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Bitcoin shows similarities to 2022 bottom formation Analyst Ali Charts notes that Bitcoin’s recent price structure bears resemblance to the sequence that formed the 2022 market bottom. Analyst’s observation According to Ali Charts, the current arrangement of lows and rallies mirrors the technical pr…

Ukrainian Teams Win Solana Mobile Hackathon Awards Two Ukrainian teams, Backyard Finance and Cashflow, received top honors at the Solana Mobile Hackathon, organizers reported today. Winners and project focus Backyard Finance presented a DeFi toolkit for building yield strategies with stablecoins, in…

Bitcoin Rises Almost 12% After Strong April Performance Bitcoin recorded a monthly gain of 11.9% in April, recovering ground after a weak start to the year and showing renewed market demand. Monthly performance Alongside bitcoin, Ethereum rose roughly 7.3% during April, indicating broad-based apprec…

Meta to Pay Creators in Stablecoins via Stripe Meta will enable creator payouts in stablecoins through Stripe, with settlements processed in USDC on Solana and Polygon . Payment mechanics Creators who qualify will receive funds converted and routed by Stripe into on‑chain USDC , using the Solana and…

US to Begin Reimbursing Trump-Era Tariffs from 11 May The Supreme Court ruled the tariffs imposed during Donald Trump’s administration unlawful, and refunds will start on 11.05.2026 . The total reimbursed amount could reach $166 billion . Court decision and effective date The Supreme Court found the…

Twitter Snooze shows users most often mute crypto and politics Nikita Bir published data identifying which content categories users most frequently hide after the Twitter Snooze feature became available. Top muted categories According to Bir, the ranking reflects topics users choose to pause when th…

US Seizes Nearly $500M in Iranian Crypto Assets The U.S. Treasury announced the seizure of $500 million in Iranian cryptocurrency assets under Operation Economic Fury. Scope of the operation According to the U.S. Treasury, the action targets digital assets believed to support state-linked financing …

Investors in Eric Trump’s Mining Firm Lost $500 Million American Bitcoin, a mining company tied to Eric Trump, listed with a valuation of $13.2 billion despite limited Bitcoin reserves. Share decline and investor losses Since the listing, shares have fallen by 92% , resulting in estimated retail inv…

Caladan: 93% of Web3 Games Are Effectively Dead Research firm Caladan reports that 93% of Web3 games are effectively dead, while most usage metrics fell by over 90% . Overview of the sector collapse According to Caladan, investors committed between $12–15 billion to the GameFi segment since 2020, ye…

Federal Reserve to Announce Interest Rate Decision Today According to CME FedWatch , markets fully price a pause in the federal funds rate, with a 100% probability for the 350–375 b.p. range. Timing and official communication The Federal Reserve will publish its policy decision at 20:00 , followed b…

AI agents fail to autonomously exploit DeFi systems a16z crypto ran experiments to assess whether autonomous AI agents could execute attacks against decentralized finance protocols in simulated environments. The study found that without human guidance agents completed only 10% of full attacks, risin…

KelpDAO Hack, Mythos Leak and Laundering Scheme This weekly summary covers major developments in crypto and AI, including a KelpDAO exploit, an Anthropic model leak, and a laundering investigation. KelpDAO exploit and Aave ecosystem impact Attackers drained protocols associated with the KelpDAO proj…

White House Preparing Major Announcement on Bitcoin Reserve The White House under the administration of Donald Trump is reportedly preparing a significant announcement on establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve. Patrick Witt, an adviser on digital assets, said the team has already developed core me…

Solana prepares to address post-quantum cryptography risks Solana has outlined a plan to transition its network cryptography toward post-quantum algorithms while treating immediate risks as currently remote. Planned migration and algorithms Solana says the migration pathway has been designed to mini…

Microsoft loses exclusivity on OpenAI models Microsoft and OpenAI have revised their agreement so that Microsoft's license remains in force until 2032 but is no longer exclusive. Under the new terms, OpenAI can host its models with other cloud providers, explicitly including AWS, while keeping Micro…

SEC and CFTC Relaunch U.S. Crypto Regulation Framework U.S. regulators SEC and CFTC agreed to coordinate on a renewed regulatory framework for the crypto market, officials said. Coordinated regulatory approach The agencies announced joint work to build a unified rule set aiming to clarify legal stat…

How Algorithms and Insiders Dominate Prediction Markets on Polymarket More than 85% of wallets on Polymarket are currently unprofitable, which suggests many retail traders act as exit liquidity. Algorithmic wallets and latency arbitrage Polymarket has attracted algorithmic trading; fourteen of the t…

Google to Invest up to $40 Billion in Anthropic Google has agreed to provide financial and technical support to Anthropic, with commitments contingent on performance targets. Deal terms Under the agreement, Google will invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic over a multi-year period, with staged fundi…

PRL lists on South Korean exchanges PRL token expands its exchange presence with listings on two major South Korean platforms, increasing available trading venues for investors. Listing particulars The project was added to both Upbit and Bithumb , marking a continuation of PRL’s recent listing campa…

Quantum threat to cryptography approaches faster than expected The scale of quantum attacks against elliptic curve cryptography is increasing, and hardware requirements are falling significantly. Researcher demonstration According to reports, researcher Giancarlo Lelli was awarded 1 BTC by Project E…