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Polymarket announced on May 19 that it has partnered with Nasdaq Private Market (NPM) to launch a new category of prediction markets, allowing users to trade questions related to companies prior to an IPO, covering funding rounds, valuation changes, and key milestone events for startups. This release expands Polymarket’s product line from political and macroeconomic events and public companies to the private capital market. Confirmation Scope of the New Contracts According to Polymarket’s offici

Truth Social, part of the Trump Media & Technology Group, filed with the SEC on May 19 requesting the withdrawal of its Bitcoin ETF registration statement submitted on Form S-1. An SEC filing confirms that the company has decided to withdraw the registration statement and is currently not proceeding with a public offering. The registration statement has not become effective, and no related securities have been sold. The company has halted plans to issue a Bitcoin–Ethereum dual ETF and a crypto b

Bankr confirmed in an X post on May 20 that the attacker had infiltrated 14 Bankr wallets; the platform temporarily locked the relevant systems to investigate the details, and promised to fully compensate all lost funds, with more updates to follow. After the announcement, the BNKR token price fell by about 12%, trading at around $0.00047, with a marketcap of about $47 million. Facts confirmed by Bankr official According to Bankr’s X post confirmed： Number of affected wallets：14 Bankr wallets ha

TDK announced on May 19 that its Singapore battery unit Amperex Technology Singapore will acquire all shares of Linergy Power, a Kuala Lumpur-based lithium-ion battery maker, for approximately US$241.1 million. The transaction, comprising US$240 million for shares and US$1.1 million in advisory

According to BeInCrypto on May 20, the chairman of Iran’s parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Ibrahim Aziz, announced on Iranian national television that parliament is considering a bill that will require the Iranian government to pay €50 million to anyone who kills US President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, or US Central Command commander, Vice Admiral Brad Cooper. Bill Confirmation Details: Lawmaker Statements and Current Review Status Aziz’s confirmation st

According to Decrypt on May 20, Prometheum completed its first crypto transaction last week. Since its founding nearly a decade ago, the company has raised about $100 million in funding and currently offers only Ethereum transaction services. Co-CEO Aaron Kaplan said the company expects to launch more digital assets in the “not too distant future.” However, as crypto-friendly stances have increased, Prometheum’s exclusive regulatory advantage is facing challenges. Prometheum’s confirmed mileston

Overview Ocean, an Israel-based cybersecurity startup, has raised US$20 million in a Series A funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The round also included participation from Picture Capital, Cerca Partners, and several cybersecurity founders and executives. Ocean builds AI tools to de

According to Bits.media on May 20, Yekaterina Lozyazhnikova, Director of the Department for Financial Market Strategic Development at the Bank of Russia, confirmed that only when foreign crypto exchanges “do not comply” with international sanctions will Russians be allowed to trade on the platform via Russian brokers. The Bank of Russia plans to set domestic standards to allow Russian brokers and investors to use qualified foreign platforms; the annual purchase limit for non-professional investo

XRP gained renewed attention after Evernorth highlighted how the crypto asset facilitated a tokenized Treasury redemption across Ripple, Mastercard, J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys, and Ondo Finance. Key Takeaways: J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys infrastructure interacted with the XRP Ledger during a

Tencent and battery maker CATL joined the Action for a Resilient Climate Coalition, a Singapore nonprofit launched on May 19, to support demand for higher-quality carbon credits. Other members include Mitsubishi, Vale, and Osaka Gas, with the group targeting joint purchases of at least 10 million me

Threshold Network announced on X on May 20 that a malicious attacker attempted to mint tBTC on May 18 without depositing underlying Bitcoin (BTC), and the attempt completely failed. Threshold confirmed: no invalid tBTC was generated, and user funds were not threatened. As a precaution, the Optimistic Minting mechanism has been paused. Confirmed facts of the incident According to Threshold Network’s official X post: Incident time: May 18, 2026, 10:04 UTC (Beijing time 18:04) Attack method: Attemp

Bitcoin (BTC) continues a weak trend, temporarily trading at around $76,820 as of May 20. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit over a Minnesota state-level bill that clearly bans prediction markets in the state. Japan will allow foreign trust-based stablecoins to enter its payment system starting June 1. Macro events & Crypto hot spots 1、According to a report by The Block, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Department of Justice have

Arkham detected on May 20 that another transfer involving 500 BTC (about $38 million) associated with the Irish drug trafficker Clifton Collins has taken place again. This is the second anomaly after the first time 500 BTC were moved about a month earlier. Between 2011 and 2012, Collins bought 6,000 BTC for approximately $30k. Confirmation data for the latest transfer (Source: Arkham) According to Arkham on-chain monitoring and confirmation (May 20, 2026): Transfer size this time: 500 BTC, worth

Google Adds Daily Brief, Spark to Gemini App On May 19 at Google I/O, Google announced major updates to the Gemini app, including Daily Brief, a new interface, Gemini Omni, and Gemini Spark as the company expands the service beyond chat functionality. Daily Brief is rolling out to Google AI

Groww, a Bengaluru-based investment platform, saw its promoter group sell approximately 0.23% of the company in recent days. According to stock exchange disclosures, the stake sale was valued at an estimated 2.5 billion rupees (US$25.9 million) to 2.6 billion rupees (US$27 million). BSE filings

U.S. President Trump signed an executive order on May 19, directing the federal government to update its regulatory framework to “integrate digital assets and innovative technologies into traditional financial services and payment systems.” The executive order instructs heads of relevant financial regulators to review existing rules within 3 months, identify any rules that “improperly hinder financial technology companies from establishing cooperative relationships with federal regulators”; with

On May 20, Bitcoin fell to around $76,700, down from its previous week’s high of $82,000. On May 19, the yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury briefly rose to 5.198%, the highest level since 2007. Prime Capital Financial Chief Investment Officer Will McGough said, “The bond vigilantes are doing their job right now.” Confirmed data on U.S. Treasury yields Confirmed based on TradingView and CNBC data (May 19, 2026): 30-year U.S. Treasury yield: 5.198% (briefly touched), the highest since 2007; up mor

Opening 360 ONE Asset Management, a Mumbai-based investment firm, is seeking up to US$500 million for its sixth private credit fund, which is planned to launch in June 2026 and will target wealthy individuals, family offices, and overseas institutions. The fundraising activity occurs as the

Opening Israel-based cybersecurity firm Torq has acquired Jit, another Israeli cybersecurity startup, in a deal valued at approximately US$70 million. Jit founder David Melamed and the company's roughly 30 employees will join Torq as the platform integrates Jit's AI Context Graph technology into i