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Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum Foundation will narrow its role to protect Ethereum’s core ideals
Vitalik Buterin says the Ethereum Foundation will narrow its role to focus on privacy, security, and decentralization.
StablR stablecoin contracts potentially exploited for more than $10 million in EURR and USDR
The suspected exploit could undermine trust in stablecoin security, impacting investor confidence and regulatory scrutiny in the sector.
Indonesia bans Polymarket after bets on President Prabowo’s early exit spark gambling crackdown
Polymarket has been banned in Indonesia following controversy around bets predicting an early end to President Prabowo's presidency.
Solstice launches SLX token as institutional appetite for onchain yield infrastructure grows
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Whale opens $100 million bearish bet on Ethereum
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Binance Wallet debuts Event Rush dApp for on-chain sports and news trading
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Georgian government taps Tether to launch national currency stablecoin GELâ‚®
9 H AGO • 2 MIN READBitcoin sinks below $75K with $945M in leveraged bets crushed as Trump weighs Iran strikes
Market volatility may increase as geopolitical tensions influence investor sentiment, potentially impacting global economic stability.
Prediction Markets
Nikkei: Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz 30 days after US deal
Likely YES ↑Crude oil all time high predictions8%
Iraq oil output collapses to 1.39M bpd amid US-Iran conflict
NO ▲1¢Iranian demands Trump will agree to5%
Trump demands Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey join Abraham Accords in Iran deal
Likely NO ↑US Iran agreement/ceasefire extension5%
Rubio warns US will confront Iran “another way” if nuclear deal fails
YES ▲1¢Next US x Iran diplomatic meeting94%
Iranian FM, parliament speaker arrive in Doha for US-Iran deal talks
Likely YES ↑Strait of hormuz ship transit5%
Iran’s Foreign Ministry confirms 14-point MOU targets war end, Hormuz transit deal
NO ▲1¢US Iran agreement/ceasefire extension5%
Iran’s Foreign Ministry says framework reached with US but no deal imminent
NO ▲5¢US Iran agreement/ceasefire extension5%
Rubio says US-Iran deal could be signed as early as Monday
✓ 213h Likely NO ↑Crude oil all time high predictions8%
Brent crude drops 4.4% to $99 as oil all-time-high odds fade
YES ▲9¢Iran's enriched uranium surrender35%
Trump admin declares ‘no dust, no dollars’ as condition for Iran nuclear deal
NO ▲4¢Israel-Iran permanent peace deal5%
Fox News: US-Iran deal delayed days as Trump extends deadline for language finalization
NO ▲5¢US Iran agreement/ceasefire extension5%
Iran says Washington retreated on key understandings after Trump claimed deal “largely negotiated”
Macro
Iran and Oman negotiate permanent toll system for Strait of Hormuz, raising energy price and inflation concerns
US Federal Reserve faces rate hike pressures as stocks rise, dollar nears six-week high amid Iran talks uncertainty
European Central Bank’s Lagarde warns of lagging effects from crises
ECB will likely hike interest rates next month to protect credibility, Demarco says
UAE exits OPEC after nearly 60 years, ending three years of quiet deliberation
EU economy chief rules out easing sanctions on Russian oil and gas amid energy crisis
UAE condemns drone attack on Barakah nuclear plant as terrorist act
South Korea warns of market actions as won slides to worst-performing Asian currency
Japan set to receive first Persian Gulf oil shipment since Iran war began
EU Economy Commissioner Dombrovskis warns of inflation response as stagflation fears grip Europe
France refuses to tap oil reserves without clarity on Iran war, and crypto markets are feeling the heat
G7 debt market faces volatility as Iran war drives oil past $100 and reshapes inflation outlook
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All News
Bitcoin
Trump Media moves $205 million in Bitcoin to Crypto.com amid mounting losses
Mark Cuban calls Bitcoin a disappointment after dumping most of his holdings
DDC Enterprise buys 200 Bitcoin, raising total to 2,583 BTC
Bitcoin’s long-term holder supply nears record high, breaks downtrend
6.04 million Bitcoin exposed to quantum risk, says Glassnode
Ethereum
Ethereum Foundation faces calls for new $1B price-focused organization
Ethereum Foundation faces scrutiny after high-profile departures shake leadership
Ethereum hosts 72.6% of all tokenized ETFs as market eyes $20 trillion by 2030
Corporate Ethereum reserves reach $16B as companies stockpile 7.3M ETH
Ethereum Foundation names new co-leads for Protocol cluster
Market
Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF tops $30 million in assets as HYPE fund race accelerates
Dell jumps 16% as AI server optimism drives new record high
Onchain market cap of tokenized funds hits $32.4B, led by Ethereum
Bitcoin treads water as new Fed chair inherits a confidence crisis
ICE, OKX team up to bring oil benchmarks to 120 million crypto traders
Prediction Markets
Macro
Iran and Oman negotiate permanent toll system for Strait of Hormuz, raising energy price and inflation concerns
US Federal Reserve faces rate hike pressures as stocks rise, dollar nears six-week high amid Iran talks uncertainty
European Central Bank’s Lagarde warns of lagging effects from crises
ECB will likely hike interest rates next month to protect credibility, Demarco says
UAE exits OPEC after nearly 60 years, ending three years of quiet deliberation
AI
Grokpedia leans on right-wing sources for sensitive topics, academic study finds
Google integrates Gemini AI into Workspace chat for automated document creation
Spotify partners with Universal Music to enhance AI features and sets ambitious growth targets through 2030
OpenAI’s Chris Lehane seeks to address AI’s reputation crisis
Anthropic in talks to rent Microsoft AI chips amid rising demand for compute
Tech
