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Polymarket's Engineering Vice President Josh Stevens responded on X on May 28 to The Information regarding a report that “Polymarket plans to require all users to complete KYC,” confirming that the report is false. Stevens confirmed on X that the company is rolling out a new beta product that allows a small group of users to try it out; KYC requirements apply only during this test period. Beta details confirmed by Stevens on X and the current KYC status of the existing platform Stevens’s origina

Opening The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced on January 27 (local time) a partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) to tokenize real-world assets (RWAs) held by its subsidiary, the Depository Trust Company (DTC), on the Stellar public blockchain. The

Grayscale Research published a report titled《Hyperliquid Breaks the Mold》on May 27, positioning Hyperliquid as a benchmark platform for DeFi to enter the exchange-scale market. As of the report’s release, the Hyperliquid protocol has cumulatively repurchased about $1.16 billion worth of HYPE tokens. Grayscale Report’s Key Arguments and Direct Quotes In the report, Grayscale compares Hyperliquid with traditional exchanges, while clearly pointing out the legal differences between token ownership a

On May 28, the OpenAI Foundation announced that it will invest $250 million to help societies manage the economic turmoil brought on by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). The statement, co-written by Wojciech Zaremba, an OpenAI co-founder, confirms three core investment directions: understanding how AI is reshaping the economy, supporting workers in dealing with recent shocks, and building new structures to broadly share the long-term benefits of automation. OpenAI Foundation’s

DeFi Development Corp, the first Solana finance company listed on the US Nasdaq, filed documents with the SEC on May 26 confirming that the company has moved its registration from Delaware to Nevada. The board approved the re-registration on May 21, with a resolution passed by management holding 81.94% of voting power. Common shareholders learned about the change only through SEC filings and do not need to vote or provide consent. Super-voting structure: Shares and voting ratios confirmed in the

The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) confirmed on May 27 that it has received a draft proposed rule filed by the CFTC under Section 5c(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act concerning event contracts, and that a standard interagency review is currently underway. Donald Trump Jr. invested in Polymarket through venture firm 1789 Capital and serves as a strategic advisor to Kalshi. Details of the confirmation process for OIRA review and the CFTC’s regulatory background The

Samsung Securities held a board meeting on May 28 and confirmed it will acquire 697,487 shares of Dunamu for approximately 306.4 billion won, with a price of 439,250 won per share. Lee Won-jun, chair of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), confirmed that it is considering effectively repealing or relaxing the separation rules between financial institutions and virtual assets that have been in place since 2017. Transaction details of Samsung Securities’ confirmed acquisition Samsung Securitie

On May 28, U.S. federal officials announced the arrest of Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old Google security engineer and an Italian citizen. He was charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York with three counts: commodities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. He is alleged to have placed bets in Polymarket’s prediction markets through an account called “AlphaRaccoon,” earning more than $1.2 million in personal profits. Allegations Confirmed in the Indictment: A

OnchainLens monitoring data and Arkham Intelligence confirmed on May 28 that the U.S. government transferred approximately $1.9 million in six types of crypto tokens (UNI, RNDR, SAND, MASK, AXS, APE) and $2.656 million in DAI from the funds confiscated from the FTX Alameda Research Company into Coinbase, totaling $4.556 million. Arkham-confirmed transfer details and token composition (Source: Arkham) According to Arkham Intelligence’s monitoring, a wallet marked as belonging to the U.S. governme

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to dip, temporarily around $74,530 as of May 28. Against the backdrop of global crackdown on prediction markets, Polymarket is weighing “know your customer” (KYC) requirements. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) will launch a real-value transaction trial for its digital cross-border payments project Project Agorá. Macro Events & Crypto Market Hotspots 1、CoinTelegraph, citing The Information, reports that Polymarket is considering adopting mandatory user verifica

Global card network Mastercard announced on the 27th (local time) that it has obtained a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). The BitLicense is a virtual asset business registration certificate issued by NYDFS for entities operating digital asset-related

Trump Pledges Support for Digital Assets U.S. President Donald Trump on January 27 declared that "a new frontier of finance is being created in America, and I will absolutely never abandon digital assets." Trump made the statement while criticizing the previous administration's approach to

Kobeissi Letter market research analyst confirmed via CoinTelegraph on May 28 that the monthly cumulative transaction volume of crypto payment cards in May reached about $7.8 billion, up about 230% year-over-year. Visa, through collaborations with on-chain native companies such as Jupiter Global on Solana, holds about 90% of the crypto card transaction share. Kobeissi Letter confirms the 230% growth data and Visa’s market share According to Kobeissi Letter’s analysis, since 2024, the monthly spe

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced on May 27 via his Farcaster account vitalik.eth that he is pausing his signature long-form blog posts, and will instead write a sci-fi novel centered on decentralized governance. He has finished the first and second chapters, and has published the two chapters on his personal website. Buterin’s Announcement Details: Farcaster Post and Released Chapters Buterin’s Farcaster post is a brief notice, pointing followers to the draft he is working on, and i

On May 28, Bitcoin fell by about 2.8%, touching a weekly low of $74,530. Reuters reported that a U.S. official, who requested anonymity, said that the U.S. military launched a new round of strikes overnight on Wednesday against an Iranian military base, which the authorities have officially identified as posing a threat to U.S. forces and commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military also intercepted and shot down multiple Iranian drones. In the same period, on-chain data s

Opening Elon Musk's companies SpaceX and Tesla collectively hold 30,221 Bitcoin valued at approximately $2.27 billion, according to recent SEC filings. SpaceX disclosed its Bitcoin position last week when filing for an initial public offering, revealing holdings of 18,712 BTC worth more

Cross-border payments platform Nium and stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group Inc. have launched a partnership to connect onchain digital dollar settlement with traditional last-mile fiat payouts. Key Takeaways: Nium joined the Circle Payments Network on May 27, 2026, to connect USDC stablec

Opening Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Exeter published a preprint study challenging the term "AI psychosis" following a series of incidents linking AI chatbots to mental health crises. The study, titled "Rethinking AI Psychosis: Misnomers, Conceptual Limits, a