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Without blind transactions
The Ethereum Foundation, together with wallet developers and cybersecurity firms, introduced the Clear Signing project — a protective mechanism against attacks through blind transaction signing.
As part of Clear Signing, several updates were presented:
ERC-7730: an open standard for transaction description format, proposed by Ledger in 2024;
Public registry: the platform clearsigning.org, where developers can publish smart contract descriptions;
Verification system: independent experts will review and confirm the accuracy of data in the registry.
When con

🐋 Lookonchain analysts have discovered a whale who simultaneously opened a short on Ethereum and a long on Bitcoin.
The volume of his short position with 25x leverage is 23,151 ETH ($50.55 million), and the long with 20x leverage is 323.72 BTC ($25.27 million).
The liquidation price for the Ethereum short is at $2,288. The Bitcoin long will be forcibly closed at around $70,325.

👀 The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is using artificial intelligence to monitor insider trading, said the regulator's chairman, Michael Selig.
The agency tracks suspicious behavior of American traders who "penetrate offshore markets like the Polymarket prediction platform using VPNs."
The CFTC is actively implementing AI automation to ease the growing workload. The tools independently analyze trading patterns and identify potential manipulations.
"We have so much data. When we feed it into AI, we get truly valuable insights. This can help us understand certain things, such

🎨 OpenAI has entered into an agreement with the Maltese government to provide residents of the country with free access to ChatGPT Plus for one year after completing a basic AI course.
The program will launch in May 2026 and will gradually scale up as more users complete the training. The courses will be free, and access to the subscription will be available not only to residents of the country but also to Maltese citizens living abroad.
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri stated that the authorities want to turn AI "from an abstract concept into a practical tool" for families, students, and wor

WSJ: Gemini co-founders and other early BTC supporters are eyeing Zcash amid growing interest in privacy
According to WSJ, as BTC becomes more mainstream, some early crypto investors, including Gemini co-founders the Winklevoss brothers, are increasing their investments in ZEC, betting on private transactions. Grayscale Investments is also trying to convert Zcash Trust into an ETF to make the asset more accessible to investors. In recent weeks, ZEC has gained about 50% in a month and over 1000% in a year, although its market cap of around $8.9 billion is significantly lower than BTC’s, and t

The market capitalization of the Base GITLAWB token temporarily exceeded $34 million and reached a new high
The market capitalization of the Base GITLAWB ecosystem token briefly surpassed $34 million, setting a new all-time high, and is now valued at $32.05 million. Over the past 24 hours, the token's price increased by 56.32%, and the on-chain trading volume was about $3.4 million. The GitLawb project is positioned as a decentralized platform for collaborative code development with a process similar to Git, without account registration.

📉 Bit Digital, which moved from Bitcoin mining to Ethereum staking in 2025, recorded a loss.
In the first quarter, revenue was $27.9 million—13.6% lower than in the previous period.
Ethereum staking revenue fell by 29.4%, to $2.3 million; mining generated $3.7 million (-32.9%).
Net loss was $146.7 million versus $185.3 million in the previous quarter. At the end of March, the company held 154,444 ETH ($327 million) on its balance sheet.
Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom believes Ethereum treasury is an alternative to the Strategy model—betting on staking income and transparent balances rather tha

The Federal Reserve's balance sheet increased by $18,997,000,000 in one week!
▪️Market expectations (Federal Reserve rate):
- PAUSE until December 2026.
▪️Goolsby, Federal Reserve Chair:
- April consumer inflation data (CPI) turned out worse than expected.
- Despite this, I still consider a significant rate cut possible in the future if inflation begins to slow again.
▪️Kashkari, Federal Reserve Chair:
- Inflation remains too high.
- The main risk now is how long the Strait of Hormuz can stay closed.
- Even after the strait reopens, supply chains will need months to recover.
- The Fed Chair ha