its holdings based on market conditions and new entrants.
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https://www.vaneck.com/us/en/investments/onchain-economy-etf-node/holdings/
🔔 Tether-Backed Firm Twenty One Capital Adds $458.7M in Bitcoin to Holdings !
Twenty One Capital, a bitcoin investment firm backed by Cantor Fitzgerald, Tether, and Softbank, has acquired 4,812 BTC worth $458.7 million as part of its launch. The purchase, labeled “Initial PIPE Bitcoin,” was facilitated through a SPAC merger and a convertible notes offering. Tether initially acquired the bitcoin and will sell it to the public entity. With $3.6 billion in BTC on its balance sheet, Twenty One Capital is now the third-largest public bitcoin holder.
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https://www.theblock.co/post/354198/tether-bitcoin-investment-twenty-one-capital
🔔 Tether’s USDt Hits $150 Billion Milestone Amid Expansion Plans !
Tether’s USDt surpassed a $150 billion market cap on May 12, hitting a new all-time high as stablecoin adoption grows. Its circulating supply has risen over 36% in the past year, accelerating after Trump’s election, and now accounts for 61% of the global stablecoin market.
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https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/tether/
🔔 Uniswap Becomes First DEX to Surpass $3 Trillion in Lifetime Volume !
Uniswap has surpassed $3 trillion in all-time trading volume, becoming the first decentralized exchange to reach this milestone. Founder Hayden Adams highlighted the achievement on X, with Dune Analytics showing a current daily volume of $3.3 billion. Uniswap leads DEXs with a 23% market share, followed by PancakeSwap at 21%. Despite the trading surge, Uniswap’s total value locked remains under $5 billion—about half its 2021 peak.
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https://dune.com/mud2monarch/countdown-to-three-trillion-united-states-dollars
🔔 Bloomberg: Coinbase Weighed MicroStrategy-Style Bitcoin Play, Ultimately Opted Out !
Coinbase considered adopting a Bitcoin-heavy investment strategy like Michael Saylor’s but decided against it over concerns it could jeopardize its exchange business and cash position, CEO Brian Armstrong told Bloomberg. CFO Alesia Haas added they avoided competing with customers on crypto performance. Despite this, Coinbase still holds 9,480 BTC, worth around $988 million, and bought $153 million in crypto in Q1 2025.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-09/coinbase-considered-decided-against-michael-saylor-s-bitcoin-buying-strategy
🔔 Michael Saylor Blames Short-Term Mindset for Bitcoin’s Delay in Hitting $150K !
Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy, believes Bitcoin hasn’t hit $150,000 yet because previous holders—such as governments, lawyers, and trustees—lacked a long-term investment mindset and sold during price rises.
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https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-michael-saylor-bitcoin-price-lagging-rotation-new-investors
🔔 StakeStone and WLFI Join Forces to Support USD1 Stablecoin Liquidity !
StakeStone has partnered with the Trump-backed crypto project WLFI to support cross-chain liquidity for the stablecoin USD1, allowing users to transfer funds across chains, earn yield, and access liquidity without locking assets.
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https://x.com/Stake_Stone/status/1920810985897513452
🔔 Skale Unveils BITE Protocol to Combat Malicious MEV Attacks !
SKALE is launching BITE Protocol, a new consensus-level privacy solution aimed at eliminating Maximal Extractable Value (MEV). The protocol encrypts transaction data to prevent front-running, sniping, or exclusion by validators and MEV bots, enhancing fairness for users.
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https://x.com/SkaleNetwork/status/1920512863120035877
🔔 Fed Holds Interest Rate at 4.50%, Citing Solid Growth and Elevated Inflation !
The Federal Reserve has kept the interest rate upper limit unchanged at 4.50%, matching expectations. Despite net export fluctuations, the economy remains solid with low unemployment and high inflation. The Fed cited growing economic uncertainty and will continue reducing its holdings of Treasuries, agency debt, and MBS assets.
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https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20250507a.htm
Off topic : India struck 3 terrorist targets in pakistan. For now its ended from Indian side. WW3 loading?
Russia Ukraine
Israel Palestine
India Pakistan
And trade war bw USA China
🔔 Singapore Gulf Bank Appoints Ex-Fed Vice Chair Randal Quarles to Global Advisory Board !
Singapore Gulf Bank has appointed former U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles as vice chairman of its new global advisory board, which aims to support the bank’s international expansion. Other board members include Ctrip co-founder Fan Min, Boyu Capital founding CEO Louis Cheung, and Beyon Digital CEO Shaikh Mohamed Khalifa Al Khalifa.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/singapore-gulf-bank-names-ex-fed-reserve-vice-chair-newly-formed-global-advisory-2025-05-06/
🔔 MetaMask to Launch Native Solana Support in May 2025 !
MetaMask co-founder and CEO confirmed that native support for Solana (SOL) will launch in May 2025, allowing users to manage SOL assets and use Solana dApps directly within MetaMask. This marks MetaMask’s first move beyond EVM-compatible chains, boosting multi-chain interoperability.
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https://thedefiant.io/news/blockchains/metamask-ceo-confirms-native-solana-sol-support-launching-2025-expanding-beyond-38a8bbcb
🔔 Aethir Launches Checker Node Buyback Program !
Aethir announces the launch of its Checker Node Buyback Program, starting May 22, 2025, allowing all Checker Node NFT holders to sell their NFTs back to the Aethir Foundation at a fixed price in eATH tokens. The program includes a 10% transaction fee, ends future rewards upon sale, and keeps past rewards claimable. Aimed at rewarding early supporters and managing node supply, the initiative supports the long-term sustainability of Aethir’s decentralized cloud ecosystem.
