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US Criticizes China Dominance in Semiconductor Supply Chains US Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg on Monday, May 18, defended the planned Economic Security Zone in New Clark City under the US-led Pax Silica initiative while sharply criticizing China's control over critical

Wego, a Dubai- and Singapore-based travel booking platform, announced on May 19 a partnership with Triple-A, a Singapore-based stablecoin payments firm, to enable customers to pay for flights and other travel bookings using supported stablecoins. The partnership targets cross-border bookings and

SEC Weighs Tokenized Stock Trading on DeFi Platforms The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering a major regulatory shift that could allow blockchain platforms to offer tokenized versions of publicly traded stocks through decentralized finance infrastructure. According to multiple r

Meta Platforms is moving ahead with plans to cut approximately 10% of its global workforce, affecting nearly 8,000 employees in one of the largest technology sector layoffs of 2026. The restructuring forms part of Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's broader strategy to reorganize the company a

Echo Protocol, a Bitcoin liquidity and synthetic asset protocol built on the Monad ecosystem, suffered a major exploit after attackers minted approximately 1,000 eBTC tokens worth nearly $76.7 million through a compromised administrator key tied to its Monad deployment. The exploit was first

Prime Trust's post-bankruptcy litigation trust has filed suit against Swan Bitcoin in Delaware bankruptcy court, alleging the Bitcoin services company exploited insider knowledge to withdraw nearly $1 billion in assets from the custodian in the days before its August 2023 collapse. The complaint

Decentralized finance protocol Echo Protocol was exploited after an attacker minted approximately 1,000 unauthorized eBTC on the protocol deployed on the Monad blockchain. Blockchain security firm PeckShield and analytics platform Lookonchain reported the incident on Tuesday, noting that the

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly developing an "innovation exemption" for blockchain-based tokenized trading of public companies, according to a Bloomberg report published Monday. The exemption could come as early as this week, potentially expanding the trading of publicly lis

The Ethereum Foundation saw the resignations of Julian Ma and Carl Beek on Monday, bringing the total number of high-profile departures at the organization to at least eight in recent months. Ma ended his four-year tenure, while Beek concluded his seven-year tenure at the Foundation. Ma

Kevin Warsh is set to be sworn in as the next chair of the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors on Friday. The US Senate voted largely along party lines on Wednesday to confirm Warsh as the next Fed chair, succeeding Jerome Powell. Trump nominated both Fed governors in different terms but has

The US Senate Banking Committee passed the crypto framework CLARITY Act on May 14, advancing legislation that the crypto industry has heavily lobbied for since its introduction in 2025. The bill will now proceed to the Senate floor for broader debate, where it faces partisan divisions and ethics

Goldman Sachs sharply reduced its exposure to cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the first quarter of 2026, eliminating positions in newly launched altcoin products while maintaining significant Bitcoin and Ether holdings. The US investment bank reported no XRP-linked ETF exposure in its

BNB Chain has tested a post-quantum cryptography upgrade for BSC, but the trial showed a clear cost: larger data loads and lower throughput. Summary BSC tested ML-DSA-44 signatures, but larger transaction data cut TPS about 40% in tests overall. Signature size rose from 65

Ethereum requires three catalysts to regain price momentum and surge higher, according to Sharplink Gaming CEO Joseph Chalom, who outlined the conditions in an interview with Robert Baggs on Cointelegraph's Chain Reaction show published to YouTube on Thursday. The first catalyst is the passage of th

Verus Protocol's Ethereum bridge was exploited on Monday through a fake cross-chain transfer message, allowing a hacker to fraudulently transfer out at least $11.58 million in cryptocurrency. Onchain security platform Blockaid identified the ongoing exploit and documented a transaction showing a tra

The Federal Reserve reported Wednesday that approximately 10% of US adults used or invested in cryptocurrency in 2025, marking the highest adoption level in three years. This figure represents growth from 2023 and 2024, though it remains below the 2021 peak when 12% of Americans reported any crypto

Iran is reportedly considering a plan to exercise control over the Strait of Hormuz through an "insurance-based model," according to reports citing an Iranian state document. On Saturday, Fars News Agency, an Iranian news outlet closely affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported