New Rules for Crypto in Brazil: Central Bank Demands Strict Independent Audits for VASPs
Key Takeaways Central Bank of Brazil issued Instruction 739, forcing VASPs to get independent audits to secure licenses. Audits must...
Month: May 2026
Kalshi Sues Minnesota to Block First US Felony Ban on Prediction Markets
Key Takeaways Kalshi sued the state of Minnesota on May 28 to block SF4760, a felony ban set to take...
Expert Says Bitcoin Miners Are Expanding Beyond Mining Into Energy Infrastructure
Key Takeaways Bitcoin difficulty rose 1.72% on May 29 as hashrate topped 1.02 ZH/s. Hashrate Index data shows hashprice fell...
Ethereum OG Offloads $136 Million in ETH and wstETH as Sellers Test $2,000
Key Takeaways Lookonchain says an Ethereum OG sold 55,000 ETH and 9,442 wstETH for ~$136M in a week, averaging $2,041....
Todd, Back, Sassaman, and Finney Named Satoshi in 3 Investigations That Found No Proof
Key Takeaways Peter Todd, Adam Back, and the Hal Finney-Len Sassaman duo each faced Satoshi claims in 2024-2026, with all...
A16z-Linked Wallet Builds $192 Million HYPE Stake as Early Whale Cashes out $95 Million
Key Takeaways An A16z-linked wallet has amassed 3.9 million HYPE worth $192.6 million since April 14, per Lookonchain. The buying...
Pennsylvania Bank Issues Urgent Alert After AI Application Triggers Data Breach, Exposing Sensitive Customer Info
A Pennsylvania-based bank is disclosing a data breach that was caused by artificial intelligence (AI) software. According to a filing...
Circle freezes $12.6M of USDC linked to privacy protocol Zama
Stablecoin issuer Circle froze $12.6 million in USDC dollar-pegged tokens linked to privacy protocol Zama’s confidential USDC smart contract on...
143,480 Americans Warned After Cybercriminals Target Texas Software Firm, Placing Personal, Financial and Medical Records at Risk
Bad actors have gained unauthorized access to the personal information of thousands of individuals following a security breach involving a...
JPMorgan Chase Insider Allegedly Drains $38,000 From Customers’ Accounts in Nine Days
A former JPMorgan Chase employee is staring at a lifetime ban from the banking industry over allegations of stealing thousands...
XRP ETFs Attract $12M as Bitcoin Funds Extend Outflow Streak to 10 Days
Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs lost $125.3M, extending a 10-day outflow streak led by Blackrock IBIT. Ether ETFs saw a 14th...
Zama Users Lose Access to $12.6M USDC After Circle Executes Court-Ordered Blacklist
Key Takeaways Circle blacklisted Zama’s cUSDC Ethereum contract on May 30, 2026, freezing $12.6M in pooled USDC funds. A U.S....
Treasury Seizes $1 Billion in Iran-Linked Crypto, Scott Bessent Confirms at Reagan Forum
Key Takeaways Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. has seized roughly $1 billion in Iranian crypto under Operation Economic...
Gravity Bridge Drained of $5.4 Million as Hacker Routes Stolen Funds Through Binance
Key Takeaways Peckshield flagged a ~$5.4M Gravity Bridge exploit on May 30, including $4.3M in USDC and 274 ETH. The...
Sosana Founder Reworks Consumer Protection for Web3 as Global Token Launches Accelerate
Key Takeaways David Track introduced the Better Token Bureau to fix Web3’s massive accountability gap. The platform targets 100% of...
