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An unknown holder transferred 107 bitcoins into Bitcoin’s best-known burn address through five transactions on May 27, amounting to permanent asset destruction worth more than $8.2 million at that day’s market price. Blockstream CEO and early Bitcoin cryptography figure Adam Back commented on X, “Unexpected quantum bounty?”, sparking heated discussion across the community. On-chain data confirms: deliberate details behind the five transactions （Source: Sani） On-chain data shows clear characteris

Previously, Ethereum ecosystem developer Max Resnick posted on X on May 27 criticizing that the crypto industry’s large number of on-chain “metrics” are a “scam,” aiming to keep risk capital flowing in. In his post, he directly criticized Restaking data, saying “the same ETH is counted at least ten times,” and stating that “each time I carefully examine how these sites calculate their metrics, I find that their calculations are either wrong or completely meaningless.” Max Resnick’s specific crit

CNBC reported on May 27 that Musk had discussed with people around him the possibility of merging Tesla and SpaceX, and some Tesla employees also have long believed that, given the increasing overlap between the two businesses, consolidation is possible. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives confirmed that his assessment of the likelihood of a Tesla–SpaceX merger is about 80%. Confirmed Details of Existing Cooperation Between the Two and CapEx Data by CNBC Reports from CNBC and Benzinga confirm that Tesla an

According to SoSoValue data, on May 26, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded total net outflows of $334 million, marking the seventh consecutive day of net outflows. On the same day, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas confirmed on X that BlackRock’s IBIT completed a single large transaction of 29,212,864 shares, worth approximately $1.26 billion. Confirmed Data for May 26: Bitcoin and Ethereum Spot ETFs For Bitcoin spot ETFs, BlackRock’s IBIT saw a daily net outflow of $192 million, bringing IBIT’s hist

On May 26, the UK government announced a comprehensive sanctions package targeting Russia’s shadow financial networks, listing 18 entities and individuals on the blacklist, with its main target being the HTX operator Huobi Global S.A. The UK alleges that HTX provides financial services to the A7 settlement network and the Russian exchange Garantex, involving approximately $1.5 billion in funds and helping Russia evade Western sanctions. UK’s “Regulation 17A” Applies to Crypto Exchanges for the F

X Layer launched Exchange OS on May 26, positioning it as the largest protocol upgrade of X Layer to date. It provides a framework for building spot markets, perpetual futures, and outcome markets on-chain. X Layer stated that Exchange OS is designed to integrate core exchange functions such as order matching, settlement, clearing, margin, and risk management into the protocol layer, addressing the fragmentation problem of DeFi infrastructure. Verified Technical Specifications and Participation

Base, an Ethereum L2 network incubated by Coinbase, launched Base MCP on May 27. It is a tool built on the Anthropic model context protocol (MCP) open standard, establishing a secure connection between users’ Base accounts and AI agent interfaces. Base MCP 確認支援的功能與整合協議 根據 Base 官方說明，Base MCP 目前確認支援四類鏈上操作：資產追蹤（查看錢包餘額與持倉）、代幣轉帳、跨代幣兌換，以及 x402 協議支付。整合協議包括 Uniswap（去中心化兌換）和 Morpho（借貸協議，涵蓋永續合約）。Base 官方說明文件另涵蓋 Claude Code、Codex、Hermes 等 AI 代理人的整合指引，完整文件位於 Base 官方文件網站。 在 Claude 上安裝 Base MCP 的確認設定流程 Base 官方

FTX announced that the registration date for holders of approved claims/ownership is 2026-06-16, with payouts starting from 2026-07-31; preferred shares are registered on the same date. NFT claims begin distribution on 2026-06-30, require completing the PDR, opting to participate, and logging in at claims.ftx.com. The reserve for disputed claims has been reduced from $2.4 billion to $1.8 billion; it can only be used with court approval. Transferring claims must be completed at the register office and the notice period must pass. Please beware of impersonation emails and verify via official channels.

Cross-chain liquidity aggregation protocol LI.FI announced on May 27 the launch of LI.FI Intents— a modular end-to-end execution engine that competes orders through a network of professional solvers, built on reference contracts of the Open Intent Framework (OIF). The Ethereum Foundation confirmed: “The Open Intent Framework has taken the next step toward mass adoption.” LI.FI’s historical trading volume exceeds $80 billion. LI.FI Intents 確認的架構：OIF 參考合約與求解器技術組件 LI.FI 在 X 平台的公告中確認，LI.FI Intents 直