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At Consensus Miami, Google Cloud’s Widmann and PayPal’s Zabaneh said that AI agents cannot use traditional bank accounts and must take a crypto payment route. Google introduced the AP2 open protocol as the payment foundation for AI agents, and donated it to the FIDO Foundation; agents must access via key sharding and cannot transfer funds on their own. PayPal’s PYUSD is seen as a programmable payment layer, and merchants need to have machine-readable directories. Although AI agent traffic is common, the proportion of merchants with machine-readable directories remains low; accountability and multi-party custody issues still need to be defined.

According to GMGN monitoring, on May 11, the Base ecosystem token POD (dphn.ai) saw a sharp surge in market cap, reaching a peak above $170 million. As of the time of reporting, it was temporarily around $130 million, and the 24-hour increase narrowed to 82%. During the same period, on-chain trading volume reached $6.3 million. POD’s project entity, dphn.ai, is an AI model development and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) project. POD Token Market Data According to GMGN monitoring da

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned Friday that international regulators face a "coming wrestle" with the U.S. government over stablecoin standards, according to remarks made at a BoE-hosted conference on financial imbalances. Bailey, who also chairs the Financial Stability Board,

According to Bitcoin.com News reported on May 11, internet monitoring firm Netblocks recorded that the Iran internet shutdown has lasted for more than 72 days since the Feb 28 U.S.-Israeli attacks, with the national internet connectivity rate falling to just 1% of normal levels. Iran’s communications minister, Sattar Hashemi, opposes the two-tier internet access system Internet Pro. Iran Internet Shutdown Status: Netblocks Monitoring Data Citing Netblocks’ ongoing monitoring reports, Bitcoin.com

According to AOL on May 11, current Texas firearms rights organization chief firearms instructor Kyle Rittenhouse (23) confirmed to his more than 100k followers on X earlier this week that he was hospitalized for treatment after being bitten by a brown recluse spider, and he posted photos showing him on a hospital bed and close-ups of the bite. Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul commented on X to wish him a speedy recovery. Rittenhouse’s X Platform Self-Account and Hospitalization Details Bas

According to Cryptopolitan on May 11, the Eastern Region Specialist Operations (ERSOU) carried out search warrants simultaneously on April 29 in Chelmsford, Enfield, South London, and Wakefield, arresting 10 suspects, including British sprint athlete CJ Ujah. All 10 defendants are charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, and none of the defendants has pleaded guilty yet. Case Details and Arrest Operation According to Cryptopolitan, records from the magistrates’ court show that the 10 defendants

According to an official announcement from Pi Network’s core team (Pi Core Team), all mainnet node operators must complete the Protocol 23 upgrade by May 15; nodes that fail to complete the upgrade before the deadline will be automatically disconnected, losing eligibility to verify transactions and to participate in rewards. The team also reminds that the time required for this upgrade is longer than in the past; node operators are advised to arrange it as soon as possible and not start operatio

According to Decrypt on May 11, multiple cryptocurrency companies are adopting post-quantum cryptography algorithms approved by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), upgrading user-facing wallets and custodial infrastructure. The goal is to deploy quantum-safe protections ahead of protocol-layer upgrades on blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Silence Laboratories: ML-DSA-based post-quantum MPC wallets According to Decrypt, Silence Laboratories has added support fo

According to a May 11 report by Cryptopolitan, a Revolut spokesperson confirmed that the cryptocurrency mispricing issue that appeared in the app on May 8 has been fixed, and the cause of the malfunction has been attributed to an unnamed third-party pricing services provider. Revolut said that no trades were executed at the wrong prices during the incident, and the company is still investigating the root cause of the event. Incident Timeline and Affected Coins According to Cryptopolitan, the mal

According to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), during a recent round of fundraising, OpenAI allowed each employee to sell shares worth up to $30 million. The report, citing people familiar with the matter, said that in October 2025, more than 600 current and former employees collectively sold shares, raising about $6.6 billion in cash; of those, about 75 people each cashed out the full $30 million. Share-sale scale, limits, and employee participation details According to a report by The

According to Cryptopolitan on May 11, the Microsoft Defender security research team released its investigation results, finding that attackers have published fake macOS troubleshooting guides on platforms such as Medium and Craft since the end of 2025, tricking users into executing malicious commands in the terminal, thereby installing malware to steal crypto wallet keys, iCloud data, and browser-stored passwords. Attack Mechanism: ClickFix Bypasses macOS Gatekeeper According to a report by the

In April 2026, the luxury expedition cruise ship “Hondius” sailed across the South Atlantic after departing from Ushuaia, Argentina, when a hantavirus outbreak broke out on board. As of early May, 8 cases had been reported, including 3 deaths. The incident quickly drew attention from health authorities in multiple countries worldwide. On May 8, the U.S. CDC issued a statement saying the public risk to U.S. citizens remained “extremely low,” and it had deployed an epidemiologist team to the Canar

According to media reports, the incoming chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), Kevin Warsh, is expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 11 and to officially take over as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve from the current chair Jerome Powell on May 15. Confirmation schedule and position handover According to media reports, Warsh, the Federal Reserve chair candidate nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump, is expected to be confirmed by the Senate on May 11, 2026, and to official

Chennai-based spacetech startup Agnikul Cosmos is in early talks to raise US$50 million to US$75 million at approximately a US$500 million valuation, according to The Economic Times. The funds are expected to expand production capacity. Agnikul has held preliminary talks with Avataar Ventures and

Malaysia is studying legal action against Meta under the Online Safety Act after authorities identified more than 15,000 fake social media accounts using the names of 26 royal family members between January and May, according to Bloomberg. Scope of Fake Accounts Communications Minister Fahmi

Nintendo shares fell 8% in Tokyo on May 11 after the company announced price increases for its Switch 2 console, according to Reuters. The Japanese-language Switch 2 Japan model will cost 59,980 yen (US$380), up 10,000 yen (US$64), effective May 25. Prices in markets including the US will rise

According to Crowdfund Insider, reported on May 11, Grayscale Investments, a digital asset investment firm, plans to launch a Cardano exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the end of 2026, with the expected ticker being GADA. The report said that if existing regulatory filings take effect in mid-August, it could trigger a streamlined review process, with trading potentially starting as early as late October. ETF Product Structure and Regulatory Timeline According to the Crowdfund Insider report, the GAD

According to data from SoSoValue cited by The Block on May 10, from when the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) was listed on April 8 to May 7, over 22 trading days it recorded net inflows on 17 trading days and no net outflows on any single day; as of May 7, MSBT’s cumulative net inflows reached $193.6 million, and net assets were $239.6 million. MSBT first-month fund inflow details According to SoSoValue data cited by The Block, MSBT’s key first-month funding figures are as follows: Cumulativ

A report by Bloomberg on May 11, citing people familiar with the matter, said Canton Network developer Digital Asset Holdings LLC is raising funds at an approximately $2 billion valuation, led by a16z crypto, the cryptocurrency unit of well-known venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, for about $300 million in this round, with completion expected within the next few weeks. Funding Details and Deal Structure According to Bloomberg’s report citing people familiar with the matter, the target amo

According to an official statement posted on X on May 10 by Strategy CEO Phong Le, the company’s software business recorded its strongest quarterly performance in nearly ten years in Q1 2026, with revenue growth of 12%, cloud revenue growth of 59%, and controllable profit growth of 27%. Le also disclosed in the statement the bidirectional synergy between the company’s bitcoin treasury business and its enterprise software business. Q1 2026 Software Business Core Data According to Phong Le’s state