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Strategy (MicroStrategy) founder Michael Saylor announced on May 24 that the company will temporarily pause its Bitcoin purchases this week, and instead will repurchase zero-coupon convertible bonds with a face value of $1.5 billion using $1.38 billion in cash (about 92% of par value), originally due in 2029. In the post, he likened MicroStrategy to a “Bitcoin vacuum cleaner (BitVac),” saying the vacuum is currently “charging.” The financial mechanism of the bond repurchase: $1.38 billion to set

According to SoSoValue data, in the week of May 18–22, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw total net outflows of $1.257 billion, the fifth-largest weekly redemption since ETFs launched in 2024. BlackRock’s IBIT recorded net outflows of $1.008 billion in the week, accounting for 80% of total BTC ETF outflows for the week. Bitcoin Spot ETFs: Detailed Breakdown of the $1.257 Billion Weekly Outflow Confirmed net fund flows for each product in the week are as follows: BlackRock IBIT posted weekly net outflows of $

According to BeInCrypto on May 25, U.S. President Trump signaled a patient approach toward Iran nuclear talks, instructing his team not to rush to reach an agreement, while thanking Middle East allies for their cooperation and hinting that Iran may ultimately join the Abraham Accords, triggering a sharp drop in the energy market. Brent crude fell 4.44% to about $98.9 per barrel, while WTI dropped 4.61% to about $92.1 per barrel. Oil Price Decline Data: Confirmed Drops Across Different Energy Com

Citing a Bloomberg report on May 25, CoinTelegraph said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed the publication of its “innovative exemption” proposal that would allow trading of tokenized stocks, which was originally expected to be released this week. SEC staff have reviewed a draft of the tokenized stock trading proposal and received input from hundreds of market participants on how best to implement the relevant rules. The SEC has not yet decided whether to revise the co

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed its plan to allow trading of tokenized stocks after stock exchange officials raised concerns over how the plan would be implemented. Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter, that the SEC's "innovation exemption"

On May 24, the Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs officially blocked the Polymarket website. Alexander Sabar, Director of the Directorate for Digital Space Regulation, said Polymarket’s activities involve betting and speculation on uncertain events, violating Indonesian law. Its business model is fundamentally online speculation rather than a prediction market. The government is also tracking Polymarket’s community social media accounts to ensure full access control. Legal

According to BeInCrypto’s May 24 report, Microsoft began canceling most internal Claude Code licenses in mid-May, and access permissions for its experience and device departments will end on June 30. Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga confirmed at the same time that the company had already exhausted its annual AI budget by April. Specific figures for Microsoft and Uber Microsoft’s decision to cancel Claude Code licenses came amid the same-period release of an AI workplace report claiming an 80% prod

In late May 2026, the progress of the US-Iran negotiations showed the clearest diplomatic signals since the escalation of the current round of conflict. On May 23, US President Trump publicly said the two sides had “basically reached” an agreement, and the Strait of Hormuz would be opened accordingly. Iran also confirmed that the memorandum of understanding is in the final stage of being finalized. Meanwhile, funding bets on the decentralized prediction platform Polymarket show that market expec

Decrypt report: MoonPay launches a dedicated app in the OpenAI ChatGPT app store, enabling users to generate checkout links for purchasing BTC, XRP, SOL, and USDC within conversations; after clicking, users go to MoonPay to complete KYC and link their wallet. Existing verified users can use deposit methods. MoonPay also announced Dawn CLI and MoonAgents Card as AI extensions.

According to The Block on May 24, Mysten Labs co-founder and CPO Adeniyi Abiodun announced that the Sui blockchain will set all stablecoin transactions to be private transactions by default at the protocol layer, with only the sender and the recipient able to view the transaction details; Sui allows regulators and token issuers to access users’ transaction data through a “issuer-controlled visibility” architecture to meet compliance requirements. Technical Architecture of Sui’s Privacy Model: Is

Security company Socket Security disclosed on May 25 an encryption-asset theft supply-chain attack activity named TrapDoor, and found more than 34 malicious software packages and 384 related versions in npm, PyPI, and Crates.io. Socket has reported to the affected registries, and some malicious packages have been removed; as of the time of reporting, some still remain. Malicious execution mechanisms in the three main registries (Source: Socket Security) npm (22 packages) deploys a shared certifi

Pi Network’s Protocol23 (v23), originally scheduled for release on 5/15, saw the core team say on 5/20 that it is still being upgraded. The update involves changes across multiple systems and the restructuring of internal data, with no confirmed completion time yet. It also announced a standalone ecosystem update, Pi App Studio, which will allow non-technical applications to connect via an AI platform to 60 million users, in parallel with v23. PI’s price fell from a 0.175 peak to a 0.145 low, and is currently hovering around 0.15. Its market cap dropped out of the top 50, down 13% over the past two weeks. OKX’s announcement of a U.S. listing did not trigger a rebound.

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) and the Chiliz cryptocurrency company announced a partnership on May 21 to launch an official SFA fan token on the Socios.com platform, specifically arranged ahead of the 2026 Summer World Cup. The SFA token is minted on the Chiliz Chain, and holders can receive voting rights over decisions related to specific clubs, exclusive reward experience, match-day privileges, and access to behind-the-scenes content. \$SFA Token Features and Holder Benefits \$SFA to

Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder of Mysten Labs, stated that this new feature will allow users to leverage Sui’s network without announcing their holdings to the whole internet. He bets on this functionality to entice institutions to build on Sui, allowing them to offer controlled visibility on their

Blockstream CEO and Hashcash inventor Adam Back posted on X on May 24, reaffirming his long-term outlook on altcoins with the core argument of “buy Bitcoin, hold, repeat.” He directly confirmed his view that the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) will ultimately bring the prices of most altcoins, meme coins, and “air tokens” close to zero. Three Key Missing Points in Back’s Argument: Cash Flow, Demand, Moat Back’s argument centers on three basic elements that he believes most non-Bitcoin crypto a

A rumor claiming that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) was swept away by strong offshore currents while surfing on a beach in Dubai on Sunday spread widely via WeChat groups on May 24. CZ immediately denied the rumor on X, saying Dubai is not a surfing destination, and that he was doing kitesurfing rather than surfing. Within hours of the rumor circulating, traders had already deployed fake meme coins on the Solana ecosystem under the codes SEAZ and RIPCZ, but the token prices plummeted quick

CoinDesk reported on May 25 that Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden and NEAR Protocol co-founder and former Google AI researcher Illia Polosukhin, in interviews, both confirmed that AI is accelerating the development of quantum computing by optimizing quantum error correction algorithms, warning that “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks may already be underway. Technology mechanisms for AI to accelerate quantum computing: confirmed research progress Pruden confirmed that researchers have used machin

European stablecoin issuer StablR was hit by multiple signature attacks from the evening of May 24 to the early hours of May 25. The attacker minted 8.35 million USDR and 4.5 million EURR within about 3 hours by stealing 1/3 multisig private keys of the minting contract, and then sold them on a decentralized exchange, causing EURR to drop to about $0.85 and USDR to drop to about $0.64. The technical mechanism of the attack: how the 1/3 threshold multisig was breached Blockaid confirmed that the

A report released on May 21 by the Free Market Foundation criticized the draft’s provisions on private property and privacy. On April 17, South Africa’s National Treasury published a draft Capital Flow Management (CFM) regulations aimed at replacing the foreign exchange control regulations introduced in 1961. The draft includes provisions such as mandatory reporting of crypto holdings, mandatory surrender of crypto keys, and the ability to search, seize, and copy data without a search warrant. K