Polymarket investigates private key compromise, no contract exploit found
China rolls out 100 humanoid robots into employee homes this month
X launches Creator Connect, an AI-powered matchmaking service for brands and creators
AMD CEO Lisa Su forecasts 35% annual growth in CPU market over five years
SpaceX plans 10-gigawatt solar manufacturing facility near Austin
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Bitcoin soars past $93K on regulatory optimism, Fed rate cut hopes
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Regulation
SEC delays onchain stock trading plan as Wall Street pushes back on crypto exemptions
Polymarket targets Japan market entry, seeks regulatory approval by 2030
China’s NDRC says it does not require tech firms to reject foreign investment
House Oversight chair seeks data from Kalshi and Polymarket CEOs on suspicious bets
EU makes little progress in talks with Anthropic on Mythos testing
Web3
Peaq unveils delivery robot system using USDT payments
Polymarket investigates suspicious transactions, confirms no contract hack
Bermuda is building the world’s first onchain national economy, and Circle is helping wire it up
Walrus launches MemWal SDK to give AI agents verifiable, portable memory
GitHub struggles for survival amid outages and leadership turmoil, and crypto developers are caught in the crossfire
AI Agents
Intel introduces SuperClaw hybrid agentic AI to cut cloud costs and protect data
Foundation raises $6.4M to expand from Bitcoin wallets into AI agent authorization
Fetch.AI simplifies agent stack with ASI:One and uAgents framework
Trust Wallet integrates Binance x402 for autonomous AI agent payments
Railway reports 3M users, $200K coding agent spend, and 100K weekly signups
DeFi
THORChain proposes recovery plan after May 15 exploit, no new RUNE minted
Fulcrom Finance enters degraded mode as Pyth Network price feed goes down
Pump.fun introduces USDC-paired liquidity pools for token creators
Solana co-founder Toly says SOL’s role as currency is ‘generally net zero’
Dragonfly outlines $650M fund deployment strategy focused on DeFi and real-world finance
Press Releases
Nexpace announces NXPC buyback program to reinforce user-centered ecosystem growth in MapleStory universe
Nebius partners with Bloom Energy for 328 MW fuel cell power deployment in deal worth up to $2.6B
Spotify and Universal Music Group strike deal for AI-generated fan covers and remixes
Mixin launches Bitcoin Lightning Network support, bringing instant BTC payments into its wallet
OSL strengthens Asia’s digital asset ecosystem with listing of state-supervised gold-backed stablecoin USDKG
NFTs
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT prices surge as crypto revival reignites risk appetite
Justin Bieber’s Bored Ape NFT drops 99% from $1.3M to $12K
Gemini to close NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway as it sharpens focus on super app vision
Moonbirds to launch BIRB token in early Q1 2026
Magic Eden to expand $ME buybacks in 2026 using revenue from Swaps, Lucky Buy, and Packs
Press Releases
BlockCon Punta Cana: The Global Business Retreat Where Web3, iGaming, and Finance Converge
BNB Chain Launches Agent Survival Pack, Bringing Onchain Payments to AI Agents Across 6 Partner Projects
AFX Launches Mainnet Points Program to Reward Real Traders, Liquidity Providers, and Communities
SimpleSwap Integrates with Monad to Enable Asset Transfers Into the Ecosystem
LBank Launches Fiat Deposit & Fiat Balance Buy Features with Up to 35 USDT Rewards
Solstice tops $400M TVL as NYSE-listed Bullish joins its institutional allocator base
MEXC SPACEX(PRE) Launchpad Subscriptions Surpass $56 million, with the Offering Oversubscribed by Up to 15.5x
MEXC Launches Ondo Tokenized Stocks Carnival with a $1,000,000 Reward Pool
Liquid NFTs officially relaunches on Bitcoin Pizza Day, marking a new era for NFT liquidity
MEXC SPACEX(PRE) Launchpad subscriptions surpass $56 million, with the offering oversubscribed by up to 15.5x
BC.GAME updates $BC white paper, revealing new details on token utility and burn mechanism
NoxCat positions staking as long-term ecosystem alignment, not a short-term yield game
Podcast Notes
Asher Genoot: AI demand is just beginning, Honeydade’s multi-technology infrastructure strategy, and the role of data centers in reducing energy prices | The Pomp Podcast
Joanna Stern: Wearable AI devices have fallen short, the enduring role of smartphones in our lives, and the psychological effects of AI on human behavior | Big Technology
Luke Leasure: Layer Zero’s infrastructure vulnerabilities highlight security gaps, Aave’s collateral oversight demands better risk management, and the dynamics of looping reshape DeFi borrowing | Unchained
Griff Green: Unusual movements of restaked ETH signal illicit activity, Thorchain’s role in laundering funds, and the risks of smart contract exploitation | Unchained
Amanda Kahlow: Emotionally intelligent AI is revolutionizing sales efficiency, addressing traditional process inefficiencies, and scaling solution selling across industries | SaaS Interviews
Pluto: Restaking in DeFi poses financial risks, cross-chain bridges are vulnerable to exploitation, and AI’s dual role in crypto security | On The Brink
Alex Pruden: Quantum computing threatens elliptic curve cryptography, urgent need for postmodern cryptography, and the Bitcoin community’s philosophical divide | Empire
Paul Frambot: Morpho’s modular architecture enables tailored lending markets, 90% of volume is stablecoin loans, and operational security is critical for DeFi risk management | Unchained
Ali Yahya: Crypto infrastructure supports billions of users, regulatory clarity fuels innovation, and privacy emerges as a competitive advantage | Unchained
Jordi Visser: Bitcoin is set to break higher, the crypto winter will be the mildest ever, and AI will disrupt traditional value storage | Bankless
Paul Graham: Relocating to startup hubs boosts access to talent, unplanned meetings spark innovation, and Silicon Valley investors achieve superior returns | Y Combinator Startup Podcast