Aethir is a distributed cloud compute network that connects underutilized enterprise GPUs with global demand for AI, gaming, and virtualized workloads, offering scalable, on-demand compute power.
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https://x.com/AethirCloud/status/1923031611660025892
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🔔 Binance Wallet Hosts 17th TGE With Alaya AI (AGT) via PancakeSwap !
Binance has announced its 17th Token Generation Event (TGE) on Binance Wallet featuring Alaya AI (AGT) via PancakeSwap. The subscription window is set for May 16, 2025, from 7AM to 9AM (UTC), and participants will need Alpha Points to join. An extra 200 million AGT will be allocated for upcoming campaigns, with more details to follow.
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https://x.com/BinanceWallet/status/1922954109327491553
🔔 Binance Announces Nexpace (NXPC) as 18th HODLer Airdrop Project !
Binance Announces Nexpace (NXPC) as 18th HODLer Airdrop Project. Binance will list Nexpace (NXPC) on May 15, distributing 30M NXPC as airdrops to BNB holders. Trading opens at 07:30 UTC, and 16.9% of the supply will be in circulation.
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https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/07c88538531d40d49492b314994bf6c5
🔔 JPMorgan Settles Tokenized Treasury Bonds on Public Blockchain via Chainlink !
JPMorgan settled its first public blockchain transaction using Chainlink and Ondo, purchasing tokenized treasuries and enabling cross-chain payments.
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https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/05/14/jpmorgan-chase-kinexys-digital-payments-ondo-chainlink/
🔔 Curve Finance Website Targeted in DNS Front-End Attack !
Curve Finance has reported a DNS spoofing attack on its primary website, and warned users to avoid it until further notice. The team confirmed the incident is limited to the DNS layer, with no impact on the protocol or user funds. Curve has switched to curve\[.]finance and is working with security partners and its domain registrar to resolve the issue.
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https://x.com/CurveFinance/status/1922210827362349546
🔔 Strategy Adds $1.34 Billion in Bitcoin, Acquiring 13,390 BTC !
Strategy has acquired 13,390 BTC for $1.34 billion at an average price of $99,856 per Bitcoin, funding the purchase through stock and STRK preferred share sales between May 5 and May 11.
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https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf8d808d9b8cebd37/bltce5711b3188241ab/6821caa58024e2d268071d29/form-8-k_05-12-2025.pdf
🔔 Lido DAO Launches Emergency Vote to Replace Compromised Oracle !
The Lido DAO has launched an emergency vote to replace a compromised oracle operated by Chorus One, after its associated Ethereum wallet was drained. Lido confirmed the issue is isolated to that oracle and not due to any broader code flaw in the protocol or other oracles.
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https://x.com/LidoFinance/status/1921534362232787004
🔔 BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Sees $356M Inflows, Longest Streak of 2025 !
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) recorded $356.2 million in inflows on May 9, marking 19 consecutive days of net inflows — its longest streak in 2025. The streak began on April 14 amid Bitcoin’s price volatility, with sentiment rising as BTC reclaimed $90K on April 23 and topped $100K on May 8.
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https://farside.co.uk/bitcoin-etf-flow-all-data/
🔔 Galaxy Digital Gets Green Light to Domicile in U.S., Eyes Nasdaq Listing !
Galaxy Digital has received SEC approval to redomicile in the U.S. and plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker GLXY, pending shareholder and Toronto Stock Exchange approval at a May 9 meeting.
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https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1859392/000162828025015309/galaxydigitalinc-sx4a7.htm
🔔 Meta Explores Blockchain-Based Payments Again With Stablecoin Push !
Meta plans to use stablecoins to cut payout costs compared to fiat, according to Fortune. The company has also reached out to crypto infrastructure firms to address cross-border payment challenges, amid a more favorable U.S. regulatory stance on crypto.
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https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/05/08/meta-stablecoins-exploration-usdc-circle-diem-libra/
🔔 South Korea’s Upbit Adds TIA and IO Trading Pairs, Including BTC and USDT !
Upbit, South Korea's largest crypto exchange, has listed Celestia (TIA) trading pairs with BTC, USDT, and KRW, and Ionet (IO) trading pairs with BTC and USDT. Celestia is a modular data availability network built on the Cosmos SDK, while Ionet is a decentralized GPU network.
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https://upbit.com/service_center/notice?id=5100
🔔 Binance Adds Monitoring Tags to ALPHA, HIFI, LEVER, MOVE, PORTAL, and REI !
Binance will apply the Monitoring Tag to six tokens—Stella (ALPHA), Hifi Finance (HIFI), LeverFi (LEVER), Movement (MOVE), Portal (PORTAL), and Rei Network (REI)—starting May 7, 2025, citing higher volatility and risk. Users must complete a risk-awareness quiz every 90 days to trade these tokens.
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https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/514e8ba0fef0462b97a8ce1506dc474d
🔔 Coinbase Co-Founder’s Longevity Startup NewLimit Raises $130M at $810M Valuation !
Longevity startup NewLimit, co-founded by Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong, has raised $130 million in a Series B round led by Kleiner Perkins, valuing the company at $810 million, according to Bloomberg. The company focuses on delaying aging and restoring cell function by reprogramming proteins in human cells.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-06/brian-armstrong-s-human-life-extension-venture-raises-fresh-cash?srnd=phx-crypto
🔔 SEC Extends Review of Canary’s Litecoin ETF Application, Requests Feedback !
The U.S. SEC has delayed a decision on Canary Funds' proposal to list a spot Litecoin (LTC) ETF, requesting public input on whether it adequately addresses risks like fraud and manipulation. This comes amid broader delays on ETF proposals for XRP, Hedera, and Dogecoin.
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https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/sro/nasdaq/2025/34-102988.pdf