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Creators of CATFI Meme Coin Charged Over Alleged Rug Pull The South Korean prosecution has sent organizers of the Solana-based token CATFI to court on charges related to an alleged rug pull. Alleged spike and investor reach Authorities say CATFI appreciated by 1001 times within 26 hours , drawing ro…

Over $10 million of Russian funds frozen on exchanges On 26.05.2026 the UK applied sanctions directly to cryptocurrency exchanges, resulting in more than $10 million of Russian users' funds being frozen. Sanctions and targeted platforms The measures target a payments network named A7 and list 18 org…

Trump Urges Federal Protection for Prediction Markets President Donald Trump publicly supported prediction markets and opposed state-level attempts to ban platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi . Federal versus state jurisdiction He argued that the federal regulator, the CFTC , should determine the…

United Kingdom Expands Sanctions on Russia's Crypto Infrastructure The United Kingdom announced a new set of restrictions targeting crypto exchanges, banks and payment networks accused of aiding Russia to evade western sanctions. Scope of the measures Authorities designated a group of platforms and …

Why Oil Will Be Prevented From Reaching $200 While markets track bitcoin, artificial intelligence and Federal Reserve policy shifts, oil remains the central trigger for 2026 financial risks. Regional trigger and market sensitivity Tensions in the Middle East, particularly around Iran, have regained …

Trader Explains Consistent Returns Trading Claude on Polymarket Egor (Bizzi), an expert at Union working on Polymarket, outlines a trading approach that has produced recurring monthly returns. Background of the market and premise According to Egor, the specific Polymarket market regularly undervalue…

New Workshop Stage Speakers Announced for Conference 2026 The programme has added two practical-session speakers who will present hands-on cases and skills for professionals entering Web3. Speakers and topics The Workshop Stage will feature sessions focused on career entry strategies and practical m…

Indonesia blocks Polymarket after presidential resignation bets Indonesia's communications ministry has blocked prediction market Polymarket after markets opened betting on the early resignation of President Prabowo Subianto. Reason for block The ministry cited a market that on 21.05.2026 allowed wa…

Doxing and Donations Surround Researcher ZachXBT Claims linking blockchain researcher ZachXBT to doxed personal data and large donations have circulated on social platforms, with on‑chain evidence cited by several users. Allegations and on‑chain transactions According to posts aggregated around the …

Bitcoin Apparent Demand Hits Lowest Level in 2026 Analysts at CryptoQuant reported that the Apparent Demand metric for BTC fell to -147,000 BTC , the weakest reading since the start of the year. What the metric represents The Apparent Demand indicator measures the difference between new bitcoin issu…

Binance expands hiring with hundreds of new positions amid AI While many technology firms reduce headcount due to artificial intelligence adoption, Binance announced a global workforce expansion. The company said it plans to add more than 380 positions worldwide, targeting engineering, operations, a…

Kraken’s Ink launches L2 aiming for CEX-to-DeFi onboarding Ink is a layer‑2 built on the OP Stack that Kraken launched in December 2024, intending to onboard exchange users into DeFi. The network started without a token while targeting 10 million Kraken users for migration to its ecosystem. Network …

Polymarket Loses $700,000 after Private Key Compromise On 22.05.2026, the Polymarket prediction-market contract on the Polygon network suffered an attack that drained funds quickly through multiple transactions over several minutes. Incident summary The attackers extracted approximately $700 000 , t…

Why oil will not be allowed to reach $200 Oil prices are unlikely to reach $200, and the decisive constraint stems from Middle Eastern production dynamics rather than market speculation. Most investors underestimate how an $80 per barrel informal ceiling shapes both fiscal planning and global trade …

AI Is Rewiring the Internet’s Physical Infrastructure Analysis by veteran technology journalist Om Malik outlines how artificial intelligence is reshaping the internet’s hardware and network topology. Asymmetry of traffic For three decades the internet was optimized for downstream content delivery t…

Expert Proposes $1 Billion Fund to Support Ethereum Former Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist proposed creating a new organization with dedicated funding and decision-making powers. The plan aims to secure long-term resources to support the Ethereum protocol and ecosystem development. Prop…

Rising US Treasury Yields Pose Systemic Economic Risk According to The Kobeissi Letter, a sustained rise in US government bond yields is beginning to create systemic risks for the broader economy. Assessment by The Kobeissi Letter The publication warns that the yield on 30-year US Treasuries climbed…

Why Institutional Demand Is Driving Hyperliquid’s Recent Rally Hyperliquid’s native token $HYPE trades around $58 after a +20% move in 24 hours and +53% over the week, reflecting renewed institutional interest. Wall Street listings and institutional access On 12.05.2026 , 21Shares launched the first…

EU’s 20th Sanctions Package Bans Russian Crypto Transfer Services From 24.05.2026 , the EU’s twentieth sanctions package introduces a sectoral ban on Russian crypto services that perform transfers and settlements. Scope of restrictions The measure establishes a comprehensive sectoral prohibition cov…

Series of crypto hacks in May expose keys and bridge flaws Over recent weeks the crypto sector experienced multiple breaches, ranging from token mint exploits to administrator key compromises and supply‑chain attacks. Echo Protocol (Monad) Nominally reported as $76 M , the incident’s effective loss …