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A hacker attack hit the Haveno transaction protocol open-source upstream project of the Tor-based peer-to-peer multisig DEX RetoSwap on May 21. Haveno’s chief developer woodser reported it at the same time. RetoSwap blocked the attacker’s address and temporarily paused trading by setting the client’s minimum version. PeckShield monitoring confirmed losses of about 7,000 XMR. Attack technical mechanism: forging an ACK message to hijack the arbitrator address Haveno’s chief developer woodser has c

On May 21, on X, on-chain developer infrastructure provider Syndicate Labs posted an announcement saying that the company will gradually shut down after building for five years. The confirmed reason is a fundamental contraction in the EVM Rollup market. The announcement also confirmed that all SYND holders have been fully compensated (including a 15% incentive). The compensation funds come from treasury reserves, and an equal amount of SYND has been burned from the treasury to offset supply impa

Pi Network said on May 20 on its official website that Pi founders Dr. Fan Chengdiao and Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis (Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis) gave a talk at the 2026 Miami Consensus conference, where Fan Chengdiao focused on how tokens should serve real users rather than being used only for fundraising. Kokkalis discussed, in a panel discussion, how to verify human identity in the AI era while protecting privacy. Dr. Fan Chengdiao: Tokens should be tools for users, not for fundraising or exit Dr. Fan Che

Tokenization infrastructure platform Securitize announced its Q1 2026 financial results on May 21, 2026. Quarterly total revenue reached $19.48 million, up 39% year over year. Securitize is pursuing a listing process via a merger with Cantor Equity Partners II’s SPAC, with a valuation of $125 million, expected to be completed in the first half of 2026. Q1 2026 Financial Data: Full Breakdown of Revenue Composition and Cost Items Securitize’s Q1 2026 financial data is confirmed as follows: Asset s

On May 21, the publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto (NAKA) announced that it will implement a 1-for-40 reverse stock split. The number of common shares outstanding will decrease from 696.1 million shares to 17.4 million shares, with the effective date confirmed as May 22. The purpose of this split is to push the NAKA share price to at least $1, so that it can once again meet the Nasdaq minimum bid price continued listing requirement. Confirmation process for the reverse stock split:

The U.S. Hyperliquid spot ETF recorded its largest single-day net inflow since launch on May 20, with Farside data confirming cumulative net inflows of $54 million over seven trading days. Presto Research research director Peter Chung confirmed that, after adjusting for market cap, institutional capital has been entering the HYPE ETF faster than early inflows into the BTC ETF. Day-by-day ETF inflow confirmation data: THYP and BHYP’s accelerating trajectory Farside data confirmed the following da

According to a May 21 report by Bitcoin.com News, Italy’s Guardia di Finanza Economic and Financial Police Unit, together with Rome’s Privacy Protection and Technical Fraud Special Unit, tracked a suspect who obtained more than 1 million euros (about 1.16 million Dollars) in unreported cryptocurrency-related proceeds through Bitcoin Ordinals transactions; the suspect is also charged with illegally receiving public fiscal aid. Investigation Methodology: From Ledger Wallets to KYC Identity Verific

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) official website confirmed that the number of licensed VATP holders in Hong Kong has risen to 13. On May 18, NewBX Limited’s Bixin received a Virtual Asset Trading Platform (VATP) operating license, allowing it to conduct Type 1 and Type 7 regulated activities. On May 20, 方德證券 and 方德資本 were approved by the SFC for newly added qualifications for virtual asset-related business. Bixin’s VATP License: Confirmed Scope of Qualifications and Regulat

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce will join the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Washington University in Virginia as an associate professor in November, as the university officially announced the appointment in a May 19 press release. Key SEC items on the agenda—including stablecoin rules, a tokenization framework, and exchange registration—remain unresolved. The SEC currently has three commissioners in office, and the White House has not yet announced

Opening Singtel, a Singapore-based telecom operator, reported higher annual profit on May 21 for the year ended March 2026. Underlying net profit rose 12% to S$2.77 billion (US$2.16 billion), while EBIT increased nearly 9% to S$1.50 billion (US$1.17 billion). The results fell short of the

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman confirmed on May 21 on X that he has fully cleared all of his ETH holdings; Hoffman previously publicly stated that 99% of his personal wealth is held in Ethereum rather than in the traditional financial system. On-chain data also shows that roughly 60 whale addresses holding more than 10,000 ETH have emptied or consolidated their remaining balances within the past two months. Bankless leadership transition: Hoffman takes full control, Adams confirms he is still

On May 20, Michel Groothuizen, chairman of the Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA), sent a letter to all licensed operators, reiterating that during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, betting on specific match events such as the first yellow card and the first corner kick is prohibited, and that non-targeted advertising placements are also banned. He also made it clear that the KSA will take “immediate enforcement actions” against violations, and the KSA simultaneously announced it will intensify review of adver

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the US chipmaker has "largely conceded" China's artificial intelligence chip market to Huawei following tighter US export controls that blocked advanced chip sales. The announcement came as Nvidia reported quarterly revenue of US$81.62 billion, representing an 85% i

A South Korean National Assembly petition to abolish digital asset taxation reached 50,000 signatures on the 21st, meeting the threshold for referral to a standing committee. The petition, posted on the 13th, achieved this milestone in just eight days. The current digital asset taxation policy

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, during a CNBC interview on May 20, publicly called for exempting the lowest 50% of income earners in the United States from all federal income taxes, using as an example a nurse in Queens earning $75,000 a year who pays over $12,000 in taxes annually, and saying, “A Queens nurse shouldn’t wire money to Washington.” Tax Foundation data: confirmed figures of the current federal tax structure The Tax Foundation data Bezos cited in the interview has been confirmed by publi

Based on Polymarket prediction platform data, “What price will NVIDIA reach in May?” The total contract trading volume has reached $510,000, indicating high market attention. Looking at the specific bet distribution, $240 accounts for a 30% probability weight, $248 is 20%, $256 is 7%, and $264 is 5%. On the downside, $192 has a 16% probability, $184 is 8%, $176 is 6%, $168 is 2%, while the probability of dropping below $160 is only 1%. This distribution is not a symmetric shape, suggesting that

According to CCN, the World Cup commemorative coin (WCC) is a speculative meme coin named after the 2026 FIFA World Cup event branding. As of May 21, its market cap is about 86,755 Dollars, and there are currently no verified records of any FIFA official authorization. FIFA’s official blockchain activities are carried out through the FIFA Collect platform; as of May, no crypto tokens or token economics models have been announced. FIFA’s Confirmed Official Blockchain Activities: FIFA Collect and

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said in a CNBC interview on May 20 that NVIDIA has essentially ceded the China AI chip market to Huawei. When Huang made the remarks, NVIDIA also released its Q1 FY2027 financial report the same day, with revenue up 85% year over year to $81.6B. The Trump administration told NVIDIA in April that exporting chips to China and certain countries requires permits, causing NVIDIA to effectively exit the China market. Export Controls and China’s Return: Huang’s Formal Statement