Early reports framed the incident as a 1inch exploit, but the protocol clarified that it was not compromised and no user funds were affected. TrustedVolumes, a liquidity provider on the Ethereum blockchain, lost about $5.9 million in funds to a hacker on Thursday. The attacker was able to exploit a vulnerability within the custom
Executives from MoonPay, Ripple, and Paxos said at Consensus Miami 2026 that stablecoin regulation has accelerated institutional adoption but that major infrastructure and privacy gaps still block mainstream use. Summary MoonPay VP Richard Harrison said the GENIUS Act gave firms a regulatory permission slip, accelerating traditional finance entry into stablecoins. Ripple SVP Jack McDonald argued
Lumentum Holdings, the photonics and optical technology company trading under ticker $LITE, is joining the Nasdaq-100 Index effective May 18, 2026. The company replaces CoStar Group ($CSGP), a commercial real estate analytics firm that suddenly looks like the odd one out in a benchmark increasingly dominated by tech heavyweights. The move caps what can only
Here’s how XRP can skyrocket by at least 1,000%. Although most of the market saw notable gains over the past few weeks, with BTC surging to a multi-month peak at almost $83,000, Ripple’s cross-border token couldn’t really mimic the rally and was rejected at $1.45. Since then, the bears have resumed control, pushing it
The Pentagon released 162 UAP files on May 8, including NASA Apollo moon photos and 1965 astronaut audio Summary The Department of War posted 162 UAP files on May 8 at war.gov/ufo, covering sightings from 1942 to 2025, with 108 of the files containing some redactions. The most notable documents include NASA transcripts and photographs
Bittensor just made itself a lot harder to ignore. The AI-focused blockchain network launched a canonical version of its TAO token on Solana on May 5, giving the token native trading access across the largest DeFi ecosystem in crypto. Within roughly 11 hours of the announcement, TAO’s price climbed 3.55%. The move pairs nicely with
Over six years ago, BTC plummeted by 50% within a few days as COVID spread like wildfire. It’s like a few wars, rising inflation, and global uncertainty are not enough these days. Now, the world needs to pay attention to another health hazard that made the news in the past few weeks: the Hantavirus,
Coinbase x402 is now native to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, letting AI agents pay for services in USDC without human input Summary AWS launched Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments on May 7, with Coinbase x402 and wallet infrastructure embedded to give AI agents autonomous USDC payment capability. Agents settle transactions on Base in roughly 200 milliseconds at
US President Donald Trump has announced a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, set to run from May 9 through May 11. The agreement calls for a complete suspension of all military activity and a prisoner exchange involving 1,000 POWs from each side. The timing is deliberate: May 9 is Russia’s Victory Day, the annual
Whales have reduced their ETH holdings by over 21% since the October peak. Ethereum’s native coin finally managed to break its all-time high during the 2025 rally, but only mildly compared to other assets, such as BTC. Its subsequent behavior has been quite painful, as it now trades over 53% away from its peak