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Bitcoin fell below $77,000 on May 26, temporarily at about $76,646. A U.S. Central Command spokesperson, Tim Hawkins, confirmed on May 25 that U.S. forces launched a “self-defense strike” in Iran’s southern region that day, destroying two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ships attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and striking an air-defense missile site in Bandar Abbas. CENTCOM Strike Confirmation: Target, Results, and Ceasefire Status According to CENTCOM’s announcement, the

Investigators at Soclet have discovered a new supply attack targeting crypto developers using npm, PyPI, and Crates.io packages. The campaign, dubbed Trapdoor, focuses on stealing crypto wallet keys and other secrets from developers in the crypto space. Key Takeaways: On May 22, Socket found T

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Tuesday, May 26, maximum pump price increases of P1.96 per liter for diesel, P1.60 for gasoline, and P1.45 for kerosene, as ongoing fuel supply disruptions stemming from the Middle East situation continue to elevate prices across the Philippines. Local

ParaTaxis Ethereum, a KOSDAQ-listed ETH treasury company, announced on 26 that it purchased 310 additional ETH on the 22nd, bringing total holdings to 9,001 from the previous 8,691. According to the company, this positions it as the largest ETH holder among listed companies in Asia, and 13th

Opening Huawei formally announced the 'Tau (τ) Law' on May 25, 2026, at the International Circuits and Systems Symposium in Shanghai, marking China's first proposal of a guiding principle for global semiconductor industry development. He Tingbo, Huawei director and semiconductor business president, delivered the keynote speech titled 'Exploration and Practice of New Semiconductor Development Pathways.' The same day, He published a peer-reviewed paper titled 'A Time Scaling Theory for Multi-Layer

Opening Layer 1 blockchains—independent base networks that validate and finalize transactions using their own consensus mechanisms—exceeded $2.96 trillion in total market capitalization by November 2025, with $145 billion in daily trading volume across all major chains. Stablecoin-centric Layer 1

The blockchain research and development firm Babylon Labs submitted a Temperature Check to Aave DAO on Monday, seeking approval to integrate Trustless Bitcoin Vaults with Aave V4 and onboard native BTC as collateral without bridges, wrappers, or custodians. Key Takeaways: Babylon Labs filed a

BitMine Immersion Technologies will join the Russell 1000 Index effective June 26, 2024, as part of FTSE Russell's semi-annual reconstitution. The company's market capitalization of $10.7 billion comfortably exceeds the $5.7 billion threshold required for large-cap inclusion. According to Chairman T

Ledger has added native support for the $ADI token, giving users a direct way to store and manage the asset through Ledger Wallet and the company's hardware signing devices. The token is tied to ADI Foundation's ADI Chain, a UAE-linked layer-2 network focused on regulated stablecoins and tokenized r

Prometheum has launched new infrastructure allowing broker-dealers and RIAs to offer tokenized securities through traditional brokerage accounts. Summary Prometheum launched new broker-dealer and RIA infrastructure on May 25 allowing traditional Wall Street firms to offer tokenized securities t

Infra Supercycle narratives pushed institutional attention toward utility-driven blockchain infrastructure sectors during 2026. ONDO, TAO, LINK, and SUI gained traction amid growing tokenization and AI infrastructure demand. DePIN and data-layer protocols attracted interest as investors p

George Hotz, the hacker who first cracked the iPhone at age 17 and reverse-engineered the PlayStation 3, published a blog post Sunday arguing that mass adoption of AI coding agents will result in significant degradation of software quality. Hotz wrote: "I'm calling it now, the adoption of AI agents

Bitcoin rose 1.6% over 24 hours to around $77,500 as crypto markets reacted to rising prediction-market odds for a U.S.-Iran peace agreement and fresh diplomatic activity in Doha. The move followed a sharp rise in Polymarket odds that a permanent U.S.-Iran deal could be reached this month, with

Opening OKX, the world's second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has officially launched US trading operations as Protocol 23 goes live in 2026, marking a significant expansion following months of regulatory groundwork and infrastructure development. The launch was enabled by a clearer r

SoFi has acquired Peach, a lending infrastructure platform founded 8 years ago, to add loan origination and servicing tools to its business-to-business technology unit. The acquisition represents SoFi's effort to broaden its fintech infrastructure offering by filling a gap in its existing technology